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Clouds of Chemicals and Tear Gas As Parliament OK’s More Pay Cuts, Tax Hikes

ATHENS – As the Greek Parlia - in the United States in 2008, so ment, as expected, passed a sec - the world was watching. ond round of $40 billion in pay Greece is staggering under a cuts for public workers and tax $460 billion debt, a more than hikes demanded by interna - 10% deficit, nearly $40 billion tional investors to keep rescue a year in tax evasion, and an loans pouring into the debt-bat - uncompetitive economy which tered country and stave off stifles foreign investment that, bankruptcy, protesters poured along with decades of packing into the streets and battled for public payrolls with patronage hours with police, who retali - and political hirings has left the ated with waves of tear gas that government as the major em - covered the city’s center. More ployer of most Greeks and cre - than 100 people were injured ated an economic crisis that Pa - and dozens were treated at a pandreou said could only be makeshift first aid center set up reversed by the austerity mea - inside the metro station at Syn - sures. Critics, however, have tagma Square across the street noted those have largely failed from the Parliament. Most were and backfired as Greeks have treated for breathing problems, stopped spending, leading to contusions and broken bones, more than 65,000 businesses volunteers at the first aid center closing and some analysts said said, appealing for medical sup - Greece has worsened its prob - plies. One doctor said police lem and could exacerbate it threw tear gas into the under - with an expected second bail- ground station. out that could be as much as Prime Minister George Pa - pandreou, whose PASOK Social - Continued on page 7 ist party controls the Parliament, easily won a 155-138 vote and AP PHOTO/PETROS KARADJIAS defended his decision to impose Riot police clash with protesters in Syntagma Square, central default next month. The battles continued most of the day and more harsh austerity measures WITH THIS ISSUE Athens, June 29, before and after the Greek Parliament ap - into the night, pitting police against a strange brew of hooded on the people, saying it was nec - proved more big pay cuts and tax hikes for workers to avoid a anarchists and outraged citizens, leaving many injured. essary to prevent Greece from going under and to secure the next round of $155 billion in loans from the Troika of the Eu - ropean Union-International Alaska’s Greeks Get a Big New York Welcome Monetary Fund-European Cen - tral Bank. The next installment of $17.3 billion is due in mid- By Demetris Tsakas tee for the Holy Transfiguration Grades 6-12, as well as the She also thanked Diamataris for July, but the Troika threatened TNH Staff Writer Greek Orthodox Community in progress on the construction of his active interest in the Greek to withhold it unless the gov - Anchorage, Alaska shared with the community’s new building Community of Anchorage and ernment cut workers pay, raised LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y. – The National Herald’s readers complex. A former parish council TNH’s recent coverage of its 50th taxes, and moved ahead on a “Help us save Hellenism, our during her recent visit to the president, Baskos is a leading fig - anniversary, as well as local privatization program to sell off Greek school and Orthodoxy in newspaper’s headquarters here. ure in the school as well. She parishioners’ efforts to build a state-run entities and holdings the distant land of Alaska. Help Baskos informed TNH’s Pub - spoke in detail about the work church and community center. to hopefully raise another $73 support the fund drive for the lisher/Editor-in-Chief Antonis H. taking place for the construction Baskos called on Greek Ameri - billion. A Greek default would construction of our church and Diamataris about the commu - of a new building complex and cans to help support the efforts threaten the viability of the cultural center so that in August nity’s educational programs, the focused on the fund drive that is and enable the Greeks of Anchor - euro, the EU’s common cur - 2012 we can hold the opening Greek school that is operating being undertaken to ensure that age to reach their goal. rency, and send shock waves ceremony together with our fes - there, the teaching of Greek his - all exterior work will be com - Construction on the new through global markets similar tival.” That was the message that tory and culture at the Atheneum pleted by early fall, to safeguard building complex in Anchorage to those that kicked off the Maria Baskos, Chairperson of the School, an independent school the building’s interior from the global financial meltdown after Building Construction Commit - operating in Anchorage for impending harsh Alaskan winter. Continued on page 3 the collapse of Lehman Brothers The Fix Was In: Soccer Ashford’s Scandal Shakes Greece, Key To Club Presidents Nabbed Greece: A

ATHENS – Already awash with matches, including for the coun - New Euro hooliganism, violence, clubs fac - try’s national team in interna - ing bankruptcy, and charges of tional games. One of the main corruption, Greek soccer (called investigations centers on reports By Theodore Kalmoukos football here) has taken perhaps that nearly $18.5 million was TNH Staff Writer its worst hit, charges that more made by gamblers on a single than 800 people – including game, that hasn’t yet been iden - BOSTON - Greek American players, referees and club pres - tified. The suspects, who include scholar Nicholas Askounis-Ash - idents – were involved in fixing Olympiakos owner and Super ford, a Professor at Harvard Uni - League President Vangelis Mari - versity’s School of Public Health nakis, Olympiakos Volou Presi - and Director of the Technology dent Achilleas Beos and Kavala and Law Department at the owner Makis Psomiadis, are ac - Massachusetts Institute of Tech - Gay Marriage cused of setting up an extensive nology (MIT,) told The National match-fixing network with links Herald in an interview that de - in seven countries, in the largest spite its crushing economic cri - in N.Y. Still scandal to affect the game in sis, Greece may prove to be in Greece. Clubs AEK and Panathi - better shape than the equally- naikos have asked Marinakis to indebted United States, primar - Divisive Topic step down as Super League ily because so many Greeks own chief. The list of those being their homes. He also said he be - treated as suspects so far lieves there will be a “second By Constantine S. Sirigos stretches to 83 people and in - euro,” another version of the TNH Staff Writer cludes Olympiakos defender currency which got Greece into Avraam Papadopoulos, agents, trouble after its introduction 10 NEW YORK – Gov. Andrew businessmen, former referees, years ago, replacing the ancient Cuomo’s signature on a bill he book makers and club officials, drachma. He also said Greece backed – which barely passed mostly from the country’s sec - TNH/COSTAS BEJ needs to collect monies from its the State Senate after a tense ond division. The arrests fol - The crowd was small but their enthusiasm was big as members of the Greek American commu - notorious tax evaders who are vote - made New York the lowed an extensive police search nity and friends showed up near Ground Zero in New York to demand the rebuilding of St. costing the country nearly $40 biggest state to legalize gay mar - at the homes of a number of Nicholas Church, destroyed in the Sept. 11, 2011 terrorist attacks. The plans are stuck in a feud billion a year, open monopoly riage, but it hasn’t ended the de - people suspected of involve - between the church and New York and New Jersey Port Authority and a lawsuit. professions such as lawyers, bate – including in the Greek ment in fixing the results of 41 doctors and pharmacists, in - American community where matches during the last three crease tourism, increase oppor - many people say they do not ap - seasons in domestic competi - tunities for the young and add prove, but said they have tions. Local soccer authorities AHEPA: Rebuild St. Nicholas Now! more universities. thoughtful reservations. The had been alerted by European He said, “The financial cata - Senate gave its okay by a 33-29 soccer’s governing body UEFA. strophe of 2008 affected all vote as pressure from religious Allegedly there is evidence By Angelike Contis parishioners silently held up thing: a decade had passed with countries; unfortunately Greece groups to kill it were mounting. that both officials bet big TNH Staff Writer signs. People of all ages joining no progress on St. Nicholas’ re - did not have the reserve to sus - That led to compromise lan - amounts of money on certain in applause and calls, while fur - building. The rally came four tain the problem easily. My un - guage whose advocates said soccer matches, including a bet NEW YORK – "Rebuild now! Re - ther back, New Yorkers enjoying months after the Greek Ortho - derstanding is Goldman Sacks they believed was necessary to of more than $1.43 billion on build now!" was the motto of the shade listened out of curios - dox Archdiocese of America sold false ‘omologa’ to make protect religious organizations one game, while in another, ap - the day. The loudspeakers were ity. filed a lawsuit against Port Au - their books look better which are and other not-for-profits with parently a player bet more than at top volume, and the commit - AHEPA Supreme President thority of New York and New not worth anything. I do not religious affiliations from being $60,000 on a particular match. ment of the group was evident, Nicholas A. Karacostas under - Jersey over the issue. Though think the bankers knew, neither forced to perform same-sex mar - It was also reported that the though the modest numbers and lined that AHEPA sent Port Au - the destroyed church’s priest Fr. (did) the Americans who bought riages. The law is slated to take bank accounts of 20 presidents absence of the Archdiocese was thority head Christopher Ward John Romas was on the plat - these things.” He said Greece effect on July 24. Cuomo de - of Greek soccer teams will be obvious too at a June 26 rally two letters and 20,000 signa - form, the absence of the Arch - must also register land and as - clared that, “New York has sent opened and investigated. organized by AHEPA for the re - tures, but received no response. diocese and most St. Nicholas sess property correctly, and re - a message to the nation … it is According to a report pub - building of the St. Nicholas He said: “Shame on the Port Au - parish board members was no - form “the generous pensions lished yesterday in the Cypriot Greek Orthodox Church de - thority for taking this long to ticed. A source who did not that the older (former Prime Continued on page 4 edition of Kathimerini, a large stroyed in the September 11, build our Greek Orthodox want to be identified told The Minister Andreas) Papandreou chunk of the money made in il - 2001 terrorist attacks. The event Church.” Karacostas added: “I’m National Herald that the board promised in order to buy votes.” legal betting was laundered in gathered only about 200 people a native New Yorker. I walked had been discouraged from at - He believes: “The problem Cyprus. The cash, the newspa - in the square at Liberty Street by that church every day. I went tending, because of fears of started thirty years ago and it For subscription: per reported, was transferred to and Trinity Place, just a block in and lit a candle when I jeopardizing the case. At the end continues, Right or Left govern - 718.784.5255 Cyprus inside suitcases. “It was from where the church origi - needed to.” He emphasized the of the rally, AHEPA District 6 ments, it doesn’t matter; the fact [email protected] carried by people above suspi - nally stood. Nearly a decade af - church’s value to all Christian Governor Jimmy Kokotas told is that the one-third of the wa - cion, before it was deposited in ter the attacks, the AHEPA and denominations, adding: “We TNH said the Church felt it gers work for the government a specific account in a branch some Greek American political will not rest until we have this couldn’t attend: “Out of respect because the Greek side does not of Emporiki Bank,” sources said. leadership was onstage, calling church rebuilt, right on this cor - for the negotiations that are create jobs. Greece, Spain, Por - for the rebuilding, while a row ner here, 130 Liberty Street.” Continued on page 7 of elderly female St. Nicholas Everyone said the same Continued on page 5 Continued on page 4 2 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, JULY 2-8, 2011

