S o C V st ΓΡΑΦΕΙ ΤΗΝ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ W ΤΟΥ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΣΜΟΥ E 101 ΑΠΟ ΤΟ 1915 The National Herald anniversa ry N www.thenationalherald.com A Weekly Greek-AmeriCAN PuBliCAtioN 1915-2016 VOL. 19, ISSUE 973 June 4-10, 2016 c v $1.50 Yancopoulos’ Regeneron Greek Treasure Found under an English Bed Is Hunting for Engineers TNH Staff SOMERSET, ENGLAND – An el - derly English man has discov - And Scientists of Future ered a piece of jewelry he in - herited from his grandfather and tucked under a bed is a TNH Staff fourth for his experiment on cel - 2300-year-old gold Ancient lular regeneration in a type of Greek wreath more than TARRYTOWN, NY – The world protozoa while a student at the 100,000 pounds, or about has the wrong heroes to George prestigious Bronx High School $111,380. D. Yancopoulos, Founding Sci - of Science. The man, who wasn’t identi - entist of the noted Regeneron The contest was begun dur - fied in a story by The Daily Mail, Pharmaceuticals: he wants them ing World War II and sponsored found a real rarity: the delicate to be scientists, technologists, by Westinghouse before it went myrtle wreath is believed to engineers and mathematicians. bust but Yancopoulos said the have been made around 300 To back it up, Yancopoulos’ lure of science made him BC. and was uncovered in a company on May 26 took over change his life. ratty cardboard box. from computer chip giant Intel “Much in life, where you go The man, not knowing sponsorship of the noted Sci - and what you do, is about what’d he found, had it ap - ence Talent Search with a 10- dreams and role models,” he praised and was stunned when year $100 million commitment said. “When I got to Bronx Sci - he was told of its lineage and to find the best and brightest in ence, I wanted to play football worth. Experts from the firm the four so-called STEM core for Notre Dame, but then in the Duke’s of Dorchester in Dorset subjects in American high hallways as a freshman I’d see came to his home to look at it schools. people pointing out somebody along with other items he had “This should be the best re - and whispering, ‘He’s a West - inherited from his grandfather, ality show in the world — we inghouse winner.’ My world the paper said. need these kinds of kids to save changed,” he told the Times in Guy Schwinge from the auc - the planet,” Yancopoulos told a piece written by Quentin tioneers, said he was flabber - the New York Times. “The world Hardy. gasted when he pulled aside the has challenges like cancer, the Regeneron is taking over the newspaper inside a worn box to Zika virus and global warming. contest because Intel gave up reveal the precious ancient We need to change who our he - sponsorship, for which it was piece. “When the owner pulled roes are.” paying $6 million a year. Regen - the gold wreath … my heart He knows something about eron is upping the allure and missed a beat. When I went to the contest. In 1976, he finished the financial rewards, increasing tNH/CoStAS BeJ the cottage the last thing I ex - the topo prize money to The Honorable Yiannis S. Boutaris, Mayor of Thessaloniki, who received the Damaskinos Award on $250,000 from $150,000 and June 1, is shown here with Rabbi Martin A. Cohen, the spiritual leader of the American Friends of Continued on page 11 doubling awards to the top 300 the Jewish Museum of Greece. Related story on page 2. contestants and their schools to $2,000 each. Regeneron will spend $30 million in outreach to potential Mayor of Thessaloniki visits TNH Greek PAC contestants in underserved ar - eas, paying for mentoring and help with writing applications By Demetris Tsakas mataris on the purpose of his to individuals who have pro - Backs Kasich and participating in contests visit to New York and Washing - moted and defended tolerance and looking for budding scien - NEW YORK – Thessaloniki ton and explained that Deputy and cooperation among all reli - tists and other STEM proteges Mayor Yiannis Boutaris visited Mayor for Tourism and Interna - gions in Greece. The award was and Gatsas at schools which may not have TNH Headquarters on May 30, tional Relations, Spiros Pengas, to be bestowed on June 1 by the strong curricula but have bright where he met with Publisher- and Deputy Mayor in Urban Re - American Friends of the Jewish COLUMBUS, OH – “New students needing a chance. Editor Antonis H. Diamataris. silience and Development Plan - Museum of Greece. Hampshire has more Greek- The new sponsors were an - Boutaris congratulated Dia - ning, Lina Liakou, are members “We managed to highlight Americans, percentage-wise, nounced in New York at the mataris on the 101st anniver - of his delegation, and that the the 500-year presence of Ju - than any other state,” Bill American Museum of Natural sary of the newspaper’s found - promotion of Thessaloniki as daism in Thessaloniki, hence the Antonoplos began telling The History by Neil deGrasse Tyson, ing (April 2) and expressed the one of the most significant pil - reason why Thessaloniki is also National Herald, “and we be - the celebrity astrophysicist who joy he felt while looking at the lars of Greek tourism is one of referred to as the Jerusalem of came aware that the mayor of is director of the museum’s Hay - street sign in front of the TNH the priorities of their visit. the Balkans. After the holocaust Manchester, Ted Gatsas, was ColumBiA uNiv. den Planetarium – and a high offices “ Εθνικός Κήρυξ – Na - Asked about the purpose of of the Jewish community, which running for reelection” last year. George D. Yancopoulos, school classmate of Yancopou - tional Herald Way,” written in his visit, Boutaris told TNH that was once 50,000 individuals – Along with some of his fellow Founding Scientist of the noted both Greek and English. he came to receive the Damask - civic-minded Greek-Americans, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals. Continued on page 6 The mayor informed Dia - inos Award, which is awarded Continued on page 2 Antonoplos decided to establish the Greek American Political Ac - tion Committee (GAPAC) to help Hellenes and Philhellenes be elected to local, state, and Krinos Foods Rep. Maloney Meets with AHEPA on Capitol Hill national office. Gatsas, who won reelection as Manchester mayor last No - Private Grand TNH Staff vember, is now running for gov - ernor of New Hampshire, and WASHINGTON, DC – On May faces a tough battle against fel - Opening in 25, Congresswoman Carolyn B. low Republican Chris Sununu, Maloney (NY-12), co-Chair and a member of the state’s Execu - co-Founder of the Congressional tive Council, whose father, John, the Bronx Caucus on Hellenic Issues, met was the state’s governor and with the American Hellenic Ed - also Chief of Staff to President ucational Progressive Associa - George H.W. Bush. BRONX – Krinos Foods officially tion (AHEPA), the Daughters of “But we are fully behind opens the doors to its new Penelope and Sons of Pericles him,” Antonoplos told TNH, and 100,000-square-foot facility lo - for the AHEPA Family Annual hopes that GAPAC can mobilize cated at 1750 Bathgate Avenue Capitol Hill Day to address U.S. the state’s Greek-Americans to in the Bronx on June 15. relations with Greece and swing the momentum in Gatsas’ To assist with the private Cyprus and the efforts to sup - favor. grand opening celebration, Kri - port awarding Greek-American The gubernatorial primary nos Chairman Eric Moscahlaidis World War II veteran James and New York City Economic “Maggie” Megellas with the Continued on page 7 Development Corporation Medal of Honor. (NYCEDC) President Maria Tor - “Greece and Cyprus are crit - res-Springer will address guests ical strategic allies of the US and and will perform a ceremonial our cooperation is essential for ribbon-cutting. global security and economic Vlahos Makes Attendees and media will be growth. That is why I have so invited to tour the new facility, strongly advocated for US sup - take part in the grand opening port for Greece’s economic re - NY Debut in festivities, and learn more about covery and why I continue to Krinos Foods: the company, its push the United States to re - products and impact on the main actively engaged in nego - Mistero Buffo Bronx neighborhood. tiations to create a unified The new location and $20 Cyprus free of Turkish occupa - Bill PetroS million facility is the result of Daughters of Penelope Grand President Connie Pilallis, Rep. Carolyn Maloney, AHEPA Supreme By Eleni Sakellis Moscahlaidis’ loyalty to his New Continued on page 7 President John Galanis, and Sons of Pericles Supreme President Andreas Christou met on May 25. York City origins, when the need NEW YORK – On May 26, mul - for a more efficient state-of-the- titalented Greek actor Panos art facility arose. Vlahos made his American de - In addition to the new facility but in Mistero Buffo, a play by offering operational, green, and Silent: a Film Filopoulos’ Luxury Homes in Montauk Dario Fo based on the mystery production and distribution ben - plays of the Middle Ages. The efits, it fills what was a long-va - play, presented by the Orpheus cant lot within the Bronx after About Next TNH Staff to acquire the resort and hotel Foundation for Greek Music and nearly three decades. after its former owners were the Arts, and directed by Lyto The new facility’s exterior Maria Callas MONTAUK, NY – You can’t get forced to put it up for sale eight Triantafyllidou, runs in an ex - also features three murals to farther from New York City than years after the bought it and clusive three-day engagement provide additional beauty to the Montauk on Long Island’s East - then ran into the 2008 financial through Sunday at the Balcony neighborhood, created by Kenny By Penelope Karageorge ern tip and two developers, in - crisis and being accused by the Theater of West-Park Presbyter - Scharff, Misha Most, and Victor cluding George Filopoulos, bet government of using unrelated ian Church on Manhattan’s Up - Matthews. Silent, a compelling new film the wealthy are willing to pay investor funds to funnel money per West Side. The new facility sits at the from director Yorgos Gkikapep - to there. into the Panoramic. The play is a remarkable tour site where six Bronx firefighters pas, focuses on a promising While the rich and famous Last December, in a court-or - de force for the gifted Vlahos lost their lives to a factory fire young soprano, Dido, who like to summer in Hamptons on dered sale, Filopoulos and Gold - who demonstrates extraordi - in 1956. dreams of being a Maria Callas. the island, quieter money has man bought the controlling in - nary range as a performer as he A separate dedication cere - She even looks like her. But she been seeking out the budget- terest in the Panoramic for portrays several dramatically mony took place in conjunction has lost her voice. She cannot priced fishing village. But with $63.9 million. It was more than different characters throughout with the Bronx Fire Department sing. She cannot talk. laws preventing building on the just business though: Filopoulos the play. He plays a fool, a peas - in April, on the 60th anniversary Played with stunning inten - water, there’s been sparse ac - knew what he was getting into. ant, a player, a soldier, various sity by Kiki Georgiou, her strug - commodation for those who can WSJ Filopoulos has summered in villagers, the Pope, and Jesus Continued on page 2 gles to make a sound reach us afford it. George Filopoulos Montauk for many years and Christ in a non-stop perfor - like a psychic scream. The Filopoulos, owner of Metro - told The Journal it’s a place mance. With roots in the me - would-be diva leaves Poland, vest Equities, and Lloyd Gold - access to all the services of the where “a billionaire can have a dieval jugglers and commedia and returns to Greece. She holes man, a developer and founder resort, including spa, seawater beer with the local fisherman dell’ arte, the protagonist of the For subscription: up in a now-deserted family of BLDG Management, have pool, and beach club. The resi - and local surfer at the local bar.” play is the fool in the traditional 718.784.5255 apartment, camping on the renovated the former Gurney’s dences were carved out of the He and his partner bought sense, challenging the way we [email protected] floor. Antisocial and desperate Inn into Gurney’s Montauk Re - former Panoramic View, a 117- Gurney’s in 2013 and started look at the world and subverting looking, this artist has become sort with room rates of $1,800 room 1950s hotel on a green renovations while bringing in a the political status quo. The play feral, her moves darting and an - a month, and offering 15 ocean - hillside next to Gurney’s. restaurant group to open a is at once historical and modern, imalistic. She eats greedily, as if front homes with prices from The Wall Street Journal’s branch of the Scarpetta restau - and like the medieval mystery $5-$12 million. Josh Barbanel detailed how Continued on page 5 The homebuyers will have Filopoulos and Goldman came Continued on page 6 Continued on page 5 2 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, JUNE 4-10, 2016 The Mayor of Thessaloniki Receives the Damaskinos Award in New York

TNH Staff of an inspired leader, noting inos who was an example to or - how the mayor led the delega - dinary citizens and saved the NEW YORK – On June 1, the tion from Thessaloniki at the lives of those who would other - Honorable Yiannis S. Boutaris, March of the Living in remem - wise have perished. Of his own Mayor of Thessaloniki was hon - brance of those lost in the Holo - work, the mayor showed his hu - ored under the auspices of the caust. Solomon Asser, President mility, noting that his work was Consulate General of Greece in of AFJMG, spoke about how not special, it was his responsi - New York, the Jewish Museum happy he was to finally meet bility to those killed unjustly of Greece, and the American Boutaris after the 18 months it and our duty to remember, since Friends of the Jewish Museum took to bring about the event, “you cannot build your future, of Greece (AFJMG) with the remarking that the mayor is unless you know your past.” Damaskinos Award. His Emi - “not a politician, he’s a real hu - Archbishop Demetrios gave the nence Archbishop Demetrios, man being.” closing remarks, calling Boutaris Geron of America, Primate of Mayor Boutaris in his accep - “an absolutely worthy recipient the Greek Orthodox Church in tance speech said how deeply of the prestigious award,” for America and previous recipient honored he was to receive the his unending effort to connect of the Damaskinos Award pre - award, especially because it is the community. A reception fol - sented the award to Boutaris. named for Archbishop Damask - lowed the award presentation. Dr. Mimis Cohen served as Mas - ter of Ceremonies for the event at Hebrew Union College, Jew - ish Institute of Religion in New York City. This is only the second Damaskinos Award to be pre - sented since the first was given to Archbishop Demetrios in tNH/CoStAS BeJ 2007. The award is given to in - Left to right- Solomon Asser- President of AFJMG, Makis Matsas- President of JMG, Thessaloniki dividuals who through their ac - Mayor Yiannis S. Boutaris- recipient of the Damaskinos Award, His Eminence Archbishop tions and work defend and pro - Demetrios, and Dr. Mimis Cohen, master of ceremonies. mote the freedom and coexistence of religions in way they could. As Dr. Cohen Anita Rogers, who both sang Semitism. Boutaris wore the yel - Greece and Greek-American noted in his presentation on the Sephardic songs, “reminding us low Star of David in response to communities in honor of the Archbishop and his efforts to how much culture was lost” the election of two members of courageous Archbishop of save Greek Jews during the when the Jewish community of the Golden Dawn Party to the Athens Damaskinos who stood Holocaust, encouraging Chris - Thessaloniki was decimated in city council of Thessaloniki in a against the persecution of the tians to hide Jewish families, the Holocaust. stand against totalitarianism, Jews during World War II. His clergy to issue fake baptismal The Consul General of racism, and exclusion, and as a petition to the Prime Minister is certificates, and officials to issue Greece in New York Konstanti - reminder of the Holocaust. a unique historical document identification papers with Chris - nos Koutras spoke about Mayor Makis Matsas, President of the and highlights the remarkable tian names saved many lives. Boutaris and his efforts for tol - Jewish Museum of Greece, courage, dignity, and respect for Rabbi Martin A. Cohen, the spir - erance and unity, helping to noted that Boutaris’ wise lead - humanity of Archbishop itual leader of AFJMG spoke elo - bring the history of the prosper - ership changed the image of the Damaskinos, inspiring clergy quently about the Sephardic ous, vibrant Jewish community city of Thessaloniki, and the and ordinary citizens to help Jews and presented two singers, of Thessaloniki to light once mayor’s courage, ethos, and just their persecuted neighbors any Cantor Inbal Sharett-Singer and again, and fighting against anti- initiatives make him an example Krinos Foods’ Private Grand Opening in Bx

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of the tragedy as a tribute to tNH/CoStAS BeJ these these men and their sacri - fices. A permanent plaque dedi - cated during the ceremony hon - ors the firefighters.

A rendering of Krinos’ new 100,000- square-foot facility

The Honorable Yiannis S. Boutaris, Mayor of Thessa - loniki, met with His Eminence Arch - bishop Demetrios (top photo), then visited the offices of TNH and met with Publisher-Editor Antonis Diamataris (2nd photo) fol - lowed by a visit to the Onassic Cul - tural Center (4th photo) and met with Amalia Cosmetatou (3rd photo), Executive Director and Director of Cultural Affairs. Thessaloniki Mayor Visits TNH Headquarters in NY

Continued from page 1 and that is evident in its high unemployment rate, especially one third of the residents – the among the young population. situation and the future of the “Our efforts to promote our city changed. city’s history have resulted in an “The second reason is to increase of tourism. In 2010, the speak to Congress about an number of overnight stays in our event the American Jewish city was 1 million, while in 2015 Committee is organizing and the it reached 2.2 million. In 2010 mayor of Houston and I, on be - we had 25,000 Americans visit half of American mayors and us; now the number of Ameri - European mayors, respectively, cans – Jewish-Americans, in are going to sign the Declaration fact – who have visited Thessa - of the Mayors United against loniki has exceeded 75,000. Anti-Semitism. It is a very im - This is also a result of the pro - portant event because fascist motion of the city’s Jewish his - perspectives are constantly gain - tory. We have also seen a great ing ground,” Boutaris noted. increase of Turkish visitors who In regards to his earlier meet - come to locate the homes of ing with Archbishop Demetrios, their ancestors, just as we do Boutaris noted, “the Archbishop when we visit Turkey. and I had met in Thessaloniki “The Greek-American com - when he was visiting with the munity can do many things” to Patriarch, but today I discovered help promote Thessaloniki’s that not only are we fellow growth,” he said. “It can support Thessalonians, but that our fam - Greek products that are ex - ily homes are very close to each ported to the United States, pre - other. In fact, we attended the fer Greek olive oil over Italian, same school, the Experimental Greek wines, feta cheese, and School of Thessaloniki. Thus, other products, while maintain - we spoke about a lot of things. I ing their demand for quality. must say, the archbishop is ex - “They can take advantage of ceptional and his presence is an every vacation opportunity by assurance for Christianity.” visiting Greece and to nurture Referring to his May 31 the younger generation on the meetings with Libra Group essence of Greece.” Chairman and CEO George Lo - Mayor Boutaris then visited gothetis, and the leadership of the Onassis Cultural Center in The Hellenic Initiative, Boutaris New York and spoke at the event stated that his aim was to “invite organized by the Executive Di - them to contribute to the efforts rector of the Center, Amalia Cos - we are making to rejuvenate metatou, in cooperation with the and regenerate Thessaloniki.” Hellenic American Leadership Regarding the ramifications Council, and also visited the of the economic crisis, he Center’s main exhibition, “Gods pointed out that “Thessaloniki and Mortals at Olympus: An - is going through a major crisis cient Dion, City of Zeus.” THE NATIONAL HERALD, JUNE 4-10, 2016 3

