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By Andy Dabilis imposed on Troika orders. By Aris Papadopoulos TNH Staff Writer That is less than half what TNH Staff Writer he first promised although he ATHENS – It took seven months said the deal does not include ATHENS – The Greek Ministry of difficult negotiations, but any more pay cuts, tax hikes, or of Justice is investigating the Greece finally reached a deal slashed pensions as he is trying well-known Greek-American with its international lenders to hold down social and political publisher and business consul - over a series of undone reforms unrest. tant, Aristide Caratzas for rea - which the government hopes Greece needs the funds to sons that remain unknown to will lead to release of delayed meet a 10 billion euro bond pay - him. He has told The National installments. ment in May – the same month Herald that the investigating Prime Minister Antonis as critical elections for Greek magistrate does not directly re - Samaras said he wants the municipalities and the European spond to his questions, and this Troika of the European Union- Parliament with polls showing despite the fact that on March International Monetary Fund- Samaras’ New Democracy Con - 14 police, in his presence, European Central Bank (EU- servatives trailing the major op - raided his home and seized a IMF-ECB) to disburse 14.6 position Coalition of the Radical number of documents. billion euros ($20.31 billion) at Left (SYRIZA). Caratzas told TNH that when an April 1 meeting of Eurozone The coalition government’s the investigating magistrate finance ministers. partner, the PASOK Socialists, came to his house – “in the While most of the details have slid to about 5 percent sup - United States law enforcement were not revealed, Samaras said port even after aligning them - TNH/COSTAS BEJ officials require probable cause 500 million euros of a primary selves with new political move - TNH Honors 2014 and Past Grand Marshals of NY Greek Parade but in Greece they can look at surplus that was first estimated ment called Olive Tree, Elia, an everything,” he said. Caratzas at 1.5 billion euros – but could attempt to bring together the As the 2014 Greek Parade approaches, TNH hosted a reception at its headquarters honoring asked what exactly they were be as much as 2.9 billion – will country’s fractured center-left. 2014 and past Grand Marshals. George Tsunis, Ambassador-Designee to Norway and this year’s looking for. be given to people most affected There was no word on what Grand Marshal along with Senator Charles Schumer, thanked TNH and offered moving words The magistrate said “well, by harsh austerity measures he happened to Troika demands to about what it means to them to lead the Greek Parade. Hellenic Societies Federation President you are being investigated for break up professional monopo - Elias Tsekerides, Parade Chairman Petros Galatoulas, past Grand Marshals Phillip Christopher, subversion on behalf of a for - lies, speeding the pace of priva - FBI Asst. Director George Venizelos, Paul Statholopoulos, and Philoptochos President Aphrodite eign power,” which leaves tization, allowing supermarkets Skeadas, Antonis and Litsa Diamataris, and the Federation Board members were present. WiTH THiS iSSUE to sell non-prescription drugs Above: Tsunis addresses the guests. Continued on page 10 and extending the shelf life of fresh milk to increase competi - tion. Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras, who directed most of the seven-month-long nego - JHU Creates Dracopoulos Directorship Onassis Series: tiations, wouldn’t elaborate. Samaras wouldn’t reveal most of the details although he TNH Staff website, http://www.bioethic - as a gift, because the Berman Truth and Lies said the government will first sinstitute.org. Institute has earned this. Rather, help low-income pensioners, as The Berman Institute of “Mr. Dracopoulos’ extraordi - I consider it a recognition of well as the military, emergency Bioethics at Johns Hopkins Uni - nary generosity further secures what the Institute has already In Feminism services and the police, core versity has announced the en - the Berman Institute’s future. It achieved,” said Dracopoulos, ac - constituencies of New Democ - dowment of its directorship, will enable us to multiply the cording to the website. “It’s my racy. made possible by the generous impact of our work and mission, hope this will spur both the Uni - By Constantine S. Sirigos The government said it gift of its long-time supporter helping to shape and respond versity and the Berman Institute TNH Staff Writer would also put aside one billion and board member, Andreas C. to the pressing bioethics issues to take bioethics at Johns Hop - euros to pay suppliers and an - Dracopoulos, said Ruth R. of this generation, and those to kins to the next level.” BROOKLYN – The auditorium other one billion euros toward Faden, Director of the Institute. come,” Faden said. Bioethics is The website also included a of the Fishman Space at the reducing the country’s stagger - Named the Andreas C. Dra - a field that is only a few gener - statement from Johns Hopkins Brooklyn Academy of Music ing debt of 309 billion euros copoulos Directorship, this is the ations old, Faden said, and Dra - president Ronald J. Daniels: (BAM) was filled on a Saturday ($430 billion). first such-known endowed di - copoulos’ generosity helps to “We are truly grateful for An - afternoon with men and women MR. MEMORANDUM rectorship at a center of fortify its permanent place in dreas’ extraordinary support of of all ages – but mainly young bioethics scholarship, an - the academy. people – who looked forward to Continued on page 11 nounced the Institute on its “I don’t think of this donation Continued on page 7 hearing a conversation “On Truth (and lies) in Feminism” between Anne-Marie Slaughter and Simon Critchley. In 2012, Slaughter’s article Protopsalti’s Sad Adieu for Explosion Victim Panagopoulos “Why Woman Still Can’t Have it All” became the most widely- read article in the history of The MMA Event By Constantine S. Sirigos Atlantic magazine. According to TNH Staff Writer the event’s program it “helped spark a renewed national debate Raises Funds NEW YORK – Tears flowed as on the continued obstacles to the friends and family of An - full male-female equality.” dreas Panagopoulos and of his Critchley, author and Hans For Children wife, Liseth Perez Almeida, and Jonas Professor of Philosophy at Greek-Americans gathered at the New School for Social Re - By Demetris Tsakas the Church of the Evangelismos TNH Staff Writer to bid him farewell at a Trisa - Continued on page 7 gion service on March 16 after NEW YORK – More than 700 the Divine Liturgy. Greek-Americans filled the au - The service for the repose of ditorium of the Metropolitan the soul of the gifted Greek mu - Museum of Art in Manhattan sician who lost his life on the Salt Lake City and turned the space into a morning of March 12 in the huge choir loft as they joined tragic explosion and collapse of their voices with Alkistis Protop - two buildings in East Harlem Parish Shall salti in a show of love and soli - filled the Upper West Side darity for the people of Greece. church. They sang with passion the Present beneath the church’s Stay Unified lyrics of the most touching mod - famed Tiffany windows that ern Greek songs such as: “No, glow with an icon of the Resur - please, do not forget my coun - rection were his wife, Liseth By Theodore Kalmoukos try," "We are still alive,” "The Perez Almeida, his brother Aris, crazy boat” and “Beautiful won - who flew to New York from SALT LAKE CITY, UT – Ecclesi - drous fatherland.” Copenhagen, Denmark, where astical developments seem to be The audience also expressed he resides, the Consul General underway at the Holy Trinity their love for the great singer, and Consul of Greece in New Parish in Salt Lake City. There some of them shouting “you are York George Iliopoulos, and was a two-hour meeting on amazing,” and “you are unique.” Manos Koubarakis, respectively, TNH/COSTAS BEJ March 12 at the Metropolis of Protopsalti, visibly moved, Father Chrysiastomos Gilbert presided over the trisagion service for Andreas Panagopoulos at Denver headquarters among echoed: “You are unique -You Continued on page 12 the Church of the Evangelismos in Manhattan that was filled with friends and family. Parish Council officials – Presi - are amazing." dent Demetrios Tsangaris and Protopsalti and Alma Bank, member Jim Skedros – and the concert’s sponsor, inspired Archbishop Demetrios of Amer - the community and prompted ica, Metropolitan Isaiah of Den - them to make contributions to Iliou Film on 3 Greeks and 1 Mil. Sq. Ft. of Sand ver, and Archdiocesan Chancel - the Greek organization called lor Bishop Andonios of Parents Association of Children Phasiane. with Cancer “Floga -Flame." Aegean Like By Constantinos E. Scaros 89 conical crevices from which Various issues were dis - The National Herald ob - sand – 280,000 square feet of it cussed, including the closing of served that the decision of Alma EL GOUNA, Egypt – Looking at – was removed to construct 89 the Holy Trinity and Prophet Bank to cover all of the costs of Smyrna Pt. 2 photos of the Sahara – the corresponding pyramids, all of Elias churches in August at Isa - the concert and offer it free to largest desert in Africa – taken which depict Danae Stratou’s vi - iah’s directive, resulting in the the Diaspora touched the hearts by a satellite, one encounters a sion of “two parallel realities in congregants gathering at those of Greek-Americans. Donations By Constantine S. Sirigos breathtakingly beautiful and the way that we view the churches to light candles and to the cause are expected to ex - TNH Staff Writer spectacularly symmetrical mas - world,” as she describes on her listen to hymns from a tape ceed one hundred thousand dol - terpiece, that looks like a foot - website, danaestratou.com. recorder. lars. NEW YORK – If reality or hu - print made by an outer space “There is the world inside and As TNH has reported, Ecu - The concert was called manity is not holographic, as alien whose foot must be the the world outside of us. It is menical Patriarch Bartholomew "Sound Colors of Greece - From some thinkers believe, a commu - size of a small city. Then, a more through the senses that we are intervened by directing Odysseas Elytis to Contempo - nity’s memory is. Knowledge of cynical thought: “it can’t possi - able to connect the inside to the Demetrios to solve the problem rary Greek Songs” was orga - events and epochs is all not bly be real – it must be photo - outside world. My whole life, immediately after TNH revealed nized by the Greece’s General stored in one place, and every lit - shopped – an Internet hoax.” including the choice to become about the violence that erupted Secretariat for Gender Equality, tle piece illuminates the whole. But this work of art, known an artist, has been an attempt at the Prophet Elias Church on Filmmaker Maria Iliou has jour - as Desert Breath, is very real, to re-search, to understand, and January 19 during the Divine Continued on page 8 neyed far and wide to gather the indeed, and despite its super - to connect these two parallel re - Liturgy, between supporters of images – still photos and precious natural/sci-fi appearance, it was alities. To bridge what is within Rev. Michael Kouremetis and film clips – that constitute the created by three human beings to what is without…” Parish Council members, includ - national memory of Greece – Greeks – who comprise Constantinides was drawn to ing President Tsangaris. The fol - For subscription: which are scattered all over their D.A.ST. Arteam: Installation the project because it allowed lowing Sunday, services there 718.784.5255 world. Artist Danae Stratou, her cousin, A giant alien’s footprint, or an her to experience “art outside and at the Holy Trinity were cel - [email protected] She he feels very fortunate to Industrial Designer Alexandra Internet hoax? Neither. This the gallery walls,” she told TNH, ebrated with plainclothes police have found them, and the latest Stratou, and Architect Stella one-million square-foot work evidencing that art and archi - officers on hand. product of her devotion and Constantinides. of art called Desert Breath tecture “can coexist without The dispute, now in its fourth artistry, from Both Sides of the It took two years to was created by three Greeks. boundaries.” year, began with the plan to di - create/construct the project, Danae and Alexandra Stratou, Continued on page 8 which is essentially a spiral of and Stella Constantinides. Continued on page 8 Continued on page 6 2 THE NATiONAL HERALD, MARCH 22-28, 2014

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n MARCH 22-23 Apr. 7 at the Rubin Museum of TORONTO, CAN. – The Greek Art, 150 west 17th Street, in Community of Toronto is de - Manhattan. The Parthenon is lighted to invite you to the Greek revered as the symbol of Western National Independence Day culture, the pinnacle of excel - Gala, which will take place on lence in art and architecture, an Saturday, Mar. 22 beginning at icon of democracy itself. But 6:30PM, at the Paramount Con - how much do we know about ference and Event Centre, 22 what it meant to those who built Rowntree Dairy Road in Wood - it? Bringing together a breath - bridge, Ontario. The Gala will taking range of textual and visual feature dinner, dancing, and en - evidence, Connelly accesses fifth tertainment. Tickets are $100 for century B.C. Athens, revealing a adults, $75 for students, and $50 deeper, more profound meaning for children. On the following for the temple than ever realized day, Sunday, Mar. 23, the Greek before. At the spiritual core of Community of Toronto will cele - Athenian democracy, she argues, brate Greek Independence Day was a willingness to sacrifice for with a parade! It begins at 1PM the collective good. The Rev. George Dokos, Syndesmos VP Metropolitan Isaiah of Denver Fr. Maximos, Simonopetra, Mt. Athos at Danforth Avenue (Jones to Parthenon’s sculptured frieze cel - Broadview), and Parade partici - ebrates this noblest of Athenian pants will gather at the Eastern values in a narrative that cele - High School, 16 Phin Ave. (Dan - brates the powerful story of the A Holy Alliance: Syndesmos at Denver Metropolis forth and Danlands). For ques - first Athenian royal family and tions and more information how they made the ultimate sac - about either event, and if you rifice to save their beloved city. By Dr. Constantina doxy to the greater community. country, but demographically, it grown old. But, given his inter - are interested in participating in Prof. Connelly is Professor of Michalos As long as this list is, I am cer - is the smallest. Because the textual analyses of scripture, lo - either, or both, please call us at: Classics and Art History at New tain that it is incomplete. But I parishes are so far flung, it is cating New Testament promises (416) 425-2485 or email us at: York University. She has exca - BOULDER, CO – Our priests are do know that they are there for difficult for their representatives in Old Testament prophecies [email protected]. vated at Corinth and Nemea in there to serve God and His peo - us all day, every day. However, to assemble frequently. Never - while illuminating the nuances Greece, on Failaka in Kuwait, ple. They offer guidance and who is there for them? theless, Metropolitan Isaiah of scriptural language, Fr. Max - n MARCH 27 and at Kourion, Paphos, Polis and spiritual support through diffi - I must confess that I had not hosts an annual pre-Lenten Or - imos provided a new kind of in - MANHATTAN – The Association Yeronisos in Cyprus where she cult times, explaining God’s plan given this question much thodox Clergy Syndesmos re - effable nourishment to sustain of Greek American Professional has directed the NYU Yeronisos for us and leading us toward thought until I began research - treat at the Metropolis Center Orthodox clergy through the Women (AGAPW) cordially in - Island Excavations and Field reconciliation and salvation. To ing this article. But after speak - in Denver, CO. This year, 45 at - spiritual rigors of Great Lent. vites you to our 2014 “Greek School since 1990. Connelly was this end, they celebrate the Di - ing with Rev. Dr. George Dokos, tendees braved the polar vortex The clergy of the Denver Me - American Woman of the Year” awarded a MacArthur “Genius vine Liturgy, offer the sacra - of Sts. Peter and Paul Orthodox in mid-February to participate tropolis could not but come Award gala, in honor of Ambas - Award” for her work in Greek ments, preach inspiring ser - Church in Boulder, CO, I gained in the gathering led by Reverend away from this Syndesmos re - sador Eleni Tsakopoulos art, myth, and religion. She has mons, lead Bible studies, a new perspective on how Hieromonk Maximos of Si - treat edified, strengthened and Koulanakis. Thursday, Mar. 27 7- held visiting fellowships at Ox - provide counseling, teach Sun - priests sustain themselves and monopetra Monastery, Mount renewed. 9PM at the Century Association, ford University, has been a mem - day school, coach basketball, each other spiritually. Athos. American-born and edu - Another presentation, a pa - Penthouse Suite, 7 West 43rd St. ber of the Institute of Advance preside over parish council The Denver Metropolis is ge - cated, Fr. Maximos is a former per delivered by Fr. George in Manhattan. Ambassador Study in Princeton, and has meetings, and represent Ortho - ographically the largest in the professor at Holy Cross and Har - Dokos, was also relevant to the Loukas Tsilas and Mrs. Penelopy served on the Cultural Property vard. pre-Lenten theme of the clerical Tsilas will introduce Ambassador Advisory Committee, U.S. De - The Divine Liturgy of St. gathering. “Saint Nikodemos on Kounalakis. An Excellence Tu - partment of State. A reception Basil is celebrated during the the Sacramental Mysteries” is an ition Scholarship will be pre - will follow the program. The pro - first five Sundays of Great Lent, erudite and pastoral reading of sented in honor of Ambassador gram and reception are free of Holy Thursday morning, Holy the teachings of St. Nikodemos Kounalakis. There will be a pre - charge, but reservations are rec - Saturday morning, Christmas on the sacraments, baptism, con - sentation by Ms. Evgenia Solda - ommended. RSVP to info@hac - Eve, January 1st [St. Basil’s day] fession and communion, in par - dos, JD, on “The Historical Con - foundation.org. and Theophany Eve. In his pre - ticular. The great charge and tributions of Greek American sentation, Fr. Maximos focused challenge to the Orthodox Chris - Women to our Country and n APRIL 12 on the anaphora prayers, in par - tian and, by extension, to the Community,” and a live perfor - MANHATTAN – Be Greek. Get ticular. By reiterating God’s plan parish priest is “the need for per - mance by renowned composer Literary. Have fun. The Greek- for salvation, these lengthy sonal faith when encountering of world fusion music and sitarist American Writers Association prayers, which lead to the con - the Sacraments. It is clearly not Nana Simopoulos and soprano will rain an April shower of ex - secration of the Eucharist, are enough, in the eyes of the Saint, Flora Kirou. Reception with wine traordinary talent presenting: didactic: the creation, the fall for a Christian to ‘go to Church’ and hors d’oeuvres. Requested Nicholas Samaras, award win - and expulsion from Eden, the and mechanically, unconsciously minimum donation: $100. Pre - ning poet, author of the new prophets and saints who remind undergo the religious routine. registration is required. For fur - American Psalm, World Psalm; humanity that God has not He will not tolerate such a min - ther information and to RSVP, Dean Kostos, outstanding poet, abandoned them, culminating imalist Christianity reduced to please visit www.agapw.org or critic, author of Rivering and the in the promised restoration ritualistic obligations, for no sal - contact Dr. Olga Alexakos at upcoming This Is Not a Sky - through the Incarnation, Cruci - vation lies in this.” This robotic [email protected] or (917) scraper; and Stephan Morrow, fixion and Resurrection of Jesus religious obligation is never ac - 405- 6833. actor, writer, director of the New Christ. On the surface, these ceptable, but never more so than American Play Series and author prayers appear no different from during Lent. MANHATTAN – The Officers and of the prize-winning travel the myriad Sunday school Years ago, before he deliv - Directors Of The Hellenic Amer - memoir, Amorgos. Saturday, lessons, Bible studies and ered his homily during the ican Bankers Association are April 12, Cornelia Street Café, prayers with which Orthodox Lamentations service on Great pleased to invite you to an Eco - 29 Cornelia Street between Christians have grown up and Friday, my priest wished every - nomic Forum on Thursday, Mar. Bleecker and West 4th Streets in one a Merry Christmas and a 27 6-8PM at Marsh USA, Inc., Manhattan. Subways A, C, E, B, Happy New Year. The church 1166 Avenue of the Americas D, M to West 4th St. or 1 to was silent. Everyone thought (bet. 45th an 46th Streets) in Christopher St. 6-8 p.m. $8 ad - that Father was exhausted from Manhattan. Featuring Hans mission includes a glass of wine, the demands of Holy Week and Olsen, CFA, Managing Director, beer or soft drink. had, for a moment, forgotten Chief Investment Officer, Ameri - what he was doing. 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By Constantine S. Sirigos prise citation to Constantinides TNH Staff Writer Very Rev. Nektarios Pa - pazafiropoulos, Dean of St. ASTORIA – Greek-Americans Demetrios Cathedral offered the and philhellenes know that the invocation and Christos Alexan - parade is around the corner drou sang the national anthems. when the political leaders in the Also present, visiting from the Borough of Queens host their island of Kefalonia, was the Very annual “Greek Independence Rev. Fotios Gabrielatos. Day Celebration.” The event concluded with a This year’s event was held in performance by one of the Astoria’s Stathakion Center and dance troupes of the Cretan As - was sponsored by the new bor - sociation Omonia and closing ough president, Melinda Katz, remarks by attorney Demetrius New York State Senator Michael Kalamaras. Gianaris and Assemblywoman Andrew Gounardes, who was Aravella Simotas – who was un - recently appointed general der the weather and could not counsel to the Borough Presi - attend - and City Councilman for dent of Brooklyn, Eric Adams, Astoria Costas Constantinides. came all the way from Brooklyn Gianaris, who served as the for the celebration, “The fact Emcee and opened by welcom - that we have the largest Greek ing the guests who filled the hall community in the City repre - and thanking the event’s bene - sented by three outstanding factors, said that with the elec - Greek-Americans is something tion last year of Constantinides we should all be so proud of. – the first Greek and Cypriot on “It has been a decades-long the City Council, the community struggle. We finally elected our achieved a “trifecta,” and first City Councilman but it’s a achievement which was also ac - testament to those who came knowledged by other speakers, before and we are absolutely including Katz. continuing…that’s why I’m here Katz said she was privilege today. We have to set the stage to cohost the event, which she for the next generation. said also celebrates the contri - George Kitsios, the president butions of Greek-Americans to Among the dignitaries and honorees at the Greek Independence Gianaris, Very Rev. Fotios Gabrielatos, Melinda Katz, Very Rev. of the Greek American Home - Queens and demonstrated soli - celebration at the Stathakion Center in Astoria were: (L-R) Nektarios Papazafiropoulos, Costas Constantinides, George Il - owners Association, emphasized darity to the people of Cyprus. Evie Hantzopalos, Vasilios Philippou, Elias Tsekerides, Michael iopoulos and Nicos Tziazas. how they have supported the Constantinides expressed his community’s candidates apprecation to the community Federation and invited them all the staff is at 1/3 pre-crisis lev - her community service. She minding the gathering of the through the years and said “we for its support and echoed the to the parade on March 30. He, els. He also acknowledged the praised her parents – her father Greek ideal of “healthy minds are very proud of them.” words of Gianaris when the lat - too, expressed pride in the three support of his wife, Anthousa. was a cabinet maker and her in healthy bodies.” He turned to John Kaiteris, the Executive ter was first elected to the State politicians and promised to spoke of the importance of mother a garment worker – for Katz and said more soccer fields Director of HANAC, told TNH it Assembly and declared that he work with them to open doors honoring the heroes and hero - the sacrifices they made for her are needed. She responded: is amazing that the community too will work to open doors to for others – and to help the ines of the Greek War of Inde - and her four siblings, and her “check,” and Gianaris said has representatives at some Greek-Americans seeking three rise to greater heights. pendence who gave their lives husband “who was not Greek “done!” many levels of government. elected office. The Consul General of so their descendants could live but now is Greek,” for support - Before the Borough President “This is a turning point and a Elias Tsekerides, the presi - Greece, who was one of three better lives. He also emphasized ing all her endeavors. presented the proclamation that marvelous time for all of us.” dent of Hellenic American Soci - honorees that night, along with that over 5000 years the Greek Tziazas, has focused his com - cited Greek civilization as the He said HANAC has spoken to eties of Greater New York, Evie Hantzopalos and Nicos Tsi - people survived more serious munity work on youth athletics, bedrock of Western society and Ms. Katz’s deputy and is looking which organizes the Greek Pa - azas, said he accepted the honor crisis than the one they face to - especially in support of soccer declared March 14 Greek Inde - forward to discussing commu - rade on Fifth Avenue welcomed on behalf of his dedicated col - day. leagues, which he said are vital pendence Day in the Borough nity and general social service the guests to the home of the leagues at the consulate, where Hantzopalos was honored for to children’s’ development, re - of Queens, she presented a sur - needs with her. What Does Great Lent mean for Us Today? Search for the Mind of Christ