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n THRU JUNE 30 1130 Falmouth Road. For more NATIONAL – The American-Hel - information, call 508- 775-3045. lenic Chamber of Commerce, in cooperation with Cisco and un - n JULY 22 – 23 der the auspices of the Prime NEWPORT, RI – St. Spyridon Minister of Greece, has launched Greek Orthodox Church presents the Make Innovation Work Com - Greek Festival 2011. Come enjoy petition, offering a $100,000 first Greek food, pastry, live music, prize to an innovative business and dancing, and shop at the plan that advances the Greek Greek marketplace. Bring the economy. The competition fo - whole family to this spectacular cuses on innovative ideas from celebration of Hellenic heritage entrepreneurial Greeks around and culture. Free admission. The the world that could make Festival is located at 390 Thames Greece more competitive in one Street. For more information, call of four areas: Green Energy, 401-846-0555. Tourism, Alternative Agriculture, and Transportation & Shipping. n JULY 24 For more information, please visit LA CROSSE, WI – Join St. Elias www.miw.gr. for its Mediterranean Festival. TNH/COSTAS BEJ TNH/COSTAS BEJ Gourmet complete dinner of Pontians Celebrate Heritage in Atlanta Greek School is Out - Next Stop Greece? n JUNE 10 – AUGUST 5 chicken, lamb, or vegetarian, TARPON SPRINGS, FL - Aegean bake sale, fresh beer, clowns, stilt The Pan Pontian Federation of USA and Canada hosted its first The students & teachers of the afternoon Greek School of the Legacy, a solo exhibition featur - walkers, and a silent auction. Pan Pontian and Folkloric Festival in Atlanta, GA, highlighted Church of the Holy Trinity of New Rochelle pose for a com - ing the outstanding works of From 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. The Festi - by the performances of dance troupes from numerous organi - memorative photo with Fr. Nick Anctil, Director Irene Pante - artist Pantelis Klonaris, will be on val is located at 716 Copeland zations, including (above) the “Akrites” of Philadelphia, PA laros, and other Community leaders at the 2011 graduation. display at the Tarpon Springs Avenue. For more information, Cultural Center from June 10 call 608-782-8641. thru August 5. A native of Tar - pon Springs, Klonaris has spent n AUGUST 18 – 21 the last 30 years designing com - PORT JEFFERSON, NY – As - positions across a wide range of sumption Greek Orthodox mediums. His large, vivid, and Church is pleased to present its dynamic canvases combine im - annual Greek Festival, a commu - ages from ancient Greece and the nity event put together by the natural world. Klonaris attributes families of The Assumption. Fea - much of his sense of social re - turing culinary delights like gy - sponsibility to his Greek heritage ros, pastitsio, moussaka, souvlaki, and the role of ancient Greece in spanakopita, tyropita, and much creating western civilization. The more! Also traditional Greek pas - Tarpon Springs Cultural Center tries such as baklava, galakto - is located at 101 S. Pinellas Av - bouriko, among others. There enue. For more information, con - will also be a folk dancing exhi - tact Lisa Cobb at 727-942-5605. bition, and continuous Greek mu - sic. Church tours will acquaint n JUNE 29 – AUGUST 7 the public with the rich symbol - (WEEK LONG SESSIONS ism of Orthodox Christian wor - STARTING ship. Finally, the Festival will fea - EACH MONDAY) ture the most successful raffle on BOSTON, MA – Greek Orthodox the East Coast, with a total of Metropolis of Boston presents 270 prizes. Thursday from 5 p.m. Summer Camp 2011 for youths – 10 p.m., Friday from 5 p.m. – aged 8-18. The weeklong sum - 11 p.m., Saturday from 1 p.m. – PHOTO By STElIOS TNH/COSTAS BEJ mer camp sessions embrace chil - 11 p.m., Sunday from 1 p.m. – Greek Graduation Day In Upper Darby Vougioukli Sisters Dazzle with Song in NY dren from throughout the world, 10 p.m. The Festival is located at and feature a dedicated staff of 430 Sheep Pasture Road. For The afternoon Greek School of the Church of St. Demetrios in Songs from Greece and around the world were presented by counselors, priests, and lay lead - more information, call 631-473- Upper Darby, PA recently held the graduation ceremony for its the Federation along with the associations Kavo Melanios, Arg - ers. Activities include sports, 0894, email 8th Grade students, seen here with Pastor Fr. Nektarios Cottros onauts and the Ionian Cultural Federation at the Stathakion swimming, arts and crafts, and [email protected], or (far R.) and their beloved teacher Vasiliki Stavrakis. Center in NY featuring musicians Eleni & Suzanna Vougioukli. Greek dancing. Children also visit www.portjeffgreekfest.com. learn more about their Greek Or - thodox faith and cultural her - CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, OH – itage. For more information on Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek the camp, please visit www.mb - Orthodox Cathedral presents the In the Spotlight: Dr. Ismene L. Petrakis camp.org or call 603-746-4400. 38th annual Greek Festival 2011. Come for amazing Greek meals, n JULY 8 – 10 such as souvlaki, saganaki, and By Angelike Contis Boston. He met my mother, Lina JOLIET, IL –All Saints Greek Or - calamari, homemade pastries, TNH Staff Writer Contos, who has origins in Eu - thodox Church presents Taste of live music and dancing. Authen - bia and Tripoli, when they were Greece, held at St. Sava’s Picnic tic Greek music performed by NEW YORK –With a growing in college. We moved around Grounds. There will be lamb, three Greek bands, including number of young veterans re - but we have lots of ties in shish-ka-bobs, gyros, louk - Orion Express, and Hellenic turning from conflicts abroad, Boston. And he came and went oumades, and Greek pastries, as dancers in traditional folk cos - often with illnesses that are not to graduate school and worked well as Greek music, dancing, tumes. Two tavernas offer Greek necessarily visible, but hidden here, but he thought it was very and gifts. The grounds are lo - wine and beer. The Kid’s Corner inside - Dr. Ismene L. Petrakis’ important that we learned cated at 3457 Black Road. For offers treats, two large bounce new job – as Chief of Psychiatry Greek, which my brother and I more information, call 815-722- houses, and face painting. Thurs - at the Veterans Affairs Connecti - did and to keep up with our her - 1727. day from 4 p.m. – 10 p.m., Friday cut Healthcare System (VACHS) itage. I married a man who is from 3 p.m. – 11 p.m., Saturday – is a vital post. But this is not not Greek, but I tried to con - SACO, ME – St. Demetrios Greek from 12 p.m. – 11 p.m., Sunday her only role. Since 1992, she’s tinue to have my children ap - Orthodox Church presents Greek from 12 p.m. – 9 p.m. The Festi - been on the faculty of Yale Uni - preciate the Greek heritage. So Festival 2011. There will be a live val is located at 3352 Mayfield versity, where she teaches resi - tomorrow my son is going to band, “Ta Pethia,” a Greek mar - Road. For more information, call dents in Addiction Psychiatry. Greece to visit my parents by ket, and special dancers. The Fes - 216-923-3300, or visit She also conducts her own re - himself for the first time. It’s a tival is located at 186 Bradley www.clevelandgreekfestival.com. search related to people with al - big step. He’s 16. And then we’ll Street. For coholism and psychiatric ill - be joining him there, in a more information, call 207-284- n AUGUST 19 – 20 nesses, the neurobiological month, to pick him up and 5651. SOUTH GLENS FALLS, NY – St. mechanisms behind alcohol de - travel around a little bit with George Orthodox Church pre - pendence and the effectiveness my daughter, who is 12. We go n JULY 10 sents the 2nd annual Adirondack of different drugs for dually di - back every two years or so. We SOUTHBRIDGE, MA – Join the Greek Festival. Friday from 5 agnosed individuals. Dr. Petrakis love going. My husband is a Hel - St. George Greek Orthodox p.m. – 9 p.m., Saturday from 11 is also involved with profes - lenophile. Church for the 100th Anniversary a.m. – 9 p.m. The Festival is lo - sional organizations including TNH: Any future projects? Annual Picnic. There will be cated at 55 Main Street. For more being the American Academy of IP: We are continuing to do Greek food and music, and ad - information, call 518-792-2359. Addiction Psychiatry. work with people who have mission is free. Rain or shine. The In all these roles, Dr. Petrakis PTSD and alcoholism. And I Festival is located at n AUGUST 20 – 21 is a real example of what she think that is really an important 55 North Street. For more infor - WINCHESTER, VA – Dormition advises her two children – to area to continue to study. Other mation, call 774-230-5572. of the Virgin Mary Greek Ortho - have a profession that benefits areas include the vulnerability dox Church presents the Win - society. We caught up with her to develop alcoholism, under - n JULY 11 chester Greek Festival. Join us for by phone from Connecticut, standing the genetic vulnerabil - MANHATTAN, NY – The Ameri - live Greek music, delicious Greek learning more about a life fo - ity or the family vulnerability. can Hellenic Institute Business food, and great fun for all. At cused on offering patients hope, TNH: Can you talk about Network and The New York 1700 Amherst Street. For more while striving for a holistic ap - Dr. Ismene L. Petrakis’ work includes focusing on treatments seeing people benefit from your Chapter of the American Hellenic information, call 540-667-1416. proach, including the use of for those who have alcoholism and another psychiatric illness. work? Institute request the pleasure of medications with fewer side-ef - IP: People who are drinking your company at our Monthly In - n AUGUST 26 – 28 fects than the past. third and a third. I’ve been do - clinic, or a specialty psychiatric all the time, that is a terrible formal Networking ROCHESTER, MN – Holy Anar - TNH: Tell us about yourself. ing research since I joined the clinic, that’s what’s changed. I life. If they stop and their mood Reception for members and gyroi Greek Orthodox Church IP: My father was born in faculty in 1992. My primary re - think that’s a big leap. We are is improved, and they can actu - guests. Monday, July 11 from presents 2011 GreekFest. Free Greece and my mother is Greek search is evaluating treatment still working on what’s the best ally function better and their 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Avra Restau - admission and parking. Friday American. We moved around for people who have alcoholism treatment – that hasn’t been families are not so angry with rant, 141 East 48th Street (212- from 5 p.m. – 8 p.m., Saturday when I was young, but I grew and another psychiatric illness nailed down yet. them – those are all exciting 759-8550). Cash bar & compli - from 11 a.m. – 8 p.m., Sunday up mostly in Pittsburgh. And I and also understanding the neu - TNH: What are some of the things to see. That’s one of the mentary hors d'œuvres. Please from 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. The went to college at Northwest robiology of alcoholism and co - major issues veterans face to - things I try to teach my residents RSVP to Col. Andonios Church is located at 703 W. Cen - University in Chicago and went morbidity. day? - that there is hope and people Neroulias at [email protected] by ter Street. For more information, back for medical school at the TNH: Which of your studies IP: We have a new group of should not feel that people are July 9. call 507-282-1529. University of Pittsburgh. I think have been most influential? veterans who are coming back, not worth trying to help and I had always been interested in IP: Maybe the ones that are some of whom have mental even people who look like they n JULY 15 – 17 n NOTE TO OUR READERS Psychiatry without really know - most influential are studies I’ve health issues. We need to be will never stop drinking actually CENTERVILLE, MA – St. George This calendar of events section ing it. And I decided after med - done with people who have available to them and try to en - sometimes can stop drinking. Greek Orthodox Church of Cape is a complimentary service to the ical school to go into Psychiatry. other psychiatric illnesses, seri - gage them in treatment. They There are all sorts of treatment Cod presents Greek Festival Greek American community. All So I did my residency here at ous psychiatric illnesses like are often young and don’t nec - out there. 2011. Delicious Greek food and parishes, organizations and in - Yale and I did a fellowship in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder essarily seek treatment, so we TNH: Do you have any pastries and authentic Greek cof - stitutions are encouraged to e- substance abuse. And then I (PTSD). A series of studies were try to be available for them. We words of wisdom? fee, as well as live entertainment mail their information regarding joined the faculty at Yale and published in 2004. We have a are trying to make our treat - IP: I try to tell my children and Greek boutiques. Live Greek the event 3-4 weeks ahead of worked at the VA and have been new one that hasn’t been pub - ment programs easily accessible that when they grow up, what - music performed with dancing. time, and no later than Monday there ever since. (Here at the lished yet. They are outpatient and the kind of treatment they ever they want to do is fine with There will also be a raffle. Free of the week before the event, to VA) my job is clinical adminis - treatment studies. Instead of go - would want to come and par - me, but I hope they will make admission and parking, rain or english.edition@thenationalher - trative. It has to do with taking ing to your doctor every week ticipate in. some positive contribution to so - shine. The Festival is located at ald.com care of patients, but it’s often for a 12-week period, you come I think that’s one of our big ciety. It’s not just about making from the administrative aspect to our research study. You come challenges. Things have money or being famous. You of it. for outpatient appointment and changed so much since the Viet - know how children are - they I run the Addiction Psychia - get treated with medication or nam era when there was not an dream about those things. At the QUESTION OF THE WEEK try Fellowship at Yale (for) resi - something. understanding that PTSD was a VA we have patients, not all of dents and advanced residents TNH: How have things problem. I think there is a lot whom have lots money or things Vote on our website! (after medical school), for peo - changed since starting your re - more understanding that mental like that. I think that people ple who finish the Psychiatry fel - search in 1992? health issues have to be ad - should all be treated with dig - You have the chance to express your opinion on our website lowship and are interested in IP: Things have changed in dressed quickly. So I think those nity and we should try to con - on an important question in the news. The results will be pub - specializing in addiction. They that there is more understand - are all positive things. tribute to society. lished in our printed edition next week along with the question come and do an extra year, so I ing. For example, with alco - I think the idea that you treat for that week. do a lot of teaching on alco - holism and other disorders like disorders together is important [email protected] The question this week is: Will St. Nicholas’ Church at holism and dual diagnosis. It’s PTSD, the old fashioned way not just for veteran population, Ground Zero be rebuilt? a small group and the lectures was to treat them separately, in but hopefully has outreach in o Yes are for classes of 10-15 people. different clinics. There is an in - other mental health settings or o No I love my trainees and students creasing understanding that substance abuse settings. If you'd like to nominate a no - o Maybe who come through, because these things need to be ad - TNH: Where is your family table member of the Greek The results for last week’s question: Do you have confi - they are young and enthusiastic dressed together; you can’t treat from in Greece? Do you visit of - American community for “In dence in Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou? – they bring a new perspective one without treating the other. ten? the Spotlight”, please contact 44 % voted "Yes" and that’s always fun. The acceptance of having an - IP: My father, Leonidas, is english.edition@thenationalher - 46 % voted "No" And I do my own research. other disorder in a clinic that’s from Sparti. He came to this ald.com with your suggestions. 10 % voted "Maybe" So I’d say it’s about a third, a a specialty substance abuse country when he was 16, to Please vote at: www.thenationalherald.com THE NATIONAL HERALD, JULY 2-8, 2011 COMMUNITY 3 Billias’ Bridge from War to History ...From Europe to a Professorship

By George P. Embirikos Armored Division. He and his was awarded a Bronze Star after how he was slowly nursed back searched the constitutional his - Special to The National Herald men were the only medical unit the war for evacuating the to health against all odds. “We tories of those countries. All in on the ground during the Battle wounded from the bridge under were all crying when we were all, Billias wrote American Con - WORCESTER, Mass. – When of Bulge, and were positioned “heavy artillery fire.” Billias was reunited. After the “bad experi - stitutionalism Heard Round the George Athan Billias was at the in Bastogne even before the ar - wounded and lost his hearing ence” of the war, he said it was World, 1776-1989, over 25 Remagen Bridge in Germany in rival of the 101st Airborne. Bil - for three weeks. He recalled a surprise for him to decide to years, a remarkable feat consid - World War II, and the ambu - lias told The National Herald yelling immediately after the at - teach. “I didn’t know what it ering he was writing another 14 lance he was in was hit by a about his harrowing experi - tack: “I can’t hear anything!” at was going to be, but I knew it books. shell that landed four inches ences, explaining that he com - Dr. John Trakas, who served would be something positive,” Billias repeatedly mentioned from his head, he made a vow: manded a platoon of 10 ambu - bravely alongside him but did he said. He described his expe - his wife of 25 years, Professor “If I get out of this thing alive, lances at the Remagen Bridge. not have the necessary equip - rience as a professor as a “won - Margaret Rose Neussendorfer, I’ll dedicate my life to man’s hu - “We were the only unit taking ment to help him in the middle derful experience,” saying, as the driving force and catalyst manity in service to my fellow care of the wounded at the of combat. Even after regaining “There is nothing more fascinat - behind his work. “I could not man.” Little did he know that bridge,” Billias recalled. “This his hearing, Billias dealt with ing and wonderful than the hu - have done my work without her his military career would lead had always been Germany’s tinnitus for a number of years. man mind.” help. Like the American Express to a civilian career as the Jacob frontier – no one had crossed In his 27 years as a professor at Billias taught for seven years ad says, I never leave home and Frances Hiatt Professor of the bridge since Napoleon’s time both the University of Maine at the University of Maine be - without her,” he said. She re - American History at Clark Uni - … we sent about five divisions and Clark, Billias was constantly fore accepting a position at ceived a Ph.D. in American versity here. over in three days, which was a bothered by this problem when Clark. After retiring at the age Studies from Yale University, The author of 15 books, Bil - remarkable logistical pull out.” students would ask questions of 70 in 1989, he devoted his and taught primarily American lias had a distinguished career Billias detailed his unit’s po - from the back of the room. time to researching his work, a Literature at the University of as a professor and researcher. sition by saying, “We had the WHAT THE MIND WROUGHT detailed survey of American Texas before retiring in 1986, One of his students established ambulances tucked under an Billias undoubtedly experi - Constitutionalism’s impact the year of their marriage. She the George Athan Billias Prize aqueduct, right at the point enced emotional moments serv - throughout the world. This vol - collaborated with her husband given annually for the best un - where our men would march ing as a medical administrative ume symbolized Billias’s shift on the research, handling all the dergraduate paper in the His - out of the town of Remagen. officer in the war. Four men in away from an American Colo - computer work. tory Department. The New Eng - This point was shelled ex - George Athan Billias his unit were captured in Bas - nial historian, as he had au - “You know how Greeks are,” land Historical Association tremely heavily.” Billias said he togne, and were listed missing thored books primarily on the he laughed. “If you were a fly recognized his latest volume, saw seven Military Police offi - cover his wound and saw how in action for four months. Billias Revolutionary War era up until in our wall, you would have American Constitutionalism cers die at this point. He took a much blood there was, he pan - recalled finding his comrades his retirement. He became more heard a lot of shouting over the Heard Round the World, 1776- minute to pause before detailing icked. He was completely months later, and helping them of a world historian, and de - years (about the work.”) Billias 1989, with the organization’s the attack on the ambulance shocked and took his foot off recover over a period of six scribed the arduous process be - is finishing a second volume on Book of the Year award in Octo - that he was in. “A shell came the gas. I had to yell at him to weeks, during which they’d lost hind researching for his nation - the same subject. Originally part ber of 2010. It was a long time right through the front wind - try and regain focus because at frightful amounts of weight. ally acclaimed book. He had to of the first book, he decided to coming from WWII. shield,” he explained. “The dri - that point, we were sitting One of the four men “had gone read the histories of more than separate the two, and expects Billias was a medical admin - ver’s throat was cut, and when ducks.” Billias was able to es - from 145 pounds to 69 pounds,” 100 countries interested in the to submit it next month to his istrative officer with the Ninth he put his hand to his neck to cape the German attack, and Billias remembered, describing Constitution, and then re - publisher, NYU Press. Alaska’s Greeks Get a Big New York Welcome, Support for New Church

