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E 10 0 ΑΠΟ ΤΟ 1915 The National Herald anniversa ry N www.thenationalherald.com A wEEKly GREEK-AmERICAN PUBlICATION 1915-2015 VOL. 18, ISSUE 918 May 16-22 , 2015 c v $1.50 Dean Skelos Resigns Greek Woman Accused of ISIS-Inspire1d Bomb As NY Senate Majority Velentzas and Saudi Plead Not Guilty to Leader, Amid Charges Plot to use a WMD

ALBANY, NY – As pressure The charges had created a TNH Staff mounted from multiple fronts significant disruption as law - including even some of his fel - makers work toward adjourn - NEW YORK – Noelle Velentzas, low Republicans, Greek-Ameri - ment next month. Several sig - a 28 year-old woman born in can Dean Skelos stepped down nificant items remain on the Florida to Greek parents and on May 11 as New York State agenda, including the renewal Asia Siddiqui (31), a U.S. citizen Senate Majority Leader. of the laws governing rent reg - who was born in Saudi Arabia, Authorities arrested Skelos a ulations and mayoral control of pled not guilty in a Brooklyn week ago on charges that he schools in New York City and a Federal court on May 7 to used his position to extort pay - tax credit for real estate devel - charges of conspiracy to use a ments for his son, Adam, who opers. Government ethics re - Weapon of Mass Destruction was also charged. Both father forms are another priority for (WMD), the Associated Press and son maintain their inno - many. (AP) reported. cence. Another Long Island Repub - The two suspects, who until The resignation followed a lican, Senator John Flanagan, recently were roommates in promise by Democrats to seek a replaced Skelos as Majority Queens, were brought into fed - vote to remove Skelos as leader. Leader. Flanagan emerged as eral court originally on April 2, At first, Skelos attempted to the new leader after a three- but did not enter a plea at the withstand the political storm, hour closed-door meeting of time. but then support faded within Senate Republicans. Sen. John The complaint brought by his own political party. DeFrancisco of Syracuse, who the prosecution alleges among Even though he stepped had also contended for the top other things that based on in - down as Majority Leader, Skelos position, was at Flanagan's side vestigations including conversa - will retain his seat as a State as he announced his victory. tions with an Undercover Offi - Senator. "We come out of this uni - cer (UC), “Velentzas espouses First elected to the Senate in fied," said Flanagan, 54, an at - EUROKINISSI violent jihadist beliefs and has 1984, Skelos, 67, said he was torney and 29-year legislative PM Tsipras Meets With AHEPA, Asks for More Diaspora Support repeatedly expressed an interest stepping down for political and veteran who had led the Senate in terrorist attacks committed personal reasons. Namely, that education committee. "There is Greek PM Alexis Tsipras met with AHEPA leaders on May 14 in Athens and asked for their con - within the United States,” and his continuing to serve as Ma - a lot of work that needs to get tinued support for Greece. Seen to his right are Phillip Frangos, Supreme President of the Order that “Velentzas expressed vio - jority Leader would cause dis - finished." of AHEPA (speaking) and Anna-Hellene Panagakos Grossomanides, Grand President of the lent jihadist ideology and an in - traction in the Senate – Assem - Just before the vote, Flana - Daughters of Penelope. The delegation also visited Cyprus and Constantinople. terest in terrorism. For example, bly Leader Sheldon Silver, a gan shook hands with DeFran - Velentzas praised the attacks of Democrat, stepped down on cisco and hugged Skelos. Flana - September 11, 2001 and stated criminal charges as well, in Jan - gan said “I want to thank that being a martyr through a uary, but kept his seat as well – Senator Skelos for decades of suicide attack guarantees en - but also because a reporter en - public service,” the New York Recession’s Return Undercuts SYRIZA trance into heaven.” According tered Adam Skelos’ backyard Times reported. “This gentle - to Velentzas,” the complaint the previous week, causing Ske - man has devoted his entire continues, “a suicide bomber los’ two year-old grandson – adult life to the service of the ATHENS – Greek Prime Minis - comes up with a credible list of kets by prohibitive interest rates does not take her life; she gives Adam’s son – to fall down and people of the state of New York. ter Alexis Tsipras’ hopes of get - reforms. and banks facing daily runs on her life in the name of Allah.” cut his lip. He’s done a fantastic job.” ting a deal with international Greece on Feb. 20 got a four- their depositors by