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By Aria Socratous double as much as my German at Columbia. Please tell us more usual merit across a range of ac - colleagues in Germany, in order about these great honors. tivities including scholarship, The National Herald recently to get fellowships and—later— IM: I am extremely proud of University citizenship, and had the opportunity to interview positions, but at least I could tell the two awards and the nomi - teaching and mentoring of un - Dr. Ioannis Mylonopoulos, Pro - myself that my dedication to my nation. The Faculty Mentorship dergraduate and graduate stu - fessor of Art and Archaeology at work would be rewarded. One Award is given every year by the dents. My scholarship has been Columbia University, about his needs to be absolutely passion - graduate students in Arts and honored through fellowships by fields, his teaching, his writing, ate about his profession; half- Sciences to only two faculty the Onassis Foundation, the In - and his Greek heritage. hearted things are rarely re - members across disciplines who stitute for Advanced Study TNH: What path led you to warded. However, luck is also a have provided exceptional sup - (Princeton), the German Re - your distinguished academic ca - very important factor: I was at port to their PhD students. The search Council, or the Harvard reer? the right places at the right times Presidential Teaching Award Center for Hellenic Studies. IM: If I had to answer this and used in the best possible honors annually the best of Co - However, the awards from my with one word, I would say: way the opportunities I was lumbia University’s teachers for own university honored me for work, hard work. I left Greece given. At the end of the day, I the influence they have on the my passion about teaching and already in 1991, finished my think that my persistence helped development of their students my dedication to my students. studies at the University of Hei - me tremendously: falling, get - and their part in maintaining TNH: You have directed your delberg and then decided not to ting up, falling again and finding the Columbia’s longstanding own excavations in Greece since return home. The situation for the strength to get up again. reputation for educational ex - 2014 such as the excavation of Classical Archaeologists in TNH: In 2011, you were cellence. The Distinguished Fac - the amphictyonic sanctuary of Greece was never really rosy, awarded the Faculty Mentorship ulty Award is one of the highest Poseidon at Onchestos (Boeo - and as a complete outsider, my Award and were nominated for honors one can receive and is tia). In which way do you be - chances at an academic job the Presidential Teaching Award meant to acknowledge excep - lieve that the revelation of the would have been non-existent. and in 2014 with the Columbia tional faculty in the Arts and Sci - ancient civilizations can affect On the other side, I had to work Distinguished Faculty Award, all ences. The award recognizes un - the contemporary civilizations? Does it show any link or corre - lation with our times? IM: We are supposed to learn from the mistakes and profit from the knowledge of the past, but this is rarely, if ever the case. Religiously motivated violence and wars go back to antiquity, the destruction of religious ar - chitecture and imagery has a long tradition that goes well be - yond the well-known destruc - Dr. Ioannis Mylonopoulos, a prolific writer, edited the book tions of pagan monuments by seen here, about religions in the Greco-Roman world. Christians. Today, we point to the others and accuse them of not that “ancient.” things that keep me going. Un - religious intolerance, instead of TNH: You have published fortunately, decades in which looking back at our own history several books and papers. What EU money was thrown into the in order to learn how did we is the core of your inspiration country without any real control overcome these dark times and and on what projects are you or planning and of course the can we use the same or similar currently working? crisis of the last 8 years are strategies today? For those of us IM: As a child I used to get about to destroy the positive dealing with the past, it is often on my mother’s nerves with my restlessness and imagination of so frustrating to see how history relentless “why?” This is still the Greek spirit. In all honesty, repeats itself over and over what guides me: looking for the I am not sure whether I would again. The promotion of ancient reasons behind things. I always have been able to preserve these studies should go beyond the had a problem with “authority” Greek aspects of my character, empty praise of abstract terms that simply required unques - if I had not left Greece in 1991. such as democracy or freedom. tioned acceptance. Very often I There is this proverb: Greece We need to look at democratic see how I might delve into a eats its children. I usually com - Athens and the imperial way it problem only because everyone ment on this by saying that treated its allies, in order to un - else thinks the issue is resolved Greece does not need to eat its derstand current political devel - because Professor X wrote this children, because they eat each opments; we need to ask how or that 50 years ago. This is other. Within Columbia, there free were women in Athens or what I teach my students: never are important institutions like the slaves at the Laurion mines, stop asking why and never ac - the Italian Academy or the and then truly talk about free - cept an idea just because there Deutsches Haus, but nothing dom. In times in which Greece is a big name behind it. comparable that could bring to - is in such a deep crisis (not only TNH: You are managing gether my countless Greek col - financially), taking refuge in a many and different fields of in - leagues. This would be my glorified past is not helpful. Sev - terest. How do you think that dream: to create one day some - eral cities in ancient Greece your Greek culture has con - thing within my university that were often in financial crises, tributed to your success? would help unite the enormous why don’t we look at how they IM: Greeks used to be rest - potential that all these Greek dealt with them. The solutions less and imaginative. I think scholars in one of the best uni - we might find in our sources are these are two of the Greek versities in the world represent. The National Herald

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The National Herald, Inc., 37-10 30th Street, Long Island City, NY 11101 • 718-784-5255 THE NATIONAL HERALD, JUNE 4-10, 2016 COMMUNITY/ ARTS 5 In LA, Lyrics and Music bring Greek Mythology to Life at Getty Villa

By Vasilis Papoutsis Wilson's vocal talents. Jill Kaed - dren of gods to become an ath - ing, a cellist and Gailloreto's lete and a hunter, was the first LOS ANGELES, CA – A special wife, has been part of the en - one to wound the Calydonian outdoor concert of classical and semble since the inception. Boar. Philemon and Baucis were modern jazz music titled the There are nine mythological a poor but loving and generous Pythiad, was hosted on the Getty stories that are featured in this couple who welcomed two Villa's Outer Peristyle garden on concert. Composer Jim Gail - weary travelers into their home a beautiful California spring loreto told TNH that during the giving them the little food they evening. selection process “I was inter - had. The grateful travelers re - Inspired by Ancient Greek ested in lesser-known characters vealed themselves to be Zeus mythological figures, it was per - of Greek mythology who gravi - and Hermes in disguise and they formed by composer and saxo - tated towards and seemed to granted the couples wish to phonist Jim Gailloreto and his have connections to modern cul - grow old and die together. The ensemble Jazz String Quintet. ture. My son Coleman helped gods transformed them into oak The Pythiad was written for with the research of the stories and linden trees, their branches voice, string quartet, soprano and presented me with options as their love, intertwined forever saxophone and string bass. The to pair with the musical sketches together. music is a blend of classical and I was working on.” The first This story resembles the sto - modern jazz. story was the Oracle of Delphi. ries we hear on the news cur - Gailloreto, who has per - In this interpretation the high rently with Greek families wel - formed on numerous occasions priestess of Apollo Pythia takes coming weary refugees into their with the Chicago Symphony Or - on the role of a psychologist, homes and sharing their food, chestra, first appeared at the who transfers her listeners into proving once again that Greek Getty Villa in 2006 as a member a hypnotic state in order for hospitality has ancient roots. In of composer Patricia Barber's them to relive the past and un - a tale of brotherly love Pollux group when she performed her derstand their future. gave Castor half of his immor - album Mythologies, her own in - JAzzStriNGquArtet.Com Asclepius, son of Apollo, who tality so they can remain to - terpretation of Greek mythology. Composer/saxophonist Jim Gailloreto and his Jazz String Quartet. became the greatest healer in gether in the afterlife becoming That rendition inspired Gail - Ancient Greece, was struck the constellation Gemini. Gail - loreto to compose his own cre - Beautifully sung by vocalist foothills of Mt. Rushmore and ing the lyrics was assigned to his down by Zeus with a thunder - loreto said that “we would like ation of themes and characters Cheryl Wilson whose recording who, according to Gailloreto, “is son Coleman Gailloreto, while bolt in order to preserve the cy - to perform the concert in from the Ancient Greek litera - of ''America the Beautiful'' can a singer who can do anything the father focused on melodic cle of life and death. Atalanta, a Chicago, New York, Greece and ture. be heard every evening at the you ask of her.” The task of craft - ideas that would best exploit mortal who outpaced the chil - possibly return to Los Angeles.” Mistero Buffo Uses Buffoonery to Point to Miracles

By Stephanie Mistero Buffo is a controver - rector, whose work typically fo - beloved wife. He is Giullare, the Nicholopoulos sial play of multiplicity and cuses on politically charged clown. Within seconds, he blurred lines—between actors plays that provoke dialogue, moves from one character to the “Do you need some wine?” and audience, faith and blas - uses the venue of an actual next and to the next. Frenetic Panos Vlahos asks an audience phemy, wisdom and foolishness, house of worship to question the and beguiling, Vlahos uses ac - member. He scampers off the and humor and sorrow—which boundaries between solemn cents, posture, and expression stage to retrieve a plastic cup of acclaimed Greek actor Vlahos piety and the sacredness of to instantly transform. From the red wine for the man. It’s a hot brings to life with dexterity. laughter. front row, one can feel the air evening, Friday, May 27, and we “Do you believe in miracles?” Through the course of the that’s thrust out of the way of are packed into The Balcony asks Vlahos as Giullare, the play, we see that perhaps God the actor—a three-time Athens Theater, a small venue that is clown. Castigated by the Vati - uses fools to usher in wisdom. classic marathon finisher—as he literally the balcony area of New can, the 1969 play Mistero Buffo Giullare’s humor is instructive. throws his body into the char - York City’s West-Park Presbyter - reimagines the stories of the The sorrowful peasant says that acters. Perspiration glistens ian Church. It’s the type of Bible. Nobel Prize winner Dario “Jesus Christ Himself—He down his neck. Droplets of venue where the cast and crew Fo’s play calls into question re - transformed me into a giullare,” sweat careen off his body. Vla - might very well interact with the ligious rule with quips about and it is clear that the jester has hos contorts his whole body into audience before the show. how Jesus’ father is conservative a manner of disarming people, character. Even his toes seem to PeNeloPe kArAGeorGe “Come, people!” Vlahos says and how “you will die because freeing them to consider weight - act. James Demetro (left) director of NYC’s Greek Film Festival, to the audience. “Elate!” he He loves you.” ier matters. Laughter during try - Produced by Natasha Ka - congratulates director Yorgos Ghikapeppas after the screening deftly switches to the Greek “Our Mistero Buffo is a social ing times can itself feel like a terinopoulos and the Orpheus of his new film Silent at the Museum of the Moving Image. translation of the phrase. There interpretation of the Passion miracle. Foundation for the Greek Music is an affected cuteness to the ac - Stories, from the point of view Vlahos possesses the multi - and Arts, this three-day show in tor’s tone that suggests perhaps of the Guillare, a clown that ex - tudes. He is one character and New York has plans to debut in New Film about the New, he is not merely making the au - plores and reconstructs the several characters all at once. other cities. Anyone who sees it dience comfortable but that he meaning of Miracles!” director He is the impish introducer who will become part of the play and is already in character. Has the Lyto Triantafyllidou explains. warms up the audience. He is will question the boundaries be - And “Silent,” Maria Callas play Mistero Buffo began? The New York-based theater di - the peasant who loses his tween buffoonery and wisdom.

Continued from page 1 doors slamming, wind, and am - plified voices. Cinematographer feeding at the trough. Marianna Ellina’s has done an Her family, including a loving exceptional job of capturing the but competitive sister, a domi - film’s mood. The camera moves neering mother, and a helpless, in on Dido’s mouth and throat, Greek actor Panos artistic father, battle over Dido’s a huge, yawning cavern. Vlahos made his US soul, alternately shouting about “The faces are my land - Debut in Misero their own needs and desires, scape,” Gkikapeppas said during Buffo on May 26, while demanding that she a Q & A after the film. Like a the play runs speak. She resists all help. Ac - latter-day Greek Ingmar through Sunday at cording to the medical diagno - Bergman, the director works to the Balcony sis, she suffers from a case of reveal interiority. “I rehearsed hysterical aphonia. There is the actors for six months,” he Theater on the nothing physically wrong with told TNH. Upper West Side of her, so physicians claim. The ori - “I wanted them to bring their Manhattan. Photo gins of this lethal malady – be - own emotions and feelings to by Martin Summer cause what’s a singer without a the roles.” The director says he Loper. voice -- remain clouded in exis - does not differentiate between tential mystery. film and theatre, because it’s all Silent was presented in a story, but he’s definitely a special showing at the Museum dramatist in the grand tradition. of the Moving Image by the One of his role models was the Consulate General of Greece in experimental Greek-American New York and the Onassis Foun - director, John Cassavetes. dation as part of the Museum’s Born in Athens, Ghikapeppas Panorama Europe, 2016. Intro - studied cinema at Likourgos ducing the film, Greek Consul Stavrakos Film School. He Manos Koubarakais pointed out worked in cinema, theatre and that “Greece, a small country, television, directing films, stage mArtiN Summer loPer has been bringing forth an ex - plays and TV series. traordinarily talented new wave Silent won the International of artists and film makers who Film Critics Award (Fipresci Panos Vlahos Makes His NY Debut in Mistero Buffo deserve our support.” Prize) in the International Com - Kudos to Gkikapeppas, who petition at the 56th IIFF 2015. wrote, produced, and directed He won the International Film Continued from page 1 through the surface, however, wine and chocolates which he from the effort of portraying so this film. Striking in its original - Critics Award for his first fea - bringing the audience back to a serves to the bemused audience many characters, and he is so ity, the film harks back to Greek ture, The City of Children, as plays, it revels in its anachro - more visceral experience of reli - members who often don’t know skilled at his work that we be - tragedy, an inspiration for the well as three Hellenic Film nism, becoming eternal in the gion, the witnessing of miracles, how to react to this gregarious lieve there are dozens of people director. We experience the Academy awards for Best sense of being out of time and the living proof of God’s pres - figure. The uncertainty is part of there on the stage, some of world through Dido’s ears. Al - Screenplay, Leading Actress, and relevant to audiences of any ence among us. As director Tri - the charm of the play. He is only them hilarious, others poignant, though Dido cannot talk, the Best Visual Affects for that film. time period. antafyllidou said, “our Mistero joking after all, isn’t he? but all distinctly human. The film resonates with sounds of Mistero Buffo was originally Buffo is a social interpretation The feeling of dislocation humanity is the key to this play written in 1969 and in the spirit of the Passion Stories from the works well in the space of the and to the medieval mystery of the time, it is a politically- point of view of the Guillare, a church/theater, drawing on the plays which helped the people charged play, commenting on so - clown who explores and recon - Brechtian alienation effect, or of that time period engage with ciety and on the rigid social structs the meaning of miracles.” as it now more commonly their religion in a more vital way structure and institutions that The play opens with the invita - known, the estrangement effect. and on a more human level than restrict the freedom of the com - tion of the protagonist to come The audience knows this is a they could experience in the of - POCKET-LESS mon man. 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By Aria Socratous own point of view? Another rea - For this reason with my col - students have the opportunity son I decided to pursue this ca - league Dr. Amr Kamal, I to intern with the UN which Columbia University, one of reer was because at the Univer - founded Mediterranean opens a window in the field of the most prestigious institutions sity of Cyprus in my Modern Topographies (Meditopos). international relations of higher learning in the world, Greek literature courses our pro - Meditopos offered a forum for TNH: What are you currently is home to a distinguished classics fessors made reference to such scholars to discuss the shared working on? department that includes a writers as Stendhal, Eliot, histories of the Mediterranean MP:I am currently working Program in Hellenic Studies. Dr. Pound, Chateaubriand, Byron, people. Our discussions led us on a book project on Autobiog - Maria Hadjipolycarpou, who and such philosophers as Hegel, to realize, among others, the raphy in the Mediterranean. teaches in that program, recently Heidegger, Nietzsche, Levinas, commonalities of Greeks, Arabs Greece and Cyprus are an im - spoke with The National Herald. and many more. They used and Jews. The creation of Med - portant component of this pro - The interview follows. these references as an entry itopos eventually led to the hir - ject. The title of my book in TNH: You received your point to the study of the Greek ing of 4 tenure-track Professors progress is Lives in Disguise: Au - Bachelor degree in Modern writers. Those references gave in Jewish Studies, Spanish Stud - tobiography in the Modern Greek and Byzantine Studies rise to my curiosity to know ies, and History of Art. Mediterranean. It is a long and from The University of Cyprus more about Western philosophy TNH: What are your research difficult project but I am hoping and your PhD in Comparative and literature. This was the rea - and teaching interests? to find the peace of mind to fin - Literature from the University son I found myself pursuing MP: My research revolves ish it sooner rather than later. of Michigan. How did you de - graduate studies initially at Pur - around the Mediterranean with Writing a book, especially acad - cide to make a huge transition due University, Indiana, and a specific focus on Greece and emic, is hard, particularly when to a completely different culture later at the University of Michi - Cyprus. I am particularly inter - one has to cope with the daily and how difficult had it been to gan. Modern Greek literature ested in the ways communities routine of teaching, keeping a pursue an academic career on had a bizarre relationship with and individuals in this region household, etc. Our history and the other side of the Atlantic? the Western literary establish - define their ethnic, national, re - thought is traceable in the lan - MP: As William G. T. Shedd ment. I had to study further in ligious and personal identity. Ι guage we speak." (1820-1894) said, “a ship in the order to fully grasp what was studied the autobiographies of TNH: How has Greek culture harbor is safe but this is not going on. such authors as Costas Montis, contributed to your success? what ships are made for.” I like TNH: You are the Founder of Niki Marangou, Rina Katselli, MP: There are so many facets to challenge myself with new “Mediterranean Topographies,” Nikos Kazantzakis, Michel Fais, to Greek culture: music, lan - projects. Immigrating into a new an interdisciplinary research Rhea Galanaki as well as auto - ColumBiA uNiverSity guage, daily practices, domestic country and transplanting my - group interested in the modern biographies from the Arab and Dr. Maria Hadjipolycarpou, Hellenic Studies professor in Co - and public, celebrations, and so self in a new culture was defi - Mediterranean culture, litera - Jewish worlds. I am interested lumbia Unversity’s Classics department. much more. I suffice to two nitely one of the most challeng - ture, society, architecture, and in the stories people tell of things: Greek language helps ing things I did in my life. I am history. Can you elaborate on themselves in the public sphere. antly receptive to what they are community, to be aware of what me be a better critical thinker. glad I did it, however, because that? In regard to teaching I love do - learning and associate learning is happening around them in Our history is traceable in the it gave me new pairs of eyes MP: I wanted to study Greece ing it. I am interested in keeping with happiness. I am interested terms of politics, culture, and language we speak. Most impor - through which to see the world. and Cyprus as part of the students engaged. Humor is also in seeing my students succeed society. In the Columbia Modern tant, Greek culture offers me a Isn’t this also what education is Mediterranean geopolitical con - an important quality for a in areas that they are passionate Greek program we initiated a communal worldview that is dif - all about? To have the capacity text within which the two coun - teacher to have. Making stu - about. I also like to see my stu - collaboration with the United ferent from what in the West is to see the world beyond your tries happen to find themselves. dents laugh makes them pleas - dents remain engaged with the Nations Mission of Cyprus. Our known as individualism. Cathedral School Class of 2016 to Attend New York’s Best High Schools