Continued from page 1 away to study and have found changing classrooms. Thus, half work out of state. the children have dance practice began in September 2009 when “The situation in Alaska is while the other half sit down for the groundwork for the church very interesting. Thirty years a Greek lesson. was put in place. In December ago, there was no Greek school Leonidas Lois, a past Presi - 2010, the cross-shaped dome was or dance program, and so the dent of the Sterea Hellas Feder - placed on the church, while work children of that era were cut off ation and other community or - is currently being done on the from the community. However, ganizations, was impressed by bell tower and the sealing of the the children who subsequently the story of the Greeks of Alaska, building’s exterior. The commu - attended our Greek school and which he read about in TNH and nity has already secured a loan, participated in our dance pro - contacted Baskos and other com - but it still needs $630,000 to fi - gram formed friendships with munity leaders. “I was really im - nance the project. Baskos’ com - each other and have kept their pressed by the efforts these peo - mittee has set a minimum short- love for Hellenism alive. I don’t ple are making and I could not term fundraising goal of have to tell you that many of just sit back and let them strug - $150,000 for the completion of them have already assumed gle alone. I contacted them and the construction already under - leadership positions in the com - promised to put them in touch way. A recent letter to the parish munity,” Baskos said. The Greek with the Federation of Hellenic members sent by the commu - school operates on Sundays. Be - Societies of Greater New York, nity’s pastor Rev. Leo Schefe and cause the parish members have and I am very proud that these Baskos reports on the progress of to make a long commute, Sun - efforts are bearing fruit. If the the construction projects and ap - day was set aside as the day for Federation opens an account to peals to the members to support all the Hellenic activities to be support the community, as it this effort. The letter goes on to held. Children attend the Divine promised it would, I will con - detail some of the ways that peo - Liturgy, and then receive reli - tribute the first $5,000. Everyone ple can support the fund drive, gious instruction, and afterwards needs to help this church get such as by making a donation di - they attend Greek school. The built. The completion of this pro - rectly through Pay Pal when they Maria Baskos, Chairperson of the Building Construction Committee for the Holy Transfiguration school building is rented. There ject and the construction of this visit the parish website at Greek Orthodox Community in Anchorage, Alaska, shakes hands with TNH Publisher/Editor is a dance teacher and a Greek church will be an honor for Hel - www.transfiguration.ak.goarch.o Antonis H. Diamataris, with Leonidas Lois (L), a past President of the Sterea Hellas Federation. teacher, and they take turns ex - lenism,” Lois said. rg, purchasing a raffle ticket for a chance to win a 2012 Mercedes Presently, worship services and there is also another group of GLK (Class SUV), making a $100 community events are held in the parishioners who are not ethnic cash donation, or purchasing the existing structure, which is Greeks, but are Orthodox Chris - cookbook Tastes Like Home housed on the same property. tians.” Explaining her parish’s Mediterranean Cooking in “We converted the kitchen multicultural makeup, Baskos ex - Alaska. Aside from the recipes into a commercial one, and that plained, “Every Sunday, we say brought to Alaska by the first is where we cook all the Greek the Lord’s Prayer in seven differ - Greek settlers and passed down foods for our festival. That is also ent languages.” Regarding the to the younger generation, this were we make preparations for professional profile of the parish - book also shares the stories of our annual dance in February,” ioners, Baskos said that the ma - We wish to thank those first pioneering Greeks. It she said. jority of them are involved in the is on sale for $25 and can be pur - In reference to the Greeks of restaurant business, but added chased on the parish website or Alaska, Baskos said, “There are that there are also professionals the NATIONAL HERALD on the Facebook page Alaska first-generation Greeks here – al - from all types of fields that be - Greeks Forever. Baskos also in - though they are not many –, as long to the community. As far as vited the Greek American Com - well as second-generation the youth is concerned, Baskos for selecting munity to come to the parish’s Greeks who were born in other said that are many young people Greek festival that will be held parts of the U.S. but moved here. who have returned to Alaska fol - our Father, Grandfather on August 19-21. Some of our parishioners come lowing their studies, but there OVERDUE NORTH from mixed marriages, while are also others who have gone Speaking about the festival, and Great-Grandfather she said that, “Our Greek festival is an institution in the city of An - chorage and we get around 10,000 visitors. We have begun GUST C. KRARAS preparing since January and MOUNT ATHOS PILGRIMAGE there are plenty of home cooked delicacies on sale. Besides the to be honored by «Periodiko». food, we hold other events to SEPT 21 to OCT 5, 2011 promote our culture. We pro - mote Greece’s history and cul - For information please contact ture, which are in essence the foundation of Western civiliza - Theofilos Russos at (714) 535-0975 tion. We are also forming a mu - We especially thank seum to promote Hellenic cul - www.mtathospilgrimage.com ture from the Minoan and Exclusively for men Mrs. Veta Diamataris Mycenaean era up until Byzan - tium.” Baskos also went on to say, “TNH has written lots of sto - for her idea and her cooperation ries about the work that we few Greeks of Alaska are doing to keep our heritage alive. We are and Mr. Dimitri Tsakas building a church and commu - POCKET-LESS nity center, and as of now, we have already finished 80 percent PITA BREAD for writing an excellent article. of the construction, but we need your help to complete the rest. We have taken out a loan and Kontos Foods we make annual payments with the proceeds that we raise from The Leading Company in Flat Breads Also, our festival. The term of the loan is 15 years, but we are making Well known for the Pocket-Less Pita every effort to pay it off early We would like to officially thank our and avoid leaving a debt to the manufacturers of Authentic Ethnic next generation.” When asked Hand Stretched Flat bread. about the fundraising goal, Kontos the first family in fillo dough and fillo products. friends, relatives, patriotes and co-workers Baskos said: “At present, we find ourselves in exactly the same FIllO KATAIFI, BAKlAVA, SPANAKOPITA, TyROPITA for their congratulations. place that Greek immigrants NuT ROll, mElOmAKARONA found themselves about a cen - and the TRADITIONAl mEDITERRANEAN DESSERTS. tury ago, when they were striv - Excellent quality and service. ing to build churches and schools. All donations are wel - We distribute in USA and Canada. come. If every Greek American Special prices for communities, schools, churches would contribute ten dollars festivals and other events each, then we could easily raise the $650,000 needed for the All 26 members of the completion of our projects. Weather conditions in Alaska are KRARAS FAMILY difficult, and we can only do con - struction in the summer.” Kontos Foods, Inc b According to Baskos, the Box 628, Paterson, NJ 07544 building committee’s goal is for Tel.: (973) 278-2800 Fax: (973) 278-7943 the opening of the church to be Kontos.com held next August, alongside the a celebration of the annual festival. 4 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, JULY 2-8, 2011 AHEPA’s Karacostas Honored in his Home Town, Mr. James Poll Too

By Dimitris Tsakas and and current Chairman of the mass of Greeks returning from Constantine S. Sirigos Board Franklin Manios and the America as they paraded from TNH Staff Wrtiers Supreme Vice President Dr. Omonia to Syntagma Square in John Grossomanides, Jr. Athens - 400 men wearing bright NEW YORK – AHEPA’s Supreme Outgoing District Governor red fezes. “Are they Turks?” he President Nicholas Karacostas Jimmy Kokotas and Jimmy said some Athenians wondered. has left his mark in his home Gounaris were Co-chairmen. One Athens paper claimed to town of New York, across the Gounaris is a past District Gov - have investigated the organiza - country, and into Greece during ernor and Supreme Governor tion and discovered the meaning his tenure, which will end next and also was the MC for the of its strange name. They de - month when the organization event which took the place of clared it was an acronym in selects a new leader at its con - the Grand Banquet of the an - Greek for “Unwed widows, come vention in Miami Beach, but his nual district convention which and find husbands.” work hasn’t gone unnoticed. conducted its business at the Poll’s mother was from Con - The Terrace on the Park in Queens, N.Y. facilityy prior to stantinople and his father – his Flushing, scene of many Greek the dinner. The national dimen - original name was Papadopou - American affairs through the sion lent by Karacostas’ presence los – from nearby Adrianople in years, was overflowing with created the opportunity for New Eastern Thrace. He was born in love, appreciation and good will Yorkers to come out and honor Manhattan’s long-gone Greek for a testimonial dinner in his distinguished businessman and Town on 40th Street and at - honor on June 25. The event restaurateur James Poll who re - tended the High School of Com - was hosted by AHEPA’s Empire ceived the AHEPA Lifetime merce. He thrived in the ship - State District 6 and the Gus Achievement Award which is ping business, but when it Chervas Estia-Pindus Chapter usually presented at the organi - slumped around 1960 he had to 326 Karacostas was a member zations national convention, find a new career, so he opened of for 25 years. which will be held this year at the successful Pappas restaurant Archbishop Demetrios of the Fountainebleau Hotel in Mi - in Sheepshead Bay Brooklyn. He America was present, as were ami July 18-24. ran it for 10 years until he lost Greece’s Consul General in New The President of PSEKA, TNH/COSTAS BEJ his lease to the powerful Lundy York, Ambassador Aghi Balta, Philip Christopher, who was Renowned restaurateur James Poll (R) receives the AHEPA Lifetime Achievement Award from brothers who owned much of and the Consul General of asked to introduce the honoree, the organization’s Supreme President and fellow New Yorker Nicholas Karacostas at a ceremony. the seaside’s neighborhood’s Cyprus Koula Sofianou to laud spoke extensively about Kara - prime real estate, but then Karacostas’ work in behalf of costas’ life and service to the tally new levels. He has raised other community organizations said he was proud to have been opened the famous Casino Rus Hellenism, Greece and Cyrpus community and work on the the bar and promoted the orga - as a member of the board of Supreme President in 2010 Russian nightclub in Manhattan. and the Orthodox faith, and his Cypriot and other community is - nization nationally and interna - HANAC and the St. Michael's when Greece was accepted into His son Dean now operates commitment to unity in the sues, which Karacostas empha - tionally,” and specifically cites Home, as a Parish Council mem - the State Department’s visa prominent metropolitan area Greek American Community. sized during his acceptance the 30,000 names they have ber of the St. Nicholas Greek Or - waiver program that allows its restaurants such as the Central Also present were the Ppresi - speech. Christopher praised gathered for a petition that calls thodox Church in Flushing, and citizens to travel to America Park Boathouse. The conven - dent of the Federation of Greek Karacostas as the personification for progress in the rebuilding of Legal Advisor to the Pancyprian without a visa, the culmination tion’s business covered various Societies of Greater New York of the Greek American dream the Church of St. Nicholas at Association of America - he told of years of AHEPA efforts. Kara - organizational issues, outreach, Elias Tsekeridis, President of the and declared that he was one of Ground Zero. “He is a tremen - The National Herald he does not costas in turn was pleased to the development of leaders Federation of Hellenic American the most successful Supreme dous Ambassador for the orga - like to seek the spotlight or ac - present AHEPA’s Lifetime among the younger generation Societies of Philadelphia and the Presidents in recent decades. nization and people respect and colades. He said the experience Achievement Award to the 91 and the preservation of Greek Greater Delaware Valley G. Ho - Karacostas and his team have love him dearly,” Kokotas said, at the dinner was humbling, but year-old Poll, who has been a traditions and Hellenic identity. riates, and AHEPA delegations been widely credited both within adding that “He will be difficult admitted that he “truly enjoyed member for 70 years but whose New leaders were elected to from Canada and other regions. and outside AHEPA with great to replace but we have good the outpouring of love and sup - experience with the Order goes take office July 1, led by Chris - They included the President of success in the continuing efforts people running (for offices again port from the AHEPA family and back even further. In 1928, tos Gallis, from Brooklyn, who the Maids of Athena Kiki Ama - to renew the organization that this year.) We are growing but members of the community. It when he was eight years old, the was elected District Governor, natidis, President of the Sons of was founded in 1929. Kokotas we need even more young pro - was an honor to serve during AHEPA had its first excursion to Lt. Gov. Mike Papafotis; Secre - Pericles Spiro Nicolopoulos, said of the Cyprus-born Supreme fessional to join our ranks.” the past two years,” – he was Greece. He recalled that every - tary, Paris Karounos; Treasurer, President of the Daughters of President that, “He is as good a As active as Karacostas has elected to two consecutive one traveled on the French liner Peter Vasilakos; Marshal, former Penelope Christina K. Constan - leader as we’ve had in the orga - been in the Community – his ser - terms,” he said it was “a bigger S.S. Sinia and that the natives assemblyman Matthew Mirones; tine and Past Supreme President nization. He has taken us to to - vice extends to the Church and honor to be acknowledged.” He didn’t know what to make of this Warden, Paul Makropoulos. Gay Marriage in New York Still Divisive Topic, Greek Lawmakers Split

Continued from page 1 with religious affiliations … as ganizations.” legislators we are elected to de - Perry N. Halkitis, PhD, an As - time for marriage equality.” Op - bate public policy and make dif - sociate Dean for Research and ponents said they did not see ficult decisions on bills.” Assem - Doctoral Studies Professor of Ap - the law as an inevitable and just blywoman Aravella Simotas, a plied Psychology and Public expansion of civil rights, but as devout Orthodox Christian, Health at NYU, said he and his a “redefinition” of marriage that voted ‘yes’ and stressed the law partner have been actively in - threatens an institution vital to merely allows couples to request volved in efforts to pass the law social stability. a civil wedding. “The only entity and he has donated to groups The issue of “choice” is one the law affects is N.Y. State,” such as Freedom to Marry. He of the elements at the heart of adding that the original lan - also said that “I wanted person - differences over the law, gov - guage did protect religious or - ally to respect religious tradi - erning opinions such as those in ganizations, but she accepted tions … and the amendments re - the Greek American Community the changes to ensure its pas - ligious groups called for were which range from support, to sage. Simotas believes the law worth it if they enable the bill to concern which can border on is “A step forward with respect be passed. I see it as a civil right, outrage among some adherents to persona freedoms.” She noted a right for all people in the U.S. of the Orthodox faith. The that in 1967 the US Supreme to have equal protection under Church condemns same sex Court, in Loving v. Virginia, rec - the law.” And so it goes, the unions. On June 29 the Arch - ognized the right to marry as an questions surrounding sexuality diocese reiterated the Standing individual, personal right. Like and preferences, some 2,400 Conference of the Canonical Or - many of her colleagues, she ac - years after the Greek sage thodox Bishops in the Americas knowledged it was a difficult de - Socrates, or at least the words (SCOBA’s) 2003 statement on cision but said “Although my Plato expressed through him, the subject: “As members of the faith directs my moral compass, stimulated many of the great dis - Standing Conference of the its also motivates my desire to cussions - from science to ethics Canonical Orthodox Bishops in give back and contribute to so - to art - that shaped Western Civ - the Americas representing more ciety,” adding that just as she ilization. In the great dialogue, than 5 million Orthodox Chris - advocates strongly for religious the Symposium, sexuality is the tians in the United States, AP PHOTO/mARK lENNIHAN freedom for the Ecumenical Pa - topic of a deep discussion. Canada and Mexico, we are Carmela Kenney arranges a bridal veil for a same-sex pair of mannequins in the window of Spos - triarachate, she advocates for Plato’s Symposium contributed deeply concerned about recent abella Couture, June 27, in Brooklyn. New York businesses that cater to the wedding and honey - the analogous personal free - to the philosophy of art and even developments regarding “same moon trade are hoping for an economic jolt from the passage of the same-sex marriage law. doms for individuals and re - religious mysticism. Parts of the sex unions. The Orthodox Chris - spects their conscience. dialogue delved into human sex - tian teaching on marriage and cared for with the same mercy “John Haracopos wore a T-shirt Dean Skellos sent this statement Republican Assemblywoman uality. The playwright Aristo - sexuality...holds that marriage and love that is bestowed by our that declared, ‘Some dudes to TNH: “When a bill to legalize Nicole Malliotakis told The Na - phanes’ description of original consists in the conjugal union Lord Jesus Christ upon all of hu - marry other dudes. Get over it.’ same sex marriage in New York tional Herald that, “as a person humans being cut in two by an - of a man and a woman, and that manity.” The issue, though “We got married in the oldest was brought to the floor of the of Greek Orthodox faith I don’t gry gods is the source of the ro - authentic marriage is blessed by rarely addressed at Greek Amer - church in Paris. And it was just State Senate, I voted ‘no’ be - agree with altering the existing mantic notion that everyone is God as a sacrament of the ican gatherings, has occasionally us and God,” said Haracopos, a cause I continue to believe in definition of marriage,” and searching for their other half. Church. Neither Scripture nor prompted heated discussions at 46-year-old hair stylist. Still, the traditional marriage between noted that the majority of the The dialogue suggests that the Holy Tradition blesses or sanc - lectures sponsored by local pair plans to hold another cere - one man and one woman. My communications she received sexual orientation on human be - tions such a union between per - churches. At the June 26 annual mony in New York to ensure Senate Republican colleagues urged her to vote no. She ad - ings is innate, and not the result sons of the same sex.” gay pride parade that became a their relationship is fully recog - and I also insisted that amend - mitted however, “I had a diffi - of choices. Now, as supporters SCOBA also declared, “This celebration of the law, The As - nized by the law. His partner ments be made to the Gover - cult time with it. Many of my of gay marriage might say, peo - being said, however, we must sociated Press spoke to two (is) Peter Marinos, a 59-year- nor’s original bill in order to pro - colleagues agonized over it. I ple finally know. stress that persons with a ho - Greek Americans who were old Broadway actor.” tect the rights of religious am happy with the protection mosexual orientation are to be thrilled over the development: N.Y. State Majority Leader institutions and not-for-profits in the final bill for religious or - [email protected] Ashford’s Key to Greece: A New Euro Rising

