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E 10 0 ΑΠΟ ΤΟ 1915 The National Herald anniversa ry N www.thenationalherald.com A weekLy Greek-AMeriCAN PuBLiCAtioN 1915-2015 VOL. 18, ISSUE 936 September 19-25, 2015 c v $1.50 Galbraith New Democracy, SYRIZA Neck-and1-Neck Speaks on Do Greek-Americans advocate for Greece’s best interests? New Herald Poll: The Greek Greeks Indecisive On Elections, Hail Economy Yes & Probably Yes No & Probably No Greek-Americans 73.8 14.8 Analysis UT Scholar Paints a By Takis Theodorikakos

Gloomy Forecast; ATHENS – The electoral pic - ture continues to hang in the Raises Questions balance. The number of unde - Re Troika Agenda cided voters is significant and capable of influencing the final result decisively. By Constantine S. Sirigos Besides, the two political TNH Staff Writer leaders, former Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, of SYRIZA, and NEW YORK – Noted economist New Democracy leader Evange - James K. Galbraith, holder of los Meimarakis, seemed indeci - the Lloyd Bentsen Chair in Gov - sive during their debate. Tsipras ernment/Business Relations at attempted to appease the voters’ the Lyndon Johnson School of sense of insecurity, reassuring Public Affairs of the University that he will move forward with of Texas at Austin, has closely a coalition government. followed the Greek crisis and Meimarakis proceeded to de - become famous in Greece as an Yes Probably Yes Probably No No Undecided grade his opponent. advisor to former Finance Min - It is obvious, however, that ister Yanis Varoufakis. Greece continues to seek to find The National Herald spoke ANAlYsis bY ANtoNis H DiAmAtAris a political leader who will lead with Galbraith this week about the country out of the crisis, by the state of the Greek economy implementing the memoran - and the future. Survey Gives High Marks to Greeks Abroad dum in such a way that the peo - “Greece got a little relief ple can tolerate. As this latest from the fact the banks will not TNH survey shows, this is the be immediately crashed,” Gal - Based on the data of the sec - claim victory in the elections. the example of Greeks abroad, Americans’ defense of Greece’s central dilemma. braith said regarding the new ond TNH poll, the September Both phenomena point to the who succeeded on their own: interests. That assessment was To this question, Tsipras bailout memorandum, “and 20 election’s outcome remains great changes that can happen not by being handed a cushy based on their failure to under - maintains a small advantage they have gotten some funding, uncertain. over a short period of time in public sector job, but who stood stand that our acts are volun - over Meimarakis, and this is an so the state’s arrears are not as A lot can happen in the re - dire economic times and with on their own feet and in many tary, undertaken with fervor, important advantage, should it serious, but the prospects over maining days, for sure. elections hanging in the bal - cases achieved miracles. To un - and love for the ancestral home - remain unchanged during the a six month or one year horizon The important thing is: who ance. derstand, then, the sweetness, land. final days. simply isn’t good,” he said. will be prime minister in what As one might expect, TNH, satisfaction, and sense of com - The problems in achieving The percentage required for It was difficult to squeeze will likely be a coalition govern - being a Greek-American news - munity one experiences from resolution stem from a lack of the first party winning the ab - any optimism from the conver - ment of two or more parties? paper, included two questions entrepreneurship. leadership or coordination with solute majority is defined by the sation. And what kind of quality leaders regarding our community vis-à- Greeks, who persist in their a fixed agent from Greece – as “They have a program no will they be? Will they be capa - vis Greece. To the first, a stag - love for Greece, believe in fam - is the case, for example, with one believes in and the prospect ble, competent, and resolute? gering 94.3% responded that ily values and religion, and are Cyprus and Israel. is for an ongoing squeeze on Two notable points about the young Greeks in Greece should proud of their origin. This is Nonetheless, it is the Greek- every activity in Greece,” said poll: first, that while former be taught the history of Greeks why this particular question is Americans who intervene at the the economist who became Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras abroad. significant. White House and in Congress in friends in 2011 with the Finance thought the election would be a Why would that be so impor - The second question was Greece’s interests. Who open the minister who was charged with walk in the park for him, due to tant? First, to create a bond in whether they believe that doors of power to Greek envoys. the Sisyphean task of rolling lack of any formidable oppo - this globalized world between Greek-Americans are positive in Those in Greece protest that back the Troika’s demands. nent, now he is struggling to get the Hellenes in the homeland their defense of Greek interests we don’t have a solution to their “In the aftermath of the first elected. and their brethren abroad. To here in the U.S. Again, the an - problems, but they don’t under - memorandum, Varoufakis Second, although Evangelos the extent, that is, that we here swer was yes by a very high ma - stand that such solutions must emerged as a prodigious voice Meimarakis took over a New in the United States speak to our jority: 73.8%. be embraced by third parties. of clear-minded criticism and I Democracy party in free fall own children about Greece – That answer is important for Others must also be motivated began reading his blog,” he said. mode, to the surprise of many which is constantly. all of us here. For quite some in order to solve problems. he has lifted it, and himself, to Second, so that Greece’s time now, the perception was a Continued on page 5 a point where he might actually young Greeks can learn from negative one concerning Greek- Continued on page 6 Overlooked Greek-American Humor

By Steve Frangos in the massive waves of immi - “But I just arrived! I don’t speak AP Photo/Lefteris PitArAkis TNH Staff Writer gration in the 1880 to 1920 pe - and English how can I buy all A supporter of the extreme riod. these groceries?” The young far-right Golden Dawn politi - CHICAGO- One of the seriously- Jokes often tell of the com - Greek replied in shock. “No ex - cal party waves a Greek flag overlooked areas of Greek life mon trials of immigrants not cuses, you must learn about during a pre-election rally, in in North America is humor. readily found in standard acad - America even on your first day.” Athens, Wednesday, Sept. 16. Jokes, humorous songs, word- emic histories. With that being After wandering around for plays, satirical political ditties, said nothing is more boring than some time, the Greek youth fi - percentage of the parties that and comedy written for the explaining a joke. Still it is clear nally locates a grocery store. will not make the cut for Parlia - stage are just a few of the time- that misunderstandings are the Timidly, he walks in, and at first, ment, i.e., under 3%. This is not honored genres of Greek-Amer - common theme in this particu - he finds a number of items on certain yet. Obviously, we will ican humor. How humor lar selection of jokes. Also, as the long list. Soon, he is in trou - only find out for sure on election serves/d to lift the spirits of with much of Greek-American ble. The American grocer comes night. However, winning an ab - Greeks faced with the totality of humor language skills prove to up to the young man and they solute majority for a standalone American life has yet to be stud - be a critical factor. Having a begin to gesture as they try and government ranges from ex - ied in anything resembling a solid knowledge of both Greek communicate. One way or an - tremely difficult to unlikely. This systematic manner. and English is essential to the other, they manage to get every is why Greece is moving toward Just as Greeks distinguish be - humor. So let us begin! item on the list except tea. Noth - a coalition government, since re - tween themselves by place-of- FIRST DAY IN AMERICA ing works. Finally they give up. peating the elections is no op - birth and wave of immigration A young Greek arrives in The grocer packs everything tion. to America, so too are jokes and New York City and is taken to up and sends the dejected youth The rest of the field, in order, AP Photo/NoAh k. MurrAy humor divided. Some jokes just an apartment where many on his way. The young immi - seems to be Golden Dawn, PA - First Ellinida to be Crowned Miss America don’t work if you’re not from a Greek workers room together. grant turns to leave carrying all SOK, and the Communist Party particular region of the country Just as he sets his bag down, the assorted bundles and bags. (KKE), followed by the River. Miss Georgia Betty Cantrell, left, reacts with Miss South or from a specific wave of Greek another Greek hands him a Realizing that after spending so Popular Unity appears to be Carolina Daja Dial, center, and Miss Oklahoma Georgia Frazier immigration. The following piece of paper and some money much time with the young im - shrinking as we approach the after being named Miss America 2016, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015, jokes are those I heard from saying, “now go to the store and in Atlantic City, N.J. (related story on page 3). Greek immigrants who arrived buy all the items on this list.” Continued on page 10 Continued on page 6 Greek-American Company Launches NY’s Largest Solar PV HCHC: New

SPRINGFIELD GARDENS, NY from companies such as Enter - Year and a – A Greek-American owned fa - Solar and Con Edison. cility in Springfield Gardens was Dr. George Kofinas, Director the launch site on September 15 of the Kofinas Fertility Group, New Leader of the largest photovoltaic (PV) told TNH he was very pleased in New York State. with both the building complex The system is named “The and the new system. JFKAP By Theodore Kalmoukos Bloomberg-JFK Airport Park So - President John Phufas told TNH lar Project,” derived from the that it was a challenging ven - BOSTON, MA – Hellenic Col - names of the company founded ture. lege and Holy Cross Greek Or - by former NYC Mayor Michael LAUNCH CEREMONY thodox School of Theology Bloomberg and the Greek-Amer - The launch ceremony was (HCHC) started the new acade - ican-owned company JFK Air - different from several others in mic year with a new president port Park (JFKAP). The power that the ribbon was not placed Rev. Christopher Metropoulos generated will supply electricity at the building entrance as and a larger number of stu - to the “Bloomberg LLP” tower usual, but on a photovoltaic dents. and JFKAP’s Data Center, both panel, the same as the other This year, the entire HCHC in Manhattan. 5,500 panels comprising the sys - student body of Hellenic College The Project launching in - tem and producing nearly two and Holy Cross is 187, up 20 cluded representatives from city million kilowatt hours of elec - from last year. The freshmen and state governments, and tricity per year. class at Hellenic College is 36 The system produces enough new students and 34 for Holy power to electrify 244 homes Cross. and reduces environmental pol - Fr. Metropoulos told TNH For subscription: lution by 1.1 million pounds of that “next semester we are go - 718.784.5255 carbon dioxide. ing to have 200 students and by [email protected] NYC Councilman Donovan next fall we anticipate to have Richards, of the 31st District in between 230 and 250 students.” Queens cut the ribbon and ex - tNh/CostAs BeJ He appeals to the Greek-Ameri - pressed his gratitude for the pro - (L-R) Melba Miller, Deputy BP of Queens, NYC Councilman Donovan Richards, JFKAP President can community to send students John Phufas, Michael Barry of Bloomberg, and Matthew Rostowsky of Con Edison, who all spoke Continued on page 2 about the Bloomberg and JFK Airport Park Solar Project in Springfield Gardens, NY. Continued on page 7 2 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, SEPTEMBER 19-26, 2015 Lincoln’s Greek: During Civ. War, Benachi Founds 1st Grk. Church in US

By Constantinos E. Scaros pointed Nicholas Benachi as of - ers, and privileges as are al - Emancipation Proclamation, ficial Consul of Greece. lowed to Consuls by the Law of thereby allowing Benachi and “He is the worst president BATTLE OF MINE CREEK nations or by the laws of the other New Orleaners to con - ever! He tricked us into sup - October 25, 1864 was a par - United States, and existing tinue to hold slaves. porting a senseless war that has ticularly distressing one for Treaty stipulations between the FIRST GREEK CHURCH claimed the lives of thousands Abraham Lincoln, who was try - Government of Greece and the Benachi’s most heralded dis - of our troops. He is a war crim - ing to manage the War, with United States.” tinction in Greek-American his - inal who should be impeached Election Day – and his bid for GREEK MILITIA REGIMENT tory was his establishment of and convicted.” reelection – exactly two weeks The Chios-born Benachi was the first Greek Orthodox Church These may sound like words away. Democrat George McClel - a businessman in the cotton in - in the United States. Concerned hurled at George W. Bush dur - lan, a general in the Union Army dustry and, as was industry that the Greeks of New Orleans ing the height of the Iraq War, replaced by Ulysses S. Grant, standard at the time, a slave - had no place to worship, he be - or toward Barack Obama for re - ran against his commander-in- owner. He helped to establish gan as early as 1960 to pursue moving troops from there pre - chief in the general election. In the Greek Militia Regiment in construction of a church. In maturely. They’re not. They are an unprecedented and never- 1861, which fought on the Con - 1864, he opened his own home scathing assailments directed to - since-replicated political maneu - federate side. There was divi - for services and invited Greek ward the president who, at one ver, Lincoln, a Republican, re - sion among its ranks, as some Orthodox priests to liturgize particular point in time, was the placed his fellow Republican wanted the Regiment to be com - there. That tradition continued, most hated ever in American Vice President Hannibal Hamlin prised exclusively of Greeks, and the Holy Trinity Greek Or - history: Abraham Lincoln. on the ticket with Andrew John - while others were open to al - thodox Cathedral just celebrated Yes, Lincoln, who is now re - son, a Democrat, in order to lowing virtually anyone to join its 150th anniversary last year. garded as one of the top three convey ideological balance. the cause, regardless of nation - A full article about the Church’s presidents ever (usually in the In an effort to sabotage Lin - ality. 2005 post-Katrina rebuilding company of George Washington coln’s chances for reelection and The short-lived Regiment initiative, headed by John and Franklin Roosevelt) and all the while bring Missouri into was ultimately crushed as was Georges, appeared in last week’s most often scores at the very the Confederate fold, the South the Confederate Army in the edition (“How the Greeks Re - top. dispatched Major General Ster - 1862 Battle of New Orleans, built New Orleans after Kat - But during the tumultuous ling Price to invade Missouri which saw the city return to rina,” Sept. 12). American Civil War, Abraham through Kansas. The Union sol - Union control. The Civil War ended in 1965, Lincoln faced blistering opposi - diers resisted Sterling’s ad - The following year (1863), the North had won, slavery was tion not only from Southerners vances in the fields around Mine Abraham Lincoln signed the abolished throughout the land, who saw his Emancipation Creek in Central Kansas, and the Emancipation Proclamation. and Lincoln had been over - Proclamation abolishing slavery mission was thwarted. Common misconception sug - whelmingly reelected the year as unconstitutional overreach, GREEK CONSUL IN NEW gests that this “freed all of the before. In 1866, the New Or - but also from his fellow North - ORLEANS slaves.” It didn’t. It was an ex - leans Greek Orthodox parish erners, who did not understand While that was going on, Lin - ecutive order that only applied moved into a new building, why their young men should coln officially recognized Be - to the territories under rebellion specifically constructed to be a lose life and limb in a war de - nachi as Consul of Greece for (i.e., under Confederate con - church. signed to bring back into the the Port of New Orleans – the trol). The states (and territories) But Lincoln did not live to Union eleven Southern states Louisiana city that, although in under Union control could only see it; felled by an assassin’s bul - that had seceded to form the a Confederate State, was a key have slavery abolished through let, he died on April 14, 1865, Confederate States of America. stronghold in the Union’s pos - been exhibited to me,” the ex - the Port of New Orleans, I do an Act of Congress – ultimately Good Friday, celebrated that Among those eleven states session, particularly vital be - ecutive order read, “that hereby recognize him as such, what was the 13th Amendment, year on the same day by West - was Louisiana, and in its city of cause of its waterway. Nicholas Benachi has been ap - and declare him free to exercise ratified in 1865. Until then, New ern Christians and Greek Ortho - New Orleans, where Lincoln ap - “Satisfactory evidence having pointed Consul of Greece, for and enjoy such functions, pow - Orleans was unaffected by the dox alike. Gr-Am Co Launches NY’s Largest Solar PV

Continued from page 1 three years ago. He emphasized Phufas praised the role of all that this undertaking results in those who contributed in imple - ject, emphasizing that it is one rising property values for all the menting this challenging project of the largest built in the area properties in the Springfield and thanked them for excellent since hurricane “Sandy” hit Gardens area. results.

Photos: tNh/CostAs BeJ ABOVE: Guests listen as speakers described the solar project and the partnership between Bloomberg and JFKAP, which will generate 2 million kilowatt hours each year. ABOVE RIGHT: JFKAP Pres. John Phufas spoke about the project, which he called a complex but vital venture, as NYC Councilman Donovan Richards and Melba Miller, Deputy BP of Queens look on. RIGHT: The 5500 panel solar power array is the heart of a Greek-American owned facility that will gen - erate electricity for the Bloomberg tower and JFKAP’s Data Center in Manhattan.

Συνδρομή με το Ταχυδρομείο! Jimmy Van Bramer Begins Participatory Budget Talks ΕΘΝΙΚΟΣ ΚΗΡΥΚΑΣ ΕΝΤΟΣ Η .Π.Α. ΕΘΝΙΚΟΣ ΚΗΡΥΚΑΣ ΓΙΑ ΧΩΡΕΣ ΕΚΤΟΣ Η .Π.Α. TNH Staff ious social projects, exceeding the budgeted amount of $1 mil - SUNNYSIDE, NY – City Council lion, told TNH that he was q 1 ΧΡΟΝΟ $208.00 q 1 ΧΡΟΝΟ $322.00 Majority leader Jimmy Van happy with the interest the com - Bramer began the first of a se - munity showed in the participa - q 6 ΜΗΝΕΣ $120.00 q 6 ΜΗΝΕΣ $189.00 ries of participatory budget tory hearings. “We are thrilled hearings on September 14 at the to be here kicking off the second q 3 ΜΗΝΕΣ $83.00 q 3 ΜΗΝΕΣ $125.00 Community Services building in year of participatory budgeting Sunnyside. in my district, the 26th District The hearing was attended by that includes Sunnyside, Wood - local businesspersons and side, Long Island City, and South ΣΑΒΒΑΤΟΚΥΡΙΑΚΟ ΣΑΒΒΑΤΟΚΥΡΙΑΚΟ agency representatives alike. Astoria.” q ΕΚΔΟΣΗ ΣΑΒ/ΚΟΥ 1 ΧΡΟΝΟ $82.00 q ΕΚΔΟΣΗ ΣΑΒ/ΚΟΥ 1 ΧΡΟΝΟ $274.00 q ΕΚΔΟΣΗ ΣΑΒ/ΚΟΥ 6 ΜΗΝΕΣ $47.00 q ΕΚΔΟΣΗ ΣΑΒ/ΚΟΥ 6 ΜΗΝΕΣ $165.00

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tHE NAtioNAl HErAlD 37-10 30th street, long island City, N.Y. 11101-2614 tel.: (718) 784-5255 • FAX: (718) 472-0510 City Council Majority leader Jimmy Van Bramer. Ονομα: Van Bramer was particularly He called the hearings for - Διεύθυνση: happy that young people repre - mat “an innovation, which en - Πόλη: Πολιτεία Zip Code: senting their schools were in at - sures participatory government. Τηλέφωνο: e-mail tendance as well. For the second year we give the Together with fellow Coun - people of my district the oppor - q American express q Master Card q Visa q Discover cilman Costas Constantinides, tunity to make proposals for im - Aρ. πιστωτικής κάρτας: Van Bramer launched significant provement in their neighbor - Ημερομηνία λήξης: initiatives for road safety and hoods. We vet these proposals general quality of life in Astoria and allocate funds totaling $1 and Long Island City, two million to implement the most Υπογραφή: Queens districts with particu - popular projects.” larly large Greek-American pop - Van Bremer invited his con - Επιστρέψατε την κάρτα με την επιταγή σας πληρωτέα στο: National Herald, inc., ή χρεώστε την πιστωτική σας κάρτα. ulations in both residential and stituents to participate in the business capacities. rest of the hearings, to be held Van Bramer, who last year al - will in various district neighbor - located over $1.5 million on var - hoods over the next month. THE NATIONAL HERALD, SEPTEMBER 19-26, 2015 COMMUNITY 3 Betty (Baciliky) Cantrell is First Ellinida to be Crowned Miss America

By Constantine S. Sirigos to feel that ball. If there was any Cantrell’s triumph and said “Our TNH is contact with Miss TNH Staff Writer question as to whether or not he community is enjoying a double America’s mother, Anastasia cheated and somebody else felt celebration today. Just as the (Tassie) Cantrell, and looks for - ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — Betty the ball and decided that it was pageant was taking place the ward to an interview. Cantrell, named Baciliky (Vasi - deflated, then yes, I guess he did vespers service for the feast of Betty has a brother, Michael, liki) after her Greek grand - cheat.” the Holy Cross was drawing to and a sister, Sophia, who also mother, has been crowned Miss Contestants from all 50 a close and we wer praying for participate in their parish’s America for 2016. states, the District of Columbia Betty to win. The Holy Cross and dance groups and GOYA. “I’m still so overwhelmed, I and Puerto Rico were vying for our prayers worked their mira - Their parents have roots in don’t know what to say other the crown. The U.S. Virgin is - cles and today we enjoy and Greece and Germany and are than thank you!” Cantrell told lands, which competed last year, double feast.” among the most generous and reporters. could not field the required min - “I just spoke with her parents, active members of the parish. The 21 year-old imum number of entrants this Michael and Anastasia. I con - They are both physical ther - scholar/beauty – she just cele - year, pageant officials said. It is gratulated them and said the apists at the Cantrell Center for brated her birthday on Septem - eligible for future competitions. community’s joy is indescribable. Physical Therapy and Sports ber 1st - won a $50,000 schol - Betty grew up in the parish Such a success honors not only Medicine in Warner Robins. arship along with her title. As of Holy Cross of Macon, GA. The Betty and her family but Macon Michelle Strow, executive as - Miss Georgia, she represented pastor, Fr. John Stefero, told and Warner Robins, where the sistant at the Center, told TNH her home state in the Miss Amer - TNH how pleased he was by family lives,” Fr. Stefero said. “all of my colleagues and the pa - ica Pageant. tients are sharing the family’s joy.” Cantrell was asked during the The 21 year-old Georgia na - question and answer portion of tive’s interests exemplify her the pageant whether New Eng - Hellenic and American South land Patriots quarterback Tom heritages; Cantrell chants Byzan - Brady cheated en route to his tine hymns in both Greek and team’s run to a Super Bowl title English for her Church choir, ac - last season by using footballs cording to the Miss Georgia web - that were improperly deflated. site, and performs with a Greek A league-imposed four-game dance group. On the other hand, suspension of Brady was re - she also drives a full-sized John cently overturned by a federal Miss Georgia, Betty (Vasiliki) Cantrell, after being transformed Deere tractor, plows and seeds judge. into Miss America, holds her celebratory bouquet of roses in fields, and can handle a shot - The Pageant, held on Sep - Atlantic City. RIGHT: Miss America 2015 Kira Kazantsev crowns gun. tember 13, coincided with open - Miss Georgia, Betty Cantrell as Miss America 2016 on Sept. 13. Cantrell is the second Greek- ing day of pro football, America’s American woman to finish first most-watched sport, but there Cantrell said in response to he cheated.” in a major national pageant. was one earlier game during the the question, “I’m not sure” Later, she told the Associated Marielle Marlys was crowned week, which marked the return when asked if Brady cheated. Press (AP) “it was kind of a America’s National Teenager of Brady to an NFL game earlier “I’d have to see the ball and feel funky question to ask me if Tom 2015 by the America’s National than expected after a court over - it” she said, before adding, “If Brady cheated. I’m not a football Teenager Scholarship Organiza - turned the suspension. there’s any question, then yes, player and I really wasn’t there tion (ANTSO). THI’s 2015 Charitable Gala Promises to Be Quite a Moving Experience