TNH Staff schools including Bard, Brook - of the school, located on the Up - lyn Tech, Dalton, Ethical Cul - per East Side, along with the NEW YORK – The Archdiocesan ture, Fordham Prep, LaGuardia, most up to date teaching meth - Cathedral School proudly an - Sacred Heart, Trinity, and ods creates a unique educa - nounced another successful year Stuyvesant. The Cathedral tional experience for students with the achievements of the School offers its students a “clas - and their families. Founded in graduating class of 2016. sical education for a modern 1949 by the Cathedral of the The students of the eighth world” and prepares its students Holy Trinity, to serve Greek fam - grade class had excellent results for the most competitive high ilies in New York City, providing in their high school placement schools in the city which in turn them a solid foundation in the process. High school admissions prepare them for the future with Greek language, culture and his - director, Juliana Fazzone, and all its challenges. tory, the school gradually devel - their families guided the stu - From early learning through oped into the exemplary private dents through the competitive middle school, the culturally di - school it is today. The Cathedral high school placement process verse, coeducational school in - School continues to honor its with great results. Every student spires its students with a lifelong Greek Orthodox Christian and received admission to their first love of learning. The classical Hellenic heritage while welcom - choice high school. Horace disciplines of Greek language ing cultural and religious diver - Mann, United Nations Interna - and technology, science, math - sity. Students from as far away tional School, Loyola, Mary - ematics, English, history, hu - as India, China, and New mount, and Columbia Prep are manities, and religious studies Zealand now join Greek-Ameri - among the highly competitive provide a solid foundation for can students from New York New York City independent Cathedral students. Values such City to experience the dynamic schools that accepted Cathedral as teamwork, integrity, and re - academic experience at the students. In the public school spect for one another in the nur - Cathedral School. Under the application process, Cathedral turing, stimulating environment leadership of principal Theodore students were equally success - of the school promote achieve - P. Kusulas, the school continues ful, with applicants to special - ment. With all their accomplish - to flourish. As Mr. K, noted, ized high schools qualifying ments, the dedicated faculty and “Our high standards, our nur - with high scores for admission staff prepare the students for the turing community spirit, and to Bronx Science and Lehman challenging academic rigors of our commitment to the overall College School for American miCHele HABerlANd/CAtHederAl SCHool high school. A student-teacher development of our students are Studies. Three Cathedral stu - The Cathedral School Class of 2016 Stephanie Durcan, Kyriaki Yozzo, Julian Novarr, Tenchi ratio of ten to one ensures a what our TCS families value.” dents were admitted to Eleanor Ishibashi, Anna Elizabeth Diakolios, and Andreas Gritsipis. Photo by Michele Haberland. level of attention and account - Applications are currently being Roosevelt High School and to ability for individual students accepted for the 2016-2017 Beacon, also their first choice The tradition of excellence of 2016 and their high school students have been accepted at that few other institutions can school year for nursery through schools. continues with Cathedral’s class placements. In previous years, an impressive list of top high offer. The neighborhood feeling 8th grade. Yancopoulos’ Regeneron Hunting High School Developer Filopoulos Offers

Continued from page 1 Oceanfront Properties along los. “I didn’t compete, but I re - Coveted Montauk Shoreline member just being in the com - pany of people who were creat - Continued from page 1 ing an atmosphere of learning and achievement,” Tyson told rant in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District. The Times. Leonard S. Schleifer, They are now re-gutting and re-renovating. The largest home is Regeneron’s founder and chief a five-bedroom unit totaling about 4,300 square feet, including an executive, participated in the outdoor deck and a patio. 1970 contest. Montauk has a number of famous summer and year-round res - The Science Talent Search idents already, including Robert DeNiro, playwright Edward Albee begins with about 1,800 appli - and fashion designer Ralph Lauren. Prices are soaring with a white- cants, a number that has held shingled cottage once owned by Andy Warhol going for $48.7 mil - steady for a decade. Their pro - lion in December, 2015, eight years after it set a then previous- jects are narrowed down to 300. record in Montauk of $27.5 million. Eventually 40 finalists go to The residences are part of the old Panoramic, duplexes and Washington for several days, triplexes that come with glass walls opening onto terraces facing where they meet leaders in gov - dunes and the beach. They are designed to look like Hamptons ernment and science and have oceanfront homes: wide plank floors, white walls and white marble their projects judged. interiors. With the United States lag - Jennifer Brew, a broker at Brown Harris Stevens, who spends ging in the critical STEM areas, her summers in Montauk, told The Journal the community was at - the talent search aims to find tracting wealthy buyers who reject the “cashmere” of Southampton people who can help turn that reGeNeroN and East Hampton and the bohemian vibe of nearby Amagansett. around and rejuvenate interest George Yancopoulos (R) at Regeneron. “I find that there is a particular set, an age group, a financial in areas not trendy for many group that is paying for nostalgia”, she said, even as boutiques high schoolers in an age of over - when Intel dropped out. support the creation and publi - competitions, a precursor to the pop up in Montauk, taking away from the authenticity. exposed talentless celebrities. Regeneron stood out, she cation of science news to 4,000 national Science Talent Search. The buyers for the homes will pay more than what they cost: Maya Ajmera, President of said, for “a tremendous contri - high schools. “I don’t want the best minds because the Panoramic was converted to a co-op back in the 1980s, the Society for Science & the bution to get more students to Even before taking over the in this country to be hedge fund the homes being offered are co-ops and come with steep mainte - Public, said more than 50 com - care and compete.” In addition prize, Dr. Yancopoulos said, Re - managers,” he said. “I want nance and other fees of about $2,200 a month for a typical three- panies and philanthropists to raising the money and paying generon has sponsored about them to be scientists and engi - bedroom. showed sponsorship interest for mentors, Regeneron will also 200 high schools in local science neers.” Filopoulos and Goldman are betting the view is worth it.

An 11th Grader’s Poem about Greece Tries to kill her inside But, she remains unchanged; By Argyro Papathanasiou strikingly beautiful In her own humble way The poem below was written by Argyro Papathanasiou, a junior Golden locks fall down her at the Holy Trinity High School in Hicksville, NY. It was for an bronze shoulders, English class assignment, and received the highest grade, said Radiating loving warmth to Argyro’s mother, Georgia, who submitted it to The National Herald the cold and the ill for publication. In the valleys of every hill The emaciated children find She’s a diamond in a rough treasures of food In a midst of disputing lands and religions Which she plants with her Her faith remains pure and untouched, every kiss With no intention to scorn nor cut with unsteady precision Her open arms and genuine embrace She collects them one by one, Welcome the destitute to her free bliss Each and every soul that perished in her translucent, deep, blue Anyone who passes by in need, she will be willing to feed eyes She is home. The mayhem of refuge and economic scrutiny She is Greece. WSJ George Filopoulos THE NATIONAL HERALD, JUNE 4-10, 2016 FEATURE 7

ALL HISTORY The Cassimus House in AL: Monument of Greek-American Immigration

By Steve Frangos enough to have purchased the more about them in the descrip - TNH Staff Writer lot and begun construction of tion of the house that Speridon the home. When he returned Cassimus commissioned to be CHICAGO- All across the United from Greece with his family, he built? Newspaper articles, ceme - States one can find historical brought with him fig trees, flow - tery records and other accounts monuments, statues, public ering Sparta bushes and many can provide us with some an - buildings, pools, athletic fields, other garden variety plumb to swers to these questions. Rather gardens, fountains, rooms, use around the home.” than worry that we do not have homes, plaques, public artwork, The last paragraph of this the whole story let us see what public parks, historical markers, statement notes that Alex Cas - is readily known. Cemetery and other commemorative sites simus was “one of the first records report that Speridon and specifically dedicated to the Greek immigrants in the state.” Mary Cassimus buried four in - memories of local Greek-Amer - And given that “the Greek com - fant children between 1895 and icans. munities in the state have little 1913, two boys and two girls. The Cassimus House of or no physical heritage dating While members of the ex - Montgomery AL is yet another much earlier than the early 20th tended Cassimus family arrived of these preserved historical century, when their churches in Montgomery around 1878 I sites. Situated on less than one were built; and the Cassimus only managed to find newspaper acre of land this two-story frame House, currently under restora - accounts, for various members house is a historic Queen Anne tion…is possibly the oldest re - of the Cassimus family, starting style structure which was com - maining; landmark associated in 1904 – a full 46 years after pleted in 1893. The Cassimus with the early history of Greeks the family’s arrival. On October House is distinctive for its clas - in Alabama.” 12, 1904, Christopher J. Cas - sical Greek revival style. Now let us step back a simus (b 1847) was killed by a It was erected by Speridon minute here and review what trolley car in a horrific accident. Cassimus, the younger of two we have been told. First it took Identified in one newspaper ac - Greek brothers who, with their Speridon Cassimus four to five count as “Colonel C. J. Cassimus” father, moved to Montgomery years to earn the money to fulfill we must assume that this mem - sometime around 1878, the first his promise. Maybe, but I find ber of the extended Cassimus documented Greek immigrants that hard to believe. Let’s do kindred had received this hon - to settle in that city. Curiously, some rough calculations. Speri - orary title –at least in this one historical information about the don Cassimus buys an acre lot news account – as an indication Cassimus family is sketchy at in the most expensive neighbor - of the broader community’s re - best. Initially, the family ran a hood in town. Added to the ex - spect for this man (Augusta wholesale fruit business on Bibb pensive of the land Cassimus Chronicle October 13, 1904). In Street. hires local workmen to build a the Montgomery Advertiser we Sometime in 1935, the house large new finely appointed learn that: “Mr. Cassimus was ex - was altered converting it into AP house from the ground up. Next tremely popular in Montgomery. two individual apartments with The Cassimus House in Montgomery, AL is a testament to the history of Hellenes in that he travels to Greece and brings Mr. Cassimus being constantly at the addition of a modern rear Southern U.S. city, and to Greek-American immigration overall. back his wife and two children. the stand, he was known to a entrance. It is the last residential All those expenses not counting large number of people. The fact structure remaining on Jackson think such accounts are objec - ornate, Gothic-inspired detailing 28, 1888. Funds for his trip the monies needed to ship and that he was preparing to return Street. On August 13, 1976, the tive historic vignettes. Here is for the dentil molding and egg- were provided by money saved plant an unspecified number of to the home of his boyhood, so - House was added to the Na - the first paragraph of the “State - and-dart associated with the by his father and brother both fig trees and assorted plumbs. I licited no little sympathy for the tional Register of Historic ment of Significance:” more classical styles of architec - named Alexander M. Cassimus. don’t care how good a fruit deceased and his family. On ac - Places. The House underwent “The Cassimus House is one ture.” Alexander and his oldest son stand merchant Speridon Cas - count of his large family connec - extensive restoration in 1976, of the few remaining examples First, how does the unidenti - had arrived in Mobile, Alabama simus might have been some - tion around Montgomery, many and ever since has been occu - of eccentric late Victorian archi - fied writer know Cassimus built on October 23, 1873, where thing must be missing from the fruit stands throughout the city pied by the Alabama State Em - tecture in Montgomery. Con - his house expressly because he they opened a fruit store. After historical account we have been closed yesterday evening (Octo - ployees Association. The obelisk structed in what was one of the “wanted his neighbors to know about a year, for unknown rea - provided with. While I am not ber 13, 1904).” on its right is a war memorial finer residential areas in late it?” Also, and I am making this sons, they moved to Memphis, sure what that might be the case The wider history of Greeks erected by the American Legion 19th century Montgomery, the observation as an person who Tennessee, where they lived un - since his father Alex lived with in the United States can only be to honor “Alabama Veterans of house not only reflects the has worked as a professional car - til 1878 when they moved to him and his family I think it is enriched by learning more all wars.” newly–acquired prosperity of its penter, I never learned to nail or Montgomery. safe to assume some money was about the Cassimus family, the A Nomination Form for the Greek immigrant builder, but is add any trim to a building know - “Speridon Cassimus, a mar - contributed by Alex Cassimus in Greek immigrants of Mont - National Register of Historic one of the earliest landmarks as - ing that by doing so would make ried man with two children, left this whole process. gomery and the state of Al - Places that must be submitted sociated with the Greek commu - that structure either “curious” or his native home of Othonior, But what about the Cassimus abama in general. to the Department of the Inte - nity in Alabama. When Speridon “reticent.” It could just be that Corfu, and his family with the family? What happened to rior for every location. The Cassimus built his home at 110 Cassimus didn’t like the kind of promise that once enough them? And why do we not hear [email protected] Nomination Form for the House Jackson Street in 1893, he was Gothic-inspired molding this money was earned, he would can be readily found on the In - a newly successful businessman writer seems so enamored with. return to bring them to America. ternet. There is a page provided and he wanted his neighbors to This nomination statement From the profits of the success - in all such application forms for know it. Yet there is a curious does have important historic in - ful wholesale fruit business a short account of the signifi - reticence about the overall de - formation: which he operated on Bibb Rep. Maloney Meets with cance of the structure being con - sign of his house since, except “Speridon Cassimus came to Street he accomplished this goal sidered for inclusion. One would for the front porch he rejected the United States on December in 1892 and was successful AHEPA on Capitol Hill Day

Continued from page 1 “We were all inspired and Greek-Am. PAC Strives to humbled by Maggie’s story that tion,” said Rep. Maloney. he shared with us during his Lt. Col. James “Maggie” Capitol Hill visit. We are work - Elect Hellenes, Philhellenes Megellas, the 99-year-old deco - ing to make sure that the Army rated World War II veteran, was sees any new information that recommended for the Medal of would justify another review so Continued from page 1 one of them bothered to appear Honor based on his actions dur - that this American hero gets the in the Greek Independence Pa - ing the Battle of the Bulge in recognition he so deserves,” said (unlike the “first in the nation” rade on Fifth Avenue in Man - January 1945 in Herresbach, Rep. Maloney. presidential primary, held on hattan. Belgium as an officer in the Megellas’ published his war February 9) will take place on Although none of the three 82nd Airborne Division. Megel - memoir All the Way to Berlin: A September 13. GAPAC Directors with whom we las led his men in an attack Paratrooper at War in Europe in KASICH FOR PRESIDENT spoke could definitively confirm killing over 100 enemy troops 2003. His heroic deeds were re - Antonoplos, who is GAPAC’s that Kasich had not been in - and taking 180 SS troops pris - counted in Maggie’s War a doc - President, Stelios Giannopoulos, vited, they speculated as such, oner without losing a single umentary produced by the its Chairman, and George Lim - because they expressed with full American life. Armed only with World War II Foundation and bert, all three are Directors, confidence that had he known his Thompson submachine gun Tim Gray Media in 2012. The spoke with TNH about their ef - the Parade was taking place, he and two grenades, he single- documentary appeared on PBS forts beyond city and state poli - would have attended. handedly destroyed a German and is available online for any - tics: they endorsed Ohio Gover - HILLARY OR TRUMP tank. The records that accom - one interested in learning about nor John Kasich for president Strictly from the perspective panied Maggie’s recommenda - one of the most decorated sol - and hoped to generate enthusi - of what’s best for Greek and tion for the Medal of Honor mis - diers in US history. asm among Greek-Americans. Greek-American interests, who takenly omitted his individual Rep. Maloney spoke with Why Kasich? He fits the Phil - would be the better president, act of valor, and unfortunately, AHEPA members, including hellene category, they explain. Hillary Clinton or Donald the documentation was de - AHEPA Supreme President John In fact, all three enthusiastically Trump? stroyed in the 1973 Army Galanis, Daughters of Penelope told TNH that Gov. Kasich is an “It’s too early to tell,” the Di - records fire. Rep. Maloney and Grand President Connie Pilallis, active member of AHEPA’s rectors said. Clinton does have Hellenic Caucus co-chair Rep. and Sons of Pericles Supreme Chapter 139 in Columbus. relationships in the Greek-Amer - Gus Bilirakis (FL-12) met with President Andreas Christou at “John is from McKees Rocks ican community already, and GAPAC Acting Army Secretary Patrick the event. All agreed that the in Pennsylvania and he is a real “we have no idea about Trump Ohio Governor John Kasich (center), a Philhellene and AHEPA Murphy to request that the Medal of Honor in recognition ethnic. He knows what it’s like yet, but people come out of the member, is surrounded by GAPAC’s George Limbert (L) Stelios Army reopen Megellas’ case for of Megellas’ heroism is long to be second-generation Euro - woodwork.” Giannopoulos (R) and Bill Antonoplos (rear). the Medal of Honor. In February overdue. pean,” Antonoplos said. GAPAC They referenced George Pa - 2016, Reps. 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e-mail: [email protected] www.dimitriadislawfirm.gr Gov. John Kasich (center), an avowed Philhellene, inducted into the Order of AHEPA. 8 OBITUARIES CLASSIFIEDS THE NATIONAL HERALD, JUNE 4-10, 2016 Nicos Trataros, a Proud Lemnian and Benefactor, Was 93 CLASSIFIEDS LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE By Demetris Tsakas ing scheduled at the O’Shea- the opportunity to contribute Notice of formation ASOR LIFE, LLC. Hoey Funeral Home on June 2, and was always the leader of (DOM. LLC). Articles of Or ganization filed with the Secretary of State of New York, Notice of formation B & D DREAM ASTORIA – Nicos Trataros, for - 4-9PM, followed by a funeral the lotteries. SSNY on 04/26/2016. Office located in HOMES IMPOVEMENT LLC. (DOM. LLC). mer president of the Pan-Lemn - service on June 3 at the St. I remember the year we hon - Nassau County. SSNY has been designated Articles of Or ganization filed with the Secre - ian Philanthropic Association Catherine and George Greek Or - ored him, we had organized a for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of tary of State of New York, SSNY on any process served against the LLC to: c/o 08/21/2015. Office located in King County. Hephaestus, passed away on thodox Church. lottery with the total value of United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7015 SSNY has been designated for service of May 31 at age of 93. Hephaestus President George the tickets being eight thousand 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process The news of his death spread Yokos and Council members dollars and everyone was afraid Purpose: Any lawful activity . served against the LLC to: Jacqueline 27 5221 /20010 Johnson, 102-12 Avenue K, 2nd Floor, around the world and stirred planned a wreath to pay their that we would not make a Brooklyn, NY 11236. Purpose: Any lawful ac - emotions among the Lemnian- respects, and former President profit, but due to Nick’s personal tivity . Americans and his compatriots Nicholas Giannopoulos noted efforts, we managed to collect 27 5186 /1 9983 on his native island. that Trataros immigrated to the $20,000.” LEGAL NOTICE He is survived by his wife, United States in the early 1960s Giannopoulos said that LEGAL NOTICE Notice of formation OTFF, LLC. (DOM. Notice of formation PAJARITO PRODUCTIONS, Tina, son, Costa, and his family, and acquired his own construc - Trataros also made “many do - LLC). Articles of Or ganization filed with the his stepdaughters Vivian and tion company. nations to Lemnos, he gave LLC. (DOM. LLC). Articles of Or ganization filed Secretary of State of New York, SSNY on with the Secretary of State of New York, Pamela and their families, as “Nick was a hard worker and scholarships to high school stu - 04/12/2016. Office located in Nassau SSNY on 02/16/2016. Office located in Kings well as his relatives both in the methodical, and served as pres - dents. County. SSNY has been designated for County. SSNY has been designated for service service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of United States and in Greece. He ident of the Brotherhood [Hep - His largest donation was of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process any process served against the LLC to: Angel served against the LLC to: c/o United States Cor - died on Singer Island, FL, where haestus], if my memory serves thirty years ago. He donated Wong, 37 Fairway Drive, Manhasset, NY poration, 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, he had lived the past several me well, from 1982 to 1986, $100,000 for the completion of 11030. Purpose: Any lawful activity . Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: Any lawful activi - years. and has been awarded by it and the retirement home.” 27 5222/20011 ty . In honor of his final wishes, by other Greek-American orga - Trataros also built the Porto - 27 51 85 /1 9982 his family planned to hold the nizations,” Giannopoulos said. myrina Palace Beachclub hotel funeral in Astoria, with a view - “He wanted to give others on Lemnos. LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE Notice of formation EAST EGG PM, LLC. (DOM. LLC). Articles of Or ganization filed Notice of formation CHAT & CHANGE DEATH NOTICES with the Secretary of State of New York, COUNSELING SERVICES LLC (DOM. LLC). SSNY on 04/19/2016. Office located in Articles of Or ganization filed with the Secre - Nassau County. SSNY has been designated tary of State of New York, SSNY on n ANTONIOU, ANDREAS May 20, 2016, after a long bat - Thessaloniki. Following her uni - Ann Spanos who helped and for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of 01/11/2016. Office located in Nassau any process served against the LLC to: c/o County. SSNY has been designated for BOUND BROOK, NJ (from the tle with Alzheimer's disease. versity studies, she taught at the kept her company many days as United States Corporation Agents, 7014 13th service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of Courier-News, published on George was born on April 28, prestigious "Scoli Schina," the well as many additional nieces Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Pur - any process served against the LLC to: 615 May 24) – Andreas "Andy" An - 1936, in Lewiston, the son of first private school established and nephews. Elaine was pre- pose: Any lawful activity . Broadway, Unite 31, Amityville, New York toniou, 58, of Bound Brook, Spiro and Antigone Bournakel. in Thessaloniki during the Turk - deceased by her sisters, Maria 27 5216 /20001 11701. Purpose: Any lawful activity . passed away Sunday, May 22, A 1954 grad- uate of Lewiston ish occupation. In 1958, she was Kontos, Aphrodite Gavriel and 27 5184/19981 2016, at Robert Wood Johnson High School, he obtained his introduced to Vess while he was a brother, James Mitsios. Rela - LEGAL NOTICE University Hospital - New Bachelor of Science degree from vacationing in Greece. They tives and friends will be received Notice of formation 269 INVESTORS Brunswick, with his family by Tufts University in 1958, and his married in 1960, ultimately set - at the M.R. Laurin Funeral CLUB LLC. (DOM. LLC). Articles of Or ganiza - tion filed with the Secretary of State of LEGAL NOTICE his side, after a courageous bat - Doctor of Optometry degree tling in Chelmsford. Filitsa de - Home, 295 Pawtucket St., Low - New York, SSNY on 05/10/2016. Office Notice of Formation of PROSPECT GROUP tle with cancer. Born December from the Massachusetts College voted her life to her family, ell on Friday, May 6th from 4:00 located in K County. SSNY has been REALTY LLC (DOM. LLC) Articles of Or ga - 15, 1957, in Makrisia, Greece, of Optometry in 1962. After friends and community, serving pm to 8:00 pm. Her funeral will designated for service of process. SSNY shall nization filed with SSNY on 04/25/2016. he was the son of Konstantinos completion of his studies, on the board of the Lowell Gen - take place on Saturday at 9 am mail copy of any process served against the Office location: Kings County. SSNY is desig - LLC to: Bentley Shang Zhao, 4918 3rd Avenue, nated for service of process and shall mail and Zoitsa [Staikopoulos] An - George returned to Lewiston eral Auxiliary, as a Corporator at the Funeral Home to be fol - Brooklyn, NY 11220. Purpose: Any lawful to: THE LLC, 1329 65th Street, Brooklyn, toniou. He came to the US in and established his own prac - of Lowell General Hospital, and lowed by a service at St George activity . NY 11219 . Purpose: Any lawful activity . 27 5210/19997 1977, settling in Bound Brook. tice, Optometric Associates. In on the Board of Directors of the Greek Orthodox Church in Low - 27 51 83/19980 Andy was a partner, with his 1966, he and Kay Angelides House of Hope Homeless Shel - ell at 10:00 am. Interment will LEGAL NOTICE brother, Gregorios (Roula) An - were married in Athens, Greece, ter in Lowell. Her many inter - follow in Westlawn Cemetery. In Notice of formation KINGS POINTE LLC. toniou, in Bill's Luncheonette, before settling in Auburn, where ests included travelling, classical lieu of flowers, memorial dona - (DOM. LLC). Articles of Or ganization filed Plainfield, for 30 years. He was they raised their two children, music, gardening and other cre - tions may be made in her mem - with the Secretary of State of New York, LEGAL NOTICE SSNY on 03/15/2016. Office located in Kings also a former partner of Bill's II Stefan and Christina. George ative activities. She was passion - ory to St. George Church, 44 Notice of Formation of 7722 BZHL LLC County. SSNY has been designated for Diner/Restaurant, Main Street, achieved numerous distinctions ate about issues of children's Princeton Blvd., Lowell, MA (DOM. LLC). Articles of Or ganization service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of filed with SSNY on 04/19/2016. Office Bound Brook. Andy was prede - in optometry, in- cluding full welfare. Filitsa is survived by 01851 or to Beacon Hospice, any process served against the LLC to: KINGS location: Kings County. SSNY is POINTE LLC, 1457 W 5th Street, Ground ceased by his father, who died membership in the International her children, Diana Chigas and 529 Main St. Suite 101, designated for service of process and shall Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11204. Purpose: Any in 2010. He is survived by his Society of Contact Lens Special - her husband George Antoniadis Charlestown, Ma. 02129. Fu - mail to: The LLC.,7722 BZHL LLC, 7722 lawful activity . loving wife, Panagiota Anto - ists. In 1981, he was recognized of Belmont, MA and Daphne neral arrangements under the 18th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11214 . niou; his children, Konstantinos for his outstanding research Bogert and her husband direction of directors, Louis M. 27 5208/19996 Purpose: Any lawful activity . "Gus" (Athena) Antoniou of Lor - contributions in the develop - Jonathan of Wallingford, PA, Fazio III, M. Richard Laurin, and 27 5171/19970 raine, OH, Zoi Antoniou of ment of contact lenses, and was two grandchildren Anna G. An - Scott Laurin. For condolences or LEGAL NOTICE Bound Brook; two grandchil - part of the original "dirty toniadis and Charles V. Bogert, directions, please go to Notice of formation VALUE VENTURE LEGAL NOTICE PROPERTIES LLC (DOM. LLC). Articles of BERLIN PROPERTY GROUP, LLC. Art. of dren; his mother, of Bound dozen," a group of 12 renowned her brother, Dr. Andreas Pap - www.laurinfuneralhome.com. Or ganization filed with the Secretary of Org. filed with the SSNY on 04/14/16. Brook; his sister, Polixeni Gotsis optometrists across the country. athanasiou and his wife Niki of State of New York, SSNY on 04/26/2016. Of - Of fice: Kings County. SSNY designated as fice located in Nassau County. SSNY has of Bound Brook; his niece, Fo - After his retirement from Opto - Thessaloniki, Greece, brother- n KALES, JAMES agent of the LLC upon whom process been designated for service of process. SSNY toula Gotsis of Cranford; his metric Associates, George was in-law Dr. William Chigas and ANN ARBOR, MI (from the Ann against it may be served. SSNY shall mail shall mail copy of any process served against copy of process to the LLC, c/o Elysa Berlin, nephew, George Zotos of Bound honored with the Lifetime Dis - his wife Margaret of Wells, ME, Arbor News, published on May the LLC to: Gary Cohen, 75 Lotus Oval North, 238 Saint Marks Avenue, Unit 4A, Brooklyn, Valley Stream, NY 11561 . Purpose: Any Brook, as well as aunts, uncles, tinguished Service Award by the and numerous nieces, nephews 5) – Kales, James A. 9/24/1914 NY 11238. Purpose: Any lawful purpose . lawful activity . in-laws, cousins, and friends Maine Optometric Association and godchildren. There will be - 5/1/2016 Ann Arbor Jim, age 27 5161/1 7973 who reside in Greece and the in 2006. Beyond these profes - no calling hours. Relatives and 101, born in Samos, Greece on 27 52 03 /1 9994 Bound Brook area. Funeral ser - sional distinctions, George took friends are invited to attend her September 24, 1914, beloved LEGAL NOTICE vices will begin 9:00 A.M. incred- ible pride in his connec - Funeral Service to be celebrated husband, father and grandfather LEGAL NOTICE Thursday, May 26, from Hagan tion with his patients, and he is Friday morning at the Hellenic passed away on May 1, 2016. Toro Labs LLC. Art. of Org. filed w/ SSNY UNION SQ 4TH F&B MANAGEMENT LLC. 5/13/16. Office in NY Co. SSNY App for Auth filed w/ SSNY 4/20/16. - Chamberlain Funeral Home, loved and remembered by many Orthodox Church of the Holy Jim was a Master Sergeant in designated for service of process and shall Formed in DE 4/12/16. Office in Kings Co. 225 Mountain Ave., Bound of them to this day. George was Trinity in Lowell at 10 o'clock. the U.S. Army during WWII and mail to: The LLC, 175 Varick St. Suite 541, SSNY designated for service of process and Brook, followed by a 10:00 A.M. extremely active in the local The burial will be private. E- was the owner of Kales Waterfall New York, NY 10014. Purpose: Any lawful shall mail to: The LLC, 122 Congress St, funeral service at the Greek Or - community, working with many condolences/directions at odon - Supper Club in Ann Arbor and activity . Brooklyn, NY 11201. Auth Officer: DE Div of 27 5205 /18796 Corps, PO Box 898, Dover, DE 19903. Pur - thodox Church of St. George, local organizations, including nellfuneralhome.com. In lieu of Kales Pier 23 in Whitmore Lake. pose: Any lawful activity . 1101 River Rd., Piscataway. serving as president of local area flowers, those wishing may After retirement, Jim was active LEGAL NOTICE 27 5159/1 8796 Friends will be received 4:00 - child and family mental health make contributions in her mem - in the Senior Olympics, medal - 7:00 P.M. Wednesday, at the fu - services. A child of Greek immi - ory to the House of Hope, 812 ing in tennis, bowling and field 390 MYRTLE, LLC. Art. of Org. filed w/ SSNY 4/24/07. Office in Kings Co. SSNY LEGAL NOTICE neral home. Memorial contribu - grants, George was especially Merrimack St., Lowell, MA events. Jim was preceded in designated for service of process and shall BL 62 WEST 9TH MANAGEMENT LLC. App tions may be made for pancre - proud of his heritage and was 01854 or the Lowell General death by his parents, Alexios Pe - mail to: The LLC, 390 Myrtle Ave, for Auth filed w/ SSNY 4/11/16. Formed in atic cancer research at the active in the Greek Orthodox Hospital Cancer Center, c/o ter Kalitsas and Maroudio Kias - Brooklyn, NY 11205. Purpose: Any lawful DE 4/5/16. Office in Kings Co. SSNY desig - Lustgarten Foundation, 1111 church community for many Philanthropy Office, 295 Var - sos Kalitsas; wife Margaret activity . nated for service of process and shall mail 27 5194/1 8796 to: The LLC, 122 Congress St, Brooklyn, NY Stewart Ave., Bethpage, NY years, serving as president of the num Ave., Lowell, MA 01854. Callas Kales; and sister 11201. Auth Officer: DE Div of Corps, PO 11714. church council and being instru - Arrangements by the O'Donnell Evthomadinie and is survived by LEGAL NOTICE Box 898, Dover, DE 19903. Purpose: Any mental in the development of Funeral Home In Lowell - (978 his son Alex (Teddi), and grand - lawful activity. ARMAOU, GEORGIOS the community's new church in or 866) 458-8768. children Jamie (Monica) and Notice of formation FP INDUSTRIAL VENTURE 27 5158/1 8796 n I LLC (DOM. LLC). Articles of Or ganization SALT LAKE CITY, UT (from the Lewiston. A lover of jazz music Kelly O'Brien (Sean). Memorials filed with the Secretary of State of New LEGAL NOTICE Salt Lake Tribune, published on and an avid skier, George had n COULOURAS, ELAINE may be made to St. Nicholas York, SSNY on 03/01/2016. Office located in May 25) – Georgios Armaou, an incredible passion for boat - LOWELL, MA (from the Lowell Greek Orthodox Church, 3109 Nassau County. SSNY has been designated Allegory Story LLC. Art. of Org. filed w/ for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of SSNY 4/20/16. Office in NY Co. SSNY 89, passed away peacefully sur - ing, and was particularly fond Sun, published on May 6) – Scio Church Road, Ann Arbor. any process served against the LLC to: FP IN - designated for service of process and shall rounded by his family and close of summers in Boothbay Harbor, LOWELL -- Mrs. Elaine (Mitsios) DUSTRIAL VENTURE I LLC, 6851 Jericho mail to Reg. Agent: Thomas Law Firm friends. He was born on June sailing and spending time with Coulouras, 94, passed away n KARAGIANNIS, PETER Turnpike, Suite 200, Syosset, NY 11791. Purpose: PLLC, 175 Varick St, NY, NY 10014. Pur - 13, 1926 in Nafplion, Argolidos his family. Friends and family Tuesday, May 3rd, at Wingate LACONIA, NH (from the Con - Any lawful activity . pose: Any lawful activity. Greece. He married Panayiota alike will remember George's at Belvidere. Elaine was born cord Monitor, published on May 27 5196 /1 9992 27 5152/18796 Kaskampa on August 30, 1953 sense of humor and his ability July 20, 1921 in Lowell, Massa - 19) – LACONIA – Peter S. Kara - LEGAL NOTICE in Greece. He was employed by to relate stories of his many chusetts, a daughter of the late gianis, a former New Hampshire the railroad in Greece for 33 travels and adventures. George Kostandinos and Stavroula State Representative, died RLNY IMPORTS LLC. Art. of Org. filed w/ FUNERAL HOMES SSNY 5/10/16. Office in Kings Co. SSNY years. As a youth, he would fish is survived by his wife of 50 (Frangou) Mitsios. Loving wife peacefully on Saturday, May 14, designated for service of process and shall APOSTOLOPOULOS professionally with his father, years, Kay Bournakel of to the late Attorney Peter James 2016 at his home. He lived in mail to Reg. Agent: Thomas Law Firm Apostle Family - PLLC, 175 Varick St, NY, NY 10014. Pur - something he enjoyed through - Yarmouth; his daughter, Coulouras who passed in August Laconia, N.H. for 71 years. Peter Gregory, Nicholas, Andrew - out his life. He honorably served Christina, of Portland; his of 1972. A lifelong resident of was born June 25, 1916 in pose: Any lawful activity. 27 5191/18796 in the Greek Army from 1946- grandson, Nicos Bournakel, of Lowell, Elaine moved to Somerville, Mass., son to the late Funeral Directors of RIVERDALE FUNERAL HOME Inc. 1949. During his time in Amer - Kentfield, Calif.; and his sister, Messinikola, Greece at an early Soterios and Maria (Vinios) LEGAL NOTICE ica he made many close ac - Angela Bournakel of Yarmouth. age with her parents and re - Karagianis. He grew up in the 5044 Broadway Notice of Formation of SMART D, LLC quaintances while enjoying his He was predeceased by his son, turned back to the United States Central Square area of Cam - Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY New York, NY 10034 morning coffee especially with Stefan Bournakel, in 2004; and making Lowell her home. Prior bridge. Peter graduated from (SSNY) on 05/10/16. Office location: Kings (212) 942-4000 Ted, Saki and Nonda. His life his brother, Charles Bournakel; to her retirement, she was em - Cambridge Rindge and Latin County. Princ. office of LLC: 68 Jay St. - Ste. Toll Free 1-888-GAPOSTLE experiences allowed for many in 2012. George is also survived ployed by Laganas Garment School and took Harvard Uni - 319, Brooklyn, NY 11201. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against CONSTANTINIDES stories, whether from working by his sisters-in-law, Cynthia Manaufacturing as a seamstress versity extension classes at night. it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to on the railroad or World War II. Arnold of Brunswick and Kiki and a presser. She was a mem - He came to Laconia in 1945, the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Pur - FUNERAL PARLOR Co. Georgios was a kind man with Bournakel of Lewiston; and his ber of the St George Greek Or - where he owned and operated pose: Any lawful activity. (718) 745-1010 27 5200 /17976 a big heart which knew no nephews, Chris Bournakis and thodox Church of Lowell and a the Laconia Spa. In addition, he Services in all localities - bounds. Recipients of his kind - Nicholas Bournakel, of Portland. very active member with the started at age 68, Happy Jack's Low cost shipping to Greece ness are many and much can be At the family's request, there church's Ladies Philoptochos So - Cigar, Pipe & Tobacco Shop in said about those who are grate - will be no visitation. A funeral ciety. Her greatest joy was being Laconia and worked until he re - LEGAL NOTICE ANTONOPOULOS ful for having encountered him service will be held on Tuesday, with her family and working in tired at age 95. He was a New Notice of formation of ROBYN FUNERAL HOME, INC. in their life. Rare was the time May 24, at 10 a.m. at Holy Trin - her garden. Elaine's family Hampshire State Representative UNIVERSAL, LLC. (DOM. LLC). Articles o f when there wasn't a smile on ity Greek Orthodox Church, 155 would like to thank the staff at for four terms, He served as a Or ganization filed with the Secretary of Konstantinos Antonopoulos - State of New York, SSNY on 04/28/2016. Of - Funeral Director his face. He is survived by his Hagan Rd., Lewiston. Commit - Wingate at Belvidere and Bea - Laconia City Councilor; was fice located in Kings County. SSNY has been wife of 62 years Panayiota; son tal will follow at Oak Hill Ceme - con Hospice for the professional chair of the Belknap County designated for service of process. SSNY shall 38-08 Ditmars Blvd., Yanni; brother Elias; sisters-in- tery. Arrangements are by Fortin care their mother received from Convention. Karagianis made mail copy of any process served him or Astoria, New York 11105 her is : Robyn A Warren, 1250 Pacific St., Apt. law Ioanna (Ioannis Hanoumis), Group/Plummer & Merrill Fu - both facilities. Elaine is survived countless community contribu - 3A, Brooklyn, NY 11216 . Purpose: Any lawful (718) 728-8500 Stavroula Andropoulou, Vasiliki neral Home, Cremation & Mon - by three sons, James and his fi - tions over the years and was of - activity . Not affiliated with any Moutsouri; and many nieces ument Services, 217 Turner St., ancée, Michaele, Charlie and his ten celebrated for his achieve - 27 5206 /1 9995 other funeral home. and nephews. Special thanks to Auburn. You are invited to offer wife, Joann, Ernest and his wife, ments in the local media. He the University of Utah hospital condolences and pay tribute to Voula; a brother, Louis Mitsios worked tirelessly to preserve the staff, St. Mark's hospital staff, George's life by visiting his guest and his wife, Helen, a sister, clean waters of central New LEGAL NOTICE Brian and the ladies at the Salt book at: www.thefortin - Madeline Yanas, her grandchil - Hampshire's lakes Win - Notice of formation HEMPSTEAD ROAD Lake Senior Clinic. Funeral ser - groupauburn.com. dren, Kristen, Anthony, Peter, nipesaukee and Winnisquam, af - LLC (DOM. LLC). Articles of Or ganization vices will be held at Holy Trinity Eleni, Kiki Coulouras and Kim - ter years of raw sewage was filed with the Secretary of State of New to PlACe your Cathedral on Thursday, May 26 n CHIGAS, FILITSA berly Galloway; also her two dumped into the lakes. He also York, SSNY on 10/15/2015. Office located in Kings County. SSNY has been designated for ClASSiFied Ad, CAll: at 11:00am. Viewing will take CHELMSFORD, MA (from the great-grandchildren, Dylan and championed the effort to save service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of (718) 784-5255, ext. 106, place one hour before services. Lowell Sun, published on May Kaiden; her brothers-in-law, Laconia's Belknap Mills from the any process served against the LLC to: THE e-mAil: In lieu of flowers, donations in 19) – Filitsa V. (Papathanasiou) John Contos, Rev. Ernest "Anas - wrecking ball; serving as the LLC, 1332 43rd Street, Brooklyn, NY 11219. classifieds@ Purpose: Any lawful activity . Georgios' memory can be made Chigas, 82, of Chelmsford, tasios" Coulouras and his wife "Save the Mill Societies" 1st pres - thenationalherald.com to the Holy Trinity Campus. passed away peacefully at home Helen; two sisters-in-law, Kay ident from 1971 to 1978. He 27 5187 /1 9984 on May 15, 2016 surrounded by Coulouras and Carleen Gavin; put Laconia's Greek Orthodox n BOURNAKEL, DR. GEORGE her loving family. She was the her nieces, Connie Hantzis and Church on solid financial foot - YARMOUTH, ME (from the beloved wife of the late Vess ing; Serving as president from in the 1950's he lead the Laconia is survived by his loving wife of Portland Press Herald, pub - Chigas, who died in 1989. Born this is a service 1986 to 2002. Peter was a ded - HS Key Club as a councilor. He 57 years, Lydia Ann Karagianis lished on May 21) – Dr. George on May 24, 1933 in Argos to the community. icated member of the Lakes Re - was a Mason for over 70 years, of Laconia, his son S. Peter Kara - S. Bournakel, 80, of Yarmouth, Orestikon, Greece, she was the Announcements of deaths gion Chamber of Commerce, and in 1975 he was honored as gianis and his wife, Jane of Gil - passed away in Falmouth on daughter of the late Michael and may be telephoned to the where he served as president in a "33rd" degree Mason. His fam - ford; three grandchildren, the late Sevasti (Tsolaki) Pap - Classified department of the 1950's, and worked to en - ily was from the small moun - Nicole, Evan and Christian Kara - athanasiou. Moving to Thessa - the National Herald at hanced Laconia's Motorcycle tainside village of Georgitsi, 20 gianis all of Gilford. In lieu of days and dates of funerals, loniki, Greece as a teen to es - (718) 784-5255, Week. In 1985 he was dubbed miles west of Sparta, Greece. flowers, the family suggests memorials, and other events di - cape the fighting of the Greek monday through Friday, "Mr. Laconia" by Edwin Chertok which is located in the province memorial donations be made in rectly correspond to the original civil war, she graduated at the 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. eSt the then president of the Laconia of Laconia. What he loved most Peter's Memory to Taxiarchai publication date, which appears top of her class from both the or e-mailed to: Chamber of Commerce. Peter was to go out to dinner or break - Greek Orthodox Church, 811 at the beginning of each notice. 1st Gymnasion of Thessaloniki [email protected] was also a 70 year member of fast with his 3 grand children, North Main Street, Laconia, N.H. and Paedagogiki Academia of the Laconia Kiwanis Club, where Nicole, Evan and Christian. Peter 03246. THE NATIONAL HERALD, JUNE 4-10, 2016 FEATURE 9

GREEK GASTRONOMY OUR EVERYDAY GREEK Grilled Marinated Chicken along w/ Greek Pasta Salad Γάλα, Aυγό Mάτι, and Some By Eleni Sakellis Marmelada, for Breakfast The flavors of the Mediter - ranean season the marinade for By Dr. Dimitra Kamarinou this tasty grilled chicken. Exper - iment with your favorite herbs Several Greek words regarding the breakfast are already known and spices to make the recipe to you from English, though you may not be aware of their origin. your own. Make sure the bowl Το γάλα is the milk and the words galaxy, ο γαλαξίας, the Milky you use is nonreactive since the Way and galactic derive from it. Zeus, the father of Gods, was very chicken will be marinating for fond of his son Hercules, who was born of the mortal woman Al - at least an hour or two. Nonre - cmene. He wanted to endow him with godlike qualities. Therefore active bowls include stainless he decided to let the infant suckle on his divine wife’s milk, when steel, glass and ceramic. Reac - she was asleep. When Hera woke up and realized that an unknown tive bowls made of metals like infant was breastfeeding, she pushed him away. The spurting milk aluminum, cast iron, and copper on the sky became the Milky Way, a bright streak across the night react with the salt and acids in sky, whose individual stars cannot be distinguished by the naked some foods and may cause food eye. to taste metallic after long hours The word butter derives from the Greek word βούτυρο, a com - of marinating. pound word from βους = ox, cow and τυρός = the ancient Greek word for cheese. The word τυρί exists in English in tyrosine, the Grilled Marinated name of a crystalline amino acid. The Greek word for honey, το Chicken μέλι, is found in the feminine name Melissa, which is the Greek word for the honey bee, η μέλισσα. The Greek words for omelet, bacon, marmelade and toast are easy to remember, because they • 1 whole chicken, cut into 4 are transliterated English ones. A favourite egg dish is the fried pieces egg called “eye”, meaning that the egg yolk remains whole on top • 1/2 cup Greek extra virgin of the egg white resembling the eye with the iris, its coloured part. olive oil marinade for at least an hour or temperature. Once the chicken memorable accompaniment Βoth forms αυγό and αβγό are correct. The Greek word for the • 1/4 cup freshly squeezed up to four hours in the refriger - is grilled, remove it to a serving your meal. Serve with your fa - pancake is τηγανίτα from το τηγάνι (= the frying pan ) >τηγανητός lemon juice ator. Stir 2-3 times while the plate and allow to rest for about vorite grilled meats and enjoy. meaning the fried. • 1/2 cup dry white wine chicken is marinating and return 10 minutes. Serve with fresh Note that the Γγ (γάμμα), when it is followed by the letter • 1 teaspoon salt to the refrigerator. When ready, lemon wedges, a salad, and Iι (Γιάννης, γιαγιά, για), is pronounced like the English letter y (y- • 1 teaspoon freshly ground prepare the grill. Place the mari - your favorite side dishes. If pre - Greek Pasta Salad es). But in words that a different than I ι vowel follows, like α pepper nade chicken on the grill and ferred, boil the remaining mari - (γάλα) or ο (αυγό), the sound is more like the first consonant • 1 teaspoon dried oregano brush with the remaining mari - nade, allowing it to reduce, and • 1 package pasta, corkscrews sound of the word w-olf. In this case the pronunciation of the • 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme nade. Grill over medium heat, use as a sauce for the cooked or your favorite shape letter Γγ will be written like gh. • 1-2 sprigs fresh rosemary turning the chicken pieces on all chicken. Never use a marinade • 2-3 medium tomatoes, • 1-2 garlic cloves, minced sides until done, or the chicken that contained raw meat or chopped Greek word Pronunciation MeaninG has reached an internal temper - poultry without boiling it first. • 2-3 small cucumbers, Το πρω-ί Το Proee MorninG Place the chicken in a large, ature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit Pasta salads are a favorite chopped Το πρωιν-ό to Proino breakfast nonreactive, mixing bowl. Add or 75 degrees Celsius. A meat side dish for summer barbecues • 1 medium to large red onion, Το Τσά-ι to tsai tea the remaining ingredients and thermometer stuck in the thick - or any time of year. The follow - thinly sliced Το γάλα Τo GHala Milk toss to coat the chicken pieces. est part of the chicken piece ing pasta salad incorporates • 1/2 cup crumbled feta Το ψωμ-ί to PsoMee bread Cover with plastic wrap and should give you an accurate classic Greek flavors to create • 1/2 cup olives of your choice Το Τυρ-ί to tiree cHeese • 1/2 cup Greek extra virgin Η φέΤ-α ee feta feta cHeese, slice olive oil Το βούΤυρ-ο to Vootiro butter • 1/4 cup red wine vinegar • 1/4 teaspoon salt • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano • 1-2 garlic cloves, minced

Cook the pasta according to package directions, careful not to overcook. Drain the pasta and transfer to a large mixing bowl. Add the tomatoes, cucumbers, onion, feta, and olives. In a small bowl, whisk together the oil, vinegar, salt, pepper, oregano, and minced garlic. Add to the pasta mixture and toss to combine all the ingredients and evenly distribute the dressing. Serve warm or at room temper - Το μέλ-ι to Meli Honey ature. Το αυγ-ό to aVGHo eGG Το ΤΗγανΗΤ-ό αυγό to tiyanito aVGHo fried eGG Το αυγ-ό μάΤι to aVGHo Mati fried eGG “eye” Το βρασΤ-ό αυγ-ό to Vrasto aVGHo boiled eGG Η ομελέΤ-α ee oMeleta oMelet LITERARY REVIEW Το μπέικον to beikon bacon Το ζαμπόν to zabon HaM Το ΤοσΤ to tost toast Books on Fall of Constantinople for Your Reading List Η ΤΗγανίΤα ee tiyaneeta Pancake οι ΤΗγανίΤεσ ee tiyaneetes Pancakes Η μαρμελάδ-α ee MarMelada MarMelade, jaM By Eleni Sakellis script form only. The authors author manages to bring out the Η πορΤοκαλάδ-α ee Portokalada oranGe juice also included folk history from human toll on both sides in a Η λεμονάδ-α ee leMonade leMon juice May 29 marked 563 years popular Greek myths and folk - moving way. The book follows για ya for since the fall of Constantinople tales to medieval Russian, Ital - the siege day by day, culminat - in 1453. Since then, countless ian, and Turkish folktales. Liter - ing in the fall of the city and ex - EXERCISE books have been written about ature and secondary sources amines the results of the con - Imagine that you stay at a hotel in Greece and you order the the siege and the fall of the city. provide insight and a depth of quest and the ways the breakfast of your choice. Select what you would prefer for your Recent books have focused on understanding to the event that Constantinople managed to sur - breakfast. the military history, as well as was a pivotal moment in world vive the harrowing experience 1. Για πρωινό τρώω ψωμί με βούτυρο και …….. (μέλι, μαρ - the cultural and religious impli - history. and remain a multicultural and μελάδα). cations. The historiography is 1453: The Holy War for Con - religiously tolerant city even af - 2. Θέλω ……. (μία φέτα, δύο φέτες) ψωμί με τυρί. also a feature of more recent stantinople and the Clash of Is - ter the fall. 3. Το πρωί τρώω ένα αυγό……… (τηγανητό, βραστό). studies, examining the history lam and the West by Roger The Fall of Constantinople 4. Θέλω ένα αυγό μάτι ……… (με μπέικον, χωρίς μπέικον). of the historical writings on the Crowley is another well-written 1453 by Steven Runciman is a 5. Για πρωινό τρώω ένα τοστ με τυρί και ……. (μπέικον, ζα - subject. Two recent books offer history exploring the fall of Con - classic history first published in μπόν). excellent insights into the his - stantinople. The book considers 1965. The book is elegantly 6. Η ομελέτα μου αρέσει ……… (με τυρί, χωρίς τυρί). torical, cultural, and military the implications of history for written and explores the bitter 7. Για πρωινό μου αρέσουν οι τηγανίτες ...... (με μέλι, χωρίς history of the fall of Constan - the present day in a dramatic shock of the fall for Western μέλι). tinople. way. The graphic descriptions of Christendom. The implications 8. Το πρωί πίνω ….. (καφέ, τσάι, γάλα). The Siege and Fall of Con - atrocities are not for the faint of the fall for both sides are con - 9. Το τσάι μου αρέσει ……. (με γάλα, χωρίς γάλα). stantinople: Historiography, of heart, but it gives a vivid pic - sidered, the Ottoman Turks 10. Το πρωί πίνω μία ……. (πορτοκαλάδα, λεμονάδα). Topography, and Military Stud - insightful and the years of re - ture of what the people suffered gaining a capital city for their ies by Marios Philippides, Chair search that went into it are evi - at the time and the inhumanity empire while the Greeks con - PRONUNCIATION KEY and Senior Professor of Classics, dent in the extraordinary atten - to man that we often associate fronted with the end of civiliza - i (i-diom), ee (n-ee-dle), e (e-nergy), o (o-rganism), oo (b-oo- University of Massachusetts, tion to detail. All the original with modern times is actually tion as they knew led many to t), y (y-es), h (h-elium), th (th-eory), d (th-e), gh (w-olf). The cap - Amherst, MA and Walter K. sources available were con - rooted in the past and proves move west, the expansion of italized syllables are accented. Hanak, Professor of History, sulted and critically evaluated the constancy of human nature. Greek studies inspiring the Re - Emeritus, Shepherd University, with the authors examining The author gives both sides of naissance in Western Europe. Dimitra Kamarinou, PhD, has studied philology and archaeology at Shepherdstown, WV is a defini - texts in all the languages rele - the conflict, and some readers Available in paperback and on - the University of Ioannina,Würzburg and Bochum in Germany. She tive study and at 816 pages, it vant to the event. Some of the may bristle at the idea of aiming line, the book is a must read of has been honored with the Academy of Athens Award in is a hefty volume. The book is sources used remain in manu - for an unbiased account, but the narrative history on the subject. Archaeology and Homeric Philology.

GREEK AMERICAN STORIES On Aging

By Phylis (Kiki) Sembos imals grow old, too. Nothing another half a day except when Special to The National Herald stands still. That’s the nature of you’re here with us.” His pencil things.” proceeded down the napkin. It was obvious that Yiannis Looking melancholic, Yiannis “That comes to the fact that had something on his mind. admitted he didn’t like it much. you’ve slept more than half your George wasn’t about to inquire, “Science has found cures for a life.” He looked up. “You have John was satisfied to just drink million things; they invent and nothing to worry about, Yiannis. his coffee while it’s hot and conjure. Can’t they find some - According to my figures, you’re Kipreos hadn’t noticed anything thing to delay the aging about twelve years old!” Yiannis different in anyone. Then again process?” Kipreos said, “It’s a sci - had a blank stare on his cherubic he never did. Dimos, however, entific fact that when we sleep face; wondering if George was always in tune with the varying we don’t age.” George’s head Kleo, met a nice fellow at the life span. Dimos replied, “It science says we don’t age while serious or trying to hoodwink moods of his friends, asked, “Ok, lifted, grinning. “There you are, church festival last week? He helps, I’m sure! But, I believe sleeping. So! Taking that into ac - him. He asked the others if what Yiannis. What’s on your mind?” Yiannis. You have nothing to was well mannered, has a good we’re all programmed for a cer - count, you, Yiannis, don’t work. George said had any logic in it. Yiannis, shrugging, said there worry about.” With brows low - job and is good looking, too.” tain amount of time. Like it or So, you sleep more! So! Let’s say Knowing his sensitivity to age, was nothing in particular. “But, ered, Yiannis asked him, “What Yiannis told them. Kipreos not, some people’s clocks run we sleep a quarter of our lives – Dimos shrugged, “Sound right now that you ask...” he began, are you talking about?” Putting looked up. ”I was at the festival faster than others. Then... it’s ka - about six, seven or eight hours to me.” John nodded, telling causing George to nod his head. his coffee aside and taking a pa - last week. I saw Kleo with her put!” Yiannis looked concerned at a time. You sleep eight or him, “You’re lucky, Yiannis. I get “Here it comes.” Ignoring him, per napkin and pencil, he began friend. In fact, I took her and and asked, “How...how do we more hours, according to what very little sleep. Dimos hardly Yiannis asked no one in particu - scribbling figures on the paper. her girlfriend, home. It was late know how fast our clocks run?” you told us. So! You’re almost sleeps, he tells me. George works lar, “Are any of you aware that Suspecting that George was up and I didn’t want them going Shrugging, Dimos responded, sixty! Subtract the hours you long hours, sleeps less, too. So, we’re all aging by the minute? I to something he wasn’t going to home alone. I didn’t see her with “You don’t! One day the ol’ ticker sleep....that makes you about I suppose you’ll be sitting at this mean, none of us knows when like, he was cautious; sure he anyone special.” After a pause, just...stops!” he said, slapping his thirty years old, already a quar - table by yourself one day.” At our time is up. One day we’re had, unwittingly, given his he asked, hopefully, “Do you hand down on the table making ter of your life. You say you nap first, Yiannis felt some relief that young and in a few years – we’re nemesis fodder for ridicule. He think she was talking about Yiannis jump. “Don’t do that!” in the afternoons. We subtract he had a long life to look for - suddenly old!” Dimos re - prepared himself, changing the me?” Frustrated, Yiannis shook Meanwhile, George an - those hours and...” he pointed ward to – until John’s words hit sponded, “Everything ages by subject while George continued his head. “I don’t think so, nounced at last, “Here are the his pencil to the bottom figure. him. Then, a melancholy the minute, Yiannis. John’s de - writing, adding, subtracting, and Kipreos!” Silence commenced. figures!” He placed the napkin “That brings us to more hours thought came over him. “I’ll be livery vehicle, the food in my dividing. John suggested that a good diet in the center of the table. Then, you sleep – not counting week - here...alone. And, what’s worse! restaurant, trees and flowers, an - “Did I tell you that my niece, and exercise would lengthen the he explained. “Like Kipreos said, ends when you, probably, sleep I’d have to buy my own donuts.” 10 FEATURE THE NATIONAL HERALD, JUNE 4-10, 2016

HELLENIC HAPPENINGS FROM COAST TO COAST

TNH Staff “The miraculous Iveron Icon of the Mother of God, which BURLINGTON, MA – Burling - continues to weep myrrh, will ton MAYOR JOYCE DELIYIAN - be the main icon present for NIS organized a charitable veneration throughout the pil - group, HELPIS to designate May grimage,” monastery spokesman as the MONTH OF KINDNESS the REV. JOHN KOWALCZYK in the state, the Burlington said, the Tribune reported. Union reported. Pilgrims had the opportunity The initiative was based on to venerate the Hawaiian icon helping children who lost their on May 30, Memorial day, the belongings in the LORD BARON Tribune noted. APARTMENT FIRE in October ARCHBISHOP DEMETRIOS 2013, the Union reported. They received an honorary Doctor of convinced the state legislature Divinity Degree at the ceremony to pass the bill, which was on May 28, followed by the signed into law by GOVERNOR SEMINARY BANQUET in nearby CHARLIE BAKER. Dickson City. The governor thanked On its website, sttikhons - Deliyiannis and the children, monastery.org, the Monastery whom he invited to his office outlined its plans for building for the signing, the Union re - anew: “As God wills, we hope ported, “for including me in this to build a new monastic com - terrific idea. We can use a little plex at St. Tikhon's. Phase one more kindness in this world. It’s of designing a prospective out a good idea. I know you all vide for their children, so their way to show the community lay of this new monastery com - worked hard to turn this idea children knew they could count how much they appreciated the plex is already completed (see into a bill and this bill into a on their parents. And we also support they were given, in a links below). We hope to begin law,and I’m proud to be a part told the parents that our help way they could accomplish phase two within a couple of St. tikHoN’S moNAStery of it.” came with a responsibility. We while they were still children,” years, which would entail cre - The Myrrh-streaming Iveron icon at St. Tikhon’s Monastery. “We didn’t want the families asked them to show kindness to the Union reported. ating more detailed plans for ex - to feel like they lost control, that others sometime in the future, The bill, co-sponsored by act architectural specifications 2018-2020 as funding and re - 29:18.) This fundraising effort they were dependent on others and ‘pay it forward’ so that our state REPRESENTATIVE KEN for each building. The third and sources become available. would also seek to pay off the for what they needed,” said acts of giving would continue.” GORDON and state SENATOR final phase would be to begin "Where there is no vision, the existing debt and create a main - Deliyiannis, the Union reported. Then, she told the children KEN DONNELLY, allowed the building the complex around people perish." (Proverbs tenance fund for the future.” “So we never gave anything di - that “I wanted to make May the children the opportunity to wit - rectly to a child. We gave things Month of Kindness. They loved ness firsthand how a bill be - to the parents. We let them pro - the idea. This was the ultimate comes a law. GOINGS ON... SOUTH CANAAN, PA – The ST. TIKHON’S MONASTERY in New Canaan, PA began the 112th n THRU SEPT. 10 ing President of the AHI New excerpts from his new novel, QUESTION OF THE WEEK MEMORIAL DAY PILGRIM - TARPON SPRINGS, FL – Tarpon York Business Network and cre - Sand Hill Interns. Cornelia MAGE with the venetarion of Springs’ annual Night in the Is - ator of our monthly networking Street Café, 29 Cornelia Street, What is approximately the latest date by which you would the HAWAIIAN MYRRH- lands tradition continues on the receptions. Monday, Jun. 6, 6 to between West 4th and Bleecker decide whether or not to visit Greece this summer? STREAMING IVERON ICON OF historic Sponge Docks once a 8 PM in the Grand Salon of the Streets. $9 admission includes Please email your response to THE MOST HOLY MOTHER OF month from 6-11PM on the City’s 3 West Club, 3 W. 51st Street at a glass of wine, beer or a soft [email protected] We may publish some re - GOD, the Scranton Times-Tri - historic Sponge Docks, along Do - Rockefeller Center. Guests must drink. sponses as Letters to the Editor in a future issue. bune reported. decanese Boulevard. Food, RSVP to [email protected] drinks, and the street is closed by June 2. The brief program n JUNE 11 off for live dancing: 6-11PM on emceed by Dean Sirigos will fea - BALTIMORE, MD – The St. Saturdays June 11, July 9, Au - ture a special presentation by Nicholas Greek Orthodox gust 6 and September 10. AHI President Nick Larigakis. church of Baltimore presents as Guests will enjoy coffee/tea ser - part of its Special Afterhours THE HERALD SQUARE n JUNE 2-5 vice and Hellenic desserts dur - Greek Night Concert, Giorgos HEMPSTEAD, NY – The Greek ing the reception. Suggested Tsalikis on Saturday, Jun. 11 at TNH's Crossword Challenge Orthodox Cathedral of St. Paul, contribution $20, complimen - 10PM at the Greektown Square, 110 Cathedral Avenue in Hemp - tary for paid AHI members. 701 S. Quail St. in Baltimore. stead, invites you to its annual NOTE: AHI will also hold its reg - All Proceeds will go to benefit Greek festival June 2 to 5. There ular second Monday of the St. Nicholas Greek Church. Tsa - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 will be live m usic, dancing, month gathering at AVRA likis is a renowned Greek singer rides, games , a giant flea mar - restaurant on June 13. whose music includes the fol - 14 15 16 ket, arts and crafts, various ven - lowing albums: An Eimouna dors, a motorcycle blessing, a n JUNE 9 Paliopedo, Gia Sena Kseniktao,

17 18 19 celebrity cooking contest, and SEATTLE, WA – Glyka Stoiou, Ekana Tin Nykta Mera, O much more! June 2 6-10PM, a Greek theater artist will be Teleios Antras, Pyretos, Agapi June 3 6-11PM, June 4 2-11PM, bringing her 2-woman adapta - Aharisti, Enoha Vradia, and Sto 20 21 22 and June 5 1-9PM. There will tion of Don Quixote (presented Ypografo, and singles such: be tours of the C athedral avail - mostly in English with some “Para Poly,” “Sta Patomata,” “Ta 23 24 25 26 27 28 able . Our rich histor y includes songs in Greek) to The Pocket Perastika Mou,” “Par'to Apofasi,” the following: The establish - Theatre in Greenwood for one “An Isoun Agape,” “Paniko,”

29 30 31 ment of a community on Long night, Thursday, Jun 9. At “Ksexna ta Palia,” and “Den Sou Island was firs t nurtured on 8:30PM at The Pocket Theatre, Kano Ton Agio.” Tickets may be April 21, 1944 when sixteen 8312 Greenwood Ave N, in purchased securely via: tick - 32 33 34 35 36 people attended a meeting in Seattle. The unbelievable adven - [email protected]. All major Mineola, New Yo rk and formed tures of Don Quixote as told by credit cards and PayPal Express 37 38 39 40 an inter im com mittee. On June two scamps, who go on a trip to Checkout accepted. Pricing 13, 1945, T he Or thodox Greek 16th century Spain and play al - available online - make sure to 41 42 43 Catholic Community of Nassau most all the roles in an interac - reserve your table now! and Suffol k Count ies, New York, tive show that creates an explo - 44 45 46 Inc. was fo unded. Father G eorge sion of images reminding us of n JUNE 24-26 Papadeas was sent here by the a hero who gives courage to OCEAN, NJ – The St. George Archdiocese to serve as its priest those who wish to change the Greek Orthodox Church, 1033 47 48 49 50 51 in 1950. A pa rcel o f la nd was world for the better. After visit - West Park Avenue in Ocean, in - purc hased on Greenwich Street ing Greek schools and theatres, vites you to its annual Greek fes - 52 53 54 55 in H empste ad, New York and as well as presenting in Luxem - tival, June 24 to 26! Highlights the first Saint Paul's Church was burg and Alaska, Don Quixotes include: Church Tours, Games

56 57 58 59 60 erected. On December 23, 1950 lands in Seattle. Tickets are $10 and Rides, Greek Folk Dancing, service s were condu cted even online at www.thepocket.org Authentic Greek Foods and Pas - though the building was not yet (online ticketing closes at 4pm) tries, Gift Shop, Religious Gifts,

61 62 63 completed. On April 15, 1951, or $14 at the door. Books, and Icons, Greek Food Archb ish op M ichael blessed the Store, and Little Kids Playground 64 65 66 corners tone of the new edifice n JUNE 10 and Activities. Free parking at and that evening the name of MANHATTAN - Join the Greek- Ocean Township High School 550

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THE NATIONAL HERALD, JUNE 4-10, 2016 GREECE CYPRUS 11 They’re Baaaaaack! Numbers of Refugee Arrivals in Greece are Back Up

ATHENS – With a near-shut - Before: down in the number of refugees and migrants arriving in Greece from nearby Turkey fueling hopes a swap deal with the European Union was working, there’s been an uptick with arrival of warmer weather. The newcomers use Turkey as a jumping-off point although Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he would cease the operations of human traffickers after he got a deal for six billion euros, fast-track entry into the EU and visa-free travel in Europe After: for Turkish citizens. The deal went into effect in March but was quickly sus - pended because Greece couldn’t keep up with an overwhelming number of asylum applications, stranding scores of thousands in the country until it could be sorted out. Now, a spike in arrivals is rais - ing concerns among authorities on Greece’s Eastern Aegean is - lands, SKAI reported. The TV sta - tion also said it was told by sources that hundreds keep gath - ering on the coast of Izmir ready - AP PHotoS ing to use small, overcrowded Once home to more than 14,000 refugees and migrants, the makeshift camp at Greece's border village of Idomeni has now been evacuated and its former rickety craft and rubber dinghies occupants transferred to other, supposedly better organized camps. Two picture combos showing the same locations after the camp was evacuated. to get to islands such as Lesbos, Samos, and Chios. Hundreds central square in Izmir, as well they too will “soon be relocated can’t tell you when. But it is our to them staying in Europe instead Four Syrian refugees were have drowned in the last year try - as large numbers of small boats to organized centers,” next move to evacuate Elliniko,” of being shipped back to Turkey rushed to hospital in northern ing to do so. along the coast. Kathimerini said. Mouzalas said. under a suspended European Greece May 30 after allegedly be - According to Skai, 160 mi - CLEARING THE CAMPS Immigration Policy Minister ETHNIC TENSION Union deal. ing attacked by a group of grants and refugees landed on That could be more bad news Yiannis Mouzalas said the over - Greek officials now are wor - Children are reportedly the around 10 Iraqi nationals at a Lesbos in five days last year, for Greece as it swings into the crowded camp at Elliniko in ried there will be more clashes biggest population in the camps camp in Nea Kavala, Kathimerini marking an increase after a few tourist-dependent summer sea - Athens, another site where sev - in other centers where different which are near industrial areas said. weeks of almost no arrivals, son after hopes the refugee surge eral thousand more refugees and ethnicities are packed together. and said to be in poor shape, cre - That was the latest incident bringing the total number being had subsided. migrants stuck will also be The refugees and migrants at ating more anger among the of violence between migrants liv - hosted on the island to just under During the lull, backed by cleared out. Idomeni in northern Greece on refugees. ing at cramped facilities that hu - 4,000 and stretching resources. hundreds of police, Greek author - “Conditions at Elliniko are not the closed FYROM border have “Tension cannot be avoided man rights groups said weren’t In Samos, recent arrivals have ities removed almost 7,000 unsuitable, but they are not good been move to other camps but and the safety of refugees cannot suitable for living. come to 64, bringing the island’s refugees and migrants from a and certainly not the conditions the newspaper Kathimerini said be guaranteed if Idomeni was The government of the Radi - total to 954, according to gov - camp at Idomeni on the FYROM we should have for refugees and they aren’t being segregated. evacuated only to create little cal Left SYRIZA and its partner, ernment sources. border and said they will do the migrants,” he told Parliament, There is also bitter resentment Idomenis here and there,” Achil - the pro-austerity, far-right Inde - The total number of migrants same at the old Hellinikon inter - adding that clearing the camp “is that Syrians are being given pref - leas Tzemos, the Deputy Coordi - pendent Greeks, insisted that the and refugees awaiting processing national airport site on Athens’ a priority.” erence and a faster track for asy - nator of the Doctors Without Bor - new detention centers were fit on the islands of the Eastern southern coast. “Elliniko will be shut down. I lum applications that could lead ders team, told the newspaper. for use and sanitary. Aegean on May 31 was 6,627, The rail lines blocked at authorities said, adding that the Idomeni for two months by country total reached 52,674. refugees, costing businesses some The recent surge in arrivals $7 million in lost business with suggests that Turkey has relaxed cargo traffic stopped will reopen Greece Backs Away from Reforms, Bailout $$ Uncertain the terms of a deal it signed with on May 30, officials said. the EU – as Erdogan warned he Some 3,000 left voluntarily would do unless the bloc bent to and camped elsewhere, fearing By Andy Dabilis of the bailout funds which ECB-ESM) which put up the res - implementing structural reforms his demands, SKAI added. they would be trapped in the new TNH Staff Athens badly needs to pay off cue package,Tsipras now will or the growth they admitted was The same sources earlier re - camps. IMF loans in June and European likely turn to shaking up his Cab - need to create a recovery. ported sightings of buses unload - But Alternate Citizens’ Protec - ATHENS – After reaching a Central Bank bonds maturing in inet, Kathimerini reported. While raising taxes on almost ing migrants and refugees at a tion Minister Nikos Toskas said bailout deal with its creditors, July and growing state arrears. That comes at the same time everything, Tsipras hopes now to Greece’s coalition government Among the changes agreed his coalition government with pass some other measures trying said it cannot implement some were letting banks go after peo - the the pro-austerity, far-right, to lure back investors scared off of the reforms that are political ple who can’t pay their credit nationalist Independent Greeks when a previous government cut hot potatoes, such as pension cards, mortgages or loans be - (ANEL) is scrambling to wrap up the value of Greek bonds 74 per - With Diplomatic Spat cuts and privatization of some cause of big pay cuts, tax hikes, the details of the deal. cent and didn’t provide incen - state enterprises. slashed pensions and worker fir - tives. “We cannot make any sub - ings and accelerated sell-off of His government so far has Over, the Cyprus Unity stantial changes. But we will pro - state enterprises that Tsipras had Tsipras’ handling twice abandoned promises to ceed with the technical amend - vowed to stop. of the problem protect the most vulnerable in ments discussed. Some of them In a letter sent to the lenders society and has taken almost Talks Look to Resume are right,” a government official last week, Finance Minister Eu - found 86.5 percent only measures demanded by the told Reuters. clid Tsakalotos said some of the of Greeks disapprove creditors. Prime Minister and Radical additional demands could not be TOUGH CALLS Left SYRIZA leader Alexis fulfilled, the sources said. of what he did Greece must also legislate a TNH Staff ilar phenomena by whomever is Tsipras, reneging on more cam - The Finance Ministry had no series of extra actions which the involved in the process which paign promises, agreed to more immediate comment and it was Tsipras is hustling to let banks government resists due to grow - NICOSIA — Talks to reunify the would only serve to undermine” brutal pension cuts and austerity not immediately clear whether go after Greeks who can’t pay ing dissent at home after six ethnically divided island of peace efforts. as well as automatic spending the release of the funds was at their loans, credit cards or mort - years of belt-tightening. One of Cyprus appeared to be back on Cyprus government cuts if Greece fails to meet fiscal risk. gages because of big pay cuts, the measures is phasing out a track when its President said spokesman Nicos targets as it has for the past few PEOPLE AREN’T HAPPY tax hikes, slashed pensions and top-up benefit to pensioners. he’s ready to pick up where Christodoulides said no date has years. After reaching the deal that worker firings he opposed while “It’s a matter of parliamentary things left off following a halt been set for the next Anasta - That led to the creditors will bring more austerity mea - out of office and implemented dignity. We cannot ask lawmak - after a perceived attempt to sides-Akinci meeting. agreeing to free up 7.5 billion sures, Tsipras’ handling of the when he got in. ers to vote over the same issues diplomatically upgrade the is - Much progress has been euros ($8.36 billion) from a de - problem found 86.5 percent of He’s also agreed to cutting the again and again,” a government land’s breakaway Turkish achieved in a year of talks and layed third rescue package of 86 Greeks disapprove of what he EKAS benefits given to the low - official told Reuters. “Some of Cypriot north. both leaders say they aim to billion euros ($95.8 billion) with did. est-income pensioners, the peo - the actions demanded are also A statement said President reach a deal reunifying the is - promises it could be 10.3 billion That was the result of a sur - ple he swore to protect. worsening the impact of the Nicos Anastasiades was pleased land as a federation by the end euros ($11.47 billion,) almost all vey taken by Macedonia Univer - Competing the reforms in this measures already adopted and the United Nations has clarified of 2016. of which will go back to them sity on May 27 which also found round will lead to the release of hurt sensitive groups further.” there’s no change to its policy FAR RIGHT: ODD and banks and not Greek soci - 41 percent would like snap elec - some 7.5 billion euros ($8.34 bil - Greece wants the ECB to once of recognizing only the govern - BEDFELLOWS ety. tions being demanded by New lion) in more monies from the again accept Greek government ment of the Cyprus Republic, The entry into Parliament by Reuters said Greece has told Democracy Conservative leader third rescue package, almost all bonds as collateral when it lends which is a U.N. member. The a far-right group opposed to its European and International Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who has of which will go back to the same money to banks—a move that clarification came in a telephone unity with Turks on Cyprus Monetary Fund creditors it can - taken his party to a big lead in people who lent it without ben - would boost Greek banks’ access call from U.N. Secretary-General could provide an impetus for a not implement some of the extra polls. efiting Greek society. to cheap liquidity and, indirectly, Ban Ki-moon. resolution. changes sought in exchange for Having surrendered to the Successive governments since the Greek economy. But the ECB Anastasiades called off a May The ELAM party took two fresh bailout loans, according to Quartet of the European Union- the first of the bailouts began six isn’t expected to take this step 26 meeting with Turkish Cypriot seats in the 56-member Parlia - three unnamed sources. International Monetary Fund-Eu - years ago have embarked on a until remaining disputes over leader Mustafa Akinci following ment in what was seen as a The move, if confirmed, could ropean Central Bank-European policy of borrowing to pay pre - Greece’s bailout compliance are his appearance at a heads of protest against ruling parties further delay the disbursement Stability Mechanism (EU-IMF- vious loans without effectively resolved. state dinner during a U.N.-spon - and harsh austerity measures sored summit May 22 in Con - but also an indicator about re - stantinople. The Cypriot govern - sumed unity talks that Anastasi - ment saw a meeting between ades and Akinci hope will bring Ban and Akinci in the Turkish a solution. Ancient Greek Gold Wreath is Found under English Bed city as adding insult to injury. Analysts told the news A Turkish invasion in the agency Reuters that the process wake of a 1974 coup aiming at could now be accelerated before Continued from page 1 on June 9. union with Greece split Cyprus critics and ELAM make any The current owner said his into an internationally recog - more headway or gain support pected to see was a piece of gold grandfather was a great collector nized Greek Cypriot South and that could undermine the fragile from antiquity. who was fascinated by archae - a breakaway Turkish Cypriot talks and upset hopes to unify “It is notoriously difficult to ology and the ancient world. North. Only Turkey recognizes the island divided since an un - date gold wreaths of this type. The man said: “I knew my a Turkish Cypriot declaration of lawful Turkish invasion in 1974. Stylistically it belongs to a rar - grandfather travelled extensively independence and maintains While the vote in the May 22 efied group of wreaths dateable in the 1940s and 50s and he more than 35,000 troops in the elections won’t change the gov - to the Hellenistic period and the spent time in the northwest fron - north. ernment and was seen more of form may indicate that it was tier area, where Alexander the The statement said the U.N. a protest against Anastasiades made in Northern Greece,” he Great was, so it’s possible he got rebuffed “those who strived in for reneging on campaign said. it while he was there. ‘But he Istanbul to portray and promote promises not to confiscate bank The piece is about eight never told me anything about the erroneous picture of the up - accounts, it could jeopardize the inches across and weighs about this wreath. grading of the illegal regime in unity talks even as the EU has 100 grams, less than a quarter “I inherited quite a lot of the occupied areas.” moved to appease Turkish Pres - of a pound. It’s pure gold and things from him and I just put Akinci attended the dinner at ident Recep Tayyip Erdogan, of - handmade and Schwinge said it this to one side for almost a the invitation of Turkey’s Presi - fering a fast-track entry as part was hammered out by a gold - decade and didn’t really think dent. But the Cypriot govern - of a refugee swap deal. smith during one of Greece’s anything of it. Recently I decided ment insisted the U.N.’s “bad After the election of the mod - greatest periods of world civiliza - I needed to sort through things handling” of the matter was erate Akinci last year, and the tion, at a time when beauty was and called in Duke’s to have look mainly to blame for the fallout withdrawal by Turkey of a war - deified. at some of the items he’d passed because the world body have ship and energy research vessel “It’s a very rare antiquity to PHilyeoAmNS/BNPS on to me,” he said. given assurances the Turkish from Cypriot waters, there was find, they don’t turn up often. An incredibly rare gold crown believed to be more than 2,300 He said he was stupefied to Cypriot leader wouldn’t show up. renewed optimism for an an - I’ve never seen one in my career years old has been discovered under a bed in a Somerset cottage. learn what he’d had and kept The Cypriot government swer with Anastasiades offering before,” he said. aside for a decade without real - strongly opposes any attempt to concessions – too many, his crit - It’s of a type of work meant ished at that time of flourish. skill of goldsmiths at that time, izing its worth. “The wreath is a put the breakaway north on an ics said. to mimic the wreaths of real Many were dedicated to the he said. beautiful piece but I never ex - equal diplomatic footing be - The Cypriot President’s term leaves and awards given in An - Gods in sanctuaries or placed in Some were made during ear - pected it to be so valuable. It was cause it considers the Turkish expires in 2018, so the talks cient Greece during religious cer - the graves of royal or aristocratic lier periods but the wreaths be - a mixture of excitement and just Cypriot government the product need to move forward before emonies or athletic competitions people as funerary offerings as came more frequent after disbelief when they told me what of an act of war which violated another year of electioneering where the winners were revered well and the bits of dirt found Alexander the Great’s Eastern it was.” international law. begins, James Ker-Lindsay, a Se - and rewarded for their prowess. on the wreath suggest it was conquests, when gold was more The most famous of these Neither Turkey nor the Turk - nior Research Fellow at the Lon - They usually depicted buried, although unknown available in Greece. types of wreaths is one that was ish Cypriots recognize the don School of Economics who branches of laurel, myrtle, oak whether as part of a funeral. A gold wreath similar to this found at Vergina in the tomb of Cypriot government. focuses on southeast Europe. and olive trees, which were sym - Most date to the Hellenistic latest one sold at auction in 2012 Alexander the Great’s father Anastasiades said negotia - bolic of concepts such as wis - period (323BC to 31BC), which for almost 200,000 pounds or Philip II of Macedon in the tions could be stepped up as (Material from the Associated dom, triumph, fertility, peace and this one is also thought to date about $222,760 in today’s worth. 1970s, which is in a Greek mu - long as there are no more “sim - Press was used in this report) virtue, attributes equally cher - from, and show the exceptional This piece will be auctioned off seum. 12 EDITORIALS LETTERS THE NATIONAL HERALD, JUNE 4-10, 2016

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During that time-period I The 200 highest-paid chief executives of public American We reserve the right to edit had come across several healthy companies with annual revenue of at least a billion dollars feel letters for publication and re - nonagenarians and centenarians the same way. gret that we are unable to ac - in my village and nearby vil - So, while the average pay in 2014 was $22.6 million, it knowledge or return those left lages. dropped to $19.3 million in 2015. unpublished. Many of them perished dur - GeorGe SArAFoGlou / SPeCiAl to tHe NAtioNAl HerAld And yet, what is impressive is not so much the amount they ing the famine of 1942-44 (WW earned, but rather that their income decreased. Why did that happen? One possible answer could be the outrage over the vast wealth gap in the United States. Other reasons could relate to COMMENTARY the stock market. In our view, salaries of such magnitude are not justified. Their extravagance is a disincentive for these executives to make meaningful contributions to the company, and may neg - Mitt, You Have Become More Annoying than Al Gore atively impact employee morale overall. But such outrageous earnings are not limited to CEOs; they include athletes, singers, actors, etc. But in their case, they have By Constantinos E. Scaros dle between Bush and Gore – of error, there are too many Donald Trump managed to a limited window of economic opportunity (athletes, for exam - was divided on the Court’s de - other variables involved, such knock off opponent after oppo - ple, are not expected to excel at a professional level beyond In the year 2000, incumbent cision as well. The Bush sup - as human error, machine error, nent, formidable senator after their thirties). Vice President Al Gore, a Demo - porters applauded it, reasoning write-in votes lost in the mail, formidable governor. All of this CEOs, however, typically already earned mounds of money crat, challenged Republican that Gore can’t just keep asking and actual fraud, that we’re just prompted Romney to make a along their climb to the top spot, and can expect to sit on the George W. Bush, then-Texas for recount after recount until never really going to know for colossal jackass of himself with throne for decades to come. governor and son of the epony - he gets his way. sure – and that’s all there is to a desperate “stop Trump” plea We searched the list of the 200 highest-paid U.S. CEOs re - mous former president, in what The Gore crowd, however, it. – in which he called upon voters cently published in the New York Times and identified four was the closest election in the saw it differently charging that What this stroll down mem - to play the spoiler role, depend - Greek-Americans among them (although there may be more, lifetime of anyone under 55 because the Supreme Court had ory lane indicates, though, is ing on the state, so as to create whose names don’t give them away). years of age. more Justices appointed by Re - Gore’s inability to go away qui - a chaotic Republican convention First, there is Andrew Liveris, Chairman and CEO of the Readers of this column their publican presidents, they ruled etly, as Nixon did, and live to whereby the party establish - Dow Chemical Company, who received a total of $21,428.875 60s or older might recall the in favor of Bush based on parti - win the presidency another day ment would subvert the will of from executive pay, stock grants, etc., 10% more than last year, 1960 election, which Democrat san loyalty. Of course, if there (that Nixon ultimately resigned the people and anoint their own even as his company had a 16% loss of revenue. John F. Kennedy narrowly won had been any merit to those amid the Watergate scandal is handpicked candidate – like Second, James Dimon, Chairman, President, and CEO of JP - over Republican Richard Nixon. claims, then surely someone in another story). Romney, for instance. Morgan Chase, who was awarded a total of $17,221,060, 34% There were plausible, if incon - Congress would have taken up Al Gore sure made a pest of That didn’t work, and now down from 2014 and with his company’s revenue down by 2%. clusive, allegations of fraud in the cause of impeaching Chief himself, but now Mitt Romney Romney continues to stand Third, George A. Scangos, CEO of the biopharmaceutical Illinois and Texas, two states Justice William Rehnquist and has outdone him in terms of be - alone, stubbornly refusing to do company Biogen Inc., who took in $16,689,662, down 10% that had Kennedy lost instead from 2014 and with a 10% decrease in company revenue. of winning would have given And finally, Andre Calantzopoulos, CEO and Director of the the election to Nixon. But when tobacco giant Philip Morris International, with a package worth given the chance to demand a $14,500,558, up 18% from 2014, while his company dropped recount, Nixon flatly refused, 8% in revenue. stating that for the good of the If they are having a difficult time spending all of that money, country, the election was over. then we have a proposition to make, free of charge: how about But Al Gore wasn’t quite so founding and founding a first-class Greek university here in the magnanimous. On Election United States? Something along the lines of Brandeis. Night, after virtually all of the pundits had called the race for Bush, Gore phoned his oppo - National Insovereignty nent to concede and to congrat - ulate him. But before Bush had the chance to emerge and de - The Eurogroup’s recent decision to release the first dose of liver his victory speech, Gore Greece’s third debt relief package creates dismal thoughts. called him back and retracted It was well known from the prolonged economic crisis’ onset the concession. Mitt Romney (L) has managed to become even more of a pest than Al Gore. that the Greek government’s sovereignty, at least in terms of Gore wanted to wait for the shaping economic policy, would suffer serious restrictions. official results before admitting Associate Justices Sandra Day ing a nuisance. what just about every other Re - It is common for creditors, in their attempt to salvage capital that he lost. When those came O’Connor, Antonin Scalia, An - From the moment the Re - publican has done, join the they have already invested, to lend further in order to avoid in, Bush had won. That still was - thony Kennedy, and Clarence publicans nominated Romney in Trump camp to help defeat bankruptcy. But in doing so, they impose strict conditions of n’t good enough for Gore; he Thomas – because to render a 2012, I knew he’d be a sure Hillary Clinton in November. fiscal discipline to ensure that the mistakes and unbridled policies wanted to wait for the official decision based on political ide - loser – and that was the basis of Like Lee J. Cobb, the last that generated the crisis in the first place will not be repeated. recount. Bush won that as well. ology or other personal loyalty my book Grumpy Old Party – holdout juror in 12 Angry Men, This is a well-known practice, based on unfortunate but nec - But Gore wasn’t quite is unquestionably an impeach - using that as a prime example Romney continues to spew his essary reasoning, and is applied internationally in similar situa - through yet. He asked for a able offense. of the GOP elite’s utter clueless - anti-Trump venom, brought on tions. more detailed recount, one that Not to mention that two of ness. no doubt by his realization that But the recent decision by the Eurozone (mainly Germany) would more closely examine the Justices who ruled against Sure enough, Romney lost. A Trump has dismantled the and the IMF – with Greece essentially absent from the process – “hanging chads,” “dimpled Bush – John Paul Stevens and huge part of Romney’s problem GOP’s country club fiefdom – of to give Greece further loans and regarding the country’s exorbi - chads,” “butterfly ballots,” and David Souter – were also ap - was, as the Washington Post’s which he is a prominent mem - tant debt, is unprecedented and exceeds all limits. other vagaries of the different pointed by Republican presi - Ruth Marcus put it so elo - ber – and by his petty jealousy Although several statements and analyses provide detailed types of voting machines used. dents. quently: “he oozes inauthentic - that Trump has already outper - notions about the decision, the essence is one: it was decided Once again, the Bush camp ac - None of this is to suggest that ity.” But he had one very gen - formed him, and with one hand that Greece would be granted one dose, gradually and under quiesced. And once again, Bush Bush definitively won – or lost uine moment: in his concession tied behind his back. continuous inspection of the implementation of its weighty con - was declared the winner. – the 2000 election. As I have speech, he said: “I so wished Get over it, Mitt. You’ve be - ditions, so that it would be able to pay its creditors initially and It was now the last week of long maintained, if you ask 10 that I had been able to…lead come even more annoying than in the ensuing months. November. Thanksgiving Day people to count how many jelly - the country.” The message of his Al Gore. In addition to other onerous measures, the creditors requested had passed, Christmas was beans are inside of an enormous voice and eyes matched the con - and received from Greece future implementation of automatic around the corner, and we had vat that estimates to hold about tent of his words in a rare in - Constantinos E. Scaros' latest cutbacks if the imposed fiscal goals are not met. They also yet to determine who our next 15,000 of them, you are likely stance of sincerity. Indeed, none book, Grumpy Old Party (about achieved the essential assignment of the management of all president would be. But none of to get 10 different answers. of us doubted how desperately the 2016 presidential election), state-owned assets for 100 years to an independent body, with that was enough to deter Al Therefore, if people cannot be he wanted to be president. is available for purchase on substantial participation by the creditors. And, finally, the ex - Gore. Never mind that on Elec - relied upon to count 15,000 As 2016 approached, some amazon.com and in bookstores amination of restructuring the colossal, unsustainable Greek tion Night he lost unofficially, jellybeans all in one place, how among the clueless crowd who nationwide. debt was referred to 2018. and then officially, and then by about 100 million votes scat - couldn’t understand why Rom - It is no exaggeration to say that from a fiscal, economic, two recounts. Doggone it, he tered throughout the country ney simply couldn’t win ex - social, and political perspective, all of these constitute a funda - wanted to win! (Florida was not the only state ploited his insatiable desire for mental reduction of Greek sovereignty. Gore demanded a third re - where a recount might have the top spot by encouraging him Who will be outraged? Who will protest this new humiliation count, one that would involve a changed things – it just hap - to run again. He tried to be coy, Correction: of the homeland? Who will shout out loud from every platform wider selection of ballots. The pened to me the tightest one, but it was clear he was intereste, in the may 28 edition, the story that this new insult to the country’s dignity must become the Supreme Court stepped in and and therefore on the nation’s until the polls indicated other - about Greece’s bailout referred reason to finally search for and correct the true causes of this said enough is enough. It put an radar)? wise, and so he realized it was downfall? For all these things are happening because the country, end to any more counting and In other words, when an time to step aside once and for to the correct amount, but the and mainly its leadership, has lost all credibility in the eyes of declared Bush the winner. election is that close – and all. Or so it seemed. headline did not. it is 11 billion the international community and, of course, the creditors. Naturally, the nation – essen - thankfully, it is rarely that close During the past year, as the euros. The refusal on Athens’ part up until now to face the miserable tially split right down the mid - – meaning, within the margin Republican primary wore on, reality head on, its complete unwillingness, its inability to right all the wrongs, have led the creditors and the international com - munity to coerce the Greeks to do so in a harsh and undignified manner. Observations By Antonis H. Diamataris Meanwhile, the Greek government celebrates and speaks of positive developments. Vladimir the “Savior” German Chancellor Angela Merkel might In any event, a little moderation in the adopt a softer policy regarding Greece. reception of his visit would do no harm. “Dramatic Effect” While Athens pays homage to him as a Something which it would not be able to Now, as far as Putin’s visit to Mount “savior,” Russian President Vladimir Putin, influence, even if it wished to do so, as it Athos is concerned, that truly is an example an authoritarian leader, arrived at the air - has become a red flag for the West, whereas worth following, one from which the gov - In a recent documentary produced and edited by veteran jour - port with an hour and a half delay. And it the American military considers Russia – ernment could greatly benefit. nalist Katie Couric, titled Under the Gun, which depicts gun vio - wasn’t because he missed his flight. not China – to be its most dangerous ad - For his part, Putin does well in honoring lence in America, Kouric asks gun rights activists: "if there are no And, in any case, this wasn’t the first versary, and the seizure of Crimea is remi - the Russian monastery of St Panteleimon, background checks for gun purchasers, how do you prevent time that Russia has treated Athens with niscent of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus. which is celebrating 1000 years on Mount felons or terrorists from walking into, say, a licensed gun dealer indifference, while Athens behaves as if Rus - And yet, the luminaries in Athens con - Athos. and purchasing a gun?" The documentary shows them staring at sia is the Messiah. tinue to be placed under the illusion that Besides, ever since the fall of commu - one another in silence for a full eight seconds before responding. Shall I remind you of Putin’s negative Putin will save Greece. nism, the Russian people have massively The only problem is, that’s not what happened; they actually stance when Cypriot leaders ran to Moscow, Moreover, whoever continues to believe shifted toward Orthodoxy. answered immediately. offering land and water, requesting a few that the West will allow Putin to impose co - However, I greatly fear that the Greek As it turns out, Director Stephanie Soechtig acknowledged billions in exchange in order to satisfy Brus - ercive control over the critical field of en - state’s disregard for Mount Athos may pos - that she inserted that eight-second “beat” for “dramatic effect.” sels’ demands? ergy in Europe is living in another world. sibly open the door for Putin to have greater Kouric initially defended the action, but has since denounced it Or about the time of Greek Prime Minis - Does it matter that Putin is accepted in influence on the Monastic State than is de - as “not accurately representing” the interviewees’ responses. ter Alexis Tsipras’ visit to Moscow – accom - Athens, you may ask. sirable. Whatever one’s views on gun rights and gun control are, we panied by his former minister Panagiotis Certainly not, though is it clear that his Surely, Athens could follow Putin’s ex - hope that Americans can unite in demanding accurate and re - Lafazanis – for the exact same purpose and stopover in Athens was an afterthought. ample on the issue of religion. But instead, sponsible reportage. with the same results? Putin’s primary purpose was his visit to it wishes to abolish prayer from schools. No, Moscow did not intervene so that Mount Athos. What more can one say? THE NATIONAL HERALD, JUNE 4-10, 2016 VIEWPOINTS 13 A Proposal for Clergy-Laity: Strategy is a Greek Word: Nat’l Hellenic Society Initiatives

More Schools, Less Prisons By Art Dimopoulos* years of sociological research American tour, currently at the plans and teacher guides for and findings quantify the in - National Geographic Museum in grades 8-11 nationwide. The word “strategy” is de - credible impact the Program has Washington, DC. A WINNING STRATEGY Less than a could at some time rived from the word “stratiyeia,” had on the participants and Along with the exhibit, Nat - In business, dramatic tech - month ago, the St. in the future be comprising of two Greek words: their families. Geo is producing a three-part nological change and new Spyridon Church in rented elsewhere to “stratos” meaning army, and The Heritage Greece experi - documentary supported by the global dynamics represent the Upper Manhat - entities teaching “ago” which in ancient Greek ence continues beyond the stu - NHS that will air on June 21, game-changing challenges for tan neighborhood things that may denotes guiding, moving, and dents’ return from Greece by 28, and July 5 nationwide on companies. The current stakes of Washington very well be in di - leading. Armies that is. The very having the students matriculate the PBS network. National Ge - are no longer market share Heights made head - rect conflict with stratagem the ancient generals into the Heritage Greece Alumni ographic Magazine will also fea - shifts, but rather “all-in” realities lines (again), when the founding beliefs used to deploy their forces and Network. NHS members keep ture a story on “The Greeks.” seeing clear-cut winners and a man walked into of the school, the defeat the enemy, is “strategy.” connected to the students NHS and NatGeo are produc - losers in the high-stakes game the Church from monies collected A strategy defines goals and through mentorship, internship, ing an online digital series de - of competition. Iconic brands the street and stole would most likely how they are achieved within and their involvement in other veloped by the NHS entitled: like Kodak, Borders, and Block - an icon of the have been sizably the limits of one’s resources. programs. The students in turn “The Greek Guide to Greatness” buster are examples of these for - Church’s patron by Christopher smaller. After all, Today’s Greek-American stay engaged within the NHS – a digital series specifically tar - mer giants’ failure to adapt. saint. Although the TRIPOULAS the same argument community has dramatically Chapter system and NHS pro - geted for the next generation. Leveraging NHS members’ culprit was caught Special to could be made for changed and if Hellenic heritage gram implementation. “The Greek Guide to Greatness” collective knowhow, skill sets, on camera and sub - The National Herald church buildings. It is to remain relevant, new June kicks off a month of comprises of several short vi - and resources with a mission- sequently arrested, would be interest - strategies are needed. Within “greatness” and collaboration be - gnettes superbly demonstrating oriented focus will continue to the whereabouts of the icon re - ing to note the Archdiocese’s re - the modern context of Hellenic tween the NHS and National Ge - ancient themes within a modern yield long-term tangible results. mained a mystery. This is rather action if a small parish suddenly heritage in America, the enemy ographic (NatGeo). The epic context from social networking, The NHS is inspiring, energiz - ironic when you consider a quote decided to cease the operation is complacently born out of an saga begins with the museum ex - free speech to entertainment, ing, and engaging the next gen - by Mark Twain that “every time of its parish and rent it out as a evolving demographics and ex - hibit “The Greeks from Agamem - athletics, and other compelling eration to continue to keep Hel - you stop a school, you will have business property, while spend - isting institutions moving slowly non to Alexander” – nearly 600 topics. “The Greek Guide to lenism’s torch blazing bright. In to build a jail,” and then apply it ing the revenue wherever they to adapt evolving changes. The artifacts from 22 Greek museums Greatness” will be available on turn, NHS members are inspired to the hasty and unfortunate de - pleased. strategy to connect future gen - covering a 5,000 year timespan. the NatGeo and PBS online net - and engaged in being be part of cision by this same parish com - And yet, a parish school is in erations to their Hellenic her - NHS member John Calamos, in works, and it will also be com - a winning team. munity to cease the operation of many ways the extension of the itage must be marked by inspi - collaboration with the National piled into a DVD format that will its school at the end of this church. At the very least, it rep - ration and meaning. Hellenic Museum and Field Mu - be distributed with history text * Art Dimopoulos, JD, LLM, is school year and lease out the resents a dynamic ministry serv - NATIONAL HELLENIC seum, ensured the exhibit’s books and to accompany lesson NHS Executive Director. building. ing Orthodox students and rig - SOCIETY The St. Spyridon community orous missionary work for The National Hellenic Soci - also received bad press back in non-Orthodox students. Every ety (NHS) comprises a small yet the fall because of a scandal in - classroom is adorned with a holy potent army of leaders, vision - volving its former priest, which icon, in addition to the presence aries, and philanthropists com - led to his defrocking…but in - of a Greek flag. Thanks to mitted to preserving and passing creasingly one is tempted to schools like this, Hellenism/Ro - on Hellenic heritage to the next qualify this statement with the manity in America becomes im - generation. NHS is the best of concession that… at least he did - plicitly intertwined with knowl - the best, likeminded, successful n’t shut down the school! edge and learning, and not just doers and achievers in their own Setting aside the titillating souvlakia, loukoumades, and respective fields/professions headlines, there should at some cries of “opa!” Now that these leveraging their knowledge, skill point be a debate about which schools have been shut, what sets, networks, and resources to of the two actions was more symbols will they be replaced collectively develop programs harmful to the community as a by? Instead of icons, students that inspire and engage the whole. will undoubtedly be seeing signs Greek-American community. for transgender restrooms or In mid-June, NHS will spon - Pay heed to the children’s books about same-sex sor 50 exceptional Greek-Amer - parenting. And while their ican college students to partici - famous Mark Twain priests may deliver sermons de - pate in an odyssey of quote: “Every time nouncing these practices, their self-discovery of their respective rather hefty salaries are going to Hellenic heritage, roots, and cul - you stop a school, be paid by institutions imple - ture along with Greek students you will have to menting these very same things. from the American College of build a jail.” And while this column has Greece/DEREE. This year marks NHS voiced criticism over such plainly the seventh year of the Heritage NHS sponsors the Hellenic Heritage program, whereby it sends 50 exceptional Greek-American Of course, the aforemen - materialistic administrative de - Greece Program, and seven college students to share their shared cultural roots with DEREE students. tioned parish was not the first to cisions by parish leaders and succumb to the temptation of church hierarchy, the respective easy money over the difficult, but share of the blame (although cer - honorable labor of maintaining tainly not the majority, however) LETTER FROM ATHENS a school. It was preceded by two must also be placed on teachers’ parishes in Queens and one in associations and other public or - Brooklyn. What makes this du - ganizations if they don’t speak bious distinction particularly ig - up. Rather than playing the Get Your Real Fake Degree Now from SYRIZA University! nominious is not so much that perennial role of the victim, their business plan was loss-mak - teachers and school administra - ing and supposedly untenable, tors need to bring this issue to One of the first acts – in a rare have in his life. ple like Athana - of SYRIZA’s hacks being in but what they have (or better light and present proposals for show of decency – Greek Prime Olga Athanasiou siou’s daughter of a power. yet, have not) done since then. viable solutions. Otherwise, their Minister Alexis Tsipras did when said her daughter job she would do As Administrative Reform Rather than recalibrate and try silence may well be (mis)taken taking office after winning in Jan - was deprived of a job instead of drinking Minister, Mitsotakis was in to reopen their schools under a for complicity. For all the lip ser - uary 2015 was to hire back clean - in the civil service to frappe. charge of firing workers and he sounder administrative plan or vice and countless gallons of ink ing ladies at the Finance Ministry make way for other This is akin to did so without giving them a re - seek out partnerships with other dedicated to Hellenic Paideia, to who’d been the victims of dis - candidates with people faking their view as promised while he never neighboring Greek parochial not speak while a small minority graceful behavior from the New forged degrees and resumes and being went after the forged degree schools, they instead opted to al - unilaterally closes down schools Democracy-PASOK coalition that wrote Tsipras asking hired, being fired holders he’s now blaming Tsipras ter the mission and use of their that were built and sustained by fired them. him to live up to his and then being re - for wanting to bring back. school building and exploit it so many persons is truly inexcus - They were let go shamelessly promise to “finally hired, rewarding That undercuts his criticism – simply to collect rent – as if this able. while political flunkies without a restore conditions of cheating and in - which is otherwise right – when could have ever been the initial At the very least, the inter - whit of talent or interest in the meritocracy and by ANDY competency. Is he said, “I trust that the govern - purpose/inspiration of the build - ested teachers’ organizations country continued to get big pay - transparency.” DABILIS that transparency ment will not reach the extreme ing’s founders. should try and formulate a pro - checks, some of whom never He won’t, of and meritocracy? point of contemptibility by al - There was yet another school posal ahead of the Clergy-Laity showed up for work, and while course, because his Special to You can’t expect lowing, with any manner, civil in Brooklyn that closed down Congress this July. A logical start - legions of The Walking Dead in kind never do and The National Herald that from Tsipras, servants with bogus diplomas to prior to any of the others, but it ing point would be to request the the public sector protected by po - mistake the trap - who, under a mer - remain in the public sector.” had the foresight to successfully levying of a “luxury tax” of at litical benefactors sat at their pings of power for real power, itocracy, wouldn’t be Prime Min - Filis, who apparently didn’t morph into a Hellenic charter least 50 percent on the parish desks smoking, drinking coffee, which resides in the hearts and ister. go to any history classes before school. Ideally, the latter’s ad - communities that have seen ignoring people and called it a souls of people who work hard, Filis’ bogus reasoning was he dropped out of school, has ministrators should be planning windfall profits as a direct result day at 1:30 p.m. unless they took keep their noses clean, pay their that he was following a 2007 law denied the Pontian genocide ever to launch similar initiatives in of school closures. These monies an early slide and left earlier. No taxes and, in Athanasiou’s case, when New Democracy was in happened. Guess it was mass sui - the other vacant buildings, like could then be redistributed one was checking so why not? clean the offices of people not fit power under Costas “The Invisi - cide. the ones mentioned above. among the communities that Among the zombies were to carry her mop. ble Man” Karamanlis, a train He followed in office another This newfound practice of continue to operate day schools some 2,500 people who had fake In the letter – also signed by wreck of a person who brought helium head and fellow suddenly throwing in the towel so as to lower tuition costs and degrees and fraudulent creden - Michalis Kouroutos, the head of Greece to ruin when his govern - SYRIZAN, Aristides Baltas, who and closing up shop has set a boost the operational budget. tials, which seems to be a firing the Federation of Private School ment lied about its economic said, “Excellence in education is negative precedent and disturb - This way, the temptation to shut offense and a felony in most civ - Teachers (OIELE) – Tsipras is condition and was last seen hid - not a virtue,” a given for his party ing trend in the Archdiocesan down a school will become less ilized countries. But not in urged to see to it that “our young ing under a log with the others which prefers ignorance. parish communities. Although it tempting because the revenue Greece. While they were dis - have equal opportunities in edu - of his ilk. So Athanasiou’s daughter and would be interesting to also hear will no longer be unchecked, missed, they are now on a fast cation and the workplace, regard - The bogus diplomas that thousands of bright young the legal arguments regarding while the buildings being leased track for rehiring, assuming they less of the school they went to were detected in this case mostly Greeks are doomed to die with - the uses and (mis)uses of prop - can still serve the vision of their can pass tests proving they can and their socioeconomic back - involve matriculation in private out ever having a job in the erties that were built – by en founders on some level. spell their names. ground.” night schools, although SYRIZA Greek public sector because with large through donations – to Based on the minimal atten - They should be banned for life The cockamamie scheme to will happily take one you print the news that people with faked serve a specific mission, there are tion that’s been given to Greek from working in the public sector rehire criminals was hatched by yourself or got from a school on degrees can have one instead – certainly ethical arguments that Education at previous Con - at the very least, but the ruling the country’s Education Minister a matchbook cover where you most hired by New Demoracy can be made. People who do - gresses, this might seem like coalition led by Tsipras’ Looney Nikos Filis, a college dropout who could find ads for The University and PASOK – there’s a long line nated various sums of money to wishful thinking, but if even one Left wants them back and doesn’t couldn’t spell education or de - of SYRIZA – “We Take Everyone at the Copy Cop shop where construct these building did so large community adopts it, the care if they are frauds because cency but apparently knows how Who Can Pay!” they’re running out of templates in good faith that the building long overdue public debate they’ll be in good company with to spell forgery. Alas, the only voice being for diplomas as doctors, lawyers, would continuously serve as a about the future of Greek Edu - him and his cadre of failed ama - He said he wants to “legalize” raised against this chicanery is pilots, engineers, rocket scien - school for the propagation of the cation in America can at least teur café philosophers. the criminal act of forged degrees that of New Democracy leader tists, and every other job you can Greek language and culture, and commence. Now he’s being shamed him - and fraudulent credentials in - Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who doesn’t think of except Greek politician. the Orthodox faith. self – by one of the cleaning stead of tarring-and-feathering have a leg to stand on to support They don’t need diplomas. Had fundraisers included an Follow me on Twitter ladies – who has more integrity incompetents who are taking up his otherwise correct argument asterisk stating that the buildings @CTripoulas in her little finger than he’ll ever space and air and depriving peo - that this is a fraud equal to that [email protected] On June 5, World Environment Day, Consider Myth of Erysichthon

By Dr. Dimitra Kamarinou Native American legends and rificed bull. The crowd stepped Famine was Demeter’s greatest fire eats up countless logs, as was kept alive. In the end when quotes. Less well known, though back in horror, except a coura - enemy and she was not allowed both take more as more falls Famine exhausted even the girl’s The fifth of June is the World not less illuminating, is the an - geous one who jumped in to meet her. After all she was into them, Erysichthon’s hunger resourcefulness, Erysichthon in Environment Day. Even the cient Greek myth of Erysichthon’s way to stop his the goddess of food and agricul - increased. “Great eating led to despair ate himself to death. word environment itself defines Erysichthon, narrated by Ovid blasphemous act. Erysichthon at tural production. Demeter gave greater emptiness,” writes Ovid. Does an insatiable market the man’s attitude towards life in his book Metamorphoses. one blow sheared off his head her dragons to a local nymph Great consumerism too, and sell our children’s future? The on this planet. Since the mean - Erysichthon was a man of ir - and continued hacking the oak, and sent her to Famine in the great greed for money, we voracious greed for profit that ing of the verb environ is to religious temper, who decided when the nymph who had made land of dark and sterile pas - would add today. knows no bounds is contrary to form a circle around, to sur - to the Earth goddess Demeter’s that oak her home warned him tures, where Cold and Pallor At last when what he owned the fundamental interests of hu - round, to envelop, the term en - sacred forest and cut down one of a punishment. Nor did her and Fear live next to her. There had been devoured, his daugh - manity. Have we realized that, vironment by definition puts the of her ancient oaks. For count - warning end his ruthlessness. was she. Tearing stray shreds of ter was all he had to sell. He if we don’t try to practice re - man in the center of the life and less years memorials of prayers, The tall tree shaken by countless grass, eyes fallen in, pale face, sold her promptly. The girl, Mes - sponsible environmental behav - the living organisms on planet ribbons, written vows and blows and dragged down by skin stretched so thin one could tra, escaped her buyer and ior and strongly support those Earth. crowns of flowers swayed from ropes finally crushed on the see her vitals through it. From prayed to Poseidon, who made who hold values but are less po - The term environment was his boughs and wood nymphs ground. far off the nymph raised her her seem like a fisherman. Po - tent to influence the actions of first recorded in an ecological danced around his trunk that Erysichthon must have felt voice to call out Demeter’s or - seidon was her former lover and firms, of governments and en - sense in 1956. Before that peo - measured fifteen yards. Though very successful and powerful der: “Slide into Erysichthon’s en - gave her the gift of shape-shift - tire economies, the outlook will ple used words like nature, his servants wavered as they enough to dominate the sacred trails. No feast on earth should ing into any creature at will to be bleak? earth, field, land. They were stepped on holy ground, nature. Despite so many warn - ease his hunger.” escape her bonds. When closer connected to the nature Erysichthon plucked an axe ings, despite the fear that most Famine found him sleeping. Erysichthon found out that she and respected it more, because from someone’s hand and cried people felt due to his action, de - Kissing his dreaming lips, she had that gift, every morning Dimitra Kamarinou, PhD, has they made their living directly “though this is Demeter’s sacred spite the efforts of the coura - planted the kind of hunger that brought her to the market and studied philology and archaeol - from it. oak, though she herself may be geous activist, despite the ex - is never stilled. When sold her as a bird, a cow, a mare, ogy at the University of Ioanni - Myths, stories, and legends alive within it, I’ll strike its top - pected curse, the action of the Erysichthon waked, he felt a a doe. During the night Mestra na,Würzburg and Bochum in of arrogant people who disre - most branches down to earth.” ruthless man was not prevented. wild desire to eat. The more he would become girl again and es - Germany. She has been spected the nature exist in many When the stroke fell, blood But Demeter decided to tor - ate the more he craved to eat. cape from the stable. Though honored with the Academy of cultures. Environmentalists and gushed from the trunk like a ture him with Famine, and yet As ocean swallows rivers and her father would sell her at a Athens Award in Archaeology ecologists quite often refer to fountain from the neck of a sac - no one would weep for him. doesn’t overflow, as the raging price of another meal, his greed and Homeric Philology. 14 THE NATIONAL HERALD, JUNE 4-10, 2016