Continued from page 1 What does he foresee for the does not recognize private uni - you possibly can imagine. The Greek economy over the next versities nor allow its graduates Germans control the media and tugal, Ireland, Italy and even the three to five years? “Greece can to work in public positions, in they tell the one side of the United Kingdom are in the same benefited if it is careful to in - violation of EU law, but Ashford story. When they said that the position but it is not just as bad.” crease tourism which brings said more are needed, public or Greeks should sell their islands, He said there is a comparative money in. Secondly, it is quite private. “It doesn’t really matter; they better pay the war repara - scenario in the U.S. possible that all of the counties, the Socialists say that every stu - tions. As far as the British are “Yes we are in similar posi - which are in economic situa - dent has the right to free edu - concerned, they already have tion, in a sense the Greeks are tions, join a second euro, which cation but they do not have the taken the Elgin marbles. Why better off, because a higher per - floats against the first euro. I universities to provide it.” He they do not pay for them?” centage of them own their own think there will be a movement said Prime Minister Papandreou He said Europe is in a better homes. Here, everybody has a to have all of the southern coun - “is missing an enormous oppor - position than the U.S. for the mortgage and they are going to tries joined a second currency tunity to increase Greek Educa - next decade. “I find Europe lose their home. In Greece fam - called Euro Two. It will be im - tional Institutions; education is much more likely to become ilies help each other; if a brother possible for Greece to go back the most worthy investment of sustainable than the United loses his job, they have a family to the drachma because the Eu - the future and Greece needs to States; we are in greater danger support system; but the people ropean Union will not allow that have more universities and it here than they are in Europe be - do not have that here. The social to happen.” also needs to enforce environ - cause here the private sector ex - network in Greece prevents the Who is putting pressure on mental laws so the environment ercises such enormous power on problem from being worse than Greece? “The people who have is not compromised.” government; in Germany they it is.” its debt, that is the French and He said: “Greece has three have houses that don’t use en - As for the closed professions, Germans. At the end of the day most commercial and valuable ergy; they cannot fire workers, he said the law allows them a they will prefer to lose money commodities: culture, smart so they do not have unemploy - guaranteed 35% profit and they from their investments, to allow people and a beautiful environ - ment; in Germany, Norway, should be opened, although that to happen.” ment.” Speaking about his Denmark and even Holland, the Greek American scholar Nicholas Askounis-Ashford, of Harvard Prime Minister George Papan - Ashford suggested that, Greek heritage he said, “I am center of gravity and the move - University’s School of Public Health and the Massachusetts Insti - dreou’s Administration has done “Greece should increase proud to be Greek. I wouldn’t ment in Europe is for greater tute of Technology believes that Greece would benefit from more so only for some, but not those tourism. Also, I think they be anything else.” He said Hel - and greater social security.” As educational institutions, tourism and greater respect for ecology. with powerful interests, such as should increase the number of lenism means to him “deep se - for gas prices, he said: “I am in lawyers, architects and engi - universities, so the students who rious interest of ideas and dia - favor of increasing the price of of that went to renewable re - some people who really feel that neers. “These measures are spe - leave Greece and take all this - logue, which almost don’t exist energy, but not as a profit to the sources, not to the petroleum housing prices will fall another cial favors, legal or illegal, for money to England or to the anywhere else.” He said he oil companies but as a carbon companies.” He also said, “The 15%. The banks are holding selected groups of the society United States will stay in Greece thinks that the international tax that the government can use American real economy is not houses which are foreclosed. If who do not have a collective to create jobs for Greek intellec - press “has done injustice to to create more independent oil doing well, people are losing they let them go on the market sense of responsibility towards tuals. The university system is a Greece. They have never taken sources. I will be happy to pay their jobs; house values con - there will be a flood of houses other people.” key to Greece’s survival.” Greece Greece’s side on any issue that $8 dollars a gallon if $4 dollars tinue to go down. I talked to and the prices will collapse.” THE NATIONAL HERALD, JULY 2-8, 2011 COMMUNITY 5

ALL HISTORY The Oshkosh Greek and the Learned Zachos Taught a Lot About Society

By Steve Frangos a full 40 years before his election assembly he introduced a resolu - referred to the newly elected Con - are Greek Americans is shown in doubtedly Zachos’ various books TNH Staff Writer to the House of Representatives. tion, which successfully permitted gressman from Wisconsin as the the as yet unexplored involve - such as The Analytic and Pho - Miller also served as a Commis - the Menomonee Indians to stay “Oshkosh Greek.” As various pub - ment of John Cerivergos Zachos netic Word-Book, in which the (PART 2) sioner of the Wisconsin Board of in Wisconsin. After 1853, Miller lished accounts attest these re - in the Port Royal Experiment. Za - spelling of words is made pho - Public Works and 10 years as remained an active (some might porters were more than a little chos, by the time of the American netic, without altering their pre - Who were the very first Greeks Chairman of the Winnebago say hyperactive) member of the taken aback by Miller. “Congress - Civil War, was already a man of sent orthography, and their com - to serve in the civil government County Board of Supervisors, in civic community. Over the next man Miller is strikingly foreign in great accomplishments, not the position and orthoepy exhibited of the United States of America? Oshkosh. 40 years Miller opened retail his appearance. His smooth- least of which was his national by their arrangement and classi - From 1830 to 1867 six individu - Arriving in Oshkosh in 1846 stores, hotels, banks, bought and shaven face has nothing Ameri - stature as a prominent American fication or his The New American als were appointed or elected to Lucas Miller quickly set about en - sold literally hundreds of acres can about it. The nose is large, educator. Aside from Zachos’ Speaker, which were widely con - political office. They were literally gaging in civil life. Taking note of and innumerable city lots within and the small eyes hide behind teaching experience was the fact sidered pioneering works in ed - the first Greeks to serve in the just some of Lucas Miller’s actions the city of spectacles. His mouth and chin that his publications were ac - ucation earned him his leader - American government. The inter - extend what might be called gov - are quite the type the heroes of claimed as among the most in - ship role at Parris Island. ests of the American historian and ernment service into the true Thermopylae might have had,” fluential and progressive of the The precise events of Zachos’ the Greek-American historian are realm of this young Greek’s last - the St. Paul Daily Globe reported era. Zachos had traveled far to 16-month tenure as Superinten - not always based on the same ing service to his home com - on April 15, 1892. Strangely, gain this kind of recognition. He dent of Parris Island are not premises. Unfortunately it is also munity. As we hear in the a eulogy for Alexander Dim - was born on Dec. 5, 1820 in Con - widely offered. We do know that the case that with so little re - Illustrated Atlas of Win - itry also draws the same stantinople. Given that Zachos in 1864, after he had left his post search being conducted on the nebago County, Miller racist notions about was both an ethnic Greek and a as superintendent Zachos issued history of Greeks in North Amer - was nothing short of a physical features but Christian he was, under the laws a pamphlet, An Appeal to the ica many inaccuracies or, at its firebrand when it also ends on a Classi - of the Ottoman Empire, a slave. friends of Education, for the Im - best, shortsightedness sees mind - came to civil im - cal comparison. Rep - In 1830, Zachos was brought to migrant, and the Freed-People of less repetition. A perfect example provements: “He resenting Adams, the United States by Dr. Samuel the South. In most historical stud - of this lack of historical vision is was instrumental Columbia, Green Gridley Howe. ies Zachos’ long association with shown by the fact that in an effort in securing the re - Lake, Marquette, Zachos attended a preparatory Peter Cooper’s school in New to honor the life and career of Lu - moval of the Outagamie, school in Amherst Massachusetts York City, now known simply as cas Miltiades Miller the full scope county seat from Waushara and and then studied at Kenyon Col - Copper Union, sees the most at - of his life and civic work gets re - Butte des Morts, Winnebago coun - lege in Gambier, Ohio where in tention. But what of his appoint - duced to his one term in office as in 1847, and do - ties Miller took 1840 he received a Bachelor de - ment to Parris Island? His tenure the United States Representative nated six lots decided stands gree. From 1842 to 1845, Zachos on Parris Island is frequently for Wisconsin’s 6th District. Given upon which to lo - and supported his studied at the Miami Medical of omitted from many of his official that this is a chronological study cate the county position in each Miami University in Oxford, Ohio biographies. Zachos died on of Greeks in the service - at all buildings. He was case by speeches but did not receive a degree. Za - March 20, 1898 in New York City. levels - of the United States gov - also concerned in that gained him na - chos taught around the nation Our last office holder is also a ernment, and then Miller’s politi - securing the land tional notice. Miller and published a number of books, person for whom more specific cal record begins well before his office to Oshkosh in unsuccessfully cam - teaching aids and frequently lec - details would be welcomed. In election to the House of Repre - 1848, and assisted in paigned to keep his tured. During the Civil War, Za - Christine Victoria Charistis,’ sentatives in 1893. Miller was one securing the location seat in Congress. Yet, chos served as an Assistant Sur - photo-history Staten Island’s of the fabled Forty Orphans of the State Normal these controversial geon. In late 1862, Zachos was Greek Community we hear, but brought to the United States dur - School in Oshkosh, and speeches and Miller’s appointed Superintendent of Par - only in passing, that “Nicholas B. ing the Greek War of Indepen - the State Asylum for (the) highly critical reaction to ris Island, which is one of the Sea LaBau, whose maternal grandfa - dence. He was born in Livadia, Insane in the vicinity of the the Washington society in Islands off the coast of Beaufort ther was born on the island of Greece on Sept. 15, 1824. Colonel city. He was one of a company which he moved are totally un - County, South Carolina. On Scio, served as a New York State Jonathan P. Miller, one of the who constructed the first bridge explored in Greek American his - March 3, 1862, Zachos and 52 Senator, First District (Staten Is - American Philhellenes, adopted over Fox River, and was identified tories. Most accounts on Miller’s other carefully selected teachers land) in 1866 and 1867, before Miltiades and raised him as his with all leading public move - life stop at this point indicating and superintendents sailed in moving to Warren County.” Given own child. Young Lucas Miller re - ments, and earned a reputation John Cerivergos Zachos only he died in Oshkosh on Dec. from New York City. the restricted nature of the cap - ceived private tutoring and was among his fellow citizens for lib - 4, 1902. So energetic a man as THE MISSING APPOINTMENT tions in this book (imposed by raised among the intellectual and erality, progressiveness and public Oshkosh, sat on commissions that Miller could never have returned Zachos’ 16-month stay as Su - the publishing house) Charistis merchant notables of Vermont. spirit. dealt with waterway improve - from Washington D.C. and then perintendent made him not only was unable to expand on this ac - Miller was appointed to a se - OH MY GOSH ments on the Fox and Wisconsin just done nothing! Today, the senior educator, and only count of Senator LaBau. Nicholas ries of county and state govern - As a State Senator for the Wis - Rivers and immersed himself in Oshkosh Wisconsin’s Menominee doctor on Parris Island, but also Bergass Labaw (who wrote his ment positions as well as elected consin Assembly in 1853, Miller the highs and lows of party poli - Park situated opposite Miller Bay its Governor in all but name. In - name as ‘LaBau’) was a promi - to various state and federal of - was a proud and vocal member tics within his home state. Miller is yet one more civic gift from the credibly, a debate raged over nent lawyer in New York City. fices. Yet all Greek-American his - of the Free Soil Party and an ef - ran unsuccessfully for both State Oshkosh Greek. Originally 300 whether it was possible to teach LaBau married Maria Alice Van - torical accounts focus exclusively fective advocate of the Treasurer and Lieutenant Gover - acres of this property was Miller’s African-Americans to read and derbilt, daughter of Cornelius on the fact that Miller was the Menomonee Indians. “Free Soil - nor. Miller was even encouraged home and extensive and much write. This debate in its extreme Vanderbilt. The LaBau’s had at first naturalized Greek to serve in ers” were members of a short- by the local Democrat Party to beloved gardens. Now a part of form asserted that it was physi - least two daughters and a son. the United States Congress. Miller lived political party dedicated to run for governor of Wisconsin. city property the gardens and the cally impossible for African- How Senator Nicholas B. LaBau was elected as a Democrat to the limiting the number of territories Then, in 1892, Miller was Miller Home, which in 1976, was Americans to learn those skills. thought about or understood his 52nd Congress as a Representa - (and new states that were just elected as a U.S. Representative added to the state wide inventory Educators on the other end of own heritage is not, now, known tive from Wisconsin serving from then being established out of from Wisconsin. So while Miller of historic sites by the State His - this debate argued that once to history. As we learn more March 4, 1891 until March 3, those territories) from becoming was the first Greek American torical Society of Wisconsin serve given the same opportunities to about those Greeks who first 1893. While Miller is the first states where slavery was legal. elected to the Congress that as public memorials to the life of learn the African-Americans served in the American govern - Greek American elected to public That Miller, a born slave himself, brings up the limits of exploration a man whose full accomplish - would acquire intellectual skills. ment so will we begin to recover office his first elected post was would want to abolish slavery or and thinking in terms of under - ments have as yet to be under - Despite the evidence freed the full history and range of ex - not to the House of Representa - safeguard the legal rights of any standing the roles of Greeks in stood. African-American slaves offered periences that collectively consti - tives in Washington D.C. opposed peoples is not difficult American history. Yet other forces THE PORT ROYAL MAN prior to the Civil War the debate tute Greek-American Studies. That was as a State Senator to understand. While Miller was remained a part of this man’s life Evidence of the differences be - over the very ability of African- for Wisconsin Assembly in 1853, only to serve one term in the state until his death. Yankee journalists tween historians and those who Americans to learn raged on. Un - [email protected] AHEPA: Rebuild St. Nicholas Now! A Small Crowd With a Big Voice