nervous ac - Osama bin Laden is Ve - "I said, 'You know what, it's Flanagan added that Skelos’ lenders took a big hit when new month extension to what’s left count holders fearful of a de - lentzas’ hero, the complaint not worth it,'" Skelos said. life had come “full circle” as he data showed the country has of two rescue packages of 240 fault and Eurozone exit. states, and that while the UC Authorities said the legisla - was now a grandparent, the fallen back into recession, four billion euros ($260 billion) that Tsipras said his coalition, was in her apartment, “Ve - tive veteran traded his influence Times reported. He recalled months after he took office and began in 2010 but his done vir - which includes the Independent lentzas showed the UC her for more than $200,000 in pay - Skelos’ pride in showing photos rejected new bailout terms. tually nothing since to convince Greeks (ANEL) has done as phone, which included as a ments to his son from a major of his grandchildren. “It’s all Tsipras had to brief his Cabi - the troika it deserves release of much as it can to strike a deal background picture an image of real estate development firm about his family, and rightfully net twice as pressure was build - the funds. to get more bailout loans, insist - Bin Laden holding an AK-47 and an environmental technol - so,” Mr. Flanagan said, “and ing on the Radical Left SYRIZA Tsipras said he won’t cross ing the ball is now in the court gun, and played for the UC an ogy company. The money was that’s something I respect and leader to settle with the troika his self-established red lines not of the creditors. audiotape of Bin Laden speak - paid to Adam Skelos, authorities admire.” of the European Union-Interna - to touch pensions or reform la - Failure to reach an agree - ing. Additionally, Velentzas told said, with the expectation that The Times also linked Skelos’ tional Monetary Fund-European bor laws even though the coun - ment could lead Greece to de - the UC that terrorism is based Dean Skelos would use his po - devotion to his family to the Central Bank (EU-IMF-ECB) try is running on empty with fault on its obligations within on Islamic writings found in the sition to support the companies' which is holding back a 7.2-bil - state coffers essentially dry, the Qur'an, and that Bin Laden's interests before the state. Continued on page 6 lion euro installment until he country locked out of the mar - Continued on page 13 ideas, as manifested in his pub - lic letters, are similar to her own.” Siddiqui told the UC that Ve - lentzas is “obsessed with pres - HMS Honors Hellenic Charter School among Top 10 in NYC sure cookers” and has been ever since the Boston Marathon Bombing two years ago. “Ve - Zervoudakis By Constantine S. Sirigos lentzas stated to the UC that she TNH Staff Writer had recently received a pressure

And Hajiar PARK SLOPE – The sun was Continued on page 6 bright, but the smiles on the faces of the students were By Constantine S. Sirigos brighter still – like the future of TNH Staff Writer the Hellenic Classical Charter School (HCCS) they attend and NHM Gala NEW YORK – Dr. Ioannis Zer - which is ranked among the top voudakis was presented with a 10 in New York City. Lifetime Achievement Award Along with their parents, Celebrates and Dr. Katherine Hajjar, the teachers and friends of the keynote speaker, was aslo hon - school, they were celebrating ored at the annual Dr. George the ribbon cutting marking the Work with Papanicolaou Award Sympo - completion of the construction sium of the Hellenic Medical So - for the impressive educational ciety of New York on May 13. complex in Park Slope on May Field Mus. Dr. Spiros Mezitis, president 8. of the Federation of Hellenic HCCS was born of the efforts By Anthe Mitrakos Medical Societies, which spon - of many, but especially of sored the event, acknowledged parishioners of the Very Rev. CHICAGO, IL – Over 700 of the presence of dignitaries like Damaskinos Ganas at the Park the city’s Greek-American and Amb. George Iliopoulos, Consul Slope’s Kimisis tis Theotokou Philhellene community mem - General of Greece, and Greek Church in response to the strug - bers attended the National Hel - Consul Manos Koubarakis. gles of its Soterios Ellinas lenic Museum’s (NHM) annual Additional sponsors included parochial school, which now Gala held at the impressive Field Weill Cornell Medical College, features only nursery school and Museum Saturday May 9th. A the Panevoikos Society of Amer - Pre-K classes. The parish rents TNH/COSTAS BEJ collaboration between the two ica, and the Prometheus – Greek the building to HCCS. The Helelnic Classical Charter School in Park Slope. (L-R) Manos