Analysis God, and we are His brothers. the message of Church. It seems By Theodore Kalmoukos This sacred and unique period to me that many times these of the Great Lent has nothing to canons and canonicity, the regu - We are already in the second do with pietistic sentimentalisms lations and the imposed pseudo- week of the Great Lent, which is or fundamentalist religiosities, pietistic moralism overshadow going to lead us in front of an but it is rather an invitation or the grace, the love, and philan - empty tomb, the tomb of the Res - calling if you wish to live and ex - thropy of Christ. urrected Christ. But it is really in - perience the Church. It is a call - Our churches are empty be - conceivable as to how “the real ing to the self-realization of who cause we have lost “the mind of life” Christ was placed under the we are and whose we are. That coexist by loving others and by Many times I wonder how distant and what the Church is not. Christ.” The time to rediscover earth, in a tomb. It is definitely a we have been called to become being loved by them. we are from all these! The insti - Today, we seem to place more the essentials of the Orthodox measure of a loving and salvific more human, more divine, God - Actually, this is the only rela - tutionalization and the hierarchi - emphasis on the man-made ritu - Church is long overdue. I think emptiness. lier, every day – in other words, tionship that should exist among cal religiosity has totally confused alistic rubrics, canons, rules, and the Great Lent is a good oppor - The Great Lent is a march to - to become saints in freedom and the members of the Church. in our days what the Church is regulations; we lose the spirit and tunity to do so. wards to our inner self. Usually, free in sainthood. we march towards in outside des - Heaven starts here, and in tinies trying to achieve social that respect death is temporary recognition, professional ad - because Christ’s resurrection pul - vancement, acquiring knowledge verizes it. The resurrection of and goods, but it seems that not man not an extension of some very often do we make a turn to - kind of life, but as “Theoptia,” ward what is inside us. which means constant vision of I think it is good and benefi - God “face to face.” Again, God cial from time to time to open a and man – the two of us. dialogue with ourselves. We Salvation, about which many should invite God to our com - sermons will be delivered these pany. God and man, the two of days, is not an abstract idea, or a us, in a close relationship. After theorem of psychological set - all, this is what faith is all about: tlings. Our salvation is God. It the establishment of trusting re - starts from the moment of the lationship that leads to the denial of our self-justification and “knowledge of God” based on self-salvation. In this way, this bi - love. What poet Kostis Palamas ological phenomenon of ours, said is true: “the more you know which is of limited duration from [someone] the more you love our birth to our death, which we [him]”. call life, acquires meaning and I have the sense that a march death which is our unavoidable toward the self means the begin - common tragedy of all of us it ning of the departure from the becomes less tragic. earthly level to another level with Our encounter with Christ the Church leading the way. takes place in the Church. It is Let me explain that when I not a theoretical encounter but use the term “Church” I don’t an ontological one. It is nearness mean the hierarchical or clerical or rather a unity between God administration, but I mean the and man, man and God through Church as the place and the way the communion of Body and the where God and man meet. When Blood of Christ Who is the One I say “man” I mean human be - of the Trinity. ings, male and female. There is The Church is convened in the not discrimination whatsoever: Eucharist, which is the Paschal “all of us are one in Jesus Christ” Supper through which we be - as St. Paul said so clearly. come “of the same body and the The Great Lent is a march and same blood of Christ” as St. an encounter with Christ, who Nicholas Kavasilas, who was a comes freely, loving, and willingly par excellence Liturgical Father as a Bridegroom in the middle of of the 14th century, has said. the night because He loves us Thus, we become brothers and with extreme passion and He re - sisters of the same-food and the minds us that we are children of same-way of existence and we

www.GreekKitchennyc.com 6 COMMUNITY THE NATiONAL HERALD, MARCH 22-28, 2014 Satire, Wisdom, Fun in “Megala Logia Mi Mou Les” Musical Review

By Constantine S. Sirigos above the stage, and some won - TNH Staff Writer dered why more organizations don’t use that device, especially NEW YORK – Theater Ichneftes to reach out to Greek-American – which means “The Seekers” – youth. The audience also appre - presented a musical review at ciated the presentation of some the Hellenic Cultural Center of songs without amplification. the Archdiocese that was both Ichneftes was established five fun and thought provoking on years ago and aims to offer a March 15. wide variety of presentations. “Megala Logia Mi Mou Les” “Many people, many actors and which can be translated as “Big musicians have worked hard” to Talk Doesn’t Impress Me,” is an make the company possible, imaginative production that Tompoulidou told TNH, who brings together popular songs also expressed her deep appre - and scenes from Greek theater ciation for its benefactors to produce not an integrated through the years. story but a coherent and impor - Tompoulidou praised the cur - tant about the centrality of words rent production’s team, including in our lives – for good or ill – the the director’s assistant, Olympia importance of communication, Diomis, light designer and oper - and the disastrous consequences ators Drew Florida and Sylvia of its breakdown in the personal, Zapantis, respectively, supertitles social, and political lives of indi - translator and operators Aspa Pa - viduals and nations. pazaharia and Anthoula Martha Tompoulidou is the Lelekidis, who also designed the company’s founder, artistic direc - attractive and informative play - tor, and the director of the cur - bill. John Diomis and George rent show. She and Diodoros Kyritsis undertook the set con - Pagoudis – both of who sing, (L-R) Tasos Papaioannou, Katerina Visnjic, Martha Tompouli - bouzouki player Kostas Psaros performed offstage in the satir - struction. were joined onstage by singers dou, and Diodoros Pagoudis. Pianist Gafkos Kontemeniotis and ical musical review presented by Theater Ichneftes. She explained to TNH that Tasos Papaioannou and Katerina the show was born of the idea Visnjic – who also displayed their have to talk.” want to say,” with words and complaints about love, life and Psaros provided accompaniment that after the Ichneftes presented acting ability as they interpreted Both proceed to make debit music by Akis Panou, that some politics to the ocean in the scene and delightful instrumental in - a series of Greek plays in their the songs that were integral to and credit entries in the ledger tragedies are neither caused nor “Sti barka – In the boat,” from terludes. entirety, it was time for some - the messages. book of their marriage, including healed by words: Lazopoulos’ “Ellas katopin aor - At the end of the show the thing different. Audience members who won - tender reminiscences of their θέλω να πω στον εαυτό μου tis…” performers invited all to sing Tompoulidou set herself the dered how a world of music and early happiness, Tompoulidou Τα τόσα λάθη που 'χω κάνει στη There was also a scene from along to three more pieces, but task of integrating songs and ideas can be presented on a moaned, “when he complained ζωή Alekos Sakellariou’s “I Thia apo the final song on the program scenes in a way that was enter - small stage by four performers I was fat I became skinny – then Μα δυστυχώς είσαι το μεγαλύ - to Sicago – My aunt from summed up the spirit of the taining and had a message. “The got their answer: Tompoulidou he had an affair with the fat τερό μου Chicago.” evening, a musical setting of Gi - songs I chose reflect the words and her colleagues are a versatile woman.” Απ τη στιγμή που φανερώθηκες The numerous humorous so - annis Ritsios’ poem “Ke na aderfe spoken by the actors.” group of artists. Pagoudis re - All four then sang “Logia εσύ liloquies were also entertaining mou – And so, my friend.” “Actions speak louder than minded many of the comedic Pseftika – Fake Words” by Haris I want to tell myself vehicles for satire and social Γιατί εμείς δεν τραγουδάμε words” is her message to politi - Greek character actors they saw and Panos Katsimihas. About all the mistakes I have commentary, including specula - για να ξεχωρίσουμε, αδελφέ μου, cians, but the broader lesson is on stage and screen growing up. Songs in a similar vein fol - made in life tion – this must be researched – απ’ τον κόσμο. that people “must express them - Naturally, the show opens un - lowed: “De milame pia – we Unfortunately, you became the that given that many Greeks can Εμείς τραγουδάμε selves, but by speaking simply der the tableau “Scenes from a don’t talk any more,” “Milise biggest one barely keep their families prop - για να σμίξουμε τον κόσμο. and clearly… because tomorrow, Marriage,” from Lakis Lazopou - mou – Talk to Me,” and: “Ti ta The moment you entered it. erly clothed, it is possible that “We sing not to separate ourselves we will be gone.” los’ Play “O Biopalestis Sti Stegi Thelis ta Logia ta Polla – What Because it’s 2014, the wife Samaras and Papandreou were from the world but to bring people The review runs through – The Laborer on the Roof” Tom - Do You Want with All These feels compelled to pour her neu - the prime ministers in the Gar - together. ” March 30 and future perfor - poulidou wakens Pagoudis’ char - Words.” roses and the oppressiveness of den of Eden. The guests who did not speak mances will include singers Eleni acter, her snoring husband of Then there is the point made married life onto the internet, Pianist Gafkos Kontemeniotis Greek fluently very much appre - Andreou, Demetrio Bonaros, and many years, and announces “we by the song “Thelo na Po – I while the man alter barks his and bouzouki player Kostas ciated the English supertitles Alkis Sarantinos. Salt Lake City Crisis Seems to be Resolved as the Parish Will Remain Unified

Continued from page 1 cerns regarding our community were discussed. We are antici - vide the Holy Trinity Cathedral pating further direction from the parish into two, despite opposi - Archbishop in the next few tion by the majority of the weeks. In the meantime we ex - parishioners. Fr. Mathew Gilbert pect all services and ministries is the priest at Holy Trinity, and of the Parish to continue. Kouremetis at Prophet Elias, “We as your Parish Council which became a distinct church. have been vigorously pursuing Isaiah supported the split into a solution to the many issues we two parishes. have before our hierarchs. We Sources close to the Chancery currently are functioning with at the Archdiocese in New York the same Parish Council that told TNH that it was decided was ratified by Metropolitan Isa - among other things during the iah 20 months ago. The newly March 12 meeting that Holy elected but unratified Parish Trinity will remain one unified Council members are participat - parish, as it has been for a cen - ing in our discussions. We cur - tury now, with two naves. rently have an appeal before Kouremetis will be transferred Archbishop Demetrios and the from the parish – the official Metropolitan Isaiah of Denver Archbishop Demetrios of America Holy Synod in regards to the story is that the transfer is at his status of these elected council request – and the Parish Council told us not to say anything to to the Parish Council members cussed our main agenda items. to the resolution of our difficul - members and the Parish Assem - elections will be ratified. anybody until we receive an of - telling them that “Taki (Skedros) The meeting was respectful, ties. A written confirmation of bly that elected them. Although Andonios did not address ficial letter with the decisions and I just returned from Denver civil, and productive. It was a the decisions made today will be the day to day functions of our TNH’s request for comment. from the Archdiocese.” where we had a two-hour meet - continuation of my meeting with sent soon to the entire commu - churches are being attended to Tsangaris decline comment, say - Upon his return to Salt Lake ing with Archbishop Demetrios, Archbishop Demetrios in New nity. We were asked by the arch - by our office staff and director ing that “I can tell you absolutely City the same evening of the Metropolitan Isaiah, and Bishop York, to a final resolution. bishop not to discuss the con - George Kournianos, we no nothing because the archbishop meeting, Tsangaris sent a letter Andonios. We successfully dis - “Our hierarchs are committed clusions of this meeting until an longer have open communica - official communication has been tion with our clergy. The Parish sent. Until Then, we ask for your Council has received numerous patience. In the meantime we complaints from parishioners will continue doing our church about the clergy not answering work.” their phones and the lack of Tsangaris also wrote, refer - specified clergy office hours. All ring to those who had differing priests are apparently under di - views and wanted to meet with rection from Metropolitan Isaiah Demetrios, Isaiah, and Ando - to not participate in matters nios, that “upon entering the concerning the administration Metropolis center the following of the Parish. Despite multiple individuals were in the main attempts, in person, via phone DESTINY PREVAILS conference room awaiting for an and E-mail, to engage Father opportunity to talk to the hier - Matthew to participate in Com - archs at the conclusion of our munity matters and Parish A riveting meeting: Mr. Philip Floor, Mr. Council meetings he has elected Chuck Karpakis,, Mr. George not to attend. Attempts to com - Adonakis, Mr. Jim Priskos, Mr. municate directly with Metro - memoir John Zavitsianos (attorney from politan Isaiah have also been Huston), Mr. John Johns (Me - unsuccessful. We have been re - from tropolis Legal Counsel), and Fr. assured from the Archdiocese Michael Kouremetis. It was also that this problem will soon be reported by Metropolitan Isaiah corrected. Paul J. Ioannidis. that Fr. Mathew Gilbert was also “Metropolitan Isaiah stated at the Metropolis.” to many of our parishioners at - On February 5, Demetrios tending the Metropolis basket - summoned Isaiah to the Arch - ball tournament in Dallas that diocesan headquarters in New he is no longer involved in fa - An intimate portrait of the York telling him of the patri - cilitating a resolution of the cur - arch’s disappointment. The mes - rent difficulties facing our sage was clear that the Patriar - Parish. Despite these statements Onassis family from one of his chate will not tolerate the he has established a fund dissolution of any parish in the through the Metropolis to raise closest business associates, United States. money to maintain Father Demetrios is responsible for Michael’s position. He has con - Paul J. Ioannidis. the entire Archdiocese and, as tinued to encourage separation the only ruling Bishop of the of our parish The ‘de facto’ sep - Archdiocese, is accountable to aration is now being promoted The 492-page book tells the patriarch. by a separate account in Denver On February 6, Tsagaris gave which is diverting stewardship Demetrios a detailed account of monies to a Metropolis account. Ioannidis’ own story as a the Salt Lake events. Archdioce - This account is not sanctioned san Council VP Michael Jaharis by the Archdiocese. Many resistance fighter and pilot and and Bishop Andonios were also parishioners are being solicited present. to contribute to this account. We Upon his return to Salt Lake remind you that monies do - then tracks his 43-year of close City, Tsagaris sent a letter to the nated to this fund are not stew - parishioners dated February 8, ardship contributions and do ties with Onassis and his family. informing them that “Patriarch not contribute to maintaining Bartholomew is aware of our our ministries and facilities. Our difficulties and has instructed churches and facilities have the Archbishop to personally in - monetary demands beyond just tercede. Our current dysfunc - clergy salaries which are not be - tional arrangement between ing met at this time through laity and clergy cannot con - stewardship. Your Parish Coun - tinue.” Tsangaris also wrote that cil is in weekly communication “our Parish Council president, with the Archdiocese. Metropol - Dimitrios Tsagaris, has just re - itan Isaiah has removed himself Available at: Amazon.com / barnesandnoble.com / E-books Kindle turned from New York City as our spiritual leader and we where he was the guest of Arch - now await further intervention bishop Demetrios. Many con - from the Archdiocese.” THE NATiONAL HERALD, MARCH 22-28, 2014 COMMUNITY 7 The Onassis Series Continues, in Brooklyn: Truth (and Lies) in Feminism