Continued from page 1 Nicholas is being lost.” 130 Liberty Street as it was be - less of the atheistic and secular - State Senator Martin Golden fore.” He added: “And we’re not istic government which we have continuing, they didn’t want to of Brooklyn said the rebuilding of going to beg them anymore, we in America.” St. Nicholas parish - participate because they didn’t St. Nicholas will allow “the heart are going to demand that that ioner Maria Hatzidoukas was sad want to rock the boat.” to be made whole.” He added: church is resurrected in the same to say, “I think we’re losing hope. On the stand, Karacostas “We owe it to the Orthodoxy. We place as it was before.” Dimitris They don’t seem to care for St. vowed that New York Gov. An - owe it to St. Nicholas. We owe it Kalamaris, former president of Nicholas.” She added: “The Arch - drew Cuomo and New Jersey to the people of this great city the organization said the time diocese should be here today, not Gov. Chris Christie must respond and state ... We have to rebuild has passed to “turn the other behind the scenes ... It does not and the negotiations need to con - St. Nicholas. We need to rebuild cheek.” make sense.” Another Maria, a tinue, adding: “We will always St. Nicholas and we will rebuild AHEPA District 6 Governor member of Brooklyn’s Three Hi - be here standing side-by-side St. Nicholas because it’s the right Jimmy Kokotas said: “As Greek erarchs Church, who asked to be with our church.” thing to do. Rebuild now!” Americans, this has been a losing identified by her first name, only In town for the event were Assemblywoman Nicole battle from two sides,” explaining added: “It saddens me that more AHEPA leaders from around the Malliotakis (60th District) ad - that the community is suffering politicians aren’t here. The things country, including Supreme Sec - dressed the absent Ward, Cuomo both as Greeks, as worshipers, that we hold so dear don’t even retary Anthony Kouzounis from and Christie, noting “I implore and as Americans, who are being make page 6.” She was upset Houston and Supreme Treasurer you, ‘Please help us rebuild our denied their freedom of religion. with the situation, noting: “The Col. Nick P. Vamvakias from Vir - church.’” She added that the issue AHEPA Supreme President Louis Greek people are strong, smart. ginia. Kouzounis spoke for the was important not only for New Arvantis and Supreme President They gave religion, democracy, members of the Annunciation York, but for the country. Former Dimitrios B. Kontolios of the medicine to the world. It’s not Cathedral parish and Texan R.I State Senator of Rhode Island Chios Societies of the Americas that we aren’t a good or a strong Greeks, noting: “We are totally Lou Raptakis said: “What is miss - were also present. people. It’s that our leadership is behind the effort to rebuild St. ing here is not another tremen - LEADERSHIP VOID? lacking. How is it lacking? Every Nicholas.” Supreme Counselor dous tower, but a quiet place of The crowd voiced frustration, Greek leader should have been Philip T. Frangos of Michigan sanctuary.” but at least one once-active St. here today. It’s inexcusable that added amidst the visible con - Former Brooklyn State Assem - Nicholas parisher, Vasiliki Smyrli, they were not.” struction at Ground Zero behind bly representative Matthew voiced some optimism: “I think AHEPA organizer Kokotas said him: “There is something missing Mirones, who moderated, em - maybe we are getting closer. We the modest turnout was in large ... Mr. Governor, rebuild St. phasized the support of Brooklyn want the place. We don’t need part due to the many competing Nicholas!” Before a moment of Borough President Marty money, we have that.” She summer events and a delay in re - silence, AHEPAN Andrew Markowitz, State Senator added: “I hope this time things ceiving the rally permit. Not Zachariades shared his memories Michael Gianaris, Councilwoman will work out, because the legal many politicians have opposed of standing at the corner of Lib - Aravella Simotas, former Gover - route hasn’t work. The judge St. Nicholas’ rebuilding, he said. erty and Broadway with “no nor George Pattaki and Congress - said: ‘You two, work things out.’” However as he noted, on the place to run” on September 11, TNH/COSTAS BEJ woman Carolyn Maloney, though While only 12 years old, John other hand: “Unfortunately, there 2001. Referring to plans for an AHEPA Supreme President Nicholas Karacostas, Fr. Romas, As - absent. Joseph of the St. Nicholas Church aren’t many speaking for it.” Islamic Cultural Center to be built semblywoman Nicole Malliotakis and AHEPA’s Jimmy Kokotas. Elias Tsekerides, President of of Flushing was adamant: “Our nearby, with the full support of the Federation of Hellenic Soci - church will be built today regard - [email protected] the city, he said: “It’s a shame founded on religious freedom. So rebuilding St. Nicholas church ... eties of Greater New York, said: that we have to stand here today, why is it that our religious beliefs every day that goes by in litiga - “We are Christians and we be - whether we are Orthodox Chris - are being trampled on?” He later tion is a day that other things are lieve in resurrection, so we want tians, regardless of our back - told TNH: “Time is the enemy of being built and the right of St. the Church to be resurrected at ground – that we have to fight here today to have a house of worship built, when so much is going on and there is more con - cern about having a mosque built Stay informed all year round, anytime, anywhere than about St. Nicholas.” NO MORE BEGGING Become an online subscriber of The National Herald and get... 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ATLANTA (AP) — Nick Charles, Washington and then began at Charles told CNN recently ing tough questions. diagnosed in August 2009. He the former taxi driver who be - Atlanta-based CNN on the net - that boxing was “one of my “I think when people look made video diaries for his five- came CNN’s first sports anchor work’s first day on June 1, 1980. loves,” whether reporting on back on Nick in years to come, year-old daughter Giovanna to and served in that role for He made his name before a Muhammad Ali’s later years or they’re going to remember — see in years to come. “I’m a for - nearly two decades, died June national audience teaming with covering the ear-biting incident the hair,” former CNN sports an - ward looking person but also a 25 after a two-year struggle Fred Hickman for almost 20 involving Mike Tyson and Evan - chor Jim Huber quipped to the living-in-the-moment person,” with bladder cancer, the cable years on “Sports Tonight,” a der Holyfield. From 2001 to network. “He loved that hair. It Charles recently told CNN’s Dr. network reported. He was 64. daily highlight show that battled 2010, he worked as a fight an - used to just drive us crazy. But Sanjay Gupta. He died peacefully at his New with ESPN for viewers. Charles nouncer for Showtime and Top in all seriousness, I think they’re “So I wake up everyday ex - Mexico home, his wife Cory, a became such a popular TV per - Rank, according to The Balti - going to look back on one of the pecting to have a good day. It CNN International producer, sonality that Topps put his face more Sun. In his final months, great sports journalists of all may sound trite, Sanjay, but life told the network. Nicholas on a trading card, CNN re - Charles told Sports Illustrated time.” CNN Worldwide Presi - as you get older is about 20 per - Charles Nickeas grew up in ported.“We just clicked from the that he wished he could be in - dent Jim Walton said that cent of what happens to you and Chicago, working late-night jobs very beginning,” Hickman told volved in one last fight. Upon Charles helped put CNN on the about 80 percent how you react in high school to help his family, CNN. “In television, you always reading this, HBO executives in - map. “He brought intelligence, to it.” according to CNN. He eventu - have personality conflicts. Nick vited him to Atlantic City to call style and heart to his work — Charles also is survived by ally went to Columbia College and I never had one. Nick and I a fight between two feather - qualities that translated to our three grown children from two Chicago to study communica - have always had a tremendous weights. company and inspired those of previous marriages. In an inter - tions and drove a taxi to help relationship.” Hickman said “The HBO people told me it us who were fortunate to work view in March, he told the net - pay his tuition. Charles was a “great inspira - was the most joyous fight call alongside him,” Walton said. work his message was to “never He was still driving taxis in tion” to him, and described his they had ever heard,” Charles “His passing is a loss to CNN, to give up on life” even though it’s 1970 when he landed his first former colleague as a “tremen - told the Sun in April. With his the sports world and to the fans imperfect and filled with huge gig with WICS in Springfield, Ill. dous storyteller.” well-coiffed, curly black hair and friends everywhere who adversities. That’s when he adopted the “He could literally do a story and sharp-looking suits, Charles were with him to the end of his “People won’t remember name Nick Charles at the urging about a horse and make you brought GQ-like style to CNN’s extraordinary life. who you are or what you said. of his news director, the net - think this horse was like a per - broadcasts. But he also was In recent months, Charles It’s really about: Are you going work said. Charles left Spring - son,” Hickman said. “He could known as a skilled interviewer served as an inspiration to many to be remembered as a good field to work at WJZ-TV in Bal - take boxing and turn it into who related easily to subjects as he openly discussed his battle person?” he said. “That’s victory Nick Charles, CNN’s First timore and WRC-TV in something poetic.” while not being shy about ask - with cancer, with which he was to me. That’s success.” Sports Anchor.

DEATHS n ANGHELIKOUSIS, owner in Somerville, Mass., a Joanna Nikolakakos, Maria Niko - thodox Church. family restaurant and bar, The son, John Tavoularis and his wife, PENELOPE member St. Nicholas Greek Or - lakakos, Eleni Nikolakakos, An - Laconia, in downtown Lowell un - Ann D. of Westford, Mass.; two DUBLIN, Ohio – The News Jour - thodox Cathedral, Bethlehem, drea Nikolakakos, Christina Niko - n SMITH, LARRY til his retirement. He was a life - daughters, Katherine Lalos and nal reported that Penelope Penn., and St. George Greek Or - lakakos, 23 nieces, 19 nephews SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – The Salt long member of the Transfigura - her husband, James of “Poppy” J. Kitrenos Anghelikousis thodox Church of Cape Cod in and 69 great nieces and Lake Tribune reported that Larry tion Greek Orthodox Church of Portsmouth, N.H., and Aphrodite passed away June 18 peacefully Centerville, Mass. Steve was a nephews. The funeral was held J. Smith, 88, passed away on Lowell, The Elks Club and the Zezas and her husband, Spero of at the home of her daughter He - member of the Order of AHEPA at the Transfiguration of Our Sav - June 5. He was the son of LeRoy Lowell Family YMCA. In 2004, Buffalo, Wyoming; five grandchil - len James, in Columbus, Ohio Cape Cod Chapter #483 and Wa - ior Greek Orthodox Church. M. Smith and Signa Jacobsen Mr. Tavoularis was recognized by dren, Nicholas and Christina where she had resided for the tertown Chapter #406. Survivors Smith, and was born on February the Lowell Hellenic Institute for Tavoularis, Christopher Lalos, past 8-1/2 years. She was born include his daughters Patricia n PIHOS, JAMES 2, 1923, and was the oldest of his outstanding sportsmanship Katetin and Victor Zezas; three in Kardamyla, Chios, Greece to Kandianis and husband William FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The five children. He graduated from and named into the ranks of the sisters, Elizabeth Tavoularis of Jack and Pauline Kitrenos. The of Bethlehem; Denise Katsaros Florida Times-Union reported East High School, then joined the Hellenic All Century Team. A de - Chelmsford, Mass.. Pat Archam - family came to the United States, and husband Arthur of Center that James (Jim) William Pihos, United States Army and served voted husband who loved his bault of Newburyport, Mass., and by way of Ellis Island when she Valley, sons-in-law Willard L. 86, passed away on May 13 after in Italy during World War II. After family and friends, his church, Georgia Moser of Rabat, Mo - was one year old. She resided in Baker, Jr., of Chatham, Mass. and a lengthy illness. He is survived returning from the war, Larry be - and the Boston Red Sox, all who rocco; a sister-in-law, Caliope Mansfield, Ohio until her mar - William Butterfield of Boothbay by his sister, Georgia Pihos gan a long and distinguished ca - knew him will miss him. Besides Bavelas of Royersford, Penn., and riage to Michael K. Anghelik - Harbor, Maine; grandchildren: Megas, niece Barbara (Michael) reer with Kennecott Copper Cor - his wife, he is survived by one many nieces and nephews. ousis. They moved to Norwalk, Steven D. Baker and wife Michele Kalleres, nephew William (San - poration. A strikingly handsome Ohio in 1939 where they both of Framingham, Mass.; Peter W. dra) Pihos, niece Stephanie (Phil) man, Larry met his future wife, worked in the restaurant they Kandianis and wife Susan of Petty, and nephew Anthony Dollie Drakulich, in his early days CLASSIFIEDS owned at Prospect and Main Bethlehem; Steven M. Kandianis (Michele) Megas and many great at Kennecott. Thus began a 60- Street called The Deluxe Lunch. and wife Chrysoula of Bethle - nieces and nephews and his ex - year love affair that lasted until She was a member of the Lorain hem; Deidre Robokos and hus - tended family in Milwaukee and Dollie passed away in 2009. An Legal Notice/ Notice of Formation offers base salary, plus commis - Greek Orthodox Church for 10 band John of Washington, D.C.; Ft. Lauderdale. Jim was one of outstanding athlete, Larry played sions. E-mail resume and cover Notice of formation of: Tavaldo Publi - years then became a member of Dean Katsaros of Bellevue, three children born to Greek im - many sports, but had a special cations LLC. Articles Of Organization letter to [email protected] or the Saint Constantine and Helen's Wash.; Patricia Katsaros, Beth migrants William and Stavroula place in his heart for baseball. filed with Secretary of State of New fax to : (718) 472-0510 Attn. Greek Orthodox Church in Mans - Gesuero and husband Adam, all (Stella) Pihos, in Orlando, Still, he was a lifelong, passionate York (SSNY) on 5/23/11. Office loca - Publisher or call (718) 784-5255 tion: Nassau County. SSNY designated field, Ohio where family mem - of Boston; Susan Chase and hus - Florida. He graduated from Or - fan of the New York Yankees as as agent upon whom process may be and ask for Veta. bers had settled. She was active band Edward of Lee, N.H.; and lando High School and North - well as Notre Dame football. served. SSNY shall mail process to 74 Linmouth Road, Malverne NY 11565. FUNERAL HOMES in all types of dancing - square Alexander Butterfield of Mt. Ver - western University with a Bach - Larry and Dollie enjoyed bowling Purpose: Any lawful purpose. dancing, line dancing, ballroom non, N.Y. and 12 great - grand - elor of Science degree in Business and spent many years playing in 271093/17601/07-16 dancing and became active in children. The funeral was held in Administration in 1947 and leagues. The sport that Larry was CONSTANTINIDES Fraternal Order of Eagles #711 St. George Greek Orthodox served his country in the Army. most closely identified with was HELP WANTED FUNERAL PARLOR Co. of Norwalk, Ohio, Philoptochos Church, Centerville, Mass. Jim was blessed with an excellent golf. He is survived by his brother 405 91st Street Society of Mansfield, Greek Or - singing voice that allowed him LeRoy M. Smith Jr., his sister We’re Looking for Good Writers! Bay Ridge - Brooklyn, thodox Church. She is survived n NIKOLAKAKOS, DEMETRE to pursue his dream of perform - Maureen Luke, and several nieces The National Herald offers an op - NY 11209 by her children, Helen James, “JIM” ing for several years. He opened and nephews who truly loved portunity for enterprising college (718) 745-1010 Columbus, Ohio; Kathy (Gus) Fo - FLORENCE, S.C. - The Morning a gift shop and hair salon before him, and will miss him greatly. students or recent graduates, partic - Services in all localities - tos, Birmingham, Ala.; Gus (Con - News reported that Demetre meeting Ray Kroc in 1958. Jim He was a member of the Prophet ularly those with liberal arts or jour - Low cost shipping to Greece nie) Angelas, Irvine, Calif. and “Jim” Nikolakakos of Florence was one of the original investors Elias Greek Orthodox Church. nalism backgrounds, or good writers around the United States, including Paulie (Dave) Thill of Enterprise, passed away May 16 in a Flo - in the McDonalds restaurants and those with experience, who want a ANTONOPOULOS Ala.; Grandchildren Stacy James, rence hospital after an illness. Mr. opened the first franchise in the n TAVOULARIS, NICHOLAS chance to hone their skills and build FUNERAL HOME, INC. Columbus, Ohio, Randy (Karen) Nikolakakos was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin area. Over The Lowell, Mass. Sun reported their resumes by writing news and Konstantinos Antonopoulos - James, Worthington, Ohio; Liantina, Sparta, Greece, a son of the years, Jim’s keen business that Nicholas J. Tavoularis, 87, feature stories. These are unpaid po - Funeral Director Nicole (Lee) Creuzer, Birming - the late George and Sophia Kastri sense allowed him to grow the one of Lowell High School’s sitions but you will have a chance 38-08 Ditmars Blvd., ham, Ala., Marcie (Travis) Nikolakakos. He immigrated to number of stores he owned to greatest football stars and a life - to work with our staff as well as offer Astoria, New York 11105 Prescott of Birmingham, Ala., the U.S. in 1956, moved to 31, making him the largest Mc - long resident of the city, passed stories of your own about what’s go - (718) 728-8500 Chris Angelas, Portland, Ore., Canada, then returned to the U.S. Donalds franchise owner in the away May 19, at his home in Kit - ing on in your Greek American com - Not affiliated with any Jonathan (Abbie) Thill, Atlanta, in 1960. He owned and operated Midwest. His stores won many tery, Maine, following a brief ill - munity and get choice assignments other funeral home. to help you develop or enhance your Ga; Great grandchildren: Simon the Francis Marion Restaurant in awards from the corporation. He ness, with his loving family by career. Please send resumes and a and Greta James, Worthington, Marion for 35 years until his re - sold the business in 1996 and his side. The beloved husband of sample of your writing, and story APOSTOLOPOULOS Ohio; William Thill, Hudson tirement in 2000. He was a mem - permanently retired to Ft. Laud - Anna (Bavelas) Tavoularis, who ideas, to english.edition@thenation - Apostle Family - Thill, Atlanta; Alexander Creuzer ber of the Transfiguration of Our erdale, Florida. He was instru - survives him, the couple cele - alherald.com Gregory, Nicholas, Andrew - of Birmingham, Ala., and a sister, Savior Greek Orthodox Church mental in establishing the Ronald brated their 63rd wedding an - 2/06-26 Funeral Directors of Lillian (Gordon Jolly) of in Florence. He is survived by his McDonald House Charities of niversary last September. He was RIVERDALE Watchung, N.J. The funeral was wife, Katie Thompson Niko - Eastern Wisconsin and served as born in Lowell, March 7, 1924, LEADING GREEK AMERICAN FUNERAL HOME Inc. held at St. Constantine and Helen lakakos of Florence; three chil - the Chairman of the Board of Di - the son of the late John NEWSPAPER SEEKS 5044 Broadway Greek Orthodox Church, Mans - dren, Patty N. (Robert) Seastrunk rectors from its inception in 1983 Tavoularis and Katherine (Shi - Full-time AD sales representa - New York, NY 10034 field, Ohio. of Florence, George J. (Glenda) through 1986 and the Senior lakos) Tavoularis and served his tives for both GREEK and ENG - (212) 942-4000 Nikolakakos of Florence, MSgt. Chairman from 1987 until his country in the Army during LISH language publications. Ap - Toll Free 1-888-GAPOSTLE n GEORGE, NICHOLAS Pete J. (Christina) Nikolakakos death. Jim’s Greek heritage and World War II in the European and plicants should have some sales DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The of Navarre, Fla.; three brothers; upbringing contributed to his South Pacific campaigns, achiev - and/or marketing experience. LITRAS FUNERAL HOME Daytona Beach News-Journal re - Panagiotis Nikolakakos of Sparta, dedication to his Church and ing the rank of Mess Sergeant. Fluency with computer use and ARLINGTON ported that Nicholas George, 80, Greece, Albert Nikolakakos of community. He received the high - From 1946, he co-managed the knowledge of Internet a plus. Bi- BENSON DOWD, INC passed away on May 24 at Ontario, Canada, and Nikolas est layman recognition in 1997 lingual command of both lan - FUNERAL HOME Florida Hospital Memorial Med - Nikolakakos of Florence; seven with an appointment as an Ar - This is a service guages preferred. 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Continued from page 1 continue to avoid paying taxes, As lawmakers voted, stun putting the burden on workers grenades echoed across the the first, leaving the country and the poor. “This is bad, the square outside Parliament and without even revenues to pay country will be sold for a piece acrid clouds of tear gas and or - them back. That would cover of bread,” said Dimitris ange and green mist from Greece for the next five years. Kostopoulos, a 48-year-old in - smoke bombs and flares hung That was so much talk in the surer who was protesting told in the air. Several banks and Parliament as lawmakers went the Associated Press. “There storefronts were smashed, while through the motions of passing were many other more appro - Alexandros Athanassiadis, a So - the bill, with only one PASOK priate alternatives to this. Par - cialist dissenter who backed the lawmaker, Panayiotis Kouroub - liament has once again betrayed government at the last minute lis, voting against it. He was us.” Spyros Linardopoulos, a after saying he would vote summarily dismissed from the protester with the PAME union against the measures, was party by Papandreou who last blockading the port of Piraeus, briefly assaulted by protesters year promised that Greece said, “The situation that the after leaving Parliament on foot. would return to normal by the workers are undergoing is tragic Violence continued through - end of this year. On the streets and we are near poverty levels.” out the afternoon, and smoke outside there was a cauldron of He added: “The government has billowed from a post office be - fire and tear gas and battles be - declared war and to this war we neath the Finance Ministry, be - tween police and protesters that will answer back with war.” An - fore the fire was put out. Rioters begin in early afternoon on June other protester, 69-year-old An - set up burning barricades along 29 and lasted into the night with tonis Vrahas, said, “We don’t Syntagma Square, where clouds of tear gas and chemical owe any money, it’s the others demonstrators have staged a sit- weapons hanging over the city’s who stole it.” He added, “We’re in for the past month. Nearby main center of Syntagma resisting for a better society for streets were littered with thou - Square and scenes of police the sake of our children and sands of chunks of smashed ducking chunks of marble torn grandchildren.” marble and ripped up paving out of walls and buildings and EuROKINISSI stones used to throw at police. retaliating by beating numbers Above: Greek deputies debat - That coincided with the second of people the ground. ing a deeply unpopular aus - day of a 48-hour general strike In a haze of tear gas, protest - terity bill that provoked days that kept tourists from boarding ers hurled anything they could of rioting in the streets of ferry boats for the islands and S find at riot police and tried to Athens. They approved the I even disrupted air traffic. The R blockade the Parliament build - measure which will assess u specter of continued protests O ing. Before the vote, Papan - more paycuts and tax hikes K could undermine the govern - A dreou said, “There are only two for workers. The government N ment’s ability to implement the N A choices - the difficult road of said they are necessary to pre - I harsh austerity measures, which G