By Constantine S. Sirigos to the worsening economic crisis portunities to meet with in - Orthodox Christian Charities Stavros Niarchos Foundation... will be an after party," Arey said, TNH Staff Writer and inspired to help shape vestors. and has been supportive of the they helped us identify organi - who added it will be a moving Greece’s long-term recovery," ac - The keynote speaker will be THI's work with IOCC and Apos - zations doing good work, experience for many of the NEW YORK – The Hellenic Ini - cording to its website. announced soon, and Arey told toli, the philanthropic arm of the whether it's feeding and cloth - guests. tiative (THI) will host is third THI is focused on crisis relief, TNH they will be honoring three Church of Greece. ing the poor and providing them "A lot of people will be look - annual charitable fundraising entrepreneurship - especially individuals of the community: George Zvokos, a trustee of with heating oil and medicine," ing at Ellis Island and thinking gala for Greece on September support for young entrepre - the late Agnes Varis of Brooklyn, the Agnes Varis Trust, is also Arey said, adding that now with about their grandparents or par - 30 in at World Trade Center 4. neurs, and economic develop - whose generosity is well-known chairman of THI's philanthropy the migrant crisis, there is an ents - or even about them - The special event space of the ment. in the art and music world, rep - committee, which reviews the even greater strain on the Greek selves." Ground Zero tower has a spec - THI will finance the atten - resented by the trust established recommendations of THI's staff safety net, increasing the impor - Guests will also be able to tacular panoramic view of New dance winners of its Hellenic in her name; businessman John for contributions. tance of groups supported by see the St. Nicholas National York Bay Lower Manhattan and Entrepreneurship Awards, Catsimatidis; and real estate "We try to identify those THI. Shrine, whose construction has 600 people are expected to at - which are spearheaded and fi - magnate George Marcus, who is NGOs that can demonstrate Attendance exceeded expec - just begun, a powerful symbol tend. nanced by the Libra Group, and based on the West Coast but has measurable and tangible re - tations for the first two years, of hope and resurrection which "All the proceeds will go to of representatives of companies investment interests across the sults... and it works very well," filling the venues to the brim – is linked in the minds of many our programs in Greece, which THI has sent to the SXSW Inter - country and offices in New York. Arey told TNH. He noted THI almost 600 were present at the the construction of a new are increasing," Mark Arey, THI's active Festival, "an incubator of Marcus and Catsimatidis also never gives an organization the Museum of Modern Art in 2014. Greece. Executive Director told The Na - cutting-edge technologies and happen to be THI board mem - entire award up front. They This year, the capacious event "I am very proud that many tional Herald. digital creativity" that takes bers, and as an entrepreneur, have to demonstrate as the pro - space at WTC 4 will accommo - of our board members are major THI was "founded in 2012 by place in Austin, TX. For two the latter has been very support - jects move along that they are date projected throng with com - donors to the rebuilding of St. members of the global Greek years THI has enabled promis - ive of THI's entrepreneurial ef - delivering on what they fort. Nicholas and I think it's exciting and philhellene communities ing young Greek entrepreneurs forts. Marcus has been a con - promised. "It's a huge space for the re - the guests will have a chance to who were compelled to respond attend, providing them with op - tributor to International "THI learned a lot from the ception and dinner, and there see the site," Arey said. 4 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, SEPTEMBER 19-26, 2015 Megas Yeeros: the “Yeero” of Three Continents (and it's yeero, not “jairo”)

By Aria Socratous with the Landmark Group, a from Megas Yeeros is My Grillers, large corporation, in Dubai, with the newest product line of inno - Megas Yeeros has been the main goal to create 45 loca - vative Greek meat preparation named by Fortune Magazine as tions in that country by 2019. which is designed to drive both one of the top food innovators Stergiou also claimed that by benefits and customer traffic, of the decade. monitoring the nutritional trends while reducing labor in the The company has one pri - in Greece and abroad, Megas kitchen. mary goal: to bring a taste of Yeeros is constantly pursuing the With multiple preparation Greece to every table and to ex - creation of leading products that methods from gas or charcoal plore the diversity of regional enhance the experience of con - grills, flat tops, or sauté pans, My Greek flavors while making them sumers, both in terms of gusta - Grillers are the ideal solution for available to a worldwide audi - tive pleasure and nutritional any restaurant operator, looking ence. value. to stay relevant, while benefiting Megas Yeeros is the largest “For that purpose,” he added, from the explosive boom in producer of authentic Greek Greek and Mediterranean cui - meats in Europe, has recently ar - sine. rived in the United States and it Some of the new products be - produces thirty tons of gyro – sides beef, pork, and chicken gyro which they purposely spell that Megas Yeeros are going to “yeero” in order to highlight the launch in American market is the correct pronunciation – in Mega Kebab, made with ground Greece and four tons in the beef and lamb stuffed with real United States on a daily basis. Philadelphia brand cream cheese. The company has invested in Mega Kebab is stuffed with au - the future by creating a new fac - thentic, imported, Greek Feta tory based in Lyndhurst, NJ a cheese, and Yogurt Kebab is year and a half ago. The factory stuffed with fresh Greek Yogurt. was designed specifically to meet The “Classic Kebab” is made with the needs of meat product prepa - a blend of fresh ground beef and ration and it’s one of the most lamb, herbs and spices, without ergonomic plants in the United stuffing. States. Megas Yeeros currently has 20 The investment in New Jersey employees, 80% of whom are has been accredited and greatly U.S. citizens. Stergiou says that supported by the state and because of the culture differ - specifically the city of Lyndhurst, ences, there was some difficulty and creates a new chapter of at first in training the staff. Soon Greek national cuisine by pre - the competition, due to the su - The products have been ex - in Manhattan, with another two “at Megas Yeeros we only use enough, though, due to constant senting the authentic Greek fla - perior quality of their products. ported to 12 European countries there set to open by the end of 100% genuine whole muscle training, the non-native Greeks vors to the international market. The unique combination of tra - and one of the main sharehold - the year, and there is another in meats, no preservatives, no ad - gained knowledge of Greek cul - According to General Man - ditional recipes and modern ers, Nikos Loustas, had the idea Washington, DC. Notably, former ditives, extra virgin olive oil, pure ture and way of doing things. ager Nikos Stergiou, the com - techniques transformed the in - of creating the GRK (Greek Ro - NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani is seen and natural Greek honey, fresh “Our main goal is to bring the pany launched into the Greek dustry and in 2014, Megas tisserie Kitchen), a Greek style waiting in the line at one of the Greek yogurt and the finest qual - taste of Greece to every table and market in 2007 and in a very Yeeros was already the number chipotle, which would rely on the locations. ity fresh herbs such as oregano, we hope that Yeero will be a short period of time has man - one in gyro and kebab produc - authentic Greek product: yeero. According to Stergiou, GRK salt and pepper.” worldwide trend one day. Ster - aged to distinguish itself from tion. The first GRK opened in 2012 has already signed a contract The next great innovation giou said. Public Probe of Clinton Emails Reveals Communications with Manatos

By Constantine S. Sirigos previously met Ecumenical Pa - store the credibility of the U.S. TNH Staff Writer triarch Bartholomew and that with Greece and Cyprus — “Hillary is a big fan…when she which will lead to important NEW YORK – References to became Secretary of State the progress in the region. United States relations with the re-opening of the Greek Ortho - “We highlighted for the top Ecumenical Patriarchate, dox Seminary of Halki,” near leaders in our community that Cyprus, and Turkey have Constantinople “was a huge is - Secretary Clinton once again in emerged in emails released as sue for her. front of the Turkish Foreign Min - part of the investigation into for - “To show you how close the ister, called for a "bizonal and mer Secretary of State Hillary Obama administration thought bicommunal federation" for Clinton’s use of a private email we were to reopening Halki, we Cyprus as well as expressed the server. actually got a call from Hillary United States' strong support for Andy Manatos, president of Clinton’s office – at two different "freedom of religion." the Washington, DC lobbying times…they wanted to give us TNH asked Manatos about firm of Manatos and Manatos a heads up that they Turks were the upcoming events of the founder of the Coordinate Effort about to announce it.” Washington OXI Day Founda - of Hellenes, told TNH that “pe - Manatos said nobody knows tion, of which he is president riodically throughout her tenure why that didn’t materialize, but and founder. He shared his ex - as Secretary of State, we were added “I don’t know the Turks citement that this year’s recipi - in touch with her on the issue ever intended to reopen it.” ent of the award named after of the Ecumenical Patriarchate Manatos noted that Ankara Metropolitan Chrysostomos of in particular, because she was often attempts to link the issue Zakynthos, who saved the lives deeply involved with that.” which demands for the con - of Greek Jews during WWII, will Manatos noted that “Bill struction of a mosque in Athens be Queen Elizabeth’s consort, Clinton was the first sitting pres - – a call for reciprocity in viola - Prince Philip, who was actually ident to visit the Ecumenical Pa - tion of international law since Former Secretary of State and Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton applauds Ecumenical Pa - born in Greece. triarchate. That sent a powerful Halki is ultimately an issue of triarch Bartholomew. She had worked for the reopening of the renowned Halki seminary. “He will be the recipient on message to the Government of violations of the religious free - behalf of his mother, who hid a Turkey and Hillary Clinton was dom of Turkey’s citizens. “Subject: Fw: THE IMPOR - faces very serious dangers on a Staff to Clinton, expressing Jewish family in her home instrumental in that meeting.” When Hillary Clinton re - TANT INFORMATION YOU RE - daily basis both within Turkey thanks for the Secretary of across the street from gestapo Although Manatos, who is an ceived Manatos’ warning about QUESTED -- Very Serious Dan - and when abroad. Please let us State’s Cyprus efforts.” headquarters in Athens and who Archon of the Ecumenical Patri - the dangers faced by The Patri - gers Facing Ecumenical know if you need any additional Among other things, Man - later became a Greek Orthodox archate, was not present, he was arch, she emailed her colleague: Patriarch Bartholomew.” information.” atos wrote: “Secretary Clinton's nun,” Manatos said. part of the process of setting up “Please print this for me.” Manatos told Clinton: “As Another email that turned up remarks at her Friday press con - It is unlikely that the 93-year- the presidential meeting. The September 30, 2009 you can see from the many clips was a thank you note from Man - ference with the Turkish Foreign old prince will travel to Wash - He explained that Hillary note from Manatos had the fol - in the attached document, Ecu - atos on June 8, 2009, to Cheryl Minister continued this Admin - ington, but his representative and Chelsea Clinton had met lowing header: menical Patriarch Bartholomew Mills, Counselor and Chief of istration's excellent efforts to re - will be announced. Prof. Kalyvas of Yale Discusses What Happened in Greece & What’s Next

By Constantine S. Sirigos Stathis N. Kalyvas is Arnold lenge is the reform of the state controls fiasco had a positive re - he reemerges as prime minister, TNH Staff Writer Wolfers Professor of Political and involves introducing forms sult. “One million people have Kalyvas said, “he has not fully Science and Director of the of accountability that will turn acquired debit cards,” he said, made the transition towards an NEW YORK – Dr. Stathis N. Ka - Program on Order, Conflict, the big unions against them,” which will reduce the number understanding the way the lyvas of Yale University has fol - and Violence at Yale and he pointed out some impor - of untrackable cash transac - economy works, that it needs lowed the Greek crisis closely. University. tant facts often missed by the tions. investments.” He recently published “What Re - media. While the unicorn of the “one Regarding last spring’s nego - ally Happened in Greece – And difficult to implement and will First, even with the depar - stop shop” for opening news tiations, Kalyvas said “we are What Will Come Next” on for - take time – not least because ture of the “Left Platform” the businesses has not been sighted, still not clear about what oc - eignaffairs.com. they will produce both winners SYRIZA leadership is still very “quite a lot was done and the curred…new elements continue In a conversation with TNH, and losers and thus more polit - leftist – the party may break up process of getting all the neces - to be revealed…but it appears Kalyvas said, “there has to be ical conflict – he emphasized further – and second, it is not sary permits was streamlined.” they pursued a strategy of some improvement,” in the that for Greece to attract vital the case that no reforms have He said red tape is not the brinkmanship…in the thought terms of the memorandum…but investments, “you don’t need to been implemented since the on - main problem for attracting in - that market panic would force this is not going to happen if reform everything…what is set of the crisis. vestment, however. “In the last concessions,” and when that did there isn’t some progress on the needed is a sense that invest - For example, “the tax data two years the problem has been not happen, they chose to dou - Greek side” – in addition to “an ment is welcome…that is not has been digitized, along with political uncertainty, and not be - ble down. element of good will.” difficult to do…it’s a matter of other data sets so that fraud can ing sure what the currency will “The problem is that if you While he acknowledged that sending the right signals.” be eliminated more easily,” he be.” lose,” he said, “you lose a lot – the most important reforms are He said “the biggest chal - said, and ironically, the capital Asked what Tsipras will do if which is what happened.” Analysis: in Second GOP Debate, Trump Underwhelms and Fiorina Shines

SIMI VALLEY, California (AP) support of conservative princi - strategist Kevin Madden. heard very clearly what Mr. closing statement. Clearly prepared for the at - — Republican voters fed up ples. It may be some time before Trump said," winning the first Wednesday's focus on sub - tack, Bush shot back, "As it re - with Washington and anyone After dominating the first de - anyone knows if that will have ovation of the night from the stance played to the strengths lates to my brother, there's one with a background in politics bate a month ago, Trump was any effect on Trump's place in live audience. of a handful of candidates, thing I know for sure: He kept have cheered billionaire busi - the target fierce criticism from the field — his supporters have Trump responded, "I think among them former Florida us safe," Bush said as the crowd nessman Donald Trump as the his Republican rivals from the so far embraced his decidedly she's got a beautiful face, and I Gov. Jeb Bush, New Jersey Gov. erupted in applause. ultimate 2016 outsider, making outset of the debate at the Rea - unconventional approach to think she's a beautiful woman" Chris Christie and Florida Sen. The exchange was just one him the front-runner for the Re - gan Presidential Library outside presidential politics. — a line that won few cheers, if Marco Rubio. example in which Trump, usu - publican nomination. Los Angeles. He disappeared for Another outsider, former any at all. Christie, mired at the bottom ally a master in the spotlight, But Trump's lack of experi - long stretches and even ac - technology executive Carly Fio - The third Republican out - of the preference polls used to failed to score a clear victory. ence with public policy was ex - knowledged at one point that rina, may have helped herself sider, retired neurosurgeon Ben select which candidates get to Such home-run moments were posed throughout the second he has a lot yet to learn about the most Wednesday night. Carson, maintained a positive take part in the Republican's de - rare on Wednesday. Republican presidential debate global affairs. Seizing her debut moment outlook throughout the night in bates, made waves by making There remain more than four on Wednesday, a three-hour It was a night that allowed on the main debate stage, she keeping with his image as the the case to Trump and Fiorina months before the first of those marathon that delved deep into others to shine, however briefly, attacked Trump as "an enter - Republican's most likable can - alike that voters don't much care states, Iowa, will begin voting, complicated issues at home and as they showed off their com - tainer," offered a passionate case didate. Having surged in recent about their resumes. and there several more debates abroad. mand of issues and talked with against Planned Parenthood and polls, he earned far more air Bush flashed a clear knowl - to come. Time enough for the Trump's rise to the top of the precision about what they'd do spoke in specifics when talking time during the crowded debate edge of the issues — and his Republican outsiders to con - polls has unnerved Republican if elected president. about foreign affairs. than he did in the first event last lack of smoothness as a speaker. tinue making their case, includ - leaders who fear he is hurting The former reality television She delivered one of the de - month, but when given the op - But confronted with what some ing Trump, who didn't seem to the party's image and threaten - star avoided any major gaffes, bate's most memorable mo - portunity, he offered few consider to be his greatest po - mind when called out as a mere ing its chances of winning back yet delivered an underwhelming ments when responding to a specifics on major issues such litical liability, his last name, the "entertainer" Wednesday night. the White House. performance by the conven - derogatory comment Trump as immigration and national se - son of one president and brother "What I am, far and away Trump has so far been im - tional standards of presidential made in a recent interview curity. of another scored points with greater than an entertainer, is a mune to criticism for his lack of politics. about her looks. "Real leadership is what I the crowd after Trump said, businessman, and that's the kind specific policy proposals, his "He had his tail between his Fiorina said simply, "I think would hopefully bring to Amer - "Your brother's administration of mindset this country needs to caustic rhetoric and his uneven legs tonight," said Republican women all over this country ica," Carson said in a tentative gave us Barack Obama." bring it back," Trump said. THE NATIONAL HERALD, SEPTEMBER 19-26, 2015 COMMUNITY 5 Elias Bournias, Twelve-Year-Old Student Athlete is at Top of His Class

By Constantine S. Sirigos Elias’ age – the overall theme Lefteris told TNH. TNH Staff Writer was that despite his high PRACTICE, PLAY, LEARN achievements, he was not a The upcoming year’s agenda NEW YORK – Because baseball young star but a student. is the focus on the transition to is an art and a science and not He grasps that every experi - the larger field – 90 feet be - just a game to 12-year-old Elias ence is a learning experience tween the bases rather than the Bournias, his favorite team was and that whatever doesn’t go children’s 60 and the winter itin - not dictated by family, friends, right, he can work on with his erary will include cross training or happenstance of residence. coaches. and martial arts to build disci - Because the late Tony Gwynn He takes about 100 swings pline and confidence as he faces is for him the quintessential everyday – “religiously” is father 13 year olds whose strength and player and model hitter, the as - said, in the back yard where skills development are acceler - piring major leaguer is a San there is a tee and a net set up. ating. Diego Padres fan. The game gets harder every The student athlete does not Elias began to appreciate year Lefteris explained. “The neglect the rest of his education. how great a pure hitter Gwynn pitching is faster, you have to He likes math – a subject in was and sought to emulate him run faster – the game speeds up which his father also exceled. “I when he began little league at a lot” Elias said, but he knows have a 90 average in that,” Elias the age of four. it is competition that builds said with pride, as if his intelli - “Gwynn hit to all fields and greatness. gence needs confirmation after just tried to help his team,” said And there are important a half hour adult-level conver - Elias, already an astute student transitions to be made. This year sation. of the game. he plays on fields with major And, yes, Elias also plays Many kids dream of partici - league dimensions for the first clarinet in his school band. pating in the recent annual time in the Baseball Heaven Cooperstown Dreams Park tour - league on exit 66 in Long Island. nament, the most prestigious for “He’s in the mecca of baseball athletes under 12, but how (R-L) Elias Bournias - his baseball glove bearing a Greek flag - Lefteris Bournias, and Constantine, playing against very good many can say they hit three who is following in his older brother’s footsteps and was about leave for a tournament in teams.” homers against the nation’s Delaware. He holds Elias’ Cooperstown Dreams Park commemorative bat. “They say that from 12 to 13, young pitching elite in one 50 percent of young baseball week? in baseball’s history as he pitcher,” he replied when TNH his son was “relax…don’t think players drop out, and another Elias Bournias’ dad, Lefteris, walked through the museum asked – “pitchers are the en - at the plate,” and he added “En - 25 percent the next year, but a clarinet player loved by the and he but he was also pleased emy.” joy yourself…you worked so some of those kids are lost too community, brought the evi - that he had a chance to get to GOOD COACHES, DEVOTED hard to come to this point, enjoy other interests and distractions,” dence to TNH headquarters – know his teammates better DAD your time here. Don’t worry Lefteris told TNH. three home run balls. “One was too…and it was really fun. Focus and concentration is whether you get a hit or not – Elias and his father are not off a fastball, it was clocked at “They stay together as a team required to hit a round ball with that’s fine.” about to let that happen. As an 72 MPH” – Lefteris said – for - in the barracks,” for about a a round stick – perhaps the Lefteris arrived as soon as his accomplished musician, Lefteris midable for 12 year olds. “The week. toughest skill in all sports – other responsibilities permitted, knew all about keeping his eye second was off a hanging curve Lefteris liked baseball before those elements seem to have and the words of the father on the ball before his son ball that he stayed back on it… his son was born, but it is now both genetic and environmental lifted the burden from the son’ stepped before up to a tee. one was hit to dead center, the a passion, but his heritage may origins – they are what makes shoulder, proving again that the “His goal is a high school other to the opposite field,” the be aslo fueling Elias’ fire. his father a fine musician, too. confidence that parents have in with a good baseball team and father said with pride. The Bournias family has Genetics and mentoring are their children is transmitted then to a division 1 college,” Elias pitches and plays right Greek and Arvanitiko roots – the part of the mix, but once Elias’ powerfully to the young. The University of San Diego, field and second base, which he latter are descendants of the an - baseball potential was clear, Lefteris had both a Greek and where his hero Gwynn coached, likes the most, but hitting is his cient Illyrians – but they have nothing was left to chance. an American upbringing. He is where Elias wants to go to passion. been in Chios for many genera - “He trains every day. He has grew up in Astoria and left a college, but St. John’s near his At Cooperstown, 105 teams tions – perhaps via Sparta. The batting instructors and during Met fan when his father took home in Queens is high on the from across America played on warrior theme is also evoked by the winter he has personal train - the family to Athens after he list. 25 fields. Elias’ team, the Long his mother’s Pontian ancestry. ers,” but his biggest coach is completed the 6th grade of day Elias hits and throws right Elias overflows with a love of Island Titans finished 16th, and Ferocity is definitely an ele - Elias’ dad. school of St. Demetrios. Lefteris’ handed. He is working on Greece. He dedicated one of his they were only knocked out by ment Elias’ approach at the Regardless of talent and pass mother is also from Chios, and switch hitting, but he has quick tournament home runs to the second seed, which reached plate and he does see himself as success, the pressure at events Elias loves the island, but his fa - hands – which could obviate the Greece, and when kids asked the finals and was managed by a warrior on the field – “My bat like Cooperstown …is enor - vorite part of Greece is Athens. gains from switch hitting. him about the flag on his glove Greek-American ex-major lea - is my sword, and when I’m in mous. He told his father by “It has everything,” he said. “He is so dedicated to the he beamed with pride and said: guer Eric Karros, 10-8. the field by glove is my shield,” phone that he was not happy During the discussion at TNH sport. He watches the highlights “Greece!” He enjoys following The entire experience was he said. his first two days’ performance. headquarters, which was at a every night…it’s amazing to see the Greek-Americans who play special. He was thrilled to soak “I don’t have a favorite The first thing Lefteris told remarkably high level given how focused he is on the game,” major league baseball. Galbraith, Ex-Varoufakis Adviser, Speaks on State of Greek Economy

Continued from page 1 capital very quickly.” that’s what they have in mind.” ing the euro, but they are lim - “There is really no more fight The other choice is “to launch ited. He said Argentina has They subsequently met in left in the Eurozone. The original again on an alternative path, but found that liquidity in the econ - Athens and Austin, where they SYRIZA strategy of negotiating being prepared again to leave omy could be boosted 10-15 per - heard each other’s presentations. a better deal in the Eurozone has the euro.” cent without weakening the cur - “It was an easy step, later…to been tested and we now know He said the main question rency further. suggest to our Dean to make there is no such thing,” he said. will be whether there would be QVO VADIS EUROPA? Yannis an offer…he thought it “The choices are very stark. EU support for the value of the Regarding the future of the was a good idea and hired him One is complete accommodation new currency. In the spring it Eurozone, Galbraith can imagine for a two-year stint as a visiting to what creditors are telling you was hoped that the drachma op - a Northern core remaining and professor.” to do – it’s pretty brutal. It means tion was viable at 70 percent of the Southern and peripheral Asked about what he was a lot of liquidation, basically the the value of the euro, but he be - states having their own curren - paid, Galbraith said, “I was dispossession of the existing lieves its value would have been cies tied to the euro through a never hired by the Greek Fi - population and of the state from a lot lower than that, which managed float in a relationship nance Ministry. I merely showed its assets…Greece will be a com - would have been devastating. with the ECB. “That would up when Yannis asked me,” and mercial colony of the Germans Alternatives were explored by recreate Europe on the model of added “I was never in the busi - and the French – and outside Varoufakis’ team. “You could the post WWII Bretton Woods ness of giving advice to Alexis companies – the economic have done various kinds of tax system and that would be quite Tsipras except for the first week model of a Caribbean island – anticipation notes without leav - sensible in my view.” in Brussels after the election when I travelled with the gov - ernment.” “The situation was very diffi - cult and we knew that from the Greek Festival of St. Nicholas in Wyckoff Returns beginning,” said Galbraith, but he believes they gave it their best By Constantine S. Sirigos urban news that a new genera - Saturday at 7 and 9 PM, respec - shot. TNH Staff Writer tion of volunteers "stepped up" tively; amusement rides; a flea Galbraith outlined for TNH to cook, bake and organize this market and a Greek taverna fea - what Tsipras sought from the James K. Galbraith, who is an economist with the University WYCKOFF, NJ – The Greek Fes - year’s festival. "Many of the peo - turing traditional foods and Troika. “They carved out five ar - of Texas at Austin and holds degrees from Harvard and Yale tival of the Church of St. Nicholas ple who ran the festival are now wines including pastichio, eas of concessions they needed (PhD in economics, 1981), has followed the Greek crisis. in Wyckoff, NJ is back and better older and needed to teach and spanakopita and moussaka,” the to have, 1) more reasonable pri - than ever after a four-year hiatus. pass the tradition on to a new Suburban News reported. mary surplus targets, 2) preserv - memoranda and had attracted when the consequences of the The army of volunteers is led by generation of volunteers…We are Carmichael said she and her ing the position of low income the attention of diaspora in - new memorandum will become Festival Chairman Evans Agra - excited that the community can three daughters, Cassandra, 12, pensioners, 3) preserving basic vestors, Galbraith said the rep - inescapable. By the end of this pidis, who is also the Parish once again enjoy Greek food and Nicoletta, 10 and Adriana, 8 collective bargaining rights for resentatives of the existing phar - year it will be clear whether my Council President. traditions," she said. helped the Philoptochos make labor, 4) a more sensible priva - maceutical firms told the analysis is correct and it will be The inaugural festival was One innovation is a tent ded - koulourakia. tization program, avoiding a fire government that “they felt the up to Greek political forces to held in 1970 and this year it will icated to take-out food orders Alexandra Pflager, who has sale atmosphere. terms of the memorandum tar - bring about another round of ef - be held on Church grounds Sept. and there is a new menu. been volunteering for 10 years, “The fifth one, debt restruc - geted the domestic Greek phar - fort to change it, but I don’t 25-27, with the blessing – literally There will be live music and was on quality control duty. turing, never got onto the table maceutical industry…giving ad - think it will be Alexis…he is a and figuratively, of Father Basil “The festival will include perfor - Parish Council member Ted at all,” he said. vantages to multinationals.” very versatile guy but this has C. Gikas, the pastor. mances by both the junior and Vittas, who has roots in Roumeli, Regarding the signals sent by He does not think there is too been a hellish experience and Committee member Christina senior GOYAN Greek dance is very excited about the festival’s the Troika and the United States much the United States can do. these situations burn up political Carmichael to the Wyckoff Sub - group, performing on Friday and return. that the agreement can be mod - “They at least made gestures in ified when they see progress on the direction of favoring a polit - reforms, Galbraith said “one can - ical resolution, but they didn’t not have a lot of confidence in have much leverage with the this rhetoric.” Germans, and the material sup - He said the Troika “could port didn’t weigh very heavily. have gotten progress on reforms The U.S. is now compiling lists PoCKEt-lEss out of Alexis in March or April of what they can do that would but their position was that the be symbolically useful – one PitA brEAD government should do noth - hopes that they do it.” ing…until there was a complete Galbraith agreed that relax - review…and a comprehensive ing the restrictions that limit the agreement.” Overseas Private Investment Kontos Foods Asked what the next govern - Corporation (OPIC) to projects www.GreekKitchennyc.com The Leading Company in Flat Breads ment’s immediate economic pri - in developing countries has prac - orities should be, Galbraith sug - tical value, and he added that Well known for the Pocket-Less Pita gested it doesn’t really matter. “there may be things they could “They don’t have any flexibility do in their relationship with the Manufacturers of Authentic ethnic – they’ve signed up to the pro - Greek military that would ease hand stretched flat bread. gram.” some of the financial pressure kontos the first family in fillo dough and fillo products. When the conversation on the Greek state.” turned to what Greece must do In the realm of labor laws, fiLLo kAtAifi, BAkLAVA, sPANAkoPitA, tyroPitA to attract investment, Galbraith where potential investors say Nut roLL, MeLoMAkAroNA asked, “but from whom, and for they need more flexibility, Gal - and the trADitioNAL MeDiterrANeAN Desserts. what purposes?” braith said Tsipras was seeking He said told TNH “what can to work out a system with the excellent quality and service. be done within the framework help of the International Labor We distribute in UsA and Canada. of this memorandum is a mys - Organization “corresponding to special prices for communities, schools, churches tery to me,” and there a blunt the general standard in Eu - darkness in his analysis. rope… the memorandum says festivals and other events “To the extent that there is a they will go to European best strategy, it is to turn over as practices, but as Yannis [Varo - much of the country as possible ufakis] archly asked, does that to outside capital and hope that mean France – or Latvia?” the outside capital provides He added “deep in the docu - Kontos Foods, inc some form of employment to ment, it says the choice of best b Follow us on Facebook: Box 628, Paterson, NJ 07544 what remains of the working practices will be made by the population.” troika, not by the Greeks.” tel.: (973) 278-2800 fax: (973) 278-7943 Eθνικός Κήρυξ / The National Herald kontos.com

Focusing on an industry that IS TSIPRAS’ JOB FINISHED? a has been highlighted by the “The next phase will happen 6 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, SEPTEMBER 19-26, 2015 Results of New Herald Should the history of Greeks abroad be taught to children in schools in Greece? Poll on 9/20 Elections And Greeks Abroad

TNH Staff As to which leader would be best to manage the memoran - ATHENS – The results of a new dum and lead the country out TNH poll show the September of crisis, the results, are, by per - 20 elections between SYRIZA’s centage: Alexis Tsipras and New Democ - Tsipras – 32 racy’s Evangelos Meimarakis to Meimarakis – 31.2 be a dead heat, at 27% apiece. Neither of the two – 25.8 Golden Dawn and the PA - Michaloliakos – 2.7 SOK-DIMAR coalition are a dis - Genimmata – 1.6 tant third at 5.8%. Theodorakis – 1.6 The big win, however, be - Koutsoumpas – 1.5 longs to Greek-Americans as Lafazanis – 1.2 viewed by their counterparts in Kammenos – 0 Greece. A staggering 94.3% of TYPE OF GOVERNMENT Greeks in Greece want the his - Most respondents 56.9, pre - tory of Greeks abroad to be in - fer a coalition government, to cluded in their children’s school only 38.1 for a standalone. Yes Probably Yes Probably No No Undecided curricula. Also, 73.8% recognize But the results were not con - the positive roll Greek-Ameri - sistent across party lines. Here cans play in advocating for are the coalition/standalone ra - Greece’s best interests. tios: ANAlYsis More specific data of the To Potami 82.5/15.9 Which leader would best manage the memorandum 1,060 interviews (3% margin of PASOK 80.9/17.5 error) conducted on September ND: 68.9/28.3 Survey Gives 14 and 15 follow: Golden Dawn: 67.8/29 SYRIZA: 40.1/54.2 High Marks to ELECTION INTEREST KKE 45.1/35.3 Interest in the Sept. 20 elec - ANEL 53.4/42.2 tion is as follows: Very inter - The biggest question of the Greeks Abroad ested: 35.4%, interested 28.7%, election across the board is: who a little 18.4%, not at all 17.3%, can best manage the memoran - Undecided/Unsure (UU) 0.2%. dum? Continued from page 1 Those interested and very in - terested, along party lines: KKE PARTY FAVORS For example, one cannot ex - 72.6%, ND 70.5%, The River The respondents’ prefer - pect American bases to be re - 68.3%, PASOK 66.7%, SYRIZA, ences, by party, were: moved from Greece and at the 65.2%, ANEL 51.1%, and ND: 27 same time protest that the U.S. Golden Dawn 48.4%. SYRIZA: 27 government lacks understand - Undecided/Unsure: 10.5 ing. But public opinion is what counts, above all. On that basis, Do you want these elections to result in: we have an even greater respon - sibility. Any Greek government, such Collaboration as the upcoming one, should utilize us Greek-Americans. Government Golden Dawn: 5.8 GREEKS ABROAD PASOK/DIMAR: 5.8 Of the 94.3% who think the KKE: 5 history of Greeks abroad should Stand-Alone To Potami 4.1 be taught to children in schools New TNH Poll Blank Vote: 3.9 in Greece, the results were con - Government Popular Unity: 3.1 sistent across party lines, with ANEL 2.9 well over 90% “yes” responses Continued from page 1 Union of Centrists: 2.9 recorded by every party, except Other 2 To Potami, at the low of 86.3 elections, as well as ANEL. (In - Undecided UU: 10.5 Similarly, the responses to dependent Greeks); it is doubt - Union of Centralists 2.9%. whether Greek-Americans advo - ful they will even make the Par - Other 2%. cate for Greece’s best interests liament cut. The same applies was 73.8% and a steady 70+% to the Union of Centrists, which across party lines. is also a big question, as it rep - GREMAINDER? resents a politically undefined An overwhelming 79.5% of vote. voters say Greece should remain Which leader would best manage the memorandum and lead the country out of crisis? Overall, all of the relatively in the Eurozone. By party: PA - smaller parties will be the recip - SOK 100%, The River 97.6%, ients of a lot of pressure, as the ND 95.5%, SYRIZA 75.2%, Tsipras battle for first place until now Golden Dawn 73.4%, ANEL is borderline. Many voters in 62.1%, and KKE 35.7%. Meimarakis Greece don’t vote based on ide - ological, political criteria on the THE LEADERS Michaloliakos basis of an identity, but on the The Positive/Negative ratings basis of their objective to ex - for the parties’ individual lead - Genimmata clude a certain party or leader ers were as follows: from making first place. Meimarakis (ND): 46.8/51.1 Theodorakis Our poll demonstrates em - Tsipras (SYRIZA): 45.9/53.5 phatically the repetition of the Fofi Gennimata (PASOK): Koutsoumpas bond of the Greek society with 40.8/57.1 the Greeks abroad. An over - Stavros Theodorakis (To Lafazanis whelming majority of the public Potami) 40.5/57.1 opinion finds the role of the Dimitris Koutsoumpas (KKE) Kammenos Greeks abroad positive in de - 27.4/69.9 fending Greece’s interests, and Panos Kammenos (ANEL) Neither of the two also strongly favors teaching 25.1/73.4 their children in school, the his - Panagiotis Lafazanis (Popular Undecided tory of Greeks abroad. Unity)18.5/78.6 It would be worthwhile for Nikolaos Michaloliakos initiatives to be undertaken in (Golden Dawn) 10.1/87.9 that direction after the elections. HTSF Honors Gov. Michael Dukakis, Awards $150,000 in Scholarships

By Constantine S. Sirigos room,” including those involved TNH Staff Writer from day one, and especially scholarship recipients who NEW YORK – The reception chose to “give back.” area of the headquarters of Mu - Manos Koubarakis, the Greek tual of America, 35 stories Consul, conveyed to TNH “the above Manhattan symbolized warmest thanks and congratu - that the sky is the limit for lations of Consul General young Greek-Americans. The George Iliopoulos on behalf of Hellenic Times Scholarship Greece to all the participants.” Fund (HTSF) announced 2105 Athena Kromidas, Principal scholarships exceeding of the William Spyropoulos $150,000 at a special reception School, told TNH she came to there on September 10, where congratulate the students and Governor Michael Dukakis was to thank Katsoris and the Catsi - also honored. matidis family. John Catsimatidis, co-pub - “I hope others follow their lisher with his wife Margo of the example…It has become a mis - Hellenic Times, welcomed and sion to support our youth and thanked the guests, and ex - this is wonderful.” plained “this is a different venue New York State Senator than we are used to. Usually we Michael Gianaris also praised have 1000 people in a room the Catsimatidis family and told with all kinds of festivities, but TNH that an extra incentive for after 25 years, Margo and Nick him to fight the rain to be there Katsoris and their associates was to see Dukakis again, who wanted to take a year off.” inspired his political career and Margo noted, however, that that of “so many other commu - “the end result is the same: we nity leaders.” are making a difference in these Standing amid some of the Hellenic Times Scholarship Fund and John Catsimatidis, and ex-MA Gov. and Dem. Presidential New York State Assembly - kids’ lives. We’ve raised just as recipients are (L-R) HTSF founders Nick Katsoris and Margo Nominee Michael Dukakis and his wife, Kitty. woman Nicole Malliotakis has much money without the dinner been attending for a decade and and given out just as many He also expressed his deep incredible adventure…I’m sure time being, everyone here is they began in 1989 – still fired expressed her appreciation for scholarships this year.” appreciation to Michael and you know how the Greek com - making it possible for many kids up perhaps by the Dukakis ex - what HTSF does for the com - She told TNH “the kids are Kitty Dukakis for coming down munity responded to my candi - to attend college…my hat is off citement – “we had no idea that munity. very deserving and they get to New York to help celebrate dacy… It happened every - to all of you.” for the next 26 years we would “I thank Margo and John for more money,” as a result of her HTSF’s 25th anniversary. “In where… I give huge thanks to He then declared “We need have such a positive impact by being so dedicated to the edu - husband’s underwriting the re - 1988, we came very, very close,” everyone who made it possi - more young Greek-Americans to awarding almost 1000 scholar - cation of our young people and ception. Catsimatidis said, and he invited ble…and I’m very grateful,” he get involved in the political life ships and five million dollars.” I look forward to meeting the Catsimatidis thanked some Dukakis “to say some words to said. of this country, and concluded She thanked her husband for recipients.” of the biggest donors to HTSF, the kids, to inspire them some Focusing on the theme of the with an expression of solidarity the opportunity and praised the Among them was Olivia including the Nicholas J. Bouras more.” day and a vital contemporary is - for the people of Greece. volunteers and Katsoris for “his Dikopoulos, who has just begun Foundation, Mary and Michael The governor responded to sue, Dukakis said “one of the Catsimatidis called on his idea, determination, and ef - attending The New School as a Jaharis, James and Nora Or - the praise with humility: “I’m things this country must come wife and Katsoris to present forts.” culture & media and fine arts phanides, Robin and Michael sorry we did not win – we to grips with is the cost of a col - Dukakis with an award. In brief Katsoris said, “We are very double major, and thanked the Psarros, and Atlantic Bank. should have.” He called it “an lege education…At least for the remarks, Margo said that when grateful to everyone in this HTSF for honoring her. THE NATIONAL HERALD, SEPTEMBER 19-26, 2015 FEATURE 7

King Constantine Eleftherios Venizelos W.M. Hughes Sir Ronald Munro Ferguson Venizelos vs. King Constantine, in 1916: the Greeks of Australia React

By Stavros T. Stavridis The Greek communities of and the Censorship Office cable that Downing had resigned his cial capacity. From Thessaloniki, to avoid the same problems en - Perth, Melbourne, Sydney, and do not give any reasons why position as Greek Consul in Venizelos sincerely thanked countered by their fellow com - The political differences be - Brisbane in Australia sent cables these attacks had been perpe - Perth. Downing cabled Venize - them for their support. The patriots in Kalgoorlie and Boul - tween Eleftherios Venizelos and to Thessaloniki expressing their trated against Greek property. los accepting the offer to under - Greek newspaper Australis crit - der. King Constantine over Greece’s support for Venizelos. In a One can only speculate that it take Consular responsibilities icized the Greek community of The Greek Consuls in Sydney participation in the First World telegram of December 12, 1916 might have been in retaliation for the Thessaloniki govern - Melbourne “for refusing to sup - and Brisbane had switched their War resulted in the creation of the Perth Greeks complained of to the events that had occurred ment. Moreover, Downing re - port the church service whole - allegiances from the Athens to two rival administrations in Sep - being treated as an enemy and in Athens in early December, quested Venizelos to “arrange heartedly." Australis was possi - the Thessaloniki administration. tember, 1916 –o ne under the requested that the British Gov - when Greek Royalist troops for the official recognition of his bly highlighting the political On January 11, 1917 S.S. Cohen latter in Athens and a provi - ernment protect them. H.P opened fire on British and appointment by the British and divisions existing in Melbourne's resigned his position as acting sional government in Thessa - Downing, the Greek Vice Consul French marines, killing and Commonwealth Governments." small Greek community but Greek Consul General in Sydney loniki under the former. at Perth, sent a letter on Decem - wounding 100 of them. Ordi - The Greeks of Melbourne how deep this discord ran is un - and Vice-Consul in Newcastle, Constantine maintained a ber 22 to Thessaloniki’s govern - nary Australians could not dif - and Sydney too, supported certain. "owing to the very unsatisfac - neutral stance during the war, ment, stating that many Greeks ferentiate between a Venizelist Venizelos and promised to ren - A handwritten letter for - tory conditions that have pre - whereas Venizelos favored shops in Kalgoorlie and Boulder or a Royalist. der “moral and material assis - warded by E. Venlis, the editor vailed in Greece." He offered his Greece joining the Entente: (goldmining towns in West Aus - Venizelos advised the Perth tance." A.J.J. Lucas, a restaurant of Australis, to Thessaloniki services to represent the Great Britain, France, Russia, tralia) were pillaged by “unruly Greeks “to submit [their] griev - owner and a leading member of dated January 12, 1917 urged Venizelist administration in Syd - and Italy against the Central soldiers and civilians." ances to the Governor-General Melbourne’s Greek community, Venizelos to appoint Lucas as ney and several days later his Powers: Germany, Ottoman Em - The Australian press stated of Australia." Peter Michaelides, chaired a meeting at the Greek the Greek Consul for Victoria. appointment was confirmed. pire, Bulgaria, and Austria-Hun - that police had arrested around a member of the Greek commu - Club to discuss the recent events Venlis argued that Lucas was Similarly L.H. Spence resigned gary. The Entente wanted Con - 40 individuals and charged nity and French Consular Agent in Athens. The Melbourne Greek well-qualified for the position, his position as the Greek Consul stantine to hand over a number them with a variety of offences in Perth, outlined Greek con - community held a “special re - as the latter was well known in at Brisbane and was prepared of heavy cannons that could be ranging from resisting arrest, in - cerns to Governor-General, Sir quiem” at the Greek Orthodox Melbourne’s social world and to represent the Venizelists in used against them on the Thes - citing violence, destroying prop - Ronald Munro Ferguson and Church Evangelismos to com - was “President of [the] Greek Queensland. saloniki front. However, Con - erty and stealing. Most of the stated that some of them had memorate the Allied soldiers Community [for] last 10 years." It is interesting to note that stantine procrastinated forcing accused were fined, while oth - lived in Australia for more than and sailors who had died in Nothing came of this as A.V Ma - C.M Jenkinson, ex-Mayor of the Anglo-French to land ers received small prison sen - 20 years. They also supported early December. Invitations nianchi remained the Greek Brisbane, sent the Governor- marines in Athens in early De - tences. the Allied war effort. Many were issued to Consular repre - Consul until his replacement by General a private letter on De - cember. These events impacted The damage to Greek prop - Perth Greeks had originally mi - sentatives, "federal, state and Dr. Constantinos Kyriazopoulos cember 27, 1916 stating he had on Australia’s small Greek com - erty ran into thousands of Aus - grated from the Aegean Islands. municipal authorities,” to attend in1921. very good relations with the munities. tralian pounds. Downing's letter Venizelos was saddened to learn the church service in their offi - J. Comino, the President of Greek community of Brisbane. Greek Community of New South He could “personally vouch for Wales, sent a private telegram the integrity and loyalty of a on December 13 to Australian great many [of them]." The let - Prime Minister W.M Hughes in ter further mentioned “that HCHC Begins its New Year with New President Melbourne “to [protest] against many natives of Greece, or of actions of the Royal Greek gov - Greek descent " had enlisted in ernment." He sent a letter to the Australian Imperial Force. Continued from page 1 Hughes explaining the reasons Jenkinson's name had even been behind the Greek community's submitted to Venizelos to be - to HCHC. “I would like to see at support for Venizelos. The Syd - come the next Greek-Consul in least two children from each ney Greeks had great confidence Brisbane. A copy of this letter parish to come here to study, in Venizelos steering their was transmitted by the Gover - one to Hellenic College and the homeland through the present nor-General's office to the Prime other to Holy Cross.” crisis and could understand and Defence departments in His Eminence Archbishop King Constantine decision to re - early January 1917. The Greek Demetrios of America officiated main neutral. However the Consuls in Australia had shown at the Great Vespers at Holy Cross events of early December had their preference for the Chapel of the Theological School filled them with indignation and Venizelist cause. on the evening of September 13 the actions of Constantine was marking the official beginning of not that of a constitutional Stavros T. Stavridis is an author the new academic year. monarch. The Greeks of Mel - and historian who lives in Aus - His Eminence spoke to the bourne and Sydney showed tralia and the United States. He students and the entire congre - their loyalty and support for the specializes in early 20th century gation about the symbolism and British Empire and Venizelist Balkan and Middle Eastern his - the salvific meaning of the cross cause. Maybe they too wanted tory. by analyzing theologically an id - iomelon hymn of the Sacred Service of the exaltation of the holy cross. At the end of the Vesper Ser - Staten Island Greek Festival vice, the archbishop also offici - ated at the special Service called rasoforia, meaning cassock Honors Victims of Sept. 11 wearing to the senior class of ABOVE: The freshmen classes of HCHC with His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios and the new the Theological School, whose president Fr. Christopher Metropoulos. BELOW: The senior class of the Theological School. By Michael Kakias TNH: “the festival gives us the members will eventually be - opportunity to show the world come priests. He told the senior STATEN ISLAND – The Holy who we are, to show our culture class that “the cassock is the Trinity Greek Orthodox Church and our civilization.” Plenty of most sacred garment that some - in Staten Island held its annual non-Greeks attend as well, he one can wear because it has festival September 11 to 13 It is said. been wore by holy men, mar - the largest festival of any kind “They come for the food and tyrs, monastics, bishops and in the borough. pastries – they love Greek cui - priests of the Orthodox Church” As the opening day coincided sine.” and he urged the students “to with the 14th anniversary of Fr. Petropoulakos added that wear it with reverence and 9/11, the organizers held a part of the Festival’s revenue is honor because it is a special memorial service for the victims donated to the families of police privilege for those who wear it.” at 8PM that evening. It was an officers killed in the line of duty. Demetrios told TNH about di - emotional moment as the music The festiveness of the event, rectives he has given to and dancing stopped and the juxtaposed with the honor and Metropoulos: “Emphasis should mood turned solemn – to honor solemnity of fallen victims – uni - be given to the Orthodox Church the victims of that unforgettably formed and civilians alike – ren - and the Gospel to a country horrific attack. ders Staten Island’s largest fes - which is country of Evangeliza - The Church’s spiritual leader, tival truly a one-of-a-kind tion; it is not an Orthodox coun - Fr. Nicholas Petropoulakos told experience. try by tradition. We want the Hellenic element to be as strong as possible because Hellenism is a universal value and it relates to the Greek Language and Civi - New Rochelle’s Holy Trinity lization. By traveling everywhere in America, I am surprised by the big numbers of people who which he replied: “we have dis - To Build Retirement Home speak Greek even in the distant cussed the issue many times in areas such as California. We are our Eparchial Synod here, but TNH Staff ioners. a bilingual Church.” also I brought the issue up to When Fr. Anctil learned of Demetrios emphasized the His All Holiness the Patriarch. NEW ROCHELLE, NY – The his - the million-dollar pledges, benefits of knowing the Greek He said ‘I have written about torical community of the Holy Yotides said, he had tears in his language by saying that “if a the issue to the Primates of the Trinity of New Rochelle recently eyes. person speaks French as a sec - other Orthodox Churches. Some purchased two adjacent parcels The pledges also include a ond language, he or she does of them answered that we in order to create a recreation fund for the completing the not benefit a lot, except if to should discuss the issue, but area for youth, with the ultimate church’s iconography, an effort study French Literature. But a others said we do not even to goal of creating a retirement spearheaded by Presbytera Kay, person who knows the Greek disuses it.’ home. wife of the late Fr. Peter N. Kyr - language has a key that no other “The issue was even dis - Thanks to the generosity of iakos language has to open the Theo - cussed at the recent Synaxis of two anonymous parishioners FESTIVAL logical sources.” the Hierarchy of the Ecumenical who contributed $1 million, the Inclement weather threat - Demetrios added that Patriarchate in Constantinople purchase was achieved. ened far too low attendance for Metropoulos “has a lot of enthu - and it may come up at the Great This is the first major project the Church’s annual festival, siasm and also a very good re - Synod of Orthodoxy next year in 25 years for the community, from September 10 through lationship with the priests, 2016 in Constantinople,” since the facilities and social hall 134, but eventually the weather which is a very positive element Demetrios added. was completed, and has parish - improved, as did attendance, because the parishes will sup - Speaking about the support ioners excited. Yotides told TNH. port HCHC in every way.” of the parishes to the Theologi - Parish Council President Dino The festival was replete with SECOND MARRIAGES cal School, the Archbishop said Yotides said this purchase points traditional foods and desserts, TNH asked Archbishop “many parishes can afford to to the future and is a legacy for live music, and an area for chil - Demetrios about whether the give to the School $20,000 an - Father Nick Anctil, who believes dren to play. Church would permit a second nually. If two hundred parishes the home would be in further - It was a success due to the marriage to priests in case of do that, it is going to be a huge ance of the Church extending a parishioners’ hard and dedicated The Holy Cross Chapel filled with congregants. spousal death or divorce, to help.” loving hand to its senior parish - work. 8 OBITUARIES CLASSIFIEDS THE NATIONAL HERALD, SEPTEMBER 19-26, 2015

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Online tributes and con - of Greece and the oldest foreign lan - SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC Jackson Twp. went home to be spending time with family and She settled in Lodi, California, dolences may be viewed or ex - guage publication of any kind in the upon whom process against it may be served. United States, seeks a WRITER/RE - SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC with the Lord following a brief friends and doting on his two where she met and married pressed at clcfuneralhome.com. PORTER for its English print and at: THE LLC, 694 Myrtle Avenue, Suite 166, illness on August 30, 2015. grandchildren. John is survived Harry Bistolarides and raised Interment St. Theodosius ceme - digital editions. The candidate will Brooklyn, NY 11205. Purpose: For any lawful Mary was born in Katerini, by his wife, the former Angel four sons; Paul (Stephanie), tery. possess outstanding English writing purpose. Greece on January 1, 1925 to Grigoropoulos. He is also sur - Steve (Doreen), Bill (Melinda), and editing skills, and will be fluent 274596/19638 the late George and Parthena vived by a daughter, Christine and Ted (Kelley). They owned n ComNiNEllis, GEorGE in Greek (both verbal and written). Hionides. Mary and her hus - Douhan, and her husband, Karl, and operated the New Yorker KANSAS CITY, KS (from the Previous experience working for a lEGAl NotiCE band owned Harry’s Lun - of Pittsfield; a son, Anthony Ar - Coffee Shop, in Lodi, CA., for Kansas City Star, published on newspaper is preferred, and profi - Notice of formation of CUP IT UP, LLC. Articles cheonette in Darby, PA and The los, and his girlfriend, Nancy over 30 years. She was blessed Sept. 6) – George Comninellis, cient computer skills are essential. of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/17/2015. Office lo - Little Den in Philadelphia, PA. Tremblay, of Pittsfield; two with ten grandchildren, a great 79, passed away Sept. 4, at Above all, the ideal candidate will have a passion for excellence in jour - cation: Nassau County. SSNY has been desig - She was very active in humani - grandchildren, Olivia and grandson and an extended fam - Kansas City Hospice House. Vis - nated as agent upon whom process against it nalism and in the Herald’s mission may be served. The Post Office address to tarian efforts in relocating Greek Jonathan, and a godson, Costas ily of nieces and nephews, who itation will be 10:00AM with fu - of faithfully serving the Greek-Amer - which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any families into the United States Zervas. He also leaves behind have all been extremely blessed neral services following at ican community. This is a full-time process against the LLC served upon him/her in Upper Darby, PA. She was an adoring cousins, nieces, by her devotion, love, faith and 11:00AM, Wednesday, Sept. 9, is: 237 VILLAGE AVE, ELMONT, NY 11003 The position, which includes benefits ac - principal business address of the LLC is: 237 active member of Whipple Hts. nephews and friends who grace. She treasured the Ortho - at St. Dionysios Greek Orthodox cordingly. Salary is commensurate VILLAGE AVE, ELMONT, NY 11003 Purpose: Christian Missionary Church thought of him as their dad or dox faith and love of her family. Christian Church, 8100 W 95th with experience and qualifications. any lawful act or activity. and the Greek Evangelical uncle. John was known to all Maria came to this country to St., Overland Park, KS 66212. Interested applicants, please submit 274602/19643 Church. She was a true servant who loved him as a very sweet- be able to give back and to help Interment will follow in Chapel a letter of introduction, resume, a of our Lord and Savior and a natured and kind man with a her family in Greece. She stayed Hill Memorial Gardens, 701 N. writing sample (200-300 words), lEGAl NotiCE and the names and contact informa - beacon to everyone, she never ready smile. He recently was in the U.S. and became a proud 94th St., Kansas City, KS 66112. Notice of Formation of tion of three professional references ESI Noble, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY knew a stranger, welcoming heard saying "All that matters is citizen. She supported her In lieu of flowers, contributions emailed to: [email protected] 7/8/15. Off. Loc.: Kings Cnty. SSNY desig - everyone into her home. Pre - peace and love." FUNERAL NO - brothers and sisters to immi - may be made to St. Dionysios 118074/2/9-30 nated as agent of LLC whom process may be ceded in death by her loving TICE: Calling hours for John Ar - grate and to settle in Lodi to Greek Orthodox Church. George served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o the husband of 37 years Henry los will be held Thursday, raise their families. Maria was was born Dec. 4, 1935 in Kon - LLC, 1000 Dean Street, Ste. 337, Brooklyn, lEGAl NotiCE NY 11238. Purpose: all lawful activities. “Harry”; brothers Kosta (Irene) Sept.3, from 4PM to 7PM. at selfless, generous and devoted topouli on the island of Limnos Maple Health Group LLC. Art. of Org. filed w/ 274589/19635 Hionides and Savas (Helen) Dery Funeral Home, 54 Brad - in her servitude to others. She in Greece to Nicholas and Eleni SSNY 7/22/15. Office in NY Co. SSNY desig - Hionides. She is survived by her ford Street, Pittsfield. In lieu of truly lived her faith in kindness, Comninellis. He moved to nated for service of process and shall mail lEGAl NotiCE children Bertha (Robert) Scalley, flowers, memorial contributions forgiveness and care for human - Athens as an infant, then moved to:Legalinc Corp Services Inc, 134 Vintage Park Blvd. Ste. A50, Houston, TX 77070. Pur - ALLKU LLC. Art. of Org. filed w/ SSNY Timothy Paul (Erin Elizabeth) may be made to St. George ity. Her home was always invit - back to Limnos in 1940 during pose: Any lawful activity. 8/21/15. Office in Kings Co. SSNY designated Abramides, Esther Oustampa - Greek Orthodox Church or To ing with endless food and Greek WWII, where they stayed until 27 4648 /18796 for service of process and shall mail to: ALLKU sidis and Harriet (Chris) Robin - the Make A Wish Foundation pastry preparation. There were 1946. George started school in LLC, P.O. Box 3102, New York, NY 10163. Pur - son; grandchildren John always koulourakia (Greek Kontopouli and then graduated lEGAl NotiCE pose: Any lawful activity. 27 4605 /18796 Oustampasidis, Michelle Susan n AYVAs, AliCE cookies) in her purse, which she from school in Athens. George Flare LLC. Fic. name FindFlare LLC. App for Scalley, Estelle Elizabeth HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ ( gave away freely. Her Thanks - moved to the US in 1954 to at - Auth filed w/ SSNY 8/13/15. Formed in DE lEGAl NotiCE Abramides, Evangeline Mary from the Record, published on giving feasts served not only her tend Park College to study en - 7/6/15. Office in NY Co. SSNY designated for Abramides and Patrick Henry Sept. 7) – Alice (nee Eliades) family, but friends, strangers, gineering. He worked for the Po - service of process and shall mail to: The LLC, Notice of Formation of TEND 154 Grand St, New York, NY 10013. Auth Offi - GREENPOINT, LLC. (DOM. LLC). Arts of Abramides; brother Anestis 85, of Delray Beach, Fl. formerly special needs classrooms and lice and Fire Departments in cer: DE Div of Corps, PO Box 898, Dover, DE Org. filed with Secretary of State of NY. (Maro) Hionides; sister Sophie of Emerson, NJ passed away on anonymous donations. She was Parkville in the 1960s. He then 19903. Purpose: Any lawful activity. (“SSNY”) on 04/16/2015. Office (Carl) Demoss; many dear Friday, Sept. 4. Born in Thesa - an avid knitter. Her blankets owned and operated Olympic 27 4642 /18796 location: Kings County. SSNY designated nieces and nephews. Funeral lonika, Greece to the late Sotire and scarves warmed many bod - Industries, a screen printing as agent of LLC upon whom process lEGAl NotiCE against it may be served. SSNY shall mail service will be at 11 AM on Sat - and Smaro Eliades and came to ies and hearts. Her cheerfulness business, for 30 years. George copy of process to: c/o United States Cor - urday September 5, 2015 at the the United States in 1951. Be - and smile will be greatly missed. was a longtime member of the OpenTent, LLC. Art. of Org. filed w/ SSNY poration Agents, Inc., Suite 202, 7014 9/8/15. Office in Kings Co. SSNY designated 13th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Pur - Whipple Hts. Christian Mission - fore retiring, Alice was a hair - She is preceded in death by her Coral Ridge Yacht Club in Ft. for service of process and shall mail to: The pose: any lawful activity . ary Alliance 4900 12th St. NW dresser at Mona Lisa Hair Fash - parents, Demitri and Kaliopi; Lauderdale, where he lived on LLC, 786 Washington Ave. Ste. 2RL, Brooklyn, 274586/19632 Canton, Ohio 44708 with Rev. ion in Emerson. She was a her husband Harry; Uncle Ste - his yacht. He was also very pas - NY 11238. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Eli Klingensmith officiating. member of St. Nicholas Greek fanos and Aunt Katherine; sionate about soccer, spending 27 4639 /18796 lEGAl NotiCE Family and friends may visit Orthodox Church in Wyckoff brothers Athanasios, Stavros, time with his family and travel - lEGAl NotiCE Notice of Formation of THE JEWISH HOME from 5-8 PM on Friday Septem - and a member of its Philopto - Michael; and sisters Dena and ing the world. He was preceded LLC. (DOM. LLC) Articles of Organization filed ber 4, 2015 at Reed Funeral chos Association. Beloved wife Elaine and an infant sibling. She in death by his parents, Nicholas Notice of Formation of AriZona De Mexico II, with the Secretary of State of New York Home NORTH CANTON of the late Emanuel "Manny" Ay - is survived by her sisters Argyro Comninellis and Eleni Kalatsis; LLC. Arts of Org. filed with Sect’y of State of (SSNY) on 07/29/2015. Office location: NY (SSNY) on 8/12/2015. Office in Nassau Nassau County. SSNY is designated as agent of CHAPEL and Saturday from 10- vas. Devoted mother of Athena (Samos, Greece) and Kikki his step-father, Gregory Kalatsis; County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be 11 AM prior to the service at the Vasiliades and her husband Alex (Lodi, California). Maria was a and his sister-in-law, Phyllis the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: church. Interment will take of South Plainfield, Mary Vassi - long time member of St. Basil's Comninellis. George is survived served, SSNY shall mail process to: 60 THE JEWISH HOME LLC, 106 Cumberland Crossways Park Drive West, Woodbury, NY Place, Lawerence, NY 11559. Purpose: Any place at Forest Hill Cemetery. lakis of Boca Raton Fl. and her Greek Orthodox Church, Philop - by his children, Dr. Nicholas 11797. Purpose: any lawful activity. lawful purpose. The family invites you to visit late husband Steve and Anton tochos (friends of the poor) and Comninellis, Maria (Randy) 27 4627 /19662 274583/19627 www.reedfuneralhome.com to Ayvas and his wife Irene of Elm - Eastern Star. The Trisagion ser - Seedorff, Chris (Suzanne) read the obituary, sign the on - wood Park. Dear sister of Plato vice will be September 14th, Comninellis, Daphne (John) lEGAl NotiCE lEGAl NotiCE line guestbook and share fond Eliades and his wife Virginia of Monday at 7PM The funeral ser - Salmons; his long-time compan - Notice of formation of The Christopher T. Martin STREAMS REALTY LLC. Art. of Org. memories. Allendale and Eva Kitsos and vice will be Sept. 15, Tuesday ion, Eleni Sourlis and her fam - Group, LLC, a domestic LLC. Articles of Organiza - filed with the SSNY on 05/15/15. Of - hear husband Chris of Lake at 10AM. Both will be held at ily; his brother, Constantine tion filed with the Secretary of State of New York fice: Kings County. SSNY designated (SSNY) on 8/14/2015. Office location: Nassau as agent of the LLC upon whom n ANDrioPoUlos, Worth, Fl. Loving grandmother St. Basil Greek Orthodox Chris - Comninellis; his nephew, Peter County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. PANAGiotis of eight grandchildren and ten tian Church, 920 West March Comninellis; as well as nine process against the LLC may be served. SSNY SSNY shall mail copy of process to the SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ (from great-grandchildren. In lieu of Lane, Stockton CA. 95207. The grandchildren, three great- shall mail process to: The LLC, 2707 Fortesque LLC, 170 Rivington Street, Apartment Ave., Oceanside, N.Y. 11572. Purpose: Any lawful 10, New York, NY 10002. Purpose: Tributes.com, published on flowers, memorial contributions family asks that, in lieu of flow - grandchildren and many other purpose. Any lawful purpose . Sept. 12) – Panagiotis Andri - to St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox ers, donations be made in her relatives and friends. Condo - 27 4616 /19660 274581/17973 opoulos, 80, of Scotch Plains, Church 467 Grand View Ave. memory to St. Basil's Philopto - lences for George may be left at NJ, passed away on Thursday Wyckoff, NJ 07481 or to the chos Fund. www.chapelhill-butler.com, as lEGAl NotiCE lEGAl NotiCE Sept.10 , at Runnells Specialized American Lung Association arrangements are under the di - Notice of Formation of 351 NEW LOTS Notice of Formation of MECA REALTY Hospital, Berkeley Heights, NJ, 1600 Rte. 22 East, Bridgewater, n boUsoUlAs, mAriA rection of Chapel Hill - Butler, REALTY LLC (DOM. LLC). Articles of Or gani - LLC. Arts of Org. filed with Secretary of after a lengthy illness. Born in NJ 07083 would be appreciated. CHERRY HILL, NJ (from the 701 North 94th Street, Kansas zation filed with the Secretary of State of New State of NY. (“SSNY”) on 04/10/2015. Of - Kios, Greece, where he served Courier-Post, published on Sept. City, KS 66112. York (“SSNY”) on 08/18/2015. NY office loca - fice location: NASSAU County. SSNY des - tion: Kings County. The SSNY has been desig - ignated as agent of LLC upon whom in the Greek Army, Panagiotis n billis, AllEN 10) – Maria, (nee Nikolaou) age nated as agent of the LLC upon whom process process against it may be served. SSNY came to the US, where he later CRANFORD, NJ (from the 75 of Cherry Hill on Sept. 6, n CoNstANtiNE, Dr. GUs against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail shall mail copy of process to: 16 Wheatley went into the restaurant busi - Home News Tribune, published 2015. Beloved wife of Michael. NAPERVILLE, IL (from the copy of process to: 351 NEW LOTS REALTY Ave. Albertson, NY 11507 Purpose: any LLC, 351 New Lots Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11207. ness, which he developed from on Sept. 6) – Allen Steven Billis, Devoted mother of Anastasia Naperville Sun, published on lawful activity . Purpose: Any lawful act or activity. 274580/19626 a small catering truck to later husband, father, and entrepre - (Haralambos) Pantelous of Sept. 9) – Dr. Gus A. Constan - 27 4611 /19652 owning and operating the Par - neur, died on Sunday, Aug. 30, Cherry Hill, and Zografia (Kon - tine, age 92, a Naperville, IL res - lEGAl NotiCE adise Restaurant in Scotch in Elkhart, Indiana, after an over stantinos) Kokolis of Cherry Hill. ident since 1960, died on Sun - lEGAl NotiCE Plains, NJ. He leaves his loving 20-year battle with rheumatoid Loving grandmother of Maria day, Sept. 6, 2015 in Naperville SIENNA LI LLC, LLC. Art. of Org. filed w/ Notice of Formation of SIGNATURE SSNY 8/6/15. Office in NY Co. SSNY wife: Christina Paradise Andri - disease. His beloved wife, Ana, Ioannis, Mihail, Maria, Klio not far from the North Central MANAGEMENT HOLDING LLC. (DOM. designated agent for service of process and opoulos, three devoted children: Sheila, was by his side. He was and Katerena. Relatives and College campus where he taught LLC). Articles of the Organization were filed shall mail to: The LLC, 152 West 36th St Rm with the Secretary of State of New York (SS - 506, New York, NY 10018. Purpose: Any Maria Glatas and her husband 77. Allen is survived by Sheila friends are invited to attend her for over 30 years. He was born NY) on 08/07/15. Office location: Kings Serafim, Paul Andriopoulos, and his two daughters, Stacie viewing Friday 7PM to 9PM at July 19, 1923 in Harvey, ND. lawful activity. County. SSNY has been designated as agent 27 4573 /18796 Stephen Andriopoulos, two Billis and Ellen Roth, and his St. Thomas Greek Orthodox Beloved husband of the late Ju - of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of adoring grandsons: Stephanos, grandchildren, Isaac, Oliver, Church, 615 Mercer St. Cherry lia Gliarmis Constantine, whom process to: BENTLEY ZHAO, 4918 3rd Ave, lEGAl NotiCE and Nikos, and dear brother of Patrick, and Gabrielle. Also, a Hill. Interment Karystos Evia, he married April 28, 1946 at St. Brooklyn, NY 11220. Purpose: For any NUUR URGENT MEDICAL CARE PLLC. Art. of lawful purpose. 8 siblings. His funeral service brother and two sisters. His son, Greece. The family requests in Timothy's Episcopal Church, Org. filed with the SSNY on 06/15/15. Office: will begin at 1:00PM Monday Steven Billis, passed away in lieu of flowers donations to Wilson, NC and who preceded 274604/1 9644 Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of the Sept. 14, at Holy Trinity Greek June 2006. Always a gregarious Youth Group, St. Thomas him in death on March 28, 2001, PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the Orthodox Church, 250 Gallows host, Allen was loved by the pa - G.O.Y.A. loving father of Andrea (John) lEGAl NotiCE PLLC, c/o Getaw Worku Hassen, 40 West Hills Road, Westfield, NJ. Inter - trons of the restaurants he Wassel of Oak Brook, IL and An - Notice of formation of Clear View XYZ NY LLC, 116th Street, New York, NY 10026. Purpose: ment will follow at Fairview owned over the years in Edison, n brAtsANos, stEVE J. drew Constantine II of Jersey a domestic LLC. Articles of Organization filed For the practice of the profession of Medicine. Cemetery, Westfield, NJ. NJ and Oak Ridge, TN. A won - SEATTLE, WA (from the Seattle City, NJ, adored grandfather of with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) 27 4571 /17973 on 05/27/15. Office location: Nassau County. Arrangements by Gray Funeral derful and enthusiastic story - Times, published Sept. 4) – Bill (Tracey) Collins and George SSNY is designated as agent upon whom FUNErAl HomEs Directors of Westfield, A Life teller, he fascinated friends and Steve was born July 12, 1926 Wassel, cherished great-grand - process against the LLC may be served. SSNY Celebration Home. family with his personal story. in Psara, Greece, passed away father of Anthony and William shall mail process to: The LLC, 3000 Marcus APOSTOLOPOULOS Avenue, C/O Perl Grossman, Lake Success, NY Apostle Family - A Greek ethnic born in Sotira, Aug. 28. Loving husband, father, Collins, devoted son of the late 11042. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. n Arlos, JoHN Albania, he escaped the Com - and grandfather. Steve loved his Andrew and Calliope Constan - 274599/1 9642 Gregory, Nicholas, Andrew - PITTSFIELD, MA (from the munist regime at 17, making his church, his family, and espe - tine, dear brother of Harry Funeral Directors of Berkshire Eagle, published on way on foot into Greece. After cially his granddaughters. He (Phoebe) Constantine of lEGAl NotiCE RIVERDALE Sept. 2) – John Anthony Arlos, spending several years in had a lifelong love of sailboats Chicago, IL, Gloria (Tom) Pap - Notice of Formation of 621 DAHILL LLC. FUNERAL HOME Inc. 92, of 91 Nancy Avenue, died Greece, he joined the US Army and the sea. He was patient, pas of Washington state and the (DOM. LLC). Articles of the Organization were Saturday, Aug. 29, at Berkshire in 1958, and made his way to kind, never complained, and al - late Lily (the late John) Anag - filed with the Secretary of State of New York 5044 Broadway Medical Center surrounded by the States, a country he was ways had a smile on his face. nost, fond uncle, great-uncle and (SSNY) on 07/29/2015. Office location: Kings New York, NY 10034 County. SSNY has been designated as agent of loving friends and family. Born proud to call home. He was hon - He is survived by his wife of 57 friend to many. Gus was born in the LLC upon whom process against it may be (212) 942-4000 in the small village of Boleta in orably discharged in April 1963. years Rose, daughter Marianne, North Dakota, the son of Greek served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to Toll Free 1-888-GAPOSTLE Greece on August 14,1923, to His personal experience sparked son James, daughter-in-law immigrants, and moved to the LLC at: 621 Dahill LLC., 621 Dahill Road, Brooklyn, NY 11218. Purpose: For any lawful CONSTANTINIDES Andonis and Christina Agyro- a lifelong interest in world his - Leslie, and his two granddaugh - Chicago as an infant. He served purpose. poulos, John was the youngest tory, a subject he could discuss ters Amalia and Eliana. He will in the U.S. Army during World FUNERAL PARLOR Co. of eight children. He had some for hours on end. Allen was a be greatly missed. A Trisagion War II and later earned a B.A. 274598/19641 (718) 745-1010 schooling in his village but deeply loving father, grandfa - will be held at 7PM, Friday, from Atlantic Christian College, lEGAl NotiCE Services in all localities - stopped due to financial hard - ther, brother, and uncle. He was Sept. 4 at Bonney-Watson Capi - Wilson, NC in 1950; an M.A. Low cost shipping to Greece Notice of formation of PRECISION ship. He left his home as a enduringly loyal to his family, tol Hill, 1732 Broadway, Seattle. from East Carolina College, EQUIPMENT & COMPONENTS, LLC. (DOM. young teenager to look for to whom he long dedicated him - The funeral Service will be held Greenville, NC in 1952 and a LLC). Articles of the Organization were filed with ANTONOPOULOS work. A physically strong man, self. No matter his circum - at 11AM Saturday, Sept. 5 at the Doctor of Education from Duke the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 07/15/2015. Office location: Nassau County. FUNERAL HOME, INC. John apprenticed as a black - stances, he found ways to sup - Greek Orthodox Church of the University, Durham, NC in 1958. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC smith and became skilled in cre - port his family, helping bring Assumption, 1804 13th Ave and In 1960, Gus and his family upon whom process against it may be served. Konstantinos Antonopoulos - ating decorative gates and many of them to this country. E. Howell. Remembrances may moved to Naperville after he ac - SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC at: Funeral Director fences in Athens. He completed Though in many ways a com - be made to the Assumption cepted a professorship at North c/o United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. 38-08 Ditmars Blvd., his service in the Greek army plicated man, life for Allen was Church or Philoptochos. Central College (NCC) in Purpose: For any lawful purpose. Astoria, New York 11105 before leaving in 1955 for a bet - simple: To learn, live free, and Naperville and his wife, Julia ac - 274597/19640 (718) 728-8500 ter life in America. He came to love, all of which he did without n CAstros, GEorGiA cepted an offer to chair the so - Pittsfield with no money and no compromise. Allen's visitation (mArKEllA) cial studies department at Lin - Not affiliated with any English skills, and started work - will begin at 11:30AM Tuesday CLEVELAND, OH (From the coln Junior High School in other funeral home. ing in restaurants as a cook and Sept. 8, at St. George Greek Or - Plain Dealer, published on Sept. Naperville. Gus was Professor of then a chef. He worked at thodox Church, 1101 River Rd., 11) – Georgia “Markella” Cas - Education Emeritus at NCC from Liggett's Drug Store, the Sugar Piscataway, NJ 08854, where his tros (nee Foradis), age 77. 1960-1986 and also served Dean to PLACe your CLAssifieD AD, CALL: (718) 784-5255, Bowl, and Johnny's Restaurant. funeral service will follow at Beloved wife of the late Gus; of the Night School, retiring in ext. 106, e-MAiL: classifieds@ thenationalherald.com It was not unusual for him to 12:30PM Tuesday. Interment loving mother of Steve (Lisa); 1992. Gus loved North Central work multiple jobs simultane - with military honors will follow dearest grandmother "yiayia" of College, wore his NCC baseball ously and up to 90 hours a at Fairview Cemetery, Westfield, Marissa, Dean, Nick, Alex and hat until the very end and was week. In the 1960's, he entered NJ. Arrangements by Gray Fu - Emilia; dear sister of Kalliopi adored by his students. In a long the pizza business and became neral Directors, Cranford, NJ. Tsiknas of Greece and the fol - and accomplished career, he was to Cuba to study the Cuban ed - Responsibility, and Family and owner of the Pizza House on Please go to www.grayfuneral - lowing deceased: Irene Mallis one of the first professors to go ucational system and especially Individual Excellence. At the Tyler Street, which he ran until homes.com to offer condo - Vassiliki Kanaris, Emilia Madias, enjoyed taking student groups same time, Gus' wife, Julia, was his retirement. He formed many lences. In lieu of flowers, memo - Panagiottis Foradis and Gus this is a service abroad to visit Greece, Israel and a member and Grand President close bonds with his staff and rial contributions may be made Foradis; dear aunt, godmother to the community. the Soviet Union among many of the Daughters of Penelope, customers and continued to to: St. George Greek Orthodox and friend of many. All funeral Announcements of deaths other countries. He was also AHEPA's affiliate women's orga - help out and visit regularly until Church. services will be held Tuesday, may be telephoned to the proud to meet Rev. Dr. Martin nization. Gus and Julia were Sept. 15, 11AM at the Annunci - Classified Department of Luther King when he came to founding members of St. n bistolAriDEs (YErAlis), ation Greek Orthodox Church the National herald at speak at NCC in 1961. Gus was Athanasios Greek Orthodox Days and dates of funerals, mAriA 2187 W. 14th Street at Fairfield, (718) 784-5255, a member and former president Church in Aurora, IL. In lieu of memorials, and other events di - LODI, CA (from the Lodi News- Cleveland, Rev. Father Dean Di - Monday through friday, (1993) of the American Hellenic flowers, memorials to: Wilson rectly correspond to the original Sentinel, published on Sept. 11) mon, officiating. The family will 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. est Educational Progressive Associ - Soup Kitchen, St. Timothy's Epis - publication date, which appears – Maria (Yeralis) Bistolarides receive friends Monday, Septem - or e-mailed to: ation (AHEPA), a Greek organi - copal Church, P.O. Box #2091, at the beginning of each notice. was born in Kokkari, Samos, ber 14th, 5PM to 8PM at the [email protected] zation that promotes Hellenism, Wilson, NC 27894, (252) 292- Greece on May 8, 1928. She was Cannon, Lopresti & Catavolos Education, Philanthropy, Civic 8019. THE NATIONAL HERALD, SEPTEMBER 19-26, 2015 COMMUNITY 9

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Imme - Matfield Slider – Niko sits on Greek dance lessons by the Lev - val at Francis Field, 29 Castillo diately after setting that record, the corner of Matfield and North endia Dance Troupe from 6- Drive, in St. Augustine. Festival only three shy of the major Main Streets. 7PM. hours are Friday, Oct. 9 4-10PM; league record of 12 Runs Batted Saturday, Oct. 10 11AM-10PM; In (RBIs) in one game set in tArPoN sPriNGs, Fl – n tHrU oCt. 31 and Sunday, Oct. 11 11AM- 1924 by JIM BOTTOMLEY and The City of TARPON SPRINGS CHICAGO, IL – The National 5PM. Admission is $3 for adults tied in 1993 by MARK WHIT - on Florida’s Gulf Coast, which Hellenic Museum, 33 S Halsted and free for children and active- TEN, both of the ST. LOUIS has the highest percentage of St., in Chicago, pays tribute to duty military and their immedi - CARDINALS, Moustakas pub - Greek-Americans among its the legendary actor and artist ate family. Our festival promises licly spoke of the recent passing population of any other Ameri - Anthony Quinn, who brought to three days’ worth of engaging of his mother, who died of can - can city, plans its Sister Cities life one of the greatest and most activities, with a little something cer on August 9. “It was tough Fundraiser at Craig Park on Oc - life-affirming literary characters for everyone, including: Dance for him,” Royals Manager NED tober 3. of our time – Zorba the Greek. Troupes - Adults and children YOST told the Kansas City Star. The event will feature music Visitors will see reflections of practice year around to perform “But when she passed away, he and food from each of Tarpon Quinn’s life experiences and the at the Greek Festival. Look here was bound and determined that Springs’ sister cities: the epony - impact of his long friendship for the scheduled dancing she wanted him playing base - mous capital towns of the Do - with the Greek people. events and free lessons for our ball. It was hard on him. decanese islands Kalymnos, guests. Greek Food - Look for “I don’t want to say it’s a ‘dis - Symi, and Chalki, and Larnaca n sEPtEmbEr 25 food demonstration times and traction,’ but it’s always con - in Cyprus. MANHATTAN – In honor of An - locations. Traditional and Con - stantly there. And for him to go Also featured will be a thony Quinn's centenary year, temporary Live Music - We will out and play the way that he demonstration of the prepara - the National Hellenic Society publish the schedule for the Hel - has, I think a lot of it has to do tion of kavourma, a dish similar and the NYC Greek Film Festival lenic Band's performances. For with just honoring his mom. I to corned beef hash that is pre - present a screening of a new more information, please con - think that’s helped. That’s part pared for sponge divers to take digital print of Zorba the Greek, tact 904-829-0504. Please check of the reason why he’s been so with them on their voyages. Friday, Sept. 25, at 7PM at the back later for dance and other successful,” he said. Royals third baseman Mike “Moose” Moustakas, whose mother As the TARPON SPRINGS Directors Guild Theater, 110 event schedules. We look for - Moustakas’ grandmother was died on August 9, points to the heavens after hitting a home HISTORICAL SOCIETY an - West 57 Street, in ward to seeing you in October! born in Greece, and he is known run on September 6. His Royals are playoff-bound. nounced, “in 2003, Sister Cities Manhattan.Mrs. Anthony Quinn for flying a Greek flag above his of Tarpon Springs, Inc. was will speak after the film. Admis - n oCtobEr 11 locker at the Royal’s home, Bridgewater, MA and the davas told the Patriot Ledger, in founded as a non-profit organi - sion is free, but reservations are LOS ANGELES, CA – By popular KAUFFMAN STADIUM. greater Brockton area was in reference to CHRISTOS TSAGA - zation to support and promote requested: demand, Peggy Zina is coming The previous Royals’ RBI need of a Greek restaurant, a NIS, the founder of Christos. the relationship of the City of [email protected] to Los Angeles for a special en - record was 7, set by BILLY BUT - void not filled since the city’s It offers classic Greek dishes Tarpon Springs with its sister gagement. Peggy will be per - LER, who now plays for the heralded CHRISTOS RESTAU - made “as much from scratch as cities... Since inception, the n sEPtEmbEr 25-27 forming live at Club Nokia, 800 OAKLAND ATHLETICS, in 2013. RANT closed in December 2013, possible,” he told the Globe, group has promoted friendship ELK GROVE, CA – Saint Kather - West Olympic Blvd, in Los An - The American League record for the Boston Globe reported. PE - “but with a modern twist.” and understanding between the ine Greek Orthodox church, geles. Peggy has a career which most RBIs is 11, set by TONY TER BADAVAS filled that void Notable about Niko is its am - citizens of Tarpon Springs and 9165 Peets Street in Elk Grove has lasted over 20 years with LAZZERI of the NEW YORK by opening NIKO BAR & GRILL ple size overall and long bar its sister cities through educa - invites you to a weekend in many hits going multi-platinum. YANKEES in 1924. this summer, named after his with an array of appetizers. It is tional opportunities, cultural ex - Greece. This three-day festival, We are excited to present her five-year-old son. "My dad was not just a traditional sit-down change, and economic develop - Friday, Sept. 25 through Sunday, along with her band directly briDGEWAtEr, mA – Christos’ right-hand man," Ba - Greek restaurant, but also has a ment. Sept. 27, features celebrations from Greece for the only west of Greek culture The event is coast performance! Peggy will free and open to everyone. The be here Sun, Oct. 11 at 7PM and festival features live, authentic Mon, Oct. 12 at 12 Noon. To get Greek dancing, Greek music, tickets call (877) 639-9715. Singas Wins and, of course, Greek food! The THE HERALD SQUARE members of the parish prepare n NoVEmbEr 12 all of the traditional Greek fa - ASTORIA – Save the date for Nassau DA TNH's Crossword Challenge vorites for the visitors. All of the Accent & Image charity brunch food is prepared by the chefs of event featuring a wonderful ar - Democratic Saint Katherine using their own ray of speakers and vendors 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 special Greek recipes and nat - along with a fabulous a signa - ural ingredients. If you run out ture brunch. The brunch will Nomination By 13 14 15 16 of room before getting to desert, take place at St. Demetrios don't worry! All of the food and Cathedral, 30-11 30th Drive, As - Large Margin 17 18 19 20 deserts are also available for toria, on Saturday, Nov. 14th guests to take home with them. from 12PM to 3PM. Tickets are 21 22 23 In addition, there will be cul - $30 plus an item to donate to By Constantinos Vouzakis 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 tural displays and guided tours Dress for Success, or you can TNH Staff Writer of the Byzantine-style church. pay the $40 regular admission. 32 33 34 35 Guests get the opportunity to Registration begins in Septem - NEW YORK – Madeline Singas view the beautiful iconography ber. won the Democratic primary for 36 37 38 39 40 inside the church as well as the https://www.facebook.com/eve Nassau County District Attorney history of the Greeks and the nts/865037286916618 by a large margin over her op - 41 42 43 Greek Orthodox religion. This ponent Michael Scotto, 72% festival is not to be missed! The n NoVEmbEr 12-15 (8,081 votes) to 28% (3,008) for 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 Sacramento Bee (2/7/2014) WASHINGTON, DC – DC - Scotto. As a result she will face notes that our festival "has a Greeks.com, in association with Kate Murray, the Republican 53 54 55 56 more homegrown vibe to it". local and national Hellenic or - nominee, in the November 3 The home made Greek cuisine ganizations, invites Greek- general election. 57 58 59 along with the cultural experi - American young adults from ence with a lively, festive atmos - across the country to our Na - 60 61 62 63 64 phere allow guests and their tion's Capital this November for families to enjoy a beautiful and the 7th edition of the one of the 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 fun "weekend in Greece!" most diverse and inclusive Greek events on the calendar! 73 74 75 76 n oCtobEr 2-4 Pan-Hellenism Weekend 2015 PORTLAND, OR – Please join us will provide Greek-American 77 78 79 80 for our 64th annual Greek Fes - and Philhellene young adults 18 tival October 2 through 4 at the and over with an affordable, www.CrosswordWeaver.com Holy Trinity Cathedral 32nd and fun, classy, and quality event NE Glisan Streets in Portland. which allows attendees from DC ACRO SS 11 Hawaii an w reath Friday, Oct. 2 and Saturday, Oct. and over two dozen different 1 Geometry trm. (abbrev.) 12 Avg. Octane Number (abbrev.) 3, 10AM-10PM, and Sunday, states the opportunity to net - 4 Bard's before 18 Rodent s Oct. 4 12Noon-8PM. Immi - work in a relaxed and welcom - 7 Dr. J's league be f ore NBA (ab brev .) 23 Big Red M a chine's C on cep tion grants for Greece began arriving ing environment while helping Madeline Singas 10 Chicken _ __ k in g - 2 w ords 24 April (a bbr . ) to the Northwest in the late raise money for over a dozen 13 Convent dweller 25 ___-Haw variety show 1800s to work in fishing, lum - Greek American non-profit or - Singas, who is Greek-Ameri - 14 What JDs mu st pass to become ESQs 26 Klutz ber, railroad and other jobs. Set - ganizations and charities. Since can and is currently serving as 15 Sleeping place 27 Opp. of WN W tling in Portland they estab - the first edition of Pan-Hel - acting DA, was confident she 16 Greek prefix meaning new 28 Joanie Loves ______(Happy Days spinoff) lished their church, Holy Trinity lenism Weekend in 2009, this would win by a large margin. A 17 City of Tigers and Lions, but not Bears 30 Defunct Int'l airline (abbrev.) Greek Orthodox Church in weekend has raised over little after 11 PM on September 19 Central ner vou s system 31 MSU ri val ( init.) southeast Portland. Moving to $30,000, with over $7,500 be - 10, Jay Jacobs, the Chairman of 20 Classic Mar tini ingred ient 33 Europ. Ass n . of the new and larger church on ing donated over the last two the Democratic Commission for 21 Saint honored on December 9 Archaeologists (abbrev.) 32nd and NE Glisan in 1952, years to the restoration of St. Nassau County, announced Sin - 22 Give 34 Modern fem ale mystery w riter Ch ristie the mortgage had to be paid off. Nicholas National Shrine at gas’ victory. 24 "Cat on _ __ _ T i n Roof" (2 word s) 38 Large A ust r alian bird The ladies decided to help by Ground Zero. Highlights of the Singas – with her husband, 27 Europ. Clea rin g House (abbre v.) 39 Natural Hi s tory As sn . (abbrev.) holding a bazaar with their weekend include Thursday and Theo, and children, Deme and 29 Singing voice 43 Now defunct immigration agcy. (init.) handwork, food, pastries, music Saturday Happy Hours, Friday Billy, joining her at the podium 32 "__ porridg e ho t..." 44 Hallow een mo. and dances from their home - and Sunday Night Greek Nights, – thanked them for standing by 34 Tree 45 Greek a tto r neys' or g. (abbr ev.) land. This was the beginning of and Saturday Late Night her throughout this election cam - 35 Oaths 46 Archbis hop who m arched with King what is now known as the An - Bouzoukia! For more details paign. She also thanked Kathleen 36 Official 47 Person in debt nual Greek Festival, which is about specific events and loca - Rice for trusting her and brining 37 Greek airlin e 49 Army Liaiso n Off. (abb rev.) one of the largest of its kind. tions, please visit dcgreeks.com. her into the DA’s office ten years 40 Isaac's first bor n 5 0 S chool org . The Greek Festival remains a ago. She thanked her campaign 41 Doctors' org . (i n it.) 51 Multina tio n al Ins. Org. wonderful opportunity for us to n NotE to oUr rEADErs staff and in particular the volun - 42 22nd Greek letter 52 Univ. in Armidale, Australia (abbrev.) share annually with over 15,000 This calendar of events section teers for the huge effort they put 44 American s tate 56 Greek socce r team guests from the Portland Met - is a complimentary service to forth on Election Day, especially 48 Dweller of the B eehive S tate 58 Played a ju r or in 12 Ang ry Men ropolitan area our beautiful the Greek American community. given the bad weather. 50 NBA's Gaso l 61 Kicker J aso n of the Bron co s Greek Orthodox faith, our cher - All parishes, organizations and She went on to ask for the 53 Talon 62 What your ear does ished cultural traditions, food, institutions are encouraged to guests’ support to continue 54 Hawaiian Lands cape Inst. 63 Hawaii an I s land music and dance. Each year we e-mail their information regard - through November for the final 55 Material 64 Prod. R elia b ility A ccep tance award a portion of our festival ing the event 3-4 weeks ahead victory and said: “Today we took 57 Steal Test (abbrev.) proceeds to worthy philan - of time, and no later than Mon - a big step moving in the right di - 58 Food and A gric ulture Organization (abbr.) 65 Cuban liba tion thropic endeavors in the greater day of the week before the rection. We took a step to make 59 Fury 66 Good li sten er? Portland community. The Greek event, to english.edition@then - sure that we’re going to have a 60 Brand of sa ndw ich coo kie 68 Baccali aro folk dance schedule will be: Oct ationalherald.com professional prosecutor’s office 62 N.A. Indian 70 Dress edge in November and the legacy of 65 Pastor (abb r.) 71 Rock containing metal aggressive and tough prosecu - 67 Legal Nurse Co n sltnt. 72 Trgt. No minatio n List (abbrev.) tion will stay in Nassau County.” (abbrev.) Then, about Murray, Singas 69 Within the sound of voice

QUESTION OF THE WEEK said “she’s been talking a lot but 73 Unilateral A dm in. Order ( abbr ev.) Solu ti o n to l ast week’s puzzle that is all she can do, talk. Her 74 "Much ___ about Nothing" Solution: If you had the right to vote in Greek elections, would you record shows that she is not qual - 75 Expression of surprise B A G P A N G S J A I L S do so? ified to be the District Attorney 76 Gray sea eagle I D A A C O R N E A S E L Please email your response to of this great County.” 77 Mr..'s wife C A R T H A A O S A B R E [email protected] Singas concluded that “the 78 Sore We may publish some responses as Letters to the Editor in public safety in our neighbor - 79 Trail A M O K I A M B U S N O D a future issue. hoods, the safety of our children, 80 Jazzy Torme T N L N I A is extremely important to for us DOWN M A R I L U D E C R E E to trust someone not qualified to 1 Also L O L L E P E R A T L A S be the district attorney. I think 2 Take to court P O O F R E that what establishes you as a 3 Picnic pest A R I S S T I The National Herald Bookstore crimefighter is a career of 24 4 Black X E B E C E N O L A A T E years in public service and in 5 Precipitation S I G L E R P A R I S H fighting crime next to our brave 6 Econ. Recovery Tax Act O I L N H A police force. Twenty-four years (abbrev.) A O R N I S S A N N U D E of prosecuting murderers, 7 "___ easy as 123" rapists, drug dealers, and gang 8 Big Red Machine's Johnny A D U L T H E L E N A I L members establishes you as a 9 Abu Dhabi Stock Exchng. (abbrev.) R O D E O O R A L B P E A (718) 784-5255 • [email protected] district attorney and a crime - 10 Orioles' Owner P R E E N D E N S E I S M fighter.”

10 FEATURE THE NATIONAL HERALD, SEPTEMBER 19-26, 2015

GREEK GASTRONOMY Yemista – Stuffed Vegetables: the Perennial End-of-the-Summer Favorite

By Eleni Sakellis crowd the pan so the mush - tops. Drizzle with olive oil and rooms can brown properly and bake in a 375 oven for 45 min - Yemista (stuffed peppers, develop their full flavor. When utes to an hour or until the veg - tomatoes, eggplant and zuc - the mushrooms have cooked etables just begin to brown on chini) are wonderful when the down, add salt and pepper and top. Sliced potatoes may be vegetables are at their peak, remove from heat. Set aside to added to the pan to bake along - fresh from the garden in sum - cool, then dice and add to the side the stuffed vegetables, just mer. Made either with or with - stuffing later. sprinkle them with salt and pep - out chopped meat, stuffed veg - Prepare the vegetables by per to taste. Check on the bak - etables are delicious as a main cutting the tops of the peppers ing vegetables since you may course or a side dish. The op - off and removing the seeds. Re - need to add water to the pan in tional mushrooms add a meatier serve the tops for the caps of case the pan dries out. If the flavor to the vegan/vegetarian the peppers once they are tops seem to be browning too version of this perennial fa - stuffed. For the tomatoes, cut quickly, tent the pan with alu - vorite. the bottoms off for the caps, the minum foil, or alternatively stem side down creates a more cover the pan with aluminum Stuffed Peppers, stable stuffed tomato, and scoop foil for the first 35-40 minutes out the insides with a grapefruit of baking, then remove foil to Tomatoes, Eggplant spoon, reserving the flesh for allow the stuffed vegetables to and Zucchini the stuffing. Knead the eggplant brown a little at the end. to loosen the seeds inside, cut Traditionally, the stuffed veg - (Meatless) them in half lengthwise and etables are also called “ladera” scoop out the seeds to form a because they are made with • 2-3 large peppers, the color cup. The half will serve as the olive oil and are eaten on fasting of your choice cap for the eggplant. Cut the days when oil is allowed. Serve • 2-3 medium-large tomatoes zucchini crosswise to form a the stuffed vegetables with feta • 2-3 small-medium eggplant tube about three inches long, (when not fasting), fresh bread • 1-2 medium zucchini slice a round from the top for a scooped out earlier, and the and greens or a salad. Bulgur • 1/2 cup olive oil, plus more cap and scoop out some of the chopped San Marzano toma - wheat can also be substituted for drizzling center to form a cup, making toes. Sluice the can with cold for the rice in the stuffing. To • 1 large onion, diced sure to leave enough of the zuc - water and add to the pan. Bring increase the protein, add cooked • 1/4 cup fresh mint, chopped, chini intact to hold its shape and up to a boil, then reduce the beans or lentils to the stuffing or more to taste the filling. heat, add the rice, salt and pep - mixture as well. • 1 can San Marzano Set a pot of water to boil and per to taste and simmer. Stir in Stuffed Peppers, Tomatoes, tomatoes, chopped parboil the peppers for 3-5 min - fresh chopped mint and cook Eggplant and Zucchini with • 1 cup water utes just to begin the cooking until the rice has absorbed some Meat • 1 and 1/2 cups rice process. Using tongs, remove of the water, but is not com - Prepare the vegetables as • Salt and freshly ground the peppers from the boiling wa - pletely cooked. It will finish above, except for the filling, pepper ter, set them to drain on paper cooking in the oven. Stir in the brown 1 pound of chopped • 2 packages (8 oz. each) towels. Depending on the size cooked mushrooms at this point meat in a large frying pan, salt mushrooms of your choice, of the peppers and your pot, you if using them and begin filling and pepper to taste, drizzle with sliced (optional) may need to parboil in batches, quire parboiling. Arrange the For the stuffing, heat a large the vegetables. a little olive oil if it seems too so continue with the rest of the vegetables in a large baking pan deep sauté pan, add olive oil Using a spoon, fill the pep - dry, then add to the sautéed If using mushrooms, sauté peppers and the eggplant. The and sprinkle the inside of each and sauté the onion until pers, tomatoes, eggplant and onion and continue with the rest them in a large frying pan with tomatoes and the zucchini will with a pinch of salt before stuff - translucent. Add the tomato, zucchini with the stuffing. Cap of the ingredients, stuff and 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Don’t cook in the oven and do not re - ing. eggplant and zucchini flesh with the reserved vegetable bake as above.

ALL HISTORY GREEK AMERICAN STORIES The Often-Overlooked Greek-American Humor Inventions

Continued from page 1 By Phylis (Kiki) Sembos Once, in the dark days of the Special to The National Herald fifties, I used to make my migrant there is but one item brother get up to change the they missed the grocer is so frus - We all know that our ances - channels on our black and white trated he begins to talk to him - tor, Archimedes, was a brilliant television that had only six self, “I tried, what else could I man, that he was an outstand - channels. Yes, I know it’s hard do?” The Greek, taken off guard ing engineer who understood to believe it. But, it’s true. Ask and thinking the grocer is speak - the law of lever, buoyancy and your grandparents if you don’t ing to him turns and says, “Ti;” had invented a pump that re - believe me. Imagine if you can, The grocer turns to the youth moved water from a flooded if that remote control hadn’t saying, “Tea! Well, why didn’t place. Thales of Miletus is cred - been invented now that we have you say so we have plenty of ited with having brought Geom - 453 channels. My brother would tea. I’ll get you some.” etry, philosophy, the first work - have perished from overwork! AMERICAN GOLD ings of an alarm clock, Did any of you gourmets know Most Greeks came to odometer and Mapmaking into that Jim Delligati invented the America only to make being. Big Mac? No, I didn’t think so. enough money to dower a It boggles the mind when we Or, if we delve into the psychol - sister or two, buy some realize that Greeks had turned ogy department, a man named fields, and then return deep thinking into reality, Herman Rorschatt invented the home. A number of jokes thoughts that changed the ink blot test? It was a vital test revolve around the theme world, instantly, from primitive given to patient suspected of be - of Greeks expecting to rudimentary to awesome prac - ing a little odd. It works like strike it rich. After spend - ticality. And, although we have this; a blot of ink is placed on a ing years in America a lot to be thankful for these piece of white paper that is many Greeks began to discover amazing minds, there have been folded in half. When opened, a surprising array of Hellenic other inventors who have had the blot forms a design or references in their daily life. The lesser credit and hardly any dis - smudge that you’re supposed to following joke reflects these two tinction in their efforts make tell that learned man what you quite different aspects of shared Greek humor surfaces in this world just a mite better. believe you see. You’d have to experience. American culture in sporadic Have you ever stopped to be careful what you attest you Two Greeks get off the boat fashion, such as these two t- think of Dr. Scholl, eminent foot saw. In that century many were at Kastengardi (Castle Gardens, shirt logos, but there has yet doctor, who invented the bunion sent away because they saw which was America’s first immi - to be a systematic study of a pad, corn remover, sole com - devils and doom and crazy grant receiving center, which genre that is well over a cen - forter and a shoe powder that scenes. When word got out, in - saw 8 million immigrants go tury old. removes odors from the interior coming patients would tell through its doors from 1855 to of sneakers and shoes that are, Rorschatt they see angels and 1890. In 1892, Ellis Island be - diately said, “I will show you possibly, the contributing factor fish and flowers and everything came the new receiving center.) Heaven and Hell and let you de - to the reduc - With train tickets pinned to their cide where you want to go.” No tion of the coats they headed out west. Just sooner had St. Peter said this Ozone? No, I as they stepped off the train in that the Golden Gates of Heaven think not! Or California they learn of the Gold began to open. The two entered. course, sneak - Rush. Ha!, this is exactly what And true to prophecy Heaven is ers hadn’t they expected from Ameriki! a place of quiet and beauty; or - been invented While not knowing any Eng - der and serenity; a vast endless as yet. Just lish, the two still found work landscape of calm and gentility. think how due to the Gold Fever. Along After their tour of Heaven, St. many of us with an assorted group of men, Peter instantly takes the young would be now the two Greeks are taken to the Greek to the Iron Doors of Hell. limping along, nearby mountains, shown a With a lump in his throat, the suffering foot piece of gold ore and then are young Greek watched as the problems had sent out to walk across the rusty doors swung open. But to it not been for mountain sides to look for gold. his great surprise, Hell is one that man’s in - They search for hours. Then, all massive party. There’s singing, vention. That’s of a sudden, one the Greeks dancing, people running around just one doc - finds some gold. He calls his pa - half naked knocking over long tor who gave triotis over and confirms the fact (didn’t you hear my name? I am to reach into the tray. The priest tables covered with wine and thought to end that he has found real gold. The Gerasimos).” was so angry he thought he food that seemed to be every - some of our youth turns to call out to the THE CHURCH ROOS would scare the man rather than where. miseries. American boss but then realizes One Sunday after the sermon simply denounce him as a thief. After their tour of Hell the Then, he doesn’t know any English. the priest tells the congregation “Stop that,” the priest shouted two returned to the Book of Life. there’s an - Too excited to care, the young that some tiles have blown off from behind the icon, “I, the “What is your decision?” St. Pe - other. How of - Greek begins to wave his arms the roof and that they will have baby Jesus, command you!!!” ter asked. “Well, I know Heaven ten have we shouting, “To vrika! To vrika!” to be replaced. Rather than send Instead of dropping the money is your home and I don’t wish to sat outdoors in the garden and beautiful. I would! Thankfully, “What is that Greek saying?” extra trays around the priest says the thief shouted back, “I’m talk - offend you but Hell looked to be been annoyed by a meandering today, if you saw negative things one American asks the other. that every Sunday afternoon he ing to your mother, kid, not you, much more fun.” “No, no, don’t mosquito or dirty fly or wasp. you’d be given a pill that calms “Don’t rightly know, but, it will put a tray in front of the shout up” and walked off with worry,” St Peter said as he wrote Often, I can tell you. We used you into a blissful existence. sounds like Eureka.” icon of the Virgin Mary with the the money. the decision down in the Book to use our hand, branches, tow - Those pills were so successful MEETING GERONIMO Christ Child and whoever wants DEATH IN THE XENITIA of Life. Taking the young Greek els or someone’s sweater before that every sheep herder or ex- In the very early days of im - to offer a donation can do so. Death far from home and back to the Doors of Hell, St. Pe - realizing it wasn’t adequate. prize fighter would go into their migration a young Greek de - The wise priest chose this family was and remains a deep ter said to the young man as he We’d roll newspapers into bats garage and invent a pill for cided to head out west to seek course of action knowing that fear of all immigrants. Still, the shook the youth’s hand, “I want and run amok trying to elimi - something. his fortune and joined a wagon the congregation would object Greeks are not above laughing to thank you for helping me in nate those little stinkers whose A lot of it gets to go on TV. train. One day the wagon train to extra trays being passed but at death itself! this manner. If there is anything only thought was disturbing our Or in catalogs. Recently, I saw was attacked by none other than would still want to fix the roof. A young Greek immigrant else I can do for you don’t hesi - tranquility. But, along came Dr. an invention called “eye funnel” the dreaded chief Geronimo! At first the donations were quite died. On reaching the Gates of tate to ask.” With that the giant Samuel J. Crumbine who in - that one places on the eye so Bravely the pioneers gather their regular. When almost enough Heaven he sees St. Peter with doors begin to open but as they vented the Fly Swatter! He sat that drops of whatever liquid is wagons into a circle to fight but money had been collected to fix the Book of Life open before do so the young Greek sees be - in his barn mounting fabric on prescribed would go directly the Indians kill everyone. The the roof the donations began to him. “Oh, this is terrible,” St. Pe - fore him massive suffering! Peo - sticks, well into the night until into the eye and not down your young Greek is the last one alive. fall off dramatically. ter says. Fearing the worst the ple in agony of the worst sort. – EUREKA! It is said that, while face. Then, there’s a cape that Surrounded by Indians it is Suspecting something might Greek asks, “What’s wrong?” The very air is filled with great testing his invention, he had goes around your shoulders, Geronimo himself who steps for - be going on the priest hid behind “Well, this has never happened shouts of loss and sorrow! swatted over 2,300 flying bugs shaped into a circle so that hair ward and puts a knife to the the icon one Sunday afternoon. before you’ve been exactly 50% “What is this,” the Greek by forming a fan-like object that, doesn’t go astray. Too bad it Greek’s throat. “Panagia!,” the One parishioner after another good and 50% bad. I don’t know shouts, “the last time I came it actually, created the weapon wasn’t invented when the guil - Greek cries out. came to pray briefly and then where you should go.” To this was a party how it is only end - against those airborne, nerve lotine was operating during the Shocked Geronimo drops his place their offering in the tray. the young Greek replied, “well, less pain?!” “Ahh,” St. Peter wrecking, picnic and barbeque French revolution. Less messy! knife grabs the Greek by the Finally a man came up to the I’ve never been dead before replied, “the first time you came destroyers. However small those Now, I expect you out there to shoulders and cries, “Ellinas ei - icon, crossed himself, and spoke what do you think the fairest as a tourist, now you are an im - inventions, we tend to give little invent some kind of patentable sai?” “Pos?” the stunned Greek aloud, “Dear Virgin Mary, please thing is to do?” migrant!” credit. I can think of other in - invention. You already have the replies, “kai esei?” “Den akouses forgive me but I need this money Touched by the young ventions that received no due right genes. You’re Greek, aren’t to onoma mou, emai Gerasimos! more than you do” and began Greek’s bravery, St. Peter imme - [email protected] credit – the TV remote control! you? Think! Think! THE NATIONAL HERALD, SEPTEMBER 19-26, 2015 GREECE CYPRUS 11 New Democracy’s Evangelos Meimarakis Aims to Create Election Upset

ATHENS – With polls showing posed to pick a successor borders must be better protected try’s political establishment. a neck-and-neck horse race in through a congress but with and Greece should not send the "If we fall below the January the Sept. 20 election, new New snap elections it was decided to message that ‘it’s good over here, percentage, then that means Democracy leader Evangelos leave him in temporary control come over’,” he told Star chan - there is a problem," he admitted, Meimarakis hopes to upset despite his age, 61, and with nel. saying he was shooting for 10 SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras’ younger figures such as Kyriakos WHAT ABOUT THE REST? percent of the vote and act as a chance to return to the Prime Mitsotakis, 46, waiting in the With the attention focused on power broker in helping form a Minister’s chair. wings. the front runners, polls show new government to prevent a Tsipras ruled for seven A trained lawyer and the son that the neo-fascist Golden third election. months before resigning on Aug. of a right-wing lawmaker, Dawn, all of whose leaders and "If you don't have the size, 20 in a bid to shed his party of Meimarakis – who calls himself 18 former Members of Parlia - you can't take on the monsters. dissidents angry he betrayed his a “leftwing conservative” – has ment were arrested on charges For this reason we need 30 promises to reverse austerity, served in Parliament since 1989 of running a criminal gang is seats," he added, noting that he which got him elected in Jan. 25 although after being named likely to finish third and become was prepared to make "small snap polls. Speaker in 2012 he stepped the major opposition even as and fair compromises" after the Tsipras’ administration, aside for a while amid charges they await an imminent trial. elections, the Athens News which included the marginal In - of wrongdoing that were dis - The rest of the field is frac - Agency reported. dependent Greeks (ANEL) who missed. tured with the once powerful PA - He called on the other politi - polls show likely won’t get the 3 He has called Tsipras a “little SOK Socialists aligned with the cal party leaders to reach a po - percent of the vote needed to liar” who “destroyed” the coun - tiny Democratic Left (DIMAR), litical agreement that agreed on get back into Parliament, signed try by wasting months in frac - which failed to get into Parlia - three fundamental points: that an 86-billion euro ($97.31 bil - tious talks with the Quartet of ment in January after serving in elections will not be held for the lion) third bailout he pledged the European Union-Interna - a coalition with PASOK and New next three years, that the coun - never to seek as it came with tional Monetary Fund-European Democracy. try will meet its commitments more harsh conditions that will Central Bank-European Stability AP Photo/Lefteris PitArAkis The academic-oriented To and that the parties will break soon be imposed. Mechanism (EU-IMF-ECB-ESM). Municipal workers wheel sacks containing election material Potami, that has faded badly, is free of their "partisan armies,” Tsipras keeps insisting he will Meimarakis blamed Tsipras at a depot in Athens, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015, to be sent to trying to get a foothold back in asking them to essentially aban - get enough of the vote to rule for imposing capital controls and polling stations for Sunday, Sept. 20 elections. the game with its leader, former don their bases for the common outright without partners de - bringing the country to the edge TV presenter Stavros Theodor - good. spite polls that show New of being pushed out of the Eu - A father of two daughters, for elections. akis saying the election poses a Theodorakis said agreement Democracy and SYRIZA statisti - rozone. Meimarakis says his style strikes If he wins, Meimarakis has dilemma for voters: “Whether on education issues will play a cally in a dead heat and needed “I never want you to be prime a chord with people who want pledged to administer the re - we go back, or forward with crucial role in deciding the at least one other party to form minister again,” he told Tsipras to see “normal” politicians. forms demanded by the Quartet Potami.” party's stance, noting that all a government. during a one-on-one televised “This is who I am, and people but that he will fight removing That message has been countries that signed memoran - Meimarakis has become an debate. “You brought destruc - don’t have to vote for me if they tax breaks for farmers, a nucleus largely ignored by voters despite dum agreements made major accidental leader, taking over tion to the country... we never don’t want to,” Meimarakis said vote for the Conservatives. That his assertion the party will finish changes to their education sys - from former Premier Antonis had so many ills in such a small in a recent televised interview. would put him at odds with the far stronger than polls show it tems. Samaras who stepped aside after period of time”. “I’m not going to change, I lenders. languishing around the 4 per - He also underlined that his Greeks ignored his plea to vote Despite that attack, will remain impulsive, because “The farmers have given cent mark, essentially tied with party's priority were the "losers" Yes in a July 5 referendum as Meimarakis said he would bring I believe I must deal with prob - what they can to the national ef - the SYRIZA breakaway party of the memorandum and bailout Tsipras urged them to vote No Tsipras and SYRIZA into a coali - lems with a human touch,” he fort... It is unthinkable to accept Popular Unity and the long-run - years, especially the unemployed to demands from international tion to save Greece while he de - told Mega channel, adding that even tougher measures,” he told ning political joke, the Centrists and small business owners that creditors to which he almost im - spises its policies. He didn’t say as Defence Minister, he contin - an audience in Velestino, near Union of TV lecturer Vassilis Lev - had lost their livelihoods or mediately succumbed. how that would reconcile with ued to ride a motorcycle despite the agricultural hub of Volos on entis, who has said he hopes the young people unable to see any Since then, Meimarakis, with - having them serve with him. the advice of his security detail. Sept. 5, playing for votes. Gods reign death on the coun - future prospects in Greece. out the polish of diplomacy sur - Years earlier, when a news - On Meimarakis’ orders, New Meimarakis also said he rounding many politicians, has paper linked him to a money Democracy in July and August wants to step up border controls been given to blunt if quiet talk laundering case, Meimarakis re - backed the third bailout in suc - to keep out more of the hun - about what he said Greece needs portedly threatened to “take off cessive parliamentary votes, dreds of thousands of migrants even as he tries to shed his asso - his pants” to deal with its editor, helping Tsipras get what he and refugees fleeing war and Anastasiades, Mustafa ciation with the party’s tainted and to “screw over” a rival law - needed, a brief unlikely alliance strife in the Middle East and past. maker investigating another case that didn’t last after the SYRIZA North Africa. New Democracy was sup - involving submarine purchases. leader stepped aside and called “As regards migrants, the Pick Up Cyprus Unity

NICOSIA – With signs that talks to provide any practical support aimed at reunifying Cyprus were to talks aimed at reunifying eth - Too Many Drownings Trying to Reach Greece, lagging, the island’s rival political nically-divided Cyprus — an op - parties said they would accelerate portunity for peace that the process. “shouldn’t be missed.” With growing numbers of mi - Hungary and called for an emer - Negotiations have failed since Speaking on Sept. 11 after grants drowning trying to reach gency meeting on Sept. 22. the unlawful 1974 invasion by talks with Anastasiades, Tusk said Greek islands, there are signs Luxembourg Foreign Minis - Turkey to make any advances but he’s “ready to do whatever it they are now turning to at - ter Jean Asselborn said Sept. 14 Cypriot President Nicos Anastasi - takes” to seize the chance for a tempted land crossings at the after chairing a meeting of EU ades and his Turkish-Cypriot peer, peace accord ending the island’s Turkish border, even though interior ministers that “it is pre - Mustafa Akinci, said they are con - 41-year-old division. there’s a fence there. mature for the Council to take fident of a breakthrough within Tusk said he sees “a real A group on Facebook called a decision today.” months after warning the talks chance” for a deal because of the Crossing no More has thousands Asselborn said that “even would fail if they stalled again. commitment both Anastasiades of members, chiefly refugees though we are in urgent circum - “The leaders believe that the and Akinci have demonstrated from Iraq and Syria, expressing stances we have to follow pro - coming months will be critical for and some of the early concessions their desire to get to Europe but cedures.” the process,” UN envoy Espen on both sides, although a number without the “boats of death.” The Czech Republic, Slovakia Barth Eide said following the lat - of thorny issues – property rights In one posting on the group’s and Hungary had been among est meeting between the rival and the presence of a 30,000- page on Sept. 15, a member the nations opposed leading up leaders of the divided island with standing man Turkish army in the called on refugees to gather at to the emergency meeting. the talks being kept secret and northern occupied territories chief the Greek-Turkish border. Earlier, they rubber-stamped few details emerging. among them. Turkish newspapers reported a plan drawn up in May to share Eide said Akinci and Anastasi - Cyprus was split in 1974 when on the trend which comes after 40,000 refugees from Greece ades, who started to talk in May Turkey invaded after a coup to migrants and refugees had used and Italy, but not all member but took much of the summer off unite the island with Greece. A sea crossings because of the states are yet willing to accept and handed the nitty-gritty to peace deal would unlock regional 10.5-kilometer (6.52-mile) long the number of refugees that technical teams agreed to “inten - cooperation on the eastern fence Greece put up several have been allocated to them un - sify their work.” Mediterranean’s energy potential years ago. der that plan They would “increase the fre - and bring some stability to a con - Daily Zaman said Syrian MORE DEATH AT SEA AP Photo/eMrAh GureL quency of their meetings in the flict-wracked region. refugees have begun “a voyage Another 22 migrants, includ - A man show a placard as migrants, mostly Syrians, trying to coming months” and had stressed RELIGIOUS LEADERS of hope toward Europe on the ing four children and 11 reach Europe rest outside the Turkish city of Edirne, which “their commitment to work tire - HAVE SAY TEM highway,” a reference to women, drowned the morning borders European Union members Greece and Bulgaria. lessly to reach a comprehensive Talks between the heads of the Turkish section of the Trans- of Sept. 15 when their boat sank settlement as soon as possible.” Cyprus’ Christian and Muslim European Motorway. as it tried to reach Greece from boat sank off the island of The Coast Guard said 68 He said the leaders would next communities and the leaders of It added that the people set Turkey, Greek media reported. Farmokonisi near Turkey’s coast. people were rescued from the meet on October 12 and October the ethnically split island’s Greek- off for the Turkish city of Edirne, Thousands of illegal immi - CHILDREN, BABIES VICTIMS water and another 30 survivors 30, before increasing the number and Turkish-speaking communi - which is close to the border, “af - grants and refugees try to reach The Coast Guard said that it from the same boat were found of face-to-face sessions held in the ties give “great hope” that religion ter a report on social media that Greek weekly – more than had tried to save as many peo - on Farmakonisi. On Lesbos, UN-patrolled buffer zone in can better contribute to peace, an Greece is accepting Syrian 300,000 so far this year – and ple as possible but has been which has seen a crush of mi - Nicosia, Agence France Presse re - official said. refugees.” the number of tragedies is rising overtaxed trying to keep tabs on grants arriving daily, a Reuters ported. Religion has never been at the Another newspaper, Hur - with it. the numbers of rickety over - photographer saw 10 dinghies “While encouraged by the root of the Cyprus conflict, said riyet, said 3,000 Syrian refugees Human traffickers supply the crowded craft and rubber arriving within 90 minutes on progress being made, the leaders Peter Weiderud, who heads a had made plans over the Inter - migrants with overcrowded dinghies provided by human Sept. 13. recognize the hard work that lies Swedish Embassy-sponsored pro - net to travel to Edirne in rented rickety craft or rubber dinghies traffickers in Turkey to send mi - One inflatable carrying about ahead,” said Eide, the latest in a gram that aims to get Cyprus’ re - coaches and cars but that police to try to make the short, but per - grants and refugees, where 70 refugees, including many long line of diplomats, all of ligious leaders more actively en - intercepted it. ilous journey to eastern Aegean more than 300,000 have arrived children, burst about 100 me - whom before him failed to make gaged in peace-building. But According to Agence France- Greek islands. Some 34 died on this year, fleeing war and strife ters (90 yards) from the shore, a single inch of progress. religion and the right to freely Presse, some 500 refugees gath - Sept. 14 as European Union in Syria, Irag, Afghanistan and the news agency said, but local The leaders are working on a worship have become victims of ered at Istanbul’s main bus sta - leaders debate what to do. northern Africa. residents went into the waters formula to resolve the issues of it. tion on Sept. 15, planning to The Turkish Coast Guard res - Four babies, six boys and five on a rescue mission and pulled property and territorial adjust - More than 500 churches and board buses to Edirne before at - cued 211 migrants from the girls died when the wooden ves - infants and toddlers – including ment that would unlock the key monasteries — many hundreds tempting to cross into Greece’s wooden boat which set off from sel carrying them overturned on a two-month old baby cradled for a peace accord creating a of years old — were left to ruin, northern region of Evros. Turkish holiday resort town of the morning of Sept. 13, about by his father – ashore on rubber united, Federal Cyprus with looted or converted for other uses Greek authorities are worried Datca in the southwest for the three miles (5 kilometers) east rings. Greek-Cypriots who lived in the in the breakaway Turkish Cypriot that other neighbors and nearby Greek island of Kos, the private of the small island of Farmakon - With the previous ruling northern third now occupied by north of the island after Turkey countries could seal off their Dogan news agency said. The isi, Greek authorities said, ac - Radical Left SYRIZA having left Turks having seen their homes invaded in 1974 and split the is - borders which would bottle up nationalities of the migrants are cording to Reuters. islands essentially on their own and property stolen and occupied land along ethnic lines following the migrants and refugees in not yet known but most are flee - Close to 3,000 have died try - to deal with the problem, or sold. a coup aiming at union with Greece, their first-landing spot ing war-torn Syria. ing to make it to the European Greece has turned to the EU for Any peace accord must be rat - Greece. in a European Union country. The endless summer of mi - Union, primarily Greece, sailing more help but still hasn’t set up ified by Cypriots at the ballot box. In the internationally recog - EU STUCK IN LIMBO grants, refugees and tragedy from Turkey and as far away as an office to process 474 million Key issues that have wrecked nized south, only a fraction of the The European Union has continued in Greece on Sept. 12 Libya as the worst migrant crisis euros ($537.52 million) in aid previous peace bids are deep- 110 mosques operate. failed to reach agreement on a with news that 34 people, al - in decades overwhelms Europe, which has gone unused. rooted disagreements on territo - Weiderud said that the meet - plan to share 120,000 refugees most half of them babies and which has been split over how Caretaker Prime Minister rial adjustments, security, prop - ing not only served to advance arriving in Italy, Greece and children, drowned when their to handle the crisis. Vassiliki Thanou asked the EU erty rights and power sharing in the principles of freedom of reli - for more assistance anyway and a Federal Cyprus. gion or belief, “but also how reli - during a trip to Lesbos she said Anastasiades said there’s still gion and dialogue of the religious that other countries were wrong some tough issues to resolve. leaders can better contribute to This Week in Greek History: to criticize Greece’s response to “However, we are determined to sustainable peace on the island.” the flow of migrants during a work intensively, and with good - The meeting which Weiderud crushing economic crisis. will, to find an acceptable agree - said is the first of its kind in Alkinoos Ioannidis is born in Cyprus “We would urge them to con - ment for both communities,” he Cyprus offers a rare example of sider the responsibility of guard - told reporters. Christian and Muslim religious ing a 16,000-kilometer long THE US, EU JUMP IN leaders banding together to pro - This week, on Sept.19, 45 guest singer, he has performed coastline of European borders Nikos Christodoulides, Cyprus mote peace in a region engulfed years ago, Greek-Cypriot singer- on more than 40 albums with … and whether a future Europe Government Spokesman, said on in war and violence often under - songwriter Alkinoos Ioannidis various artists. He has also writ - of principles can be constructed Sept. 15 however that a lot more pinned by sectarian hatreds. was born in Nicosia, Cyprus. ten songs, arranged and pro - by building walls,” she said. work remains to be done in the Anastasiades and Akinci met Ioannidis studied classical gui - duced albums for other artists, Almost none of the refugees Cyprus reunification talks. He was with the heads of Cyprus’ Ortho - tar at the European Conservatory as well as music for dance and want to stay in Greece, which speaking to reporters after the dox Christian, Armenian, Ma - and in 1989 moved to Athens. theater, while orchestras in has a reputation for intolerance meetings between Anastasiades ronite and Latin Catholic He spent the next three years Greece and abroad often per - toward them, and use the coun - and U.S. Assistant Secretary of churches as well as the Turkish studying theater at the National form his symphonic work. His try as a stepping stone to get to State Victoria Nuland in the pres - Cypriot Grand Mufti. Theatre Drama School and phi - influences range from tradi - other places in the EU, espe - ence of Eide. Very few church services were losophy at Athens University. At tional Cypriot music, Greek cially Germany, which is more “Christodoulides pointed out held in the north after the island’s just 23 he recorded his first al - composers of the last decades, welcoming and prosperous. the negotiations are not yet at the division as the two communities bum called Stin Agora tou Kos - Byzantine, Classical and rock. EU states have so far failed stage of give and take, adding had virtually no contact until mou, in collaboration with lyricist Ioannidis came from an artis - to reach agreement over propos - that during the meetings they re - 2003 when crossings opened. But and musician Nikos Zoudiaris. tic family with a painter as a fa - als by Commission president viewed the current situation and the past year has seen a spike in The album eventually reached ther and poet as a brother. They Jean-Claude Juncker to accept talked about how the process will Christian faithful flocking to aban - the hands of a well-known singer, were and still are a source of in - a mandatory quota system for continue,” CNA reported. “There doned churches to worship for Dimitra Galani. She instantly be - spiration for him. His subse - accepting refugees with a num - is still a lot of ground to be cov - the first time in decades. came fond of their music and Ioannidis has released eleven quent albums have also had ber of them, primarily Poland, ered,” he said. Ioannidis' voice, and helped them solo albums, most of which have their covers painted by his fa - Hungary, and the Czech Repub - European Council President (Material from the Associated get a record deal. gone gold or platinum. As a ther. lic refusing to take any. Donald Tusk says the EU is ready Press was used in this report) 12 EDITORIALS LETTERS THE NATIONAL HERALD, SEPTEMBER 19-26, 2015

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fully the college two-year for - Dr. Dean Lomis e eign language requirement. Newark, DE G It’s a Wild World COMMENTARY Something unusual is happening in the world. Something that might be unprecedented, or might be the prelude for several unpleasant things to come. When Democracy Comes to Town: Can be Touchy Topic Speechlessly, we watch tens of thousands of people of all ages in an exodus of historical proportions from their homeland to parts unknown, hoping for a better life: one of dignity, and free - By Alexia Amvrazi illusioning. Its meaning as a many features central to demo - ceived, only six were affirmative dom from war, persecution, and famine. word originates in the ancient cratic governance, such as reg - that it does, and most of those These are the waves of refugees whose pictures occupy prime The controversial topic of Greek Demos, for people, and ular elections, freedom of answers asserted that although real estate on newspaper pages, television screens, and social democracy is one that inspires Kratia, for rule; consequently, speech and association and a faulty, and a very different ver - media. ongoing debate on a widespread the ideal of rule of the people, widespread (if still contested) sion than that in the fifth cen - These are the people who hike for days, and then risk – and level, particularly as the 21st by the people and for the peo - franchise. But we believe that if tury BC, the people are still in some cases, lose – their lives on overcrowded dinghies, all in Century world we live in is one ple. policymaking is dominated by electing their government and the hope of securing a glass of water or a piece of bread. of constant, dramatic change on Some historians argue that powerful business organizations thus involved in decisions that People struggling to squeeze underneath razor-laden wired social, technological, political democracy, which originated in and a small number of affluent affect them. One respondent fences, and absorbing kicks and punches from law enforcement and environmental levels. One Athens in the fifth century BC, Americans, then America's wrote: “Compared to many officers in countries in which they’ve arrived. of the ways the desire to re-as - was in actual fact but a momen - claims to being a democratic so - (most?) other modern democ - Nonetheless, they persevere, resolute in their pilgrimage to sess the meaning and motives tary reality, and that what has ciety are seriously threatened.” racies, it is more democratic the Promised Land. of democracy came through an been defined as democratic gov - Living in Greece pre and dur - than most, given many citizens The world watches with sympathy and sadness, but also con - idea developed amongst global ernance until the present day ing the financial crisis I have inclination to get out and cern about the economic impact to their nations, not to mention figureheads and media agen - across the world is in fact vary - read and heard countless ac - demonstrate their feelings and the possibility of dangerous criminals and terrorists who might cies, to set up a modern day ing versions of the original counts by Greeks regarding the opinions in public. There is now be scattered within the masses of harmless refugees. event in an ancient city that is model, a mix and match of validity of the definition of “lib - the phenomenon of outside eco - Virtually no one, though, focuses on the root cause of the equated with the birth of ideals and harsh realities, and eral democracy” in relation to nomic forces applying enormous problem: the series of failed states decimated by civil wars, and democracy, a symposium that more of an attempt than an the country’s modern state. A pressure for their own ends, yet starvation of incompetence and/or corruption. So many of them, aims to generate a powerful achievement of realizing the handful of optimists (often the Greeks remain in charge of that it is destined to set a modern-day record. conversation on democratic the - true principles of such a proto - Greeks living abroad, who could their response to that pressure.” At the same time, the developed world is seeing establishment ory, strategy, and consequence. type in governance. Mary Beard, be said to often idolize noble The 18 remaining answers gen - politics turned on its ear. Here at home, Donald Trump, who has Three years ago, the New Professor of Classics at the Uni - classical theories regarding their erally centered on the idea that never held elected office and is known more for being a showman York Times partnered with the versity of Cambridge, a fellow country rather than base their democracy in Greece and be - than a political thinker, is the frontrunner in a field of fifteen United Nations Democracy Fund of Newnham College, and Royal knowledge on gritty daily con - yond, is a myth, a concept that other well-known Republican presidential contenders. Dr. Ben to establish the Athens Democ - Academy of Arts professor of an - temporary experience from no one today quite compre - Carson, another non-politician, is a strong second at the moment, racy Forum, an event that they cient literature, wrote in The within) sustains that democracy hends the true meaning of, and and Senator Ted Cruz – known for butting heads with his own are also organizing with party’s establishment – is surging. On the Democratic side, Senator Greek partner Kathimerini Bernie Sanders, a self-proclaimed socialist, leads Hillary Clinton SA, one of Greece’s leading – the quintessential establishment candidate – in the two states daily newspapers and pub - first in line to choose the nominee: Iowa and New Hampshire. lishing houses. In Greece, the once-mighty PASOK has struggled almost to Every year, the forum has the point of obscurity, battling to hold on to any power at all. brought together scholars, de - New Democracy has severely shrunk, and SYRIZA, almost an cisionmakers, politicians, cor - unknown entity five years ago, took power in January and might porate executives, journalists, very well repeat that feat this weekend. and diplomats from around Meanwhile, the rest are scrambling to attain the minimum the world to attend talks, 3% necessary to have a seat in Parliament. panels, discussions, excur - In England, leftist activist Jeremy Corbyn was elected leader sions, and cultural experi - of the Labour Party. Etc. ences all centered on democ - There is change happening on a grand scale. This is a transi - racy. The allure for all tional period in which the political elites are being alienated. participants of exploring the It is a wild, drifting world that continues to teeter-totter with - nuances, meanings and reali - out anyone seeming capable to step up and establish some sense ties of democratic ideals old of balance, order, and stability. and new in the very city Where will all of this lead? where Cleisthenes, “the father of Athenian democracy,” Plato and Solon walked is uniquely Why Greeks Abroad Thrive appealing for obvious rea - sons. Guardian newspaper: “The in Greece is alive and kicking, also one that some choose to be - The main topics addressed at Athenian democracy which we at least generally speaking, lieve in in order to simply in or - So what arose from the debate between the two major players, the Athens Symposium this year so admire was, in reality, a while the majority have become der to pacify themselves. One former Prime Minister and SYRIZA head Alexis Tsipras, and New will be pertinent questions such short-lived and violent political disheartened by the unattain - respondent said that Greece is Democracy leader Evangelos Meimarakis? as whether liberal democracy is experiment; it lasted 50 or so able dream of democracy, sens - a “feudal and theocratic coun - After so many hours of dialogue, we wonder whether we are universal, and examining phe - years in its most radical form, a ing that it cannot actually be put try” where democracy cannot any the wiser, or if it helped to crystalize the electorate’s views. nomena such as the growing in - half-century that saw the assas - into practice. exist in, and another blamed the Both generally and specifically in this case, political debates equality and rapid expansion of sination of one of the most in - In the recently published is - troika of lenders (EU, ECB and are quite useful both for the viewers and the candidates them - new technologies, the rise of Is - fluential democratic reformers sue of the magazine Greece Is, IMF) for the country’s inability selves. They provide viewers the opportunity to get a feeling for lamist extremism, studying and numerous attempts by the a polished and reflective publi - to be democratic, writing: “Not the candidates’ real character, because no matter how careful regimes such as Russia and enemy within to betray the city cation created by Kathimerini in sure it can exist when so much they are to keep themselves in check, some element of their true China, that reject liberal democ - to the undemocratic Persians or honor of the third Athens of Greece is owned by the rest persona is bound to surface. racy, and assessing how, on a Spartans. During its equally Democracy Forum (September of Europe, in particular Ger - But debates also assess candidates’ capability to process in - wide level globally democratic short-lived empire of the 5th 13-15), Niarchos Foundation many.” formation and apply problems to solutions. foundations are being shaken in century BC it imposed democ - Classics Professor John McK. The key could lie in renewing Greece’s problems regarding its economy is common knowl - a world where overwhelming ratic government on its satellites Camp writes that indeed, even the altruistic and by today’s edge. The question is: who is the person who has the character, changes happen seemingly with as much ruthlessness as the the originally created democ - standards often confounding the stomach, and the ambition to do what needs to be done? overnight. West now imagines it can inter - racy of Greece’s notable ances - notion behind democracy and Who is best equipped with the combination of an inspiration to Speakers at the Symposium vene to impose its own version tors worked for a few hundred renewing the meaning of its aim high and the temperance to apply common sense? will include important figure - of popular government on dif - years, yet was by no means idyl - principles, by giving it a mod - It is interesting that nowadays, Tsipras no longer represents heads such as New York Times ferent political systems...”. lically successful in practice: ern-day pertinence, a new pur - new and fresh ideas, but that, to some extent, it is Meimarakis op-ed columnist Paul Krugman, Even in America, touted as “Ancient Athenian democracy, pose directly related to the prag - who does. His Highness the Aga Khan, the “land of the free” and “the by today’s standards, was not matic requirements of these As was the case with Antonis Samaras at the start of his tenure Giorgia Abeltino from the land of opportunity”, a study wildly democratic. Excluded times, and especially one that as prime minister, Meimarakis has no looming baggage of having Google Cultural Institute and In - published in April 2014 by from participation were women, continues to be open to change - signed memoranda, unlike Tsipras, who no longer has credibility ternational New York Times Ed - Princeton University Professor a large number of slaves and a ability. regarding his anti-memorandum rhetoric. itorial Cartoonist Patrick Chap - Martin Gilens and Northwestern vast population of free Greeks Very much in lieu with the Far from the Tsipras who rose to power in January, promising patte. Main events are taking University Professor Benjamin from other cities, who lived in impetus behind the third Athens to “tear up” the memoranda, the Tsipras we see nowadays, and place at the Stoa of Attalos and Page brought the concept that Athens but had no citizen right.” Democracy Forum, in her essay saw in this debate and the previous one, and have seen since he the Athens Concert Hall, while democracy exists in the US to - On a more positive note he on democracy Beard concluded: resigned the premiership, is now inextricably linked to the third parallel events include excur - day into serious question. It adds, however, “Despite any “The big problem for the 21st one. sions, walks and even a concert stated that: “Multivariate analy - flaws, the concept of equal citi - century is surely how to rede - Moreover, it was Meimarakis who came up with more impor - by Rufus Wainright at the sis indicates that economic elites zenship, the protected rights of fine the notion of “people tant arguments in the debate: first, when he said that the Sep - Odeon of Herod Atticus. and organised groups represent - the individual, a communal civic power” so that it can work for tember 20 elections are indeed Greece’s “last chance.” One more A Question of Democracy ing business interests have sub - awareness, as well as a sense of vast political conglomerates wrong choice of government, he noted, one that would drag its Democracy is a loaded word, stantial independent impacts on the corporate identity of the from which almost everyone feet on reforms and deceive the people about what is feasible, like love. It holds great promise, US government policy, while av - people, developed over time feels alienated, and in which will cause the country to hit rock bottom. an age-old allure, and seam - erage citizens and mass-based and led to an entirely new power has moved decidedly Second, when Meimarakis said that since the Greeks abroad lessly inspires in one a sense of interest groups have little or no Athenian society, one with en - away from “the people” in a can thrive, we, too, can thrive in Greece. propriety. It is something hu - independent influence.” The re - dured in reality for 200 years meaningful sense.” But we would like to ask: how, Mr. Meimarakis, would you mans, despite age, sex, race or search, based on reviewing an - and which has remained as an The fact remains that democ - utilize those Greeks abroad if you become prime minister? It creed, unequivocally aspire to, swers to 1,779 survey questions ideal for another 2,500.” racy inspires in the masses a de - doesn’t make sense to leave such a treasure unutilized, does it? although most would agree that asked between 1981 and 2002 In researching this article I sire for equality, cooperation Also, it is important to analyze why Greeks abroad are so suc - like love, it has often proven to on public policy issues con - conducted my own small poll and fairness in the system that cessful, unlike their counterparts in their ancestral homeland. be somewhat elusive, if not dis - cluded that “Americans do enjoy via social media, asking the affects every nuance of theirs Are the Greeks abroad inherently smarter? It is not that the question: “Do you believe that and others’ daily lives, which Greeks of Greece are idiots. But those living abroad are given the democracy exists in practice in leads to functionality via peace opportunity to spread their wings, and to test their abilities and Greece today?” The question and reasoning rather than op - potential with virtually limitless boundaries. was addressed on various group pression and chaos. These are They live in countries with systematic institutions, stable and AGorA – tHE oriGiNAl mArKEtPlACE oF iDEAs pages visited by Greeks as well all admirable ideals related di - enforced laws, and steadfast principles. Where although corrup - as foreigners living and Greece rectly to the basic needs of the our bi-weekly column AGorA – the oriGiNAL MArketPLACe tion, deception, and tax fraud exist, they are considered unac - and abroad, people from all human psyche; just like love. ceptable practices and are far more the exception than the rule. of iDeAs, by Dan Georgakas and constantinos e. scaros will appear walks of life and wide-ranging We wonder: do such virtues still exist in Greece? again in two weeks, in our october 3 issue. professional backgrounds. Alexia Amvrazi is a journalist Out of the 23 answers I re - who lives in Athens. THE NATIONAL HERALD, SEPTEMBER 19-26, 2015 VIEWPOINTS 13 Migrants: “You Never Let a Greek America’s Women: Community’s Gender Disparity

Serious Crisis Go to Waste” I got to Manhattan’s Fifth Av - higher education by munity or they course important women’s or - enue early enough last March her parents, Callini - “have left alto - ganizations such as the Hellenic …So once spake this would benefit to catch the beginning of the an - cos set out to ex - gether, choosing American Women’s Council and Rahm Emanuel. Greece in the midst nual Greek Parade. At the head plore how common not to identify as the Association of Greek Ameri - Greece should take of its great eco - of the procession marched the this patriarchal sys - Greeks unless can Professional Women. And advantage of the nomic crisis, you Directors of the Federation of tem of values was asked.” Callinicos Greek-American women are ac - refugee crisis for the say? Let us not for - Hellenic Societies of Greater in the Greek-Amer - suggests those tive in professional associations country’s own long- get that without a New York. Appropriately I ican world. She in - women who stay such as the Hellenic Medical So - term survival rather million illegal mi - thought, because they work so terviewed over one are reduced to en - ciety of New York (though its than treat it as an grants (mostly Mus - hard to organize this significant hundred women. gaging in charity list of past presidents shows unmitigated disaster lim Albanians who event. Less appropriately all of Callinicos’ work, teaching only men) and elsewhere, for advantage. tried their level best them were men, I noticed. A timely book lifted Sunday or Greek example at the Hellenic Univer - Greece faces a to assimilate), work - quick check on the organiza - the veil of secrecy by ProF. AlEXANDEr School or baking sity Club of Philadelphia. demographic time ing, producing and tion’s website confirmed that all and ignorance KitroEFF and cooking for Yet we are still left with a bomb. According to paying taxes in twelve Board directors are male, about our grand - Greek festivals. predominance of men in the the World Bank, by Amb. PAtriCK N. Greece from 1990 and of the other ten board mem - mothers’ and moth - Special to And the few largest and most influential in - Greek birth rates tHEros to 2005, Greece's bers only two are female. All ers’ lives and the The National Herald women who do stitutions in our community. have dropped in the Special to pension system past presidents are men. culture they grew well are seldom They carry the crucial burden of last fifty years from The National Herald would have im - This lopsided gender division up in. Until then it was a taboo mentioned because the special preserving and reproducing our 17 births per one ploded even before is typical of Greek America’s topic. Her feminist attempt to recognitions and honorific posi - identity through promoting our thousand popula - the country got itself biggest ethnic associations. In rattle the cage of male social hi - tions our organized community culture, heritage, language, re - tion to less than nine, one of the into the Eurozone. Despite lurid the two major ones, the separa - erarchy made noise and helped awards go predominantly to ligion, and ties to our old home - lowest in Europe. Greece’s citizen news reporting, crime rates tion of men and women is insti - Greek-American women’s men. land. If we think the present population declines by 0.5% among illegal immigrants were tutionalized. The Church cre - awareness in an era when The views of other Greek- gender balance makes the orga - every year, the worst decline in never higher than among Greek ated the philanthropic women rights were on the rise. American women I contacted nizations effective in reaching Europe because other EU coun - citizens. Furthermore, Europe Philoptochos for women, the Greek-American Pella Publish - echo this dichotomy of a chang - out to our sons as well as our tries at least allow some foreign - plans to distribute funds to coun - AHEPA formed a women’s ing produced the book, it ing family life and a lumbering daughters, to our grandsons as ers to become citizens. Greece has tries according to how many branch, the Daughters of Pene - steadily acquired a dedicated institutional culture. The ero - well as our granddaughters, suspended all naturalizations for refugees are granted asylum, not lope. It is rare to find women in and wide following and it re - sion of the old male dominated then all is well. If not, maybe the last four years, even those how many are allowed to wander leadership positions in the other mains a standard text in Greek- family is empowering women to we may want to think more provided for by law, because PM undocumented through the organizations that preserve and American studies. It is still avail - pursue the same career and so - about gender balance in Greek Samaras lived in terror of Golden streets. This presents a win-win promote our identity, such as able through the author’s cial opportunities once available American institutions. We might Dawn. To further complicate the opportunity for Greece. the lobbying organizations in website www.ameri - only to their brothers. Greek- even need another jolt of reality, situation, Greece's very low mor - I served in Syria and found the Washington, DC and the topika canaphrodite.com and from American women’s issues are the kind that American tality rates and high longevity has Syrian middle-class – the majority somatia that represent persons Pella. being discussed publicly now in Aphrodite provided twenty-five shifted the population's median of the Syrian refugees – over - from regions or islands. I asked Callinicos if she academia, newspapers such as years ago. age steadily upwards. If nothing whelmingly secular and reli - Twenty-five years ago, Con - thought Greek-American this one, and across social me - changes, Greeks over 65 will be - giously tolerant, hardworking, en - stance Callinicos published women’s lives have changed dia, as for example on Irene Ar - Alexander Kitroeff is a history come the majority of the total trepreneurial, and determined to American Aphrodite: Becoming over the past twenty-five years chos’ lively website greekamer - professor at Haverford population in three decades; not succeed. In fact, in 36 years in Female in Greek America, a and I received a double-barreled icangirl.com. College. His expertise is on the a long time in history. Countries the American Foreign Service I groundbreaking book in which response. Happily, Greek-Amer - Despite these changes, a past & present of the Greeks in with young populations must in - never encountered a people cul - she collected the stories of ican women no longer face ob - deficit of inclusiveness appar - the United States and he has vest more in education, a produc - turally more like the Greeks than Greek-American women who stacles as for example in obtain - ently persists in the world of also collaborated with tive activity. Countries with aging the Syrians or one that would as - had faced marginalization in ing education and becoming Greek America’s institutions. director Maria Iliou on three populations must spend more on similate into Greek society faster. their own families. Inspired by skilled professionals. But, she Has anyone thought of counting documentary films. He is cur - the non-productive health sector. Giving priority to families with her mother’s experience of en - adds, many of those women how many women are turned rently writing a book on the Greek politicians pandered to this children and the highly skilled during an arranged marriage who have intermarried either off and take a pass on organized history of the Greek Orthodox aging population by spending also mitigates the miniscule like - and being refused access to live on the fringes of the com - community life? There are of Archdiocese of America. more on retirement and benefits lihood that they will turn into ji - for the elderly than any other EU hadists. The kids will go to school country. This trend, even more and become like the rest of the than corruption, tanked the econ - Greeks (with all our bad habits) LETTER FROM ATHENS omy. Inexorably, this led to ever in weeks, not years. The claim lower production and tax rev - that ISIL hides thousands of ji - enues while health care costs in - hadists among refugees is too lu - creased. The politicians sustained dicrous for discussion; it ignores After Elections, Greeks Will Be Drinking the Kool-Aid their political promises by in - the reality that ISIL exerts huge creased foreign borrowing, much effort to recruit people to come of which went into their own FROM Europe to fight in Syria. On Sept. 20 Greeks march to After an interim gave him a broken 46-year-old Harvard-educated pockets. Greece, as a country, has no the polls again – the fifth time in coalition kept auster - nose and beat - Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the SYRIZA Angela Merkel’s Germany, moral obligation to take in six years – to pick a new (or bring ity humming, Anto - down. leader will go right back to im - which has equally dismal popu - refugees. The Great Powers that back) non-leader, some delu - nis “Mr. Bean Tsipras joined plementing austerity. lation statistics, has grasped the created the circumstances that sional few still believing it will Counter” Samaras of the list of Greek So what will change? Noth - solution: immigration. Mrs. gave birth to the disaster in the make a difference in their lives the New Democracy leaders who be - ing, except that it will get worse Merkel announced Germany will Middle East when they tried to and the destiny of the country. Capitalists had his lieved they could for Greeks who bought his line take in 800,000 refugees, a figure carve up the Ottoman Empire for Unless the name of the real shot at trying to run save a country rav - of blarney and a month or two slightly higher than the number themselves and ignored the peo - Prime Minister of Greece – Ger - Greece, which con - aged by genera - later will start seeing big tax in - of live births annually. For those ple that lived there have the man Chancellor Angela Merkel – sisted mostly of bow - tions of wild over - creases, including the hated EN - who fear a German take-over of moral obligation. While Greeks suddenly appears on the ballot ing and scraping to spending and FIA property tax he said he Greece, these figures terrify. have, as Christians, have a moral they have no choice at all, al - Merkel and doing runaway patronage would eliminate but instead Why should Greece not take a commitment to help the suffering, though it would be nice to have her bidding. by ANDY by New Democracy hiked. page out of the German playbook in this instance, giving asylum is a Hobson’s Choice added under When, under DAbilis and PASOK, by a They will deserve what they and offer asylum to Syrian in Greece’s calculated self-inter - the names of those running for pressure from the massive failure to get, forfeit any right to complain refugees selectively, with empha - est. As an aside, we may have a Prime Minister so we could check Looney Left SYRIZA Special to harvest and pro - and should then just shut up and sis on families with small children historical obligation to take in “Leave it,” under “Take it or leave and anti-austerity The National Herald mote world class take the medicine they begged or important skills? Modern Afghan refugees, or more pre - it.” critics he made the products such as for before drinking the Kool-aid Greece set the world's standard cisely, those Afghans who can le - Since 2010, when failed then- fateful error of putting up his olive oil, honey, lamb and saffron, Tsipras gave them before finding for successfully absorbing huge gitimately claim descent from the Premier George “The Money is party’s own Vice-President for the and put Clientelism ahead of out it was cyanide, proving too numbers of refugees. Between troops of Alexander the Great (a There” Papandreou of the PASOK symbolic and powerless position meritocracy. many people vote and they’re the 1923 and 1925, Greece, with a claim agreed by historians, Greek Anti-Socialists went hat-in-hand of Greek President instead of a wrong ones. population of less than and otherwise), a few of whom to the Troika of the European unifying figure that would have So feeble is the field running 2,500,000, successfully absorbed still worship the Olympian deities. Union-International Monetary kept him in office, the Jan. 25 for Prime Minister that the likes at least 1,500,000 Asia Minor Greece has now has the third Fund-European Central Bank snap elections found him thrown of Vassilis Leventis, a self-styled refugees. Most were Greek Or - opportunity in forty years to re - (EU-IMF-ECB) to beg for what into the dustbin of Greek history philosopher king who drones on thodox and regarded themselves verse this slide to demographic turned into two bailouts of 240 too, even as he claimed the coun - and on and on in a TV program as ethnic Greeks but that number oblivion. Greece missed the boat billion euros ($272.4 billion) that try was on the verge of recovery that’s as much comedy as politics included large numbers of Arme - in 1976-1980 to absorb wealthy came with attached harsh aus - by essentially destroying it. (apart from the part where he nians and other heterodox East - Lebanese refugees and in 1990- terity measures, Greece has been Then came SYRIZA leader wished the leaders of Greek po - ern Christians. The populations 1999 to take in hundreds of thou - under the Outer Limits (“There Alexis “Che” Tsipras, an engineer litical parties would get cancer) exchanged by religion, not eth - sands of extremely well educated is nothing wrong with your tele - and professional politician, a for - None should even be allowed is about to enter Parliament with nicity. Ethnic Greek Orthodox and highly skilled Russians. Let's vision set. Do not attempt to ad - mer Communist Youth leader to run for office but there’s a his Union of Centrists polling Turks – the so-called “Karaman - not miss the boat again. Failing just the picture. We are control - who thought he would break the sucker born every second so they more than 4 percent. lides” – may have numbered to address the problem will lead, ling transmission”) control of the Troika, end austerity, and that keep getting elected. That’s just behind the To 50,000 and had great difficulty without exaggeration, to our ex - creditors. money would fall from the sky Tsipras didn’t just propose a Potami of former TV presenter finding acceptance at first. My tinction as a people. Winston Papandreou was tarred-and- to save Greece. referendum of the kind he cruci - Stavros Theodorakis, a collection aunts who lived in Chios during Churchill once said: “a pessimist feathered and run out of town He got Merkelized, too, and fied Papandreou for even men - of academics and eggheads pos - the Asia Minor Catastrophe, re - sees the difficulty in every oppor - on a rail after he suggested a ref - suffered the ignominious humil - tioning, he reneged on that too ing as Greece’s saviors. counted how many of the tens of tunity; an optimist sees the op - erendum and finally bowed to iation of reneging on anti-auster - after he asked Greeks to back him That Leventis is being taken thousands who streamed through portunity in every difficulty.” two years of relentless protests, ity promises he knew he couldn’t in opposing austerity only to turn seriously by Greeks shows that island at time spoke Greek incom - strikes, and riots against big pay keep and never should have around and spit in their faces – even Greek politics has no bot - prehensible to the Chiotes or of - The Hon. Ambassador Theros is cuts, tax hikes, slashed pensions, made, forced to choke on his own and ask them to bring him back tom and that many voters appar - ten no Greek at all. Giving asylum president of the U.S.-Qatar Busi - and eventual worker firings. words and eat so much crow to do it again. ently have just given up. The con - to, say, 100,000 Syrian refugees ness Council. He served in the That destroyed the party his there’s none left in Greece. If Tsipras, 41, beats New spiracy theorist and profane would represent a lower percent - U.S. Foreign Service for 36 years, father founded and left him a pa - Tsipras tried to put on the Democracy’s new leader, the old Leventis claims to have prophe - age of births and total population and was American Ambassador thetic figure relying on speaking brave face that at least he had and tired 61-year-old Evangelos cies so he should see the rich and than what Germany plans to ab - to Qatar (1995-1998). He also di - engagements and teaching failed fought Merkel and the Troika but Meimarakis, who has acquitted politicians will prosper and every - sorb and would be child’s play for rected the State Dept’s Counter- governance at Harvard and Co - came out of that looking like himself well in the campaign but one else will suffer. Greece by comparison to 1923. Terrorism Office, and holds nu - lumbia, showing even the Ivy Chuck “The Bayonne Bleeder” never should have been in a po - I must be crazy to argue that merous U.S. Gov’t decorations. Leagues can be disgraced. Wepner after Muhammad Ali sition that should have gone to [email protected] Anatomy of the Refugee Upheaval: the Failure of U.S. Foreign Policy

The stream of refugees is and fanatical Nouri al-Maliki tions are incompati - absolute monarchy cessors, had the power to destroy Spring movement and was con - quickly turning into a flood. The regime in power. Maliki’s perse - ble with the societies that promotes the Hefez but not the power to im - vinced that a seismic change was Europeans tried very hard to ig - cution of Sunni Muslims in Iraq of the Middle East. same puritanical pose a replacement regime for unfolding in the Middle East. The nore the problem until the ultimately spawned ISIS. The In that region, reli - and militant Islam Syria. To do so would have meant Arab protests quickly fizzled out drowning of a little boy shamed third was the decision of the gion plays a dispro - followed by the likes invading the country, occupying (with the exception of Tunisia) them into acting. The Germans Obama White House to attack portionate role in of al-Qaeda and it and dealing with the interna - and the Obama Administration set a humanitarian example. Or - Libya and dismantle the Gadhafi the political culture ISIS. tional and regional repercussions. was left with a political disaster dinary Germans applauded and government – the country is now of each Muslim Saudi Arabia be - As a result of the liabilities in - in Syria. The president failed to greeted the refugees with kind - a failed state and one of the country. There is heads individuals volved, American governments find a credible alternative to the ness. A kindness that is sincere sources of the refugees and cen - space in Islam for (albeit criminals) declined to get involved with the Assad regime and by isolating As - but like all good deeds it has an ters for terrorism. The fourth was the strong men that weekly and denies sociological and religious com - sad and his gang continued to expiry date. The first thousands the inability of the Obama Ad - have ruled countries women most basic plexity that is Syria. give false hope to the regime’s op - were welcome but the onslaught ministration to understand the like Egypt, Iraq, by Dr. ANDrE freedoms in addi - Under the circumstances, the ponents. of those fleeing the murder in - Middle East in general and Syria Iran, and Syria GErolYmAtos tion to a host of Obama Administration’s track- The result has been a cata - dustry of the Middle East is now specifically. whereas Western other human rights record on Syria is, at best, con - strophic civil war, which, com - testing the limits of German hos - Beginning with the George W. democratic institu - Special to abuses. Yet, the fused. At first President Obama bined with the Iraqi Sunni-Shia pitality. Bush presidency, American policy tions are remote. The National Herald Saudis are Amer - gave every indication that the conflict in Iraq along with the ISIS The Europeans and the Amer - towards the Middle East was American admin - ica’s close allies. For - U.S. was inclined to impose a mil - massacres, has generated a tidal icans are stymied by the refugee based on the premise that the istrations have always been con - mer presidents such as George itary solution on the Syrian crisis. wave of refugees. However, the crisis, in part because they are United States had to bring democ - flicted between advocating H.W. Bush have even been lob - Perhaps the saber-rattling was a only end to the refugee crisis is suffering from collective amnesia racy to the region – at least to democracy and almost at the byists for the Saudi royal family. public relations exercise. Presi - the destruction of ISIS and the over what caused the calamity countries that are not American same time doing business with Others, like Hefez al-Assad, once dent Obama kept drawing red elimination of the Assad regime. and how to end the human dis - allies. In other words, some close the dictators, kings and other au - dictator of Syria and the father of lines in the sand but when Assad Unfortunately, the Obama Admin - aster. There are four stages to the allies like Saudi Arabia, Qatar, thoritarian heads of Middle East the current dictator Bashar al-As - crossed them, the Americans istration is slowly pulling out of origins of the crisis. The first was and Jordan are allowed to main - countries. Most American presi - sad, was a U.S. ally in the first backed down. The Obama Ad - the Middle East and the regional the George W. Bush Administra - tain absolute or authoritarian dents have understood that there Persian Gulf War in 1990. ministration also refused to sup - powers are not interested in fight - tion’s shortsighted decision to in - regimes that ignore human rights had to be a balance between the At the time, the Bush 41 Ad - port the opposition to Assad. It ing ISIS. As such the refugee crisis vade Iraq and the inability of the and minorities. Defeated coun - lofty ideals of bringing democracy ministration had few qualms waffled and in so doing made it will become a chronic problem. U.S. occupation force to stabilize tries such as Iraq and and liberalism to the Middle East about being allied to a Syrian possible for ISIS to become the the county. Afghanistan, ironically, are pun - and the needs of American secu - regime that had murdered thou - opposition to the Assad regime. Andre Gerolymatos is professor The second was the irrespon - ished with U.S-imposed democ - rity and grand strategy. America sands of its citizens. Hefez, like The result has been the refugee of history and director of the sible decision of President Obama ratic governments. needed to secure petroleum, thus Bashar, was a cold-blooded killer humanitarian disaster. Stavros Niarchos Foundation to pull out of Iraq without any No one in Washington then or U.S. governments established and but he served a purpose in 1990. At the beginning of the Syrian Centre for Hellenic Studies at consideration of the conse - now seems to understand that maintained close ties to Saudi More significantly, the elder Bush, crisis in 2011, President Obama Simon Fraser University in Van - quences of leaving the corrupt Western political ideas and tradi - Arabia – a country ruled by an as was the case of with his prede - was influenced by the Arab couver. 14 THE NATIONAL HERALD, SEPTEMBER 19-26, 2015