Koubarakis, Greek Consul, museums announced at last Teachers Association, and the Fr. Ganas, justly proud of his George Svokos, Very Rev. Damaskinos Ganas, Angelo Mallas, Charles Capetanakis, Nikolaos year’s gala will complement the Federation of Hellenic Societies Leonardos, Harvey Newman, Christina Tettonis, student, Effie Lekas, Natasha Caban, Jennifer anticipated exhibit “The Greeks: of Greater NY and Evangelia 5Continued on page 6 Gerakis, Joy Petrakos, Anthoula Katsimatides, Marty Markowitz, and Rick Russo. From Agamemnon to Alexander Tsavaris, the HMS administra - the Great” set to launch Novem - tor, was thanked for again co - ber 26th of this year. ordinating the event. Award-winning radio and HMS President Dr. George Li - television reporter Andrea Dar - akeas evoked nods of agreement Pipe Dreams: Greek White Wines Trendy in US las emceed that night, while when he said “This is room filled speakers included NHM Chair - with doctors, who are proud man of the Board of Trustees people, but there are a handful Putin’s Greek TNH Staff everyone else seemed to be John P. Calamos Sr., NHM Ex - of people who make us proud, growing and instead concen - ecutive Director Elizabeth Mar - and I am proud to be here Even as Greece struggles trated on native grape varieties tin, and NHM co-Chairs Aristo - among them.” Glasnost with its financial crisis, its wine like Assyrtiko and Moschfilero. tle Halikias and John S. The guests were also proud industry is enjoying a newfound As more and more wines Koudounis. and felt joy when Demosthenes reputation in the United States. make their way onto the lists of “The collaboration with the Triantafillou, President of Going broke fast and getting Greek white wines, “lively, dy - fine restaurants, such as the Field Museum is an incredible Prometheus, introduced the re - no more help from the Euro - namic, and very well-priced,” Four Seasons Resort Club in Dal - connection,” said Aristotle P. Ha - cipients of the scholarship pean Union and international the Wall Street journal notes, las, TX, customers turn to them, likias, past president and cur - Prometheus presents to the win - lenders, Greece is finding more are emerging as the new “go- reorder them, and even begin rent vice-chairman of the board ners of its Greek essay contest: overtures from Russia, which to” white wine. to pronounce their names with of trustees of the NHM. Stella Angelakakis, who is in has offered to help finance its Journal writer Lettie Teague confidence, Four Seasons Man - In an elegant dinner setting CUNY’s prestigious Sophie Davis part in an energy pipeline to Eu - does note, however, that these ager James Tidwell told the among Greek column designs, 6-year medical program, George rope. wines are often “saddled with Journal. Tidwell added that stuffed elephants, and dinosaur Doulos, Fotis Eleftheriadis, Iou - Russian President Vladimir some rather challenging Greek white wines are popping bones, the event also featured a lia Kokkosi, Nikolaos Kostaras, Putin, trying to outflank the EU names,” to non-Greeks, that is. up all over the city of Dallas. silent auction and live musical and United States and gain a Teague notes that Sofia Per - Michael Madrigale, wine di - entertainment by Thanos Pe - Continued on page 3 bigger foothold in the Mediter - pera of the Greek Wine Bureau rector at New York City’s Boulud trelis and the Chris Sarlas Or - ranean, is reaching out to Greek of North America has worked Sud, told the Journal that Greek chestra. Prime Minister and Radical Left hard to promote Greek wines in wines are more interesting than "Through an exhibition like SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras, a the US for a dozen years. Per - their commercially-popular this we have the opportunity to For subscription: former Communist Youth leader pera describes wine as one of counterparts from other coun - tell the amazing story of Ancient 718.784.5255 in Greece. the few “bright spots” in tries. Greece and the emergence of [email protected] Russia could also help out by Greece’s economy nowadays. Sofia Perpera of the Greek The Journal features five “de - Western civilization to hundreds buying Greek state assets in pri - It was during this time that Wine Bureau of North Amer - lightful, economically responsi - of thousands of people in Amer - vatization sales, or in other key Greek wine producers stopped ica notes that amid a strug - ble Hellenic Whites”: ica,” said Dr. Bill Parkinson, Cu - investment projects, President focusing on the conventional gling Greek economy, the 2013 Alpha Estate Axia Tur - rator of Eurasian Anthropology whites – Chardonnay and Sauvi - wine industry is one of the Continued on page 13 gnon Blanc, Teague writes – that few “bright spots.” Continued on page 11 Continued on page 5 2 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, MAY 16-22, 2015