change and the easy road of de - vent a default. Right: Riot po - S slap taxes on even some of the O sertion, we have chosen the dif - lice walk in front of broken R lowest-paid Greeks and raise T E P ficult road,” he said, adding, marbles from luxury hotels / consumer taxes during a deep O

“The opposition can say what - during clashes in Syntagma T recession. Across Europe, offi - O ever it wants, it will not stop us Square, June 29, 2011. H cials hailed the vote as an act of P

from carrying out our historic P “national responsibility.” Ger - duty.” He nodded to the noise the consequences ... of a col - A man Chancellor Angela Merkel, outside the lawmakers couldn’t lapse.” whose country puts up most of see. “We must avoid the coun - WHAT PRICE SOLVENCY? the EU money for Greece, said, try’s collapse with every effort,” Many Greeks complain they “That’s really good news.” In a he said before the vote. “Out - have already paid dearly in a joint statement, the heads of the side, many are protesting. Some year that has seen public sector EU, Jose Manuel Barroso and are truly suffering, others are salaries and pensions cut and Herman Van Rompuy, said losing their privileges. It is their unemployment rise to above Greece had taken “a vital step democratic right. But they and 16% while the rich and politi - back — from the very grave sce - no one else must never suffer cians have largely escaped and nario of default.” The Fix Was In: Another Soccer Scandal Shakes Greek Sports, Society

Continued from page 1 named among the 70 suspects. choice to make: Do we want tion’s head told delegates that Referees Dimitris Kalopoulos football in the hands of hooli - soccer is close to sinking over Greece has asked Cypriot au - and Yiannis Spathas have also gans, violence, and match-fix - issues such as the lack of state thorities to assist in investiga - been identified as taking part in ers, forgers, and liars? A game support, clubs’ attitude to vio - tions. Psomiadis’s father Makis, the match-fixing ring. with deals made under the lence and the cloud of negativity a former president of Kavala Marios Lefkaritis, a Cypriot table, exploited by politicians, a hanging over the 41 cases of and AEK, was also on the police who is the Vice President of game of violence and threats? match fixing currently under in - list, authorities said. UEFA’s executive committee, Or do we want a game based vestigation. Other soccer bosses arrested said European soccer’s govern - on strong institutions and rules Besides the violence, which were the President of second- ing body was pleased with the and strong moral grounding?” is accepted in Greek football and division side Ilioupoli, Giorgos way the investigation is being He added: for which virtually no one ever Tsakoyiannis, and the manager handled. “We now ask what kind of is hit with a serious punishment, of second-division side Ethnikos “UEFA is satisfied with devel - soccer they want... That of the betting has seemed to get at Asteras, Nikos Pantelis. They opments and the way the bouncers, hooligans, liars, forg - the core of the game’s support. stand accused of several charges (Greek) state is handling the ers, obsolete ideas, under-the- Initially, seven people were including betting fraud, money matter,” he told Skai TV. Deputy table dealings, dependence on charged with betting on fixed laundering and participation in Citizens’ Protection Minister politicians who take advantage matches, while another eight a criminal group. The Greek Manolis Othonas connected the of it, fixed matches, violence suspects were currently under government responded to the probe to Greece’s ongoing strug - and threats? Or what we pro - investigation after each winning arrests by pledging to get to the gle to clamp down on corrup - pose, which is soccer based on more than $22,000 from the bottom of match-fixing allega - tion, a drive seen as tantamount institutions and rules, on de - state-controlled football pools. tions as part of a wider effort to in tackling the country’s mam - cency, reliability, moral values, That followed the relegation of tackle corruption in the debt- moth debt crisis. “This affair is without commitments and un - north Greek club Iraklis into a ridden country. The government of paramount importance,” Oth - derground dealings, soccer that second tier after discrepancies has repeatedly made similar onas said. “There will be no tol - has equality and meritocracy ad - in its finances were uncovered. vows but backed down on them. erance, no exceptions and no justed to global developments?” On April 30th at the Greek Cup Citizens’ Protection Minister compromise. This is what the There were reports that Pilavios final between AEK Athens and Christos Papoutsis said that the whole of Greek society is de - received death threats from un - underdogs Atromito, AEK hooli - police would “decisively” inves - manding, not just people linked known parties. “The situation is gans invaded the pitch and at - tigate any claims of corruption to football,” he said. “We are liv - somewhere between difficult tacked opposing supporters de - within football. “I want to call ing in a new era in our country, and tragic,” Pilavios stated. “The spite their team being 3-0 on all responsible parties, clubs where pockets of lawlessness only defense against this is to ahead. Despite that, AEK was and every citizen that is truly and corruption that until re - have a sport that is comprehen - named the champion, over cries interested in cleaning up Greek cently were considered no-go sively controlled.” The federa - that it should defaulted. football to provide the police areas or had high-level connec - with information that can cast tions and protection no longer light on all aspects of this affair,” AP PHOTO/NEwSPORTS, PARIS SARRIKOSTAS enjoy informal immunity,” he Papoutsis said in a statement. Greece’s top league official and Chairman of the champion added. The investigation was soccer team Olympiakos, Vangelis Marinakis, a powerful man. The scandal comes after the “We Are Ready to launched after European soc - Super League, in a symbolic ges - cer’s governing body UEFA and face criminal charges that cer league, is accused of collud - ture during its off-season, sus - handed Greek authorities a re - carry prison sentences of be - ing with a criminal gang and pended operations because of Leave For Australia” port citing irregular betting pat - tween five years and life. An - taking part in bribery to fix the violent incidents and a host of terns, mostly involving Greek other 70 suspects face lesser outcome of matches. Pa - other problems surrounding the Cup and division two games charges but the accusations are padopoulos, an Olympiakos game in Greece. Hellenic Foot - By Karen Kissane available for the problems is over the last three seasons. Au - nevertheless serious. Marinakis, player, Kostas Mendrinos, for - ball Federation President Sofok - Sydney Morning Herald also less. thorities initially named 15 sus - the owner of the Greek champi - merly of Olympiakos but now lis Pilavios said at the time that, ATHENS – It is a Sunday morn - ‘‘People are shooting up in pects, who are alleged to have ons and head of the organiza - with Aris, and Jose Reyes of Di - “We are facing a very major ing and the Prinarakis family are the streets,’’ she says. ‘‘A col - formed the hard core of the ring tion that runs Greece’s top soc - agoras are some of the players problem of violence. We have a together in their apartment in league stepped on a needle and an outer suburb of Athens. The had to have all the tests. I can’t children play on the balcony, lit - even get prostitutes to hospital tle Krystalia, 20 months, tod - for a medical check. For fami - dling after a ball, while her lies, schools are a very big prob - brothers concentrate on blowing lem. You need to send your chil - bubbles from bottles of bubble- dren to a private school if you mix. The bubbles float on the live in the city. We don’t have warm summer air as their the social net now because mother, Natassa, talks about a everything is collapsing.’’ different kind of bubble, the one The family wants to move: she was living in before the ar - either back to the country town rival of the debt crisis that is Natassa comes from, where they strangling Greece. Of the years would save on living costs and of growth that preceded the have better family support, or downturn, she says: “We overseas, to Canada or Aus - thought we were living the tralia. They will go to an Aus - American dream, that you can tralian Skills Expo they have make it. I realize it was a big heard about, where Greeks will fairytale that most of us believed be told what Australia is like in, in those years; the idea that and what kind of migrants it if you study hard and you work wants. They are not alone. hard you will have a life for you According to a report by the and for your kids. But we stud - daily newspaper To Vima, four ied hard and worked hard and out of 10 Greeks were ready to we can’t guarantee a future for leave the country if they found our kids.’” a job somewhere else. The Natassa, 40, has three uni - Greek organization for employ - versity degrees and is a social ment, OAEO, and European Em - worker. Her husband, Minos, ployment Services say there 45, is a drug counsellor. As part have been 546,500 applications of the cutbacks, employers have from Greece for jobs outside the made, each has lost four of their country since last year. Asked 14 pay packets a year. how he will maintain his Greek Natassa says: “‘I wouldn’t identity in a foreign land, Minos care if the state provided good gives his trademark wry grin. care for people but it doesn’t.’” ‘‘I will speak Greek within the AP PHOTO/KOSTAS TSIRONIS As a counsellor for sex workers, family. I will speak politics to These Games Are Different she can see social problems get - my children and we will fight ting worse: more STDs, higher together. We will fight each Artists perform at the marble Panathinaikon stadium in Athens during the opening ceremony of the Special Olympics Athens drug use including a crystal other all together and it will feel 2011 World Games on June 25, 2011. More than 7,500 athletes with mental disabilities from 185 countries will take part in the meth epidemic, more crime by like home!’’ His grin broadens. Special Olympics which end on July 4. The games came during a week of violent protests over government austerity measures. illegal immigrants. But the help ‘‘The Greeks are coming!’’ 8 EDITORIALS LETTERS THE NATIONAL HERALD, JULY 2-8, 2011

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We are a traditional community, rooted in the family, and one that in many ways revolves around the Church. When we think COMMENTARY about issues like marriage, the words we have heard in Church and Sunday School carry a lot of weight. It’s mainly in that light that we see gay marriage. Also, anything that appears to threaten family values raises alarms. And yet these men and women are Denying Reality in Greece, A Country That Can’t Be Fixed also part of our families. Perhaps the changes passed by New York last week are so radical for many people that a referendum was a preferable path. Still, By Tim Shufelt paper would be worthless.” he explained. But to insist that ture, compounded by the costs the main reason laws are changing is that fewer believe people Financial Post But what must be done and Greece’s insolvency should not of funding the entitlements of choose to be gay. The science points strongly to the notion that what has been done are worlds result in any loss for the coun - retired workers. Union conces - most people are born with their sexual orientation, so voters con - To fix Greece, a modern apart, he said. Europe’s political try’s creditors is unrealistic and sions were made a condition of clude their freedom should not be restricted. The noble idea of country built on the ruins of powers instead advocate unfair, said James W. Dean, Eco - the federal government’s loan universal human rights marches on, even in things that make us past civilizations, is to impose a “bailouts” to fund short-term nomics Professor Emeritus at Si - package, and the auto workers uncomfortable. modern financial blueprint on debt payments and austerity to mon Fraser University. “Greece quickly got on board with the the ruins of its failed economy. improve fiscal conditions. “The is greatly at fault,” Mr. Dean necessary restructuring. Greece is insolvent. That’s whole game from the get go has said. “But also, the lenders are “Essentially GM stopped be - Where were you? due, in part, to ingrained defi - been to preserve the bank’s cap - at fault, starting from the insti - ing a health care company and ciencies that have long kept the ital in this whole equation. tutions in Brussels and in Frank - got the union in alignment,” country deeply uncompetitive. There hasn’t been a bailout of furt, ranging all the way to the said Sheldon Stone, a turn - Most Greek Americans can remember where they were on the Prevailing over those forces will the countries under financial big German and Austrian banks around expert at restructuring tragic day when the Twin Towers collapsed, a horrible event that in - prove an historic challenge, but pressure, it’s been to preserve that lent them the money. “They firm Amherst Partners. “The cluded the destruction of the historic St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox one that should, in theory, not the banks’ financial solvency need to be given one big hair - union wanted to survive and Church. But do they remember where they were on Sunday? On that differ essentially from that fac - that have lent to these places. cut,” he said. To advocate oth - they realized what was at stake beautiful sunny day, AHEPA held an important rally on behalf of the ing any failed enterprise, includ - Nothing more,” he said. erwise promotes the moral haz - was the viability of those two church’s rebuilding, just a block from where St. Nicholas once stood ing other countries that have For their part, European offi - ard of further irresponsible companies.” No such recogni - and the Freedom Tower construction is rising, ever rising. fought back from default. Yet af - cials guiding the bailouts ex - lending. tion of the required shared pain While this paper has received countless letters to the editor on ter billions in bailout money and pound the risks of restructuring Of course, the Greeks them - has been arrived at in Greece. the topic and the St. Nicholas church is a topic on most Greek Amer - more than one year into its cri - Greek debt, warning it could trig - selves need to bear responsibil - The current financial course in icans’ lips, the turnout was disappointing. For the people of the St. sis, Greece has made roughly no ger a series of bank failures, lead - ity for their own irresponsible Greece will produce an esti - Nicholas community who go to every such event, silently holding up progress. In fact, its problems ing to an all out financial crisis finances and debt accumulation, mated deficit this year of 9.5%, their signs, praying or applauding – the absence of the community in have worsened. The debt bur - and imperil the euro. “They’re fed, in part, by an oversized well off the target of 7.6% set full force was disheartening, even an insult. den has increased, the country’s worried about systemic risk,” public service, exorbitant wage as a term of its €110-billion, There were leftover placards reading “Cut the red tape” and “Re - relationship with the rest of Eu - said Marc Chandler, global head scale, early retirement and an EU/IMF bailout. build St. Nicholas” at the event with only about 200 people (we rope is being poisoned by every of currency strategy with Brown overly generous entitlement Resistance to austerity in counted them). While AHEPA leaders came from Texas, Michigan bailout dollar thrown down the Brothers Harriman. “They’re regime. However, as IMF offi - Greece is in turn feeding resent - and Illinois, we wondered where the many leaders from here in New well, and the government has worried about a Lehman event.” cials visited Greece last week ment in Europe over the York were? Where were New York’s thousands of AHEPA brothers? lost all credibility with the Greek It’s difficult to say those fears are (May 9-13) to further negotiate bailouts. “The bad blood the Where were the regional groups that so successfully organize dances people, making austerity and baseless, particularly given the its bailout, the country’s largest Greeks have generated between and events? Where were the churches that so enthusiastically raise shared sacrifice politically im - enormous levels of cross-border unions staged a general strike, themselves and the rest of the money for ambitious building projects? Where were the recent grad - possible. Greece has become a debt linking the fate of Greece further contributing to the per - Europeans, is enormous,” Mr. uates who were told by their teachers about the merits of their Hel - casualty of an economic and to its neighbors. Pre-bailout, ception that the Greek worker Jurshevski said. “You’ve got lenic heritage and religion? currency union that lacks polit - Greece owed about $135-billion does not grasp the severity of hausfraus in Germany saying, It was a sad day when the curious tourists and equipment-hauling ical unity. The reduction in prin - to Europe’s Big Three: Britain, the situation and the sacrifice ‘We’ve got potholes on our street media almost outnumber the Greek Americans at a St. Nicholas rally. cipal the country requires is a France and Germany. “It could required to even begin the but the Greeks are retiring at We were disheartened too by the near-absence of clergy, let alone non-starter for European offi - open the banks to real threat of mammoth task of building a 49.’” It’s hard to argue with the Church leadership. Fr. John Romas was almost alone. They are in - cials, who seem primarily con - default,” Mr. Jurshevski said. competitive economy. And futility of the bailouts them - volved in a lawsuit, we were told. It would not be correct for them or cerned with protecting Greece’s “But in the end, it’s going to hap - therein lies a key failure of the selves, which amount to little the board of St. Nicholas to jeopardize a hearing procedure and upset major creditors. Meanwhile, the pen anyway. Would you rather attempted bailout of Greece. more than temporary injections Port Authority. Upset Port Authority? Greeks themselves seem unable manage that process or be man - The Greek government has of liquidity. “You’re not facing a What other community, we wonder, whose house of worship was or unwilling to face up to their aged by it?” failed to properly communicate liquidity problem but a solvency legally and historically on Manhattan’s most precious real estate, own fiscal realities. Additionally, the European to its constituents what is truly problem,” Mr. Hanke said. would still be exercising caution, discretion and making decisions A glance at Greece’s books is Central Bank itself holds a big at stake, Mr. Jurshevski said. In There is little indication, how - behind closed doors a decade after rebuilding has not taken place. enough to convince any objec - chunk of Greek debt, making turn, the country has been un - ever, that Europe’s governing This is not the time for caution anymore, but for bold daring public tive observer that a restructur - the central bank vulnerable to able to conjure anything resem - forces are willing to consider statements and actions. ing of its debt is crucial to the a restructuring. If Greece were bling a unified effort. For in - much beyond the current There is a way to appear at a rally while still keeping the tone country’s recovery, said Alex to pay 50 on the euro to its struction on how to properly bailout scheme. The “soft” re - positive. Jurshevski, founder of Toronto- debt holders, for example, the orchestrate a bailout, one might structuring currently being Bravo to AHEPA for trying to voice the community’s frustration. based Recovery Partners and an ECB would see virtually all of look to the U.S. government’s mulled, involving an extension But the status quo is not working. We shudder to think how one day, expert in sovereign restructur - its capital wiped out. “It would rescue of General Motors and of maturities and/or a reduction no one will remember what they were doing while St. Nicholas was ings. The Greek debt load sits probably end up being bank - Chrysler. While sovereign of coupon rates on Greek debt, not being rebuilt. at about €330-billion ($450-bil - rupt,” said Steve Hanke, Profes - bailouts differ from corporate will be insufficient to reduce lion,) or almost 150% of its GDP. sor of Applied Economics at ones, there are some telling Greece’s principal, Mr. Chandler “If Greece has to refinance its Johns Hopkins University. “That commonalities between the au - said. “People aren’t thinking Leave the Acropolis Alone entire debt at today’s coupons, would be a huge embarrassment tomakers’ collapse and Greece’s about that. The banks are think - it would be immediately bank - for the European Central Bank.” debt crisis. Both entities had en - ing, ‘How can we get our money rupt,” Mr. Jurshevski said. “It Also, considering the precedent trenched problems that, for back?’ The ECB is thinking, For a second time, the Acropolis - the most valuable legacy pos - couldn’t pay those coupons, it a Greek restructuring might set years, were understood and ac - ‘How can we avoid a systemic sessed by the country and the world - was profaned. Two major would crowd out all other gov - for Europe’s other PIIGS, which knowledged, yet ignored. At problem.’ No one’s thinking posters were hung by the Greek Communist Party-affiliated union ernment expenditure, the gov - collectively owed about $2-tril - GM/Chrysler, decades of collec - about what Greece needs to do.” PAME on the sacred rock, which contained nearly unintelligible ernment would fall, there would lion to the Big Three, a severe, tive bargaining produced a slogans - one in Greek and another in English - for the purpose of be riots on the streets, and their systemic reaction is conceivable, bloated salary and benefit struc - http://www.financialpost.com/ declaring their opposition to the new austerity program that was debated in the Parliament. The Acropolis is not a place for demonstrations. They should ANTILOGOS stop the sacrilege. The damage that they are inflicting on Greece is huge, because they are giving the impression to the world that we don't even respect our own cultural symbols. They are also doing damage to tourism, because tourists are making the pilgrimage out of interest for ancient archaeology, not Don’t Get Greeks Going About Politics contemporary political rivalries. The slogan-writers are strength - ening the belief that Greeks are not fit for the euro zone, nor can they be entrusted with the treasures of the Parthenon Marbles that Readers of The National Her - Greece from politicians where trickle effects. 4.5% decline, and the country are in London... Shame on PAME... ald’s website (www.thenational - they are used to take down gov - - Armodios Papagianakis would not be in the soup it is herald.com) find it a good place ernments. today. Will they ever learn? for kitchen table debates – elec - – Niko Seretis POLITICAL SYSTEM IS – Basil Zafiriou tronic style – and chimed in fast “ROTTING” IN GREECE Greek Americans and Money and furious over political devel - SENATORS WANT US TO The Greeks in Greece need • There are no good ideas opments in Greece, no surprise BLOCK GREEK IMF AID to wake up and get with the pro - mentioned in the article or any given our contentious nature. • These two Rep. Senators gram! If they continue this cir - specific plans to grow the econ - Under the Table need to take a course or two in cus they will starve themselves. omy, only more empty rhetoric LEFTIST LEADER BASHES economics. By denying Greece The protest should stop and of additional bailout funds and GREEK GOVERNMENT IMF bailouts they are risking a they should think about getting austerity. The addict needs to Wikileaks has published a telegraph from the then-U.S. Ambas - • What do the ‘leftists’ offer fallout in Europe that will surely back to work. “cold turkey” not more narcotic sador to Athens Charles P. Ries. The contents of the telegraph state Greece as solution? The same trickle to the United States. What – Nick Roussas and austerity will further shrink that Greek Americans that the embassy has been in contact with - old tired arguments which have if China were to stop lending the the economy. European central which are estimated at over 70,000 - unanimously agree that the been repudiated a million times. U.S. money? What effect would CALLS GROW FOR NEW planners and bureaucrats will Greek system is unacceptable, adding that they cannot get their I’m surprised any political figure that have on Americans? Or bet - GREEK MARSHALL PLAN NEVER properly monitor allo - work done or even build homes in their villages, if they don't give in the west would define hime - ter yet, how does the U.S. plan • Everyone is trying to help cated funds because they’re sim - money under the table to various employees... self as a ‘leftist’ without being on paying off the national de - Greece but the Greeks them - ply transferring wealth (in clas - Unfortunately, this telegraph doesn't tell us something we al - embarassed. fecit? I never even heard of these selves. Their daily blockades, ri - sic Socialist style) from the ready didn't know. It merely gives official credence to a reality – Philip Vorgias two idiots, Cornyn and Vitter! ots and work stoppages are scar - productive German taxpayer to about which people could write entire volumes from accounts – Niko Seretis ing away investors and tourists an unproductive Greek munici - given by Greek Americans, who eagerly run to their villages to • The leftists in Greece con - alike, making economic recov - pal worker. The “Troika” is only build a home with tears in their eyes. Most of the time this is an in - sist of all the lazy, unemployed, • The Senators have taken ery that much more difficult. To looking to help themselves and vestment that goes against their financial best interests, but it anarachist, rebels without a an oath to uphold the Constitu - illustrate, last year tourism grew their incompetent banking makes their childhood dreams come true, justifies them in the eyes cause, and grafitti artists. Al - tion/U.S. law and should be 20% in Turkey but fell 10% in friends in high places who now of their parents, and displays their decisiveness not to distance most all the violent protests you their primary concern. Greece is Greece. Given the significance realize that Greece will in - themselves from their roots. see on TV where buildings are insolvent and is unable to repay of the tourist sector in the Greek evitably default, biding their This investment is made with funds that they have earned set fire with innocent people in their existing debt, let alone any economy, had Greece achieved time to shore up their balance through hard work, but sadly, Greek Americans are usually forced them, cars and stores are van - new loans, regardless of origin. half the increase in tourism that sheets so that Greece’s creditors to put up with the shamefulness, unbelievable insolence, indiffer - dalized for no reason, and forest The U.S. will eventually have to Turkey did, the Greek economy will be able to withstand the loss ence, and plain, thuggish blackmail at the hands of so-called "civil fires set are from leftists. They contend with its own credit cri - would have registered positive of capital and still stay solvent. servants." So be it. If only this behavior was a thing of the past… enjoy plenty of support in sis with or without European growth last year instead of the - Armodios Papagianakis THE NATIONAL HERALD, JULY 2-8, 2011 VIEWPOINTS 9 LETTER FROM ATHENS Have Church Leaders Intentionally Missed Chances?

The Myth of Greece Lies By Evan C. Lambrou with deafening silence. Have they Special to The National Herald been told not to help? IS IT POSSIBLE? Within the Greeks “For if we sin deliberately after It’s not at all my intention receiving knowledge of the truth, here to denigrate Senator Skelos, there no longer remains a sacri - Rep. Bilirakis, AHEPA, the Ar - In 1995, my honored, the ones fice for sins, but a fearful prospect chons or HLA. I’m simply sug - best friend, Boston who illustrate the of judgment, and a fury of fire gesting that – other than a lack schoolteacher Nick distinction between which will consume the adver - of organization – there could be Tsiotos and I wrote a benefactors – who saries” another reason why they haven’t a biography of the give money to good (Hebrews 10.26-27) gotten more actively involved greatest Greek cause, though not al - with this issue, especially since American athlete – ways for good rea - NEW YORK – What an age we they are naturally inclined to one of America’s sons, and philan - live in. We have a governor who help. I’m sure they all at least best ever – Harry thropists - genuinely openly pushed for (and got) checked with the Archdiocese. Agganis, a name giving people. The “marriage equality,” but who says Were they advised to refrain from that is virtually un - former cop the nothing publicly about rebuilding getting involved? In the absence known to many awards, along with a Christian church which was de - of any other rational explana - young Greek by ANDY too many celebrities stroyed in downtown Manhattan tions, what else could it be? I Americans, just an - DABILIS who are Greek on 9/11, while a powerful public would hate to think this is the other shame to be American in name entity under his watch moves case. But people at the Archdio - piled on many oth - Special to only, but not people methodically to eradicate all cese aren’t stupid, and with so ers for our commu - The National Herald such as Tsiotos and traces of that church’s memory many missed opportunities to ad - nity which has so Larigakis and so from its historic setting. We have vance this noble cause more many hard working people who many others. an Archdiocese that, immediately openly, one has to wonder, is it care about their heritage, but The National Herald’s recent following the annual spring gath - possible that the Archdiocese has also so many rich people who list of the 50 Wealthiest Greek ering of the Archdiocesan Coun - actually asked our community don’t. It would be easier getting Americans included a handful of cil in early May, releases a disin - leaders (and others) not to form a nickel out of a dead man’s people who do give some of their genuous statement about our a more rigorous and comprehen - hand than a contribution from money to causes and charities theological school in Boston – an sive response? While it makes me them for a Greek American cause and museums and the few Mod - insipid press release which offers feel a bit uneasy, propounding that wasn’t a tax write-off or ern Greek Studies programs fad - nothing substantive about the such conjecture hardly makes me gave them a chance to beat their ing away faster than Cyprus’ school’s state of affairs, and noth - unreasonable. When I spoke to breasts and proclaim their love chances of getting rid of the oc - ing period about the plight of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in New York, which was de - senior administrators at NCC for who they say they are. They cupying Turkish army. Together, Saint Nicholas Church in down - stroyed in the September 11 terrorist attacks in 2001, stood near headquarters about issuing a are the ones who get honored, that rich list’s total wealth ex - town Manhattan. And we have the base of the World Trade Center towers, before they fell. statement supporting the recon - along with too many celebrities ceeds $33 billion, or about what an elderly Archbishop who struction of Saint Nicholas who are Greek American in tax evaders cost Greece each brought resolutions concerning technicalities, and the judge Archdiocese should ask him to Church, I was told that, unless name only, not people such as year, at the cost of seeing the the Ecumenical Patriarchate’s re - might seize on any one of those do. the Archdiocese makes an official Nick Tsiotos. He worked cease - country they all profess to love ligious freedom in Turkey before to rule against the Archdiocese. • In concert with the request, the NCC would likely lessly to help raise $150,000 for sliding into the dust bin of his - the New York State Legislature Moreover, attorneys also get paid Eparchial Synod, the Archbishop not get involved, even though a statue of Harry Agganis, which tory. Maybe they can name a this past May, with the support to do as they are instructed to could have held a joint press con - this issue concerns the minority is now in the Sports Museum of wastebasket after Herodotus. of the NYS Senate Majority do. If the Archdiocese, which ference, and asked other main - Christian rights of an NCC mem - New England in Boston, with a That list includes someone who Leader Dean Skelos, a person of may have painted itself into a stream religious leaders to stand ber communion. Perhaps the replica outside the Agganis Cen - gave $50 million – to his alma Greek Orthodox faith and her - corner by opting to openly focus in solidarity with our community NCC should still get involved ter at Boston University, where mater. Bravo. Maybe that Ivy itage. But neither Archbishop solely on a legal remedy, tells its about this issue. He didn’t. without being asked, but if the he was an All American football League school will do something Demetrios nor Mr. Skelos are lawyers to accept a settlement • The Archdiocese is a mem - Archdiocese quietly asked the and baseball player, and later a good with it, although probably openly pressing for rebuilding a (i.e., some short-sighted payoff) ber communion of the National NCC to refrain from helping out, rising star for the Boston Red not endow any scholarships for church right here in New York that doesn’t stipulate rebuilding Council of Churches. They could this would also amply demon - Sox. Apart from a few truly car - Greek American students. But State. the church on Ground Zero, then have asked the NCC to issue a strate that the Archdiocese has ing philanthropists such as couldn’t they have done just Before elaborating on the that’s what the lawyers are going substantive statement for public elected to do nothing beyond the George Behrakis, Christy Pa - swell with $25 million and the many inconsistencies pertaining to do. consumption about this issue. lawsuit on behalf of Saint poutsy and the late Telemachus other $25 million given to help - to the ongoing plight of Saint DUBIOUS MOTIVES? They didn’t. Nicholas Church. Demoulas, and organizations ing create a Hellenic High School Nicholas Church, let me unequiv - Beyond the lawsuit, the Arch - • The Archbishop attended The Archdiocese would prob - ocally state that I firmly believe diocese has simply not publicly the annual commemoration of ably argue, “There’s a lawsuit in actions on behalf of the Patriar - pursued other options to make Greek Independence Day at the place that’s complicating matters, chate are both necessary and sure the church gets properly re - White House this past March 25. so our hands are tied.” But unless long overdue. I applaud all such built. In light of that, could the President Obama himself was and until a legal expert con - efforts, and fully support any - Archdiocese be angling for some - present for that. His Eminence cretely explicates how and why thing which can help elevate thing else? I can’t say with cer - recited the usual litany of Hel - this particular lawsuit prevents awareness of the Mother tainty that this is the case. But lenic issues. He even cited the or precludes community leaders Church’s struggles in an oppres - I’m finding no credible evidence need to assist afflicted people in from taking more robust action sive environment with a govern - that it isn’t. As there has been no Japan, North Africa and the Mid - on behalf of Saint Nicholas ment which is typically hostile to transparent effort to resolve this dle East. While it’s important to Church, the lawsuit is just a con - its Christian minorities. But I re - issue from a sociopolitical stand - indicate that we are both cog - venient excuse not to exercise spectfully disagree with one of point, the Archdiocese’s true mo - nizant and deeply concerned other patently viable options. If the Archbishop’s statements dur - tives can be interpreted as some - about large-scale humanitarian that’s the case, why hasn’t the ing the 69th annual commence - what dubious. It doesn’t make crises, His Eminence did not once Archdiocese acted more force - ment exercises at Holy Cross on me feel good to say that. It really openly mention the plight of fully beyond the lawsuit? Why May 22. His Eminence asserted doesn’t. I honestly wish I could Saint Nicholas Church during isn’t the Archdiocese doing every - that the media is waging a “non- have a little more faith in the that auspicious occasion. Why thing it possibly can to ensure stop attack” against the faith. If whole process, and I don’t like not? Rebuilding Saint Nicholas the reconstruction of Saint the Archdiocese comports itself to feel suspicious. But the Arch - Church on Ground Zero is a Con - Nicholas Church? Why hasn’t it more confidently and more fre - diocese is clearly not keeping the stitutional matter of religious exhausted all of its political re - quently toward the media, it community fully informed about freedom, after all, right here on sources, capital and connections could convey crucial information this issue. Outside the lawsuit, in American shores (for the full list, to exert greater pressure on the TNH ARCHIVES more accurately, and thereby per - fact, it’s not being very proactive, please visit the web at www.then - Port Authority? Why hasn’t it Nicholas Larigakis, Executive Director of AHI form a valuable service for the at all. I have identified at least ationalherald.com)… brought all its institutional Church. That said, with the tenth 14 missed opportunities to dis - More than 75 Roman Catholic strength to bear for an eminently such as the Logganiko Society, on the grounds of Hellenic Col - anniversary commemoration of cuss the church’s plight publicly, professors signed a letter sent on winnable fight? What – or who – the statue was sculpted inch-by- lege in Boston, or break it up and 9/11 fast approaching, and with and thereby actively advance the May 11 to House Speaker John is holding the Archdiocese back? inch by $5 and $10 and $20 do - give to AHI and take out 100 the long-awaited reconstruction issue more vigorously. But those Boehner (D-Ohio), who is In the event that the lawsuit nations from the Greek American subscriptions to The National of Saint Nicholas Church still in opportunities went by the way - Catholic, criticizing him for sup - fails to achieve the desired result, community. Herald to give to students or put doubt, I find it very odd that the side, so my lack of confidence in porting policies contrary to what will the Archbishop tell us? Recently, Nick Larigakis, an - on the steps of churches so peo - Archdiocese interacts with the the Archdiocese’s sincerity about Catholic Church’s basic moral “Sorry. We did our best, but the other genuine Greek American ple can follow what’s happening State Legislature about the Patri - rebuilding Saint Nicholas Church teachings. Whether or not one lawsuit didn’t work out. The who cares about the community in their community and Greece? archate, but not about Saint is not without some foundation: agrees with Congressman judge was unfair and unjustly de - – and Greece, unlike the fakers It costs about $50 a year to be a Nicholas Church. • In concert with his brother Boehner’s sociopolitical positions cided against us. We have no and shakers who rule the coun - National Herald reader, about If the Archdiocese really cared bishops on the Holy Eparchial is not germane to this argument. choice but to accept the Port Au - try while plundering it of its last half of that to be an on-line about the Patriarchate, a link to Synod of the Church in America, What’s relevant here is that our thority’s terms. At least they’re remaining treasures, legacy and reader, the cost of a pizza and a the Patriarchate’s website would the Archbishop could have easily Roman Catholic brethren took an paying us a few million for the reputation – was again in Athens few beers at lunch, but you’d be much more prominently dis - sent a joint letter to New York open stand defending their faith church’s property.” and Cyprus. He was escorting the have better luck trying to get played on the Archdiocese web - Governor Andrew Cuomo, asking and its teachings, while Greek That would be pathetic. It last remaining hope for Greek Greeks to become Turks than get site (the current link is at the very for his help. He didn’t. Not even Orthodox leaders have stead - would also be inexcusable. If America to survive as a bloc, them to support the paper or bottom of the www.goarch.org a letter? Such a letter would have fastly failed or refused to do like - money is more important than young people, 14 college stu - AHI. That’s a shameless plug and homepage), and would be pub - made a tremendous impact. Is wise in defense of Saint Nicholas rebuilding a historic church on a dents as part of an annual Amer - pitch and plea, except it’s done lishing substantially more about every bishop on the Synod so in - Church. At my urging, Congress - national monument, then some ican Hellenic Institute program in the name of those students the Patriarchate in the Orthodox different to the plight of Saint man Gus Bilirakis of Florida, Re - Archdiocese officials have sadly that includes seeing parts of too that Larigakis brought to Observer, the Archdiocese’s offi - Nicholas Church? I find that hard publican co-chair of the House not learned their lessons from Cyprus occupied by Turks who Greece and who were smart cial newspaper. Moreover, as to believe. Hellenic Caucus, sent a letter on the “Westchester Watergate” live in homes owned by Greek enough to see through the chi - much as resolutions help educate • The Archbishop could have March 10 to Governor Cuomo scandal of the late 1980’s and Cypriots, the vestiges of the 1974 canery here and are the last best public servants about the Patri - asked to meet directly – and and his counterpart in New Jer - early 1990’s, when millions in American-and-British supported chance for the Greek American archate, the reconstruction of openly – with Governor Cuomo sey, Chris Christie. But the letter Church funds were used to fi - invasion of the island. Larigakis community to remain in exis - Saint Nicholas Church alone to discuss this problem. He did - only had seven signatures on it. nance a questionable land deal is President of the Washington- tence. would benefit the Patriarchate n’t. Oh sure, the Archbishop and With more than 90 members in that went awry. based AHI, and, like Nick Tsiotos, Larigakis noted that AHI is far more than any set of resolu - several others met recently with the House Hellenic Caucus, 30- If I’m being impatient with the kind of Greek American propped up by a nucleus of peo - tions adopted by legislators in Al - the Governor – behind closed 40 signatures could easily have this process; if there’s a reason - whose blood is hot with the pas - ple who care, but you can see bany or Washington. doors – and Mr. Cuomo appar - been obtained which, in turn, able explanation for why the sion for who they are and from the frustration and weariness of If Saint Nicholas Church is re - ently told them he’s waiting for would have made the letter Archdiocese has not pursued where their families came, not his indefatigable work for Hel - built on Ground Zero, where it an engineering firm to determine much more impressive and news - other avenues in addition to the the curiously cold lust of the rich lenism being ignored by those belongs, an Orthodox Christian whether or not the parcel worthy. Why didn’t Rep. Bilirakis lawsuit, then I ask forgiveness. and politicians for money and who have the means to help, but presence there would advance promised to the church seven try to obtain more signatures? The lawsuit, though necessary, power, whose ethnicity has been won’t, written on his face. It’s the the Orthodox Christian gospel years ago can still accommodate Was he asked not to do so? still a big gamble in my mind – drained out of them by apathy same look that will one day may immeasurably, and elevate a newly reconstructed church. AHEPA Supreme President as it puts too many eggs in one for their kind. It’s the likes of adorn the now shining young awareness of Orthodox Christian Notwithstanding the startling Nick Karacostas personally as - basket – but I’m happy to be Tsiotos and Larigakis, and former faces of the students, from issues among thousands of God- possibility that a group of engi - sured me months ago that the wrong, and would gladly admit AHI President Gene Rossides, schools such as Pennsylvania, fearing people in a tangible way neers might now tell the Gover - plight of Saint Nicholas Church undue (albeit genuine) concern. who should be recognized as real Montclair State, Georgetown and on a daily basis. It’s devoid of nor it’s a no-go – and thereby would be part of AHEPA’s “ever- If the lawsuit prevails and Saint Ambassadors of Hellenism, not Cal-State Fullerton when they, foresight to think otherwise. I give Mr. Cuomo an amoral out – expanding agenda.” At a pro- Nicholas church is properly re - so many of those put on a too, look around and see they have stated the arguments for re - there goes the Archdiocese again, church rally on Ground Zero last built onsite, I’ll jump for joy. God pedestal because they made mil - are among the last standing few building the church on Ground meeting with public officials pri - Sunday, June 26, he noted that and Saint Nicholas still have a lions building empires of dirt or Greek Americans who cared Zero (and against the Port Au - vately. This is almost totally un - AHEPA sent a petition with role to play, though, and we are can sing or dance or act but are enough to come to Greece and thority of New York & New Jer - acceptable. The Governor’s dis - 20,000 signatures to the Port Au - also expected to do our part re - empty vessels, not the chalices return home infused with hope, sey’s unconscionable obstruction position toward reconstructing thority last fall. More than 200 sponsibly. If the Archdiocese loses we need. not fear or worry. That’s because thereof) in previously published the church is reportedly favor - people participated in the long its case, then our ecclesiastical The AHI has a number of gen - they don’t know yet what people pieces, so there’s no need for me able – in private – but after al - overdue rally, and they deserve leaders won’t be able to blame erous supporters – but not such as Tsiotos and Larigakis and to restate those arguments here. most ten years of waiting, a high commendation for doing so, the attorneys or the judge – or enough of them – just as The Na - so many other nameless, faceless Unfortunately, the Archdiocese meeting with the Governor about but AHEPA didn’t inform the com - even the Port Authority, any - tional Herald has a hard core of volunteers for Greek American itself, which could much more rebuilding a historic church on a munity about the rally until five more. They would only have dedicated readers – but not causes sadly came to realize, effectively disseminate those ar - national monument should have days beforehand. The Archbishop themselves to blame for “work - enough of them – because in that, as Larigakis wrote on these guments than any individual ad - been held publicly, with more certainly wasn’t there, and key ing behind the scenes” to the both cases the richest of our peo - pages, that too many Greek vocate ever could, has not effec - than just a handful of people pre - elected officials were noticeably church’s detriment, and not do - ple would rather build a strip Americans – and Greeks - just tually presented those arguments sent. What – or whose – purpose absent. While the rally provided ing everything they could have mall somewhere or send money don’t care. And that’s why one to the wider public. As a result, does it serve to meet with Mr. some welcome relief to the done – on behalf of our entire to the Church, whose leaders live day there may be no AHI and no the issue sits on a backburner Cuomo privately about this? The draught of political inaction, pre- community of faith – to support in million dollar homes and programs to bring students to which isn’t even burning on low. only positive aspect to that meet - rally efforts seem somewhat lack - a blameless house of worship apartments and are chauffeured Greece, and perhaps not even There are some in our com - ing was the presence of John Cat - luster. AHEPA customarily mobi - which deserved far better than it in luxury cars but haven’t built a The National Herald. And who munity who ask, “The Archdio - simatidis. Mr. Catsimatidis lizes more intensively than that. got. They will have no excuse, single Greek American high will be to blame? All of us. cese has initiated a federal law - helped engineer a very nice deal Was AHEPA asked to eschew its and for the sake of historical school. suit against the Port Authority. for the church with the Pataki efforts to help the church? Con - record, that merits being chroni - They are the ones who get [email protected] What more do you want?” A lot Administration back in 2002, so spicuously, the Archdiocese still cled in our community’s oldest more, frankly. It has nothing to it was about time the Archdio - hadn’t posted anything about the and largest newspaper. do with the strength and sound - cese asked him to re-enter the AHEPA rally at press time. Where ness of the lawsuit, or with the fray. They should have asked for is the Archdiocese’s synergy with Mr. Lambrou, a graduate of quality of the hired law firm. The his help when the Port Author - the community on this issue? I Washington University in St. Comments? lawsuit seems solid, and the ity’s attitude turned sour in the also contacted the Order of Saint Louis and Holy Cross Greek Or - Archdiocese’s attorneys appear spring of 2009. In any case, it’s Andrew (Archons of the Ecumeni - thodox School of Theology in The National Herald welcomes your response to be doing a decent job, so far. high time Mr. Cuomo indicates cal Patriarchate) and the Hellenic Boston, was managing editor of to any article or editorial Please send e-mail to But the Port Authority has attor - his position on the church pub - Lawyers Association, and asked The National Herald from neys, too, and all they need do is licly – like Governor Pataki did – them to help Saint Nicholas October 2004 thru September [email protected] present some minor points or and that’s precisely what the Church. Those requests were met 2009. 10 THE BACK PAGE THE NATIONAL HERALD, JULY 2-8, 2011

AP PHOTO/PETROS KARADJIAS Riot policeman stand in front of a parliament as protesters throw back tear gas canisters. It looked like a scene from a war movie as the protesters fought back, using the police’s own weapons. The Toxic Battle of Syntagma Square

ATHENS – Constitution Square, or Syntagma Square as it’s more lent protesters blowing horns and pointing laser beams at the Par - workers, pensioners, the young, and hooded anarchists who seize popularly known, is the heart of Greece’s capital city, home to the liament, venting their anger at lawmakers and a government which on demonstrations to attack the government for any reason, rioted. Parliament and the Evzones and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, last year cut workers pay and raised taxes to get international loans It was bad on the first day but worse on the second when Syntagma and the main stop for the Metro subway. Tourists gather to watch to keep from going bankrupt – which failed – and now has done it Square turned into a violent battle zone, scattering protesters, the changing of the Evzone guard, rich guests at the luxury hotels, again, creating seething rage in a populace which believes Greek tourists and visitors for the nearby Special Olympics and turning including the Grande Bretagne, can watch the goings on while their Prime Minister George Papandreou is taking his orders from the so- the city’s center into a cloud of tear gas and smoke from chemical luxury cars are parked right in front by hotel staff. There’s a Mc - called Troika of the European Union-International Monetary Fund- weapons, bringing people to their knees gasping for breath, pulling Donald’s, a dreary concrete fountain which is rarely turned on and European Central Bank which is lending Greece $155 billion to at eyes and noses burning and running with mucous and tearing looks like a giant dog bowl, and a few weak attempts at renovating keep from going bankrupt and demanded another round of deep the lungs, causing hundreds of breathing-related injuries as pro - the plaza have left it a combination of a few patches of grass and austerity cuts to protect the banks which have lent the money. testers turned on police, using chunks of marble torn off walls and trees, but it’s still perhaps the city’s main meeting point. For more And so, as the Parliament debated and then passed the new buildings, wooden staves and fire extinguishers. Here are some of than a month, it’s been witness to a scene of thousands of non-vio - austerity measures on June 28-29, a strange brew of protesters – the scenes.

PHOTOS: AP PHOTO/PETROS GIANNAKOuRIS A protester clashes with riot police at the entrance of the busy Metro station. A protester prepares to hit riot police with a stick. Some demonstrators came well armed too.

AP PHOTO/PETROS KARADJIAS Protesters armed with heady wooden staves clash with riot police while others flee. A protester walks in front of a burning vehicle, a television van parked near the action.

PHOTOS: AP PHOTO/PETROS KARADJIAS A riot policeman kicks a protesting drummer. A protester uses a fire extinguisher against police. It was one of a number of devices that demonstrators used.