Continued from page 1 society that genuinely works for all women. That will be a soci - search, is the host of the On ety that works for everyone.” Truth (and Lies) conversation Some of the most fascinating series of the Onassis Foundation parts of the conversation at (USA), and Slaughter is the BAM – onstage and during the president and CEO of the New Q&A that followed – revolved America Foundation. around certain counterproduc - The conversation about the tive attitudes of both men and options available to women and women. For example, the world the choices they make began of high technology is one of the with discussion about the Young few places where men seem Vic adaptation of Ibsen’s classic, comfortable discussing work-life A Doll’s House staring Hattie balance issues. Most would not Morahan as Nora, that is cur - chose to defer promotions the rently running at BAM. way professional women with Passionate debates continue families do? over whether Nora is a textbook On the other hand, the men case of feminism or narcissism, who do put family first and are but the horrendous costs of her willing to make compromises decision to find herself after her with wives who rising to the disappointment and frustration tops of their professions are not in her marriage drive her to the hearing loud applause out there. brink of suicide reflect Slaugh - “Those dads report that the ter’s main point: with the excep - women they engage with on the tion of women at the top of the playgrounds think they are a lit - socioeconomic ladder – the one tle odd. They do not think of percent, more or less – women them as the model of masculin - still have to make more sacrifices Anne-Marie Slaughter, who wrote “Why Woman Still Can’t Have as they examined “On Truth (and lies) in Feminism” at the BAM ity. We can’t have it both ways,” and have less options than men. it All,” for The Atlantic, and Simon Critchley, agreed about much event sponsored by the Onassis Foundation (USA) at BAM. Slaughter said. Slaughter and Critchley – Just as men had to change both are parents – founded the the cause, but for doing a dis - speaking engagements she was reer and family can make it that “women can ‘have it all’ and come to believe that discussion on the notion that service to younger women who often thanked for “not giving work.” But for women in a more (and that men can too)…but “women who were powerful caregiving is just as important needed them to still hold the just one more fatuous ‘You can rigid bureaucracy, “even with not today, not with the way and smart and competitive were as bread winning for both men banner of feminism high. have it all talk.’” bosses as understanding as America’s economy and society attractive… we have to think and women and that family and That stung. She said “I owe Slaughter’s main point is that Hillary Clinton and her Chief of are currently structured.” [positively about] that guy who childrearing should be a true my own freedoms and opportu - today, only under certain con - Staff, Cheryl Mills…I could no The infrastructure necessary puts his family first, who says ‘I partnership, but Slaughter went nities to the pioneering genera - ditions can women have it all, longer be both the parent and for gender equality for all, not want to be the lead parent; I’m into detail about the obstacles tion of women ahead of me… and her article was not an ivory professional I wanted to be.” just the privileged few, includes going to defer a promotion; I’m most women still face, with even who knew the only way to make tower expose. Before her appointment, she daycare, early education, after not going to be the most pow - the most talented opting to pur - it as a woman is to act like a It was after being appointed was able to juggle marriage and school programs and elder care. erful guy out there.’” sue “a less competitive career man. To admit to, much less act as the first woman to be director raising two boys with a full aca - Slaughter concluded her ar - Slaughter said “we have to track so that she could spend on, maternal longings would of policy planning for the State demic schedule as a professor ticle with the declaration that say ‘you are a masculine, val - more time with her family.” have been fatal to their careers.” Department when she realized, at Harvard Law School and “the best hope for improving the ued, wonderful man,’” for Her reward for examining But women in their 20s and in the words of Mary Matalin, when she was Dean of the lot of all women…is to close the women to get further, and she the truths and lies was to be 30s were relieved to hear some - that having control over your Woodrow Wilson School of In - leadership gap: To elect a emphasized, “So it’s also about condemned by older genera - one say that their struggles wer schedule is the only way that ternational and Public Affairs. woman president and 50 the way we think about things… tions not for being a traitor to not due to their own failings. At women who want to have a ca - She also authored or edited six woman senators… Only when I can’t change everything, but I books. women wield power in suffi - can change the way I think, and She still strongly believes cient numbers will we create a ask certain questions.” First Ever Bioethics Endowed Directorship, At Johns Hopkins, Named for Dracopoulos GALVANO & XANTHAKIS, P.C. 150 Broadway, Suite 2100, New York, NY 10038-4489 • Tel.: (212) 349-5150 Continued from page 1 on the Berman Institute’s Advi - sory Board, Dracopoulos is a the Berman Institute. This gift member of the Johns Hopkins embodies the depth of Andreas’ Board of Trustees. As president commitment to Berman’s path - of the Stavros Niarchos Founda - breaking work in bioethics, his tion, Dracopoulos has supported vision for its continued success initiatives across the University, and, most importantly, his great including seed money for the humanity.” Berman Institute’s “rapid re - The Institute’s mission, ac - sponse” communications pro - cording to its website, is: “to gram, which facilitates the fac - conduct advanced scholarship ulty’s timely public outreach on on the ethics of clinical practice, pressing bioethics issues as they biomedical science, and public arise. Globally, Dracopoulos and Long Live the Heroes health, both locally and globally, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation and to engage students, contribute to diverse efforts in and the Memory trainees, the public, and policy- Long-time supporter and health, education, social welfare makers in serious discourse board member of the Berman and culture that they anticipate of March 25th 1821 about these issues. We are com - Institute of Bioethics at Johns will have broad, lasting and pos - mitted to the following: Con - Hopkins University, Andreas itive social impact. ducting cutting-edge, multidis - C. Dracopoulos, and Ruth R. “Johns Hopkins recognizes ciplinary research. Training the Faden, Director of the Insti - the Andreas C. Dracopoulos Di - next generation of leaders in tute. rectorship as a contribution to LONG LIVE HELLAS bioethics. Helping to prepare Rising to the Challenge: The students and trainees for the of Medicine, School of Nursing, Campaign for Johns Hopkins, an GOD BLESS AMERICA ethical challenges of profes - Bloomberg School of Public effort to raise $4.5 billion, pri - sional Health, and the Krieger School marily to support students, fac - and civic life. Informing the of Arts and Sciences. Faculty ulty, and clinicians and interdis - public about bioethical issues. work collaboratively on schol - ciplinary solutions to some of Contributing to more ethical arship and teaching in the Insti - humanity’s most important prob - ANTHONY XANTHAKIS public policies and practices. tute’s five areas of focus: Bio - lems. The campaign, supporting “Established in 1995, the medical research and discovery. both Johns Hopkins University Berman Institute is now one of Ethics of clinical practice. Public and Johns Hopkins Medicine, the largest centers of its kind in health ethics and health policy. was publicly launched in May the world. Today, the Berman Research ethics. Global health 2013 and is targeted for comple - Institute consists of more than ethics and research.” tion in 2017. Including the Dra - 30 core and affiliated faculty According to the Institute’s copoulos gift, more than $2.4 bil - from the Johns Hopkins School website, “in addition to serving lion has been committed so far.” I ALWAYS WANTED TO STUDY ORTHODOX THEOLOGY!

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Continued from page 1 it will naturally revert to its orig - me sane. My only dream was to inal state, through the slow pas - be able to do more such projects, While studying at the Archi - sage of time. “We had always in - to go on working in that scale tectural Association in London, tended for Desert Breath to mark and in nature. It just seemed im - Constantinides was working on time through its gradual fading,” possible for me to go back to the a thesis in land art, “a subject Danae said. “To lose its edges, confinement of my studio’s four that had totally absorbed me,” and to become more organic as walls. What I did manage to do she said. the sands of time and the desert’s was to integrate the scale of “Much before Desert Breath winds took its toll. Today, seven - Desert Breath into my work and was conceived, Danae Stratou teen years later, Desert Breath is installations in a different way told TNH, “Alexandra and Stella still there; quite remarkable if and so from then on my artwork mentioned that they were think - you think that it was constructed became integrated with travels ing of traveling to Egypt and pos - using nothing but the desert’s around the world which allowed sibly doing an onsite installation own sand. Its cones may have me to retain a global perspec - in the desert. The mere possibil - lost their sharpness, or become tive.” Later projects, which in - ity and prospect of working in partially filled up with sand, but clude The River of Life and The the desert intrigued me. So, I de - its energy remains intact.” Globalising Wall, can be seen on cided to join them because the “And yet Desert Breath does her website. very idea of the desert always Constantinides remains fasci - had a magnetic pull on me, not ABOVE: A view of the woman-made pyramids, from Desert nated by the advances in tech - only the desert as a landscape Breath’s central pool. LEFT: A closer look at Desert Breath de - nology since1997, when she and but also as a concept (its vast - picts the reflection of the Sahara sun gleaming on the water of the Stratou Cousins completed ness, its emptiness, its nature) the 30-meter diameter central pool. BELOW: The gorgeous the project, because they had not that had already influenced my contrast of colors of Desert Breath’s central pool meeting the envisioned at the time that a art. sand, with the pyramids in the distance. “passer -by” viewing the project “As soon as the three of us could be someone viewing it on began discussing the idea of Google Earth, thousands of miles making something in the desert,” away – on the other side of the she added, “I immediately felt a world. “When we conceived it,” deep need to do something at a she told TNH, “it was crucial that large scale that would envelop it was going to be experienced both ourselves, as creators, and from above and from within . Lit - the visitors/viewers in a life- tle did we know at the time that changing physical experience.” this would be so easily possible. Alexandra Stratou described With an entire planet as her quest for purity, which proverbial canvas or lump of “speaks to all senses at once, clay, does D.A.ST. Arteam envi - lends itself for an inward journey sion any future land art projects? in immeasurable depths. As soon “From the moment we com - as a trip to the desert that we pleted Desert Breath there was had long planned started taking a need and appetite for more,” shape, working with it became Constantinides said. “We are still the goal. “Working in a place, longing to be at the right place with its people, to physically cre - at the right time.” ate, is for me the only way to Danae is considering an truly engage with a landscape or American project this time: “If I a people. The purity of the desert not change its ways,” Alexandra uncover the purity of the gesture Desert Breath. This experience To contemplate Danae’s de - could get similar support for a was a very abstract notion to me added. “In the morning its shad - that created it and so it is, day of collaboration was truly scription of Desert Breath as “my land art project here in the at the time, and was reinforced ows start very long and thin, by after day.” unique, and it was born from soul’s home,” it is a wonder how United States (she lives in Austin, by the experience of working noon time it almost disappears The three women each came faith in what we wanted to cre - she was able to return to her TX; her cousin and Constanti - with it: it has to do with the pu - and looks much smaller and in - to the Desert Breath project with ate. This faith became conta - “pre-Desert” life. “One of the nides live in Athens) or else - rity of each element as it partici - significant than it was only hours a unique perspective, but “none gious, and soon people around most challenging things for me where for that matter, I would pates in the desert experience.” ago. At sundown the shadows of the three became dominant, us were offering what each one was to return back to normality,” love the opportunity of ‘convers - A 30-meter diameter pool of grow big again bringing all its each of us guarding the purity could to help us make Desert she said. ing’ with the land again and of water adorned Desert Breath’s majesty into relief until the of the idea as we experienced it,” Breath a reality. Today, it has “Being in a cloud, I was lucky attempting to ‘reveal out of it’ center though, the desert’s nat - shadow of the mountain covers Alexandra said. “Each of us lis - claimed its own space in the con - in the way that I had two little another large scale earthwork ural erosion has dried up the it lightly like a blanket for the tened to what the others had to sciousness of the people who en - ones who would pull on my that puts people in closer contact pool over the years. The design night. The changes on its sur - say and filtered it to keep only counter it by chance, and this is pants and demand my attention with nature and with them - is still very much visible, though faces and even in its form only the essence that would benefit its strength.” and this grounded me and kept selves.” Maria iliou’s Both Sides of the Aegean Continuation of her Smyrna Film

Continued from page 1 the uprooting are heartbreaking. ries in an objective way… to re - Iliou noted that it is not only ally know what happened in your Aegean, will be screened at Man - a film about an exchange of pop - past…it is the only way to move hattan’s Quad Cinema March 21- ulations. “Its subtitle is Expulsion forward into the future.” April 3. and Exchange of Population – we She said there are particularly The new movie is a continua - are showing that Greek were ex - moving moments when Kalliope tion of Iliou's Smyrna: The De - pelled, and they were killed and Georgiadou, who grew up in struction of a Cosmopolitan City, lost their homes.” Northern Greece but whose fam - and presents the aftermath of the “With the Moslems, it was not ily roots are in Cappadocia, age-old Greek city’s heinous the same – they lost their homes slipped into speaking Turkish and burning. It focuses on the violent – but pain is something universal, used the words for “the old coun - expulsion of 1.2 million Greeks she said. try” in referring to Cappadocia, from the Ottoman Empire and The burning of Smyrna and and in another scene, Husnu the forcible relocation of 400,000 the Pontian genocides are re - Karaman, who lives in Cesme but Muslims from Greece. counted in the first half of the whose grandfather was from Iliou and historical consultant film, and Sana Halo is featured. Iraklion, Crete, began to speak Alexander Kitroeff, Associate Pro - She is the protagonist in the story Greek and referred to the “palia fessor of History at Haverford Not Even My Name, the powerful patrida – the old country,” when College, once again gather a re - book about the Asia Minor geno - he told about going there to find markable library of archival film cides of the Ottoman state that his home. and photographs as background was written by her daughter, “It’s very touching how the to individual testimonies of Greek PHOTOGRAPHER: C.D MORRIS COURTESY OF NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC. people of the second and third Orthodox and Muslim refugees ABOVE: Greek refugees from Asia Minor settling in a refugee generations are trying to bridge across generations. camp in Athens in front of the Temple of Theseus in 1922. Sim - that gap and create new net - Iliou said exactly the same ilar scenes abounded in other big cities like Thessaloniki. works and rediscover lost identi - team she has been working with RIGHT: The soup kitchen established by Mrs. Petichaki feeds ties,” though new friendships, Il - for 15 years created the film. refugees in the Athens area. Many mainland and Island Greeks, iou said. “This is people, not “The theme could be from both however, struggling with poverty, did not welcome the refugees. politics.” sides of the Atlantic because it is Iliou’s next project, which will a Greek, European and American the story of Smyrna, she intended And they realized he was also be undertaken in collabora - team.” Allen Moore and John to make one film, but as she trav - right. It was only logical. “But tion with the Benaki, is a compli - Zecca, the photographer and elled around the world – not only hidden behind,” the logical deci - cated one she told TNH. “It’s sound engineer, respectively, who selecting but discovering and, sion, Iliou said, there was an un - called Athens Metamorphoses, are well known in the U.S. Editor, most importantly, restoring im - conscious motivation “because nine documentaries about Athens Editor Aliki Panagi and Nikos ages about the city, she found my personal story was very much from the moment it became the Platyrachos, who was responsible photos related what happened connected with both films.” capital of the new Greek state to for the music, helped give the after its destruction Her father was from Smyrna, the present.” The project will first film its haunting quality. She looked at the scenes of and after he passed away, she again entail travelling around the The second begins with of a the expulsion of the population gained a stepfather who was also world and preserving “lost” pho - boat crossing the sea at sunrise. and the refugee camps and she dear to her, and he was from tos. The lovely and tranquil scene is could not just set them aside. She Kerasous on the Black Sea coast. She explained that images of succeeded by images of chaotic started collecting those and then “He told me the story of the the Acropolis will recur over and docks and desperate refugees. contacted the Bodossakis Foun - expulsions and the exchange of over again through the series “be - The film's probing interviews dation’s archive preservation pro - populations, so I grew up with in Athens in 2012. Thea Halo. cause as the city is transformed, reveal the painful similarities of ject, which was already helping both stories,” she told The Na - After waves of nationalism in The film then focuses on the so is the Acropolis,” she said. the experiences and inspire hope with the Smyrna pictures, and its tional Herald. both Greece and Turkey have left expulsion and exchange, and the She is very grateful to the in - that the grandchildren of the officials agreed to preserve post- Iliou began her fruitful collab - their distorting marks on the his - Greeks who lost their homes, stitutions which have funded her refugees from both sides of the burning photos as well. oration with Kitroeff on The Jour - tory books, Iliou set her mind to “but we incorporate stories from work through the years, includ - Aegean “can begin to understand Even then she did not think ney: The Greek American Dream the task believing “it is very im - the other side of the Aegean. ing Bodossakis Foundation, Hel - and reach out to each other,” ac - about making an additional film, (2007). As she prepared for the portant that we be able to tell Caglar Keyder, one of the lenic Parliament TV and the cording to the fim’s website, but when she and Kitroeff met at Smyrna film she thought about our stories by being really objec - main historians who appear in Nicholas and Anna Bouras Foun - www.aegeandocumentary.org. Princeton with Angelos Delivo - finding a Smyrna expert, but tive… we are trying to speak the film, “is not a nationalist, he dation, which helped fund the Both Greeks and Turks tell of rias of the Benaki Museum, with soon she realized Kitroeff was about the terrible things that hap - is a serious historian who teaches new film. She also thanks the family members being abused which she has worked closely for more than a specialist even pened to the Greeks, openly and in Turkey and the U.S. You im - New York City Greek Film Festi - and called “foreigners” by their 10 years, the latter was fasci - though he hadn’t written a book objectively.” mediately see he is an open- val and the Hellenic American own people after their heart- nated by the images. After view - about it. Viewers have told TNH that minded man,” Iliou said. chamber of Commerce for their wrenching journeys across the ing the trailer for the first film Both films, which were pro - the second one is a more per - There are testimonies from support and their help in arrang - Aegean. Delivorias exclaimed “this is two duced by Proteas & Proteas, were sonal and heartfelt t film because both Greek and Moslem refugees. ing the screening at the Quad - When Iliou began to work on films!” presented at the Benaki Museum of the testimonies, declaring that “It’s important to narrate our sto - Cinema. Protopsalti’s Concert at Met. Museum of Art Raises Funds for Children

Continued from page 1 Katsiaunis, the chairman of the pleased to work with Protopsalti community, the two Protopsalti ing musicians gave their best board Kirk Karabelas, Stamatiki for the second time in two years concerts and the Gabby Awards performances. whose Secretary General is Valiotis, Panos Stogiogou, and in behalf of Floga. Ceremony on Ellis Island. "The concert was not only a Vasso Kollia, on the occasion of dozens of other bank executives Karabelas, who oversaw the He noted with pride that "the prominent cultural event, but the 58th Session of the United belonging to the community’s coordination of the concert, bank was founded by Greek- also a notable charity event, Nations Commission on the Sta - younger generation. thanked his colleagues and em - Americans and is the only Greek which proved that the Diaspora tus of Women. Before the start of the con - phasized that “Alma Bank is part bank that boosts Greece and the has inexhaustible dynamism, She pointed out that the re - cert Katsiaunis addressed the of the Greek-American commu - Diaspora." and that when it is given the op - markable concert would not audience and noted that the nity and does not forget Greece, Nick Andriotis, the chairman portunity it can make a big dif - have been possible had Alma event was organized 'in order to our culture and our social oblig - of the School Board of the ference," he concluded. bank not covered all the ex - showcase Greece and the time - ations to our fellow human be - Cathedral of St. Demetrios in The president of the Federa - penses. She also thanked less messages of Hellenism." ings and to Hellenism." Astoria who is also a member tion of Greek Societies of New Greece’s Minister for Tourism, A video promoting Greek cul - Alma Bank Advisory Board of the Advisory Board of the Jersey Savvas Tsivikos summed Olga Kefalogianni, for the sup - ture and tourism was playing at Chairman Efstathios Valiotis told bank, called the event "unique" up the feelings of many when port and assistance offered by the entrance. TNH that he is very pleased that because, is was held near the he told TNH that “Alma Bank ministry’s employees in America. He also declared that Alma during the past three years the collections of Greek antiquities and Protopsalti made us soar Alkistis Protopsalti sang her The leading roles in organiz - Bank sends a message of soli - bank has sponsored three major in the Met, New York’s Temple tonight. They fired our hearts heart out for more than 700 ing the concert were played by darity and hope, to the people cultural events dedicated to of Art. He said it was perfect be - by giving us the opportunity to people at the MET. the chairman and CEO George of Greece and that he was Greece and the Greek-American cause Protopsalti and the amaz - support Floga.” THE NATiONAL HERALD, MARCH 22-28, 2014 COMMUNITY 9

ALL HISTORY A People’s History of Greeks in the United States: Libelous Tarpon Tale

By Steve Frangos Cunningham attributes to the TNH Staff Writer Tarpon Springs community. A short passage from the PART 3 book: “The Italian mobsters CHICAGO- Greeks in the United would come to Tarpon Springs States are now engaged in a and gamble and relax, and [the unique preservation project. Un - local person Cunningham names connected from one another in - as the head of the Greek mob] dividuals and communities took them out on his yacht and around the nation are expending showed them a great time. But enormous energy to locate and deep down [this Greek mob somehow preserve past records boss] considered the Italians to and documents of the Greek ex - be his operatives, the guys who perience in North America. No wanted the headlines. They like one is asking why this move - the attention. They love the vio - ment is taking place. Yet none lence. They want the fancy suits, can deny its existence. the notoriety. They like to be the Since these activities are an muscle. But the Greek? He’s organic part of local Greek- happy being the power behind American community life, it is the muscle. The Cubans were fair to ask if these preservation the ‘do boys’ for the Columbians. efforts are similar to or an out - And the Italians were the ‘do growth of past social activities. boys’ for the Greeks (pps. 18- While there is clearly a mixing 19).” And Cunningham’s ulti - of public programing with the mate point is nothing less than collection of historic materials the Tarpon Springs-based Greek this is not the kernel motivation mob controls crime all across of this movement. First, and Florida and elsewhere via the foremost, this effort at preserva - Italians and others. Why doesn’t tion – regardless of outward the FBI know the Tarpon Springs form – is directed at identifying Greeks who are the ‘real’ crime historical documents about per - bosses of North America? sons and events which are un - Is Tarpon Springs, the tranquil, quaint, idyllic Greek village along Florida’s Gulf Coast really a In point of fact it is Cunning - derstood by those engaged in front for the Greek mob? Yes, insists Kevin Pappas, author of Godfather of Night, which he ham who knows no shame or their collection as not otherwise claims is a tell-all account of the real story, and that he is the illegitimate son of Tarpon’s “God - boundaries. Among his many to - documented and publically father-like” mob boss. Absolutely not, says TNH writer Steve Frangos, who insists there is not tally insane allegations is this available. These efforts are a shred of evidence to support Pappas’ claims. whopper: “But in Greek life, clearly directed toward preserv - everything is connected. On the ing this information or docu - and universities. “One hand lenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs. expectedly, absolutely no evi - feast of the Epiphany, which is ments (whatever their material washes the other and both wash Ms. Mariyana Spyropoulos, dence whatsoever that such a held every January 6, the (Greek form(s)) for future generations. the face” is an old Greek village Commissioner of the Water crime organization exists (Lon - mob in Tarpon Springs) would Public presentation of these doc - proverb. Why is Greek America Reclamation District of Chicago, don: Sphere, 2009). fly in the Orthodox Archbishop uments via exhibitions occurs being ignored? was moderator for the event. Masquerading as a tell-all – the equivalent of the Pope in but the underlying intent is A solid case of preservation The office of Wisconsin Gover - memoir, this volume is nothing the Catholic Church – and they everywhere directed at locating would be the recent efforts by nor Scott Walker also presented less than a boring slanderous would parade through the and preserving historic docu - the American Philhellenes Soci - the American Philhellenes Soci - work of utter fiction. In just over streets hand in hand with… [the ments, again whatever their out - ety. On April 20, 2013, this or - ety with a Certificate of Com - 253 pages, Kevin Pappas, who alleged Greek mob boss] and his ward form may take, ganization “dedicated a memo - mendation (www.americanphil - freely admits his real surname me that one very likely reason brothers would lead the proces - It is also, quite clearly, a rial obelisk to honor Lucas hellenessociety.com).” is Cunningham, claims to be the this book was printed in England sion and everyone else would process to identify and reclaim Miltiades Miller, the first Greek- This event was part of the illegitimate son of one Tarpon was to avoid any possible law - follow behind. I didn’t get the historical figures. Outside of the American Congressman of the American Philhellenes Society’s Springs’ oldest and most distin - suits. Another reason this kind symbolism when I was younger, existence of this preservation United States, and Jonathan ongoing goal which is to identify guished families, fails to provide of book may have seen print is but it was the Archbishop bless - movement the very fact that Peckham Miller, his adoptive fa - the Americans who “supported any kind of proof for anything an odd undercurrent in Ameri - ing [the Greek mob boss]. Just Greek-Americans are reassessing ther and a colonel in the Greek and/or fought for the indepen - he asserts in this book. It cannot can popular culture. Over the as [the Greek mob boss] had the their collective history in this Army during the Greek War of dence of Greece during the years be overemphasized that no iden - last decade or so, vague refer - chief of police, or a judge, or a manner should have every aca - Independence against the Ot - 1810-1840, and to recognize tifiable sources are cited, no spe - ences to Greek criminals and the congressman, he had the Ortho - demic in the nation running out tomans. Consul General of and make known their contribu - cific historical events, no known existence of Greek crime orga - dox Church there with him, by of their ivy-tower to interview Greece Ioanna Efthymiadou and tions to the cause of freedom.” documented crimes, he doesn’t nizations in Houston, Philadel - his side. It went so much deeper these local Greek-American Wisconsin Secretary of Veterans Every effort should be made to even name any criminals outside phia, and elsewhere have seen than money. The leaders of the preservationists. But no such Affairs John Scocos honored the support and sustain this organi - of various insinuations sur - repeated if fleeting mention. local syndicates actually had to luck. Society by unveiling the memo - zation. rounding the extended Pappas Make no mistake about it: in - be approved by the head of the One would logically assume rial at Riverside Cemetery, Yet another unexpected as - Family. Cunningham does not dividual Greeks in the United local Orthodox Church.” that the community and the aca - Oshkosh, WI, burial place of Lu - pect of this current surge in even bother to offer proof he is States have engaged in every Will non-Greek readers ever demics would form a perfect cas Miller. A reception followed Greek-American historical ac - illegitimate! How can such a crime imaginable. But nothing discover Cunningham is a patho - team to help each other in this at Gruenhagen Conference Cen - counts are those that cast asper - book came to be printed is the in Cunningham’s book provides logical liar? And how will non- most worthy of long-term pro - ter on the campus of the Uni - sions on the community. One only real crime the unsuspecting any evidence of any criminal ac - Greeks be able to separate this jects. Especially at a time when versity of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. such account is Kevin Pappas’ reader encounters. tions whatsoever. This is espe - kind of slander from authenti - public funding is being curtailed Keynote speaker for the event book, Godfather of Night: My In trying to puzzle out some cially noteworthy given the lev - cated accounts? to institutions such as archives, was Ms. Photini Tomai-Constan - Life in America’s Hidden Greek reason for why this book has els of Greek involvement in museums, historical societies topoulou, Minister of the Hel - Mafia which provides, quite un - ever seen print it did occur to American organized crime that [email protected]

GREEK AMERICAN STORIES Under the Boardwalk

By Phylis (Kiki) Sembos scattered with shells and as pic - and dived and explored the sea’s came to the water’s edge, wav - lifting his front claws, warning her back. Swiftly, I tossed the Special to The National Herald turesque as the Riviera. Sea bottom, fearlessly, seeking shells ing for us to come out. I did a me off. Then, I got an idea. I crab into their floral beach bag weeds floated by, wrapping or anything interesting. Nicky last dive and then went to the grabbed him from the back and and turned away, all innocence As a kid in the Depression, round our legs at times. We’d called out. excitedly, that a large jetty to see if that crab had come held him fast – took it to our to get dressed. All the way summer meant skating in Cen - poise ourselves at the water’s fish, ‘nibbled my foot!’ he swore. out. I wanted to say, goodbye. blanket and placed it under a home, I felt guilty. It was a lousy tral Park, school was out, and edge, waiting for a huge wave The hour went fast. Arsenia There he was – large and feisty, towel – until the Buddha turned thing to do to a crab. going swimming at Brooklyn’s and dived into one that pushed Brighton beach. My mother, my us back to shore. We’d do it, re - brother and I would leave at peatedly – the higher the wave, about ten in the morning on Sat - the longer the ride back. The urday and off we’d go on the rocky jetty that stretched from train until last stop. I loved that shore to sea had boulders we’d train ride because it never went climb. I’d spy small crabs, scur - The National Herald into tunnels or dark passages. I rying through crevices, trying to could view Manhattan streets, hide from the curious eyes of us rooftops and stretches of Brook - brats. A large blue crab stared salutes the Greek-American community lyn, lots of trees and people go - out at me, warily, before disap - ing about like ants. pearing amidst the thick weeds. and Greek Independence Day. Trembling from the iciness, eyes red from the salt and hungry, we’d make out way back to our blankets. Ma had made simple Join the parade, March 30, 2014 – 5th Avenue, NYC! cheese sandwiches, water in jars, and an apple. George’s and Nicky’s mother always had sandwiches that would rival Subway’s. Arsenia always shared “goodies” with us. She’d happily, hand us koulourakia, keftedes, feta and orange juice. It had been the first time I’d drunk orange juice. I never drank it before because, as a baby, it caused an allergy. I told her, “I'm telling my father you gave me wine.” She rocked with laughter at my simplicity. Just then, a family of four spread their blankets close to ours, the mother looked, in girth and height, like a Buddha; her red- Then, we’d get off and go to haired, freckled-faced son and Bay Five where we’d hope to toothy, blond daughter looked meet neighbors, sometimes. at us like we were oddities. Until the last stop. I loved that Clearly, no one informed them train ride because it never went that Bay Five was exclusive to into tunnels or dark passages. It us Greeks. When I spoke to Ar - was an unwritten rule that Bay senia, in Greek, the Buddha Five belonged to us Greeks – or, looked up and whispered to her so I believed. Under the board - kids, “Listen to that! Why don’t walk where it was shady, we’d they speak English?” No one spread out towels and a cotton heard it but me. Big mistake! In blanket. I was giddy with excite - the form of some kind of retali - ment as my brother and I met ation her kid of about eight – our neighbor’s sons, Nicky and like the rest of us, ran past, re - George and their mother, Arse - peatedly, kicking sand onto our nia, who always greeted us like blankets to the amusement of long-lost relatives. Arsenia sat his mother. About to open my beside my mother and gabbed mouth my mother warned me the entire time. They could find to keep quiet – in Greek. “Skas - more subjects to talk about than mos!” Arsenia offered the Bud - Congress. dha a koulouraki in an attempt We all ran to the water’s to appease. It was ignored. My The National Herald

T edge. I doubt anyone today mind dwelled on the interlop - H D E L N A AT ER www.thenationalherald.com could believe that the sea at ers. The sand kicking was delib - IONAL H Brighton Beach was crystal erate. But, we went back into clear, salty, and icy cold. The the water because in an hour, smooth, pale gold sand was we’d be leaving. We splashed 10 COMMUNITY THE NATiONAL HERALD, MARCH 22-28, 2014 Kiriakou Speaks out Again: Why Put Me in Jail but Not Leon Panetta?

By John Kiriakou screenwriter was part of an au - Even the CIA's Office of Se - supposed to trump accountabil - dience cleared to hear him curity concluded that "the ity. Except when they do. [John Kiriakou’s wife, speak. But intent is not relevant agency's security policy and ad - Gen. James "Hoss" Heather, on his behalf, to Espionage Act enforcement. ministrative procedures were not Cartwright, once known as the authorized TNH to publish this U.S. District Court Judge followed in allowing Mr. Boal, a president's "favorite general," piece, which he wrote. It was also Leonie Brinkema ruled in my member of the media, access to was reportedly targeted as the published on March 9 in the Los case that evidence of the acci - the classified bin Ladin [sic] Op - source of information about the Angeles Times.] dental release of national de - eration Award Ceremony." Stuxnet virus leaked to a New fense information was inadmis - If an intent to undermine York Times writer. That investi - The confirmation in Decem - sible, and she added that the U.S. national security or if iden - gation has dropped from sight, ber that former CIA Director government did not have to tifiable harm to U.S. interests are and Cartwright has so far faced Leon Panetta let classified infor - prove that a leak of classified in - indeed not relevant to Espionage no charges. mation slip to "Zero Dark Thirty" formation actually caused any Act enforcement, then the White Yet when senior National Se - screenwriter Mark Boal during curity Agency official Thomas a speech at the agency head - Drake blew the whistle on quarters should result in a crim - waste, fraud and abuse at the inal espionage charge if there is NSA — in the form of a bungled any truth to Obama administra - project that cost more than $1 tion claims that it isn't enforcing billion — he wound up buried the Espionage Act only against under espionage charges, all of political opponents. which were eventually dropped I'm one of the people the but only after his life was in Obama administration charged shreds. with criminal espionage, one of When former State Depart - those whose lives were torn ment intelligence advisor apart by being accused, essen - In an op-ed piece in the Los Angeles Times, John Kiriakou Stephen Jin-Woo Kim talked to tially, of betraying his country. (above), who is in the Federal Correctional Institution in a Fox News reporter about North The president and the attorney Loretto, PA for violating the Intelligence Identities Protection Korea, he was charged with es - general have used the Espionage Act , says former CIA Director Leon Panetta (right) should be pionage, and his prosecutors Act against more people than all charged with criminal espionage. were absolved by the presiding other administrations combined, judge from having to prove "that but not against real traitors and charges were dropped and I access to, control over, or being the information he allegedly spies. The law has been applied pleaded guilty to a lesser charge: entrusted with any ... informa - leaked could damage U.S. na - selectively, often against whis - confirming the name of a former tion relating to the national de - tional security or benefit a for - tle-blowers and others who ex - CIA colleague, a name that was fense which information the pos - eign power, even potentially." pose illegal, corrupt government never made public. I am serving sessor has reason to believe harm to the United States. In House and the Justice Depart - If Panetta and Cartwright actions. a 30-month sentence. could be used to the injury of other words, the act of disclosing ment should be in full froth. aren't accountable while Drake, After I blew the whistle on The Espionage Act, the the United States or to the ad - the kind of broad information Panetta should be having his pri - Kim and I have been crucified the CIA's waterboarding torture source of the most serious vantage of any foreign nation, covered by the Espionage Act is vate life dug in to, sifted and for harming U.S. national secu - program in 2007, I was the sub - charges against me, was written willfully communicates ... the prosecutable regardless of out - seized as evidence, as happened rity — all of us accused of or in - ject of a years-long FBI investi - and passed during World War I same to any person not entitled come or motive. to me and six others under the vestigated for the same thing: gation. In 2012, the Justice De - and was meant to target German to receive it ... shall be fined un - The sensitivity of what Obama administration. disclosing classified information partment charged me with saboteurs living in America. It der this title or imprisoned not Panetta revealed is not in ques - When the transcript of to parties not authorized to "disclosing classified information was updated once, in 1950, more than 10 years, or both." tion. The spokesman for the for - Panetta's speech and his inad - know it — then what does that to journalists, including the when Americans got to thinking A transcript obtained by the mer CIA director said Panetta as - vertent leak came to light in Jan - say about justice in America or name of a covert CIA officer and the country was awash in com - organization Judicial Watch sumed that everyone present at uary, a CIA spokesman told the White House hypocrisy? information revealing the role of munist spies. The law is so out - shows that, at a CIA awards cer - the time of the speech had Associated Press that the agency The Espionage Act should be another CIA employee in classi - dated that it refers only to "na - emony attended by Boal, Panetta proper clearance for such a dis - had subsequently "overhauled its rewritten to deal with the issues fied activities." I had revealed no tional defense information" did exactly that. The CIA seems cussion. When the transcript of procedures for interaction with of intent, such as accidental dis - more than others who were rather than "classified informa - to acknowledge that Panetta ac - the speech was released, more the entertainment industry." closures and real harm done. never charged, about activities tion," because the classification cidentally revealed the name of than 90 lines had been redacted, Such internal reviews are fine Until then, it is right and just to — that the CIA had a program system had not yet been in - the special forces ground com - implying that Panetta had dis - and good, but equality before charge Panetta at least with es - to kill or capture Al Qaeda mem - vented. mander who led the operation closed a great deal more classi - the law is the rule in America. pionage. Accidental though his bers — that were hardly secret. The act states: "Whoever, to kill Osama bin Laden, not fied information than the name Your job title, your Rolodex and revelation may have been, it's Eventually the espionage lawfully having possession of, knowing that the Hollywood of an operative. your political friendships are not still a crime. THE HERALD SQUARE Greek Justice Ministry Targets Aristide TNH's Crossword Challenge Caratzas, Presumably for Espionage

Continued from page 1 [Caratzas], who lives in New asked. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 York, was a partner of George Caratzas said Bryen also pre -

9 10 11 12 13 Caratzas open to charges of es - Trepekli” in the sale of the C4I sented ideas for the revitaliza - pionage. When he asked “what security system of SAIC, an tion of Greek shipyards, includ - 14 15 16 17 exactly are the acts of subver - American company, to Greece ing having Israel construct sion,” he was told “you have for the 2004 Olympic Games. torpedo boats in Greece 18 19 20 21 22 represented (Caratzas told TNH That is an old matter that is not equipped with machinery from that actually he advised) an Is - related to the Rondos situation. Israel, which would transfer 23 24 25 26 27 raeli company to come here and Caratzas told TNH that he re - valuable technology Greece. bid for the Ellinikon,” develop - cently realized that he was be - Caratzas was also a consul - 28 29 30 31 ment project in Athens. ing monitored. It was obvious, tant to the Israeli company Elbit “My understanding is that given the police officers outside Cochin for its bid on the 32 33 34 35 36 37 the Prime Minister went to Is - his home. He then consulted his Ellinikon airport property, but rael with six ministers in tow” – with his lawyer, John Matzoura - as TNH has reported, they with - 38 39 40 Caratzas accompanied them be - nis, and went voluntarily on drew the bid “until the tender cause he helped arrange for a 41 meeting between Samaras and the chairman of a company he 42 43 44 45 46 was advising – “because every - one wants to attract investments 47 48 49 50 in Greece, so I don’t know what the problem is.” The man responded “well, you know, they are buying up 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 everything…they bought up a pharmaceutical company,” to 59 60 61 which Caratzas replied “and that makes it subversion?” 62 63 64 Caratzas told TNH “That’s my job,” to bring in investors. “I www.CrosswordWeaver.com want to serve Greece by bring - ing jobs and technology," he said. ACROSS words) A typical article about the ACROSS 8 De b orah of soap operas matter in the Greek media is 1 L awyer s' Org. (abbr ev.) 10 B j orn of Wim bledon one in To Vima titled “Greek- 4 "____ ta Mallakia Sou" Gounaris song 11 Flanked by N and Q American businessman being 5 Sliced Gree k chees e? 12 G reek name of Juno targeted for 'spying.'" 9 Its capital is Mytilene 15 Dictator Fidel He is the second Greek- 13 High way, e.g. 16 T h e O cean St. (abbrev. ) American who has been tar - 14 Utt ered at a gl endi 19 S t arr ed in Sat urday Night Fever geted by Greek justice officials. 15 Largest Greek Island 22 Politically incorrect way to say CE Alex Rondos is being investi - 17 Mado nna's costar in flm. Depserately 24 G roup o f islands cont aining Corf u gated in connection with fraud S ee kin g Susan (init.) 25 F o lk Union Mi lit. Acad. (abbrev.) at NGOs when he headed a de - 18 Amer. Socialist Pres. candidate (init.) 26 Played Kojak on TV (init.) partment in the Ministry of For - 2 0 Micha el Jordan 's nickname 28 P u blic pr osecuto rs, for short eign Affairs. 21 Delaware Adolescent Prog., Inc. 29 Assn. of American Publishers (abbrev.) It is noteworthy that before (abbr ev.) 31 S e venth presi den t, "Old ______." police raided Caratzas’ home in 2 3 "Bewar e of Gre eks bearing _____" 35 S e e-___ (p laygrou n d item) the Plaka district, George Tra - 27 Stench 37 Cowboy circus? gas’ website Crash wrote about The home of Greek-American publisher and businessman Aris - 28 Dental Anthrop ology Assoc. (abbre v.) 42 U .S. gov't green team? Caratzas that: "According to tide Caratzas, was raided by the Greek Ministry of Justice. 3 0 Eject 43 I n dy 500 cha mp. (init.) recorded telephone conversa - 32 Actress Gardner 45 Jacob's First Wife tions, he worked with Rondos March 10 to Foukas’ office to SPA would include basic/ele - 33 Fem. Greek Bes pectacle d Wor ld Music 48 T i me to eat fast f ood? for the Israel-Cyprus-Greece see what was going on. mentary legal clauses and clari - Singer (init.) 51 Greek prefix meaning all axis. He is considered the man He realized, after hearing fications that would safeguard 34 Morning talk show host Philbin 52 N ot in of America and Israel; while he Foukas’ questions at his home any investor…” 36 Th e Satanic Verses aut h. (init.) 53 N ot cooked participates in a consulting firm, on March 14 that his conversa - TNH has also reported that 38 Wise Greek female? 54 Slippery sushi? it has not yielded any significant tions have been monitored dur - only one potential investor has 39 Reagan governed this st. 55 N oah's vessel activity to date..." ing the past six months, but he submitted a binding offer re - 40 Post Off. (abbr ev.) 56 Sport. goods chain In the same article, Crash still could make neither heads garding this very important de - 41 Maladroit 57 Acme also states that "it is known that nor tails of it. velopment project, the Latsis 42 Seventh Greek letter 58 Gillan of Deep Purple the investigating magistrate, The fact that Foukas brought Group. 44 Canada's Continent (abbrev.) 59 Prof.'s Helper (abbrev.) Foukas, is investigating the com - up the name of Steve Bryen, Caratzas is a man with pow - 4 6 Id. est (a bbrev.) bined cases of eavesdropping U.S. Deputy Under Secretary of erful friends in the United 47 A B eatle though software of Vodafone Defense from 1981-1988, and States, Israel, and other coun - 49 Jed Clampett's nephew Solution to last week’s puzzle and of the Pythia I scheme, on later president of defense con - tries, but he chose to live in

50 Neg ative the basis of tips from the Russ - tractor Finmeccanica, made an Athens. He himself has con - A T I C E A L F R E D O 5 1 Ping ____ ian to Greek intelligence ser - impression on Caratzas. cluded that this makes him ap - 53 Perlman of Cheers T A R P O N S P R I N G S vice.” Caratzas said he took advan - pear to be a man who is work - 56 ___ _- ki'etsi s o-so, to a Gree k H U E N D A E L C R I M Crash adds that Caratzas’ re - tage of his friendship with Bryen ing contrary to Greek interests 59 Snu g E N S Y M I M R A T E lationship with Alex Rondos is to bring him to Greece to pro - and on behalf of third countries 60 Popular hospital-based TV show N T I T R F B C T also being investigated. The lat - vide authorities with ideas for and in particular, for Israel, but 61 The "Show Me" State (abbrev.) ter currently serves as the EU saving the Greek defense indus - he has yet to receive a direct re - A A K A R D A R 62 Picnic pest Special Representative for the try, which the troika wants to sponse to his question of why 63 Slower than a jog A C N T A R M O N O Horn of Africa, and for many shut down. Indeed he spoke he was being investigated and 64 Duration F L Y T E S P O T L A P years he was a close adviser to with officials and made several why his home was raided. A B C I L P I N G O George Papandreou. Crash recommendations. Not only did Invited by TNH to comment DOWN G A L N E N H L noted that Caratzas has been he advise them not to close com - on his friendship with Rondos, 1 Actor Alda O P E F O S T E R I I “detected” in the environs of the panies down, he said they Caratzas said he did not know 2 "Hallowed __ Thy name..." current Prime Minister (imply - should proceed gradually to the what to say, but he nevertheless 3 "Fit __ a fiddle" D O P E A R E S ing Antonis Samaras ) and is production electronic and de - said boldly that Rondos is his 4 Geomet. Term (abbrev.) C O S T A S L D G N C considered his friend – espe - fense systems in cooperation friend. “I may not agree with 5 Played by John Cazale in The Godfather A Z A C C O N D I A E cially in matters concerning Is - with Israeli companies. him about everything, but I can - 6 Plyd. Al Bundy (init.) B E N B R A D E M A S B U rael.” The officials did not even re - not ignore the fact that Mr. Ron - 7 Florida's preeminent Greek village (2 “By coincidence,” Crash spond to the answers to the dos is the most senior Greek of - writes “the same man questions they themselves had ficial of the European Union." THE NATiONAL HERALD, MARCH 22-28, 2014 GREECE-CYPRUS 11 1 Golden Dawn MP Quits, 1 Ousted

ATHENS - Greece’s extremist ing the Party’s leader, Nikos lawmakers responded by calling rightwing Golden Dawn Party is Michaloliakos, who are in jail Alexopoulos a “liar,” ”defamer,” down to only 16 Members of pending trial. Authorities began and “coward,” and calling on Parliament following the resig - a crackdown after last year’s fa - him to resign after he had al - nation of one who said he didn’t tal stabbing of an anti-fascist ready quit. know of its “criminal activities,” musician by a Golden Dawn According to a resume and the ejection of another be - supporter in Athens. posted on his personal website, fore he would quit. Golden Dawn’s decision now taken down, Alexopoulos Golden Dawn’s leaders have came after Boukouras had sug - joined Golden Dawn in 1996. been jailed on charges of run - gested he too was thinking of Greece’s financial crisis ning a criminal organization as quitting the party and as Parlia - helped Golden Dawn gain the government tries to disman - ment is considering whether nearly 7 percent of the vote and tle the party, that had consis - stripping immunity to the rest 18 seats in Greece’s 300-mem - tently been third in polls before of its lawmakers so they can be ber Parliament in 2012 and the emergence of a new pop - prosecuted as well. since then the party has been ulist, anti-politician party To In a letter addressed to accused of neo-Nazi ideology Potami, started by television House speaker Evangelos and attacks on immigrants, both journalist Stavros Theodorakis. Meimarakis, Alexopoulos said of which it denies. Chrysovalantis Alexopoulos, he had not been aware of Golden Dawn has an openly who represents Golden Dawn in Golden Dawn’s “criminal activi - anti-immigrant, anti-Capitalist, Larissa in Central Greece, left ties” that emerged from an on - anti-banker, anti-gay, anti-Se - the Party and said he would stay going judicial probe into the mitic stance but benefited per - in Parliament as an Indepen - party. haps most for its opposition to dent. “I reached this decision fol - the bailout deals Greece signed Nine of the Party’s MPs have lowing a series of revelations re - with international lenders that been charged already and Par - garding the activities of [Golden came with harsh austerity mea - liament is considering revoking Dawn] members, which have sures that have created record AP PHOTO/HELLENIC COAST GUARD immunity for the rest so they been defined as criminal, and unemployment and deep Bodies Recovered of Seven Who Drowned Fleeing from Turkey can be prosecuted, too. which naturally I had no knowl - poverty. The Party said it was ejecting edge of,” he wrote, adding that Party spokesman Ilias Ka - This hand out photo made available by the Hellenic Coast Guard on Tuesday, March 18, 2014 Stathis Boukouras, but did not he and fellow comrades con - sidiaris, who was among those shows the coast guards retrieving a boat after bodies were discovered, near the island of give a reason. If Boukouras re - demned these alleged acts. He arrested, said it is the victim of Lesvos, northeastern Greece. Authorities in Greece said Tuesday they had recovered the bodies fuses to give up his seat, Golden said that he should have spoken political persecution and despite of seven immigrants who drowned overnight when the boat sank in the eastern Aegean Sea Dawn will lose more of what in - out earlier but did not do so for facing criminal charges in an - after traveling illegally from nearby Turkey. The Merchant Marine Ministry said another eight fluence it has. reasons he would clarify at a other case as well said he will people were rescued near the island of Lesvos. Two of the bodies were found in the water off Boukouras is among several later date. run for Mayor of Athens in the the coast of the island, while the other five were recovered from their semi-sunken boat. Golden Dawn officials, includ - Golden Dawn’s remaining May elections. New Bank Chief in, Cyprus Greece Gets Troika Deal, Now Wants The Cash

To Lift the Capital Controls Continued from page 1 During a televised news con - NICOSIA - A year after Cyprus to keep the banks afloat. ference trumpeting the deal but instituted capital controls as part The temporary decree, valid during which he provided little of an international bailout to for 35 days, increases the al - information about all the terms, save the country’s banks and lowance on cash transfers to Samaras said, “More than 500 economy, Finance Minister Har - 20,000 euros for individuals, and million euros will be given im - ris Georgiades said he expects 100,000 for companies on a mediately to 1 million Greeks,” they will be lifted by the end of monthly basis, irrespective of he said – about 500 euros per spring. purpose. The previous limit was person. He also said that mem - Georgiades said that there 15,000 euros, and 75,000 euros bers of the police and security would be further steps at the end respectively. services on monthly salaries be - of the month and later in the BANK BATTLE low 1,500 euros would benefit spring following a February de - Anastasiades was highly crit - especially. cree that eased domestic capital ical of Demetriades’ handling of Another 20 million euros restrictions. last year’s rescue deal with other would go toward the growing That came as Cyprus’ Presi - Eurozone countries and the IMF. ranks of the country’s homeless, dent Nicos Anastasiades ap - He had even threatened to begin Samaras said. Another 350 mil - pointed Auditor-General Chrys - legal proceedings to oust Deme - lion euros from the surplus is to talla Georghadji as the bailed-out triades for failing to do his job go toward plugging a gap in the country’s new central bank gov - properly. He will be replaced by country’s social security funds. ernor. A government statement Auditor-General Chrystalla Samaras said the deal also said Georghadji will take up her Georghadji. meant social security contribu - new post April 11 and that Eu - Anastasiades rejected sugges - tions would be reduced by 3.9 ropean Central Bank chief Mario tions by political parties that percentage points. Draghi has been informed. Demetriades’ departure was en - Greece’s primary surplus is The appointment comes a day gineered by the government. to be confirmed by the Euro - after outgoing Governor Panicos Neither the bank nor the gov - pean Union’s statistics service Demetriades resigned for what ernment provided a reason for Eurostat in April. After that, he said were mainly “personal the decision by Demetriades, Greece will be able to distribute AP PHOTO/THANASSIS STAVRAKIS and family reasons,” ending a who will officially leave his post the promised handouts. The A pensioner stands outside the Health Ministry as the banners read ''Free Health Care'' during long-running feud with Anastasi - at the Central Bank of Cyprus on beneficiaries reportedly include a rally in Athens, on Thursday, March 20, 2014. Hundreds of elderly Greeks who have faced ades, who took office a year ago April 10. more than 400,000 families on successive pension cuts since Greece began relying on international rescue loans in 2010, and on a pledge not to seize bank ac - However, in a statement, low incomes and some 300,000 have also been hard hit by health care cuts, took part in the rally. Greek civil servants, including counts but did so almost imme - Anastasiades thanked Demetri - pensioners. hospital and teaching staff, started a two-day strike on Wednesday against austerity measures diately. ades for helping to prevent the Critics said Samaras was try - imposed under the debt-mired country's international bailout commitments. The confiscation of 47.5 per - country’s bankruptcy and stabi - ing to buy votes ahead of the cent of bank accounts over lizing the banking sector. May elections and SYRIZA Parliament which must agree to (OECD). Another 15 percent of public bodies. 100,000 euros ($137,000) were Those warm words contrast leader Alexis Tsipras, who said the deal. The coalition has only will be adapted to the specifics Another obstacle had been part of the 10 billion euro bailout sharply with criticism that Anas - he would revise or renege on a three-vote majority and some of the Greek market, while the the Troika’s insistence that deal from the Troika of the Eu - tasiades has heaped on Demetri - the terms attached to 240 billion members of PASOK were said to remaining 10 percent have been Greece change its rules on mass ropean Union-International ades over the past year. euros in two bailouts if he be edgy about some provisions put off for now, Kathimerini re - dismissals, which need the labor Monetary Fund-European Cen - Anastasiades has previously comes to power, predictably although PASOK leader Evange - ported. minister’s approval. tral Bank (EU-IMF-ECB). slammed the central bank chief blasted the new deal. los Venizelos, who was made Greek officials agreed with The sides reportedly agreed The rescue came after Cyprus for “inadequately discharging his Tsipras said Samaras had Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign the Troika to lower fines for the that the matter should be re - state banks lost 4.5 billion euros duties” and even threatened to again caved in to the Troika and Minister after agreeing to public late payment of taxes and to dis - ferred to the International Labor due to big holdings in devalued begin proceedings to oust him said the agreement would cre - worker firings, has mostly kept connect the public sector mobil - Office, which will be asked to Greek bonds and bad loans to — a move that prompted many ate further job losses and wage them in line. ity scheme from the need for arbitrate on the issue and the failed Greek businesses. in Europe to question the central cuts with big pay cuts, tax hikes Samaras and Venizelos were sackings. deal also cut in half automatic A major bank, Laiki, was bank’s independence from polit - and slashed pensions already due on March 19 to decide Administrative Reform Min - three-year pay rises for new closed and the bailout terms ical affairs. creating record unemployment whether the reforms will go to istry sources said that firings of hires from 2017, a further dis - sparked furious protests outside Among Anastasiades’ gripes and deep poverty. lawmakers as one giant bill for civil servants would continue in couragement for the country’s the Bank of Cyprus and the Par - was that Demetriades had de - “The only truth Mr. Samaras an up or down vote or in several 2015, even after Greece meets young suffering more than 60 liament, to no avail. layed vetting board appointees told today is that the govern - packages, which could MPs a it target of 15,000 by the end of percent unemployment and A Feb. 12 Finance Ministry to the board of the commercial ment kept to its pledges,” said chance to reject some of the is - this year. with many leaving Greece to decree scrapped the compulsory Bank of Cyprus at a time when Tsipras. “It kept to them fully sues. However, they added that find jobs. automatic renewal of fixed term the lender needed strong lead - and unilaterally – only toward Greece agreed to adopt 75 this would not be part of a Samaras had promised last deposits and increased the al - ership to get itself back on its the Troika, not the Greek peo - percent of the 329 liberalization pledge to the country’s lenders. year to reveal a program in Jan - lowance on domestic cash trans - feet. ple.” measures recommended by the They would, instead, be the re - uary of this year to put 75,000 fers for both companies and in - Demetriades, an appointee of Tsipras said the deal meant Organization for Economic Co - sult of disciplinary measures or young to work but not a word dividuals. the country’s previous, Commu - that the prime minister would operation and Development the merging and closing down has been said about it since. A ban on cashing in checks nist-rooted President, had dis - forever be associated with the and a 300 euro cash withdrawal missed the attacks as attempts Troika memorandum. limit daily remained in force, cu - to undermine him. He strenu - “Mr.Samaras is the memoran - mulative from March 27, 2013. ously insisted in numerous inter - dum,” he added. Cyprus was the first Eurozone views that he would never resign JOB’S NOT DONE Ex-Tax Chief: Greece Protected Tax Cheaters member state to impose capital so that he can be tagged as the The tough part now comes controls to prevent a run on the “scapegoat” for the country’s eco - in that the government has to banks after it seized deposits and nomic woes. prepare legislation to go before ATHENS – The woman who and civil servants was collected most serious problems for tax headed the Greek Finance Min - and that the others got away collection, along with the cash - istry’s tax inspection department without paying and haven’t ing in of debts, monitoring very said she quit her post in late been pursued. wealthy individuals and com - Welcome Back 2012 after the government led That was at the same time bating fraud. by Prime Minister Antonis Greece’s international lenders Meanwhile, in an attempt to Consul General Samaras effectively quashed a were pressuring the government go after Greeks who are hiding probe into high-level tax to go after tax cheats and as sources of income from tax au - Amb. Philippou evaders. workers, pensioners and the thorities, the Finance Ministry Katerina Frantzeskaki told poor were hit with punishing approved a measure that will al - Ambassador Vasilios the newspaper Kathimerini she pay cuts, tax hikes and slashed low inspectors to assess the full Philippou, the Consul had identified 1,700 suspected pensions. range of taxpayers’ assets and General of Cyprus in tax cheats in 2011 and that expenses. New York, visited the checks were carried out on 700 According to a decision taken headquarters of The within a year, during which The Finance Ministry by the General Secretariat of National Herald last Samaras came to power. has implemented new Revenues, bank deposits, invest - week and met with The progress of the investi - measures to assess ment portfolios, cars, pleasure publisher Antonis H. gation was “very good,” boats, loans, cash, real estate Diamataris. Philippou Frantzeskaki said, noting that taxable assets. and consumer expenses will be had previously served apart from identifying pending among the factors that will be the Republic of Cyprus tax debts the probes gave rise The government has only re - taken into account by tax offi - in that post and old to new leads. cently begun to look into a list cials. friends are happy that But in November 2012, five of 2,062 Greeks with $1.95 bil - They will particularly focus he has returned. He months after Samaras was lion in secret Swiss bank ac - on individuals whose assets and and Diamataris elected, she said Deputy Finance counts which has already dis - standard of living cannot be jus - discussed conditions in Minister Giorgos Mavragani covered large-scale tax evasion. tified by their income, who ex - Cyprus and the current transferred the responsibility for Her claims came as a top Eu - hibit large expenses, who are in - round of negotiations inspecting suspects on that list ropean official expressed con - volved in loss-making for the reunification of from Frantzeskaki’s team to a cern at the level of Value Added companies and anyone about the island nation that new service which has since Tax (VAT) in Greece, which whom they receive information has been illegally been abolished. She said she amounts to an estimated 9 bil - regarding possible tax evasion. occupied by Turkey found the decision incompre - lion euros or 4.7 percent of the The onus will be on the tax - since 1974. hensible as it stopped her from country’s Gross Domestic Prod - payer to prove his or her source J E