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TNH Staff says Ellie Falaris Ganelin, flutist n MAY 15-17 preceptor in Modern Greek at and GCMP founder. “Our goal ANAHEIM, CA – Join us for Or - Harvard University, will read LORETO, BAJA CALIFORNIA is to release recordings of this ange County's premiere Greek from her collection, Transito - SUR (MEXICO) music so that people around the Festival, the OC Greek Fest! Ex - rium. She will be accompanied Versatile celebrity Maria Me - world can enjoy the rich, musi - perience the flavors, sights and by world-famous soprano Stella nounos (TV star, journalist, pro - cal repertoire coming out of sounds of Greece and enjoy the Markou. The event is free. ducer, and one-time profes - Greece and the Greek Diaspora.” very best of Greek food, music, Books will be available for pur - sional wrestler), whose reality The CD features a mix of dancing and culture right here chase signed by the authors. 7 show Chasing Maria Menounos Western classical works by in Orange County at St. John PM, Maliotis Cultural Center, 50 ran a ten-episode season last Greek composers, as well as the Baptist Greek Orthodox Goddard Ave., Brookline, MA. year seems to be happily revel - some popular songs by Manos Church, 405 N. Dale Street in For more information, contact ing in her big, fat Greek life with Hadjidakis. But no work purely Anaheim. Friday, May 15 [email protected]. parents Costas and Litsa in tow fits into a particular style — the through Sunday, May 17: Fri 3- as she vacationed in Loreto with popular songs take on a modern 10PM; Sat and Sun, Noon- n MAY 22-24 her significant other of 17 years, twist with arrangements for 10PM. Free parking behind Wal- NEW ORLEANS, LA – Opa, opa, Italian-American Kevin Under - Wurlitzer piano, prepared pi - Mart at the Buena Park Mall; opa! The annual New Orleans garo, the Daily Mail reported. ano, violin, and voice. Many of free shuttle service to and from Greek Festival is Memorial Day The show centered on her the classical selections are influ - the Buena Park Mall to the fes - weekend. This event is filled life as a nonstop TV industry dy - enced by distinctly Greek scales, tival grounds. Live music; Tra - Greek food, music, culture and namo, all the while balancing modes, and dance rhythms. ditional Greek dance perfor - fun for kids and adults alike. the demands (marriage, family) The artists will hold a special mances scheduled each day; New Orleans's connection with of her old-world Greek parents performance at The John F. Authentic Greek foods, appetiz - Greece dates back to the mid- and Undergaro’s more laid back Kennedy Center’s Millennium ers and homemade pastries; 1800s when large numbers of approach to life. Stage on May 25. Greek wines, beer, spirits, and Greeks immigrated here, bring - The four of them are seen coffee. Great shopping at our ing along their storied culture gallivanting around Baja Cali - SEATTLE, WA outdoor marketplace; dozens of and traditional heritage. The fornia Sur, with the younger Sharon Chang wrote in the unique vendors; Carnival rides Greek Festival celebrates that couple partaking in water Seattle Globalist about the frus - and games for all ages; Compli - culture and heritage every year sports. tration of forms that ask for de - mentary guided tours of our on Memorial Day Weekend at One of Menounos’ and Un - Multi-industry celebrity Maria Menounos enjoys Loreto with mographics – namely, race and Greek Orthodox church sched - the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox dergaro’s most successful recent boyfriend Kevin Undergaro and her parents, Costas and Litsa. ethnicity. “One, they never fit uled each day. Cathedral (1200 Robert E. Lee projects is AfterBuzz TV, which All four starred on the reality show Chasing Maria Menounos. anyone and everyone just right,” Blvd, New Orleans, LA 70117), involves video chats following she wrote. “Two, they are gen - LITTLE ROCK, AR – Join us this which is on the banks of Bayou the episode of numerous hit TV chamber music from Greece. It’s as Mary-Victoria Voutsas (piano erally and perpetually confusing. year at the Annunciation Greek St. John. Free off-site parking shows. debut CD, Hellenic Song: a Mu - and vocals), Ellie Falaris Ganelin Three, they are almost always Orthodox Church, 1100 Napa and shuttle service is also avail - sical Migration, scheduled to be (flute), and Anna Matijasic Hen - deeply racializing — they make Valley Drive, in Little Rock from able. FOOD: Kali Orexi! This