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E 10 0 ΑΠΟ ΤΟ 1915 The National Herald anniversa ry N www.thenationalherald.com A wEEKlY grEEK-AmEriCAN PuBliCATiON 1915-2015 VOL. 19, ISSUE 949 December 19-25, 2015 c v $1.50 Behrakis is Awarded Dean Skelos: Rise and Fall of NY Pow1er Broker Honorary Doctorate by The Sen. Majority Leader’s Mercurial University in Greece Ascent, and Crash

By Yiannis Sofianos Those accolades alone would ALBANY, NY – For years Dean Athens Correspondent be enough for which to honor Skelos was one of the most pow - Behrakis, Maravegias said. erful men in New York, a small- ATHENS – In a ceremony re - “But he didn’t stop there. Fol - town lawyer who became the plete with academics and other lowing his very successful career Senate Leader in the New York dignitaries at the University of and having created a remark - State Legislature, a man whose Athens on December 11, ac - able fortune, he decided to give position and sway was sought claimed businessman and phil - back to society for the accep - by power brokers and governors anthropist George D. Behrakis tance and the trust it showed alike. received an honorary doctorate him. He is one of the most im - It didn't take him long to get from the Medical Faculty of the portant Greek-American bene - that far in New York politics, National and Kapodistrian Uni - factors and humanitarians, con - what prosecutors say has been versity of Athens for his contri - stantly promoting Greek a cauldron of corruption for butions to science, pharmaceu - civilization, culture, and his - years, not surprisingly for a sys - ticals, and medicine, and for his tory.” Behrakis, who has funded tem that 150 years ago pro - extensive humanitarian endeav - training in the United States for duced the notorious political ors. many Greek doctors, is also a machine of William “Boss” University Chancellor key sponsor of antismoking pro - Tweed, a Democrat who also Napoleon Maravegias intro - grams in Greece, Maravegias served in the Senate. duced Behrakis and spoke about said. “It is a particularly signifi - As Skelos found, and as his contribution to people’s cant moment for all of us to wel - Shakespeare said, “Politics is a health and quality of daily life, come a top scientist, with a mul - thieves game. Those who stay and noted his membership on tifaceted personality who in it long enough are bound to numerous academic boards and honors Greece and the United be robbed.” And he was, just as various awards by leading sci - States. A complete human being prosecutors said he robbed his entific organizations in the who lives within society and lis - constituency of the trust they United States and around the tens to its needs,” Marvegias AP PHOTO/YOrgOS KArAHAliS gave him when he was first world. said of Behrakis, to thunderous Migrant Needs Provide Use for Athens Olympics Facilities elected in 1980 for an Assembly applause. seat. GREAT, PLAIN MAN Migrants carry their belongings as they leave a former Olympic indoor stadium where they had Skelos, 67, and his son Behrakis’ cousin, Dr. Panagi - been housed in Faliro on Dec. 16. Hundreds of people have been temporarily housed in the sta - Adam, 33 – who proved to be WITH THIS ISSUE otis Behrakis, a professor at the dium after being removed a few days ago from Greece's northern border with FYROM. his downfall – were convicted University’s Medical School, said this month on Federal corrup - about the honoree: “Today, the tion charges, the second time in National and Kapodistrian Uni - two weeks a powerful state po - versity of Athens honors an ex - litical leader was brought down. ceptional member of the Greek Capital Link Awards Onassis Leader Former Assembly Speaker Community of North America. Sheldon Silver, a Manhattan De - With mixed feelings, of great mocrat, was convicted on honor, as well as emotions re - By Demetris Tsakas Dr. Antonis Papadimitriou when eign Minister for International charges that he took $4 million sulting from my relation with TNH Staff Writer he accepted the Capital Link Economic Relations in charge of in kickbacks. George Behrakis, I will try to Hellenic Leadership Award on International Economic Rela - A Federal jury convicted him briefly present his scientific NEW YORK – “In 2004 when December 14. tions & Investments, Dimitris and his son on charges that the work. “Born and raised in Greece organized those dream Papadimitriou, the President Mardas, Deputy Minister of Long Island Republican used his Boston, he graduated from Olympic Games, when we won and Treasurer of the Alexander Tourism Elena Kountoura, Am - position to extort payments and Northeastern University with a the European Championship in S. Onassis Public Benefit Foun - bassador of Greece in Washing - no-show jobs for son, said to be degree in pharmacy and he im - soccer, we were all very opti - dation was honored at the din - ton, DC Christos Panagopoulos so ungrateful for the largesse mediately dedicated himself into mistic about Greece and if some - ner held at the New York Yacht and Greek Ambassador to the that came through his father’s the field of research and science. one at that time dared say that Club in Manhattan after the suc - UN Catherine Boura. position he lashed out at others He developed new methods of ten years from now Greece cessful conclusion of the 17th The guests of honor included when he did show up. packaging, administering, circu - would end up bankrupt, no one investment forum which was Consuls General of Greece and It was hubris, a lesson from lation, and pharmacotechnical would believe him. Today, I tell held at the Metropolitan Club Cyprus George Iliopoulos and Ancient Greek tragedy, that was use, which made life easier for you that ten years from now we in Manhattan. Guests declare it Vasilios Philippou respectively, the undoing of both. It took millions of people. will again a Greece that will be was one of best-attended ever. as well as Greek-American en - decades to show. When it did, rich and prosperous,” declared The dinner was attended by his fall was faster than his rise. Continued on page 8 Onassis Foundation President dignitaries like The Deputy For - Continued on page 8 Skelos always wanted more, and fast, his record showed and was dripping with ambition. In 1982, after only one term in the Assembly as a staunch Conserv - “Echoes of Historic St. Spyridon Focused on Rebuilding ative, he challenged incumbent Democratic State Senator Caro - line Berman, but lost even Greece” By Constantine S. Sirigos though the district was gerry - TNH Staff Writer mandered to favor a Republi -

Brings Greek NEW YORK – While the proud Continued on page 9 and historic parish of St. Spyri - don in Upper Manhattan’s Wash - Life to N.Y. ington Heights neighborhood can be called a wounded com - munity after the dramatic and One Left in By Stephanie Nikolopoulos sudden downfall of its pastor, the now-defrocked George Pas - NEW YORK – Athens street sias, the celebration of its Feast WWII Greek- scenes, Medieval Cretan towns, Day on December 12 with a Di - and Santorini churches exem - vine Liturgy led by Archbishop plify the diversity of Greece in Demetrios and a luncheon American “Echoes of Greece,” a photogra - hosted by its Philoptochos chap - phy exhibit currently on view at ter is evidence of healing and New York City’s Umbrella Arts. hope for the future. Valor Family Seen through the lens of ten Father Evagoras Constanti - photographers, the country and nides, who was assigned to min - people depicted are at once fa - ster to the current needs of St. TNH Staff miliar and timeless to anyone Spyridon, told the congregation who has traveled there in the “I thank each of you for your There were five brothers in past thirty years. love and support.” the Caraganis family of Dracut, A wild-haired, mustachioed During the luncheon that fol - Massachusetts when World War man sits smoking at a visibly lowed the liturgy, Archbishop II broke out and four of them dirty outdoor table in a small Demetrios expressed his faith in went off to war – and returned village, in Judith Panagotopulos’ the historic community. In his safely – three seeing combat and “Good Morning.” Chin tucked sermon highlighting the life of one, Costas, becoming the first into her neck, eyes hidden be - St. Spyridon, he cited the vio - Greek-American to attain the hind sunglasses, a burly shop - lence in the world and the TNH/COSTAS BEJ rank of Brigadier General. keeper in a calf-length floral Father Bill Gikas holds aloft the icon of St. Spyridon, patron saint of the historic parish Wash - The oldest, he saw Nicholas, skirt sleeps in the tiny entrance Continued on page 6 ington Heights, during a procession at vespers for the beloved saint’s feast day. George and Evan join him in the to a newsstand crammed with Army, a family with distin - tourism books, magnets, and guished itself with service and gleaming icons in a typical dedication. They were mostly Athens scene, shot by Susan raised by a devoted mother, Schiffer. Margarita Greece Sells Cathedral Angels Heard on High Christina, who worked at hard Mavromichalis’ vibrantly col - jobs after their father, Louis, ored “Resting” depicts an old died in 1930 at age 59. woman in Rethymno, sleeping Off US Press By Constantine S. Sirigos The Caraganis family stuck peacefully in a bed outfitted TNH Staff Writer together, as described by the with a clash of patterned sheets. Lowell, Mass. Sun in a feature The group exhibition origi - Offices NEW YORK – It was indeed a based on the memories of Evan, nated from two photography choir of angels that the people the youngest and now, at 92, workshops Harvey Stein and who filled the Archdiocesan the last surviving member of Mavromichalis ran in Greece this By Demetris Tsakas and Cathedral of the Holy Trinity en - one of the greatest generation. May. In addition to students Aris Papadopoulos countered the evening of De - He was a senior at Dracut spending time photographing cember 13. Maria Koleva High School when the war bro - people, fish markets, cemeteries, NEW YORK – The Government presided over a little holiday ken and couldn’t wait to sign up and the sea, the instructors led of Greece sold the office space miracle when she conducted the and follow his brothers into bat - them in demonstrations, discus - occupied by the Greek Press Of - Archdiocesan Youth Choir’s an - tle. Ironically, he would be the sions, and critiques of their work. fice in New York, as well as the nual Christmas Concert. only one who didn’t see combat, Afterward, Stein asked each of building in Washington, DC, The music began with the spending his time in England the photographers—Bruce Cohn, which housed the Greek Em - children sweetly intoning Agia with the Army Air Corps Eighth Leda Costa, Jeff Larson, Cather - bassy’s press operations and Nixta – Silent Night, its opening Maria Koleva conducted the Archdiocesan Youth Choir at its Air Force for almost two years. other services. notes on piano played by Kon - annual Christmas Concert in Holy Trinity Cathedral in N.Y. Serving as a ground-crew ar - Continued on page 11 The Ambassador of Greece stantinos Valianatos reverberat - morer, Evan’s duties included to the United States Christos ing throughout the warmly lit parochial, afternoon and Sun - pieces intrigued the audience of cleaning and preparing the guns Panagopoulos and the new Di - nave of the Cathedral beauti - day schools supplemented by Manhattan music-scene veter - and hanging the bombs the pi - rector of the Greek Press Office fully decorated for Christmas. college-age soloists displayed re - ans and neophytes alike. lots would use in air missions For subscription: Greece in New York Sia Papatri - The Ukrainian Bell Carol, markable poise and there was Archbishop Demetrios, with over Germany, France, Belgium 718.784.5255 anatafyllou confirmed the stales with its dramatic opening on pi - an extraordinary richness and many heads nodding in agree - and Poland. [email protected] and said that these buildings be - ano and voice followed, and the maturity in their voices. ment, said he especially enjoyed “One day I think we had longed to the government but third piece was a traditional The program contained “Nutcracker Jingles” – the words three squadrons go off and I that ownership had passed to th Cypriot carol begun on violin by songs in Greek and English in a of Jingle Bells set to a suite of think half of them didn’t come Hellenic Republic Asset Devel - Nicholas Sofos. variety of styles from a range of music from Tchaikovsky’s Nut - back,” Evan told Sun reporter The choir, which consists of countries, and innovative Continued on page 8 students from Greek-American arrangements of well-known Continued on page 6 Continued on page 8 2 THE NATIONAL HERALD, DECEMBER 19-25, 2015 THE NATIONAL HERALD, DECEMBER 19-25, 2015 3

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By Constantine S. Sirigos Left to right: Areti – no one can see them, but the murder. Country? The people of TNH Staff Writer Giovannou, Thorsteinn Cretan feels them powerfully. Ukraine will tell you they have Arbjornsson, who performed Hadjidakis and Kazantzakis seen enough of nationalism in NEW YORK – The recent per - songs from his native are among those creators, as - the past century. formance at the Opera Center Iceland, and Stefanos sisted by interpreters like Koro - Indeed even Love has been in New York of excerpts from Koroneos, shared the stage neos and Giovannou, who commercialized and made ba - Manos Hadjidakis’ theatrical and each contributed his and demonstrate the broader, nal, but those who voluntarily adaptation of Nikos Kazantzakis’ her passion to the evening of deeper and more powerful cre - exile themselves from the con - novel Captain Michalis is just fine music at the Opera ative force that bursts the temporary on Valentine’s Day one example of the treasures Center in Manhattan. bounds of the words “poem” will find refuge in the songs and that await Greeks and non- and “poetic.” music of these two Cretan He - Greeks alike when they explore They look from the outside, People’s souls can “see” the roes. the lesser-known works of the but the art of Cretans like Had - truth in the confusing world sur - The words of Kazantzakis’ geniuses of modern Greece. jidakis and Kazantzakis declares rounding them but “darkly,” in characters – sing of all these Baritone Stefanos Koroneos that only a view from the inte - the words of St. Paul, who things to humanity. accompanied by pianist Areti rior, the Cretan’s heart – which walked on Crete’s soil. The soulful presentations of Giovannou poured forth the they reveal is one and di - A nation’s poets sing the Koroneos, with glittering and love of the renowned Greek achronic, enduring plagues, oc - truth of their world direct to the thoughtful accompaniment by composer for his native Crete cupations, and humiliations in souls of their fellow men, but Giovannou, lifted their listeners and for Kazantzakis. addition to celebrating collec - they sing also of love – and to that higher plane that even Koroneos was born in Athens tive glories and individual joys death, provoking the question divine Plato could barely de - and moved to Milan to study – can expose the secret: The of what is left to die for in these scribe with words. It requires music. He now lives in NYC, as perhaps with jealousy, has won - ancient Hellas which for them foundations Greece and the is - jaded and disappointing times? the gifts of artists – or being in does Giovannou, who is also dered at the connection of mod - are buried in books and locked land’s current reality are be - Religious faith? ISIS plunges love – to be truly known. voice teacher and coach. Hailing ern Greek with the creations of up in museums. neath time’s backwards horizon a knife into that ideal with every Long live Crete. from Athens, she studied at the Odeon Athinon and earned Mas - ter’s degrees in piano perfor - mance and vocal accompani - ment at the Mannes School of Petros Klampanis’ Chroma Delights at Onassis Cultural Center Music. The novel was inspired by the life of Kazantzakis' father By Constantine S. Sirigos was a tramp, and never was she Michalis Kazantzakis, who was TNH Staff Writer more elegantly dressed than with Captain of a guerilla group Kontanis’ heartfelt styling. fighting for the liberation of NEW YORK – The new presen - An intriguing Klampanis title Crete from the Ottoman yoke. tation space of the Onassis Cul - is “Tough Decisions (Are Always Koroneos’ voice rang out the tural Center in New York was the Dark Green)” – perhaps because words and music created by two perfect vessel for the intriguing that’s the color of money in of modern Crete’s favorite sons: collection of musical pieces as - America one guest quipped. Όμορφη που `ναι η Κρήτη, sembled by composer Petros One of the pieces was nicely όμορφη. Klampanis for his new CD, reflected by Kyrmizakis’s artwork. Έι και να `μουνα αετός να την Chroma – signifying purity or in - After an ethereal beginning καμάρωνα tensity of color - on December 9. the rhythm and tonality began to όλη, απ’ την κορφή του αγέρα. More than 200 music lovers dissolve and float away, only to Παντέρμη Κρήτη πόσες γενιές surrounded the stage set in the be magically reassembled – like φωνάζεις, round that formed a rich palette the sculpture of wire and little ποιος σ’ ακούει; of musicians, each contributing colored metallic leaves that ar - Crete. How beautiful! his or her unique artistic hues rived from Greece in pieces and Would that I were an eagle to and passion. separate envelopes, and which admire from high The talented musicians were took 10 hours to assemble on the all of it, from the sky’s very thrilled to join Klampanis – who Onassis stage. summit. contributed on double bass – and With Shai Maestro at the piano, the ensemble’s maestro Petros Klampanis on the double bass Klampanis thanked the Onas - Solitary Crete, crying out for play his compositions and in the background, and talented musicians in between, guests at the Onassis Cultural Center sis Foundation (USA), led by Ex - generations - arrangements. enjoyed a performance that was also a recording session for the new CD “Chroma.” ecutive Director Amalia Kosmeta - But who is listening? “I am very honored to play tou, for its contributions to New The Sea - which surrounds with these people and I would Klampanis offered brief and ning with insistent strings danced ing from the sun to color the en - York’s cultural life. He also ex - and shapes but does not define like to introduce them to you” - tasteful occasional commentary. around ethereal moments tire Aegean sky. pressed appreciation for its pro - Crete, whose inland heart with guitarist and composer Gilad The idea that inspired Chroma is “Little Blue Sun,” composed Mavrothi Kontanis’ participa - motion of Greek artists and urged untold natural, archaeological, Hekselman, pianist Shai Maestro, that “every experience leaves and by Klampanis followed. It was a tion constituted a double surprise the community to support all its and human riches is reflected in percussionist Keita Ogawa, Maria imprint in our souls – this is like cool bluesy sun that the audience – first his unannounced but wel - endeavors. what beats in the breast of every Manousaki, Gokce Erem, Megan a color and in that sense we are felt at first, evocative more of Au - come appearance, and second be - Klampanis grew up on Zakyn - Cretan, streams in and out of Gould, and Migen Selmani on vi - like a palette of experiences and tumn in New York rather than cause he did not perform on his thos. “It’s a very beautiful island Hadjidakis’ music. olin. Carrie Frey and Peter Kiral colors,” he said. beaches beneath the golden hot beloved oud. Rather, he provided and I am very proud of it,” he The humble peasant – whose on viola and cellists Colin Stokes “Chroma,” the piece created Grecian star, but that turned out the vocals for “Hariklaki,” whom told the audience. According to millennia-old roots go deep into and Samuel Quiggins. by Klampanis that inspired the to be the destination after passing violinist Maria Mansousaki – who the program “To pursue his mu - the soil and souls of the place – Suspended in their mist, phys - program’s title, lived up to its through a lovely jazz evocation was to have joined the ensemble sical passions he dropped out of also makes an appearance in ically reflecting the changing col - promise of a rainbow of musical of “Thalasaki Mou – My Little but could not participate that the Polytechnic School in Athens Hadjidakis’ melodies and ors of light and mystically mir - possibilities as sultry passages ac - Sea,” and the experience was night - has described as “that hor - and in 2005 he began his double rhythms. roring their music was an art cented by exotic beats and transformed into memories of rible girl.” The song is about a bass performance studies at the Many a non-Greek visitor, installation by Eleni Kyrmizaki. streams of driving rhythms run - summer breezes, the blue drain - boy’s discovery that his girlfriend Amsterdam Conservatory.

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By Theodore Kalmoukos Education.” the attempted “ecclesiastical Archbishop Spyridon spoke coup” that TNH revealed in July, BOSTON, MA – Former Arch - with sorrow about the sexual aiming to dethrone His Emi - bishop Spyridon of America dis - scandal of his former chancellor nence Archbishop Demetrios of cussed with TNH a number of George Passias, with his god - America and replace him with serious ecclesiastical issues in - daughter and close associate Metropolitan Elpidoforos of cluding the split of the Archdio - Ethel Bouzalas, which scandal - Proussa form Turkey, he said “I cese into Metropolises, and the ized the Greek-American com - know one thing that these type recent scandal of his former munity and also the entire Or - of coups are done usually in the chancellor George Passias. thodox world. He said “I was silence and in darkness. A coup The former prelate began by following with much pain all would overturn the ‘balancing’ discussing prominent Dartmouth that the press was reporting all and where would the leadership Professor John Rassias, who died those days.” of the Patriarchate find a more recently in Vermont. Rassias led Speaking about the ecclesi - accommodating archbishop?” the committee appointed by astical affairs in America he said Can a hierarch from Turkey Archbishop Spyridon for the re - “I constantly ask what the future with the Anatolian mentality or organization of Greek Education of our Church is going to be in a hierarch from Greece with the within the Archdiocese. America as I see the continuous fundamentalist mentality of the He said that “I was pleased assimilation of the Greek ele - “length of hair and beard” be - to have met professor Rassias in ment. The closing of the Greek come Archbishop of America? the beginning of my archpastor - Schools, the growing carrier “The way that the situation has ship in America. I was trying to mentality of the clergy make me been formed in our Church here find a way to deal with the agonizing more and more every today everything is possible,” chronic problem of the reaching day.” Spyridon said. “No scenario is of the Greek language to the Asked if the split of the Arch - impossible. It all depends about Greek-American children. I in - diocese and the creation of the the definition of the role of the vited him to the Archdiocese Metropolises was a mistake in archbishop that the Patriarchate and I appreciated the man’s au - final analysis, since the unity of wants him to play.” Former Archbishop of America Spyridon sitting next to Eva Codakes at the presentation of his thentic character and his pas - the Archdiocese seems to be ru - Concerning the homosexual - biography, “The Lonely Path of Integrity,” authored by Justine Frangouli-Argyri at the Terrace sion for his field. Since then we ined in many instances by the ity among clergy of all ranks, on the Park. John Catsimatidis (L) and Dimitrios Kaloidis are also shown. were tied with a close friendship Metropolitans themselves, deacons, priests, and bishops, that lasted until the day of his Spyridon said “for many it was he said “the Holy Bible is clear against them?” he replied. Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch participation of all the hierarchs death”. a precipitated decision and for and the holy canons categori - Spyridon considers the Great Bartholomew appoints the as it was done before 1922.” He also said that “the find - other panacea. The division of cally explicit.” Would he ordain Council of Orthodoxy, which members of the Holy Synod of Spyridon agrees that titular ings and the recommendations the Archdiocese into smaller ec - a known homosexual or pe - will convene in 2016, “an event the Patriarchate, Spyridon said hierarchs without a real Metrop - of the Rassias Committee were clesiastical entities doesn’t ad - dophile to the priesthood or to of highest magnitude for our Or - “many hierarchs of the Patriar - olis “don’t have a reason to exist and still are useful for the teach - vance the unity of the Church the episcopacy? he “How can thodox Church for the near and chate favor the return of the tra - in the life of the Church today.” ing of the Greek language and in America.” the Bishop who is the protector distant future.” ditional form of the synodic of - He is not willing to assume a the reorganization of the Greek When invited to comment of of the holy canons can go Concerning the way His All fice, which means the new position in the Church. On St. Spyridon Feast Day, Historic Parish is Focused on, Committed to, Rebuilding

Continued from page 1 pletely packed the night before the newly-appointed PC Presi - my son into your community proud history of the parish in a resolving issues in the U.S. We for vespers when Metropolitan dent, said to the Archbishop dur - and I hope and pray that to - larger context. want you to bring this treasure threats to the health and well- Evangelos of New Jersey, a ing the luncheon, “your presence gether we can do whatever we “We are the carriers of this to dealing with the difficult being of individuals, and said of proud son of the parish, brings the love, peace, and rec - can, siga siga” – slowly by surely unique and wonderful thing, problems we are dealing with.” the beloved Saint “1700 years presided. “Everyone was filled onciliation that our parish so – “with patience and love to do which is Orthodoxy,” and Hel - “St. Spyridon is part of this later he continues to make mir - with excitement and hope for deeply needs.” the right things, not only for our - lenism. “Our history is some - tremendous legacy,” he said. acles for people in need and in the community,” she said. She expressed her apprecia - selves, but for the Church.” thing we should be thankful and Apropos of the celebration of danger.” Nikitas Drakotos is one of a tion and admiration for the During his luncheon remarks proud of,” praise echoed by all a parish with a proud Greek ed - A brilliant man who con - number of stalwarts who was Philoptochos “teams” she has the Archbishop thanked every - the Presidents of the U.S. he has ucation history, he praised the tributed to the theology of the asked to return the Parish Coun - worked with and described pro - one and offered special acknowl - met. Greek-speaking ability of Deacon First Ecumenical Council, St. cil in the community’s time of jects including a feed a hungry edgement to Fr. Evagoras, the But they added a challenge Eleftherios. “He is a fourth gen - Spyridon was of humble origins. need after the scandal involving program that sends a “pop-up” son and grandson of distin - to the compliment. “Because we eration Greek-American, who “He was a shepherd, but God Passias led to the dissolution of restaurant to Penn Station each guished priests, and to Vagelos- have these two tremendously proves it is not impossible” for told him to become a shepherd the prior council. Having served month that feeds 150 people. Callimanis and Ketechis. important realities that you are his peers to speak Greek. “It of men,” the Archbishop said, as president twice in its glory Vagelos-Callimanis thanked Expressing his support for St. carriers of, Clinton, Bush, and takes time, effort, will, and some and then called out the visiting days in the 1960s and later in the Archbishop for sending them Spyridon and his faith in its fu - Obama, said ‘we expect your recognition of what is beautiful Fr. Evagoras and declared, “Our ture, The Archbishop put the contribution to confronting and and irreplaceable,” he said. main short term goal is to heal and unite the parish…we stand united and strong in taking this community into its next chap - ter,” she said to applause. The chapter president Eliza - beth Katechis thanked the guests for attending and called on St. Spyridon to bless everyone in the room the way she has been since she was a child, and Direct Archdiocesan District Philopto - chos President Jennifer Constan - tin spoke about the work of the organization. At the luncheon Fr. Evagoras testified to the parish’s impor - tant place in the history of the Church in America by noting St. Spyridon in Washington Heights was packed with parish - that at one point 15,000 Greeks ioners and visitors and the solea was filled with local clergy lived in Washington Heights. for vespers; Metropolitan Evangelos of New Jersey presided. “In my service for the Arch - diocese, everywhere I go, I meet clergy by name saying “It is good the 1980s, he and the others are people who have passed through for you to know their names – happy to dedicate themselves to the ve4ry doors we passed The Cathedral was decked out for the Archdiocesan Youth Choir’s annual Christmas Concert. they are the good shepherds.” re-building their beloved parish. through today – people born, Among them were Fr. Chrysos - Former PC President Steve baptized and married here…and tomos Gilbert, Chrysostomos Hantzarides told TNH “I think while our numbers are now Panos, Fr. Elias Villas, Fr. Con - the great Saint is asking us in fewer, our faith and our love is Cathedral’s Angels We Have Heard on High stantine Combitsis, Archdeacon this period of testing how much full,” he said. Panteleimon Papadopoulos, and do we want to maintain our Addressing the challenge and Deacon Eleftherios Constantine. Church and community in Wash - opportunity he and his flock Continued from page 1 singing “Winter Song” and Eleni sic I could not identify,” but also Metropolitan Philotheos, who ington Heights. Now we just face, he continued, “as we cele - Papastefanou singing a tradi - complex rhythms and four part had served as a pastor at St. have to double down and move brate this Feast Day, we have a cracker. tional Greek New Year’s carol. harmony. He said credit was also Spyridon, was a special guest. forward. There is a lot of change long road ahead of us, a mission Not one, but two beloved Ave Despina Dassouras thrilled the due to Kaleva and Valianatos. The nave beneath the great for the good in the neighbor - of restoration…faith…and love,” Marias were performed. Laina audience with “O Holy Night.” The Archbishop shared the dome was filled with parish - hood, and I think that under Fr. which is confident will be ac - Tzanides, a freshman psychol - By the concert’s end many of delight of the whole audience ioners past and present. Kon - Evagoras’ leadership the feeling complish with the guidance of ogy student at Baruch College, the children earned their first, in the quintet of the youngest stantina Dakas has lived in the is good in the community.” the Archbishop. movingly sang Franz Schubert’s but surely not their last standing voices, the littlest performers neighborhood all her life and Lydia Vagelos-Callimanis, He added, “I thank you for setting and Flora Kirou, who as - ovation, led by Archbishop who provoked the biggest ap - told TNH the church was com - past Philoptochos president and welcoming myself, my wife and sists Koleva sang the Bach- Demetrios, who beamed with plause. Gounod beautifully. pride in the gifted youngsters Among the people he Other soloists included Eleft - with “these amazing voices.” thanked were Cathedral Dean heria Papadopoulos singing H. He marveled at their ability Father John Vlahos for hosting Blake’s “Walking in the Air,” not only to master so many mu - the auspicious event, Papanico - Maggie Papayiannis performing sical styles – Byzantine, Pontian laou, who serves as the Choir’s a medley of Elvis Presley holiday Greek, Afro-American, classical, Chairman/President, and its favorites, Eliana Panopoulos “and some other species of mu - Vice President Ted Klingos. Prior to the concert Pa - payiannis welcomed the audi - Nikitas Moustakas, Esq. ence on behalf of the members of the choir and Koleva to whom she conveyed the deep appreci - Attorney at Law ation of the singers. 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MERIDIAN PROPERTIES, L.L.C. Property Management - Investments 310 85th Street, Suite A-2, Brooklyn, NY 11209 Tel.: (718) 439-1800 8 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, DECEMBER 19-25, 2015 Capital Link Awards Onassis Foundation Chief One Left in the Gr-Am WWII Family of Valor Continued from page 1 trepreneurs and speakers at the Continued from page 1 investment forum were also in attendance, as were colleagues Alana Melanson. “They were all of Papadimitriou’s law firm, A.S. shot down.” Papadimitriou & Partners VP He didn’t have to fight di - President of the Onassis Foun - rectly but said there were close dation Ioannis Ioannidis, and calls. On his way over to Eu - former and current Executive rope, a German U-boat tried to Directors of the Onassis Foun - sink the troop ship. He recalls dation (USA), Ambassador Lou - seeing the wake of the torpe - cas Tsilas and Amalia Cosmeta - does, and the forced blackouts tou respectively. on the boat to try to evade the The president of Capital Link submarines. Nicolas Bornozis gave a report The Germans would often to the guests on the day’s invest - capture and repair American ment forum’s panels and de - fighter planes and join the for - clared "we had great success." mation during bombing cam - He emphasized that for the first paigns, Evan said, following time there were also partici - them back to England. pants representing the four in - “They’d wait and after every - stitutions who are the primary body landed, they’d strafe the holders of the Greek debt amd airfield,” he said. Evan Caraganis now and as he noted that each of them shared The family also had four sis - was in WWII. positive messages. ters so Evan remembers how it He also expressed his grati - was being the youngest. “I had Nicholas and George spoke of seven bosses,” he joked. their war experiences little, if at ABOVE: Andonis S. Papadim - His mother put two of her all. itriou, President of the Onas - children through college, Costas “I think maybe it was too sis Foundation (USA), was and Nicholas and never once tragic,” Evan’s daughter, Leigh honored at the 17th Annual asked for help despite raising a Ann Scaglione told The Sun. Capital Link Invest in Greece big family under tough circum - “They probably wanted to forget Forum that was held at the stances. “She said, ‘As long as some of the things that hap - Metropolitan Club. I’ve got two hands, I don’t need pened. It was probably too emo - LEFT: Left to right: Deputy nobody,’ “ Evan said. tional.” Minister of Foreign Affairs It was difficult for her to see When the war in Europe Dimitris Mardas, Alternate four of her children off to war, ended on May 8, 1945, Evan Minister for Tourism Elena he said, but she was proud of was headed home. Kountoura, Onassis Founda - them. Back in the U.S., Evan, tion (USA) President Anthony Costas, a 1929 graduate of Costas and Nicholas all joined S. Papadimitriou, Capital Link Lowell High School, a city about the U.S. Army Reserve. Founder Nicolas Bornozis. 30 miles north of Boston that in Costas stayed involved for the 1930’s had some two dozen several years, commanding dif - Mardas congratulated the Greek coffee houses, was the ferent squadrons and divisions honoree and expressed grati - first to join the service. He was in Boston and continuing to tude to Capital Link for the in - a member of the Army ROTC move up the ranks in the mili - vitation and congratulations on while attending the former tary. In the early 1960s, he was the successful conference. He Massachusetts State College, promoted to Brigadier General. said he has hopes that “next which is now UMass Amherst. In his retirement, Costas was year we will be in a better posi - He was sent to to Fort Knox active with the Boy Scouts and tion to talk about plans for the in Kentucky in December 1940, Lowell’s Holy Trinity Greek Or - future." first as a lieutenant with the thodox Church. He also donated Kountouras noted that the fo - First Armored Division. In April his collection of more than rum provides an opportunity to 1941, he joined Gen. George S. 2,000 military books to Norwich help Greece and emphasized Patton’s famed Fourth Armored University in Vermont, Evan that when Greeks are united, Division, with which he would said. Costas died in 1998 at age they succeed. She also pointed serve in the war. Together they 88. out that 2015 was one of the swept through Europe. Nicholas became the Assis - tude to the New York Stock Ex - ments John Calamos, and Chair - Papadimitriou then referred best years ever for Greek “He was in the thick of it, be - tant Division Commander of the change for Greek Day at the man of the Board and CEO of to the role of the Onassis Cul - tourism and urged Greek-Amer - cause the Fourth Armored Divi - 76th Division Training Unit in NYSE for the 12th consecutive the Libra Group George Logo - tural Center and focused on the icans to continue to support sion was one of Patton’s leading Auburn, Maine, before retiring year and noted that on Decem - thetis. role of the cultural sphere in the Greece. outfits, and the casualties were as a Colonel in 1974. He also ber 15 Capital Link participants "I am also touched to receive promotion of Hellenic dignity Kathimerini Journalist heavy,” Evan said. served as the director of person - would ring the closing bell dur - the award forty years after the and solidarity. He also spoke Athanasios Ellis served as the By D-Day, June 6, 1944, nel for the state of Maine, and ing a ceremony promoting establishment of the Foundation with pride about the Onassis Emcee. Costas was a major. Asked to retired in 1979 as director of the Greece. and fifteen years after the Cardiac Surgery Centre, which When asked by TNH about take on the leadership of Com - state’s Emergency Preparedness Ambassador Christos founding of the subsidiary in has provided free care to more receiving the award, Papadim - bat Command A after its com - Agency. Panagopoulos introduced the New York. We had decided to than 650,000 compatriots in the itriou said: "It's a very moving manding officer was killed, George became a fruit and honoree, who he said that he dedicate the first 40 years of the homeland. moment recognizing the contri - Costas accepted, delaying his vegetable inspector after the was being recognized “for his Foundation to the next forty Regarding the Onassis Foun - butions of the Onassis Founda - promotion to Lieutenant war and was the closest to Evan, contributions at the Onassis years, and to set clear goals for dation (USA), Papadimitriou tion as we complete 40 years Colonel to the end of the war. acting as his best man at his Foundation," and that he is a the coming decades,” he said. lauded its contributions over the since its establishment. Over the course of his ser - brother’s wedding before dying worthy son of the nation. Referring to the Foundation, past 15 years, including the es - He told TNH that Capital vice, Costas earned a Silver Star of a cerebral hemorrhage at only In accepting the award Pa - Papadimitriou noted that it is tablishment of the Onassis Cul - Link Forum “has now become Medal, a Bronze Star Medal 50 years old in 1967. padimitriou said he was partic - dedicated to the memory of the tural Centre in New York and its the ambassador of Greece. It is with three oak leaf clusters and Evan’s first job out of the ser - ularly honored to receive the Alexander Onassis, the son of recent renovation, and stated the pre-eminent platform for the the Legion of Merit. He also vice was in the roads and same award that had been pre - Aristotle Onassis, and that it is that Amalia Cosmetatou is fol - Greek Government to bring its earned the French Croix de grounds section at Fort Devens. sented to Dow Chemical Chair - governed by the philosophy of lowing in the footsteps of its projects to the capital of the Guerre, or Cross of War, with a At a civilian party there in 1952, man Andrew Liveris, president a young person with his eyes on founder Ambassador Loucas world economy that is New palm. he met his wife of 59 years, and CEO of Calamos Invest - the future. Tsillas. York." George, who was drafted in Anastasia. After six years they 1942, wasn’t as interested in go - didn’t have any children, so they ing to war as the others but adopted Leigh Ann when she moved up to the rank of was 10 weeks old. Sergeant and saw the most “The greatest day of our Greek Univ. Gives Honorary Doctorate to Behrakis fighting, serving in North Africa, lives,” Evan said. Sicily, mainland Italy and After leaving Fort Devens in France, taking part in four in - the early 1950s, Evan worked Continued from page 1 vasions. as the foreman of the aircraft Nicholas, who also joined the refueling section at Hanscom Air “Soon he found himself, be - Army ROTC at Massachusetts Force Base until he retired in cause of his stellar career, State College, entered the ser - 1974. Afterward, he spent time among the most distinguished vice after graduating at the top building refueling tanks in Greeks in the United States. He of his class in 1943. He was sent North Andover, he told the pa - began his second contribution to Fort Riley in Kansas for officer per. to society, generous philan - candidate school. From there, After Anastasia’s death in thropic work, the extent of he was immediately sent to the March 2014, Evan reconnected which if described here could Philippines with the First Cav - with Stephanie Schoeffel, a dear easily keep us here for a few alry Division, into the invasion friend from his school days in weeks. of Leyte. Dracut. He said he and Schoef - “But, I would like to refer in Like many World War II vet - fel, who also lost her husband, particular to his grant to the erans of combat, Costas, see each other nearly every day. Museum of Fine Arts of Boston. I can never forget the grand opening, when the entire Mu - seum was blue and white from the Greek flags surrounding it. Greco-Roman artworks, an en - tire wing dedicated to Greece: this is his accomplishment… “With all of his achievements, all of the honor and glory sur - rounding him from the global ABOVE: Guests listen to community, he never became a George D. Behrakis of Boston, difficult man. He was never the who was honored for his con - man of bodyguards and iron- tributions to science, pharma - fenced residences. He is a simple ceuticals, and medicine, and family man. A father of four and for his extensive humanitarian Greece Sells Off US Press Offices grandfather of nine, loved and endeavors. RIGHT: George D. beloved by all. And the image of Behrakis speaks after receiv - Continued from page 1 tacted the real estate agency his family around the dinner ing an honorary doctorate Vortex Group which undertook table in Boston is a lesson to be from Medical Faculty of the opment Fund (HRADF). the sale of the New York prop - learned by everyone. National and Kapodistrian They emphasized that the erty, but at press time Jeffrey “George Behrakis enjoys the University of Athens. bidding had been completed for Burger had yet to reply to its love of simple people from all both buildings. message. walks of life, because he never community, I had two brothers Both Panagopoulos and Pa - Jeff Manas, who managed stopped being plain himself. He and two sisters. My mother was pantriantafyllou indicated that the Washington Realty Group’s has managed to downplay his from Myrtilo and father was they were not involved with the sale of the four-story building tremendous achievements due from Triantafillia, Mani. One process and they knew neither owned by the Greek Embassy, to his humble nature. thing they never forgot and con - how many bids there[ were, nor indicated that the bidding was “George, I would like to wish veyed to us was the Greek prin - who the highest bidders were. complete and that they are in you to be well, be strong, and ciples and Greek Orthodoxy.” An HRADF spokesman said the process of closing the sale keep up your work making Behrakis made reference to always said to young Greek men American community with pride the two buildings were sold in and thus could not disclose the Greece proud the only way you his school years, and pointed and women: ‘the mind, the and of the success of politicians October and if all the relevant selling price of the property or know how. We all thank you for out that he studied science not mind, the mind, remember this, like Michael Dukakis, and con - documents were in the Greek the buyer's name. all that you’ve done, all that to become a pharmacist, but to you don’t want to work with cluded by stating how proud he Embassy in Washington and the He did, however, confirm you’re doing, and we wish you work with pharmaceuticals. your hands, you want to work is of the all the great feedback New York Press Office. TNH’s information that the to continue doing it for many, “I served two years in the only with your mind.’” he receives about young Greek He also noted that both bids buyer was a Greek-American. many years to come.” U.S. Army and got lucky and How did Behrakis get in - doctors who come to the United that won the competition were Ambassador Panagopoulos After receiving the honorary served in Washington working volved in philanthropy? “A States, namely, how knowledge - higher than the starting price of told TNH that the building had doctorate, it was time for George on the Army’s pharmaceutical Greek word,” he reminded: “I able and hardworking they are. $ 9.1 million for the Greek Press been sold long ago. It was evac - Behrakis himself, to speak: “It is supplies, which was a great ex - remember my father and uncle “They have ethics and values, Office in New York and 2.7 mil - uated and the services it housed a great honor for me as a first- perience for a 25-year-old. who had a business when I was and that is very important,” he lion dollars for the embassy’s were transferred to the embassy generation Greek born in the “I learned one thing: knowl - young, and they would give pointed out. building in DC. chancery. United States” to receive this dis - edge is power,” he pointed out, money to Greeks who came to “I thank you to from the bot - Asked for the names of the Papatriantafyllou pointed out tinction, he began. “You know and mentioned their family them. One day I asked: ‘Why do tom of my heart,” Behrakis said, buyers and the sales prices, TNH that they are in the process of it’s a little different when you are physician who was a brilliant you give them money?’ ‘Son,’ to the University officials and was told that information cannot finding new homes for the Press honored by your own people. It man, said that he learned Eng - my father replied, ‘you must the rest of the audience, who be revealed when the buyers are Office and the Office of the causes emotions mainly in the lish, went to college, medical help those who are in need.’ responded with giving him a private individuals or entities. Greek National Tourism Orga - heart. Growing up in the Greek school, became a surgeon, and Behrakis spoke of the Greek- standing ovation. The National Herald con - nization. THE NATIONAL HERALD, DECEMBER 19-25, 2015 COMMUNITY 9 Dean Skelos: the Rise and Fall of a New York Political Powerhouse

Continued from page 1 pany, testified that he put Adam “Inaction speaks louder than thanks to a breakaway faction Skelos in a $78,000-a-year po - words,” said Blair Horner, leg - of Democrats. A special election can. sition but that the son rarely re - islative director of the New York for Skelos’ former seat has not He didn’t relent and two ported for work. Bonomo Public Interest Research Group. been scheduled; both parties are years later took her on again claimed he was under pressure “Failure by Governor Cuomo to expected to push hard to pick and this time narrowly won by by the elder Skelos to keep his convene a special session on up the seat. a margin of 50.7-49.3 percent, son on the payroll, even after ethics and inaction by the legis - Skelos remains eligible for a with the help of a visit to the Adam Skelos threatened to lature can only be understood as pension and retiree health ben - district from President Ronald smash in a supervisor’s head. a defense of Albany’s status quo.” efits despite the conviction be - Reagan. The defense countered by ar - Cuomo tried to distance him - cause of his years of state ser - He rose through the ranks guing that Bonomo and others self from his former political ri - vice. The Empire Center for and became one of the most who independently decided to vals. “There can be no tolerance Public Policy estimated his pen - prominent Greek-American help Adam Skelos because they for those who use, and seek to sion could exceed $95,000 an - politicians, in a state bigger and believed employing the son of use, public service for private nually. more important than most. In an Albany power-broker would gain,” he said. “The convictions The man picked to succeed 1993, he was appointed Chair - make them more money. They of former Speaker Silver and Skelos this spring, Senate man of the Task Force on Eco - also attacked his and other wit - former Majority Leader Skelos Leader John Flanagan, R-Long nomic Recovery and Job Devel - nesses’ credibility by accusing should be a wake-up call for the Island, vowed to work to opment. them of falsely portraying them - Legislature and it must stop “swiftly and completely restore From 1995-2008 he was selves as victims to avoid being standing in the way of needed the public trust” following the Deputy Majority Leader of the prosecuted reforms.” Skelos conviction. He offered no Senate, climbing the ladder, in - THE LAW GETS TOUGH Following the Silver convic - specific policy ideas, however. cluding being named to posi - The convictions of Silver and tion, Cuomo noted that many “The swift convictions of tions on national legislative Skelos prompted calls for proposals to prevent corruption Sheldon Silver and Dean Skelos boards. tougher ethics rules and threat - face political obstacles. He also beg an important question — In 2008, he became Senate ening to further undermine cit - acknowledged that stronger how many prosecutions will it Majority Leader, and along with izens’ trust in their state govern - ethics laws wouldn’t be a take before Albany gives the Silver was so powerful that De - ment. panacea for Albany’s woes. people of New York the honest mocratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo “Albany is out of second “I don’t care how strong the government they deserve?” said he and his pals were The AP PHOTO/riCHArD DrEw chances,” tweeted Brian Kolb, law is,” Cuomo said. “If a person Bharara said in a statement. Three Amigos. Now Cuomo Former New York state Senate leader Dean Skelos, left, and the leader of the Assembly’s is going to break the law, the The convictions “should be a wants nothing to do with them. his son Adam Skelos leave federal court, Friday, Dec. 11, 2015. GOP minority, minutes after the person is going to break the wake-up call for the legislature From political star, Skelos be - Skelos conviction. law.” and it must stop standing in the came a pariah. the verdict.” He said they in - Gage argued that prosecutors Skelos and Silver are the lat - WHAT COMES NOW? way of needed reforms,” said Skelos, who lost his legisla - tended to “vigorously” pursue offered no evidence proving est of more than 30 lawmakers The latest conviction compli - Cuomo. tive seat upon conviction, had post-trial court motions. Skelos changed long-standing to leave office facing criminal cates the GOP’s shaky control of resigned as the powerful leader The verdict came after about positions on legislation so he charges or allegations of mis - the Senate. Republicans hold 31 (Material from the Associated of the Senate this spring when eight hours of deliberations. As could reward the businesses conduct since 2000. Yet despite of 63 seats but hold power Press was used in this report) he was arrested. He planned to it was read, Skelos put his hand that employed Adam Skelos. a raft of options — term limits, appeal but can keep a lucrative on his son’s shoulder while the At trial, prosecutors used the new caps on campaign finance, pension even if he goes to jail, Senator’s second wife, Gail, tapes to try to demonstrate that limits on lawmakers’ outside in - such are the perks the New York wept. the father and son had a blatant come — lawmakers have re - Legislature give its own. The jury forewoman, Cynthia disregard for conflicts of interest sisted calls for reforms. The government had accused Nehlsen, said outside court: “We that rose to felony crimes, and “How many prosecutions will the elder Skelos of strong-arm - wanted to give them a fair trial that they were aware they could it take before Albany gives the ing three companies with a and we did.” Sentencing was get caught. In one tape, Skelos people of New York the honest stake in state legislation — a scheduled for March 3. could be heard advising his son government they deserve?” major real estate developer, an GORILLA GORILLA about the need for discretion asked U.S. Attorney Preet environmental technology com - In closing arguments, Assis - amid the state capital’s ongoing Bharara, whose office prose - pany and a medical malpractice tant U.S. Attorney Jason Masi - corruption scandal, saying, cuted both men. insurer — into giving work to a more drew an analogy to Shel “Right now we’re in dangerous Several good-government son prosecutors portrayed as an Silverstein’s poem “Gorilla,” times, Adam.” groups had urged lawmakers to underachieving only child about a boy who discovers he The exchange was further ev - convene a special session this whose sense of entitlement can get away with anything idence of a father-son conspir - fall devoted to addressing cor - knew no bounds. when he brings his giant pet go - acy that threatened to erode the ruption. Top lawmakers and The government said the rilla to school. public’s faith in honest govern - Cuomo, with speculation rising businesses provided the younger “Did Adam deserve these ment, Masimore said. he’s also being looked at after Skelos with about $300,000 and things, earn these things? No,” THE PERKS OF POWER disbanding an anti-corruption other benefits. The scheme un - the prosecutor said. “They didn’t The prosecutor cited evi - panel, balked at the idea. raveled when investigators be - want Sen. Skelos to unleash this dence that Dean Skelos in Jan - Several ideas have been pro - gan recording phone calls be - gorilla.” uary confronted the Nassau posed: restricting lawmakers’ tween the father and son, The defense had argued that County executive about money outside income, new limits on prosecutors said. the tapes and other evidence the county owed to a company campaign contributions, en - Dean and Adam Skelos de - showed only that Dean Skelos that hired Adam Skelos as a con - hanced ethics enforcement and clined to comment as they was looking out for his son like sultant. The Senator later called term limits, and more. St. Demetrios Carolers Herald Christmas walked away from the court - any loving father, and that pros - his son to tell him, “All claims Earlier this year lawmakers house, with Dean Skelos resting ecutors were overreaching. that are in will be taken care passed some modest reforms in - The children of the afternoon Greek school of Astoria’s St. his hand on his son’s shoulder. “Senator Skelos did not sell of,” using code language to try cluding one intended to require Demetrios Cathedral, led by Director Timoleon Kokkinos , The Senator’s lawyer, G. his office,” Gage, said in his clos - to cover his tracks. lawmakers to disclose more brought their annual dose of Christmas cheer to The National Robert Gage, said: “We are ob - ing. “You can be a State Senator, Anthony Bonomo, the chief about their outside income that Herald’s headquarters, where Publisher-Editor Antonis H. Dia - viously very disappointed with and you can be a father.” executive of the insurance com - contained broad exemptions. mataris thanked them warmly.

GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH ST. NICHOLAS 196-10 Northern Blvd., Flushing, NY 11358 • (718) 357 -4200 Archangel Michael Ε ORTOLOGION FOR CHRISTMAS AND EPIPHANY Greek Orthodox Church December 2015 100 Fairway Drive, Port washington, NY 11050 20 SUNDAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS / St . Ignatius the God-bearer Tel: (516) 944-3180 Orthros: 7:30 a.m., First Divine liturgy of St. John Chrysostom: 8:45 a.m. Second Divine liturgy of St. John Chrysostom: 10:45 a.m. CHurCH SCHOOl: 8:45 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Christmas Program 2015 21 MONDAY THEMISTOCLES THE MARTYR Orthros and Divine liturgy 7:30 a.m. Thursday, December 24th - Christmas Eve 22 TUESDAY ANASTASIA THE GREAT-MARTYR Orthros and liturgy 7:30 a.m. Vesperal liturgy 7:00 pm

23 WEDNESDAY TEN CRETAN MARTYRS Orthros and liturgy 7:30 a.m. Friday, December 25th - Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ Divine liturgy 9:30 am 24 THURSDAY FOREFEAST OF CHRISTMAS, EUGENIA THE MARTYR great Hours of Christmas 7:30 a.m. - liturgy of St. Basil 8:45 a.m. CHRISTMAS EVE: Vespers 5:00 p.m. - Orthros 6:15 p.m. Sunday, December 27th - Sunday after Christmas Divine liturgy of St. John Chrysostom: 7:30 p.m. Orthros 8:30 am The Christmas Eve Carols will be sung in both greek and English Divine liturgy 9:30 am

25 FRIDAY THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD AND GOD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST Thursday, December 31th - New Years Eve Orthros: 7:30 a.m. - Divine liturgy of St. Basil the great 8:45 a.m. ( one liturgy) Vesperal liturgy 7:30 pm 26 SATURDAY THE SYNAxIS OF THE HOLY VIRGIN MARY Orthros 7:30 a.m. - Divine liturgy 8:30 a.m. New Years and Epiphany 2016 27 SUNDAY SUNDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS - SAINT STEPHEN THE FIRST MARTYR ST. JOSEPH BETROTHED, DAVID THE PROPHET, Tuesday, January 5th - VESPERAL LITURGY ST. JAMES THE BROTHER OF THE LORD Pre - Epiphany liturgy 7:30 pm Orthros: 7: 30 a.m. - Divine liturgy 8:45 a.m. ( one liturgy) Wednesday, January 6th 29 TUESDAY THE HOLY INNOCENCE SLAUGHTERED BY HEROD Orthros: 7: 30 a.m. - Divine liturgy 8:30 a.m. EPIPHANY and BLESSING OF THE WATERS Divine liturgy 9:30 am January 2016 Thursday, January 7th - 1 FRIDAY CIRCUMCISION OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST - ST. BASIL THE GREAT St. John the Baptist Orthros: 8:30 a.m. - Divine liturgy of St. Basil the great 9 :30 a.m. Divine liturgy 9:30 am

3 SUNDAY SUNDAY BEFORE EPIPHANY Orthros: 7: 30 a.m. - liturgy 8:45 a.m. ( one liturgy) NEW YEARS EVE PARTY 5 TUESDAY FOREFEAST OF EPIPHANY Thursday , December 31 The great Hours 7:30 a.m. Vesperal liturgy of St. Basil and Blessing of waters 8:45 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 6 WEDNESDAY THE HOLY THEOPHANY OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST Passed Hors D' oeuvres, Dinner Orthros: 7:30 a.m. - Divine liturgy and great Blessing of water s 8:45 a.m. Beer, Wine & Champagne Toast

7 THURSDAY SYNAxIS OF ST. JOHN THE PROPHET, FORERUNNER AND BAPTIST DJ and Dancing Orthros 7:30 a.m. Divine liturgy: 8:30 a.m. Tickets : Adults $135- GOYANS $80 - Children under 12 years $45

On behalf of the Clergy Parish On behalf of Fr. Dennis and Fr. Nikolas, Council Organizations the President, Officers and members of the Parish Council, the Officers and members Schools, and the Office Staff of all the organizations that comprise our parish we wish you a Blessed Christmas we wish you and yours and a Happy New Year a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 10 OBITUARIES CLASSIFIEDS THE NATIONAL HERALD, DECEMBER 19-25, 2015

DEATH NOTICES CLASSIFIEDS n CABADZOGLOU, DEMOS Teddy's restaurant in 1963 Voula was a member of St. tained and enjoyed his family LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE BELMONT, MA (from the Bel - where he worked until his re - George Greek Orthodox Church. and friends since 1963. Frank NOTICE OF FORMATION of ProAVS, LLC mont Citizen- Herald, published tirement in 1999. He was fa - She was an excellent cook and lived a magical and wonderful Articles of Organization filed with the Notice of Formation of STONEBOTS, LLC Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on (DOM LLC). Articles of Organization filed on Dec. 1) – Demos Abad - mous for his fried flounder and loved her time with her family. life, and left a legacy that will 10/28/2015. Office location: Nassau County. with the Secretary of State of New York (SS - zoglou, 89, of Drama, Greece, biscuits. Teddy was employed at Voula was predeceased by her live on forever within all of us, SSNY is designated agent upon whom process NY) on 22/06/2015. Office location: Nassau who lived on Oak Avenue in Bel - Harris Teeter for 12 years during husband of 60 years, Spiros Har - and inspired all of his children may be served against LLC to: 13th Avenue County. SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC #202 Brooklyn, NY 11228. Principal bus, ad - upon whom process against it may be served. mont from 1970 onwards, and his retirement. He was a loving tas, who died Mar. 1, 2005. She to pursue the same passion of dress: 2088 Stuyvesant Avenue East Meadow, SSNY shall mail copy of process to: Spiegel & passed away on Nov. 4. Demos, husband, father, grandfather was the mother of Giota Gi - helping and healing. He will al - NY 11554 . Purpose: any lawful act. Utrera P.A., P.C., 1 Maiden Lane, 5th Floor, born and raised in Greece, im - and friend. Teddy never met a annopoulos (Antonios), Harry ways be here, inside of us all, 27 4919/19799 New York, NY 10038. Purpose: Any lawful migrated to the Boston area in stranger. Teddy is survived by Hartas, Fotios Hartas (Giota), until the end of time. Frank is purpose. the mid-1950s, where he his wife of 57 years, Christina Sotirios Hartas, Altani Papa - survived by his wife of 61 years, LEGAL NOTICE 274869 /19762 worked as a tool-and-die maker Parhas Besseas; two daughters, petridis (Paul), Andrew Hartas, Athena "Becky" Hrisomalos, LEGAL NOTICE for over 30 years. In 1970 he Evelyn Zehia and husband An - Maria Spiridakos and George sons Nick Hrisomalos (Joni), Notice of Formation of WYNTER married Phyllis Hirschkop (nee thony, Pamela Bostian and hus - Hartas; 14 grandchildren and Tom Hrisomalos(Debbie), PROPERTIES, LLC (DOM LLC). Articles of FOURPOINT BOXING LLC. App for Auth Organization filed with the Secretary of filed w/ SSNY 10/30/15. Formed in DE Goldfine) and moved to the band Rocky; granddaughters, 33 great grandchildren; also daughters Karen State of New York (SSNY) on 11/04/2014. 8/7/15. Office in NY Co. SSNY designated house at 35 Oak Avenue. His Barbara Preusse and husband survived by three sisters and one Hrisomalos(Gary Gettelfinger ), Office location: Kings County. SSNY is desig - for service of process and shall mail to: very happy marriage to Phyllis Michael and Christina Zehia; brother in Greece. Funeral Ser - Elaine Coghlan(Kevin) and nated as agent of the LLC upon whom process The LLC, 150 W 56th St. Apt. 4103, New against it may be served. SSNY shall mail York, NY 10017. Auth Officer: DE Div of was cut short by her early death two great-grandchildren, An - vice: 11AM Monday, Dec. 7, at grandchildren Frank Hrisoma - copy of process to: Neil Wynter, 541 Putnam Corps, PO Box 898, Dover, DE 19903. Pur - in 1979. But he remained in Bel - thony Theodore and Amelia St. George Greek Orthodox los, Emily Hrisomalos, Matthew Avenue, Unit 1, Brooklyn, NY 11221 : Any pose: Any lawful activity. mont, bringing his warmth and Preusse. A trisagion and funeral Church, 30 E. Forge Road, Me - Coghlan, Sarah Coghlan, Megan lawful purpose. 274854/18796 good humor to his neighbours, service will be held at 1PM at dia, PA 19063 (Middletown Coghlan, Nicholas Shirley, 27 4917/19797 his many friends in the Greek Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Twp.) where friends may call af - Alexandra Shirley, Addison LEGAL NOTICE community, and his stepchildren Cathedral, 600 East Blvd., on ter 10AM. Burial: Chester Rural Ahrendts, Olivia Gettelfinger, LEGAL NOTICE Notice of Formation of SBRE VENTURES, LLC (DOM LLC). Articles of Organization filed with and family. Although the death Friday, Dec. 4. Burial will follow Cemetery. Memorial gifts to St. Christian Gettelfinger, Alex Jer - Notice of Formation of 8805 23AVE LLC (DOM the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on of his wife was a terrible blow, in Evergreen Cemetery. In lieu George Greek Orthodox Church den and Scott Jerden(Brittany). LLC). Articles of Organization filed with the 11/05/2015. Office location: Nassau County. Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on Demos remained a loving and of flowers memorials may be Building Fund. Preceding him in death were his SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon 12/08/2015. Office location: Kings County. whom process against it may be served. SSNY affectionate man, alive to the made to Carolinas Palliative father Nick Hrisomalos of Rap - SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon shall mail copy of process to: SBRE world around him, and passion - Care and Hospice, 4425 Green HRISOMALOS, FRANK N. sani, Greece, his mother Katina whom process against it may be served. SSNY n VENTURES, LLC, 6851 Jericho Turnpike, Suite shall mail copy of process to: 8805 23 AVE ately devoted to films, politics, Acres Rd., Charlotte, NC 28208. BLOOMINGTON, IN (from the Hrisomalos of Larissa, Greece, 200, Syosset, NY 11791 . Purpose: Any lawful LLC, 8805 23rd Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11214 purpose. and soccer. His many, many Arrangements are in the care of Indianapolis Star, published on and his granddaughter Faith Purpose: Any lawful purpose. friends, from all walks of life Hankins & Whittington Funeral Dec. 4) – Frank Nick Hrisoma - Coghlan of Bloomington, Indi - 27 4867/19760 27 4913/19793 and from all over the world, re - Service. los, MD, age 86, passed away ana. Visitation will be from 5PM LEGAL NOTICE mained devoted to him; in his peacefully on Wednesday Dec. to 9PM with a Trisagion Prayer LEGAL NOTICE final years, he was warmly and n CATSIS, FRANCES J. 2, at IU Hospice House in Service at 8:45PM on Sunday, Notice of Formation of PACKAGE DELIVERY selflessly supported and nur - HOUSTON, TX (from the Hous - Bloomington, Indiana, in the Dec. 6, and 10AM to 12PM on Notice of Formation of 1454 Leland, LLC SOLUTIONS, LLC (DOM LLC). Articles of (DOM LLC). Articles of Organization filed Organization filed with the Secretary of tured by them. In 2014 he trav - ton Chronicle, published on city of his birth, in the presence Monday, Dec. 7 at Sherwood with the Secretary of State of New York (SS - State of New York (SSNY) on 10/15/2015. elled to his hometown, Drama, Dec. 2) – Frances (Fotini) Catsis, of his family and beloved wife Oaks Christian Church, 2700 E NY) on 08/19/2015. Office location: Bronx Office location: New York County. SSNY is des - where he spent his final year born on Mar. 21, 1927, in Becky who selflessly cared for Rogers Rd. The Orthodox Chris - County. SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC ignated as agent of the LLC upon whom surrounded by a close and lov - Karpenisi, Greece, in the little him day and night during his tian Funeral Service will he held upon whom process against it may be served. process against it may be served. SSNY shall SSNY shall mail copy of process to: Mirely mail copy of process to: Mr. Sorin F. Iancu, ing family. Demos was prede - village of Karitsa, to Vasiliki and year and a half battle with can - on Monday, Dec. 7 at 12PM at Felicitas Alvarez Puebla, 1454 Leland Ave, P.O. Box 290561, Brooklyn, NY 11229 . Pur - ceased by his wife, Phyllis, and Dionysios Papaxoinis, passed cer. He worked up until the day Sherwood Oaks Christian Basement, Bronx, NY 10460 . Purpose: Any pose: Any lawful purpose. his brother Mikhailis, and is sur - away at the age of 88 after a he fell ill. Frank was born Apr. Church with Reverend Father lawful purpose. 274868/19761 vived by his brother Kostas, his short illness, on Sunday Nov. 29. 1, 1929 to Nick and Katina Hri - Peter Jon Gillquist officiating. 27 4911/19792 sister Evangelia, his stepchildren A devoted wife, sister and aunt, somalos, from Rapsani and Burial will follow in Valhalla LEGAL NOTICE Kenny and Lisa, their partners she is survived by her beloved Larissa, Greece. Frank spent his Memory Gardens. In lieu of LEGAL NOTICE MDEZIEL MEDIA LLC. Art. of Org. filed w/ SSNY 11/11/15. Office in Kings Co. Joanne and Leigh, and by Ioan - husband James Catsis (Katsigia - childhood growing-up in and flowers, memorial contributions Notice of Formation of BUKH LAW FIRM, PLLC SSNY designated for service of process nis, Despina, Anestis, Jacob, nis) of 63 years of marriage, her around his parent's establish - may be made to the All Saints (DOM LLC). Articles of Organization filed with and shall mail to: Mdeziel Media LLC, Rosie, Kailin and Eliana. He will brother Pete Pappas, and several ment, Nick's English Hut, which Orthodox Church of Blooming - the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 669 St. Marks Ave. Ste. 3F, Brooklyn, NY 11/04/2015. Office location: Kings County. 11216. Purpose: Any lawful activity be greatly missed by all who nephews and nieces. Fotini is has now become a college insti - ton, Indiana 6004 S Fairfax SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon 274851/18796 knew him. preceded in death by her broth - tution as well as a city land - Road Bloomington, Indiana whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: Bukh Law Firm, ers John Pappas, and George Pa - mark. He spent his childhood as 47401. Arrangements are under PLLC, 1123 Avenue Z, Brooklyn, NY 11235 . LEGAL NOTICE ANTONOPOULOS, paxoinis. She was a loving wife, the only son of two Greek im - the direction of Day & Purpose: Any lawful purpose. n Notice of Formation of ZIM INSURANCE AGLAIA sister, aunt, parishioner and vol - migrants who came to America Deremiah-Frye Funeral Home. 27 4906/19788 SERVICE LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. BROCKTON, MA (from the En - unteer, and a friend to many. In to start a better life and seek the The family would like to extend of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/23/15. Office terprise, published on Dec. 4) – 1953, in North Carolina, Fotini American Dream. He graduated a sincere thank you to Sher - LEGAL NOTICE location: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it Aglaia Antonopoulos, 91, of married her neighbor, classmate from Bloomington High School wood Oaks Christian Church for Notice of Formation of OLEAR SCENTS, LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Brockton, passed away Tuesday, and childhood friend Jimmy, in 1946, and then attended Pur - allowing them to use their fa - (DOM LLC). Articles of Organization filed with The Company, 1215 East 10th St., Brooklyn, Dec.1, at Good Samaritan Med - who she grew up with in Kar - due University, and was a mem - cilities for the Funeral Services. the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on NY 11230. Purpose: any lawful activities. ical Center in Brockton. She was itsa. Although married for 63 ber of Alpha Sigma Phi frater - 11/24/2015. Office location: Kings County. 274745/18059 SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon the wife of Vaios Antonopoulos. years, Fotini and Jimmy have nity, graduating with a n KOLIATSIS, PEGGY whom process against it may be served. SSNY Born Sept. 13, 1924, in Greece, known each other from child - pharmacy degree in 1951. He SAN FRANCISCO, CA (from the shall mail copy of process to: c/o United States LEGAL NOTICE she was the daughter of the late hood for over 85 years. When returned to Bloomington, Indi - San Francisco Chronicle, pub - Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Avenue, 31 Fort Worth Place, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed George Georgantas and Despina her mother was so brutally mur - ana and practiced pharmacy for lished on Dec. 3) – Peggy "Pana - Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228 . Purpose: Any with the SSNY on 7/24/15. Office location: lawful purpose. Kings County. SSNY is designated as agent (Goulopoulos) Georgantas. dered by the Greek junta in a short while(at Brummett's giota" Koliatsis, 64, passed away 27 4905/19787 upon whom process against the LLC may be Aglaia worked as a seamstress 1946, Fotini went to stay with Pharmacy on Third Street) surrounded by her family on served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 63 for the clothing and shoe indus - the Catsis family in Karitsa, and while at the same time taking Nov. 29, in San Francisco , Cal - Flushing Ave., Unit 297, Brooklyn, NY 11205. try in Brockton. She was a mem - later came to the United States. classes at Indiana University to ifornia unexpectedly due to General purpose. 274740/ 10709 ber of the Annunciation Greek She volunteered at the Annun - meet the requirements to apply heart complications. Peggy was LEGAL NOTICE Orthodox Church. She enjoyed ciation Greek Orthodox Cathe - to medical school. He married born in Corinth, Greece on Au - LEGAL NOTICE Notice of Formation of MINDFULLY ACTIVE cooking and spending time with dral for many years serving her Athena "Becky" Anton in 1954 gust 10, 1951. Peggy is pre - PEOPLE, LLC (DOM LLC). Articles of her family. In addition to her community. With humility and at St. Andrew's Greek Orthodox ceded in death by her parents, Organization filed with the Secretary of State Notice of formation of BUSINESS TRAVEL husband, she is survived by her reverence she made the Church in South Bend, Indiana, George and Eleni Metrou; and of New York (SSNY) on 10/03/2015. Office lo - EXPERTS, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with the son, George Antonopoulos and Prosphoro (holy bread) for the moved to Indianapolis and grad - husband Nikolaos "Cowboy" Ko - cation: Bronx County. SSNY is designated as Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/08/15. agent of the LLC upon whom process against it Office in Kings County. SSNY has been desig - his wife Donna; her grandchil - church services throughout the uated from the Indiana Univer - liatsis. Peggy is survived by her may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process nated as agent of the LLC upon whom process dren, Vance Antonopoulos, week. With great pride, Fotini sity School of Medicine in 1957. sisters Georgia Psomas, Maria to: Cristian Largo, 1234 Colgate Avenue, against it may be served. SSNY shall mail Nicholas Antonopoulos and his wore a 25-year service pin from He moved back to his home - Paplos, Dimitra Balakas and Bronx, New York 10472 . Purpose: Any lawful process to the LLC, 228 4th Avenue, Apt. 4L purpose. Brooklyn, NY 11215. Purpose: Any lawful pur - wife Adrianna and Zoe the Emergency Aid Coalition for town with his beautiful wife and brother Prokopi Metrou; her pose. 27 4904/19786 Antonopoulos; her great-grand - preparing food for Houston's two young children (which sons George, Theodoros, son in 274738/19027 child, George Alexander homeless. She is also a 50-year would soon grow to four) in tow law Heriberto and daughters LEGAL NOTICE Antonopoulos; her sisters, Pene - member of the Daughters of and started his solo Family Med - Yanna and Eleni ; two grand - Notice of Formation of MCKEEN ST CAPITAL LLC LEGAL NOTICE lope Stamos and Efthalia Vouy - Penelope, and held the Office of icine practice on Kirkwood Av - children Nikolaos and Isaac. She (DOM LLC). Articles of Organization filed with 6607 Property Holding LLC, a domestic LLC, ouka; she is also survived by Marshall for 18 years for Achaia enue- just a few blocks from was a loving mother and grand - the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on filed with the SSNY on 9/9/15. Office loca - several nieces and nephews. She Chapter 54, recognized for three their home-now "People's Park", mother who dedicated her life 11/20/2015. Office location: Nassau County. tion: Kings County. SSNY is designated as SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon agent upon whom process against the LLC was the mother of the late Dim - of those years with a certificate with Nick's being in between the to her children and deceased whom process against it may be served. SSNY may be served. SSNY shall mail process to itrios Antonopoulos. Funeral of best Marshall of the Year. two. He took care of patients husbands memory. She wel - shall mail copy of process to: Robert F. Sheehy, The LLC, 6607 11th Ave., Brooklyn, NY 305 Split Rock Rd., Syosset, NY 11791 . 11219. General purpose . from the Russell & Pica Funeral Friends are cordially invited to seven days a week for 57 years, comed everyone with her smile Purpose: Any lawful purpose. Home, 165 Belmont St. (Rte. a visitation with the family from until he fell ill at work, necessi - and warm heart, and touched 274739/10709 27 4894/19778 123), Brockton, Monday, at half-past twelve o'clock until tating his retirement grudgingly many people with her charisma FUNERAL HOMES 10AM. followed by a funeral half-past one o'clock in the af - in 2014.He always said he and strong spirited personality. LEGAL NOTICE service in the Annunciation ternoon on Thursday, Dec. 3, at would never stop working, but She was full of life and loved to APOSTOLOPOULOS Greek Orthodox Church, 457 Annunciation Greek Orthodox he finally had no choice. Roles live life to the fullest. Her beauty VIP Student Services, LLC. App for Auth filed w/ Apostle Family - SSNY 8/24/15. Formed in AL 4/1/15. Office in Oak St., Brockton, at 11AM. In - Cathedral, 3511 Yoakum Boule - reversed themselves, and the in and out will be cherished and NY Co. SSNY designated for service of process Gregory, Nicholas, Andrew - terment will follow in Melrose vard in Houston. The funeral doctor became the patient. Over remembered by her beloved and shall mail to Reg. Agent: U.S. Corp Agents, Funeral Directors of Cemetery, Brockton. Calling service will be at half-past one a career spanning 57 years, he family, friends, and customers Inc, 7014 13th Ave. Ste. 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Auth Officer: AL Sec of State, PO Box RIVERDALE hours Sunday, Dec. 6 from 2PM o'clock on Thursday, Dec. 3, at saved lives, gave meaning to of 4th & Geary Farmers Market. 5616, Montgomery, AL 36103. Purpose: Any to 5PM. Annunciation Greek Orthodox lives, and made a difference in Trisagion will be held at Holy lawful activity. FUNERAL HOME Inc. 5044 Broadway Cathedral. Burial for our so many lives. Frank became the Trinity Orthodox Church on 999 274874 /18796 n ATHANASIOU, beloved sister Fotini will follow longest practicing physician in Brotherhood Way in San Fran - New York, NY 10034 PANAGIOTIS K. the funeral service, at Forest Monroe County and was very cisco on Dec. 3, at 7PM. Funeral LEGAL NOTICE (212) 942-4000 NORCROSS, GA (from Dignity Park Lawndale cemetery, 6900 proud of that accomplishment. service will be held at Holy Trin - Memorial, published on Dec. 1) Lawndale, Houston, Texas. "Dr. Frank" as they would call ity Orthodox Church on Dec. 4, Notice of Formation of Top to Bottom Home Toll Free 1-888-GAPOSTLE Inspections, LLC (DOM LLC). Articles of Organi - CONSTANTINIDES – Panagiotis K. Athanasiou, 81 him, began taking care of the at 12PM. Burial will follow at zation filed with the Secretary of State of New of Norcross, died Monday, Nov. n DOULAVERIS, VASILIOS grandchildren of patients he had 1:25PM at the Greek Orthodox York (SSNY) on 09/23/2015. Office location: FUNERAL PARLOR Co. 30. He was born in Patras, SILVER SPRING, MD (from the actually delivered decades ago. Memorial Park in Colma. Memo - Nassau County. SSNY is designated as agent of (718) 745-1010 Greece the son of the late Ko - Washington Post, published on He had a true love and tremen - rial donations may be made to the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: Top Services in all localities - standinos and Theodora Dec. 2) – On Monday, Nov. 30, dous enthusiasm for Medicine. Disabled Childrens Relief Fund to Bottom Home Inspections, LLC, 664 East Athanasiou. A musician by trade 2015, Vasilios Doulaveris of He practiced during the grand 402 Pennsylvania Ave, Freeport, Walnut Street, Long Beach, NY 11561 . Low cost shipping to Greece and a member of the Greek Greece. Beloved husband of days of the Family Practitioner- NY 11520. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 27 4876/19769 Cathedral of the Annunciation, Stavroula Doulaveris; loving fa - administering anesthetics before ANTONOPOULOS Atlanta, GA. Survivors include ther of Constantine (Phyllis), the subspecialty of anesthesia n MANIS, EMANUEL LEGAL NOTICE FUNERAL HOME, INC. his wife, Vickie Markos; his chil - Joanna, Agapi and Andreas became further developed, and POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (from the Konstantinos Antonopoulos - dren, Dionysia "Beba" Gatsinos, (Dena) Doulaveris; cherished delivering thousands of babies, Poughkeepsie Journal, pub - Notice of Formation of 236 GRAND STREET LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY Funeral Director Tonia (John) Drysdale, Kosta grandfather of Zisimos, at all times of the day and night lished on Nov. 29) – Emanuel (SSNY) on 11/12/15. Office location: Kings (Anna) Athanasiou, Nick (Pana - Stavroula, Vasilios, Constantine (even including one of his own (Mike) Manias, 79, of Pough - County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC 38-08 Ditmars Blvd., giota) Athanasiou, Bill (Briana) and Anastasia Doulaveris; lov - daughters). He was exceedingly keepsie, NY and previously of upon whom process against it may be served. Astoria, New York 11105 SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Markos; his brothers, Thanasis ing brother of Georgia, Dimitra, kind, dedicated, generous, wise Catskill, NY passed away on Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207, regd. (718) 728-8500 Athanasiou and Theofilos Koula, Eleni, Nick and the late and humble-he always wanted Nov. 26, at Mid Hudson Re - agent upon whom and at which process may Athanasiou; grandchildren, Yiota, Kostas and Yiannis; dear to talk about others, not himself. gional Hospital of Westchester be served. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Not affiliated with any Stavroula, Peter, Stevie, Maria, son of the late of Zisimos and He sacrificed his own life and Medical Center. Emanuel was 274875/17976 other funeral home. Stacey, Brian, Chris, Morgan, Giannoula Doulaveris. Friends personal time to help others, born on Sept. 15, 1936 in Logan, Nina, and Athina. His may call at the HINES-RINALDI and spent years on the Bloom - Rhodes, Greece to the late Geor - brother, George Athanasiou, FUNERAL HOME, 11800 New ington Public Board of Works, gios and Efrosini Manias. On TO PlACE YOur ClASSiFiED AD, CAll: (718) 784-5255, preceded him in death. Funeral Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, under several different Mayors, Sept. 17, 1960 in Baltimore, ExT. 106, E-mAil: classifieds@ thenationalherald.com services will be at Floral Hills MD on Thursday, Dec. 3 from and the Director of Public In - Maryland Emanuel married Funeral Home, Friday Dec. 4, at 6PM to 8PM. Trisagion prayers vestment Corporation and Constance Polis and was blessed 3PM. Interment in Floral Hills will begin at 6:15PM Funeral Chairman of the Board for with 55 years of marriage. Memory Gardens. Visitation on services will be held at St. An - decades. He spent years as Di - Emanuel was the Executive Chef Thursday, Dec. 3, from 6PM to drew's Ukrainian Church, 15100 rector of many local nursing at the Friar Tuck Inn in Catskill, n Forest Lawn Cemetery in Nor - lished on Dec. 3) – Panos, An - 9PM with the Trisagion Service New Hampshire Ave., Silver homes and had a special place NY from 1969 and retiring in folk, Virginia. In lieu of flowers gelo L. Born into Eternal Life on at 7PM. Spring, MD on Friday, Dec. 4 at in his heart for those patients. 2008. He was a member of the the family requests donations to Nov. 30, at age 79. Beloved hus - 10:30AM. Interment Gate of He believed in the dignity of all Kimisis Greek Orthodox Church be sent to the St. Michael's band of Maria for 57 years. Lov - n BESSEAS, THEODORE Heaven Cemetery. In lieu of people, young and old. He was in Poughkeepsie, NY. He is sur - Home 3 Lehman Terrace ing father of Effie (Thomas) CHARLOTTE, NC (from the flowers, memorial contributions awarded the Sagamore of the vived by his wife; Constance Yonkers, NY 10705. Zacharias, Joann (Cliff) Wagner, Charlotte Observer, published may be made to Sts. Constan - Wabash as well as becoming a "Dena", a daughter; Fran Viney, and Georgia (Brian) Larsen. on Dec. 3) – Theodore H. tine and Helen Greek Orthodox Kentucky Colonel, and on his a son; George Manias, 5 siblings n PANOS, ANGELO L. Proud grandfather of Nicholas Besseas, 91, passed away at Church Building Fund, 701 Nor - 80th birthday, celebrated in a residing in Greece, grandchil - MILWAUKEE, WI (from the Mil - (Kelly) Zacharias, Brian, Jr. home on Dec. 1. He was born wood Rd., Silver Spring, MD place of great significance in his dren; Stephanie Purman, Jenna waukee Journal Sentinel, pub - (Chelsea) Larsen, Amanda in Kandila Arcadia, Greece on 20905. life, Nick's English Hut, Mark Viney, Jordan Manias, Jason (Aaron) Munson, and Angie Sept. 18, 1924, to the late Harry Kruzan, Mayor of Bloomington Manias, Nicholas Graziano, and This is a service Zacharias. Adoring great-grand - and Evanthia Besseas. Teddy n HARTAS KARABELAS, proclaimed on April 1, 2009 "Dr. Vincent Graziano. He was pre - to the community. father of Scarlett, Lincoln, Jack - came to the US in 1951 follow - STAVROULA Frank Hrisomalos Day". Frank deceased by his daughter; Maria son, Loralei, and Quinn. Dear ing his service in the Greek Civil MEDIA, PA (from the Daily had a passion for so many Graziano. Visitation is Monday, Announcements of deaths brother of Chrisanthi (the late War as an officer. He opened Times, published on Dec. 3) – things- from the Arts to IU Ath - Nov. 30, 5PM to 7PM at the may be telephoned to the George) Zarras, Vasiliki (the late Stavroula “Voula” Karabelas letics; he had a fantastic mem - Joseph J. Darrow Sr. Funeral Classified Department of George) Antonopoulos. Pre - Hartas, of Chester died Nov. 30, ory-his knowledge of history Home Inc. 39 So. Hamilton St. The National Herald at ceded in death by siblings Eleni Days and dates of funerals, on her 90th Birthday at home. was remarkable; he inherited Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 845- (718) 784-5255, Panzazopoulos and Nikolaos Born in Patras, Greece, she was his love of property and invest - 452-1840. A funeral service is Panagiotopoulos. Also loved by memorials, and other events di - a daughter of the late Sotirios ing from his father, who many Tuesday Dec. 1, 10AM, Kimisis monday through Friday, many family and friends here rectly correspond to the original and Kanela Panagopoulou Kara - years earlier with foresights had Greek Orthodox Church 140 So 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST and in Greece. In lieu of flowers, publication date, which appears belas. Voula came to the U.S. in purchased the farm land where Grand Ave Poughkeepsie, NY or e-mailed to: memorials appreciated to the at the beginning of each notice. 1972 and has been at her cur - Frank would later build his fam - 12601 with Father Gregory of - [email protected] Annunciation Greek Orthodox rent residence for 44 years. ily home-where he lived, enter - ficiating. Burial will be private Church, 9400 W. Congress St. THE NATIONAL HERALD, DECEMBER 19-25, 2015 COMMUNITY 11

OUR EVERYDAY GREEK GREEK GASTRONOMY Where Are You From? Apo Poo Eese? Three Tasty Recipes Using Black-Eyed Peas

By Dr. Dimitra Kamarinou (- Where are you? -I am in the United States. ) In the below examples notice that the personal pro - By Eleni Sakellis 1 clove garlic, minced If you meet an old lady in a Greek village and nouns are sometimes omitted, because the form Cook the black-eyed peas as 1 each red, yellow, and orange smile or say kalimera, she will most probably ask of the verb itself indicates the person. Easy to prepare and full of directed in the above recipe, ex - bell peppers diced you the following question: Από πού είσαι; ( Apo -Πού είμαι; -Είσαι στην Ελλάδα. (- Where am nutrients, protein, and fiber, cept drain the water after cook - 2 small to medium-sized cu - poo eese? ). Where are you from? Από= from, I? -You are in Greece. ) black-eyed peas make a won - ing and place the cooked black cumbers, diced πού= where, είσαι= are (you). Τhe Greek ques - -Εσύ πού είσαι; Εγώ είμαι στην Αμερική. (- derful and quick weekday meal. eyed peas in a large bowl. Add 4 small Roma tomatoes, diced tion mark is like the English semi colon (;). Where are you? -I am In the United States. ) These relatively quick-cooking the onion, celery, carrots, bell 1 teaspoon dried oregano Τhe answer could be: Είμαι από την Αμερική. -Πού είναι η Μαρία; -Η Μαρία είναι στη Νέα legumes are ready to eat in Είμαι από την Ελλάδα. This is how your answer Υόρκη. (- Where is Maria? -Maria is in New York. ) about 40 minutes. A variety of should be built. -Πού είναι ο Πέτρος; -Ο Πέτρος είναι στη Βο - cultures around the world enjoy Είμαι is the Greek word for (I) am. In the be - στώνη. (- Where is Peter? –Peter is in Boston. ) black-eyed peas as part of their low table the verb to be is conjugated in the pre - -Πού είμαστε; -Είμαστε στη Μύκονο. (- Where traditional cuisine. In the Amer - sent tense together with the personal pronoun. are we? -We are in Mykonos ). ican South, black-eyed peas are eaten on New Year’s Day for good luck. Similarly, black-eyed CONTINENTS COUNTRIES peas are eaten for good luck on (Example: Είμαι από την Ευρώπη.= (Example: Εσύ είσαι από την Ελλάδα.= You the Jewish New Year, Rosh Ι am from Europe.) are from Greece) Hashanah. In Egypt, they are a main ingredient in a national Αμερική Amerikee America Ελλάδα Elada Greece rice dish. In Greece and Cyprus, Αυστραλία Afstraleea Australia Γαλλία Yaleea France black-eyed peas prepared simply Αφρική Afrikee Africa Αγγλία Agleea England are a staple of fasting days. Here Ευρώπη Evropi Europe Ιταλία Italeea Italy are three recipes for black-eyed Ασία Aseea Asia Αμερική Amerikee United States peas. Black-eyed Peas CITIES REGIONS (Example: Η Μαρία είναι από την (Example: Εμείς είμαστε από τη Μακεδο - 1 pound package dried black- Αθήνα.= Maria is from Athens) νία.= We are from Macedonia) eyed peas Water Nέα Υόρκη Nea Iorki New York Φλόριδα Florida Florida Salt Βοστώνη Vostoni Boston Πελοπόννησο Peloponiso Peloponnesus Extra virgin olive oil Αθήνα Atheena Athens Μακεδονία Makedoneea Macedonia Lemon or red wine vinegar Σπάρτη Sparti Sparta Ήπειρο Eepiro Epirus Ολυμπία Olimpeea Olympia Θεσσαλία Thesaleea Thessalia Sort and rinse the black-eyed peas. Place them in a large deep pot and add cold water to cover Εγώ είμαι Eyo eeme I am ISLANDS the black-eyed peas by at least Εσύ είσαι Esee eese You are (Example: Η Ελένη και ο Πέτρος two or three inches. Bring to a Αυτός, αυτή, Aftos, aftee, He, she, είναι από την Κρήτη.= Helen and Petros boil over medium height heat αυτό είναι afto eene it is are from Crete.) and then reduce to a simmer. Εμείς είμαστε Emees eemaste We are Add a tablespoon of salt and Εσείς είσαστε Esees eesaste You are continue simmering until the Αυτοί, αυτές, Aftee, aftes, They are Φλόριδα Florida Florida black-eyed peas are tender. If αυτά είναι afta eene Πελοπόννησο Peloponiso Peloponnesus needed, add additional boiling The plural form of the pronoun αυτός (= he ), Μακεδονία Makedoneea Macedonia water to the pot and continue αυτή (= she ), αυτό (= it ) in the three different Ήπειρο Eepiro Epirus simmering until tender. Serve genders is αυτοί (= they male ), αυτές (= they fe - Θεσσαλία Thesaleea Thessalia hot or warm with a drizzle of male ), αυτά (= they neutral ). extra virgin olive oil and a In Greek there are three different articles: o, squeeze of fresh lemon to taste. η, το. The good news is that most of the nouns -Δήμητρα και Πέτρο πού είσαστε; -Είμαστε If desired, substitute red wine pepper, parsley, olive oil, and 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil that refer to the continents, the countries, the re - στην Αθήνα. (- Dimitra and Petros where are you? vinegar for the lemon. vinegar and toss until all the in - 1/3 cup red wine vinegar gions, the cities and the islands they take the ar - -We are in Athens. ) gredients are well combined. Salt and pepper to taste ticle η and are considered female. Unlike English - Πού είναι ο Θωμάς και η Ελένη; -Είναι στην Season with salt and freshly the above noun categories in Greek always take Ιταλία. (- Where are Thomas and Helen? -They Black-eyed Peas Salad ground pepper to taste. Serve Cook the black-eyed peas ac - the article. The article and the noun that follow are in Italy. ) warm or at room temperature. cording to the above recipe, ex - the preposition από are put in the accusative case, PRONUNCIATION KEY: The salad can be made ahead cept drain the water after cook - which for the article η is την. i (idiom), ee (needle), e (energy), o (organ - 1 pound cooked black-eyed and kept tightly covered in the ing and place the black-eyed Notice that, when the word that follows the ism), oo (boot), y (yes), h (helium), th (theory), peas, drained refrigerator for a day or two. peas in a large bowl. Add the article την does not begin with a vowel, the final d (the), af (after), ev (Evelyn). The accented syl - 1 medium red onion, chopped onion, garlic, bell peppers, cu - ν is omitted. Είμαι από τη Μύκονο, instead από lable is bold. 2 celery stalks, chopped cumbers, tomatoes, oregano, την Μύκονο, είμαι από τη Νέα Υόρκη, instead 2 carrots, chopped Black-eyed Peas Salad olive oil, vinegar and toss to - από την Νέα Υόρκη. When the next word begins Dimitra Kamarinou, PhD, has studied philology 1 red bell pepper, chopped Variation gether. Season with salt and with a vowel the final ν is kept: Είμαι από την and archaeology at the University of 2-4 tablespoons chopped fresh freshly ground pepper to taste. Ελλάδα. Ioannina,Würzburg and Bochum in Germany. parsley Serve warm or at room temper - The location in Greek is indicated with the She has been honored with the Academy of 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil 1 pound cooked black-eyed ature. For a main course, serve preposition σε and the noun’s article. In this case Athens Award in Archaeology and Homeric 1/3 cup red wine vinegar peas, drained warm on top of rice or mixed σε+την= στην. -Πού είσαι; -Είμαι στην Αμερική. Philology. Salt and pepper to taste 1 medium red onion, diced with cooked bulgur wheat.

From Street to Runway for John Economou GREEK AMERICAN STORIES

TNH Staff Writer Help in Sending a Resume VENICE, CA – The headlines were a bit sensationalized, of By Phylis (Kiki) Sembos but they’d never admit it and bunches of money to make the “homeless hottie becomes a Special to The National Herald look stupid. bunches of money. model” kind, but the overnight Question: “what are your ed - So, that’s why I suggest you discovery of John Economou is Getting a job is not very easy ucational credentials?” That’s a be as clever as you can –like get - nevertheless a heartwarming these days. The want ads are no bit tricky, because the high ting down on your knees and holiday story that was picked up help, either. No one reads the school I graduated from no tearfully, beg for that job. Or, of - by media around the world newspapers anymore. Every - longer exists. It’s now a refor - fering your kidney. But, whatever The Daily Mail reported that thing is electronic. matory, I think. Not much dif - else you do, don’t send in a selfie. last year, “After leaving home at Trying to get employed for ferent from the high school I at - Or a photo of you nude. You’ll 19 and spending his nights on janitorial work at a top rated tended. Maybe even the same give the wrong impression. Venice Beach without a roof place requires shrewd tactics. teachers. But, I included having Alright! I iced the cake a little over his head, things are looking One has to apply directly to the attended a UN-accredited Greek on my resumes. But, these days up for the Milwaukee-native corporation personnel, prove now that Kendall Jenner and that you’re best qualified and Gigi Hadid have helped him out and try get an agency, how I’m travels with only a backpack full then submit a fancy resume. with a major modelling con - living the hippie life, living out of two sets of clothes, his tooth In my day, you didn’t submit tract.” on the beach crashing on the brush and a skateboard,” ac - a resume. You showed up in per - The Mail reported the 6-foot- sand right now,” he explained. cording to the News. son – with lunch because you’re 3, brown eyed Economou was “They said they could help “I don't have an apartment; I made to wait outside while a just “chilling on the beach”, me out and get me an agency don't have a house out here. I team inside is scrutinizing your which was his “home,” when he and they got me with Two Man - don’t know where I want to set - application for obvious lies. bumped into two of the world’s agement, the agency I signed tle down yet,” says Economou, Now, you have to have a com - top models who were having a with…It’s a crazy story. I’m su - who saved up a mere $4,000 to puter, email address, and when picnic nearby. per grateful. I was just in the move last year to Los Angeles af - your bait gets a nibble you need Some seagulls deserve credit right place at the right time,” ter dropping out of college from to use your credit card to buy too. Apparently wanting the though he has not kept in touch his home in Wisconsin, where he clothes and dress like a CEO for young ladies’ food, he helped with his angels. appeared on local TV commer - that interview. shoo the birds away without Economou is Now 20 and cials and catalogues as a child. Clothes are an important fac - recognizing them or Kendall’s represented by Katie Wolland at “But Economou doesn’t live tor in making an impression on manager, Ashleah Gonzalez. Two Management, and while he like the average homeless per - the interviewer. So, I thought One of the girls said to me, is still technically homeless, he son,” the News noted: “He has I’d help you with some helpful ‘You’re cute’, so I turned around doesn’t see it that way. “I like an iPhone 6 that his parents pay suggestions. There are rules that and we struck up conversation,” saying I’m on an adventure. I’m for and sometimes rents a motel have to be followed. I’m long he told the Daily Mail. “I didn’t a traveler,” he explained, and room near the beach.” retired. Who’s going to hire realize who I was speaking to emphasized that his parents are And he does not suffer from Methuselah’s mother? at first and it finally clicked who supportive. the loneliness that further dark - But, I had read hundreds of it was.” “While he hasn’t raked the ens the homeless experience. He want ads in my time. And, I’ve Language School. Hey! Classy – you have to in order to get a The women urged him to big bucks just yet — or any hooks up with women he meets had vast experience in job hunt - knowing a classic language. But, good paying job – even a take up modelling. “I told them money for that matter, on the boardwalk. ing. I’m not hinting at my age, I had to hedge my answer: mediocre job – a job. That un - my story, I told them how I was Economou has been auditioning “If a girl comes up to me and but Susan B. Anthony wore a “Graduated from Strauben - employment line is l-o-n-g. I a model back home and how I for jobs like crazy,” the New finds me attractive, I’ll give her ruffled blouse, a street length mueller Textile High at the top ought to know! I got to meet a came here to follow my dream York Daily News reported. “He my energy,” he says. skirt, a bonnet like the old Sal - of my class. (My paternal last lot of nice people there who are vation Army style and buckled name started with a “Z”) Then, still my friends – still unem - shoes. Can’t dress like that any - went on to Straubenmeuller, Jr. ployed, too. We have a yearly more if you’re a woman. Or College, where I got a degree.” reunion in a coffee shop on dress like Benjamin Franklin. There are so many colleges Eighth Avenue. “Echoes of Greece” Brings Greek Life to NY These days are different; no today that it would be too time Of course, there are jobs I’d personal interview before send - consuming to investigate if that never take no matter what they Continued from page 1 ing in a resume – online. Here one existed. I don’t think ol’ paid: Mortician, coroner, dog are some of the questions you Straubenmueller had any kids. groomer, or exterminator. So, ine Lehman, David A. Loomar, might come across when filling Question: “what subjects did after you’ve perfected that re - Mavromichalis, Judith Panago - that resume. One question that you excel in?” My answer: “Ma - sume, I suggest when you find topulos, Lynn Savarese, Susan invariably, comes up: “why did chine technician, Blueprinting a potential employer you keep Schiffer, and Jackie Schwim - you leave your last job?” I and planning.” Truth: sewing sending your resume, repeat - mer—to submit eight to ten pho - wrote: “I felt that I had reached classes, pattern making and de - edly. I mean keep sending them! tographs, from which he then se - the level expected and that I signing clothes. Persistence pays! Maybe, not a lected the final three from each could, if given the opportunity, Question: “what one quality job - but attention! photographer. These thirty works reach much higher levels.” do you have that will benefit our Email; put one in his lunch makeup the “Echoes of Greece” (Good, eh?) company?” My answer: “I get box, under his door, in his coat exhibit, as well as a correspond - The truth: what last job? along with others and am a pocket. Eventually, either that ing book. Next question: “what skills good negotiator.” Truth: I traded employer will arrange for an in - Umbrella Arts is located at do you offer our corporation?” my lunch money in exchange terview, or, have the police re - 317 East 9th Street in New York I wrote: “I can operate a pastit - for the homework and test an - move you for mental evaluation. City and is open Thursday sio and a galatomboureko with swers. These days you have to Unfortunately, that wouldn’t through Saturday, from 1 to the best of them.” Don’t worry have graduated from schools look so good on any future re - 6pm. The exhibit runs through about if they don’t understand like Harvard or Yale or MIT to sume. In conclusion, if you want January 16. More information what you’re talking about. make an impression. In other to make money you have to ac - is available at umbrellaarts.com. Chances are they can’t, either, words, you have to have cept any job – like killing bugs! 12 FEATURE THE NATIONAL HERALD, DECEMBER 19-25, 2015

HELLENIC HAPPENINGS FROM COAST TO COAST

TNH Staff tion and upkeep. Society Board member CYNDI TARAPANI, who SEVERNA PARK, MD – STELLA TARPON SPRINGS, FL – The was president at the time of the KOOTSIKAS ANGELUCCI and TARPON SPRINGS HISTORI - donation, told the Beacon that her husband, JOHN, are ready CAL SOCIETY revealed a relic “it was always a dream of Mr. for Christmas. Their surname, from the community’s storied Ypsilantis to save the jitney for which means Light of the Angels past, an 1926 Chevrolet jitney, the city and to make sure the in Italian, makes their incredible painted bright green and yellow, citizens knew of its history.” And collection of round glass Christ - that was used to transport peo - now, that dream has come true. mas ornaments, hanging from a ple around town in the 1930s The Society explains that tree in their yard, all that more and 1940, the Tarpon Springs there were about six jitneys at appropriate. Beacon reported. the time, which would take res - Stella moved to the area in This is all thanks to HER - idents from the Sponge Docks 1971, the Capital Gazette re - CULES YPSILANTIS, whose fa - to the various markets else - ported, a first-generation Greek- ther was one of the jitney’s dri - where in town. They would pay American. After the death of her vers all those years ago. Three between a nickel and a quarter, first husband, NICHOLAS, she years ago, Ypsilantis donated depending on the year, for the met Julius, a first-generation the vehicle to the Historical So - ride. Italian-American, whose par - ciety, which restored it. “I Tarapani says it was her hus - ents, arrived to the United promised my dad I would never band, JOHN, who gave her the States via Ellis Island, the sell it, never let it go out of Tar - idea about restoring the jitney, Gazette reported. pon. I can feel comfortable after his chance conversation They couple has purchased now,” the 83-year-old Ypsilantis with Ypsilantis. over 180 miniature houses and told the Beacon, “I don’t have The jitney will be available 245 accessories for their grand to worry about it.” for public rides, and was fea - Christmas decoration collection, The Historical Society raised tured in Tarpon Springs’ annual she told the Gazette. $35,000 for the jitney’s restora - CHRISTMAS PARADE. They begin putting up the collection the day after Thanks - A Tarpon Springs jitney built in 1926, restored 90 years later. giving. "We have three large trees, three medium-sized trees, House ornament is the first one medallions or doilies. Several retire, the Angeluccis have no and eight small trees, and three to light up. The couple also has have been attached to green vel - intentions of maintaining and QUESTION OF THE WEEK nativity scenes,” she said. ornament collections of child- vet backing, slipped into a cir - even growing their vast collec - An all-white tree is The like cherubs and gingerbread cular mat and framed. Others tion. "This is something we love Do you think NATO should play a more prominent role re - White House Tree, the Gazette folks. There is a collection, too, are placed around the house.” to do together." garding terrorism? reported. “It bears official White of tatted or crocheted lace Never too tired to completely Please email your response to House and Secret Service [email protected] We may publish some re - Agency ornaments – yes, there sponses as Letters to the Editor in a future issue. is such a thing. The latest White GOINGS ON...

n THRU DEC. 18 merville. The luncheon will begin Epiphany Banquet on Tuesday, FAIRFIELD, CT – Fairfield Uni - at 11:30AM after the Divine Jan. 5 at the Tarpon Springs THE HERALD SQUARE versity’s Bellarmine Museum of Liturgy. Tickets are $20 for adults Yacht Club, 350 North Spring Art, 1073 Benson Road in Fair - and $10 for children. For tickets, Boulevard, in Tarpon Springs. TNH's Crossword Challenge field, presents its new exhibition, please contact Dora Sfikas at Cocktail hour is at 6PM, followed Hair in the Classical World, on (781) 395-1403 or the Dormition by dinner at 7PM. Invited guests view through Friday, Dec. 18. As Church office at (617) 625-2222. include His Eminence Archbishop 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 the first exhibition of its kind in Bring your family and friends!! Demetrios, AHEPA Supreme the United States, Hair in the MANSFIELD, MA – Join us for President John Galanis, and

13 14 15 16 Classical World will take you on the annual St. Gregory’s, 1007 Daughters of Penelope Grand a cultural journey through an - West St, in Mansfield, Christmas President Connie Pilallis. Tickets cient G reece, C yprus, a nd Rome, potluck. All are welcome to come are $60 which includes a dinner 17 18 19 and will examine the role of hair and bring a family favorite to choice of Grilled Shrimp and in each through three thematic share. Please note that this is a Scallops over Rice, Prime Rib of 20 21 22 23 24 lense s: Arra ngement and Adorn - light fasting period, so dishes Beef, or Vegetarian Pasta. To or - ment; R ituals and Rites of Pas - should be meatless if possible. der tickets, please contact Jim 25 26 27 sage; and Divine and Royal There will also be the annual Miller at (727) 243-4546 or at Ic onog raphy. For more informa - Chocolate Dessert Auction, as [email protected], or Tim 28 29 30 31 tio n and to register (free) for well as the popular Mystery Wine Keffalas at (727) 510-9394. events, please visit bel - Raffle. Please sign up at coffee

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H S T S I L O A L I by St. Catherine’s Philoptochos, George Washington Chapter 16 english.edition@thenationalher - DOWN T A C I T A D E N X I V 29 Central Street, in Som - of AHEPA will host the Annual ald.com 1 All right H O H O A R I O N P I T A 2 Portrayed character 3 Greek soccer team I R E O M E N E A S E L 4 Limb E T A M I L T L E O This Week in Greek History: 5 Rebuff F A T U I T Y F O L K S Y 6 Afresh S K Y N E W S A E K 7 Hit Composer Manolis Kalomiris is Born 8 American Cancer Society (abbr.) P O L A R D O T E E M M A 9 Desiring water O U T G O A V E R N O E L 10 Mushrooms W I D E N H O S S D A N E This week, on December 14 the legendary soprano Maria in 1893, Manolis Kalomiris was Callas. born in Smyrna. After studying Kalomiris wrote five operas: music in Constantinople, The Master Builder-O Protomas - Athens, and Vienna, Kalomiris toras, The Mother’s Ring- Το

founded three conservatories in Dakhtylidi tis Manas, Sunrise- Support our Greek Businesses ! Greece, as well as the National Anatoli, The Shadowy Waters- Opera Group. Ta Xotika Nera, and Constantine His National Conservatoire, Palaeologus-Konstantinos which he founded in Athens in Palaiologos. 1926, for years the first of its Widely touted as the “father WR • THE NATIONAL HERALD kind to reach out to the Hellenic of Greek national music,” music community beyond Kalomiris also composed sym - www .ekirikas .com • www.thenationalherald.com Greece, by opening branches in phonies, piano concerti, a violin Cyprus and Egypt. An array of concertino, and numerous the Conservatoire’s famous stu - songs. He died in Athens in dents included, most notably, 1962 at age 79. THE NATIONAL HERALD, DECEMBER 19-25, 2015 GREECE CYPRUS 13 Greece OK’s More Tough Reforms, Austerity Demanded

ATHENS — Greek lawmakers bailout with further tough cut - wouldn’t have posed condi - sold out its Leftist principles de - have approved legislation grant - backs. Nevertheless, he won a tions,” he said. spite Tsipras reneging on virtu - ing the right to sell bad business second four-year term in early “This idea … that outside the ally every anti-austerity promise loans from local banks to over - elections held in September. Eurozone you have a completely and as it readies to slice benefits seas funds as part of a new aus - LINE UP THE REFORMS free hand to do what you like to the country’s most vulnera - terity bill demanded by bailout Finance Minister Euclid isn’t backed up by economic the - ble, including the elderly and ill lenders from the rest of the Eu - Tsakalotos, a Marxist economist, ory or economic history,” with - and disabled. rozone. says the country has no choice out explaining how that jibed As did Tsipras, he blamed All 153 members of Prime but to bend to international with his Marxism. rich Greeks for not doing Minister Alexis Tsipras’ left-led lenders and bankers. enough even though the gov - coalition of his Radical Left “There are forces working in ernment hasn’t made a single SYRIZA and the formerly anti- all directions,” the Oxford-edu - move to “crush the oligarchy” austerity far-right Independent cated economist told The as promised, instead imposing Greeks voted in favor of the Guardian’s Helena Smith in an capital controls after closing the draft legislation, while all 138 interview in which he outlined banks for three weeks this past opposition lawmakers present why he said Greece had to re - summer. rejected it, and nine were absent form even though his party “We were so under stress, go - from the vote. leader, Prime Minister and Rad - ing from hand to mouth and cri - The changes will only affect ical Left SYRIZA leader Alexis sis to crisis [during SYRIZA’s larger businesses and follow Tsipras, said it won’t work. first term in office] that we months of pressure from lenders “Even (Wolfgang) Schaeuble didn’t have time to go after the as the number of non-perform - has said there is no doubt the rich and create a sense of fair - ing loans in the Greek market Greek government is imple - ness,” he said, although it did rose above 40 percent. menting what has been agreed have time to go after the poor Tsipras said he wanted to and engages with institutions and workers and pensioners. protect primary homes from (creditors) in a much more con - Neither New Democracy nor foreclosures but that will last structive way,” said Tsakalotos, PASOK would ever have dared only until another review in Feb - who had to backtrack on his address the issue “because that ruary and as the Quartet of the principles to negotiate a third would be like turkeys voting for European Union-International bailout that came with more Christmas – their whole social Monetary Fund-European Cen - austerity measure he and base is based on old clientelistic tral Bank-European Stability Tsipras used to oppose. politics,” he said, without Mechanism (EU-IMF-ECB-ESM) The three-year accord, the adding that SYRIZA is hiring its wants homes seized to protect culmination of a 17-hour Finance Minister Euclid own supporters at the same banks. overnight summit, was “a very Tsakalotos predicted that cap - time, even during a crushing The legislation was set as a difficult compromise” made by ital controls would be lifted economic crisis in which scores condition for the release of the a government with its back to some time in 2016. of thousands have been fired. next loan installment of 1 billion the wall. Greeks who believe the Creditors have to accept that euros ($1.1 billion) that is part country would have fared better Tsakalotos said Greece needs certain reforms can only be en - of a third bailout of 86 billion returning to the drachma are debt relief although the lenders, forced gradually, he says, pre - euros ($93.26 billion) Tsipras wrong, he said. led by German Chancellor An - dicting that capital controls vowed to reject but accepted, “The case that things would gela Merkel, have rejected a would be lifted some time in Church of Greece Lauds Callimanopoulos along with more austerity he have been better if we had left debt cut outright. 2016. “It’s important that also used to oppose. the Eurozone in July seems to “The debate on debt is ab - Greeks begin to feel the benefits In the above photos Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and All Other provisions in the bill rely on an assumption that we solutely crucial to the question [of change]. It’s important that Greece Ieronymos presented ship owner Gregory Callimanop - include a new pay scale for civil wouldn’t have had any financ - of (Greece’s future) hanging in Greeks feel their sacrifices are ulos, the highest award Archdiocese of Athens can bestow for servants, while plans to partially ing needs and that we wouldn’t the balance,” he insists. “It is paying off.” his contributions to the Metropoles of Kalavryta and Aigialias, privatize the national power have had to go to the IMF for a critical that the can isn’t kicked and to the Church in general. Callimanopulos, as TNH has re - grid operator, ADMIE, were de - new loan to cover those financ - down the road.” (Material from the Associated ported," is also a benefactor of a church-run social service cen - layed until next year along with ing needs and that the IMF He insisted the party hasn’t Press was used in this report) ter in Kalavryta. His wife, Tatiana, is also seen in the photos. the contentious issue of more pension cuts that could cause more defections from the ruling parties and jeopardize the coali - tion. UN High on Cyprus Unity, Labor unions, which oppose the reforms, staged two sepa - rate, peaceful protest marches Anastasiades Not So Much in central Athens. Nearly 2,000 people in total participated, a far cry from the scores of thou - NICOSIA – Cypriot President Belying all evidence to the sands that used to turn out, all Nicos Anastasiades has damp - contrary, Turkish FM Melvut of which have failed to move ened hopes that negotiations to Cavusoglu Tweeted: “Good mtg successive governments to do reunify the island could prove w/UNSG’s Special Adviser on anything except bow to the fruitful by the spring of 2016. #Cyprus @EspenBarthEide on creditors. With hopes soaring that this current & upcoming period of the Tsipras’ coalition, which suf - would finally be a breakthrough negotiation process.” fered the defection of two law - period and predictions the May Secretary-General Ban Ki- makers in a previous vote on parliamentary elections could be moon says an agreement to re - creditor-demanded reforms, still postponed because of a resolu - unify Cyprus “is within reach.” faces a major hurdle next tion, he said that’s not likely, even The U.N. chief told a news month, when the government though UN Secretary-General conference Dec. 16 that he is “en - has pledged to legislate unpop - Ban Ki-moon said he was upbeat. couraged” by progress in negoti - ular pension reforms and hikes In an interview with ations between Greek Cypriot in taxation for farmers and he’s Kathimerini, Anastasiades said President Nicos Anastasiades and trying to stave off a potential the elections would go ahead nor - Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa disaster with a plan to raise mally. On the issue of a referen - Akinci on a peace accord. taxes and revenues in other sec - dum on a Cyprus solution, he said Cyprus was split in 1974 when tor to save angry pensioners there were many details to be Turkey invaded after a coup by from more cuts. agreed yet, squashing his own supporters seeking to unite the Greece has depended on in - earlier optimism. Mediterranean island with ternational rescue loans since it “2016 could pass without a so - Greece. Turkish Cypriots declared nearly went bankrupt in 2010. lution,” he the told the newspaper an independent state in 1983, but Tsipras first came to power in !"#$%&'$$(%)*"+"#$%+"#)$%ॳॻॻॹ but at the same time he didn’t only Turkey recognizes it and January, pledging to reverse re - rule out the possibility of a settle - keeps 35,000 troops there. sented austerity measures cred - ment by the summer. He said Cyprus joined the European itors sought in return for the maybe there would be and maybe Union in 2003, but only the south loans, but he was forced a few there wouldn’t be, dashing hope enjoys membership benefits. months later to sign yet another for a quick answer to a problem that has vexed diplomats for decades, since the unlawful 1974 Turkish invasion that split the is - land and as Turkish troops still occupy the northern third. “The Cyprus problem could be solved tomorrow if the other side made the necessary compromises that would not leave winners and losers,” he said, echoing what Turkish-Cypriot officials said about the Cypriots. The election of Mustafa Akinci and raised a sense the two sides could compromise but Anastasi - ades is blaming the Turks and the Turks are blaming him, continu - ing the endless finger-pointing and blame game. Talking tough instead of his earlier conciliatory stance, he said Turkey’s hopes of joining the EU, of which Cyprus is a member, would go nowhere unless Ankara compromised. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, however, won’t even recognize Cyprus and bars its ships and planes from en - tering Turkey. UP AND DOWN UN Special Adviser Espen Barth Eide, who keeps saying a breakthrough is imminent, said the main topic of discussions with the Turkish leadership was guar - antees and long-term security for both sides, the Cyprus News Agency said. He said much of his meetings with the guarantor powers, Turkey, Greece and Britain, were to see what common arrange - ment could be found. Turkey as of now, is insisting it continue to be a guarantor power but the Greek Cypriot side does not want guarantees. The main goal of all sides is that two communities should feel safe “not only today but in the long term,” Eide said, “what we call ‘security through cooperation’ in the sense that the Turkish Cypriot side needs to feel secure as the smaller community and need to feel safe not only in the literal and military sense, but also in the political structures.” “We want the Greek Cypriots to also feel confidence and secu - rity in this structure,’ he added. 14 EDITORIALS LETTERS THE NATIONAL HERALD, DECEMBER 19-25, 2015

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[email protected] . them throughout the year, but The number of attendees, however, is not the only important we reserve the right to edit they are especially welcome dur - aspect of the event. Their ability to actually invest there is the letters for publication and re - ing the holidays. essential fact. gret that we are unable to ac - On that note, I send a big hol - So, among the forum attendants were major investors, busi - knowledge or return those left iday thank you to everyone at unpublished. nessmen who were looking for answers to the big question – our National Herald and wish gEOrgE SArAFOglOu / SPECiAl TO THE NATiONAl HErAlD what does the future hold for the Greek economy and thus for you and your families a Merry their potential investments? Greece, as was the case in past years, realized the importance of this forum and wanted to use it to its advantage. COMMENTARY They wished to make the most of the very good opportunity that Capital Link provided to present to the participants a pos - itive picture of the state of the country, as well as its plans for the future. FIR Greece: Hot Zone Rules of Engagement with Turkey This is obviously what the prime minister of the country wanted to do, who – as forme prime minister Antonis Samaras did last year – communicated with the participants via a video - By Manos Drakonakis the red button is assigned to the crew cannot declare a state of the EU borders. taped message. lower levels of command for ac - emergency. Then the Greek Greek Armed Forces never Another impressive thing about the forum was that the rep - After September 11, 2001, tions to be immediate, as time fighters will lead their fellow pi - overreact. They contribute to resentatives of the troika also participated electronically, un - an unknown aircraft entered the is critical. lot to the nearest airport for the de-escalation of any danger - derscoring the significance they attribute to investments for Flight Information Region (FIR) There is absolutely no chance emergency landing. It is also im - ous international crisis above Greece. of Greece, flying over that GADS will not know the portant that all the warplanes the Aegean. They will avoid Of course, an investment is no simple matter. Amvrakikos Kolpos in identity of a Turkish warplane, are always flying in pairs to back conflict We are not talking about charity. It is based on a rational Aitoloakarnania, approaching which is visible on radars from up each other. This rule which unless absolutely necessary, analysis of the financial as well as of the political situation. from the western side. the moment it takes off from a has rare exceptions raises ques - as they do not wish casualties It is based on the existing business climate. The alarm from the Greece’s Turkish base. Especially if a tions about the Russian war - on any side It is not, therefore, a random occurrence that one country defense department reached the fighter is flying in a war zone, plane that was spotted flying and they will not risk any attracts investments and another does not. desk of the prime minister, who like the Russian one that took alone in supposed Turkish air - damage of their equipment that Senior officials of the Greek Government have been known then had the authority of down - off from a base in Syria and was space. costs billions to Greek taxpay - to make the naive request that Greek-Americans invest in Greece ing the unknown plane shot down by the Turkish The Rules of Engagement are ers. Tourism is also the Coun - for patriotic reasons. characterized in official mil - ground missiles last November, followed by all kinds of armed try’s main source of income and If that were the way things worked, the businessmen inside itary terms as “zombie.” The it will be followed by the radars forces. According to the Com - that is another reason for avoid - Greece could set a good example by making their own invest - plane was finally throughout its flight. mon Foreign and Security Policy, ing trouble by all means. ments there, and then the Greeks abroad could follow. So, why identified as a Cyprus com - The electronic traces of any the North Atlantic Treaty Orga - So why anyone would fire a don’t they do that? mercial aircraft and was permit - intruder in the Greek airspace nization (NATO) is responsible missile and shoot down an air - Actually, quite a number of Greek-Americans had attempted ted to continue its flight path. are recorded on the radar’s map for the defense of Europe while craft supposed to have infil - in the past to invest there, and in the end – disillusioned by the Every aircraft entering the and will prove any violation be - the European Union (EU) is re - trated the country’s airspace if prevailing bureaucratic incompetence and corruption – they Greek airspace has a prior flight yond any doubt. The Greek Air sponsible for keeping the peace this will mean loss of tourism gave up. plan declared to the Greek Civil Force follows something called in European Territory. NATO has profits next summer season? Some did invest for emotional reasons – and they lost every - Aviation Authority (GCAA); it “Renegade Procedure” when its own Rules of Engagement Sometimes, there are more prof - thing. gives signals for recognition and there is a violation of the FIR: and in case of crisis between itable reasons such as the oil of Nicolas Bornozis, president of Capital Link, and his sister it is also present on interna - The Greek fighters will then ap - country members it will inter - Northern Iraq or Syria, where Olga Bornozis, are performing a great and essential service by tional VHF frequencies to avoid proach the enemy aircraft, one vene discreetly. the Kurds are fighting for an in - organizing this forum in New York. They are the ones “bringing collision in the air, for example. of them will be on its tail ready How about common Euro - dependent state within these ar - the horse to water.” In other cases, the surveillance for action. They will first try to pean borders then? Here, poli - eas in conflict. But they cannot force it to drink. system will pass on the alarm communicate with the pilot by tics and diplomacy get in the The ability of the delegation to persuade the businessmen to the National Operations Cen - radio. If they get no response, way. And as a matter of fact, Manos Drakonakis, who lives in does not depend on the number of people that make up the tre (NOC) and the Greek Air De - they will make visual signals by there is no actual common Eu - Athens, is a writer and an delegation, or their degree of preparation or lack thereof. Nei - fense System (GADS) will acti - waving their wings until they ropean policy in defense. Re - airport agent trained in ther is it based on the image they present, which sometimes vate the air missiles while the receive back the same signal. cently, a representative of the detecting forged passports, verge on the delusional. intercept planes take off. In cri - That is in case the aircraft con - German Government supported visas, and other travel docu - It all depends on the actual conditions in the country. sis time, the decision to push trols have failed and the flight the idea of European watch of ments. Those, unfortunately, are still a long way from being good. Let their children forgive us As We Ponder Solutions to “A Simple Twist of Fate”

At 29th Street and 36th Avenue in Astoria there is a humble By Nikolaos Piperis ing different. Generations re - event that can never be undone, soundly calculated, will ever be place of prayer for the Muslims. Queens and Astoria in particular moved from the invasion and and ought to be placed perma - found inseparable from our in recent years have drawn thousands of Muslims. While Bob Dylan’s haunting the early flood of settlers from nently in the past—would allow moral duties.” According to the 2014 census there about 60,000 Muslims, harmonica solo in “Simple Twist Turkey, they simply lived amidst for greater happiness in the fu - Jefferson understood that from different countries, living there. of Fate” filled my headphones the amnesia—it defined their ture. justice in all forms always ben - On a recent day, outside on the sidewalk, could be heard, as we drove away from the oc - home, their personal histories, Are we, then, destined to lis - efitted the United States, re - more or less clearly, the imam who was either invoking a prayer cupied area, the impact of one their entire understanding of ten to Koenig? Should organi - gardless of the pressures or fears or preaching. simple twist of fate—the inva - their community. zations like the American Hel - that often come with its enforce - Hurried men, most of them young, dressed distinctly, were en - sion of Cyprus in 1974—felt Scenes like Famagusta rein - lenic Institute not take groups ment—that our basic moral re - tering their place of worship in the middle of the day. They took eerily palpable. force what the United States like ours to the island, showing sponsibility to address injustice off their shoes and walked into the room inside. Here we were last summer: Ambassador John Koenig told the next generation firsthand must be the core tenet of our All of them were men. I approached someone who was coming young Hellenic Americans, de - us personally: that Cyprus’ past the injustices that define its foreign policy. That discourag - out of the building. spite being born decades after is indeed defined by tragedy, but northern third? Are we part of ing young Americans from call - “May I ask you something?” I said to him. the invasion, filling our rackety that the time has come to move the problem, rather than a part ing for justice and urging them He looked at me strangely. Rather suspiciously. He probably bus with a weary silence. The on. of the solution? to place interests above our took me for a spy. Not such a crazy idea nowadays. “Yes”, he an - stoic gazes out the windows re - According to Koenig, we are moral duties—serves to destroy swered. flected the sites we flew by: des - part of the problem—to him, the integrity of the nation, both “How do you feel about Donald Trump’s statements about ecrated churches, abandoned Are we part men like AHI President Nick at home and abroad; and that, banning Muslims form entering the country? What do you say neighborhoods and a smirking of the problem, Larigakis are firebrands, reopen - again, in Jefferson’s words, “his - amongst yourselves?” I asked him. Sofia Vergara gazing down upon rather than ing old wounds and neglecting tory bears witness to the fact “It hurts us” he responded. “Just because there are some Mus - smashed cemetery headstones United States interests in the re - that a just nation is taken on its lims that do all these things, it does not mean that we are all ter - from a billboard. a part of the solution? gion. word.” rorists.” The eeriest aspect of the oc - But what Koenig and far too It is our responsibility, then, “Are Americans looking at you strangely? I pressed” cupied area, though, is the am - Yes, injustice has festered many nations in the West fail to to not allow what happened in “Most of them, no. There some though, yes, that look at us nesia that fills its air. The mas - across the island for the past realize is that the fundamental Cyprus to go down in history as strangely,” he responds. sive sprawl of gas stations, forty-one years, but the funda - nature of the Cyprus issue is jus - a simple twist of cruel fate. By “Does it bother you?” construction sites and chain mental nature of the situation tice; and by neglecting justice, tolerating injustice, we are not “Of course it bothers us.” restaurants has no memory of a is not justice: it is compromise. we jeopardize both United simply depriving the island of “Are you scared?” time before propaganda The two established communi - States interests and the legiti - the peace it deserves, but cow - “No, we’re not scared. Trump made us feel bad. But there are adorned the age-old mountains ties, Koenig reiterated, must put macy of international law in the ering in the face of our moral a lot of people condemning him. What I am afraid of,” he contin - of Cyprus—as if whitewashed calls for justice aside in order to region. duties as Americans. ued, “is the effect on my children. Yesterday they told me that flats and car dealerships could spare the coming generations By failing to take a definitive That, above all, is what I had they are being bothered at school. I don’t know what they are drown out both the glories and from the divisions of the past. stand on the illegality of the the privilege of learning through thinking. Also, we have relatives calling us on the phone and ask - terrors that still echo in the cor - Famagusta is now the home of Turkish invasion and the count - the American Hellenic Institute. ing if we are ok, whether we are going to return to our country.” ners of the island’s history. those Turkish children, and the less atrocities committed by the “Where are you from?” This amnesia was no more terrifying echoes of the past that occupying military forces, the Niko Piperis is a junior from “From Pakistan” he responds. “And you?” he asked. apparent than at the beach at haunt their community ought to United States is actively defying Omaha, Nebraska pursuing a “From Greece,” I tell him. Famagusta, where carefree chil - be muted once and for all. its creed, as expressed by Bachelor of Arts degree in His - “Oh, you have your problems too,” he says to me. dren basked in the June sun un - Koenig’s stance is not unrea - Thomas Jefferson in his second tory and Philosophy at Boston I left but my thoughts lingered on the sad face of this unknown der the dark loom of the city’s sonable, and I never doubted inaugural address: College. Niko participated in new “friend” of mine. decrepit skyline, still untouched that it came from a strong desire “We are firmly convinced, the seventh annual American But I was mainly thinking about the story of our own commu - since Turkish forces stormed the to forge a lasting solution to the and we act on that conviction,” Hellenic Institute Foundation nity’s immigration. The time when our ancestors would wear tourist hub in 1974. Cyprus problem. In fact, it was Jefferson said to the young na - (AHIF) Foreign Policy College their traditional “foustanella” (the many-pleated short white skirt) As I watched families do similar to how Bob Dylan de - tion in 1805, “that with nations, Student Trip to Greece and and the “locals” went after them as inappropriate for the country. what families do on the beach— scribed failed romance to me as with individuals, our interests Cyprus. How many tears did they shed? I can imagine the disappoint - swimming, laughing, enjoying through my headphones. ment they felt about the “promised land” in which they thought lunch together—I wondered, do “Blame it on a simple twist they had arrived. they find this scene as unsettling of fate,” he nostalgically America is not the place described by the ruthless Mr. Trump. as I do? crooned, explaining that the va - Those are not its principles and its values. He is doing this country Do the screams of scores of garies of life often leave us with CORRECTION: a great injustice. And he is damaging it by justifying the propa - innocent islanders, still ringing no choice but to accept them— re: “HmS Honors Jaharis, Soterakis, Harovas” (Dec. 12), Dr. Antoine ganda of the terrorists that America has declared war against out through the cracked win - that fate renders us powerless, Harovas’ wife is named Euterpe and their children are Anna, lea, them. He is making the recruiting job of the terrorists easier. dows and barbed wire fence sur - and our ability to handle this re - Above all, though, let the children of my interlocutor friend rounding the abandoned city, fill ality lies in acceptance. and Stephanie. and the others forgive us, who, as children, they bear the biggest their ears, as they do mine? That 1974 was a simple, hor - Also, the late Dr. Harovas’ biography was read by his son-in-law, Dr. burden of the discrimination against them. But how could they? These rifying twist of fate, and that John Bendo, not by Dr. Theo Dibaktan. children, I realized, knew noth - viewing it as such—as a cruel THE NATIONAL HERALD, DECEMBER 19-25, 2015 VIEWPOINTS 15 The Uncelebrated Life is Trump’s Biggest Foe is the Republican Establishment

Not Worth Living If Time magazine’s “Person Republicans are that a President sign a pledge to support the of the Year” were limited to the not a monolith. Trump would make nominee – but now that it looks United States, then Donald What makes them a small dent – even like that will be Trump, they are In spite of the ornament or deco - Trump unquestionably should Republicans varies a microscopic one – scrambling like maniacs to put many perils sur - ration in Greek) be - have been its winner this year. a great deal. Some in their precious a stop to him – exposes their rounding Greece ing restored to its Mind you, its choice for Person are about fiscal mountain of for - collective absurdity. and Hellenism original beauty is not based on “good” or “bad,” conservatism, oth - tune. In 2008, they This bunch will make trouble worldwide, the through Christ’s but, rather, on “influential.” Ac - ers about family paraded Joe “the for Trump, no doubt, but in the Frankish economic heavenly conde - cordingly, few can argue that values, and others Plumber” Wurzel - long run, they will be the reason noose choking the scension were gen - Donald Trump has changed the – and it is this bacher around as for the Republican Party’s con - life out of the peo - erated by the Greek trajectory of American politics group that is most the poster boy tinuing decline. They have lost ple and the Ot - muse. like no one has in decades. vocal in its support against Barack the popular vote in five out of toman yataghan Additionally, Trump supporters worry that for Trump – are by CONSTANTINOS E. Obama’s im - the last six presidential elec - held menacingly there is the ethos of their candidate will be undone about national se - SCAROS promptu campaign tions, and they foolishly took over their heads, Christmas. Buried by the latte-sipping, pseudoin - curity, which in - utterance to Obama lightly in 2008, not re - despite the abound - by Christopher beneath the bar - tellectual politically correct po - cludes ending ille - Special to “spread the alizing he was the face of a ing gall of the janis - TRIPOULAS rage of ads, sales, lice, of which a large part of the gal entry or stay in The National Herald wealth.” Well, movement far more powerful saries and the Special to and special offers, modern-day establishment me - the United States. Trump has than the Clinton brand. frightful inferiority The National Herald the voices of Papa - dia is part, but that group is the Interestingly, the values vot - promised outright that he will Does their cluelessness have complexes of the diamantis or Fotis least likely to have an effect. ers have given Trump a pass. indeed spread the wealth. He’s no bounds? It’s easy to under - domestic policymakers setting Kontoglou can be heard, reiter - You see, the country is effec - They don’t seem to care that he been talking about a luxury tax stand why the Trump bashers their second-rate sights on any - ating the perennial triumphant tively split into two political says that although he believes on the very rich for decades, and on the left – who believe not thing and everything Greek, the message of Christmas. Stories camps: Democrats and Repub - in God, “I don’t bother him with he promises that the “hedge only what Trump has done but holidays – perhaps more than like “Christopsomo” (The Christ - licans. Those on the left are al - prayer.” What they value most, fund guys” aren’t going to be at what the media says he’s done any other time – represent an mas Bread), “Sto Christo Sto ready voting for the Democratic all happy with his tax plan. – want him to fail. What is baf - opportunity for the downtrod - Kastro” (Christ at the Castle), nominee – presumably, Hillary Moreover, this country club fling, though, is why the GOP den spirits of Hellenes every - and “Christogenna tou Tempeli” Clinton. They wouldn’t vote for Trump will make set doesn’t care much about ide - powers-that-be think that their where to be invigorated with the (The Lazy Man’s Christmas) are the Republican if he were Wall Streeters pay, ology; they care about winning. “let’s propel Jeb, or draft Mitt” fervor and hope of the Orthodox just a few of the literary gems Trump or Bush or Rubio or Ka - Karl Rove’s “270 strategy” is strategy will do anything but faith and the staying power of that enable the Greek perspec - sich. Sure, they might tell you and they’re panicked their bible. They are all about gain them a candidate who will: Romanity. In defiance of the tive of Christmas to genuinely they could stomach a President playing it safe; the last type of 1) appeal to the establishment; globalized agenda of the power manifest itself. To paraphrase Rubio or a President Kasich it seems, is not having their candidate they want is someone 2) run a respectable campaign; elite and the omnipresent spirit literary scholar Demetrios more so than a President heads chopped off or being like Donald Trump, whose out - and 3) certainly lose. of materialism, somehow, the Vourliotakis, Papadiamantis’ sto - Trump, but they won’t vote for blown to smithereens by a rageous remarks and sheer un - Establishment Republicanism roots of Hellenism have man - ries take place in a spirit of com - one. coworker’s suicide via hand predictability might land him is, in a word, dead. Like disco, aged to run deep enough to plete humility and Christian Besides, Trump’s supporters grenade – and they think Trump the White House, or might cause Myspace, and private home withstand this all-out cultural equality, divested of the high- are so incensed by these types, is the best antidote to that. him to lose in an overwhelming bomb shelters. So, if the GOP’s assault and still yield fragrant minded humanism of the West, that the more they rail against But the fiscal Republicans – landslide. They’d rather take a country club crowd brings down flowers to adorn our hearts and without ideology, moral airs, or Trump, the more strongly the the country club establishment slow and steady wins the race Trump, they will shoot them - souls during the holidays. As the temporal philanthropy. The only Trumpies support him. Take wing of the party, which pro - approach, with a Jeb Bush or a selves in the foot by ensuring philosopher Democritus put it, prevalent feeling is forgiveness, note: it doesn’t matter what the pelled Mitt Romney to the nom - John Kasich. Realizing that at that Hillary Clinton wins the “life without celebration is like in the Greek sense of the word issue is – if the mainstream me - ination four years ago – isn’t tak - this point they have little chance race. Then again, maybe that’s a long road without an inn.” (syn + choresis), which literally dia is against Trump about ing the bait. with Bush and no chance with what they want – because she Fortunately, Hellenism retains means to walk together with something, his numbers only go This country club crowd is Kasich, they are, begrudgingly, might be more apt to speak their its many festive inns to house someone else, to empathize up, and will continue to do so. conservative with a small “c.” considering turning to Marco language, as her husband did us along life’s Odyssey. with them, or to make room for Does this mean that Trump’s They don’t take very kindly to Rubio – the new establishment during his presidency in the them to join the group. Papa - inauguration on January 20, change, whether in policy or candidate by default. 1990s. Buried beneath the diamantis doesn’t relegate his 2017 is a foregone conclusion? personality. On a superficial I began writing the book fallen characters to “object” sta - Hardly. But the biggest threat to level, they are not too thrilled Grumpy Old Party on Election Constantinos E. Scaros' latest barrage of ads, sales, and tus, as the “objective” outlook Trump’s ascent is Reince that Trump’s idea of an ex - Night 2012, in response to the book, Grumpy Old Party (about special offers, the voices of West and the “despotic” ten - Preibus, not Debbie Wasserman change of ideas, at times, is to Republican establishment’s clue - the 2016 presidential election), dencies of the East often do, but Schultz. George Will, not Rachel call someone a loser. But that’s lessness about why Romney lost is available for purchase on of Papadiamantis or rather, he takes them by the Maddow. Club for Growth, not not what really eats at them: the election. The fact that they amazon.com and in bookstores Kontoglou can be heard, hand and empathizes with them Black Lives Matter. rather, it is the looming threat forced all GOP candidates to nationwide. reiterating the perennial through a profound conscious - ness of his own sinfulness – and triumphant message it doing so, helps us see the of Christmas... world through this genuinely LETTER FROM ATHENS Christian prism. Papadiamantis’ Certainly it seems like our brand of Christianity has noth - cultural otherness is most ap - ing to do with the latent superi - parent during these celebra - ority complex of Western hu - Another Austere Greek Christmas Arrived This Year tions, when we break with our manism, but rather, it is the unchecked pursuit of Western humaneness of Romanity – a norms to follow our traditions, humaneness experienced in the ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all throughout Greece displaying a confidence and cul - remote cave in Bethlehem or the Bankers and politicians were looking for someone to fleece They spoke not a word, but went straight tural perspective that we often lonely Cross on Golgotha. Devalued Greek bonds were hung by the chimney with care to their work, stifle throughout most of the Papadiamantis himself notes In hopes that Alexis Tsipras and his cronies would leave them there and stole all the stockings, then turned other days of the year. In in his article “The Meaning of with a jerk. Greece, gifts are still exchanged God and Materialism” that The children were nestled all snug in their beds, For while the politicians were cowering on January 1st, and brought by “prior to today’s materialists, while visions of a school lunch danced in their heads. in fear St. Basil, while Christmas re - Darwinists, and positivists, there And Crazy Eyes Konstantopoulou was ready to snap They heard a woman yell, “Hey, Merkel mains the par excellence family existed pessimists, rationalists, Looking to create another Big Fat Greek Flap is here!” feast. In the words of Greece’s and criticists, but they came and great author Alexandros Papa - went. Before them, there were When out on the Parliament roof there arose such a clatter, Now it was a fight that wouldn’t be fair diamantis “if Pascha is the most the pantheists, but they are no Sleeping workers jumped up to see what was the matter. The anarchists had bombs, the politicians brilliant feast of Christianity, more… Christianity has re - Away to the windows they flew like a flash, by ANDY said beware then Christmas is certainly the mained and will continue to do To watch riot cops outside using batons for a bash DABILIS For this was how Christmas is in Greece sweetest and most touching, so… from now on which is why it was always con - No matter the problems, the It looked like the center of Athens was ready to blow Special to Voters keep falling for the political con sidered as a quintessential fam - holidays seem to bring out the The anarchist-set fires gave Exarchia a sweet glow The National Herald ily celebration.” Just as we’ve humaneness of people, who rise When, what to Tsipras’ wondering eyes should appear The workers holiday bonuses a thing of managed to resist reducing to exhibit the Godlike qualities Angela Merkel with a riding crop causing lots of great fear the past Pascha to a springtime festival of forgiveness and communion. They had no Xmas money so stores did crash revolving around bunnies laying In Papadiamantis’ Christmas She had Greek politicians lined up in a row All around were people with eyes full of fear chocolate eggs, it would be story “Delisyfero,” quarrelling And told them, “As ye reap shall ye sow” They wouldn’t have Christmas again this year wonderful for Greek-Americans villagers Aunt Mario who never Like the rise of a Phoenix they came to adopt this same defense strat - shrunk back from a fight, Daro - And she whistled and shouted and called them by name. It’s gotten so bad most people don’t resist egy for Christmas as well and demos and Giorgos Konomos It’s the lenders who rule and what they insist exchange our gifts on the proper who bicker during church ser - “Now Papandreou! Now Papandreou! Is for Christmas to be like the rest of the year day, thus resisting the commer - vices about their idiosyncrasies, “Now Samaras and Venizelos” When Greeks look like zombies, without any cheer cialization of Christmas. More - Alekos the priest’s son and On, Varoufakis! On Tsakalotos! over, alongside our Christmas Alekos the chanter’s son, who On Papaconstantinou and Kouvelis! On the islands were refugee faces wide with frown trees, the traditional Greek argue about divvying up hymns Everyone of you get down on your knees At least they made it, the ones who didn’t drown Christmas boat could also find and tips, all compete for their You and Greece will do as I please And while workers, pensioners and the poor a spot in our homes and hearts, individual rights throughout the Now dash away! Dash away! Had little to eat and were looking to score reminding us of our seafaring story, but leave the Christmas Dash away all!" past, and more importantly, the liturgy having morphed from Tax cheats and the rich would enjoy a great feast reunion with loved ones, who empty individuals into whole As burned-out olive groves before the wild hurricane fly, They took what they wanted, like a wild beast once traveled the seas to sup - persons… foregoing – at least And Greek farmers look at EU subsidies and say bye-bye Tsipras told people he would be St. Nick port their families, and of temporarily – their individual So up to Maximos Mansion the politicians they flew Then reversed himself so fast it made them sick course, the new journey human - struggle for “survival of the With bags full of money, and Merkel did too ity embarks upon with the birth fittest” to enter into the godly Poor children sat on his lap and whispered in his ear of the Incarnate Logos! bond of communion, which ex - And then, in a twinkling, they heard on the roof Why did you do this, why are you so austere? The beauty of Orthodox tends beyond the parameters of Pontiki hawkers shouting out a new spoof Our parents have no work and no hope hymnography is far too tall a the early morning liturgy. The They took a deep breath and looked all around You turned out to be another big dope task to undertake in the scope story ends with them paying a Down the chimney anarchists came with a bound. of this article, however, it’s spontaneous visit to old We expected this much from New Democracy and PASOK worth considering that the Konomos’ house to partake of a They were dressed in hoodies and black from head to foot They always found ways to put coals in our sock beautiful Nativity Canons Christmas breakfast of soup, And their clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot. We thought you were different, we heard your vow (“Christ is born, glorify Him”), loukoumades, pancakes, and a A bundle of petrol bombs they had flung on their back, And then you caved in, in the here and the now chanted without change for cen - shared cup of mastic liqueur. They looked like they marble stones in their sack. turies, were borrowed from the As Papadiamantis writes else - Then looking out his window what did Tsipras see? panegyric delivered by St. Gre - where, “the sun may set, yet it Their eyes were angry, their visage not merry A pensioner about to shoot himself under the Syntagma Christmas gory the Theologian, or that the appears once again, more radi - Their cheeks were sunken like they were sucking a cherry tree Apolytikion (Dismissal Hymn) ant than ever before. So long as Their mouths were drawn up like a bow He sprang to his feet and let out a loud whistle of the Nativity served to inspire the world shall exist, the bril - The beards on their chins were black as a coal And away flew the protesters like the down of a thistle the poetry of Greece’s Nobel lau - liant star will continue its daily The pins of smoke bombs were stuck in their teeth reate Odysseas Elytis (Axion journey and the intellects of As they set them off it soared up from beneath And they all heard him exclaim as he dove out of sight Esti) and world renowned com - mortals will always turn to the They had broad faces and tight flat bellies Bah, humbug, and to all a bad night! poser Mikis Theodorakis in their divine as towards their sole That didn’t shake but they sure were smelly But up he popped for one last quick look famous song “Tis Dikaiosynis place of rest or sole reason for Saw politicians trying to count all that they took Ilie Noite,” which appeals to the struggle.” Merry Christmas, with They were taut and tough and ready to fight “intelligible Sun of Righteous - the hope that the Intelligible They said what was wrong was wrong and right was right For the holidays in Greece at this time of the year ness,” as Christ is called in the Sun of Righteousness will illu - Looking around they saw a big Christmas tree For people who count are just without cheer hymn. Clearly, however, the ar - minate us all! And the politicians cried knowing what would be would be So onward politicians and anarchists too chetypal metaphors of light tri - All the rest of us will just get screwed umphing over darkness, or the Follow me on Twitter They gave winks in their eyes and twists in their head unseemly cosmos (literally, an @CTripoulas It was like watching Fargo and caused much great dread [email protected] 16 THE NATIONAL HERALD, DECEMBER 19-25, 2015