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T construction firms, politicians he said that it was one of the ping the ante considerably. 12 OBITUARIES CLASSIFIEDS THE NATiONAL HERALD, MARCH 22-28, 2014 Friends and Family Fill Evangelismos for Panagopoulos CLASSIFIEDS SEEKING RELATIVES LEGAL NOTICE Continued from page 1 cials determine what might have Estate of Helen Constant (Ελένη Κωνσταντόπουλος ) 923 PUTNAM MANAGEMENT LLC Articles of caused the explosion. My name is Patricia DeVellis, an Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 1/28/14 Of - and dozens of friends and ad - Investigators were trying to fice in Kings Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC attorney in Arlington Massachusetts upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mirers. determine whether the explo - USA. I am seeking relatives of Helen mail copy of process to The LLC 5308 13th Ave Participants were overheard sion had anything to do with the Constant ( Ελένη Κωνσταντόπου - Ste. 165 Brooklyn, NY 11219. Purpose: Any telling of the impact he made city's aging gas and water λος ) who passed away on January lawful activity. Latest date of dissolution is 1/1/64. on people’s lives. “You met him mains, some of which were in - 9, 2014 in Arlington, Massa chu - 273573/18588 once and never forgot him,” one stalled in the 1800s. setts, USA. Her estate by law is said, while others spoke of On March 14, Archbishop distributed to her closest living LEGAL NOTICE Panagopoulos being always will - Demetrios conducted a Trisa - relatives who, in this case, would be Notice of formation of LAY OF THE LAND, her aunts and uncles and/or first LLC. Articles of Organization (Dom. LLC) ing to help people. Guitarist gion service at the Archdiocesan cousins. Her father, Charles Peter filed with Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) Spiros Exaras, who knew him as Chapel. Iliopoulos, who was on 08/08/13. Office location: Kings County. Constant ( Κωνσταντίνος Παναγιώ - SSNY is designated for service of process. a friend rather than as a musi - asked to help organize the ser - της Κωνσταντόπουλος ), was born in SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at 364 cian, spoke – as did many – of vice, told TNH that he had been Barji/Dafnoula of the prefecture of Graham Ave #5, Brooklyn NY 11211. Purpose: the power of his smile and pos - in touch with Panagopoulos’s Ilia, Greece. Helen Constant ( Ελένη any lawful purpose. itive energy. wife and assisted her with sev - Κωνσταντόπουλος ) had a brother 273576/18972 William (Mitch) Christie has eral urgent matters, including named Panos Constant ( Πάνος Κων - σταντόπουλος ) who predeceased known Panagopoulos for 25 communication with local au - LEGAL NOTICE years, going back to their days thorities during the painful pe - her. If you are a sibling, niece or nephew of Charles Peter Constant 8012 16TH AVENUE, LLC Articles of Org. as college classmates in South riod when she and others were (Κωνσταντίνος Παναγιώτης Κων - filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 1/9/2014. Carolina. “He can win debates frantically searching local hos - σταντόπουλος ), please contact me Office in Kings Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC with God. He’s very Greek, he pitals. upon whom process may be served. SSNY at: [email protected] shall mail copy of process to 1 Main St., Apt. loves to argue and he is the Although police officials 50022/18979 10E, Brooklyn, NY 11201. Purpose: Any smartest guy I ever met. He Andreas Panagopoulos and his wife Liseth Perez Almeida, a were not particularly helpful to lawful purpose. would read a book the night be - journalist from Venezuela. She and Panagopoulos’ brother Aris his staff, other governmental au - 273590/10801 fore an exam and ace it,” he told will accompany the body to Greece for burial. thorities, including the FBI, pro - LEGAL NOTICE STUYVESANT GARDENS PROPERTIES LLC TNH. vided valuable assistance Il - LEGAL NOTICE Panagopoulos’ non-Greek said. “Not that he is not blessed Venezuela, waited awake all iopoulos said. Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 3/8/13 Office in Kings Co. SSNY design. Agent of OVER THE TOP TABLE TOPPERS LLC, Arts. of friends testified to his love and with Liseth and everything else, night for information. When she A friend of Almeida called Il - LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY Org. filed with the SSNY on 01/27/2014. Office passion for his homeland, but but it hurt him that part of his was told us he was in the hospi - iopoulos for guidance about shall mail copy of process to The LLC 770 loc: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as Christie said “he came to the life did not work out. His life tal, she and his friends rushed matters such as passbooks issues Chauncey St Brooklyn, NY 11207. Purpose: Any agent upon whom process against the LLC may lawful activity. The latest date of dissolution is be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 4823 Bay United States to be a rock star. was pretty good, but if he had there and then to other hospi - so that she could accompany her 1/4/63. Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11230. Purpose: Any He was in lot of bands and I his choice he would still be play - tals, but the report was false. husband’s body to Greece, and 273626/18588 Lawful Purpose. played with him and we wrote ing with his friends.” “I can’t go back to where we about other practical matters songs together.” The Wall Street Journal re - lived…It is too painful to go and such as funeral home arrange - LEGAL NOTICE 273587/16818 Panagopoulos had high ported that Panagopoulos see,” she told the Wall Street ments. “We are not miracle Notice of formation of LLC: Name: My Business hopes for the last band he worked for a company called Journal, which added, “Fighting workers but we try to help the Optimized, LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 12/12/2013. 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SSNY has been designated as agent of visas. dustry Directory, an online site day, while he remained there, lace to the deceased’ s brother, purpose: Dissolve: no specific date. the LLC upon whom process against it may be 273619/18981 served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The “He was such a talented mu - that manages a film and pho - working from home.” saying “the prayers of all of us LLC, 73 Hancock St., No. 1, Brooklyn NY 11216. sician,” Christie said to TNH “it’s tography directory. “We both didn’t have family will be with you, with your Purpose: Any lawful act. LEGAL NOTICE 273594/11629 the luck of the dice who gets TRAGEDY IMPACTED members here, so we had a lot mother in Kalamata, with An - Notice of Formation of CITI MOSAIC REAL signed to a contract. He is the NUMEROUS COMMUNITIES of friends,” she said. dreas’ wife Liseth Perez Almeida ESTATE, LLC. (DOM LLC). Articles of orga - best guitarist I ever played with Eight were killed and more “He was very smart and very and all the other relatives and nization filed with the SSNY on 02/13 /2014. FUNERAL HOMES Office location: Kings County. SSNY is desi- – he gave Carlos Santana a run than sixty people were injured Greek. He was very proud of his friends here and in Greece.” gnated as agent upon whom process may be APOSTOLOPOULOS for his money.” in the explosion. According to heritage, and he went back After Sunday’s Liturgy, Fr. served. SSNY shall mail process to: Cinty Mc - Apostle Family - Field Asamoah, 436 New York Avenue, Suite Classically trained since he The Guardian, police have iden - every summer to see his family Gabriel eulogized Panagopoulos Gregory, Nicholas, Andrew - was five years old, Panagopou - tified the following people who there,” she told the WSJ, which and welcomed “his many F2, Brooklyn, NY 11225. Purpose. Any lawful activity. Funeral Directors of los, a guitarist and a key - also perished in the March 12 noted Panagopoulos loved inter - friends and family who are here 273618/18977 boardist, played rock, jazz and blast: died: “Griselde Camacho, national politics and read many with us today…to pray for God RIVERDALE the blues, Christie said. 45, a Hunter College security of - books, being particularly fond to give rest to his servant, where LEGAL NOTICE FUNERAL HOME Inc. Aris, who was deeply moved ficer, Carmen Tanco, 67, a den - of history. there is neither pain, nor sorrow BLACK ONYX CAPITAL, LLC. Articles of Organization 5044 Broadway by the turnout of friends, told tal hygienist who took part in BLAST IS BEING nor sighing but life everlast - filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 12/09/13. NY office location: Kings County. SSNY has New York, NY 10034 TNH that his brother loved New church-sponsored medical mis - INVESTIGATED ing…we pray that he is among been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process York, but that he hoped to even - sions to Africa and the Debris from the explosion the saints.” against it may be served. The post office address to (212) 942-4000 tually end up on the island of Caribbean; George Ameado, 44, cleared away so investigators He said to the congregation which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against Toll Free 1-888-GAPOSTLE the LLC served upon him/her is: NEEL KRISHNAN, 48 Santorini. a handyman who lived in one can start looking for the cause. struggling to come to grips with Whipple Street, Apt. 1B, Brooklyn, NY 11206. Any CONSTANTINIDES Panagopoulos moved to New of the buildings that collapsed; The theory that the explosion the tragic circumstances of Lawful Purpose. FUNERAL PARLOR Co. 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SSNY has though he occasionally worked Musician and longtime conducted in the hours after the One congregant agreed and been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process as a DJ. Panagopoulos friend Vangelis explosion registered high con - added “this teaches us to cherish against it may be served. The post office address to LITRAS FUNERAL HOME which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against “He was heartbroken. It was Alkimos told TNH that Liseth, centrations of natural gas. The every moment. Every moment the LLC served upon him/her is: NEEL KRISHNAN, 48 ARLINGTON like pulling teeth to get him to Panagopoulos’ wife of eight NTSB will conduct its own in - of our lives is a gift from God. Whipple Street, Apt. 1B, Brooklyn, NY 11206. Any BENSON DOWD, INC play guitar with us,” Christie years, a journalist from quiry after police and fire offi - Lawful Purpose. 273567/18968 FUNERAL HOME LEGAL NOTICE 83-15 Parsons Blvd., DANIEL DENNIS DUKELSKIY LLC, a domestic Jamaica, NY 11432 DEATH NOTICES LLC, filed with the SSNY on 10/15/13. Office location: Kings County. SSNY is designated as (718) 858-4434 agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, • (800) 245-4872 100 Oceana Dr. W., Unit 1H, Brooklyn, NY n APOSTOLOS, HELEN gion as well as the example set through 2012. He leaves to Foundation or the National 11235. General Purpose. MONROE, NJ (From the Tren - by her parents, she only saw the cherish and forever hold dear Stroke Association. Condolences 273276/10709 ANTONOPOULOS ton Times, published on Mar. good in people. She enjoyed her his memories, his loving wife, can be sent Carolyn Dritsas at FUNERAL HOME, INC. 12) – Helen Apostolos, 102, long and happy life so much. Carolyn, his 5 children, William, 672 6th Avenue, Sacramento, LEGAL NOTICE Konstantinos Antonopoulos - passed away at her home on Helen always said "Life is Won - Jane (Lehman), David, Susan CA 95818. A memorial will be Notice of Formation of AL 66, LLC., a limited Funeral Director Saturday, March 8, 2014. Helen derful." The family will receive (Steve) and Elizabeth (John), held at the Academy of the Sa - liability company (LLC). Arts of Org. (DOM. was born Nov. 24,1911, in Low - friends on Saturday, March 15, his sisters, Silvia (Michael) and cred Heart in Bloomfield Hills LLC) filed with Secy. of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on 38-08 Ditmars Blvd., 01/17 /2014. Office location: Nassau County. ell, MA, the daughter of Dioni - from 10 to 11 a.m. at the St. Catherine (Paula), 10 grandchil - on April 26, 2014 at 11 am. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom Astoria, New York 11105 sios and Demetra (Bibicos) George Greek Orthodox Church, dren and a host of dear family process against it may be served. SSNY shall (718) 728-8500 Apostolos of Peloponnesos, 1200 Klockner Rd., Hamilton, and friends. In October 2012, ECONOMOS, MICHAEL G. mail process to: 1 Sunbeam Rd., Syosset, NY n 11354. Purpose: any lawful activity. Not affiliated with any Greece. Her father was from NJ 08619. Funeral service will Jim and his wife, Carolyn, WEST HARTFORD, CT (From 273578/18976 Pyrgos Elias, her mother from begin at 11 a.m. Burial will fol - moved to California to be closer the Hartford Courant, published other funeral home. Amaliatha. Her father owned low in Greenwood Cemetery. In to their children. Jim enjoyed on Mar. 7) – Michael George and operated D. J. Apostolos lieu of flowers, please make do - his work, and was a popular and Economos, 81, of West Hartford, REAL ESTATE Sweet Shop, which specialized nations to St. George Greek Or - trusted advisor throughout his CT, died peacefully in his home in homemade candy as well as thodox Church; Vitas Hospice career. Professionally, as well as at sunrise on Thursday, March wholesale ice cream in Lowell, Charitable Fund, 3625 Holly - personally, Jim sought to be con - 6, 2014. He was surrounded by NAPLES FLORIDA REAL ESTATE MA, at the depot. The eldest of wood Blvd., Suite 500, Holly - ciliatory, and his integrity was his loving family and close six children, she was prede - wood, FL 33201; or www.Foun - beyond reproach. Many of his friends. He was born on Sep - ceased by her parents and dationEOLC.org. clients became his close friends, tember 1, 1932 in Birmingham, brothers, John, Charles, Thomas and he serviced some for over Alabama, the son of George & and Vasilios. Surviving is her sis - n DRITSAS, JAMES 40 years. Jim and Carolyn loved Bessie Economos. Michael im - Vicky Lewis ter, Zoe Apostolos Tsagos, with SACRAMENTO, CA (From the to travel, and they toured ex - migrated to Greece at 6 months Realtor whom she resided in Monroe, Oakland Press, published on tensively throughout Europe, in - of age to escape the perils of the NJ, at Rossmoor for the past 15 Mar. 2) – James B. Dritsas, a cluding his parents' native Great Depression. At age 15, he years. She is also survived by Bloomfield Hills business attor - homeland Greece (where he and his family returned back to many loving nieces and ney for 55 years; died February had many relatives), Australia, the United States to escape the nephews and their families, 26, 2014 in Sacramento, Cali - New Zealand and much of the unfit conditions of German oc - 7

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Church and then entered high troit on April 18, 1931, to Basil Stratford, Ontario and opera at come the great man that he was. 5 www.VickyLewisNaples.com 4 2 school at Keith Hall. Upon grad - and Aspasia, his Greek immi - the Detroit Opera House. As the Michael worked hard to earn his 7 2 uation, she completed her stud - grant parents. He attended the patriarch of his extended family, Mechanical Engineering Degree DOWNING-FRYE REALTY, INC. ies at Kimball College of Lowell. University of Detroit where he Jim was loved and admired by from Farleigh Dickinson Univer - Μιλώ Ελληνικά The family relocated to Asbury received his Bachelor of Philos - all for his generosity, kindness, sity. Shortly after, in 1961, he Park, NJ, and then to Trenton ophy (PhB) in 1953 and, as with wisdom, humor, charisma and was employed at Pratt & Whit - in 1936. Because of her won - his father, the University of De - intelligence. He touched and en - ney as a test engineer and made derful education, she was of - troit School of Law where he re - riched in precious ways the lives a name for himself with two TO PLACE YOUR CLASSIFIED AD, CALL: (718) 784-5255, fered and accepted an office po - ceived his Juris Doctorate (JD) of his sisters, children and great accomplishments on the EXT. 106, E-MAIL: classifieds@ thenationalherald.com sition at the Style Shop in in 1956. After graduating law grandchildren. His legacy is SR-71 Blackbird Engine. With Trenton. As the family business school, he practiced law with filled with many charitable do - his success, in 1966, he started grew, Helen left that position to his father for 15 years. In 1972, nations. He died peacefully with his own company, Becon Inc, manage the office of Apostolos he and his partners formed the his five children at his side. He with his first of many contracts facturing companies, was a di - March 9th, 2014, from 3-8:00 Produce on Front Street in Tren - Vestevich, Dritsas, Evans and will be deeply missed. In lieu of from P&W. Throughout the rector of a Hartford bank, but PM, with a prayer service at ton. This location later became Vestevich law firm in Bloomfield flowers, please send a donation years, Michael bought, success - Becon has endured and thrived 6:00 PM, at the Dillon-Baxter the Colony Coffee Shop, owned Hills. He practiced there to either the National Fragile X fully ran and sold other manu - through this day, employing Funeral Home, 1276 Berlin and operated by the family. Af - nearly 200 people. Michael is Turnpike, Wethersfield, CT. The ter this successful business was survived by his wife of 54 years, funeral service will be held on sold, she opened the Colony Bess Economos, his daughter Monday, March 10th, at 11:00 Coffee Shop in the Broad Street Maria Economos, son George AM, at St. George Greek Ortho - bank building in Trenton, which Peter Artemiou, Family Man, AHEPA Economos and daughter in-law dox Cathedral, 433 Fairfield she owned and operated for Carla, and 5 fabulous grandchil - Ave, Hartford, CT with the Rev. many years. Helen was a mem - dren, Vasilea & Xenia Bradley, Dr. George Zugravu. Burial ser - ber of St. George Greek Ortho - ROBBINSVILLE, NJ – Peter C. served as Treasurer for the Board, in-law, Hulda and late husband Alexandra, Nickolas, and Anas - vice will immediately follow at dox Church in Hamilton for over Artemiou, 51, of Robbinsville, he was involved with the Stew - Robert Stabile, Tio and her hus - tasia Economos, as well as the the Cedar Hill Cemetery in Hart - 75 years. Because of her loving passed away Monday, March 10, ardship Committee and was a band Brian Parker; two brothers- beloved dog Maddie. Michael ford. To share a memory with spirit, she participated in many 2014 at NY Presbyterian Univer - member of AHEPA. He was a lov - in-law, Horas Hutagalung and was predeceased by his beloved the family, please visit www.dil - church, civic and professional sity Hospital in New York City. ing and devoted husband, father, wife Miraise, Arnold Hutagalung daughter, Lea Michelle lonbaxter.com. clubs and organizations. Helen Artemiou was born and raised son, and brother. He will be sadly and wife Carolyn; and many Economos, who succumbed to lived her life with kindness and in Astoria, and has resided in the missed by all who knew him. Godchildren, nieces, and leukemia at the young age of compassion. Anyone who met Robbinsville/Hamilton area for Son of the late Christakis nephews. 28. In her honor, Michael This is a service her quickly knew what a special the past 21 years. He was a grad - Artemiou; son-in-law of the late Greek Orthodox funeral ser - founded and Chaired the Lea's to the community. person she was. Because of her uate of St. Demetrios and Pace Joseph Hutagalung; he is sur - vices were scheduled for March Foundation for Leukemia Re - Announcements of deaths deep faith and belief in her reli - University. He was a former Boy vived by his mother, Maria (Char - 17 at the St. George and burial search for over 16 years, and it may be telephoned to the Scout leader in Astoria. alambous) Artemiou; his loving at the Greenwood Cemetery, also will survive this day. In lieu of Classified Department of Professionally, he was a Certi - wife of 20 years, Linda Ulianna in Hamilton. In lieu of flowers, flowers, the family requests that The National Herald at Days and dates of funerals, fied Public Accountant, and was (Hutagalung); his three beloved memorial contributions may be donations be made to this foun - (718) 784-5255, memorials, and other events di - employed by Bessemer Trust as children, Chris P., Joseph P. and made in his memory to the St. dation, located at 150 Trumbull Monday through Friday, rectly correspond to the original a Principal & Controller for the Maria A. Artemiou; a sister, George Greek Orthodox Church. St, 2nd Floor, Hartford, CT, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST publication date, which appears past 25 years. He was a member Athena Artemiou; a brother, For additional information please 06103, or e-mailed to: at the beginning of each notice. of the St. George Greek Orthodox Teddy Artemiou; his mother-in- visit www.brennacellinifuneral - www.leasfoundation.org. 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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The National Herald A weekly publication of the NATIONAL HERALD, INC. Tradition does not Preclude by Rev. David Smith, there is a as in the early Hellenes; 2) the in helping to keep the Greek (ΕΘΝΙΚΟΣ ΚΗΡΥΞ), Thinking outside the Box detailed account of Paul’s life, philosophic, as in ideas and community, culture, and history reporting the news and addressing the issues of paramount interest his conversion and his extensive logic; and 3) that of the state, come alive through its language to the Greek-American community of the United States of America. To the Editor: travels, in Rome, Macedonia, with its rites, ceremonies and and many family-oriented pro - Regarding “Is Contradicting and throughout the Middle East. organization. grams and organizations. Publisher-Editor Antonis H. Diamataris the Orthodox Faith Healthy As a youth he was a strict Mr. Emmanuel Karavou - Perhaps it is time for Church Assistant to the Publisher, Advertising Veta H. 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It is said that there are three GEORGE SARAFOGLOU / SPECIAL TO THE NATIONAL HERALD forms of religion: 1) mythology War Crimeanal AGORA – THE ORIGINAL MARKETPLACE OF IDEAS Vladimir Putin now appears like a gruesome monster who has emerged to the surface from deep inside the graveyard of history. Reborn from the ashes of the Soviet Empire, from the iron fist of By Dan Georgakas and the Agora, the original marketplace of ideas, Rest assured, anything we write here are Stalinist espionage that morphed into the KGB and its progeny, the Constantinos E. Scaros and we, their modern-day descendants, aspire our sincere, heartfelt thoughts. Federal Security Service, which Putin headed. to continue that tradition. We will share them with you every two In quintessential oppressive Soviet fashion, 96% of Crimeans From time to time, an issue emerges and We respect one another’s opinion very much, weeks. We hope you enjoy them, and we look “favored” being integrated with Russia, as evidenced by the election inspires various minds to converge, often at but often times we will disagree on particular forward to your taking part in the discussion results, saturated with Russian troops for good measure. odds with one another, to discuss it. Hopefully, issues. We would never fabricate a difference as well – by contributing letters to the editor in So now Crimea is part of Russia again. But is that enough for collective enlightenment will result from such of opinion for the sake of writing an interesting response, and/or commenting on our website: Putin, or does he want to annex Ukraine as well, and other former conversations. The Ancient Greeks did that in column. www.thenationalherald.com Soviet bloc nations? If so, who will stop him, and with what? A visibly angry President Obama chastised seven of Putin’s clos - est associates – though did not mention Putin by name – and Did Hillary Clinton Go too Far Comparing Putin to Hitler? threatened measures too minor to matter: no travel to the United States, frozen assets in American banks. Will that starve the Russians? Of course not. GEORGAKAS SHARES HIS (NATO). To propose that any weary Americans have become as fodder to enhance their “Bush Maybe the West sees loss of wealth as virtually synonymous to POINT OF VIEW Russian leader would allow the of perpetual war and of being is a moron” mantra – maybe life itself, but in Russia, prone to nationalist deliria, it is just a Dino, you’ve made no secret present headquarters of its Black told of the need for fiscal auster - Bush did see something good in small sacrifice to make. of your antipathy to the prospect Sea Fleet to become a NATO port ity at home when billions of dol - Putin that the rest of us layper - What about military force? It does not seem very likely at this of Hillary Rodham Clinton as of call is playing with fire. A lars are readily available for sub - sons cannot. Again – it doesn’t point. Only if Putin continues to whet his expansionist appetite by president of the United States. number of libertarian Republi - sidies abroad. matter. devouring more ex-Soviet nations can America and the West justify What about her speech at a cans have noted that NATO, Putin was head of the KGB of deploying troops. fundraiser in which she said which began as a defense al - SCAROS RESPONDS the Soviet Union, and now he’s Nonetheless, so much for the theory that conventional wars are Putin’s actions in the Crimea liance against Soviet expansion Dan, ironically, this may be the head of Russia, which may a thing of the past, and that 21st century national security concerns were “reminiscent” of Hitler’s ag - in Europe has become an aggres - one of the rare times when I de - be post-Soviet in name, but not are limited to bomb explosions in public places, orchestrated by Al gressive claim that the German- sive alliance intervening in fend Hillary Clinton, as I did in necessarily in denouncing expan - Qaeda and other terrorist groups. speakers in Czechoslovakia were Africa, the Middle East and Asia. my column last week (“Is Hillary sionism, and certainly not in No doubt, there will be a paradigm shift, a refocusing of restoring part of the new Reich? Clinton They also note that Ukraine in Clinton the New Iron Lady?” terms of a diminished nuclear ar - the recently-trimmed Pentagon to its previous heights. added that Russian Leader NATO would mean any attack Mar. 14). I defend her neither senal. Accordingly, to me Putin The American public, too, now weary from the wars in Iraq and Vladimir Putin was trying to re- on Ukraine would mandate an because I take any pleasure in is in jail. If he’s a model prisoner, Afghanistan – of which Obama has been long critical even as he Sovietize the nations on Russia’s American intervention. the prospect of war – now or good for him – but under no cir - sustained them – will be inspired to prove America’s “manhood” periphery. ever – nor because I think U.S. cumstances should he be let out by becoming entangled in yet another one. The Hitler comparison is foreign policy is beyond re - on parole. He’s another “Willie strained. Russian troops are in Is Hillary Clinton’s proach. Far from it, in fact. Horton” in the making if ever Crimea under an agreement with comparison of Putin In terms of dealing with Rus - there was one. Grandiose Greeks Ukraine that also recognizes the to Hitler political hype sia and any other nuclear power, Even more often than I blast Crimean port of Sevastopol as however, I am considerably less Hillary Clinton, I sing the praises the home base of Russia’s Black or prudent foresight? nuanced than I am about most of Newt Gingrich (who should In a study conducted by MIT of the most famous people in his - Sea Fleet. Crimea, in fact, has other issues. Moral equivalences be president right now). As tory over the past 6000 years, four of the top five – Aristotle, Plato, been Russian for centuries and Ukraine is an economic bas - aside and at the risk of oversim - usual, Gingrich’s comments were Socrates, and Alexander the Great – were Greeks. Jesus Christ was only became attached to Ukraine ket case in the Greek category plification, we are the good guys, the wisest of all at the annual third, in between Plato and Socrates. (Why wasn’t Christ number by an administrative action by with 18% unemployment and and the Russians are the bad CPAC conference. He said the one, you may ask – because the scope of history’s reach is the Nikita Khrushchev in 1954. chronic corruption in all parties. guys. Period. I don’t mean the United States should export as entire world, and not everyone is a Christian.) Homer and Pythago - Hillary’s declaration ignores At least a billion dollars is needed Russian people, or many of the much energy as possible to Eu - ras were 9th and 10th, thus resulting in Greece’s notable distinction the fact that a significant portion for just a modest recovery. Even Russian leaders – but I mean rope and tell Putin that we will of having given birth to six of the top ten historical figures. of the “democratic forces” now then, Russia would still be pro - Putin and his ilk. And maybe we bankrupt him if he doesn’t com - It is important to note that this compendium begins in 4000BC in control of Ukraine are a cluster viding nearly 100% of Ukraine’s have him all wrong – maybe he’s ply. “A poverty-stricken Putin is and continues through 2010AD, thereby invalidating any claims – of heavily armed, neo-Nazi par - oil and gas, meaning it can turn just misunderstood. Doesn’t mat - not a dangerous Putin,” said of which we Greeks are often accused – of glorifying a largely-ir - ties referred to as the Right Sec - the lights off whenever it wishes. ter – we can’t afford to miscal - Newt. relevant past. tor. These organizations are vir - Nor are European sanctions are culate. We have to err on the side As for Hillary, I’ll back her on That six Greeks adorn the top 10 list even in this day and age ulently anti-Semitic, likely to be rigorous as Russia of treating him like a bad guy. this one. Good for her. The en - evidences the impact that our people have made to the progression anti-Russian, anti-immigrant, provides Europe with 40% of its Of course Putin wouldn’t emy of my enemy is my friend. of humankind. and even anti-EU. Embrace of oil and gas. want the Ukraine to join NATO One final thought, Dan, to And although a more contemporary Aristotle – Onassis – ranks such extremists is “reminiscent” Given these realities, James – that makes complete sense. It consider: if we really, really as the 12th most famous businessperson of all time, the Greeks of the decision by Zbigniew Collins, former American Ambas - also makes complete sense that wanted to, we, the United States stumble noticeably in the ensuing centuries. Brzezinski during the Carter sador to Russia under Bill Clinton what he wants is most often dia - of America, could have taken In fact, of those born in Greece within the past 100 years, the years to arm Islamic fanatics has concluded that Hillary’s metrically opposed to what is in over the entire world when we highest ranking is composer Vangelis, at number 1224 overall. such as Osama bin Laden as a speech “simply resulted in in - our nation’s best interests. In were the sole possessors of the Nonetheless, due to its Ancient laurels, Greece remains the 12th means of expelling the Russians flaming Russian public opinion” fact, we should be striving to atomic nuclear bomb – right af - highest ranking country on a list of 197 in terms of having produced from Afghanistan. against the United States. achieve precisely what Putin ter we bombed Hiroshima and the most famous people over the past six millennia. Putin’s proposed economic Putin, to be sure, is not a nice doesn’t want. Nagasaki, and before the Soviets arrangements with neighboring fellow and hostility to Russia in Your points about the neo- or anyone else go their hands on states are far less binding than some nearby states is real. Amer - Nazi factions in the Ukraine are nukes. But we didn’t. And I’m Motherlands and Diasporas EU regulations and more like the ica’s attempts to take advantage well-taken. Again, it doesn’t mat - glad we didn’t. That’s not what NAFTA agreement between of these factors via schemes ter. They’re small potatoes com - we’re about, and I’m proud to be Canada, and Mexico, and the aimed at regime change and na - pared to Putin – and right now an American because of it. Greece – and to a lesser extent, Cyprus – have for decades engaged United States. From the Russian tion building have mired us in our aim ought to be to ensure We are the only world power Diaspora Hellenes, her children, with lofty indifference or benign perspective, it is the U.S. that is politically unwinnable wars. that Putin understands his role in history to have had the oppor - neglect. acting aggressively in the Rather than questioning these in the world. He was part of the tunity to control the entire Their representatives spoke impressive words when they visited Ukraine. The U.S. State Depart - strategies, Hillary’s intemperate Bad Guys team. He lost. He does - planet, but we said “no thank us, but their concern was gone with the wind that carried their ment currently funds 65 pro - comments were mainly designed n’t get to play superpower any - you.” Of course, that doesn’t planes back to the homeland. grams in Ukraine. The new to show she is “tough” on foreign more. He can help his country mean everyone else would have But it seems that we are not the only ones who have tasted such Ukrainian government, in turn, policy, her supposed area of ex - prosper, modestly, as a high-tier opted for world domination – it bitter fruit. Other countries have treated their diasporas in the same has hired 100 American merce - pertise. She also seems to be second-level non-superpower, just means we are the only ones manner, including – surprisingly – Israel. naries from Academi, the re - alerting voters to the vigorous and as long as he stays fenced ever to have been put to the test. "In the past, signed checks were welcome, advice not so much,” named Blackwater Group that anti-Russian policies she would inside his own yard. Dan, I think I know what writes the New York Times. has been the State Department’s adopt if elected. As much as the post-2006 you’d say if I asked you: in that Until recently, that is. biggest private security contrac - Although she was Secretary neocons labor to distance them - situation, what would Hitler Now they are asking Jews around the world for help on the tor. of State from 2009 to early 2013, selves from George W. Bush’s “I have done? But instead, I ask critical question of how to maintain their identity. Specifically, Israel Various American politicians Hillary has been unable to offer looked into Vladimir’s eyes and you: what would Putin have will spend – pay attention! – 1.4 billion dollars “on a range of initia - have suggested Ukraine should the public a reasonable analysis saw a window to his soul” com - done? tives to strengthen Jewish identity abroad and Jewish connections become part of the North At - of the Ukrainian crisis. Moreover, ments – and as much as the to Israel and vice versa.” lantic Treaty Organization she does not seem to grasp how Bush-bashers thrive on using that WHAT’S YOUR OPINION? It is also remarkable that Israel is involved with its diaspora to such a degree that uses the Mossad to protect communities in coun - tries such as Russia and Latin America. Indeed, they conduct serious research around the world to find Observations By Antonis H. Diamataris the best ways to implement their efforts for the survival of Jewish identity. They have conducted seminars – some 40 in number –in - volving some dozens of political and religious leaders in every Jewish Malaysian Mystery missing plane’s whereabouts, but none yet shut down as they were rushing to get to community in cities like New York, London, Atlanta, Paris, and Syd - has risen to the surface as particularly likely. work. The damage was done by the truck ney . I don’t understand this. How can a plane Generally, I am no fan of conspiracy the - driver of the tanker, who mistakenly filled (It is estimated that there are 13 million Jews in the world, with 227 passengers and 12 crew members, ories, and I cannot accept speculation about the regular gas storage tanks with diesel about six million in Israel and six million in the U.S.) in this day and age, disappear off the face governments “knowing” about such inci - fuel, and put regular gas in the diesel tanks. Conventional wisdom suggests that Greece and Cyprus would of the Earth and into thin air? dents. If they did, that would be a horrific All of that resulted in motorists drive off never partake in such an initiative, especially given their current The continuing saga, which permeates crime, indeed. with the wrong type of fuel. economic crises. the news, of Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 At the same time, though, I cannot make The unlucky drivers who purchased the Our response – and it is good to emphasize it – is: others have is unprecedented in history. sense of how in the world it is possible in mislabeled gas were immobilized, and God problems like us, and, in any event, you simply never know. Granted, we’ve had aircraft accidents the year 2014 for something like this to knows what damage was done to their cars’ As we have written numerous times, this crisis provides Greece and other misfortunes in the past – and the happen – with no one able to explain it. engines. The engines, their sensors, and the opportunity to take a fresh look at this and other important mat - planes went missing for a while. But soon converters will require costly repairs. ters. enough, they were found. This is no longer Abenaqui Carriers, which is responsible for If they do that, they will understand – finally – that they desper - hours or days. It’s been half a month, and Bad Carma the huge mistake, will pick up the costs of ately need the Diaspora, now more than ever. counting. the repairs to the cars. The question is, how - Not only for monetary transfers, and not only for tourism – as In an era when our every move seemingly Despite the fact that dozens of motorists ever, will the cars ever be the same, or will important as these are. can be tracked either by humans or by the had just filled their tanks with fuel at Man - they become problematic for the rest of their But for the exchange of know-how and new ideas, and for the in - devices they build, it is quite inconsistent chester Mart & Gas in Manchester, NH, they time on the road? troduction and dissemination of a new mindset, which is the key to for a flying object that large to vanish. did not get very far. Just a few meters from Sometimes in life, strange and unex - the renaissance that Greece – and Cyprus – so desperately need. There are all sorts of theories about the the pumps, one after another their engines pected things happen, just like this. THE NATiONAL HERALD, MARCH 22-28, 2014 VIEWPOINTS 15 Why are Greeks So Reserved Please Do Not Ruin Cyprus’ Halcyon Days Once Again

About Hagia Sophia Atrocity? By Nic os A. Rolandis signed recently a Joint Declara - were after union with Greece Canadian Plan of November Special to The National Herald tion, which, after 40 years of oc - (enosis), whilst the Turkish 1978. I handled the Plan cupation, was very difficult to Cypriots were fighting for par - throughout from the very begin - By Chris Paris sins and profanities of vengeance It is a special talent that achieve. It provides for a single tition (taksim). Through the ning to the end. The Plan was for more advantageous regional Cypriot politicians have pos - legal international personality, High Level Agreements of 1977 supported by three important I refer readers to the Orthodox or world-accepted political influ - sessed over the past 60 years. a single sovereignty, and a single and 1979 and in the years that countries, which could exercise Observer article, “Archbishop ence and material opportunity. When a hope for springtime ap - united Cyprus citizenship. It also followed, a golden mean, a com - a lot of influence on Turkey. Demetrios Voices Concern over But in hearts like mine, they re - pears in the horizon, when the provides that the union in whole promise was struck, the bizonal, President Jimmy Carter re - Hagia Sophia” that appeared on main accountable. And only halcyon days, which Zeus has or in part of Cyprus with any bicommunal federation, with ceived us in the White House in page one of its January issue, Vol. through a worldwide and unified granted to mankind, are about other country, its partition or se - political equality as described in October 1978, a month before 79, No. 1202. Although the arti - voice of opposition will their ac - to shine on the skies, some cession or unilateral change to the Security Council Resolu - the Plan was handed over. Sec - cle is brief, our archbishop’s countability be realized. Other - politicians know how to bring the state of affairs, are prohib - tions. In addition there is some - retary of State Cyrus Vance, “grave concern” over the fate of wise, we can look forward to Ha - winter back again. ited. thing else we must have in mind Deputy and the Assistant Secre - Hagia Sophia that underscores it gia Sophia as a mosque. Museum Even in countries where a So, what is it that we fear? in connection with the above taries Warren Christopher and is particularly troubling to me, status was bad enough. very difficult political and social How could our country be ever question. We may have given Matthew Nimetz were all di - especially to me, a third-genera - Ironic, also, is that the only system exists and religious fa - divided into two parts or united away in the past a little more rectly involved. The Plan in real tion descendant of the Anatolian other voices of opposition come naticism pervades the grass - wholly or partly with, say, than what the Turks have. How - terms provided for the conver - genocide and Diaspora. from UNESCO and the art histo - roots, realism has started Turkey, as long as such actions ever is it the Turks or ourselves sion of the 1960 unitary state Given that all four of my rians of the world, not from those emerging. In a recent article of are prohibited? who have lost a war in 1974, into a federal state. The resi - grandparents were from Perg - who should be most intimate and his, the new Iranian President However, if things go wrong which was the direct conse - dents of Varosha would go back amos and Smyrna, refugees who participatory with voice as action Hassan Rouhani writes: “When again, if the blunders and sins quence of the Greek coup d’ to their homes when the talks were fortunate to escape the in God’s time – as opposed to si - I campaigned to become Presi - of the past reoccur, irrespective etat? Is it the Turks or we who would commence and would genocide – in each individual lence and non-participation in dent of Iran I promised to bal - of what a “Joint Declaration” have lost their land, their stay there irrespective of the case they and their siblings only temporal time. Our voices as re - ance realism and the pursuit of may provide, is there anything homes, their churches? Is it the outcome of the talks. The above the 25% of their families who ac - sponse to our shared unification the Islamic Republic’s ideals and which may stop a strong and Turks or we who are threatened Plan, despite the efforts of some tually survived – I am stricken by with God’s Spirit and Grace are won Iranian voters’ support by by a mighty army of 40,000 sol - of us to get it through, was re - dismay, once again, over the just as essential as participating a large margin. By virtue of the diers, covered by air and navy jected by our side. We also re - Turkish government’s periodic in - in the Eucharist in our practice popular mandate that I re - Just when hope forces, which we cannot con - jected all other initiatives which sistence of posing this threat of of being the faithful of our Or - ceived, I am committed to mod - appears to arrive, front in an effective manner if ensued. And nowadays we com - profanity upon our faith and its thodox belief and Sophia; other - eration and common sense, the worst comes to the worst? plain that the dialogue process history. wise, we are incomplete and re - which is now guiding all my Cyprus’ politicians So, in whose interest would a is ineffective! President Anas - For me, having assimilated my moved from the Sacred, as government’s policies.” This is have a knack for solution work? Which side has tasiades has an extremely diffi - grandparents’ lifelong anguishes Metropolitan Pergamou John what Islamist Rouhani says: a chasing it away and a good reason to negotiate? Is cult task ahead. The Americans of our cultural and religious his - Zizioulas so poignantly addresses balance between what is feasi - it our side or the Turkish Cypriot support his efforts, 36 years af - tory, the Turkish government’s in this same Issue’s page six in ble and what is desirable. bringing back gloom. side? ter their 1978 Plan. At that time 100-year persistence of annihila - “Ecumenical Patriarch Convokes On the contrary, here in 2. The existing process of Nimetz had told us that Ankara tion through murderous and Heads of Orthodox Churches.” Cyprus, whenever even a small ruthless country like Turkey, talks has not yielded any results. was contacted and the response hegemonic means is particularly Our church is not just our local possibility appears to get rid of from turning everything upside So, we must look for was positive. Back in 1978 there poignant to me, now, because it parish. Our church is the world, the suffocating feeling of the down as she did in 1974? Who something else. Of course, were neither settlers, nor huge seems that its threats are its final and the sacredness of the world Turkish occupation which poi - is going to prevent her in prac - nobody says in clear terms what Turkish investments, nor Greek capstone initiative to obliterate which is why Metropolitan sons our lives, some politicians tical terms? Besides, who this “something else” might be. Cypriot properties occupied. our Anatolian history’s culture Zizioulas is such an extraordinary try to think of a hundred rea - stopped her in 1974? Could a Is it war? Is it partition? Is it an Time had not killed the poten - and faith with impunity, infamy, sacred ecologist, as well. But the sons why this should not hap - “correct” joint Declaration ever endless inaction, which has al - tial for a solution. I personally and finality. It seems that they’re act of responding to the infinite pen. They try to think of a hun - stop her? ready solidified the status of oc - wish the President the best of just determined to finally finish possibilities of Sophia and grace dred reasons to kill what is It is more than clear that the cupation? Is it a campaign to success. I do not know what will us off. requires dialogue, as he points feasible. This has been the atti - future of Cyprus will depend enlighten the world commu - follow. The Turkish government is out; and, a voice of opposition, tude for years and years. much more on the wisdom and nity? (Quite ludicrous, 50 years Forty years of occupation not nor has been a government even of outrage, in response are I remember when the Anglo correct judgment of her people, after 1963.) However, let us see cannot be easily written off. So but an ongoing regime. It pro - essential elements of sacred dia - American Canadian plan was than on anything else. how correct is this allegation the task will be anything from fesses to be a democracy, but in logue, too. Otherwise, we remain proposed in 1978, and later, in In addition there are recently that the process of talks has not difficult to impossible. This is reality, is not. True democracies removed and incomplete from 1983, when the “Indicators” two questions which hover in resulted in anything at all: In an something which was never re - presume and defend toleration the Sacred; and, as Metropolitan were submitted by the United the air and have to be ad - article of mine of the 30th Jan - alized by the supporters of nega - and diversity for their inhabi - Zizioulas asserts, we fall from Nations, my office was inun - dressed: uary 2008, I set forth 15 Plans tion and of the long term strug - tants, and for their visitors, their grace thereby relegating to ma - dated with dozens of studies 1. Has Turkey made even one which were proposed to us from gle, who have in reality cultural histories, and their par - terialism, its hegemonies, its de - and comments of all sorts by concession thus far, to justify a the year 1948 (Consultative As - destroyed this country. ticipatory presence on the world’s feat of spirit in us, fail in our sa - “experts” from Greece and new negotiation? sembly) until the year 2002 Let us give another chance stage. And I’ll propose that its “Is - cred communions with each Cyprus, who were splitting It is a fact that the Turks are (Annan Plan) for a solution to to the halcyon days, even if their lamization policies” have nothing other, and subsequently perpet - hairs. So, year after year, the oc - very hard negotiators. UN Sec - our problem. We rejected almost appearance in the skies seems to do with Islam at all, but Islam uate prevailing nihilisms. Our sa - cupation and the faits-accomplis retary-General Kurt Waldheim all of them. So, which are the unlikely. is being exploited as another abu - credness among each other does - were rooted deep into the had told me 35 years ago, that ineffective processes to which sive element of a regime’s orches - n’t just conclude upon leaving ground, so deep that I person - he considered the Turks as the we refer? Are they the ones we Mr. Rolandis was the Cypriot trated brutalities and hege - church on Sunday. It’s always ally have many doubts whether most difficult negotiators, after have been rejecting during the Government’s Foreign monies, even upon its own there forever waiting for us; con - a reversal of the situation is pos - the South Africans and the Is - past 60 years? Which are getting Minister (1978-83) and Min - present-day sovereign people: I tinual participation beyond Sun - sible. As a result of the perennial raelis. In the case of Cyprus worse and worse as time goes ister of Commerce, Industry & cite the events of one year ago, day is entirely up to us. inaction the occupied part of however, there has been some by, because the faits-accomplis Tourism (1998-2003). He was brutalities the regime demon - It seems to me that Demetrios Cyprus has been turned into giving away by our side and also are gradually solidified? I be - also a member of the Cyprus strated at Taksim Square. That’s and Zizioulas are, once again, on Asia Minor, Pontos, Constanti - by the Turkish side, compared lieve that the most important House of Representatives not democracy, that’s militant behalf of our spiritual complete - noupolis. to the initial stands of the initiative we had after the inva - (1991-96) and chairman of ethnocentric fascism, the crush - ness, making their plea to us to President Nicos Anastasiades 1950s/1960s. In those years we sion was the Anglo-American- the Liberal Party (1986-98). ing of that regime’s own sover - participate. Why are we not, with eign people’s voice of opposition a greater shared spiritual voice so crucial to democracy, and to in God’s time, when this crucial the freedom of their spirit, too. issue’s opportunity is right before LETTER FROM ATHENS But I am also dismayed by a us? What are we waiting for? Are resounding reticence I sense we waiting for others to do our among many Eastern Orthodox sanctified work for us? Why are people of the world, and so many we not already engaged in uni - How Austerity Kills: Greece’s Ruined Health Care System of whom are like myself, descen - fying a voice of outrage and op - dants of inhumane horrors, in position with potency that even particular, of the Greek Orthodox crosses geographical boundaries? There were about a hundred system with redun - Georgiadis, whose has seen the government make faithful. Why have we Greek Or - After all, our Anatolian ancestors people lined up waiting for a dancies, there qualifications were big pay cuts, tax hikes, slashed thodox people historically been escaped not only to New York, or handful of unpaid doctors on an wasn’t a need to that he sold an - pensions and reductions in crit - so reserved over this issue? I can’t to Nea Smyrni and Nea Pergamos early Saturday night at Ip - take a scythe to cient Greek history ical social services is killing peo - say the same for our Armenian of Athens, or to Thessaloniki, or pokrateion Hospital in Athens, health care expendi - books in infomer - ple, causing a spike in depres - sisters and brothers who have Cyprus. They are in France, Ger - one of the better places for tures. But since cials and licks sion, suicide and infant deaths. heroically persisted, and with many, Italy, Russia, Alexandria, treatment if you have the mis - Prime Minister An - Samaras’ shoes Researchers say they found worldwide unification in their Khartoum, Mexico, Brazil, Ar - fortune to get ill in Greece and tonis Samaras and clean, said he’s try - new evidence that Greece’s fi - voice of outrage; and, not just in gentina, Canada, New Zealand, aren’t a politician or a rich per - his ministers have ing to reform a nancial crisis is taking a toll on reference to Hagia Sophia, but to Australia . . . ; sounds global to son who’s never seen the inside free health care at system that was the health of its citizens, includ - the abusive conversion of numer - me, world church to me, and of a public hospital. private hospitals in inefficient. He has - ing rising rates of HIV, tubercu - ous ancient churches and monas - they are all brethren of the faith There were elderly people on Greece – and can be n’t gotten around losis, depression and infant teries through Anatolia that has sharing in this magnificent reli - gurneys, tubes stuck in their treated in Switzer - by ANDY to buying toilet pa - deaths. occurred; and, to the millions of gion of ours I love so dearly; as noses and IV’s in their arms, be - land or London or DABILIS per for the hospi - Since the economic crisis hit skulls that still reside in the re - dearly as I love my grandparents ing wheeled around people with New York or Boston tals though yet, or several years ago, the govern - gion’s deserts that the Turkish who, as disciples of unremitting cuts and bruises and coughing, and have the state Special to even critical sup - ment’s health spending has been government unremittingly per - faith and constance in spite of fervently hoping their number pay for it. The National Herald plies such as sy - slashed and hundreds of thou - sists in denying. horror and tragedy, bestowed it would be called and a guard To meet the or - ringes. sands of people have been left But, we know, we descen - upon me. I learned from them would let them enter into the ders of international lenders The NGO Doctors of the without health insurance. As dants who still feel our grand - that the broken heart is the Sa - wards where doctors, many un - who want banks paid back be - World, also known as Medecins cuts have been made to AIDS parents’ anguish yet persistent cred Heart. It is the portal to paid for months, were working fore social services are met, Ad - du Monde or MdM, said auster - prevention programs, rates of faith because we loved them so Sophia. 12-hour shifts and doing the ministrative Reform Minister ity being imposed by the gov - HIV and tuberculosis in drug much. Hence, I make my plea, too. I best they could under circum - Kyriakos Mitotakis directed the ernment is killing people be - users have spiked. This is not Islamic Jihad. In have to, I have to in my own par - stances that would make most firings of school teachers, jani - cause of the health care Previous studies found sui - fact, the genocide wasn’t, either; ticipation of the Eucharist. And people get up and walk away. tors, school nurses, crossing cutbacks. cides in Greece increased by It was an act of vengeance in re - my outrage is not an act of sin: They were lucky to be at this guards and municipal cops, “About 873,000 people do about 45 percent between 2007 sponse to Turkey’s alliance with John and Jesus were outraged, hospital, one of the older and leaving high-paid managers and not have access to the national and 2011. The new research Germany, and subsequent defeat too. And, they did something where there’s no toilet paper or consultants untouched. health system and about 2,300 found the prevalence of depres - in World War I, and the imperi - about it. hand soap – and often no toilet One of the victims was Pana - more lose access each day,” said sion more than doubled from alisms of the Allied powers re - As a possible newly-acquired seats – in the lavatories. Across giota Nicolaou, 38, a teaching Spanish MdM President Alvaro 2008 to 2011, citing economic flected in the Paris Peace Treaty, or reacquired first step, may I re - the city at one of the newest nurse and midwife with two Gonzalez. hardship as a major factor. and the Treaty of Sèvres. If one quest of the Orthodox Observer’s hospitals, Attikon, there are two children, and 10, who was fired With so many uninsured, Suicides and mental health requires further cultural proof, editors, and any Eastern Ortho - waiting lines to get and you can from her job teaching at a state Greeks are turning to places like problems are underreported, so both my grandfathers were read - dox organ, secular, too, and sit for many hours before seeing school. She’s left to travel house the Doctors of the World so that “this is probably just the tip of ing, speaking, and writing fluent worldwide, to illuminate all of us a doctor and the scene looks like to house giving shots to people they won’t die. The head of the the iceberg,” said Alexander in Greek, Armenian, and Turkish. to already initiated acts of oppo - a cattle yard of the miserable. for 3 euros. organization’s Greek branch, Kentikelenis of Cambridge Uni - Their multiple fluencies spoke to sition to this horrible degradation The problem with Greece’s “There’s a lot of people who Anna Mailli, told AP that “Last versity, the study’s lead author. an Anatolian culture that was di - so as to offer awareness of how health care system, especially take much more than me and I year, 30 percent of the patients Kentikelenis and colleagues verse yet communal and produc - we can fit in and participate? during a crushing economic cri - don’t want anybody’s salary cut at centers in Athens were Greek, also observed a 21 percent rise tive. Let’s make no mistake: it Archbishop Demetrios can’t sis in which the government has but they took from people like while in Perama [western in stillbirths, according to fig - wasn’t the Turkish people who do it alone. Issue has, again, af - cut back the budget some 25 me,” she told The National Her - Athens] the proportion reached ures from the Greek National caused the Genocide; it was the forded Eastern Orthodoxy world percent for medical facilities ald. “It’s corrupt politicians,” she 90 percent,” she said. School of Public Health. regime. In fact, so many Turkish spiritual unification. I make my while there’s still money for F- sighed. Mailli added that the organi - You can bet that neither citizens struggled to harbor or as - plea. 16’s and submarines, is that the “The children who want to zation inoculated 9,000 people Samaras nor Georgiadis have sist virtually thousands of Arme - doctors are exceedingly compe - study nursing or to be physio - last year and helped 445 preg - read the reports or ever had to nians, Greeks, and Jews in their Chris Paris is the grandson of tent and the ministers and ad - therapists haven't any choice in nant women. stand in line at Ippokrateion escape. And, this is a 100-year Theodore Valis and Neoclis ministrators are exceedingly in - the public schools. They have to That came on the heels of an - Hospital because the truth is continuation of hegemonic Parathiras, who founded the competent. go to in an institute to pay or other report from academics in they just don’t care. rewriting of history by an abusive Pergamian Benevolent Society While there was certainly they have to stop,” she said. the United Kingdom that regime to extricate itself from its in 1932. room for reform and cuts in a Health Care Minister Adonis Greece’s economic crisis, which [email protected] 16 THE NATiONAL HERALD, MARCH 22-28, 2014

“From the few Greeks of Mani, and other Greeks who live here, to Ibrahim Pasha: We received your letter, in which you try to frighten us that, if we don’t surrender, you will kill the Maniates and plunder Mani. That’s why we are waiting for you and your army. We, the inhabitants of Mani, sign and wait for you.”

The Greeks of Mani sent that statement to Ibrahim Pasha, the son of the infamous Ottoman army commander, Mehmet Ali Pasha. It was sent after Turkish and Egyptian forces thwarted a Greek attempt to cut a path thru Egyptian lines near Messolonghi on 22 April 1826; some 3-4 thousand Greek women and children were enslaved that day. The message was sent in response to Ibrahim’s threats to ravage Mani, as he had done to the rest of the Peloponnese. And it exemplifies the courage and vitality of unyielding Hellenic spirit. When Ibrahim tried to enter Mani on 21 June 1826, his army of 7,000 men was held off by 2,500 intrepid Greeks until General Kolokotronis attacked from the rear and forced a ruthless enemy to retreat. As Americans of Greek heritage, the Rangos family is very proud of that and many other stirring moments of the Greek Revolution, which was fought for 11 brutal years to throw the oppressive Ottoman yoke off the back of the Greek nation once and for all. When we reflect on the Greek War of Independence each year, it also reminds us of our unique identity as Americans of Greek origin. Greek Independence Day is both a national and religious holiday in Greece. It has a dual sacred and secular character, which is analogous to our duality as Greek Americans. As Greeks, we commemorate our rich history as a brave people who invented democracy and fought many valiant battles against tyranny everywhere, from ancient times well into the 20th Century. As Greek Orthodox Christians, we com - memorate the great feast of the Annunciation. As Americans, we celebrate the spirit of freedom and democracy in a land that is the most exceptional model for democracy the world has ever known; a land that is the worthy inheritor and standard bearer of democratic government; a land that welcomed our forbears as immigrants, allowing them to freely practice their religious and cultural traditions and become a distinctive part of American society. So when we celebrate Greek Independence Day each year on March 25th, let us be mindful that we are doing it not only as proud Greeks, but also as proud Americans who have something remarkable to share with our fellow Americans.

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