WASHINGTON, DC released on May 25. It features nessy (violin). us feel our bodies are “raced” Friday, May 15 through Sunday, popular phrase means "Bon The Greek Chamber Music a collection of sonatas, suites, “We’re so thrilled to be whether we want to or not. And May 17 for our annual Greek Apetit" or "good appetite". In Project (GCMP) has launched its and popular songs by contem - launching this label under the four, they are pretty suspect in Festival! Fri and Sat: 11AM- other words - you better come own record label celebrating porary Greek composers, such Greek Chamber Music Project,” their intentions.” Using the spe - 9PM, Sun: 11AM-3PM. The An - hungry. Trying a gyro sandwich cific example of the Seattle Pub - nunciation's International Greek is a must. The Goatburgers, lic schools, Greek/Cypriot-Amer - Food Festival is the largest eth - which is a hamburger the Greek ican mom Nicole Gupte, whose nic Food Festival in the state of way, are also delicious. For husband is Indian-American, Arkansas! Every year our Festi - dessert, try a Loukoumades, said “This is the first time I’ve val sponsors a number of AR which is like a beignet topped seen a form that’s so specific and charities and celebrates the di - with honey and cinnamon. For yet not specific enough. My re - verse cultures of our Little Rock a caffeine fix, pick up a Frappe action at first was amused — as community. It features a (no relation to Starbucks), in, ‘Oh, Seattle!’ — and then scrumptious medley of Greek which is basically an iced coffee. kind of offended.” and Mediterranean menu fa - MUSIC: Every year, people She was surprised and then vorites, including gyros, cala - come together to perform and upset by Seattle Public Schools mari, pastitso, sourouta, Greek dance to traditional, live Greek race/ethnicity question when pizza, and much more. All of music. Kostas Kastanis will be enrolling for the 2015/2016 this mouthwatering cuisine can playing this year, and guests will school year, the Globalist re - be enjoyed at the Festival or have the chance to learn the ported. picked up at our Drive Thru. Zorba and other traditional Further finding fault with the The Festival will again feature dances out on the Bayou. SPE - form, Gupte added: “If we’re go - our popular Old World Market, CIAL EVENTS: For all the run - ing to list separate countries, offering specialty foods such as ners out there, the annual Greek why not also list Bangladesh falafel, Greek olive oil, hummus, Festival Walk/Run will take and Sri Lanka?” She also dolmathes (stuffed grape place that Friday! Participants pointed out that “African Amer - leaves), cheeses and the popular can either choose to walk/run ican/Black” being designated as Pete’s Famous Salad Dressing one mile or 5k. Cash prizes will a single category “given that our that is handmade and bottled at be given to the winners. Regis - region represents large commu - the parish. Frozen dinners to go, tration is open until the day of nities of Ethiopians, Eritreans, pastries, Russian collectibles, the race. The 1 mile participants AHEPA Excursion to Greece, Cyprus, Constantinople Underway and Somalis. fine jewelry and an array of im - start at 7 PM and the 5k starts “That’s a head scratcher isn’t ported gift items from around at 7:20PM. Back this year by The AHEPA leadership excursion to Greece, Cyprus, and Constantinople is underway. On May it?” she said. “How on earth did the Mediterranean will also be popular demand is Toga Sun - 7 the delegation visited Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, who is flanked by Phillip Frangos, anyone come up with these cat - available in the Market. In ad - day! Anyone wearing a toga Supreme President of the Order of AHEPA, and Anna-Hellene Panagakos Grossomanides, Grand egories, and what purpose are dition to great activities for chil - gets free admission. There will President of the Daughters of Penelope. The group also visited the Halki Seminary. these intended to serve?” dren to enjoy throughout the also be a Best Toga contest with grounds, our huge stage high - some great prizes. Fun For The lights our famous Greek dancers Whole Family! Kids will love the along with performances from Athenian Playground, which in - a wide array of other interna - cludes a number of fun things tional entertainment. Our Festi - to do. Families can rent a canoe val also features our very popu - and tour Bayou St. John, or We are pleased to announce that lar Old World Market, that climb Mount Olympus. There’s includes our famous handmade also a bounce house for the Baklava along with a wide array younger ones. 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By Constantinos E. Scaros Upon reflection, I thought industry in the 1970s and now, Even as the show neared the some true connoisseurs of Greek 40 years later, both are living end, more than two hours later, NEW YORK – I explained to sev - music might object to that com - legends. he remarked, in Greek, that the eral of my non-Greek friends parison, reserving that honor for As I ventured to Town Hall “union workers” had opened the that I was traveling to New York Stelios Kazantzides, Vasilis Tsit - for the concert on May 8, I ex - doors already, waiting for the to cover the Yiannis Parios con - sanis, or Stratos Dionysiou in - pected to hear an aging super - people to leave. cert at Town Hall in Times stead. star clearly past his prime but “Den teleiosa akoma” he said Square, realizing full well that So, then, I thought calling still good enough to display in Greek, and then repeated it they had absolutely no idea who Parios “the Billy Joel of Greece” some flashes of brilliance. I fig - in English: “not finished.” Then, he was. I didn’t even bother to might be more appropriate, ured, even a fraction of what further delighting the crowd, he mention him by name. Instead, given the parallel timelines: Par - Parios is now is leaps and demanded: “Close the door! I explained to them that he is ios is 69, Joel is 66, and both bounds better than what most Close the door!” “the Frank Sinatra of Greece.” made a big splash on the music Greek singers will ever be. NISIOTIKA To that end, I thought of Par - Parios’ amazing career spans ios like Deep Purple’s Ian Gillan, five decades and includes count - or Led Zeppelin’s Robert Plant, less hit singles and albums. His two amazing singers of Parios’ most popular of all – and generation – though not his Greece’s all-time bestselling al - genre, they are both classic bum – however, is the 1982 “Ta rockers – who are still a joy to Nisiotika – The Island Songs,” watch even though they can no which pay homage to the music longer replicate the vocal of the Greek islands – he hails prowess they possessed 40 years from one, Paros, in fact, his ago. stage name “Parios” is a tribute I was quite wrong, I’m happy to his home. His given name is to say. I expected Parios – whose Yiannis Varthakouris. rich, mellifluous voice is unpar - Well into the second hour of alleled, and whose passion and singing, the appreciative crowd inflection fully commits the lis - unabashedly requested “Nisi - tener to the song – to put on a otika!” to which he replied: singer-friendly show: conserving “Mporw na min kano Nisiotika? his energy, and his voice, hitting – is it even possible for me not the big and high notes pru - to sing the island songs?” dently, judiciously, and strategi - Shortly thereafter, he sang a Ni - cally, thereby saving himself, siotika medley, dancing to the and the audience, from embar - songs properly, with a syrto, un - rassing vocal cracks. like the default kalamatiano that That was certainly not the many dance to those songs, er - case. roneously. Parios emerged to thunder - CARUSO – BUONISSIMO! ous cheers, wearing an imposing Predictably, Parios closed black blazer and radiant white with two of his masterpieces: Greek music legend Yiannis Parios was triumphant in Times scarf, belting out song after song “Pio Kali I Monaxia – Loneliness Square as he captivated a capacity crowd at Town Hall, de - with a booming, thunderous, is Better,” and “Ena Gramma – lighting his legions of fans with his countless hits that span Dr. Spyros Mezitis, Dr. Ioannis Zervoudakis, who was presented baritone-tenor vocal instrument. One Letter.” The former, a 1984 five decades. Saving his best for last he concluded with a Nisi - with a Lifetime Achievement Award, and Dr. George Liakeas He has become the Luciano smash hit, when he was at his otika meddley and the Italian classic "Caruso." at the HMS Dr. George Papanicolaou Award Symposium. Pavarotti of Greece, I thought. peak; the latter, a 1981 break - But even darker and more pow - through hit that propelled him erful – more spinto and Wag - to superstardom. nerian – like a Franco Bonisolli After about 150 minutes of Dr. Ioannis Zervoudakis or Placido Domingo. delighting the crowd with hit af - BANTER ter hit, though, Parios took his The next surprise was Parios’ greatness to yet another level: Honored by HMS of NY shtick. Banter and jocularity all “I’m going to sing one for myself night long. His recurring theme now,” he said in Greek, and pro - was that he was warned about ceeded to belt out a wonderful Continued from page 1 of abnormal cells help revolu - the labor unions that represent rendition of Lucio Dallia’s tionize medicine. the Town Hall’s employees. “Ta “Caruso,” a 1986 Neapolitan and Asimina Pappas. Triantafillou also spoke yoo-nee-oh,” he said, in a thick song dedicated to the iconic Liakeas noted scholarships about the life and achievements Grenglish accent, to the delight tenor Enrico Caruso, and made are HMS’ priority. On that night of Papanicolaou, whom he of the crowd. famous by Pavarotti and later the Society gave $5000 to Cor - deeply revered and had the “They wake up, eat, and go Andrea Bocelli. Parios’ Italian nell Weill, in addition to funding good fortune to meet, but he to sleep,” he said, as he mock - diction was on point – you a scholarship that is awarded if also noted the significant con - ingly looked at his watch wouldn’t know his homeland possible, to a Hellene. tributions of his wife, Mary, to throughout the show, suggesting was one sea to the right. Dr. Frank Chervenack, Chair - his work. that they told him to hurry up It was an amazing experi - raries are toning it down. Greek singer for whom I would man of the Dept. of Obstetrics In her keynote address Hajjar, and finish because the whole ence. A legend who reinvented It then occurred to me – as I make such an effort – that he and Gynecology of Cornell Associate Dean for Research, show was on the union workers’ himself, trading a complex dul - left Town Hall, happy to have doesn’t really need to be Sina - Weill, greeted the guests and de - Professor of Pediatrics, Brine timetable. “I don’t have my cet voice for a booming one pro - made the three-hour trip to New tra, Joel, Gillan, Plant, or clared “I am not Greek, but we Family Professor of Cell and De - watch, he said at one point – I pelled by sheer power, at a time York City to hear him sing live, Pavarotti, because he is simply take great pride when we pass velopmental Biology at Weill left it in Greece.” when most of his contempo - and he’s probably the only Yiannis Parios – one of a kind. the statue of Dr. Papanicolaou, Cornell Medical College, noted who is one of the great treasures the affinities between her career of this institution.” in cell-based research and Papan - Chervenack called up the icolaou’s, including their com - staff of his department when he mon “excitement of discovery,” presented an award to Zer - and the combination of “sensi - voudakis, whom he called “an tivity and toughness” displayed obstetrician’s obstetrician,” and by standouts in their fields. noted he was a pioneer of the Her own discoveries stem “fetus as patient” concept. from her work with endothelial Zervoudakis, who seems as cells, cells which line the inte - down to earth as a man of his rior surface of blood vessels. Her accomplishments can be, said “I research also has diabetes im - wish I could stand up for you plications. more than you stand for me to - Paul A. Elgert, Cytopathology day,” and went on to praise the Supervisor, Department of school for the mentors it pro - Pathology NYU Langone School vided him and its contributions of Medicine with Affiliation at to medicine. Bellevue Hospital Center, the He gave a brief and gracious second speaker in the event’s thank you speech when he was scientific program, addressed presented with the Lifetime the evolution of cervical cancer Achievement Award as his techniques like the Pap test with proud wife, Rallou Zervoudakis, his talk on “‘Cervical Cancer who earned a degree in civil en - Screening: Changes in Screen - gineering at Columbia Univer - ing Guidelines and Screening sity, looked on. Rates.” Anthony Ringos, represent - He spoke about the current ing the Panevoikos Society – Pa - debate over screening guide - panicolaou is from the island of lines and the growing impor - Evoia – echoed Chervenack tance of HPV testing. The in - when he presented the biogra - evitable role of litigation and phy the great scientist whose in - lawyers in the process was also vention, the pap smear, has noted. saved or improves the lives of Elgert also offered “Brief millions through the years and Comments on the Dr. Papanico - whose pioneering work in the laou nominations for the Nobel broader field of screening and Prize,” and noted that between early detection of cancer and 1948 and 1953 the latter was other diseases though analysis nominated 18 times.

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Clockwise from top right: Music teacher Evangelos Hazirglou accompanies the students on key - boards; a restaurant owner shows the new im - migrant a copy of the Na - tional Herald; the dance troupe; five student nar - rate the video presenta - tion of the history of the National Herald; Antonis H. Diamataris congratu - lates student Chrysovalan - tis Mitsianis for his por - trayal of Herald reporter Stavros Marmarinos.

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Dr. Au - could not read the New York person who is a parent would tory…panta axoioi – worthy al - gustinos Sykopoulos, and Agge - Times, and not even the Daily inform, the acknowledgement ways - may you celebrate 200 liki Aga was enhanced by its news,” but the paper kept him of peers is a wonderful thing, years,” he said. musical accompaniment and informed. but there is nothing sweeter Diamataris later noted that narration in perfect Greek by He then turned to the stu - than expressions of appreciation of all the honors he has recently five students. dents and said “it is important from one’s children. experienced, this one was the The audience heard the oft- for you to know” the stories of That is how Antonis H. Dia - most touching. spoken observation “TNH is not the immigrants and the achieve - mataris, Publisher-Editor of The After the Very Rev. Nektarios just a newspaper, it is a school,” ments of Diamataris and the National Herald, and members Papazafiropoulos, Dean of the for its readers, Greek- and TNH staff. of its staff felt during the special Cathedral, led the chanting of American-born, through the The noble stories were told presentation of the schools of Christos Anesti, the festivities decades. that day in well-produced and St. Demetrios Cathedral in As - began with the choir led by School Board President Nick presented skits created by toria in honor of the newspa - Evangelos Haziroglou, which Andriotis, the man who spear - Christina Makrides and Peggy per’s 100th anniversary. delighted the students and headed – against opposition at Simakos. ABOVE: Nick Andriotis, the president of the School Board, led Schools’ Director Anastasios guests who filled the auditorium the highest levels – the creation The first scene consisted of a the charge that made the St. Demetrios high school a reality. 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By Dr. Constantina a gift of a bust of Hippocrates Webber Plaza, the entrance to his fellowship at UTHealth and Michalos and a cutting from his tree on the medical school. Both gifts now serves on the volunteer fac - Kos to the University of Texas symbolize Hippocrates’ teach - ulty of the UTHealth Depart - HOUSTON, TX – I took my first Health Science Center at Hous - ings – the basic tenets and ideals ment of Surgery and on the sur - trip to Greece when I was 13. ton (UTHealth) Medical School. upon which medical students gical staff at Memorial Hermann My mother was afraid of flying, The original tree died cen - are trained today. Medical Group, was instrumen - so we sailed across the Atlantic turies ago, but experts in the “We are honored and grate - tal in working with Papaniko - on the Queen Frederica. I’m not U.S. have produced the first ful that our medical school will laou to secure the gifts on behalf sure that calmed her at all, but DNA barcode of the Oriental share this important piece of of the Hellenic Cultural Center I had a blast. It was like a giant plane that grows on the site and history with the birthplace of of the Southwest and its mem - amusement park floating on that Greeks believe to be its de - medicine,” Giuseppe Colasurdo, ber organizations. Voloyiannis glass. Endless activities, con - scendant. Cuttings from this MD, president of UTHealth and said, “I’m honored to welcome stant food, so many kids my age, 500-year-old tree have been pre - dean of its medical school, said a branch of the Hippocratic Tree so many handsome sailors… to UTHealth. As a member of We docked in Spain and Italy the medical community and a and, finally, Greece. I was ecsta - graduate of Aristotle University tic. The sky was bluer than the of Thessaloniki who took the travel posters promised. The Hippocratic Oath in 1998, I feel Parthenon was regal. The peo - that as the tree grows deep roots ple were even louder and more in the years to come, this will passionate than my family at inspire the future doctors to use Sunday dinner. I loved the af - their ethical conscience and do ternoon naps and evenings in what is morally right for their the park enjoying free concerts patients, as Hippocrates taught and comedic performances. And under the shade of the tree then there were the islands. nearly 2,500 years ago.” My family is from Nisyros, a ABOVE: The planting ceremony of a cutting of Hippocrates’ Yannis Remediakis, president small island in the Dodecanese. tree at UTHealth Medical School in Houston. RIGHT: The plane of the Hellenic Cultural Center The island chain capital is tree of Hippocrates on the Dodecanese island Kos. of the Southwest, said that as Rhodes, known for its medieval the tree grows, it would be a fortress, pistachios, and place of Hippocrates. My great ical career. We would sit in the “dream come true” for new petaludes (butterlifes). Nisyros, uncle, Emmanuel Alexiades, Aesclepion or under the plane medical students to take the on the other hand, was like an lived on Kos, and his adopted tree where Hippocrates taught, Oath of Hippocrates in front of extended – no, a way overlong home was a happy coincidence. and I was transported to a the tree just as physicians did – