The National Herald 04/15/2016
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S O C V st ΓΡΑΦΕΙ ΤΗΝ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ W ΤΟΥ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΣΜΟΥ E 101 ΑΠΟ ΤΟ 1915 The National Herald anniversa ry N www.thenationalherald.com A wEEkly GrEEk-AmEriCAN PuBliCATiON 1915-2016 VOL. 19, ISSUE 966 APRIL 16-22, 2016 c v $1.50 5th Avenue Pergamon and Hellenistic Kingdoms Opens at MMA Sea of Blue Ancient World Art & White for Exhibit Runs Apr. 18 The Parade Through Mid-July By Eleni Sakellis TNH Staff The Metropolitan Museum of NEW YORK – The sky was crystal Art (MMA) presents Pergamon blue from sunrise on April 10, and the Hellenistic Kingdoms of Greek Parade day in New York the Ancient World, an extraor - City, but it was feared the chill in dinary exhibition highlighting the air would dampen the festiv - the art and artistry of the Hel - ities. Not only did the spirit of lenistic Age. the children marching and the Covering the period between thrill of cheering the Evzones and the death of Alexander the the enthusiasm of the big crowd Great in 323 BC and the start of guarantee a great day, the wind the Roman Empire in the 1st also paused to honor the heroes century BC, the exhibition in - of 1821 and it was a fairly warm cludes over 260 works of art, day, after all. statues, mosaics, jewelry, vases, The marching began right on pottery, and coins, some on view time at 1:45PM, commenced – in the United States for the first as tradition would have it of a time. The exhibition is a historic parade first held in New York in collaboration between the MMA 1938 and which premiered on and the Pergamon Museum in Fifth Avenue in 1951 – by the Berlin, reassessing the artwork New York Police Department’s of the period once regarded as Mounted Color Guard and cere - decadent. Recent excavations monial band, the St. Paul’s Soci - and new studies have fostered ety of Eastern Orthodox officers, a deeper appreciation of Hel - the NYC Corrections Dept. Hel - lenistic art and its widespread lenic Society, the Fire Department influence in the ancient world. of NY Hellenic Society, and the The ancient city of Pergamon U.S. Marine Corps. was once a center of wealth and New York’s Mayor Bill de Bla - power under the Attalid dynasty, sio was made an Honorary Grand rulers of a large section of Asia Marshal, joining Michael E. Minor in the Hellenistic era who Seremetis and Gordon Chang, made the city the capital of their and marching with the 2016 kingdom. These Hellenistic Grand Marshals leading the Pa - TNH/COSTAS BEJ kings, successors of Alexander, rade, New Democracy President The stately Presidential Guard of the Greek Republic dressed as traditional Evzones marches along Fifth Avenue, representing followed his example of artistic Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Congress - Hellenic regions including Macedonia, Pontos, and Crete, at New York City's Greek Independence Parade on April 10. patronage, influencing tastes in man John Sarbanes, industrialist art for centuries. Royalty and and Philanthropist Dr. Spiros wealthy elites commissioned Spireas, and Alek Skarlatos, the works that blended the clean hero who helped foil a terrorist NY Grand Marshals Shine and Inspire at Parade lines of Classical Greek art with attack on a Paris-bound train last Eastern cultural influences and year. more elaborate decorative The first Parade elements seen NEW YORK – More than 450 and Alek Skarlatos, who helped Spiros Cardamis on piano, pre - York, which organizes the pa - styles, creating a dynamic artis - by the crowd on both sides of people filled the ballroom of the foil a terrorist attack on a Paris- sented thrilling renditions of the rade, echoed Christopher in tic expression in everything Fifth Avenue included The Greek New York Hilton on April 9, the bound train last year. national anthems and later de - praising the Grand Marshals from monumental sculpture to School of Plato Marching Band, eve of the Greek Parade for a PSEKA Founder and Presi - lighted with guests with popular and the hundreds of people who the smarty-dressed Greek flag- Gala dinner that celebrated the dent Philip Christopher was the Greek songs. supported the parade as volun - waving visiting students of Hel - 195th anniversary of the start evening’s Emcee. He invited The diplomatic corps of teers and benefactors, especially lenic College of Thessaloniki, and of the Greek War of Indepen - Archbishop Demetrios to offer Greece and accompanied Dep. Spireas, who was a grand bene - soon Miss Greek Independence dence and to honor four excep - the invocation, assisted by Dea - Minister of Defense Dimitrios factor of the gala dinner. Maria Exarchakis and her en - tional Hellenes who served as con Eleftherios Constantine. The Vitsas and Commissioner Photis The memory of Archbishop tourage followed on their float. Grand Marshals: the leader of latter conveyed the great appre - Photiou representing Greece Iakovos, who passed away on The children of St. Basil’s Greece’s official opposition Kyr - ciation and love of Ecumenical and Cyprus, respectively. Parade Day, April 10, 2005, was Academy and the Cathedral iakos Mitsotakis, Congressman Patriarch Bartholomew for the Petros Galatoulas, the Presi - also invoked. John Sarbanes, industrialist and community and Soprano Anas - dent of the Federation of Hel - Continued on page 4 Philanthropist Dr. Spiro Spireas, tasia Zanni, accompanied by lenic Societies of Greater New Continued on page 2 Greek-Ams. Campaigning for Hillary By Constantine S. Sirigos primary on April 19 – past races major fundraisers in New York TNH Staff Writer have been all but decided by the and Washington and has held time New Yorkers vote – as cru - conference to mobilize the NEW YORK – It is one of the cial this year and the large Hel - Greek vote in different primary most exciting primary seasons lenic population all over the states. in years and Greek-Americans state puts the community at the Gianaris recently partici - are in the thick of it. A number front lines of opportunity. pated in a fundraiser held in the of them are top aides in the re - Anastasiou agrees the com - Manhattan home of Dennis and maining candidates’ campaigns munity is in a position to make Karen Mehiel that was attended and others are busy mobilizing impact, and that Clinton should by entrepreneurs and commu - Statue of Athena Parthenos. the Greek-American community. be the community’s choice. nity leaders like Nikos Mouyiaris Greek Americans for Hillary “We believe she is the best and George Tsunis. even the most ordinary of ob - is a national committee of mem - candidate for the position con - HELPING BEYOND jects. A 13-foot tall marble bers of the community support - sidering…her knowledge of the CHECK WRITING statue of the goddess Athena ing Clinton. “They are leading issues and her long history of Anastasiou said the best way from the Pergamon library, the efforts to mobilizing the Greek supporting Greek causes…and to be directly involved is to help second most important library vote,” committee member Ted her experience as First Lady and with canvassing New York City in antiquity after the Library of Anastasiou told TNH. as Secretary of State.” neighborhoods and phone Alexandria, numerous Roman- The chairpersons are Amb. Anastasiou noted her support banks, but he said “everyone style marble portrait busts, and Eleni Tsakopoulos, Michael for Greece during the bailout can help by speaking to their gilded silver cups are among the Dukakis, and John Podesta, who negotiations was critical and friends and family… fellow artifacts on display in the exhi - Greek American Patriots Meet New England Patriot is the Chairman of the 2016 that she pushed the Cyprus re - church-goers, neighbors, and bition as well as a model of the Hillary Clinton presidential cam - unification peace talks. Hillary colleagues about the importance Great Altar of Pergamon, the On their way to the Greek Independence Day Parade in New paign. supporters also note the key role of having a true friend on Greek original western front of which York City on April 10, 17-year-old Andoni Tsougarakis (dressed NY State Senator Michael Gi - Bill Clinton played in opening issues be the nominee of the De - is the most famous artifact in as an Evzone) and 11-year-old Markos Poneros (a Scout) from anaris is running as a delegate the way to Cyprus’ entrance to mocratic party.” the Berlin antiquities collection. the Cathedral of St. John the Theologian in Tenafly, NJ stop pledged to Clinton and he spot - the EU. for a photo with New England Patriots Quarterback Tom Brady. lighted the upcoming New York The committee has hosted Continued on page 2 Continued on page 6 Tina Santorineou, Dignified LIC Opening In Life and In Death Alike For Velios By Stephen Diacrussi Alitalia, due to her fluency in Real Estate Special to the National Herald Italian, a language she studied at a young age in conjunction Tina Santorineou peacefully with her studies in classical mu - TNH Staff passed away on April 1st after a sic. She aspired to become a brief hospitalization. She was 80 keyboard soloist, but her com - NEW YORK – Velios Capital, a years old. manding voice was soon recog - new commercial real estate fi - A dedicated radio personal - nized even before coming to nance firm, born of the decades ity, Santorineou devoted her re - America, having worked for of experience and dynamic tirement years in the caring for Greek State Radio. Her associa - working relationship between her older sister Maria, a pedi - tion with radio soon brought her its principals, George Eliopoulos atric hematologist who died on in touch with legendary Greek and Dimitri (Jimmy) Vattes, Santorineou’s birthday last Au - radio pioneer Ted Athas and hosted its grand opening at the gust.