S o C V ΓΡΑΦΕΙ ΤΗΝ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ Bringing the news W ΤΟΥ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΣΜΟΥ to generations of E ΑΠΟ ΤΟ 1915 The National Herald Greek- Americans N c v a weeKly GreeK-ameriCaN PuBliCaTioN www.thenationalherald.com VOL. 16, ISSUE 809 April 13-19, 2013 $1.50 AHEPA Mbrs. Love and Hope for Greece and Cyprus Proclaimed From US/Can. Ethnic Pride Abound Visit in Athens Along Fifth Avenue With Gr. Govt For Greek Parade By Constantine S. Sirigos By Yiannis Sofianos TNH Staff Writer TNH Staff Writer NEW YORK - The temperature ATHENS – A contingent of was not as high as promised, nor AHEPA and Daughters of was the sun always on display, Penelope leaders from the but the hearts of Hellenes and United States and Canada is their friends in the New York in Greece, and will go to Metropolitan Area were filled Cyprus and Turkey, contin - with the light and warmth of uing an annual trip that their pride in their heritage and again focused on Greece’s love and hope for their strug - economic crisis as well as gling homelands on April 7 on the potential for investment Manhattan’s Upper East Side. and attracting more tourists. The bright future for Hel - Greek President Karolos lenism in America was mani - Papoulias received them at fested by the children who at - the Presidential Mansion be - tend the community’s schools fore they went on to meet - and participate in its programs ings with Prime Minister An - who marched, parish after tonis Samaras, Foreign parish, showing their pride in Minister Dimitris Avramo - their ethnicity through their poulos, and the leader of the school uniforms, by wearing tra - Greek Parliament Evangelos ditional Greek costumes, or by Meimarakis. waving Greek flags and shout - “We have made great ing “Zito I Ellas – Long Live progress. Many things can Greece.” be done until the end of this The present struggles of the year and 2014 will be a dif - people of Greece and Cyprus ferent year,” the president were also acknowledged in the noted. He called the delega - words of Greek- and Cypriot- tion to encourage American Americans and Philhellenes businessmen to make invest - alike led by His Eminence Arch - ments in Greece and to bishop Demetrios at Holy Trinity boost tourism. TNH/CosTas BeJ Cathedral where the celebration “It seems that this year It was heard over and over began, at the pre-parade recep - will be a good one for again throughout the weekend tion at the Pierre Hotel, and at tourism and that our at all the special parade the reviewing stand where friends, the Americans, will events: There are no greater Mayor Michael Bloomberg of - not find a more beautiful representatives and symbols of fered greetings and best wishes country than Greece,” Pa - the best of Greece, and of the for the people of Greece and poulias said. He pointed out community’s hope for the fu - Cyprus. the intervention of President ture of Hellenism there, in Participants and spectators Barack Obama with German Cyprus, and the United States, alike were impressed with the Chancellor Angela Merkel to than the beloved – and very spirit of the marchers and with tall – Evzones, the Presidential how well-organized the parade Continued on page 8 guard of the Republic of was, praising the Federation of Greece. Their stately march up Hellenic Societies of Greater Fifth Avenue was met by en - New York. thusiastic cheers and bursts of Federation president Elias applause. Below: Young Greek- Tsekerides and the Parade’s Bailout is on Americans are very excited to Chairman, Dino Ralis, who meet New York City Mayoral worked closely with Petros Gala - candidate John Catsimatidis at toulas, the Federation’s Secre - Way, Cyprus the Greek parade. The temper - tary, and Parade co-chairman ature was somewhat spring - Eleni Psaras, made it clear at all like, which allowed the live at - the events of parade weekend To Sell Gold tendees to enjoy the festivities that it was the army of volun - without inclement weather. teers who made the annual ex - Nonetheless, those who could pression of Hellenic Pride and By Andy Dabilis only watch from home have remembrance of the sacrifices TNH Staff Writer Castimatidis to thank as once of the heroes and heroines of again, the benevolent busi - the Greek Revolution a great ATHENS – Cyprus, still waiting nessman organized and helped success. for a first bailout of 10 billion finance the Parade’s live The ebullient announcers, An - euros ($13 billion) to keep its broadcast on WWOR, Channel banks and economy from col - 9. Continued on page 4 lapsing, will have to come up with another 6 billion euros ($7.87 billion) according to a draft prepared international lenders. Boston Has 19th Greek Independence Celebration Greece Hits The Associated Press re - ported that the document stated that the restructuring imposed By Theodore Kalmoukos Surplus, but on Cyprus’ financial system, in - TNH Staff Writer cluding heavy losses on large bank deposits, additional taxes, BOSTON, MA – The Greek Joblessness privatizations and a part-sale of American community of New the central bank’s gold reserves England marched in the heart are expected to net 13 billion of Boston during the 19th an - At New High euros ($17 billion). nual Greek Independence Day The Troika of the European Parade on April 7 and once Union-International Monetary again declared its dedication to By Andy Dabilis Fund-European Central Bank the ideals of Democracy and TNH Staff Writer Freedom. Although the weather Continued on page 11 was generally fair, the turnout ATHENS – Struggling under a did not surpass that of previous mountain of debt and stuck in years. Most of the crowd had negotiations with international gathered on Boylston and lenders over delayed reforms, Charles Streets, where the Greece got some good news NJ Diner Mgr. grandstand was set up, next to with a report that the economy the Boston Public Garden. registered a primary budget sur - Is accused of The Parade began at 1PM plus of $665 billion in the first sharp in front of the Boston Pub - quarter despite faltering tax rev - lic Library. A doxology service enues, but another number – a Murder Plot was held beforehand at the An - record 27.2 percent unemploy - nunciation Greek-Orthodox ment rate – has the government TOTOWA, N.J. (AP) — The Cathedral of Boston. The Parade anxious. manager of a popular New Jer - also featured a group of Greek- The January-March budget sey diner who felt he wasn't get - American Evzones, dressed in TNH/THeodore KalmouKos figure doesn’t include interest ting his fair share of the profits Ninety-year old Greek-American heroes of the Second World War George Paikopoulos and his payments on debt, partially tried to have a hit man kill his Continued on page 6 dear friend Demetris Raisis marching with pride. skewing its significance. The Fi - uncle, who co-owns the restau - nance Ministry said state rev - rant and a second diner in New enues for the quarter were York City, authorities said $14.2 billion instead of the tar - Wednesday. geted $14.65 billion, though, Georgios Spyropoulos, the New England’s Only Greek Day School Waning some 250 million euros off tar - 45-year-old manager of the Tick get. Tock diner in Clifton, asked an The country’s statistical au - undercover trooper posing as a By Theodore Kalmoukos at the beginning of the academic ing possible repercussions to ditions, mythology, dances, and thority ELSTAT said the 2012 hit man to kill Alexandros TNH Staff Writer year to the point that that sev - their children, TNH was told. certainly the Orthodox faith. Be - deficit was 6 percent of Gross Sgourdos and to get rid of the enth grade has two students and Indicative of the climate is the cause of the teaching of the Domestic Product (GDP,) or body so it couldn't be found, au - LOWELL, MA – The Hellenic the eighth just one. Sixty stu - fact that a family who partici - Greek language and the perpet - $15.15 billion - better than the thorities said. American School of the historic dents are left in total and out of pates in the Strategic Plan and uation of the Hellenic Heritage budget forecast of 6.6 percent - The 57-year-old uncle also Holy Trinity parish of Lowell, the 157 in 2012, 97 remain. In also in The Endowment Fund in general, parents traveled long although an extra $10.06 billion manages the other Tick Tock known today as Hellenic Amer - a letter to Parish Council Presi - has placed its children since last distances to bring their children provided to support battered diner, a popular tourist spot ican Academy, was established dent George Chistopoulos dated year on the waiting list of an - to the School from cities like Ar - Greek banks pushed up the across the street from Penn Sta - in 1906 and continuing to be February 23, LeeAnn Conners, other school. lington, Peabody, and Haverhill deficit to 10 percent. the only school of its kind in the Director of the Hellenic Ameri - Hundreds of Greek-Ameri - of Massachusetts, even from as The statistics came as Fi - Continued on page 3 entire New England area, has can Academy wrote among cans have graduated from the far as from New Hampshire. nance Minister Yiannis entered into a deep withering other things that “the Hellenic School during its century-plus Due to financial mismanage - Stournaras was set to resume stage that raises questions even American Academy began the existence, many of whom have ment, the parish subsidized talks with envoys from the Eu - about its survival as both the en - school year with a considerable become prominent doctors, School operations by $70,000- ropean Union-International For subscription: rollment numbers and the finan - decrease in enrolment.” lawyers, college professors, and $120,000 per year. And despite Monetary Fund-European Cen - 718.784.5255 cial ones indicate. The presiding The results of an official sur - successful businessmen. The the fact that the parish operates tral Bank (EU-IMF-ECB) who [email protected] Holy Trinity priest, Rev. vey sent to the parents in Janu - School was known for its high the only Greek Day School in are insisting on layoffs of 25,000 Nicholas Pelekoudas, is also Su - ary showed that 67 students will academic level and its unique - the entire New England Area, it workers this year, accelerated pervisor of the Greek Education be returning in September, but ness of the Greek Orthodox continues to contribute $50,000 privatization of state entities of the entire Metropolis of some parents don’t want to give identity through the teaching every year to the Greek Ortho - and with differences over a con - Boston. a clear answer about whether and advancement of the Greek A massive exodus occurred their children will return, fear - language, history, culture, tra - Continued on page 7 Continued on page 11 2 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, APRIL 13-19, 2013 Mayor Bloomberg Hosts Greek Ind. Day Event GOINGS ON... n APRIL 13 mos Ensemble present a histori - By Constantine S. Sirigos BAYSIDE – The Hellenic Relief cal concert “Rebetiko …To Per - TNH Staff Writer Foundation Inc. is announcing a petuity” spanning the history of benefit concert with renowned classical Rebetika from Smyrna NEW YORK - Hopefully, New Greek composer, piano soloist ….to Pireaus…and the Blues of York’s next mayor, whether Yannis Spanos. The concert will New Orleans with Grigoris Man - Greek or not, also will welcome take place at Queensboro Com - inakis and the Mikrokosmos En - warmly and host the community munity College theater 222-05 semble. Narration by Stelios for Greek Independence Day 56th Ave in Bayside on Saturday Taketzis. Friday, April 19 at 7:30 celebrations and make them feel Apr. 13 at 8PM. Yannis Spanos PM; Saturday, Apr. 20 at like Gracie Mansion was their will perform many of his well- 7:30PM; and Sunday, Apr. 21 at home, but there was a wistful known songs having at his side 5PM at the Hellenic Cultural spirit there on April 4 as com - the vocalist Hrysoula Stefanaki. Center, 27-09 Crescent Street in munity leaders and humble cit - Tickets are priced at $80, $60, Astoria. Reservations Mon. – Fri. izens alike thanked Michael $40 and $20. $ 20 purchases 10AM-4PM at 718-626-5111; Bloomberg for his support and one package of nonperishable other times: 917- 915-8647. hospitality through this 12 years foods and home supplies for of service that term limits will families in distress. All net pro - n APRIL 21 bring to an end by the New Year. ceeds of the concert will benefit SPRINGFIELD, NJ – The friends The smiling faces of the PHoTos: TNH/CosTas BeJ the mission of the Hellenic Relief and family of Peter Markou are dance troupe of the high school Above: Mayor Bloomberg with the dance troupe of the St. Demetrios Cathedral High School. Foundation in Greece. Produc - hosting a pasta dinner to raise of the St. Demetrios Cathedral Also visible are Fr. Nektarios Papazafiropoulos, Cathedral Dean, PC President Gary Sideris, tion partner Hellenic Public Ra - awareness and support Peter's greeted the guests and inside, Asst. Principal Betty Sideris, and teacher Demetri Balkan. Below: Federation president Elias dio COSMOS FM 91.5 will par - battle with colon cancer. Join his the stately mansion decorated Tsekerides presented the Mayor with a crystal gift of appreciation. ticipate in promotion, ticket family and friends for “Pasta for in Hellenic blue and white was sales and production. Ticket info Pete.” There will also be a bake packed with Greeks and Philhel - : Hellenic Relief Foundation: sale, raffle and tricky tray. Tick - lenes. Miss Greek Independence (347) 201-1821 or info@hel - ets will be sold prior to the event 2013, Panagyota Kalimanis, and lenicrelief.org. COSMOS FM : for $10. Sunday, April 21st from her fellow contestants con - (718) 204-8900 or 1:00 - 7:00 PM at IUPAT D.C 711 tributed to the evening’s joy. [email protected]. Hellenic Local 1331, 9 Fadem Road in The mayor expressed his ap - Relief: Preserving Dignity in Cri - Springfield. For tickets or to preciation for the contribution sis. make a direct donation email: to the life of the City made by [email protected]. Greek- and Cypriot-Americans MANHATTAN – The next Greek and introduced Archbishop American Writers Association HARTFORD, CT – St. George Demetrios, who offered an in - poetry reading hosted by Dean Greek Orthodox Cathedral pre - vocation that included a remem - Kostos features four compelling sents the Dr. James C. Rouman brance of the heroes of 1821. poets, all of an Attic disposition: Lecture Series will feature An - Apropos of the dual-holiday of Sarah Arvio; Veronica Golos; drew Walsh, PhD, Assistant Pro - March 25, he said that those Trebor Healey; Lloyd Robson. At fessor, Trinity College, who will present were manifesting their the Cornelia Street Café on Sat - speak on the Monastic Move - ”Love of liberty and their recog - urday, Apr. 13, 6 PM, at 29 Cor - ment in American Orthodoxy at nition of the power of faith.” nelia Street in Manhattan.. 212- the Cathedral’s Matthews Fel - The Mayor delighted the 989-9319. lowship Hall, 433 Fairfield Av - crowd when he said he is now enue in Hartford on Sunday, Apr. fully Greek by virtue of his MANHATTAN – Hellenic Busi - 21 at 5PM. For information call: friendship with the community ness Network (HBN) New York 860-956-7586. and its leaders, especially Arch - Chapter and the Hellenic Profes - bishop Demetrios, who is his sional Women (HPW) invite you n MAY 11 neighbor across the street from to our Entrepreneurship Sympo - MANHATTAN – The Hellenic the Mayor’s East 79 Street resi - and acknowledged the presence with 11,000 years of human his - was on the minds of many: “We sium 2013. Saturday, Apr. 13, Times Scholarship Fund will dence, and most importantly, of Margo and John Catsimatidis, tory,” during which “people of are here to celebrate all we have 9AM to 1:30PM at the ballroom honor Businessman and Philan - from 12 years of coaching from whom he said “is trying to Cyprus have been fighting for that is good through ancient and of the Holy Trinity Cathedral, thropist George Sakellaris, tops aides like Haeda Mihaltses, change jobs and he would love their survival with determina - modern times, and to express our 337 East 74th Street in Manhat - Chairman and CEO of the Director of Intergovernmen - your support.” tion and resilience. Many of you unity and support to our brothers tan. The one-day symposium has AMERESCO, Inc., at its 22nd An - tal Affairs, and his advance per - On a serious, note, with the are survivors in your own and sisters in Cyprus.” been designed to explore the niversary Gala at the New York son Christina Giaccone. struggles of the homelands also ways…of the Armenian and Eric Hatzimemos, who challenges and opportunities Marriott Marquis Hotel on Sat - “You have succeeded. You on people’s minds, Iliopoulos Pontian genocides, of the Holo - served in the administration of faced by entrepreneurs and urday, May 11. A concert will have made me Greek,” he said. said, “in our trying times…we caust, and the Turkish invasion Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, said it start-up companies in funding also be headlined by JT Taylor, “Eimai Ellinas.” He added that are working to overcome the of Cyprus in 1974. At the mo - is always a pleasure to be at the their ideas and growth. The The Voice formerly of Kool & he is taking Bouzouki lessons challenges that both Greece and ment Cyprus is going through event which “reminds us how event begins with registration The Gang. Greek music will be and that his new favorite soup Cyprus are currently facing,” difficult times…but we will pre - strong the Greek community is and a morning reception at performed by the band ALPHA. is the delicious avgolemono that and added that “the contribu - vail.” in New York and what a great 9AM. Panel 1: Growing Your This year the HTSF is also going was making the rounds among tion of the creative forces of the After presenting Elias Tsek - relationship it has with the city.” Business In The Modern Econ - green! In order to present more the guests. Hellenic Diaspora and Philhel - erides, the president of the Fed - Musician Billy Chryssochos omy with speakers Catherine scholarships to worthy students, Also present were the Con - lenes will be decisive now, as it eration of Hellenic Societies of appreciated that “the mayor is Giuliani, Partner, The Reiter Giu - the HTSF will not be sending in - suls General of Greece and was in 1821.” Greater New York, with the of - gracious enough to open the liani Group; Justin Bozonelis, vitations and instead direct Cyprus respectively, George Il - Sophianou said “I stand be - ficial proclamation that declared house to all of us and to cele - CEO & Founder, LivEthnic.com; guests to purchase tickets on- iopoulos and Koula Sophianou, fore you representing an island “Thursday April 4 is New York brate what Greece represents to Maria Loi, Celebrity Chef, line at www.htsf.org or by call - City Greek Heritage Day,” he people in America,” and Cathe - Owner, Loi Restaurant; Maria ing 212-986-6881.Ticket prices thanked the Federation for or - dral Board Member Andy Yian - Avgitidis,Co-founder &. CEO, are as follows: General admis - ganizing the April 7 parade – nakos said “He has gone out of AgapaMe.com & sion tickets are from $250 per the mayor will march – and for his way to make us feel we be - AgapeMatch.com. Moderator for person; Youth tickets are $185 the meals the Federation pro - long here. He understands our both panels: Eleni Daniels, Pres - (35 and under if purchased by vided to citizens in need after accomplishments and we realize ident & Principal DanielsMedia April 29; $195 thereafter) and Hurricane Sandy. he is our friend.” Co. Panel 2: Funding your Busi - Student Tickets are also avail - Tsekerides also thanked the Mihaltses told TNH “it has ness through crowd-funding, able for $155 with a valid stu - mayor, and after reiterating the been an honor and a pleasure featuring Martin W. Enright, Esq. dent ID. call to remember those who to be with the mayor the past Partner, Littman Krooks LLP; made great sacrifices in 1821, 12 years, and to be able to host Brian Meece, CEO RocketHub. n MAY 17 affirmed that Hellenes “will pre - the Greek-American community Keynote Speaker and book sign - ASTORIA –The Carnival of Love vail again.” at Gracie Mansion has been ab - ing John P Margaritis, Unlock Foundation presents the 6th An - The mayor concluded the solutely wonderful. We are truly Your Inner Entrepreneur Author, nual Carnival of Love® Benefit speaking program by thanking blessed by Mayor Bloomberg. business creation and expansion for Children with Cancer: AMA - the Faith Endowment for spon - He is the first mayor to visit our specialist President/CEO Presi - ZONIA A Sublime Evening in an soring this year’s event and the homeland; he’s been to Athens dent/CEO, Ledgemoor Group. Enchanted Forest. Friday, May numerous restaurants that con - twice and to Constantinople. He To RSVP and register for this 17 at 9pm $50 in advance, $60 tributed food and dessert. embraced and fell in love with event, go to: at the door Join us for a night Demetrius Kalamaras, past Pa - the Greek community from the www.hbngroup.org/ny2013. amidst a spectacular Rainforest rade Chairman, expressed what very beginning.” complete with themed décor, n APRIL 15 (DEADLINE) costumed performers, live enter - WASHINGTON, DC – The Amer - tainment, special musical guests, ican Hellenic Institute Founda - tropical animals and delightful tion (AHIF) is accepting appli - surprises -- including festive ac - cations for its program that tivities, snacks and favors sends college students to Greece throughout the night. Ticket in - and Cyprus to better understand cludes entry into the Carnival www.thenationalherald.com • e-mail: [email protected] the core foreign policy issues im - Playground, 1 complimentary The National Herald portant to community. 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By Anthe Mitrakos who hold more than a quarter people call it a tax. It’s a confis - told TNH that the Eurozone's continuing financial crisis that percent of the 68 billion euros cation. There is nothing about it handling of Cyprus is a sign of continues to inflict the Eurozone The economic situation of deposited in Cypriot banks, are that sounds like a tax,” he said. what is looming for other EU as we speak," he concluded. Cyprus is following Greece in not too happy. Karambelas lists three key fac - countries, citing Cyprus as a test Just as the Greek crisis, the making front-page news all over The Washington, DC-based tors about the Cypriot situation site. situation in Cyprus is something the world. Facing pressure with American Hellenic Institute in an interview with TNH: "There seems to be a lot of that should concern the Greek- a financial crisis on its back, (AHI) on March 28 hosted an "First we need to understand misinformation as to what ex - American community said Eu - Cyprus agreed to a bailout deal open forum led by attorney Nick why and how this happened and actly is going on in Cyprus. gene Rossides, who served as in late March with the European Karambelas to clarify several key that this wasn’t the result of the Cyprus is not a tax haven, and first president of AHI. Union (EU) and the Interna - changes in the Cypriot banking decisions of a bunch of dissolute never was. Also, it should never "The current Cyprus crisis tional Monetary Fund (IMF). system and discuss the possible Cypriots. This was an issue of in - be criticized that it had a banking means that the Greek-American With analysts warning this is future of Cypriot banking. ternational finance, and particu - sector that was eight times as community has to work harder just the beginning of down-the- Karambelas, a founding partner larly the poor structure of the much as GDP because at the end and harder than ever to road financial instability, the last- of Sfikas and Karambelas, also Eurozone," he said. of the day you have Lichtenstein, strengthen Cyprus-U.S. relations minute agreement set restric - based in DC, discussed the future "The second thing is that Luxemburg, and other countries in the interest of the United tions on private accounts and of foreign relations in the region. Cyprus entered into this business that have much more of their States. It is important to the forced reorganization of major The main idea was that re - of international banking as a di - GDP from bank deposits as op - United States that Cyprus gets banks, including the shutdown strictions on private bank ac - rect reaction to 70 percent of posed to their annual GDPs," he over this crisis and reestablishes of the island's second largest counts are being somewhat con - their productive capacity being said. itself in the Eastern Mediter - bank, Laiki Bank. trolled as the current agreement either destroyed or occupied by Attorney Nick Karambelas. On the EU pressure on Cyprus ranean," Rossides said. Cypriot banks reopened sounds more favorable than the Turkey during the invasion. So to tap into bank deposit money With the global economy fol - March 28 to calm the patient previous proposal which out - when Europeans complain they the immediacy of this crisis be - to alleviate the financial down - lowing the crisis story, some are public after a nearly two-week raged citizens, but Cyprus will did that offshore banking, well gins to wane, pressure will be turn and prevent the outbreak of calling for Cyprus to say “good - hiatus meant to avert a disas - no longer be the banking hub it that's why. If we could fix that put on the republic of Cyprus to a severe crisis, Larigakis finds the bye” to the euro currency, sug - trous run on deposits. Though used to be. invasion and the occupation make a deal with Turkey that idea appalling, but acknowledges gesting a return to the Cypriot the new agreement protects de - Of the fee to be imposed on ends, a lot of other things fall would not be in its interest, and that desperate times call for des - lira, but Karambelas noted that’s posits under 100,000 euros, ac - sums greater than 100,000 eu - into place. that concerns me very much," perate measures. easier said than done. Cyprus counts with greater sums will be ros, Karambelas described it as “The other thing that con - Karambelas concluded. "Personally, I think that's a dis - adopted the euro in 2008. “taxed,” and Russian nationals, an outright confiscation. “Some cerns me very much is that as AHI President Nick Larigakis graceful thing to be able to do. “The only way the country Unfortunately, there come times can legally leave the euro is to when we are faced with very dif - leave the EU, and that’s not go - ficult situations and we look for ing to happen,” Karambelas said. drastic solutions. I've always felt “It doesn't make any sense NJ Diner Manager Accused of Plot to Murder His Uncle that bank deposits and hard from a legal perspective. Bear in earned money are very sacred, mind that Cyprus’ external debt and it's fundamental to the free will still be denominated in eu - Continued from page 1 is on," authorities say the un - archetypes involving nefarious economy of countries that pro - ros. Whether Cyprus should have dercover officer told the owner's plans hatched in diner booths. mote a free economy. entered the euro, or Greece, for tion, in Manhattan. nephew during an April 2 meet - "This is sort of out of a script “I'd like to see other potential that matter…that ship has Authorities said Spyropoulos ing. right in New Jersey, where solutions be forthcoming rather sailed,” he added. resented the control his uncle The total payment for the you're going to meet at the Tick than going after deposit ac - After Karambelas’ discussion, exerted over the New Jersey killing and disposal of the body Tock diner to rub out your uncle counts, but at the end of the day, the floor opened up to the audi - restaurant, which was featured was to be $20,000. to advance yourself," he said. "I this was not something that ence for a Q&A session. on Guy Fieri's Food Network The nephew wanted to make understand that reaction of it, Cyprus came to as a decision, but “This forum was very impor - show, "Diners, Drive-Ins and sure the body was not found so but from a law enforcement per - it was sort of forced upon them tant to clarify a lot of issues that Dives." They said he also felt his that it remained a missing per - spective, we're focused on the by other elements that make up have been misinterpreted and uncle was taking an unfair share son case, not a murder investi - safety of the person who is the the Troika and the European misrepresented by many media of the profits. gation, authorities said. target." Union," Larigakis said. outlets,” said Armen Sahakyan, "I think it's an understate - If his uncle's wife posed any The classic chrome diner, a "It seems to me that they were a student in the DC area who at - ment to say they weren't close," problem, Spyropoulos told the popular spot among fans attend - trying to pressure Cyprus or use tended the forum. Attorney General Jeffrey Chiesa officer to kill her, too, authori - ing Jets and Giants games at the Cyprus as a guinea pig to see For more information and up - told a news conference. ties said. stadium in the Meadowlands a what the reaction for this would dates regarding AHI’s work for Spyropoulos was being held Authorities said a search of few miles away, is considered a be for other potential bailouts Cyprus and to access videos, in lieu of $1 million bail on Spyropoulos' home turned up landmark to many people who coming down the road and the please visit ahiworld.com. charges of conspiracy to commit two semi-automatic handguns, live or travel along Route 3 in murder, attempted murder and Georgios Spyropoulos, the 45- a shotgun and what the attorney northern New Jersey. unlawful possession of a year-old manager of the Tick general's office called an "as - Patrons lunching there weapon. A message was left for Tock diner in Clifton. sault-style rifle." 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Emmy Award Winning designer, cover officer, Chiesa said, to map of his home and his daily Authorities said the under - Asked if he thought the case Maria-Tina Karmanlakis. make sure to get the combina - schedule, including how he cover operation was started as reflected poorly on the state, tion to his uncle's safe before parked his car, authorities said. the result of a tip from a state Makula replied without a pause: killing him. Spyropoulos sug - He also allegedly provided an police informant. "Everybody knows that New 22k gold Wedding Rings stack gested the undercover officer unregistered handgun. Chiesa acknowledged that Jersey is full of criminals and kidnap the uncle from his "Once I leave here today, this the case played to New Jersey killers." Wedding Band

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PHoTos: TNH/CosTas BeJ Miss Greek Independence 2013, Panagyota Kalimanis and her fellow contestants float up Fifth Greek-Americans are at the top of every profession. The Hellenic Medical Society of New York Avenue spreading Hellenic cheer. She was crowned in Astoria on March 23. was one of the professional groups that marched proudly on Sunday.

The Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity on Manhattan’s Upper East Side has a proud The children are beautiful, the costumes are beautiful, and most beautiful of all is the spirit of history. The students carrying its banner show that its future is bright, too. Hellenism and Greek Orthodoxy that radiates from all the Parade marchers. Love and Hope for Greece and Cyprus Proclaimed at the Greek Parade

Continued from page 1 unfurled Greek flag. It had re - The Bronx is the home of the cently flown above the Acropolis newest church in the area, St. thoula Katsimatides, Takis Vas - and it was presented by the Petros the Apostle in the Bronx, sos, Petos Fourniotis, and Nancy Evzones to the Federation as a and as always the pride of the Bieka kept the spirits high and permanent gift to the Greek- borough were the students of the provided information about all American community. 100 year old school affiliated the groups that marched . The The banner of the Kalavryta with Zoodohos Peghe, the Greek parade was broadcast live once region always leads the parade American Institute. again on WWOR channel 9, in honor of its role in the Greek From further up north came hosted by Ernie Anastos, who revolution. the church of St. Barbara of Or - joined the marchers for a time, Among the more colorful and ange, Ct. which was followed by Nicole Petalides, and Nick Gre - inspiring groups were the Greek Hellenic Society Paideia of the gory, who reverently sang along American Folklore Society in University of Connecticut and to the Greek national anthem their elegant costumes, and the Rhode Island. which was presented by interna - Greek Warriors Living History Numerous islands had floats, tional soprano Anastasia Zannis. Group in full ancient battle dress. including Nisyros, Samos, Erik - The Greek School Plato of The children of St. Basil’s ousa, Chios and Ikaria – fittingly Brooklyn was the first of many Academy le by its director, Fr. some the floats were boats. marching bands that entertained Costas Sitaras, also carried a The “arma – float” of the the crowd, beginning with the large Greek flag and earned loud Cathedral of St. Sophia may not song “Makedonia Xakousti – applause. have floated down the mighty Macedonia our Homeland.” Ted The Order of AHEPA was rep - Hudson river, but its youth and Helen Pavlounis of Brooklyn resented by its Supreme Lodge groups and students travelled were among the thousands of and regional leaders led by the farthest to march on the proud parents. They beamed as Supreme President John Grosso - beautiful day. their daughters Kristen and manides, Jr. and Joanne Saltas, The historic and contempo - Nicole played the cymbals and Grand President of the Daughters rary Hellenic regions were also the glockenspiel as members of of Penelope. Right after their pa - There are many groups across the country, like the one above, whose members sacrifice time, represented by floats and orga - the Plato marching band. rade they embarked on their an - talent and treasure in order to promote and preserve Hellenism in America. nizations marching behind them. The community’s political nual AHEPA Journey to Greece, The Brotherhood of Mani’s float leaders, the diplomatic corps of Cyprus and the Patriarchate, United Cretan Societies of New by the Catsimatidis Family and spired by the challenges and tri - had an armored tower that bore Greece and Cyprus, and the dig - where they will speak with offi - York and New Jersey and their has distributed more that $2 mil - umphs of 1821 and the current the slogan – unique among Greek nitaries – including this year’s cials about how the diaspora can fine float featuring dancing and lion in scholarships, had a float struggles and achievements of in - revolutionary forces – of “Vic - Grand Marshal, FBI official help. live music. that spotlighted its annual gala ternational Hellenism. The chil - tory,” as opposed to “Liberty,” be - George Venizelos and New York By virtue of its celebration of The float of the Cyprus Fed - on May 11. Catsimatidis once dren of St. Demetrios of Merrick, cause the Ottomans never con - State Senator Michael Gianaris, the 100th anniversary of its es - eration evoked loud and sus - again helped make possible the chanted “Zito I Ellada” from their quered the Maniates. and Assemblywomen Aravella tablishment, the Cathedral of St. tained applause as the children live broadcast of the parade. float. St. Paraskvi of Greenlawn, The Epirotes had a float, and Simotas and Nicole Malliotakis, Constantine and Helen of Brook - reminded that the national issue He is running for mayor of Holy Trinity of Hicksville, that of the Messinian Benevolent marched with pride. lyn, and its associate A. Fantis transcends the economic crisis by New York this year and unlike Archangel Michael of Port Wash - Association “Aristomenis” com - When the announcers de - school, which is celebrating 50 shouting “Turkish troops get out the past, when he was seen dri - ington, with its sign that summa - memorated the Battle of scribed Gianaris as “our very own years of excellence, marched near of Cyprus.” The contingent was ving a golf cart coordinating the rized the day: “Honor and Glory Navarino of 1827. The Federa - senator,” U.S. Senator Charles the front of the parade, with its led by the Federation’s newly broadcast, he and his wife Margo to the Men and Women of 1821,” tion of Sterea Ellas, the Pan Ar - Schumer, who marches every own float. The parish of St. elected president, Costas Tsentas, and supporters rode a campaign the Church of the Assumption cadians, the Laconians and the year, declared with his trademark Nicholas at Ground Zero, which community leaders, the diplo - float bedecked with Greek and Port Jefferson, St. Paul of Hemp - Kastorian Society filled their ve - bullhorn “I am your senator,” in is hoping for a 2014 ground - matic corps, and was followed by American flags. stead, the Cathedral of Long Is - hicles with smiling children and between shouts of yasou and zito breaking for its new church, fol - numerous Cypriot organizations. The Metropolis of New Jersey land, all had floats. the float of the Kastorian Society’s I Ellas! lowed “St. Connies,” which it has The Pancyprian Association’s marched behind its banner fired When the Church of the Res - parted the waves for many Mace - Throughout the weekend called home since 9/11. The representation include its dance up by the Princeton University urrection of Brookville passed, donian groups. Simotas expressed how proud parishes of Brooklyn and Staten troupe and its soccer teams, and Marching band in their striking Anthoula Katsimatides noted “the The float of Pontian societies she was that her baby daughter Island were nearby in the joint the Greek professional soccer orange jackets and playing the parish has a lot of people from reminded all that May 19 is the – in her nice carriage – was par - float whereby they demonstrate team Olympiakos’ float triggered Greek patriotic song “I Ellada Nisyiros,” where her parents are day the Pontinan Genocide is ticipating in her first parade. unity every year. bursts of applause. pote then petheni – Greece will from, and shouted “I love you.” commemorated, and Armenian Costas Constantinidis, running to The local professional groups The community’s strong phil - never Die,” led by Metropolitan The borough of Queens was Knights of Vartan Armenian Fra - be the first Greek-American who marched included the Hel - anthropic tradition was visible Evangelos and boasting the floats represented by the floats of St. ternal Organization once gain member of the City Council, also lenic Medical Society and the Hel - through the Philoptochos chap - St. George of Pisacataway, the Nicholas of Flushing, Holy Cross joined their Greek friends in sol - marched. lenic Lawyers Association, but ters that marched with their Cathedral of St. John’s Tenafly of Whitestone, St. Demetrios idarity. The highlight of the day, as al - what helped put them at the top parishes and by groups like the and St. George of Clifton. The Cathedral, the home of the na - Businesses owned by or with ways, thrilling children and of their fields in the community’s Greek Children’s Fund, which has Federation of Hellenic American tion’s only Greek-American high strong ties to Greeks also had adults alike, was Presidential commitment to education. That helped more than 6000 children. Organizations of New Jersey also school, and the Cathedral of St. floats, such as Atlantic Bank and Guard of the Republic of Greece was manifested by the many The Carnival of Love Float an - marched in solidarity with the Markella Greek Orthodox Investors Savings Bank, and the – the Evzones. The spectators Greek clubs of area colleges and nounced their May 17 benefit New York Federation, and the Church, which turned out its employees of Alma Bank also were deeply moved when it was high schools that marched behind for Children with Cancer, one of people of Greece and Cyprus. usual large contingent. The Sa - marched. announced that Miss Greek In - the banner of the Intercollegiate the more unique events on the All the thriving parishes of cred Patriarch Monastery of St. The impressive float of the dependence and this year’s other Hellenic Society of America. community’s social calendar. Long Island were out in force, Irene Chrysovalantou appeared Pan Gregorian Enterprises bore contestants, who later adorned A strong show of unity and The Hellenic Times Scholar - their presence punctuated by the to have its strongest presence in a vital message for global Hel - one of the floats, carried a huge synergy was displayed by the ship Fund, which was established floats which bore messages in - a number of years, lenism: “Unity=Success.” THE NATIONAL HERALD, APRIL 13-19, 2013 COMMUNITY 5

PHoTos: TNH/CosTas BeJ St. Paraskevi of Greenlawn, known for its healing grotto- Blue, blue, blue. The children of the Church of St. Markella of One of the groups marching as The United Cretan Societies of shrine, sent its students to Fifth Avenue. Wantagh donned their Hellenic colors. NY and NJ, displaying unity and love of Crete.

The float of the Church of St. Demetrios of Merrick, Long Island The leaders District 6 of AHEPA were a fraction of the Order’s The officers and employees of Alma Bank were among the was jammed with proud and happy youngsters. large presence, which included the Supreme Lodge. businesses with strong ties to the community that marched.

The Bronx is the home of the beloved “ZP.” the Zoodohos The students of the Stephen and Arete Cherpelis Greek School A young woman showing the imagination fueling Greek Peghe, and its affiliated Greek American Institute. of St. Nicholas in Flushing were excited to march. achievement for 4000 years leads the Ascension of Fairview. Parade Weekend Celebrations Warm Up Community for the Main Event

TNH Staff sions of solidarity and appreci - “we need to help Greece and ation of the community’s con - Cyprus as much as we can, to NEW YORK – The parade on tributions to New York, and Hel - vacation there, bring our non- Fifth Avenue was the main event lenism’s achievements by public Greek friends,” etc. and noted on April 7, but the weekend was officials of Italian descent, in - his wife Marina is Cypriot-Amer - filled with well-planned oppor - cluding Astoria’s own City ican. tunities for New York’s Greek Councilor Peter F. Vallone, Jr, Catsimatidis added the and Cypriot-Americans to ex - who is running for Queens Bor - sobering message that “our press pride in their heritage and ough President and who heart is always with our moth - solidarity with the people of marches every year, New York erland, Greece, and whatever Greece and Cyprus. State Comptroller Thomas P. Di - we can do, we will help, but On Friday, the Greek and Napoli, and New York City Pub - they have to help themselves in Cypriot flags were raised at his - lic Advocate Bill de Blasio. a big way too.” toric Bowling Green, the first of Guests at the Saturday The AHEPA party held at the many inspiring appearances by evening gala at the Hilton were Rafina restaurant was filled with the Evzone Presidential Guard greeted – silently – by the young adults. The president of and the community’s children – Evzones, two at the entrance, chapter 41, Ted Pavlounis, in Lower Manhattan it was the two on the stage. Archbishop greeted the guests and both students of the Greek School of Demetrios offered the great John Grossomanides, AHEPA’s Plato, who sang and danced. hymn to the Theotokos “Ti Yper - Supreme President, and Joanne That evening, the accent was macho” as an invocation and Saltas, Grand President of the also on the youth as AHEPA Philip Christopher was the ebul - Daughters of Penelope, stressed Chapter 41 hosted its annual pa - lient MC, greeting dignitaries importance of AHEPA’s current rade party. and others guests, including and planned youth initiatives. The Greek Independence mayoral candidate John Catsi - Nicholas Karakostas, Chair - Gala of the Federation of Hel - matidis and his wife Margo. man of AHEPA’s Board of lenic Societies of Greater New Christopher, the chairman of Athens Square Park was filled with Astoria’s Greeks, Cypriots, and Philhellenes. They greeted Trustees spelled it out: “The fu - York, the organizers of the pa - the gala, was as always gener - the Evzones and enjoyed presentations by the St. Demetrios Greek School. ture of any organization is its rade, filled the Grand Ballroom ous with praise and thanks for youth.” He praised Chapter 41 of the New York Hilton on Sat - all who contributed to the week - Apropos of the work the mass media about not only emplary dignified response of as a great example. Told such urday evening and honored the end’s success, including Federa - community must do to commu - about Greece’s unmatched con - Cypriot people to their recent things don’t happen automati - memory of the heroes of 1821 tion President Elias Tsekerides, nicate it’s concerns with elected tributions to civilization, but troubles and shamed the media cally, he replied “Its takes lead - and the parade’s Grand Marshal, its secretary Petros Galatoulas, representatives and government also the fact that the Greek peo - for not reporting more on things ership.” James Kokotas, George Venizelos of the FBI. parade chairman Dino Ralis, the officials, Archbishop Demetrios ple have stood by the U.S. and like that. supreme governor for region 6 The most moving gathering, co-chairs Helen Psaras and told the guests that one of our its allies in every conflict of the Ralis expressed what was on also praised Chapter 41. however, was the ceremony that George Kitsios, the benefactors, biggest challenges is the “dis - past century. the minds of many, that al - The following morning many filled Astoria’s Athens Square for and the many other volunteers. ease of forgetfulness” in the He especially noted the ex - though mistakes were made, of the AHEPA party guests were the raising of the Greek and Greece and Cyprus don’t de - also present at Athens Square Cypriot flags and featured the serve to be “punished like that,” Park, which overflowed with students of the St. Demetrios by the troika of creditors, and people beneath a brilliant blue Greek school dancing, singing, urged all Hellenes to demon - sky. and reading poetry in the pres - strate solidarity and support, People cried when the Greek ence of the Evzones, surrounded and Tsekerides declared “Greece flag was raised, and cried again by statues of Athena, Socrates and Cyprus will overcome again during the raising of the Cypriot and Aristotle and the park’s as they have in the past.” flag, and they were stirred by stately Doric columns. State Senator Michael Gia - the moving rendition of the na - With the economic crisis lim - naris agreed that the parade “is tional anthems by soprano Nico - iting the number of officials who special this year because our letta Rallis. came from Greece, the members family and friends in Greece are Panos Adamopoulos, the of the community were pleased going through difficult times… President of the Athenians’ So - to hear words of inspiration and but we know they will get ciety was the Emcee of the event appreciation from the diplo - through this.” Assemblywoman that was organized by Ilias Neo - matic corps that is always at its Aravella Simotas announced fotistos, the parade’s secretary. side in America, including that the legislature passed a res - Ralis helped make the event Greece’s Ambassador to the olution declaring March “Greek possible by working to having United States Christos History Month.” the city agree to temporarily Panagopoulos, Cyprus’ UN Am - Catsimatidis introduced postpone the exiting $1 million bassador Nicholas Emiliou, and Venizelos, and the honoree renovation of the park. consuls general George Iliopou - praised and thanked his parents Local political leader George los and Koula Sophianou. for their sacrifices that helped Dellis spoke about Dennis Syn - The parade-day kickoff lun - him and his siblings get college tilas and his vision and hard cheon at the Pierre Hotel that educations, and for conveying work that made the park a real - was MC’d by Tassos Manesis to them important values and ity, and acknowledged the pres - and former New York state as - the love of Greece. ence of his wife Rita. A number semblyman Matthew Mirones Venizelos told TNH “I am of spectators said that the vision followed the Divine Liturgy very proud of my Greek heritage and dedication of people like where Archbishop Demetrios George Venizelos said being named the Grand Marshal “is the biggest honor of my life.” He and this is the biggest honor of Syntilas is also what parade presided. It featured expres - also declared “we need to help Greece and Cyprus as much as we can.” my life for me.” He declared that weekend is all about. 6 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, APRIL 13-19, 2013 Detroit Gets Set for Big Weekend with Greek Parade and Museum Opening

TNH Staff heroines begins with a Hierar - a founding board member of the chal Divine Liturgy the Annun - Foundation for Modern Greek DETROIT, MI – Historic Greek - ciation Cathedral at 707 East Studies. town is the destination but the Lafayette Blvd. in Greektown. Philips, who is also very ac - aim of Detroit’s Greek- and “Each year the Greek com - tive in the community and helps Cypriot-Americans on April 14 munity awaits for this annual put on the Opa! Fest of the is to express their Hellenic her - parade with great anticipation, Church of St. Nicholas in Troy, itage and demonstrate solidarity excitement and pride. It is a MI that will be held on June 23, with the people of Greece and demonstration of the legacy of told TNH the community has Cyprus at the annual Greek In - Hellenism and the preservation been trying honor Reganis for a dependence Day Parade. of the Greek culture,” said Met - long time and he finally relented Each year about 5000 people ropolitan Nicholas. this year. fill Greektown – there are about The Parade features more The museum, with its ex - 20 parishes in the area that are than 40 marching units repre - hibits on the history of Greek - joined the communities in senting Greek Orthodox town and the immigration story Windsor, Ontario, and Toledo, churches, cultural organiza - of the Greek-Americans, opens OH – and the highlights include tions, dance groups in colorful on April 13 at 5PM and a gala performances by dance groups ethnic dress, and college student reception follows at 6:30 at the from throughout Michigan, organizations. Detroit Institute of Arts. There Toledo, and Windsor, Ontario. After the Parade, a short pro - will be a strolling dinner, tours The Detroit Greek Indepen - gram will be held near the end of the Greek Gallery, entertain - dence Day Committee is ready of the parade route. The Amer - ment and the presentation of and the entire community is ex - ican, Greek, and Canadian na - the Hellenic Heritage Awards cited about a weekend that will tional anthems will be sung recognizing people who work to also include the Grand Opening symbolizing the unity among strengthen the foundation of of the Hellenic Museum of those three countries. Nicholas their faith and culture Michigan. will offer prayers and remarks The Greektown Merchants The Parade begins down - on Greek Independence Day Association, which supports the town at 3PM and will be led by and area college leaders will parade, will also honor Ted Metropolitan Nicholas. George represent their Greek studies de - Hellenic blue and white and the golden smiles of the community’s children lift the spirits of the Gatzaros and Zoe and Gus An - Reganis, the Detroit Greek Pa - partments. spectators when they “float” by at the 2010 Detroit Greek parade. ton posthumously, and Found - rade President and Grand Mar - Local Youth Dance groups ing Members and Trustees of the shal this year, and the 2013 Hel - performing a variety of Greek restaurants look forward to year. Ad-man and community the parade. Hellenic Museum will be recog - lenic Heritage Award Recipients dances over the two-day cele - hosting the many visitors ex - leader Nick Phillips told TNH Reganis’ tenure at GM in - nized. will be joined by dignitaries in - bration will represent the vari - pected to attend the celebration. that the around the year 2000 cluded being Director of Mar - Proceeds from the April 13 cluding representatives of local, ous regions of Greece. Greek The current incarnation of the Metropolitan of Detroit keting in charge of leasing for events will go towards the sup - state, and federal government. musical ensembles will perform the parade – it was interrupted asked Reganis, who had re - GMAC., where he helped de - port of the Hellenic Museum for The celebration of the Greek the melodic music of Greece and by the urban unrest in the cently retired after 38 years as velop the Smart Lease Program. future programs and current Revolution and its heroes and the Greektown Merchants and 1960’s – his will be in its 12th an executive at GM, to revive He is a member of AHEPA and renovations.

Massachusetts’ Greek-American State Senator Bruce Tarr hon - PHoTos: TNH/THeodore KalmouKos ors news Anchor Mike Nikitas of NECN at the annual Greek In - The Evzones of the Federation of Hellenic American Societies of New England march on Boylston Street - with the famous Pru - dependence Day ceremony at the State House in Boston. dential building in the background - under the orders of the Federation’s former president Demetris Papaslis.

The Pan-Macedonian Association USA dedicated its float to The children of the schools of the Annunciation Greek Orthodox parish of Brockton, Massachusetts, dressed in traditional Boston mayor Thomas Menino in appreciation of his support Greek costumes and wearing Hellenic smiles, rode a boat float and showed off their Hellenic pride at the Boston parade. for Boston’s Greek parade for 19 years. City of Boston Holds Its Nineteenth Greek Independence Day Celebration

Continued from page 1 Efstathia Booras. Michael Nikitas immigrated the age of 33 raised me my two “on March 25, 1821, in the Singers from Greece Katerina At the conclusion of the pa - from Greece to Massachusetts brothers and my sister alone.” K a lavryta region of Greece the Topazi and Diamantis Dionysiou the attire of traditional Greek rade, a Greek cultural celebra - and settled in Fitchburg. He had Nikitas added that “my Bishop Paleon Patron Germanos performed at the dinner. Revolutionary War heroes, in tion took place on the Boston barely learned English when a mom’s brother my uncle George raised a banner and proclaimed The Boston Evzones gave a addition to officials from Greek- Common and will feature Greek few years later he was drafted Bacopoulos was a priest and “Freedom or Death.” Freedom special feel to the event with American organizations and so - music, traditional Greek dance and sent to the trenches of chancellor of the Archdiocese of of Death came to symbolize the their impressive entrance into cieties. performances, and Greek food. France as a member of the fa - America and almost 50 years oath that the members of the the hall and the traditional Mayor Tom Menino cut the On April 5, the annual cele - mous All American division. He ago he and Archbishop Iakovos underground organization Greek folk dances that they per - ribbon and started the Parade bration at the Massachusetts came home to raise a family and were watching the news at the Friendly Brotherhood had formed. led by members of the Boston State House took place, orga - my father was one of six, born Archdiocese in New York when taken, marking the beginning of During the dinner gala, the Police Department; Grand Mar - nized hosted by state represen - in Fitchburg on the 4th of July they saw what was happening the Greek Revolution and ended Hellenic Nursing Home shal John Arvanitis, Special tatives and senators of Greek de - a few years later.” in Selma, Alabama. with the creation of the nation Women’s Benevolent Associa - Agent in Charge of Drug En - scent and friends of the Nikitas also said that “my The archbishop said “we state of Greece in 1832. tion was honored. Also, three forcement Administration, Greek-American community. dad went off to fight in World must go there”, so my uncle A reception followed at the scholarships of $1,000 each United States Department of Massachusetts State Senator War Two and was shot down chartered a plane and the two Consul General of Greece in were handed out to Greek- Justice; Metropolitan Methodios Bruce Tarr, a Greek-American, over Japan just days before the of them flew to Selma where Boston, which is located in short American students from Boston: of Boston; Ilias Fotopoulos Con - was the presenter of program war was over. He and his B-29 they marched with Martin distance from the State House. one courtesy of businessman sul General of Greece in Boston; attended by 250 Greek-Ameri - crewmates were the last POWs Luther King.” On March 30, the Boston Harry Katis, one from the News Anchor Mike Nikitas, cans. Nikitas was honored with taken in the war and they were Sonya Alam, a Greek School Greek Independence Day Parade FHASNE, and one from the fam - NECN; Rhode Island State Sen - a special plague. held in Hiroshima, the first student at the St. Nicholas Annual Dinner Gala was held at ily of the late Dr. Constantine ator Leonidas Raptakis; and In receiving the award Niki - Americans in the city after the parish in Lexington, read her ex - the Newton Marriot Hotel in Chionides, under whose presi - New Hampshire State Represen - tas said “it was exactly 100 bomb was dropped. After my cellent essay about the Greek Newton, with over three hun - dency the scholarship awards tatives Tomas Ktasndonis and years ago that my grandfather dad died in 1959, my mom at Heroes of 1821. She said that dred guests in attendance. were first established. THE NATIONAL HERALD, APRIL 13-19, 2013 COMMUNITY 7

PHoTos: KosTas PeTraKos Hellenic Pride is On Display from Coast to Coast, as Exhibited by Spirited Independence Day Parade in San Fransisco LEFT: Greek-American children dressed in their colorful traditional costumes perform Greek the 192nd anniversary of the Independence of Greece. RIGHT: Greek-American girls dressed in dances from various parts of Greece at City Hall Square in San Francisco. CENTER: The famous their beautiful traditional costumes await their turn to perform Pontian dances during the Minoan dancers of San Francisco were one the unique highlights of the parade which marked Greek festival that followed the parade. Hellenic American Academy, New England’s Only Day School, Withering

Continued from page 1 signed from the Parish Council on October 11. Zygoyris' par - dox Archdiocese. ents, Demetrios and Berry, have The downward course of the worked tirelessly for the parish School began in February 2012 and the School. His father is an when the Parish Council insti - Archon of the Ecumenical Patri - tuted a three year strategic plan. archate and he has served as A four-member committee Parish Council president. called the Strategic Committee In his resignation letter, Zy - assumed the responsibility of ex - gouris wrote that “over the past ecuting the plan, whose core year, the Strategic Plan was im - purpose was to make the School plemented and changes were financially self-sustainable. The made that were intended to im - members of the Strategic com - prove the Academy from a fi - mittee are: Nicholas Theokas, nancial standpoint. Instead, dur - Chairman, and secretary of the ing that time, overall costs have Parish Council; Peter Danas, increased, enrollment has de - whose two children are enrolled creased by 38% from last year’s at the School; George 156 students to this year’s 96 Christopoulos, Parish Council students. Also curriculum has President; and Lewis been modified, key/quality fac - Demetroulakos former Parish ulty have either been termi - Council President who last Feb - nated or quit, and morale is low. ruary had become Vice Presi - During Parish Council meetings, dent. Demetroulakos in the past when a topic at the school is years was and he continues to ABOVE : Holy Trinity of Lowell questioned, I have been told be today the legal advisor for established the Strategic Com - personally on many occasions both the parish and the School. mittee to save its historic ‘don’t micro-manage the school! In February 2012, the Parish school, which is experiencing We hired LeeAnn Conners to do Council organized an open a rapid decline in enrollment. a job and we have to let her do meeting with parish members RIGHT : At far left is Debra it.’ Unfortunately, I have never at the Olympia Restaurant and Chronopoulos, the school been comfortable with that presented the plan to approxi - nurse who disappeared after statement. We, as a Parish Coun - mately 120 parishioners. it was discovered that she was cil, have the responsibility for They said they did not plan working despite a revoked li - everything that falls under the to alter the identity and the cense. umbrella of the Holy Trinity. structure of the School by de - This includes the Hellenic Amer - creasing the teaching of the ican Academy. Presently, I do Greek language and its Hellenic not feel that the Parish Council Heritage, which has given the wrote to the parish that “I was has any control over what hap - School a unique quality for hired for my educational exper - pens at the Strategic Planning more than a century. tise and to implement changes Committee and we just ‘rubber Pelekoudas, in fact, was to the Hellenic School environ - stamp’ it. Even our hiring re - rather harsh toward a former ment in order to make it a viable sponsibilities are a formality. We Parish Council president as he educational option for parents ended up ‘hiring’ someone after insisted that the School’s Hel - and their children. My strengths he/she has already been work - lenic-American identity would and background are not in the ing at the Academy for a period not be changed – only the busi - area of marketing or advertise - of time. The Strategic Plan was ness position. ment. My focus has been on instituted without the approval The Committee also pro - preparing the school physically from the General Assembly of posed the organizational struc - and academically to be ready Zaharoulis also had said that Cochran: He came up with School, according to inside in - the parishioners, but should ture and the creation of the new for family visitations advertise - Anderson “was very decent with his own speculations, which are formation and testimony as well have been since it includes a re - positions for the implementa - ments. Below I have more spe - the youngsters; he used the en - false. as from testimonies from par - structuring of the Academy’s ad - tion of the plan. They also said cific information on my ongoing tire city’s resources to educate TNH: Did he know or didn’t ents. It became vivid to many ministration and expenditures that the sum of $1.5 million will work at the school and ideas the kids; he used the entire city he? parents the “sneaky” attempts in excess of five thousand dol - be required for the implemen - marketing.” as a classroom.” Zaharoulis and Cochran: He knew at the of the downgrading of the lars ($5,000.00).” tation. The funds would be pro - Among her ongoing work as his wife had lunch with Ander - end when it was revealed to teaching of the Greek language Zygouris also wrote that “due vided from contributions of she stated was “clarifying the son a week before he died. An - him, but he came up with his to a secondary “special subject” to the current situation regard - wealthy parish members and Greek Program to ensure we are derson had spoken extensively own speculations, which were called “music, art, and gymnas - ing the Hellenic American Acad - the broader community, as well meeting state, school, and to TNH a few days prior to his incorrect. tics.” Angeliki Kalmoukos left emy, the mismanagement of the as from the Endowment Fund, church standards.” death. TNH: Do you have any re - the school after 22 years as a entire operation, the continued which has close to a million dol - Shortly thereafter, Vina THE NURSE ENIGMA grets for doing this? How did teacher of the Greek language. lack of transparency, as well as lars today. Troianello was hired as principal In the middle of the second you work without a license? The strong protest and reaction the lack of fiscal responsibility It was also stated that the of the School upon Conners’ rec - semester last year, the School’s Cochran: I don’t wish to an - of the parents scared the School to the community, I am hereby Parish Council decided at its ommendation. Douglas Ander - salaried nurse Debra swer that. and the church officials and they resigning from the Parish Coun - July 28 meeting “to review a son’s annual contract, who had Chronopoulos Cochran sud - Demetroulakos declined to didn’t proceed. cil.” long-range strategic plan ad - served diligently as the principal denly disappeared. The parish speak to TNH, using as an ex - Despite the fact that the Zygouris declined to com - dressing areas for improvement of The Hellenic American officials did not inform the par - cuse the fact that he is the legal Strategic Committee had told ment, but he verified the au - in the performance of adminis - School for five years, was up in ents until today about the real advisor to both to the Church the parishioners and the parents thenticity of his resignation let - trative, financial, and opera - August. Anderson was actually reasons of her departure. The and to its School, despite the that its aim pertained to the fi - ter. tional functions” and since then removed from his position as parents were simply told that fact that we clarified to him that nancial self-sustenance of the Pelekoudas has repeatedly weekly the Committee has met principal through a process of the nurse had resigned. THN’s we wanted him to talk to us as school, things have proven that informed Metropolitan Metho - to discuss the details with the having him reapply and then research found that Cochran the former president of the a year later the course of the dios of Boston ,who has the pas - help of George Tsapatsaris, for - not granting him an interview. had surrendered her nurse li - Parish Council and a member of school seems to be in high risk toral supervision of the Holy mer Lowell Superintendent of Troianello had been the prin - cense in New Hampshire and the Strategic Committee. as the numbers of the enrolment Trinity parish and its School, but schools in Lowell, and Mike cipal in a Roman Catholic also in Massachusetts because Demetroulakos had spoken to and the finances indicate. he did absolutely nothing. Salach, Professor of business at School in the neighboring city she had serious issues with the TNH on the record in February There has been much anxiety Methodios has never shown any the University of Massachusetts. of Laurence that had closed authorities and she had as - 2012 after the Strategic meet - among parishioners and parents substantial interest for the Holy The goal is to have a financially down. Pelekoudas, who was in sumed the license number of a ing. about the very future of the Trinity parish and its Day independent school.” TNH was complete agreement with all nurse from another state that In early August, the real in - School, especially after the de - School, nor for Greek Education present at the gathering. that had been taking place, de - was probably dead. Cochran tentions of the School’s officials parture of successful and able in general all his 28 years in The next day, Christopoulos clined to speak with TNH offi - had been hired in 2011 when had begun to unravel in terms teachers, and also competent New England. did not allow the Strategic Plan cially on the record. Demetroulakos had been presi - of the teaching of the Greek lan - and hardworking Parish Council Methodios, Christopoulos, to be approved or denied by the Two weeks into the new aca - dent of the Parish Council. guage and Hellenic Heritage members. Tsapatsaris, Conners and Parish General Assembly claim - demic year, Anderson died sud - Cochran had been responsible and the sustenance of the core Graduate Markos Zygouris, a Troianello, all did not respond ing that the monies for its im - denly. His family informed the for the health wellness of the identity and physiognomy of the real estate businessman, re - to TNH’s request for comment. plementation would not come Parish Council and Pelekoudas students administering them from the parish. that they were not welcome to with shots and medicine. ENDOWMENT FUND attend his wake or his funeral. Cochran’s husband Kevin was a The Hellenic American Acad - In an e-mail to Parish Council seminarian at Holy Cross Greek emy Endowment Trust is under members, Christopoulos wrote Orthodox School of Theology the dominion and control of the that “it was communicated studying to become a Greek Or - Christopoulos family. According through Fr. Nick to myself, that thodox priest. TNH had the fol - to the School’s website, “the in accordance with Mr. Doug lowing conversation with Hellenic American Academy En - Anderson's family’s wishes, no Cochran: dowment Trust was started in members of the Holy Trinity TNH: Why did you suddenly the year 2000 with the goal of Parish Council attend any of the leave? increasing the school’s revenue memorial events of the passing Cochran: I left because they base. The Hellenic American of Mr. Anderson. That would in - did away with the position. Academy is the sole beneficiary clude both wake and funeral TNH: Are you telling the of the interest the fund gener - and any other memorial of Mr. truth? ates.” Anderson.” Cochran: They already had According to the website, the In his statements to TNH in a nurse two half-days. That’s it. trustees are Christopoulos’ wife, September, former Parish Coun - TNH: You didn’t have a li - Dona, and her sister Lynda Ri - cil President George Zaharoulis, cense? You had surrendered zos. The Board of Directors are: who had been auditor when An - your license to the authorities. Christopoulos; Julie Grillakis, derson died, placed the respon - Cochran: Ok, if you already another sister of Dona; Danas’ sibility of the game play on Con - know this why are you calling wife, Voula; Theodora ners saying that “she just didn’t me?” Stathopoulos; and Kathy Kourk - interview him. He applied along TNH: To find out why your oulos. with two other people. One of license was revoked, and to get Upon the recommendations the persons was definitely not a statement why you worked at of Tsapatsaris and the Strategic qualified and they didn’t inter - the school with a revoked li - Committee, the Parish Council view that person and they didn’t cense? hired LeeAnn Conners who was bother interviewing Doug. They Cochran: It’s something that named Director in order to im - only interviewed the new prin - I won’t publish. plement the Strategic Plan. On cipal, the one who came from a TNH: Did Mr. July 26, Conners in her report defunct school in Laurence.” Demetroulakos know about it? 8 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, APRIL 13-19, 2013 Haunting Documentary Tells of the Destruction and Memory of Smyrna

By Constantine S. Sirigos its people back to life. She and menian and Turkish points of TNH Staff Writer her colleagues prove to be “res - view. They deeply appreciated urrection men” in the words of the participation of Leyla Neyzi NEW YORK – What happens Charles Dickens, another artist (Sabanci University) who spoke when two worlds collide, but known for his vivid images and of both of the pain the Turkish they are the same world? What for his evocations of the “best people endured, as well as their is it when forces beyond your of times and the worst of times.” sympathy for what happened to horizon are plotting your The film then presents, one their Greek neighbors, and demise even as you and your by one, the many remarkable Jacques Nalbantian, an Armen - neighbors are celebrating hu - photos rescued and restored as ian who was born in Smyrna. manity at its best? It’s called a result of Iliou’s research. The Kitroeff said it was a hum - life – or the stuff of tragedy – citizens who are seen walking bling experience for a scholar. and it applies to communities along the Quai, at work in the He had set out to make a film and nations as well as to indi - city’s shops, taking their chil - that was a critique of national - viduals. dren to school, were captured a ism, driven by the idea that Smyrna: the Destruction of a century ago by anonymous pho - Greece and Turkey can best Cosmopolitan City (1900- tographers who long passed on move forward by not focusing 1922), is filmmaker Maria Il - to their eternal rest, but the on what happened, but he now iou’s haunting documentary of eyes and hands of documen - sees that its cannot be avoided. flowering and disappearance tary’s cinematographer, Allen “It must be confronted and you one of history’s great cities, Moore, revive them. must work through it…You can - where Greeks lived side by side Moore’s camera moves along not merely critique nationalism with Muslims, Levantines, Ar - the paths with them. It zooms and forget about the people who menians, and Jews, and every - in, creating for eye-to-eye con - suffered.” one thrived. tact, it moves back out to put The final scenes were of The film is being shown the expressions on their faces refugees from city and the hin - through April 18 at Manhattan’s into context: their world, terland crowding the quai, and QUAD cinema, and its enduing Smyrna at its cosmopolitan the horrible fire that began with message is that through mem - height from 1900-1912. a puff of smoke in the Armenian ory and art, the spirit and mean - Movement is the essence of quarter which the evidence sug - ing of people, times, and places life, but imagination can revivify gests was deliberately set by need never die. still photos. But that only pre - Turks. It became a conflagration The film begins with a magi - pared the viewer for the never- that devoured the whole city cal incantation. An image: The before-seen film clips that really The scene at Smyrna’s Quai at the beginning of the 20th century where commerce thrived and and pushed the refugees into Sea. And a name: Smyrna. The enabled Moore and Iliou to cre - ethnic groups lived in harmony. Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress. the sea when the wind suddenly lyrical music announces there is ate a conversation between shifted 180 degrees. a story to be told. The sad tinge Smyrnaens and today’s cos - WWI allies to support his new Kemal. that settled on the quai. The details of what hap - of the notes hints the ending is mopolitan New Yorkers. dream, the “Megali Idea – The Constantine’s party won the The film’s third section, “The pened next and the degree of not a happy one. The second section of the Great Idea,” which sought to election by promising to end the Destruction of the City, Septem - culpability of the Allied naval Then there is a beautiful shot film, titled “Borrowed Time, gather all Greeks into the tri - war, but the King decided to ber 1922,” began by exploring forces in the bay of Smyrna are of the two kilometer-long 1912-1922” provided a valuable umphant Greek state. The continue and win the glory for the eerie indifference of hotly debated. It is known that stretch of seaside and shops overview of the turbulent polit - dream began auspiciously with himself. Smyrna’s citizens to what was at first they only rescued their known as the Quai. It is the ical and military history of that the occupation – it was called a They came ever-so-close to happening nearby. Film clips own nationals. At one point, the heart of Smyrna, and represents period. After Greece, which League of Nations Mandate – of defeating Ataturk and securing and photos showed them at par - screams of the people on the the “commercial and cosmopoli - along its Balkan neighbors fi - Smyrna. Western Asia Minor in 1921, but ties and taverna gatherings quai as the flames approached tan character and its unique joie nally expelled the hated Ot - Little did its citizens know the failure left the overextended dancing to the multi-ethnic them were drowned out by de vivre.” Later in the film, it toman authority from the that the carefully constructed Greeks vulnerable to the resur - bands playing Greek music and dance music played through the will be the scene of one of the Balkans, the destructive rivalry political foundation for the gent Turks. the new hot jazz. loudspeakers of the French ships most notorious chapter of not between the engineer of the Megali Idea was crumbling – Debates continue over who The signs were there the mo - – to minimize the distress of the only Greek, but European his - strategy that doubled Greece’s Venizelos’ party lost power to was to blame for the “Asia Mi - ment the Greek fleet appeared, French sailors. tory, but first the city must be territory and population, Eleft - the King and his erstwhile allies nor Disaster,” who broke the to the great joy of the city’s ma - When the scene become a introduced. herios Venizelos, and King Con - lost faith in the ability of Greeks glittering globe at the edge of jority Christian population, and full-blown humanitarian cata - Iliou told TNH one of her stantine took center stage. to withstand the forces of Turk - the Aegean. In the end it wasn’t Greece’s army landed in 1919. strophe that would become a aims was to bring Smyrna and The former persuaded his ish nationalism under Mustafa December’s snow September’s Alexander Kitroeff of Haverford permanent stain on European College, the film’s principle his - civilization, some ship captains tory consultant, noted the im - relented and joined boats sum - portance of newly discovered moned from the island of Lesbos images such as those of Turks to save as many lives as possi - being arrested by the Greek ble. The bottom line is that as a forces, setting the pot of ethnic result of incompetence, or indif - violence to boil. ference, or their desire for trade There were atrocities on both with Ataturk – who was present sides and after the collapse of at the burning - and access to the front the Greek army tried newly important oil of the Mid - to slow down the onrushing dle East, the Allies presided over Turks through a scorched earth the destruction of a great city. policy that burned villages and Smyrna has ceased to exist. towns behind them, including A few years later, when, in the city of Manisa-Magnesia. It the words of historian Lord Kin - is not known whether that pro - ross “the people of Greece in - voked the Turks into a payback, vited Venizelos back to pick up or the burning the city “called the pieces of his own shattered Smyrna of the infidels,” was the dream,” the Greek leader and plan all along. Ataturk talked about creating a On the opening night of the Greek-Turkish confederation, film’s run, Kitroeff and Iliou ad - but it was too late. By then, the dressed the audience and an - allies returned Constantinople swered questions. to the Turks, Asia Minor was They spoke in detail about emptied of its 1.5 million their effort to find and restore Greeks, and most of Greece’s “lost” archival material with the Moslems were sent to Turkey as support of organizations like the part of the Treaty of Lausanne’s Proteus Foundation. infamous exchange of popula - Kitroeff said they tried to be tions… but that is the topic of objective, believing that the best the next film by Iliou and way to overcome trauma is to Kitroeff. TNH/CosTas BeJ expose what happened and then The films commentators in - Cyprus Federation of America Holds Convention, Elects Costas Tsentas President examine it. cluded Author, Giles Milton. They tried to keep their dis - Thanos Veremis (Athens Univer - From left to right: Peter Papanicolaou, the outgoing president Charge affairs of the Cypriot Embassy in Washington, the Con - tance both from the old nation - sity), Victoria Solomonidou of the Cyprus Federation of America, who served with distinc - suls General of Greece and Cyprus respectively, George Il - alistic tales and recent revision - (Fellow, Kings College, London) tion but did not run for re-election, Archbishop Demetrios, iopoulos and Koula Sofianou, and Greek Consul Evangelos ism and used historians and , and Eleni Bastea (New Mexico Nicholas Emiliou Ambassador of Cyprus, Olympia Neocleous, Kiriakopoulos. people who reflected Greek, Ar - University). American-Canadian Group Visits Athens, Meets with Greek Government

Continued from page 1 does in Greece. Meimarakis re - the delegation on the work of ceived the Ahepans in his office the organizations in the U.S. help Greece during its crushing where, besides customary greet - and Canada as well as promot - economic crisis. Germany is the ings, there was a similar discus - ing Greece’s positions on critical biggest contributor to bailouts sion about Greece’s problems as foreign policy issues. for Greece but has insisted on well as the Diaspora. Among subjects discussed harsh austerity measures. They also talked facilitating was AHEPA’s contributions con - Papoulias thanked the donations to Greece and the tribution to projecting compar - AHEPA delegation because, as problems that arise because of ative advantages of the Greek he said, they are constantly bureaucracy that discourage giv - economy to American and helping their homeland and ing and investors. Canadian investors and tourists. compatriots. He reminded them “While we could buy more As Grossomanides told Ethnikos of the difficulties that the Dias - machinery for hospitals, taxes Kirix, there were also discus - pora in America has gone deters it,” Aroutzidis told Eth - sions about the still-closed Halki through and everything they have created and achieved. Led by AHEPA President Dr. John Grossomanides, the group dined with Archbishop Ierony - mos, Samaras, and U.S. Ambas - sador Daniel Bennett Smith. The AHEPA contingent will also go to Thessaloniki as well as trouble-laden Cyprus to meet President Nicos Anastasiades, who is dealing with a critical economic crisis in which the government has confiscated up to 80 percent of bank accounts PHoTos: TNH sTaFF over 100,000 euros ($130,000.) The participants in the annual AHEPA Journey to Greece, Cyprus, and Constantinople led by They will then travel on to Con - Supreme President Dr. John Grossomanides, Jr. (3rd from R) are seen above with the U.S. Am - stantinople to meet Ecumenical bassador to Greece, Daniel Bennett Smith (5th from R) at his residence. At right, Grossomanides Patriach Bartholomew at the is greeted by Prime Minister Antonis Samaras. Phanar a little before the May 5 Easter holiday. of Penelope Executive Director; in a very difficult period,” he year.” The delegation included Nick Kalan, Cary Mossaidis, said. “These people have a lot He added: “You will not Joanna Salta, President of the President of the AHEPA chapter of potential. Your grandparents abandon your effort. You will Daughters of Penelope; George in Radnor, Penn.; Gus Seiss, and fathers left in difficult times, persuade Americans to come Vasilas, President of Canada’s President of AHEPA Chapter 71 went to another country, and yet and invest in Greece, you will nikos Kirix. He referred to a case Seminary in Turkey and the Pa - AHEPA; Nicos Papadopoulos, in Pennsylvania, and Helen Ko - progressed and managed so persuade Americans for more in which machinery remained triarchate. But hot button issues Manager of the periphery 25- ken Seiss, President of the much so that Americans say tourists to come to our country, unopened in a box in a hospital such as Cyprus and Greek-Turk - Greece; Nicos Aroutzidis and Daughters of Penelope there. ‘Bravo for Greeks.’” He told and it seems like this year will for two years after it was deliv - ish relations were avoided. Antonis Mavromaras, former Papoulias expressed his grat - them he saw the celebration and be a good year for tourism for ered by AHEPA. Meimarakis ac - Referring to last year’s trip presidents of Canada’s AHEPA; itude and told them, “We are parade in New York to celebrate Greece and I believe that our knowledged the problem that by the Ahepans, he said he saw Anna-Eleni Grossomanides, living in sly times,” referring to Greek Independence Day. friends the Americans will not he said was partially due to min - improvement and a return to a Vice-President of the Daughters the economic woes of Greece, As for the Greek crisis, he find a more beautiful country istries having overlapping re - normal pace in Athens. He also of Penelope; Lee Milas, Vice- Cyprus and the Eurozone. told them that, “We have made than this,” he stressed. sponsibilities but that the Euro - referred to a meeting that parts President of the AHEPA Board He thanked the AHEPA mem - great progress, something is Grossomanides returned the pean Union is assisting. of the AHEPA and the EU in of Trustees; AHEPA Executive bers for their work during hard happening and a lot more can thanks to Papoulias and there Grossomanides presented de - mid-July in Greece about Director Basil Mossaidis; Elena times for their homeland. “It be done by the end of the year was a brief discussion about the tails about AHEPA’s work while tourism and business invest - V. Skardis-Saviolakis, Daughters helps many weak compatriots so that 2014 can be a different charitable work that AHEPA Avramopoulos congratulated ment. THE NATIONAL HERALD, APRIL 13-19, 2013 COMMUNITY 9

ALL HISTORY Glamorous Entertainer Jeffries: Still "Frantastic" after All These Years

By Steve Frangos With Haymes meeting, per - Haymes and later divorce not scenes it is her provocative per - TNH Staff Writer forming with and marrying Jef - the product of his financial trou - formance of the song Meglio fries he entered a new and re - bles but over his alcoholism. Jef - Stasera (It Had Better be PART TWO newed period in his personal fries said that while she could Tonight) that proved a show and professional life. The two have endured the drinking she stopper. In the book, Herme CHICAGO- By the late 1950s, were on a high for a while. In was afraid what it would do to Pan: The Man Who Danced Fran Jeffries, was moving effort - July 1959, their child Stephanie their daughter, Stephanie. Far With Fred Astaire, we learn less from casino lounges, to Frances was born. But old prob - from uncertain about her future that: “Blake Edwards invited recording studios, to the movie lems continued to plague Jeffries, in filing for the divorce him to choreograph the musical screen and even that new en - Haymes. made a point of not asking for numbers in The Pink Panther… tertainment medium, television. In 1960, Haymes was bank - child support. All in all Jeffries in less than a week he staged Jeffries never hid her Greek her - rupt. After making 4.5 million was married to Haymes for six three social dance sequences itage and her talent as a per - dollars, over 22 years, Haymes, years. (one of them was the twist per - former was obvious to all. somehow, wound up owing the Unquestionably, Jeffries’ pro - formed at a costumed ball) and “Fran Jeffries is one of a spe - IRS and assorted others half a fessional successes and Haymes’ “Meglio Stasera (It Had Better cial kind. Lunch with her, talk million dollars. This figure did momentary return to popularity Be Tonight),” a Latin, jet-set with her, and she may seem not include ongoing legal fees. contributed to the tensions in number sung by Fran Jeffries at somehow remote. But watch her In an exclusive interview with their personal lives. As Jeffries’ a comfortable get-together in go on. Then the flame lights. columnist Dorothy Kilgallen star rose, Haymes’ began to front of a fireplace at a ski resort The familiar voice gleams with Haymes spoke candidly about fade. Charting Jeffries career in Cortina. The number begins a high, brassy sheen, or darkens his debt (and for the period) un - through the late 1950s is diffi - subtly with the sound of percus - to bronze as she sways into a cult. To begin with exact records sion instruments playing a Latin ballad. She is at home, singing of 1950s television programs is rhythm and a rear view of Fran with voice, face and body. Fran uneven. We do know that by Jeffries swaying in a tight-fitting Jeffries is a performer, and 1957, with the initial profes - black ski outfit. When she turns everything leads up to this mo - sional union of Haymes and Jef - to sing, she is filmed from the ment of possession, of being.” fries, they were seen on televi - waist up (like the way Pan shot That is how Look Magazine pre - sion programs such as the first Carmine Miranda) to emphasize sented Jeffries to its 7.4 million episode of Playboy’s Penthouse shoulder accents, extended readers on its contents page for and a special Harpo Marx pro - arms, and rhythmic hand move - its July 14, 1964 edition. The gram. After Jeffries’ 1957, ap - ments. After a short musical in - accompanying article on Jeffries pearance on television she was terlude in which Pan gave Jef - focused on her as a working seen annually on a variety of fries sensuous and sinewy professional showcasing the Singer Fran Jeffries seemed reserved and quiet to people who television programs as singer movements, she performs a daily reality of what was in - met her, but she burst into flame onstage and on the screen, and actress until the late 1970s. brief but pulsating samba with volved in touring the country. and she was proud of her Greek heritage. While much is made of Jef - two male dancers and leads Jeffries had just appeared in The fries’ appearance in The Pink Clouseau and the other guests Pink Panther and as the Look accounts on any of these per - the greatest band leaders and Panther (1963) her first movie to the center of the floor, mov - Magazine coverage noted was formers, covering their full ca - singers of the era. role was in 1958, when she ap - ing spontaneously to the infec - scheduled to be in her next film, reers, are readily available to At this time, no one would peared as Cariba, a Mawbee In - tious beat of the music.” Sex and the Single Girl. anyone who would take the have left Haymes out of the very usual act of seeking bankruptcy. dian maiden in the film, The Henry Mancini wrote this How Greek-Americans are time to search for them. top class of his musical contem - Towards the end of his interview Buccaneer. Highly successful at song expressly for Jeffries. able to forget such recognized In 1958 Jeffries, already a poraries such as Frank Sinatra, Haymes reported that: “I con - the box office, the film was di - When, The Pink Panther was re - and successful performers as successful rising singer and show Bing Crosby or Perry Como. sider myself a wealthy man to - rected by Anthony Quinn and leased the advertising made spe - Margaret James, Georgia Drake, room celebrity, had met and Haymes’ Decca Record duets day, despite the red ink on the featured Yul Brynner as Jean cial note that the film was ‘in - Betty George, or Fran Jeffries is married Dick Haymes. The two with the Andrews Sisters such ledger. I have a beautiful wife, Laffite the pirate. The Battle of troducing’ Fran Jeffries. You can beyond understanding. Even the began to tour as a showroom act as “Teresa,” “Great Day,” “Here Fran Jeffries, our child, 10- New Orleans and Laffite’s join - see this performance on seminal musical careers of Patty, that earned immediate praise. is My Heart,” and the million- month-old Stephanie Frances, ing forces with Andrew Jackson, Youtube.com or a DVD of the Maxene, and LaVerne – the An - There is no question that when selling “I Can Dream Can’t I?” my voice and my health…My as played by Charlton Heston is film. This performance is a per - drews Sisters – are, now, only the couple met Haymes was the are now legendary perfor - recent financial problems have the center of this film. fect sample of Jeffries’ show - grudgingly mentioned. Why better known performer. Richard mances. With 9 gold records been tougher on her than for In 1963, Jeffries appeared in room talents. Anyone wanting that the case continues to (Dick) Benjamin Haymes (Sep - and 35 successful films (where me. The filing of my bankruptcy Blake Edward’s film, The Pink to know what various writers amaze. Whatever difficulties the tember 13, 1918-March 28, he inevitably portrayed the boy petition was an eye opener to Panther, as the Greek cousin mean about Jeffries having “cos - Greek or Greek-American press 1980), was an internationally- next door) to his credit, Haymes me.” character (actually third cousin) mopolitan sensuality” need only may have with these gifted in - recognized singer and actor who was undeniably a star. But by Yet, in the end nothing could of Aristotle Sarajos, a Greek view this one scene. dividuals the American press during his rise to fame in the the late 1950s, Haymes had def - save this marriage. Jeffries later shipping billionaire. While Jef - most certainly does not. Printed 1940s had performed with some initely fallen on hard times. attributed her separation from fries can be seen in various [email protected]

GREEK AMERICAN STORIES Being Guests

By Phylis (Kiki) Sembos Penelopi said, ‘what are you do - bath.” room. It matched the towels and Special to The National Herald ing, Dimos? You can’t use those Kipreos told him. “You could soap. She says, ‘don’t even think towels. They’re for decorations!’ have had a better time at the about it!’” The others, laughing Dimos was describing the I reached for the soap and she hotel where I work. You can use aloud, waited for the outcome. visit to his wife’s cousin who stops me. ‘Don’t you see they everything. It’s expected! Just “I put them in my overnight case lived in a posh neighborhood in match the towels? They’re for don’t take it home.” He jotted a – to take them home.” Westchester, NY. “We were in - decorations, too!’ So, where do sly look at Yiannis who had George said, “I’ll bet home vited for the weekend. I couldn’t I dry myself? I asked her. She done just that, once. never looked better.” Dimos wait to get away from the diner handed me a small wash cloth. “That’s not the worst of it!” nodded, vigorously. Then, said, and that complaining customer, ‘Are you crazy?’ I told her. She continued Dimos. “She stops me “When I got my jacket from the Jake. Every morning, the toast said to take three of them and and says, ‘where are you going closet I saw the pillows we were isn’t the right color; the coffee ‘do the best you can.’ ” now?’ I said, ‘to bed.’ She looked supposed to use stuffed on a is too bitter or too weak. I He shook his head. “For some horrified. She says, ‘Those bed - shelf. I wanted to kick those needed to get away. But, it was reason I thought all towels are spreads are very expensive - silk. lousy ‘shams’! My back hurts.” not a weekend I had in mind.” for drying. I must be stupid! ” Those aren’t pillows! They’re After a pause, he added, “We John was curious. “Didn’t they George laughed, “How did you shams!’ I looked at her. ‘So? stopped at the nearest gas sta - have room for you and dry yourself?” Dimos shrugged, Where do we sleep?’ I was so tion where I got out and used Penelopi?” Dimos nodded, “Oh, helplessly, “I shook myself, tired.” John, still laughing, the bathroom. I was not taking they had everything: a queen- walked around the bedroom un - asked, “Not on the bed?” anything home. But, I was sure sized bed, our own bathroom, til I was a little dry, looked out “There were no pillows. The glad to get back to my diner. I air conditioning and an inter - the window and saw a woman ‘shams’ got put on the fancy to his host. John reminded him, stuffed. I used a few tissues from even hugged Jake and treated esting view, too.” Kipreos, Yian - pull down her shades. For a chair and we slept over the bed - “You can’t do that! They’re the bathroom. Thank God they him to free coffee. He looked at nis, George, and John appeared minute I was the interesting spread, hands crossed over our guests! Not detainees!” Dimos didn’t match the decorations. me, got scared, and left in a puzzled. “After a sumptuous view, I think. Then, I put on my chests, staring at the ceiling – continued, “In the morning I But, that’s when Penelopi says, hurry.” He grinned, “Haven’t dinner we talked until very late, pajamas. I thought about rolling like mummies in Egypt. I used wanted to shave and get dressed ‘where are you going to put seen him since. But...” he said goodnight, and went up - on the plush rug. But, I’d get my jacket to cover myself.” Yian - and get th’ hell home. I think I those tissues, Dimos?’ I looked grinned, “...and those cousins stairs. I went into the shower. furry and then I’d need another nis said he’d have complained got a cold because my nose was at the waste basket in the bath - won’t see me either!” Grigori Maninakis and Mikrocosmos to Present "Rebetiko ... to Perpetuity”

By Eleni Kalogeras New Orleans. The concert’s program will That is when “The Blues” will Greek School and the Church, tion of the Polytechnic uprising TNH Staff Writer There will be three perfor - unfold as an entertaining history also be heard because Mani - but after that we need to find in Athens in 1973, and came to mances from April 19-21 at the lesson that begins with the de - nakis said "they are the cousins ways and means to help them New York as a student. He was NEW YORK – Grigori Maninakis Archdiocese’s Hellenic Cultural struction of Smyrna in 1922 and of rebetika…that's why we call maintain their knowledge and a soloist and a founding mem - is ready. His voice, his knowl - Center in Astoria with narration the songs of refugee musicians them the Greek Blues." develop it further. “ ber of the Greek folk choir cre - edge, and his desire for the con - provided by Stellios Taketzis. such as Tounta, Peristeri, and Maninakis said that Taketzis’ In other words, to promote ated by Mikis Theodorakis in the tinuation, now and forever, of Maninakis was ready for the others. naration will be valuable for Greek culture among young early 1970s in New York and Greek song in the Diaspora. inevitable question: What is Re - The music continues into the Greek-Americans, especially for adults. has performed at Carnegie With his Mikrokosmos Ensemble betiko? First, he insists the name 1930s with the “Xakousti Tetrada third-generation children, be - Manitakis thanked a number Recital Hall, and Lincoln Center, and special guest artists he will does not come from the word tou Peireia - "the renowned quar - cause they will learn not only of groups for their support, in - and at major universities. He present a historical concert: “Re - “rembelou” (hobo, bum). He be - tet of Piraeus,” that is to say, the history of rebetika, but also cluding the Onassis Foundation participated in the production betiko…to Perpetuity” spanning lieves, rather, that its root is the Vamvakaris, Batis, Dellis, and Pa - about the traditional songs of (USA), the Federation, and the of the CDs Cafe Aman America the history of classical Rebetika word “rembazo” meaning, med - gioumtzis, and concludes with Greece which help preserve the Hellenic Cultural Center of the and Cafe Aman Orchestra and from Smyrna ... to Piraeus, and itation, but in a carefree way, the works of of Vassilis Tsitsanis Greek language and promotes Archdiocese. has performed in Thessaloniki, with a taste of the Blues from more like a reverie. from the 1940s and 50s. Greek culture and traditions in Maninakis, who grew up in Lykavitos, and the Odeon, and America. Lemnos, belongs to the genera - in Holland and Brussels. Among the musicians of Mikrokosmos that will accom - pany Maninaki are Glafkos Kon - temeniotis, piano, Kostas Psaros, bouzouki, Megan Gould, violin, George Kostopoulos, bass, and Spyros Arnakis on percussion. The invited rebetiko musicians include Christos Psaros on bouzouki. Vocalist Prisilla Owens and saxophonist Sylvester Scott are the guest blues and jazz artists. Referring to the young per - formers who are second and third generation Greek-Ameri - cans, Anna Iliopoulos, Elena Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. Toumaras, Nikitas Tampakis, It is wholesome and bracing for the mind to have and Stavroula Traitses, who have been his students for sev - its faculties kept on the stretch . eral years, Maninakis noted that Sir Richard Steele 1672-1729 "they have a great love for tra - British Dramatist, Essayist, Editor ditional Greek music, but they also work very hard. I wish it were possible for all parents to turn their children on to our cul - The National Herald Bookstore ture. Because music is culture. Exercise your mind... Surely, many Greek-American parents do everything they can (718) 784-5255 Grigori Maninakis is seen performing with the Mikrokosmos ensemble. The events he organizes to inculcate their children in our [email protected] are renowned for their fine musicians and music, and edifying narration. traditions. They send them to 10 OBITUARIES CLASSIFIEDS THE NATIONAL HERALD, APRIL 13-19, 2013

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Father Panteleimon Fatsis, Beloved Family Man and Devoted Servant of Christ, Was 96

BETHLEHEM, PA – Rev. Fr. Pan - in order to learn English and As an officer, he was privy to se - fighting between Communist church in Brooklyn, NY. On the Lord. teleimon Anastasios Fatsis, French and other disciplines to cret military intelligence that guerrillas and the government April 12 of the same year, he Survivors: Wife, Kallirroe; beloved husband, father, grand - prepare and successfully be ad - the Germans intended to gather forces in the city of Athens, the was ordained a priest and given sons, Anastasios P. Fatsis and father and faithful servant of mitted into The Greek Military individuals of Jewish descent, so-called Dekemvriana. the name Panteleimon. Nektarios P. Fatsis; daughters, Christ, entered into eternal rest Academy. as they had in Thessalonica, and In 1946, having already ob - During his 30 years as a Chrysoula P. wife of Stathi Kan - on Tuesday, March 12, 2013. He In 1938, Pantelis enlisted in forcibly deport them to death tained a degree in political sci - priest, in parishes across the dianis and Eleni P. Fatsis; two was the husband of Kallirroe the Greek Army in the Cavalry from Greece. ence, Pantelis graduated from United States, together with his grandsons, Vasilios and Pantelei - (Batalas) Fatsis, they would Regiment and within two years He recalls, When I reached the Hellenic Military Academy presvytera (wife) and his chil - mon Kandianis. Services: Friday, have been married 50 years on he was promoted to the rank of Volos, I initiated a secret under - as First Lieutenant and was sent dren, Rev. Panteleimon taught March 15, 2013, in St. Nicholas May 12. Sergeant. In 1940, his regiment ground mission warning to fight Communists who had Greek cultural classes and pro - Greek Orthodox Cathedral, He was born June 11, 1916, led a successful campaign push - beloved friends and neighbors begun guerrilla insurgencies all vided spiritual and emotional 1607 West Union Blvd., Bethle - in Los Angeles, CA to Anastasios ing the Reggimento Alpini Julia, of the impending danger and over Greece. support to his community. The hem, Orthos at 8 a.m., Liturgy and Chrysoula (Makris) Fatsis the elite infantry regiment of the deportation. With Gods help, all Eventually and thankfully brutality of war indelibly left its at 9 a.m., followed by a viewing and was given the name Pantelis Italian army specializing in the Jewish families of Volos the Communists were defeated mark on his consciousness and and the Funeral Service will be - Anastasios. He was the second mountain combat, up into Alba - were able to flee to safety. Pan - in 1949. gave him a wealth of experience gin at 11 a.m., presided by of four children. Upon the death nia. telis, risking his and his familys In 1955, having achieved the in which he utilized in his min - Bishop Sevastianos. Burial on of his father, the family (Pan - He recalls, In this mountain - life, devised an escape route rank of Captain, he left the army istry. He stated, We felt it was Saturday, March 16, 2013, at 1 telis, his mother and three sis - ous region, we endured seven that would help them avoid the and came back to the land of important to educate ourselves p.m., in Arch Angel Michael ters) settled in the Thessaly re - days without food and lost 700 German forces as they entered his birth, the United States of and others in the rich history, Cemetery, St. Nektarios gion of Greece, first in the town out of 1,000 horses. However, the city. From 1944 until 1946, America, to join his family in culture, language and mystical Monastery, 100 Anawanda Lake of Almyros and then moving to my beloved mare, Ossa, sur - Pantelis risked his life numerous Bridgeport, CT. Pantelis decided faith of our Greek ancestry. Rev. Road, Roscoe, NY 12776. Fu - the port city of Volos. vived. In the spring of 1941, times to defeat the Greek Com - to pursue theology and thus ob - Panteleimon retired in 1994 but neral arrangements are by the He worked in extreme con - Hitlers army entered Greece munist uprising. tained his second Bachelors and remained active and served at John F. Herron Funeral Home, ditions in his teenage years, first with their tanks and Stuka air - Typically stoic yet gentle, subsequent Masters degree the University of Connecticuts 458 Center at Market Street, in a brick factory, then laying planes thus scattering Pantelis Pantelis often recounted with while working as a librarian at Greek Orthodox Chapel. Bethlehem. Contributions: In tar and working in tobacco regiment. As part of the peace great sadness and emotion a Columbia University. He spent his time reading, lieu of flowers, to St. Nicholas fields, in order to support his treaty with the Germans, the plethora of intense, gruesome In 1963, he met and married writing and mentoring other Greek Orthodox Cathedral, widowed mother and orphaned Greek government disarmed its stories of combat and other Kallirroe while living and work - clergy. In his final years, he en - 1607 W. Union Blvd., Bethle - sisters. Through his faith, he military personnel. Pantelis wartime hardships. In December ing in Manhattan, New York. In joyed spending time with his hem, PA found the will and strength to went back to the city of Volos 1944, Pantelis played a key role 1964, he was ordained deacon wife, children, grandchildren, put himself through night school to join his mother and sisters. in the heavy and deadly urban at Sts. Constantine & Eleni helping people and glorifying Source: Morning Call

DEATH NOTICES n BELOYIANNIS, JOHN years earlier. After James retired years, Effie Economou Bell of or-treaters. Tamara loved peo - tasia (Doodie), taken by diabetes band of Pat nee Batitsas. Loving AMHERST, MA (From the Daily in 1987, Effie joined John in Amherst; daughter Tina Bell ple, parties, and a good adven - at an early age, remained in her father of Anne (John) Costopou - Hampshire Gazette, published running the business until their Snover of Sunderland; grandson ture. She was fluent in Greek heart until her last breath. Ser - los, Gus (Penny) Chiamopoulos, on Mar. 21) – A beloved mem - retirement in 1997. John was Ian Snover of Sunderland; and spent most of her life trav - vices will be held at All Souls and Christine (Edward) Lerner. ber of the Amherst community, frequently asked after retiring if brother Chris Bell of East Lans - eling the world, often spending Church in South San Francisco Proud grandfather of Tom John Beloyiannis Bell, 89, he missed Bells Pizza, to which ing, Mich.; and many nieces, entire summers with her family on Apr. 2 at 12:00pm. Because (Mendy), Jason (Valerie), Trisha passed away Saturday, Mar. 9, he'd reply, "I miss my customers nephews, cousins, in-laws and in Greece, Ireland, Hawaii, and of Tamara's great love for ani - (Mike), Nikki (Tony) and 2013. A self-proclaimed "pizza but not working nine days a friends that he adored. As edu - other exotic and distant locales. mals, donations can be sent to George (Stacy). Adored great engineer," he died at Cooley week!" He truly enjoyed all the cation was of utmost impor - A voracious speed reader, the local SPCA in lieu of flow - grandfather of 11. Dear brother Dickinson Hospital, surrounded young people who worked for tance to John, contributions to Tamara would emerge from the ers. of Nick (Voula), Katherine by friends and family. He had him, acting as a mentor and fa - the Ian Snover Scholarship Fund local library with a grocery bag (John) Antonakis, Chris (He - lived in Amherst since 1972. ther figure to many of them. He may be made in John's memory. full of books, only to return the n CHANGAS, ANGELOS len), Connie (the late Angelos) John was born in the small vil - was seen as a stern boss under To sign a Guest Book, express following week for more. Her CHICAGO, IL (From the Chicago Christophell and Bill (Katina) lage of Tsipiana to parents pressure, but could lighten the condolences, share memories love of animals knew no bounds, Sun-Times, published on Mar. Chiamopoulos. Fond uncle of Leonidas and Christina. He lived mood instantly with his high and read other obituaries, go to counting a bottle pig, two mas - 24) – Angelo Changas passed many. George was past Presi - in occupied Greece during jinx and infectious personality. www.gazettenet.com/obituar - sive Irish Wolfhounds, and an away peacefully surrounded by dent of the GAREA Society and World War II and acted as a With barely two years of high ies. adopted skunk among her many his loving family on Mar. 22 at past parish council member of courier for his village, delivering school under his belt, he was pets. She spent the later 40 years the age of 80 years. Born on St. George Greek Orthodox information and supplies while extremely well read and very n BROWN, TAMARA of her life with her beloved sec - Sept. 10, 1932 in Agion, Greece Church, Chicago. Visitation dodging German soldiers. He knowledgeable on the subjects SAN FRANCISCO, CA (From the ond husband Richard A. Brown, the son of the late Thomas and Thursday from 4 to 9 PM at then endured the Greek Civil of politics, science and world San Francisco Chronicle, pub - a retired military officer. Tamara Andriana Tsaganos. Beloved Smith-Corcoran Funeral Home War that sprouted from the tur - history. After retiring, he could lished on Mar. 29) – Tamara and Richard continued to travel husband of Vasiliki "Betty" (nee 6150 N. Cicero Ave., Chicago. moil. John came to the United often be found at Barnes and Anne Brown of South San Fran - the world, meeting new friends Milionis) Changas; loving father Family and friends will meet Fri - States at age 30 with his Noble; either reading or sneak - cisco, California was born on all along the way. Tamara's gift of Adriana (John) Mihalos, day morning at St. Haralambos younger brother Chris. They ing in a nap. Apart from read - Feb. 16, 1935 and passed quietly was people, making even Thomas Changas and Jeannie Greek Orthodox Church 7373 were reunited with their older ing, John was known as an avid on Mar. 18. Born in Chicago and strangers feel welcome and spe - (Chris) Kotsiovos; devoted and N. Caldwell Ave., Niles, IL brother Peter. They came, as soccer fan and would watch as raised in New Orleans, Tamara cial. Professionally she alter - cherished grandfather of Geor - 60714 for funeral service at most immigrants do, in hopes many games as he could. He moved to San Francisco in the nated time between market re - gia Kotsiovos, Angela Burke, Pe - 10:30 AM. Entombment Memo - of a better life. He found resi - kept active in his golden years, 1950's, married, and had four search and travel consulting and ter Kotsiovos, Christina Mihalos, rial Park Cemetery. Kindly omit dence in Worcester, where he enjoying daily two-mile walks children. Tamara was very active excelled at both. Tamara was en - Angelo Changas and Tommy flowers. Memorial donations to would meet the love of his life and socializing with passers-by. in the community, being a mem - thusiastically active for decades Changas; cherished brother of St. Haralambos or to St. George Effie Economou, at a Greek He loved reminiscing with ber of the Auxiliary to the Deaf, in the local Beta Sigma Phi Anastasios (Georgia) Tsaganos Greek Orthodox Churches 2701 Dance. After they married, John Amherst residents about his Deaf and Hard of Hearing Chil - Sorority and, along with and George Tsaganos; fond un - N. Sheffield Ave., Chicago, IL took over his father-in-laws lun - years at Bells, often joking that dren, the League of Women Vot - Richard, socially as part of the cle of many nieces and 60614 would be appreciated. cheonette, Economy Sweets, un - he'd have their pizza and ers, and the Woman's Club of Francis Drake Masonic Lodge nephews. Thirty plus years in Arrangements by JOHN G. ADI - til it was razed in 1972 as part grinders ready for pick up when - San Francisco. She was also very 376. Tamara is survived by her the restaurant business and NAMIS FUNERAL DIRECTOR, of Worcester's urban renewal ever they wanted. Most of all, active in local charities, raising husband Richard, her children owner of Angelo's Restaurant LTD. (773)736-3833. program. John then moved to he enjoyed joining his family funds for KQED and All Souls Nickoletta, Royal, Lisa, and Lounge in Hickory Hills. He Amherst, where he and brother- and friends over a good meal, Church, where she often ran the Stephanie, Michael, Philip, and was the founder, past president, This is a service in-law James Yotides took over some red wine and lively con - parish annual fashion show. She Theresa, son-in-law David and Parish Council Member and de - to the community. Bells Pizza House from brother versation. John was prede - placed a strong emphasis on ed - daughter-in-law Laurie, grand - voted supporter of Holy Cross announcements of deaths Chris, who had opened it five ceased by his parents, brother ucation and achievement, with children Jason, Joshua, Kather - Church. He will be dearly may be telephoned to the Peter Bell of Worcester, sister all of her children attending col - ine, and Elle, her brother Nicky missed by all. Classified department of Basiliki Paparodis of Greece, sis - lege, including one at Pepper - and sister-in-law Irmgard and The National Herald at days and dates of funerals, ter Sofia Ntelis of Greece, sister dine and two at Stanford Uni - their children Alexander and Va - n CHIAMOPOULOS, GEORGE (718) 784-5255, memorials, and other events di - Georgia Massaras of Amherst, versity. Tamara had a lerie, her little white terrier CHICAGO, IL (From the Chicago monday through Friday, rectly correspond to the original brother-in-law James Yotides of mischievous sense of humor, Dakota, and, at 78, many close Tribune, published on Mar. 13) 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. esT publication date, which appears Worcester and beloved son-in- dressing up as The Tooth Fairy friends and cherished friend - – George Chiamopoulos, age or e-mailed to: at the beginning of each notice. law Steve Snover of Sunder - one Halloween and passing out ships spanning a full and rich 88. Born in Garea, Tegeas, [email protected] land. He leaves his wife of 54 tooth brushes to surprised trick- lifetime. Her eldest child Anas - Tripolis, Greece. Beloved hus - THE NATIONAL HERALD, APRIL 13-19, 2013 GREECE CYPRUS 11 The Bank Crisis in Cyprus Ruins a Dying Father’s Plans for his Children

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — bailout that cash-strapped responsibilities, but why should of bailout terms. The deal with having to pay for banking mis - The beleaguered Cypriot When Costas Kalapodas was di - Cyprus agreed with interna - I be paying for shares that are Cyprus' euro area partners and takes. government was at pains to as - agnosed with brain cancer two tional creditors has rendered worthless, especially when those the International Monetary "When such drastic decisions sure that pension funds would - years ago and given months to Bank of Cyprus shares effec - shares were supposed to be se - Fund would secure the country are being made there's bound n't be completely wiped out. live, he saw one sure place to tively worthless, their value curity for my children's future?" 10 billion euros ($12.83 billion) to be collateral damage," said Government spokesman Chris - put his money: Cyprus' biggest wiped out under the terms of a "It's unbelievable what's hap - in rescue money. University of Cyprus economist tos Stylianides said authorities bank. complicated recapitalization pening in this country," she said. Costas and Maria, who dili - Sofronis Clerides. "My feeling is had ensured pension funds in The 43-year-old threw his scheme. His 35-year-old widow, "I feel lost." gently socked away money to that when those decisions were Laiki accounts wouldn't be lost, entire savings into Bank of who never knew how much he ensure their kids a good educa - taken on such a macroeconomic but transferred to the Bank of Cyprus stock, and even took out originally poured into the bank, tion, had their plans go down level, it's sometimes difficult to Cyprus. Nonetheless, they could a 47,000 euro loan to pad his is wondering how she and her “Everybody here the tubes literally overnight in see the reality on the ground." take a hit of as much as 60 per - holdings. He then gave his wife family will survive in the years stands to lose a lot the banking collapse. Uncertainty about the future cent of their value. Maria strict instructions to sell to come. of money, the money Other Cypriots with more has hardly dissipated three Stylianides said new Finance the shares when prices reached "Costas was so sure about conventional savings are also in weeks into Cyprus' near finan - Minister Harris Georgiades is in one euro per share in order to this, so meticulous about the you worked for your dire straits. Under the bailout cial ruin. talks with trade unions to figure build a 500,000 euro way he went about this invest - whole life,” frustrated agreement, Laiki, the country's Thousands of bank workers out how to minimize the dam - ($640,000) nest egg that he felt ment," said Argyrou-Kalapoda. second-largest lender, will be took to Nicosia's streets recently age as much as possible. would be sufficient to guarantee "He even told me the exact price Cypriots say. “It is a folded into Bank of Cyprus, with to voice their fear that hundreds But all this is little comfort her, their 9-year-old son, Yian - at which I should sell the shares pity to lose everything” large depositors in Laiki losing of millions in their pension for Maria. She says she's spoken nis, and 4-year-old daughter, so we would get enough money most of their money. Depositors funds kept in Laiki and Bank of to lawyers who have advised her Rita, a secure future. not to have to worry about the It's not just fat-cat investors with more than 100,000 euros Cyprus accounts would be lost, that she has a solid case to sue Bank of Cyprus, after all, was future." or Russian oligarchs bemoaning at the Bank of Cyprus face losses as many jobs in the once thriv - because the bailout terms pos - the bedrock of the nation's Maria, who has held a job at losses. Ordinary people who of up to 60 percent as part of ing sector flush with foreign de - sibly breached domestic laws. banking system. And Costas was the Cyprus Stock Exchange built up savings are the ones fac - the rescue deal. posits will be lost. She says she's still mulling it himself a proud employee of the since 1999, says that in addition ing real disaster. Cypriot author - Many have felt that Cyprus "Everybody here stands to over, but hasn't made up her financial institution. He fought to seeing the value of her hus - ities agreed that all bondhold - became ground zero for eco - lose a lot of money, the money mind. Instead she falls back to the tumor valiantly but suc - band's savings destroyed, she's ers, investors and savers with nomic experimentation of the you worked for your whole life," a Cypriot character trait of cumbed last November, Maria now saddled with a loan for over 100,000 euros tied up in most radical kind: allowing in - said protester Marios Koul - counting one's blessings. Argyrou-Kalapoda said, certain something that has been taken the country's two biggest banks ternational creditors to raid louros. "I've been working at "I just want my kids and my - that his investment was safe. away in the bailout. — Bank of Cyprus and Laiki — Cypriot savings in order to pro - Laiki for 27 years. And I think it self to be healthy," she says. Today, a multibillion-euro "It's not that I'm shirking my will take massive losses as part tect taxpayers elsewhere from is a pity to lose everything." "God will provide." As Cyprus Bailout Could Climb to $30 Billion, Nation Seeks to Sell off its Gold

Continued from page 1 be over-optimistic, as has re - well as Greece’s lingering eco - peatedly been the case in nomic crisis as that country is (EU-IMF-ECB) is putting up the Greece, potentially prompting a being pushed to implement rescue package but said that the fresh bailout. more reforms. expected cost of recovery is now Cyprus’s economy is ex - “Some details might still be about 23 billion euros ($30.2 pected to suffer a deep reces - changed,” Jutta Urpilainen told billion) including the bailout sion, with GDP contracting by reporters in Helsinki, emphasiz - and measures Cyprus has al - 8.7% in 2013, and 3.9% next ing that she did not mean the ready planned. year. However, a government headline figures but the internal The complete winding up of spokesman in Nicosia suggested numbers. one Cypriot bank, Popular, and the downturn this year could be Dirk Schoenmaker of the the writing-off of a large portion far deeper, perhaps up to 13%, Duisenberg School of Finance of secured debt and uninsured which could throw the bailout who will take part in the discus - deposits in the largest bank, plans off course within months. sions has suggested countries Bank of Cyprus, will raise a total Simon Derrick, chief cur - put up to the equivalent of 10 of 10.6 billion euros, ($13.9 bil - rency strategist at BNY Mellon, percent of their economic out - lion) the document showed. doubted the economy would re - put to help resolving bank prob - The news could pose more cover within two years, record - lems. trouble for newly-elected Presi - ing growth of 1.1% in 2015. In his presentation, seen by dent Nicos Anastasiades’ gov - “Why would confidence return Reuters, Schoenmaker under - ernment with politicians under and make people want to put lines the urgency of the situa - intense pressure for agreeing to money into Cyprus?” he told the tion facing Europe's banks. the plan to confiscate up to 80 British newspaper The “There is a sizeable group of percent of bank deposits over Guardian. banks which are thinly capital - 100,000 euros ($130,000) that “The economy is three things ized and have not fully recog - will hit not only rich foreign ac - – banking, property and nized all loan losses,” he wrote. count holders but Cypriot busi - aP PHoTo/PeTros KaradJias tourism. You’re not going to re - “This group has no incentive to nesses and working-class people Employees of Cyprus Airways with banners, left, reading in Greek "travelling with my own air - build an offshore banking indus - grant new loans. This may cause who put their live savings into lines", right, "the state support the state-owned carrier" during a demonstration outside of the try in Cyprus; and in tourism it’s a credit crunch and choke eco - state banks and are being left presidential palace in Nicosia, Cyprus, Wednesday, April 10. competing against Turkey, nomic recovery.” without enough for serious where the currency is down The ministers will also dis - health problems, college loans collapse. One original aspect, to ued 74 percent. possibility that holders of 1 bil - 50% since mid-2005. cuss how to go about directly and their retirement. seize 6.75 percent of guaranteed That cost the state banks lion euros ($1.3 billion) in The confiscation of bank de - recapitalizing banks from the A more detailed “debt sus - deposits under 100,000 euros, about 4.5 billion euros ($5.9 bil - bonds will be forced to a debt posits – and fears that it could euro zone's bailout fund - an - tainability analysis” showed that was withdrawn after the Cypriot lion) in losses and forced the swap with a lower return, facing yet reach into guaranteed ac - other step meant to break the the hole in the island nation’s Parliament rejected it, 36-0. government to go to the Troika big losses. counts – as well as continuing vicious circle between indebted finances is far deeper than first The Cypriot House of Repre - seeking aid. According to re - Cyprus’ total bullion reserves capital controls that limit how sovereign governments and thought, pushing the bill for tax - sentatives has ordered an in - ports Dimitriadis could face stood at 13.9 tons at the end of much people and businesses can shaky banks. payers and depositors at 13 bil - quiry into whether the country’s felony charges, another sign of February, according to data from access and take out of the coun - Jeroen Dijsselbloem, the lion euros ($17 billion) instead Central Bank Governor, Panikos growing political fallout sur - the World Gold Council. The try has also driven down confi - Dutch finance minister and pres - of 7 billion euros ($9.19 billion) Dimitriades, misled deputies rounding the Cypriot debacle. sale will be the biggest bullion dence and the idea of putting ident of the Eurozone, told as originally estimated. and withheld information for an SELLING OFF GOLD sale by a Eurozone central bank money in Cypriot banks. Even Reuters in an interview last The report indicated that the independent report that out - Under the new plan, Cyprus since France sold 17.4 tonnes in with that bailout, it is predicted month that the Cypriot model rushed bailout deal, that caused lined how the country’s banks will be forced to sell 400 million the first half of 2009. that the Cypriot economy will of confiscating other people’s fury among islanders, was came to near-collapse by mak - euros ($525.1 million) in gold Some analysts also warned shrink by 8.7% this year. bank accounts could be used fraught with errors because it ing bad loans to Greek busi - reserves, renegotiate terms of a that the projections for Cyprus’s European finance ministers again, triggering fears it could was patched together at the last nesses and with heavy holdings loan with Russia and Bank of economy on which the bailout will meet in Dublin on April 12 undermine confidence in Eu - minute with the banks facing of Greek bonds that were deval - Cyprus creditors, along with plans are based could prove to to discuss the Cyprus bailout as rope’s banks. Mixed News: Greece Has a Surplus, but Unemployment at Record High

Continued from page 1 from his coalition partners, the ments hiring hundreds of thou - ros ($7.87 billion) that is slated PASOK Socialists of Evangelos sands of needless workers in re - to paid this month. Those are tinued doubling of the property Venizelos and the tiny Democ - turn for votes. on hold though until the Troika tax. ratic Left (DIMAR) who are ob - The government said it’s is satisfied with the pace of That comes on top of three jecting to the Troika’s insistence planning to cut the rates of a more delayed reforms and as years of austerity measures that on getting rid of public workers. 100 percent property tax sur - Greece’s largest labor union, have pushed the country into a Samaras has countered that it charge imposed by Venizelos in GSEE, which represents private sixth year of recession that has could meet layoff targets by fir - 2011 when he was finance min - workers, has called for a 24- closed more than 68,000 busi - ing up to 8,000 disciplinary ister and as he was putting taxes hour general strike on May 1, nesses since 2010 and with fears problems and freezing hires. on the poor. The surcharge was the May Day celebration, that that long-term unemployment – Greece’s Gross Domestic supposed to be for only one could test Samaras’ government. people out of work for more Product (GDP) has fallen 25 year. The EU statistics agency than a year and whose benefits percent since pay cuts, tax hikes, Deputy Finance Minister meanwhile said austerity is have expired – could trigger so - and slashed pensions began be - Giorgos Mavraganis said that, making Greece more competi - cial unrest and shake the coali - ing imposed in 2010 on orders “A reduction has already been tive with other countries, par - tion government led by Prime of the Troika, which is putting decided. We are trying to offer ticularly neighbors such as Bul - Minister Antonis Samaras, the up $325 billion in two bailouts Greek citizens some relief,” but garia where workers are paid New Democracy Conservative to prop up an economy crushed didn’t say by how much. The tax far less than Greeks. Labor costs Party leader. by 40 years of alternating New is put into electric bills under in Greece sank 11.2 percent be - He is trying to quell dissent Democracy and PASOK govern - threat of having power turned tween 2008 and 2012, com - off for non-payment and about pared with an 8.7 percent rise 30,000 customers a month are across the Eurozone. losing service because they can’t But Samaras, who said he aP PHoTo/THaNassis sTaVraKis pay. wants to bring people back to People wait outside Labor Force Employment Organization The effect of austerity has work, will have his work cut out (OAED) in Athens, Thursday, April 11. been so dramatic that Greece for him. Earlier this month he has fallen into deflation for the noted that for the first time and Industrial Research (IOBE) entists, have left Greece since first time in 45 years as retailers since austerity began, more said that jobless rate is crippling the start of the country’s finan - – including supermarkets which Greeks were being hired than the government’s efforts to also cial crisis in 2010, according to had been holding prices high – fired. restore confidence, especially a recent study by the University began slashing prices and offer - That optimism was offset with more than 67 percent of of Thessaloniki. ing deep discounts in desperate though by ELSTAT’s report those under 25 out of work.He “The number of young scien - attempts to get people to spend about the new record jobless said if it continues that social tists who emigrate has reached money. rate which has put more than unrest could undermine the un - 10 percent of the country’s po - The austerity measures that 1.3 million people in unemploy - easy coalition government. tential, and that’s very high,” the have effectively cut disposable ment lines, not including an - Tsakanikas said that the longer study’s director Lois Lambrian - income by 46 percent have other 500,000 or more for people are out of work, espe - ides told the Athens newspaper largely backfired, forcing many whom annual unemployment cially the young that the harder Ethnos. Greeks to keep their wallets in benefits that last a year have run it is for them to find employ - Lambrianides, professor of their pockets and leaving large out. ment. “Older members of the economic geography at the Uni - swathes of Athens and other All the jobless are in the pri - unemployed workforce are not versity of Thessaloniki, said that Greek cities pockmarked with vate sector as the government prepared to take jobs with low the emigrating professionals empty storefronts gathering has so far refused to lay off any pay, while joblessness is also tend to leave for other European aP PHoTo/NiKolas GiaKoumidis dust under Enoikiazeti (For public workers despite criticism high among those with higher countries, settle in big cities and Greeks are Fighting for Their Gold Rent) signs that are turning from the Troika that it wants education,” he said.The Labor end up working in the private brown. 150,000 of them let go over the Ministry has launched an orien - sector. He said half of them have A protester tries to stop another protester from confronting riot BACK TO THE TABLE next three years. tation and employment scheme multiple degrees from the policemen blocking the entrance to the police headquarters, in Stournaras said that while The rate is the highest since for jobless people aged 18 to 29, world’s top 100 universities that Thessaloniki on Wednesday, April 10. Protesters from Thessa - long-dragging, the negotiations ELSTAT began publishing job - which includes 80 hours of ori - are useless in Greece, which re - loniki and the village of Ierissos gathered in front of the police are not stalled. “There are very less data in 2006 and further entation classes and five months fuses to recognize private col - headquarters in Thessaloniki, where two local residents of Ieris - many issues (under discus - proof that austerity is crushing of training that could lead to a leges in violation of European sos are held after being arrested over their alleged involvement sion),” he said. “There is no hopes of restoring jobs. The rate subsidized position. The scheme Union law. in a February arson attack at the gold mine installations near problem concerning the next was more than twice the Euro - foresees jobs for a total of Only Greeks who attend state Ierissos village. Protesters in northern Greece attacked a police (loan) installment.” Greece has zone’s average unemployment 35,000 applicants. schools, that are rated among station Wednesday, throwing office files and furniture out the been waiting on a 2.8 billion eu - reading of 12 percent. BRAIN DRAIN STRAIN the worst in the world and ac - building and setting it alight, in a village where frequent protests ros ($3.5 billion) loan payment Earlier this month, Angelos More than 120,000 profes - cept applicants with scores as have been staged against plans to develop a gold mine by a that was due in March and an - Tsakanikas, Head of Research sionals, including doctors, engi - low as 4 out of 100 are eligible Canadian mining company, authorities said. ticipating another 6 billion eu - for the Foundation for Economic neers, IT professionals and sci - for work by the government. 12 EDITORIALS LETTERS THE NATIONAL HERALD, APRIL 13-19, 2013

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Naturally, someone with such a Greece Should Applaud, Not Criticize AHEPA for its Role forceful personality had both fans and opponents in large numbers. In that respect, Thatcher reminds us of the great Greek Statesman Eleftherios Venizelos, who also had many adoring fans but many By A.H. Diamataris best-organized lay organization munity and the Greek affairs. couraging it to grow more and enemies as well. in the community. They still hang on to AHEPA’s offer the country even more. Admirers and detractors agree one point however: Thatcher The leaders of the Order of It is noteworthy that while holding one of its conventions We have taken the opportu - transformed England. AHEPA are currently undertak - the aim of its founders was in Athens when the military nity many times to emphasize Among the people of Greece, she was defamed as few foreign ing their annual pilgrimage to Americanization of immigrants junta was in power. Were they that AHEPA is been trans - leaders were. Perhaps only Henry Kissinger was her only rival in Greece. As usual, they will also from Greece, its current focus is the only ones? formed. Its attitudes, strategy, that regard. visit Cyprus and the Ecumenical the opposite, the promotion of What is in Greece’s interest and course have changed. And Ironically, some of the foreign leaders the Greek people looked Patriarchate in Constantinople. Greek culture and the strength - is not the downgrading of it is working hard to be faithful up to with admiration were such loathsome historic figures as Stalin, During their stay they are, ening of the community’s ties to AHEPA, which has contributed to its Greek roots, as is evi - Ceausescu, Saddam Hussein, Hafez al-Assad, Gaddafi, Castro, and thankfully, being received by the the homelands and helping much to Greece through the denced by the continuing dona - Noriega, to name the most famous – actually, infamous. country's leadership, including them to overcome their crises. years – the AHEPA hospital in tions to help the people of The words “Thatcherite” and the policy of “monetarism” took the very busy Prime Minister Now, there are still some in Thessaloniki and the AHEPA Greece of its chapters across a hold in Greek public opinion, as representing something odious, Antonis Samaras. Athens but much less than in wing of the Evangelismos hos - large geographic arc that now anti-democratic and unpatriotic. That is how it should be, be - the past who underestimate the pital in Athens are but two ex - includes Europe and Australia. Her name was turned into a synonym for leaders who are seen cause AHEPA is the largest and role of AHEPA in both the com - amples – but its embrace, en - That is much to its credit. to have blood on their hands because they supposedly consciously imposed policies that attacked the middle and poorer classes in favor of the rich. In the name of supposedly protecting the Greek people from such policies, Thatcher was invoked at countless demonstrations in The Exodus of Excellence (Mr. Friedman Has His Answer) Athens. Her maligned name helped PASOK win elections and justi - fied in part the failure to undertake structural reforms that most likely would have averted the present crisis. By A.H. Diamataris young scientists who have im - are learning new languages and undergoing a difficult economic Thatcher’s sin, of course, was that she the transformed the deeply- migrated constitutes approxi - assimilating to new cultures. situation to come here. wounded British economy in order to reverse her nation’s path to When renowned New York mately 10 percent of its young The same applies to anyone This is the time for the com - decline. Times Columnist Thomas Fried - adult population. Through last wishing to immigrate to Amer - munity to come together and With a clear mind, vision, and iron determination (friends and man visited Athens in July 2011, year 120,000 young scientists ica as well, of course. ask for such a change because foes liked to call her “The Iron Lady,”) she tamed the all-powerful he wrote that he could not say have voted with their feet. But on top of that, it is ex - our country’s immigration policy labor unions, shut down the obsolete coal mines, and privatized for sure how things would de - The impact of this brain tremely difficult to obtain a visa is being overhauled. state enterprises. velop in Greece, but added that drain from the country will be to live and work here. So, we have to consider im - At the same time, she the revived Britain’s business culture "if in 6 months the young people felt for generations. A country If that obstacle were to be migration as one of the commu - through various incentive programs. are interested in investing in their deprived of its best and bright - eliminated, then without a nity’s major issues, and use our And finally, when a piece of remote British territory, the Falkland country rather fleeing abroad, est cannot develop. doubt the exiting Greeks would influence as a community to in - Islands, was in danger of being conquered by Argentina, she sent then Greece will win the battle." The same university research choose to come to the United clude the proper language in the the armed forces to confront Buenos Aires. Since then, many more than reveals that most of these Greek States, thereby providing bene - legislation that will benefit both And she was right on the issue of Europe: She confronted those six months have passed. And scientists are going to countries ficial effects to the Greek-Amer - the community and America. who sought to make Britain part of a Federal Europe with her fa - now, after the passage of this in Europe and not to America. ican community, to themselves The simple fact is that young mous: "no, no, no." time, Mr. Friedman has his an - Greek membership in the Eu - and to the United States. scientists have no incentive to Thatcher had predicted, as she wrote in her memoirs, that Ger - swer, and we know it, too. ropean Union gives its citizens American legislation on this stay in Greece. They will go many’s historic inordinate fears about inflation would lead to slow Greece is losing this battle mis - the right to travel, settle, and issue can and must be changed. somewhere. growth policies that would exacerbate the problems of the Southern erably. work in any EU member country It should be changed to make Let us, therefore, do every - European economies. She also feared what would happen to them According to a study by a they choose. it easier for citizens of a close thing possible to bring them to once they adopted the common currency and could no longer de - major university, the number of The only difficulties they face ally of the United States that is the hospitable American soil. value their currencies in order to regain competitiveness. Greece today faces many of the problems that confronted England when Thatcher first rose to power. PRESS CLIPPING Today, many people in Greece – including those who had once protested against her – would be happy to see a Greek That cher emerge. Quitting the Euro Wouldn't Be a Good Choice for Cyprus Morning in Nicosia By Hugo Dixon If Nicosia brought back the Default might seem to be an of bounds until and unless some Reuters Cypriot pound, it would plum - attractive option because way can be found to resolve the [Observations by TNH Publisher-Editor Antonis H. Diamataris, met in value. Nobody knows Nicosia would suddenly shrug dispute between Nicosia and who recently visited Cyprus ] Cyprus is no longer center how much, but economists off a vast debt load. But it would Ankara over the latter’s occupa - The Athens airport is very spacious and modern, but its design stage. Nicosia has agreed to a guess it might be as much as 50 not be that simple. The govern - tion of the northern part of the is in bad taste. It does not reflect either the climate or the cultural €10 billion bailout deal with its percent. Cypriots are complain - ment would face many lawsuits. island. heritage of Athens. euro zone partners and the In - ing about the large losses suf - And if the central bank de - Cyprus would also struggle It is a sad sight these days to see it, empty of both airplanes and ternational Monetary Fund. A fered by big depositors at their faulted on its provision of the to exploit its offshore natural people. visible bank run has been two largest banks, Bank of emergency assistance, the E.C.B. gas reserves if it quit the Euro - Airports are a mirror of their cities. Think of the vibrancy of, averted by stringent capital con - Cyprus and Laiki. Such a deval - would take the hit. The euro pean Union. Turkey, which is al - say, JFK Airport in New York. Then think how you might feel after trols. International markets, uation would savage the wealth zone would not be happy and ready trying to stop that devel - landing at desolate Eleftherios Venizelos airport in Athens. It is a which suffered only a mild bout of all other depositors. would, at a minimum, insist on opment, would find it easier, if hard landing, indeed. So eerily quiet, almost dead. of jitters, have calmed down. Meanwhile, devaluation Nicosia were friendless. The Larnaca airport in Cyprus is also brand new and ultramod - But it would be foolish to for - would fuel inflation. Cyprus is Apart from all this, the coun - ern, though naturally smaller than that of Athens. But it is more get about Cyprus. Despite the a small, open economy. All the try would have to decide how functional, designed with thought and purpose. $13 billion bailout, the small oil is imported. More than 80 to run monetary policy. And now, that is too is empty. I passed through it a few days Mediterranean island is edging percent of the textiles, chemi - A responsible government ago. toward a euro exit. Quitting the cals, electronics, machinery and would want to contain inflation The sleek ads of the now-infamous Laiki Bank at which thou - single currency would devastate automotive vehicles are im - by either linking the Cypriot sands of people lost their deposits are still there, all over the airport, wealth, fuel inflation, lead to ported, too, according to pound to another currency, like telling a story we now know all too well is not consistent with the default and leave Cyprus friend - Alexander Apostolides, a lec - the British pound, or running a truth. less in a troubled neighborhood. turer in economics at the Euro - tight but independent monetary And so are the numerous signs in Russian. Actually, there are so Even so, the longer capital con - pean University Cyprus. policy. In either case, Nicosia many of them, one might be justified in confusing it with a Russian trols continue, the louder will Cyprus also relies on low-cost would have to keep interest airport. grow the voices that call for immigrant labor in its agricul - rates high and curb its budget Given the similar economic realities in both Hellenic countries, bringing back the Cypriot tural and tourism industries. Af - deficit. Given its small foreign one would expect that the desperation that is widely spread in pound. ter a devaluation, their cost in exchange reserves, it might also Athens would also enshroud Nicosia. Yet, the difference could not The president, Nicos Anas - local currency would rise. All need to maintain capital con - have been greater. tasiades, is against Cyprus’s this would mean the erosion of trols. Almost no one I met in Athens expressed even a guarded opti - leaving the euro. But the main any gain in competitiveness. Such an austerity program mism about the Greek economy. opposition, the Communist The island’s economy would would be worse than that de - One night I observed an American professor admiring un con - Party, wants to pull out. A suffer a further shock because manded by the troika. It would strainably the incomparable view of the illuminated Acropolis from smaller opposition group wants it is running a current account then be hard to avoid the temp - the restaurant of a major hotel on Syntagma square. He was so to stay in the euro but kick out deficit of about 5 percent of some sort of staged repayment tation to print money. But that joyous, he acted like a child. He was going on and on and on the so-called troika of creditors G.D.P. Given that Cyprus has plan. way lies hyperinflation. about the Acropolis. He needed to share his joy, his pride with — the European Commission, minimal hard currency reserves, Cyprus could, of course, So quitting the euro would someone. the European Central Bank and this deficit would have to vanish refuse to pay point blank. But it not be a good choice. But stay - So he grabbed the waiter. Surely, he would understand. The the International Monetary overnight. Imports would is not Argentina. Its small size ing is not a great one either. waiter pretended to listen carefully. But when the professor stopped Fund. The country’s influential slump. But so would domestic makes it vulnerable to being G.D.P. could plunge about 20 to take a breath the waiter turned to one of his colleague and said archbishop is also critical of the production, given its reliance on pushed around. If it tried to play percent over the next two years, in Greek “why does he not leave me alone…” I could sympathize troika. imports. hardball with its euro zone part - according to the latest guesses. with him; the restaurant had only five customers. The president can hold the In such a scenario, Nicosia ners, it would probably find And the longer capital controls In Nicosia, on the other hand, I met George – not his real name line for now. After all, he has would not be able to avoid de - them playing hardball with it. are in place, the more the – a young, sophisticated English-educated entrepreneur, who cares just been elected and the Con - faulting on its debts. Following They might even find a way to Cypriot people will feel they are deeply about the Hellenic state of affairs. “A few days ago,” he stitution gives him huge power. a 50 percent devaluation, these kick Cyprus out of the European not in the single currency zone told me, smiling, “I was rich. Today I'm poor. I can no longer afford What is more, there are strong would be double their current Union. anyway — as a euro in Cyprus basic necessities.” arguments for staying inside the value when expressed in local Exit from the Union would is not equal to one in the rest of He was one of the victims of the "haircut." single currency — not the least currency. The debts come in two be another blow for Cyprus. Its the world. “Listen to me,” he said. “We Cypriots are hardworking, edu - of which is that otherwise, forms: the government’s own best trading opportunities are The troika should help lift cated, and determined to rebuild our economy. We experienced Cyprus would lose the €10 bil - €15 billion in borrowings; and within the Union. Most of the the controls as soon as possible. the Turkish invasion and rose from the ashes. We created a miracle. lion (or nearly 60 percent of its the central bank’s €10 billion in rest of the neighborhood — like Otherwise, Cyprus may well quit In a few years, we will get through this, too. You'll see.” gross domestic product) in emergency liquidity assistance Syria and Egypt — is not in the euro and, small though it is, I have no doubt. It’s the Athenians I’m worried about. bailout money. to the banks. great shape. And Turkey is out that could destabilize the zone. THE NATIONAL HERALD, APRIL 13-19, 2013 VIEWPOINTS 13 If Same-Sex Marriage Ok, Hubris and Nemesis: Curtain Falling on European Union

Why Not Polygamy, Too? Now that Germany has got - in a position of A tragedy is typ - sis have been used to describe ten its hands on the Sudeten - power. In its Bibli - ically divided into the ill effects of German claims land… er, Cyprus, will it stop? cal dimension, this five acts. to supremacy. There is more another pierced, You’d have to be Neville Cham - idea was expressed The first act in - In his two-volume biography than one way to in - tattooed person berlain or a troika-approved in Proverbs (16:18) troduces the char - of Adolf Hitler, historian Ian Ker - terpret the ques - and having a bunch Greek government minister to “Pride goes before acters in a state of shaw uses both hubris and tion: “if same sex of little ones all believe that. And if you’re that destruction, and happiness, or at the nemesis as titles for each book. marriage would be running around naïve, I’ve got a 2,500-year-old haughtiness before height of their For those who would protest permitted, then with green-dyed garrison with a great view of a fall.” power, influence, that comparisons between why shouldn’t Mohawks and Athens to sell you. Better me The presence of or fame. Merkel and Schaeuble’s eco - polygamy?” Some safety pins through than the troika… hubris would result The second act nomic Fourth Reich and their might view it as their eyebrows. Pe - And since we’re discussing in the agent of this typically introduces countryman who led the Third linking same-sex culiar is in the eye Greek monuments with monu - action being struck by Christopher a problem or Reich is a bit of a stretch, they marriage (i.e., “gay of the beholder, mental significance, a little fur - with “atë” ( άτη ) – TRIPOULAS dilemma, which should consider that the Greek marriage”) to a se - and, by itself, can - ther over on Acropolis Hill lies a blinding of the Special to reaches a point of people have not experienced The National Herald ries of preposterous by CONSTANTINOS E. not be legally pro - the Theater of Dionysus mind or state of crisis in the third such a looting of their homes possibilities: “What SCAROS hibited. Eleuthereus – the Ancient delusion that act, but which can and estates since Nazi soldiers next – polygamy? What about Athenian venue for plays. would subsequently lead to still be successfully averted. left them decimated, cold, and Marrying a five Special to raising children? Ancient Greek drama and greater acts of hubris, until the In the fourth act, the main starving during the Occupation year-old? Or a Chi - The National Herald Certainly, there is a comedy continues to be studied protagonist would make one characters fail to avert or avoid of Greece from 1941-1945. huahua? Or a strong argument to all around the world, and their major folly, referred to as the the impending crisis or catastro - Cypriots have an even shorter toaster-oven?” But there is an - be made about the benefits of messages remain ever timely. “hamartia,” which literally phe, and disaster occurs. The distance to travel down memory other way to look at it: if there children growing up in a healthy Plays were the quintessential means “missing of the mark.” fifth act traditionally reveals the lane, with the last comparable is no reason to ban same-sex family atmosphere. Moreover, it medium of social commentary. In Greek tragedy, the protag - grim consequences of that fail - attack on the people being com - marriage, then on what grounds can be argued that there are nu - Ancient Greek poets would onist frequently exhibits some ure. mitted back in 1974, when the should polygamy be banned? merous differences between tackle existential issues, criticize sort of hamartia that causes cat - That the people of Greece “Nazis of the East” invaded and As the United States Supreme men and women in general – social conditions, mores, and astrophic results after failing to and Cyprus are experiencing a occupy the island’s north until Court ponders the legalization beyond biological ones, some values, and even challenge the tragedy is unquestionable. today. of same-sex marriage, the time rooted in nature other in nur - political establishment. Their It is apparent that The drama is escalating by And so, just like 1938, a new might have come to weigh in on ture – which complement one messages were powerful enough the day. Sudetenland located in south - polygamy, too. another and create the ideal to get some of them banned or the curtain is falling Just where we are in this eastern Europe signals a new Marriage to children and an - family unit, and which is there - have their authors end up in ex - on the would-be modern day tragedy is open to era of German hubris and the imals is an entirely different fore lacking in families with ile (i.e., Euripides). discussion, but I’m guessing that entry into an – at the very least matter. Neither possesses the le - same-sex parents. Even if that The power and influence of European Union, and the consensus would probably – economic war. One would gal capacity to consent to enter is true, however, how many ancient drama was so great and the rest of Europe had place it somewhere on the hope that European leaders into the contract of marriage. thousands – even millions – of the people’s love for it so strong, threshold of act four and the could at least take a history les - That is why it is illegal for adults children are not raised in an that the church fathers even better start preparing cusp of act five. son and avoid the mistakes of to have sex with either one, as ideal home? borrowed many of its aspects to for the inevitable. What is strange here is that the past. well it should be. An inanimate Is it worse for a child to grow compose the Divine Liturgy, Germany, the protagonist in this After all, this was supposed object, such as a toaster-oven, up in a home comprised of lov - which keeps many of its ele - recognize some fact or truth that tragedy, has a longstanding tra - to be the founding principle on also lacks the capacity to con - ing, monogamous, same-sex ments alive even today. could have saved him if he de - dition of appreciating ancient which the European Union was sent, and therefore also should parents, than to be raised by Despite the different plots tected it earlier. Greek theater and philosophy. based. be ineligible to wed. heterosexual parents that are particular to each drama, there The idea of hamartia is often Many German scholars have dis - Now that it’s apparent that Gay men and women do not mentally unstable, abusive, or were certain basic elements that ironic; it frequently implies the tinguished themselves studying the curtain is falling on this lack that capacity, however, ac - cruel, unloving, and unfaithful remained constant; namely, the very trait that makes the indi - and interpreting these master - would-be union, the rest of Eu - cording to a wide consensus to one another? existence of “hubris.” vidual noteworthy is what ulti - pieces, however, even this rope should start preparing. among the medical and behav - What about being raised by This term is derived from the mately causes the protagonist's knowledge and enculturation is German hubris is never satisfied ioral sciences communities. A a heterosexual single parent? ancient Greek word “ ύβρις ” and decline into disaster. likely not enough to stand in the with just the Sudetenland…de - 12 year-old is legally ineligible Granted, many, many single par - is used to describe an act of ex - This in turn leads to the ap - way of the hubris of German spite short-sighted claims from to buy a house, for instance, but ents are excellent role models, treme pride or arrogance. pearance of “nemesis,” the god - hegemony, which appears to those preaching appeasement. a homosexual is not. Logically, but others are irresponsible and Hubris often indicates a loss of dess of retributive justice, who once again be rearing its ugly Let’s hope that Nemesis is not then, gay men and women, like flaunt their numerous contact with reality and an over - would mete out “tisis” or pun - head over the European conti - too far off. their heterosexual counterparts, boyfriends or girlfriends in front estimation of one's own compe - ishment, resulting in the de - nent. are consenting adults. of their young children. Is that tence or capabilities; especially struction of the person commit - Incidentally, this is not the Follow me on Twitter In our recent Question of the a better environment for those when the person exhibiting it is ting the hubris. first time that hubris and neme - @CTripoulas Week, nearly 70% of this news - kids than to be raised by a sta - paper’s readers that responded ble, monogamous gay couple? to the poll declared that gay And let us not forget: same- marriage should not be legally sex couples are already permit - LETTER FROM ATHENS recognized. Let’s think about ted to adopt children. Given some of the possible objections: those options, what is a better “It’s just plain wrong, that’s all… option: for the child’s “two it’s weird, there’s no other way moms” (or dads) to be married Here Lies George Papanderou: Man Who Knew Nothing to explain it…God doesn’t allow or unmarried? it…the Church doesn’t allow While we are pondering it…when I see men holding same-sex marriage, let us turn to When it came time for for - Papandreou did - for the PASOK Mr. Bland, Papaconstantinou hands with other men, it’s dis - polygamy: a practice that un - mer Greek Prime Minister n’t want to face the Anti-Socialist party were telling each other dirty gusting, I certainly don’t want questionably would be entered George Papandreou to tell what bad music and had he used to mislead jokes) and he knew everything my child to see that!” and so on. into by consenting adults. Unlike he knew about a list of Greeks a ready-made tax - – so he sent a writ - that was going on, or he was in - with secret Swiss bank accounts payer-paid excuse. ten deposition. competent because he didn’t, that was never checked for tax After resigning in That meant he which means Columbia should cheats and then disappeared – disgrace in 2011, wouldn’t have to yank the Richard Nixon chair at a time he was crushing peo - hounded out of of - be cross-exam - out from under him. ple with pay cuts, tax hikes, and fice by protests, ined, of course, The only thing worse than a slashed pensions that wouldn’t strikes and riots and the first ques - rat who squeals is someone who have been needed if his govern - against austerity tion he should absolves himself of all blame ment had collected from tax measures he im - have been asked and lives the high life while the evaders – Mr. Profile in Courage posed that he said by ANDY was the same one policies he imposed have pulled the Sgt. Schulz defense he wouldn’t, and DABILIS given to Nixon: pushed 20 percent of Greeks from Hogan’s Heroes: “I know without the testicu - “What did you into poverty and killed more nothing!” lar fortitude to fire Special to know and when than a few of them who took He didn’t even have the de - a couple of hundred The National Herald did you know it?” their own lives because they cency to appear in person before thousand zombies It would have didn’t even have the scraps he a parliamentary committee that posing as public workers, he been futile though, as in the de - leaves on the silver platters of will discover nothing in its al - saw no disgrace in slinking to position he stated that he “was his free room service meals in leged investigation into the mis - the back bench of Parliament never informed nor asked to be 5-Star hotels. handling of the list of 2,062 and taking a seat as an MP so informed about the contents of In his deposition, which Greeks with $1.95 billion in the he could keep knocking down the list,” even though Papacon - should have been written on The arguments involving same-sex marriage, an obvious Geneva branch of HSBC – the $10,000 a month to do nothing, stantinou had earlier told him Charmin because that’s how God and church, from a legal disadvantage of polygamy is that, so-called Lagarde List. It is just like he knew nothing. about “the potential for acquir - worthless it is, Papandreou perspective, are the weakest. We by definition, it does not provide named for former French Fi - Not content with that, he ing data relating to the savings slunk to new lows of shameless - do not live in a theocracy, after whatever benefits monogamy nance Minister Christine La - shuttles back and forth in first of Greeks abroad.” ness, not only saying he knew all. Some Christian fundamen - does to a family’s well-being. On garde, who gave it to Papan - class, luxury hotel style between Papandreou wrote that, “I nothing about nothing but that talists that would love for their the other hand, adultery – which dreou’s hand-picked choice as the country he helped destroy gave an order for all necessary he was the champion of chasing religion to define the rule of law also by definition defies finance minister in his short- and the United States, where he action to be taken to obtain it,” tax cheats who owe Greece $70 might hesitate if they were to monogamy – is perfectly legal, as lived government from 2009-11, is paid big bucks – some but he never indicated why Pa - billion and ordered the country imagine that within a short is having children out of wedlock and the man he threw under the $30,000 by the formerly-presti - paconstantinou, with whom he to be scoured looking for them, time, Muslims, for instance, while married to someone else. bus, George Papaconstantinou. gious Ivy League school Colum - was in almost daily contact with the same way O.J. Simpson could become the majority in So, let’s get this straight: you can Technically, the committee, bia – to teach failed governance. at the time the government was looked all over golf courses for the United States and vote that marry someone and then have which is feuding like Hatfields He holds the Richard Nixon imposing austerity measures on the killer of his wife until he all legislation conforms to sex and children with someone and McCoys amid charges by Chair at the school. the orders of international found it was him. Sharia law. But that would not else, and that’s perfectly legal. some of its members that it’s re - Those lectures must be great, lenders in return for a first He said after Papaconstanti - happen because, contrary to But if you marry that second per - ally just a government cover-up watching him being asked a bailout of $152 billion, didn’t nou told him three years ago what some might think, the ma - son while being married to your to protect friends and tax question by some bright and tell him of the list or what was there was a list floating around jority does not rule – the Con - first spouse, that’s illegal. Do you cheats, is trying to find out who gullible political science major in it. that could provide either evi - stitution rules. In another see the paradox? removed the names of three of and responding, “I know noth - If you believe that, there’s a dence of tax cheats or a source words, individuals and private Some readers might say: Papaconstantinou’s relatives. He ing!” Papandreou said he could - bridge in Brooklyn that I’d like of revenue that he never asked organizations, religious or not, “well, some of what you say said he didn’t do it. They said n’t appear before the committee to sell you, unless the New York for it. Why not? Now we know have a great deal more leeway makes sense, but all I know is they didn’t do it. They knew because he was living in a Man - Yankees are already jumping off his epitaph and someone should in defining marriage than the society is going to hell in a nothing either. You can almost hattan penthouse and appar - it one at a time. send it in a written deposition: federal government does. handbasket!” If that is true, then hear Jimmy Durante shaking his ently didn’t want to leave it, al - Based on this whining lack Here Lies George Papandreou. Is homosexuality a mental the better way to get your point head and sighing: “Nobody though he’s come back – free of defense, Papandreou either is disorder? Not according to med - across is to change people’s knew nothing about nothing.” and first class – to do business lying (you think he and fellow [email protected] ical and behavioral experts. If it minds so that they agree with were, then same-sex marriage you voluntarily, not because a would be banned on the same particular law has prohibited grounds as, say, marrying a clin - them from doing what in their ically-diagnosed psychotic. But hearts and minds they see as be - Comparatively, Great Depression Looks Good to the Greeks it cannot be declared normal be - ing perfectly normal. havior by medical authorities Finally, it is important to note and yet banned as inappropriate that not all of the arguments By Floyd Norris that figure actually looked a lit - justments to its quarterly G.D.P. Greece publishes monthly by legal ones. Even so, persons against same-sex marriage are The New York Times tle encouraging because it was estimates. As a result, the fig - overall unemployment figures, with established mental disor - necessarily malicious or even il - lower than the 26.6 percent re - ures shown in the charts are cal - but provides details only on a ders – so long as they do not logical. It is a complicated issue, Five years into the Great De - ported for November. Not since culated by adding up the four quarterly basis. The charts show pose a danger to themselves or and we all should think about it pression, one out of five workers May 2008, when the rate fell quarters of each year. But Euro - the trends of joblessness by sex to others, and do not require a more deeply before we rush to in the United States was unem - half a percentage point to 7.3 pean officials now vouch for the and age group through the third legal guardian – generally are judgment, and hope that the ployed. The economy was percent, had there been a single quality of Greek figures. quarter of last year, the most re - allowed to marry, too. Supreme Court thinks about it nearly 20 percent smaller in month when the unemployment Perhaps the most telling dif - cent available. Women are more It is just plain old “wrong,” very carefully as well before ren - 1934 than it had been at the rate was reported to have fallen. ference between the course of likely to be unemployed in every or “weird?” To many people, yes dering a decision. peak, in 1929. The accompanying charts the two economies comes in age group shown, and older it is. Then again, so is walking And don’t forget, if same-sex The Greeks can only wish compare the changes in gross government consumption workers are far less likely to be around sporting a Mohawk hair - marriage – and maybe they had it so good. domestic product and unem - spending — basically spending jobless than younger ones. Even cut with dyed neon green hair, polygamy, too – become legal, The Greek government this ployment in the United States that is not for investment, as in the groups that look good by pierced ears, lips, and cheeks, you can still turn your head week released its estimate of during the five years after 1929 building roads or bombers. In comparison are doing poorly. and a tattooed forehead. But do - away in disgust. After all, it economic output in the fourth with the changes in Greece dur - the United States, that spending Among men age 45 to 64, ing that is not against the law, would be your Constitutional quarter of last year, and also ing the five years after 2007. was growing even under Presi - nearly one in six is out of work. either, and neither is marrying right to do so. published its unemployment re - There is reason to take all the dent Herbert Hoover and helped Among men 30 to 44, the figure port. numbers with a grain of salt. to cushion the economy’s fall. is one in five. For the year as a whole, the The American figures were esti - In Greece, required by Europe Rates for teenagers and peo - Greek economy, measured in mated after the fact, by the gov - to follow a course of harsh aus - ple over 65 are not shown, since GUEST EDITORIALS 2005 euros, fell to 168.5 billion ernment for G.D.P. and by the terity, that spending has fallen few of them are in the labor euros, down 6.4 percent from National Bureau of Economic rapidly, even if it has not de - force. The picture is glum for The National Herald welcomes manuscripts representing a variety of the previous year. That was a Research for unemployment. clined as rapidly as some Euro - those teenagers who do want views for publication in its View Points page. They should include little better than the 7.1 percent For G.D.P., only annual changes peans want. jobs. The male unemployment the writer’s name, address, telephone number and be addressed to decline in 2011. The last time were estimated. By the fifth year of the De - rate is 52 percent, and the rate the View Points editor, The National Herald, 37-10 30th st., liC, Ny the Greek economy was smaller The Hellenic Statistics Au - pression, personal consumption for women is 81.5 percent. Most 11101. They can also be e-mailed to english.edition@thenational - than in 2012 was in 2001. The thority, Greece’s compiler of of - spending had begun to recover of those over 65 who say they herald.com. due to considerations of space we enforce a strict 850- cumulative decline since 2007 ficial numbers, has a history of in the United States. In Greece want to work do have jobs, but was 20.1 percent. deception — the country lied to last year, it fell 9.1 percent, the proportion of such people word upper limit. we reserve the right to edit. In December, the unemploy - get into the euro zone — and it more than in any other year of in the labor force has been ment rate was 26.4 percent, and now cannot apply seasonal ad - the downturn. falling in recent years. 14 THE NATIONAL HERALD, APRIL 13-19, 2013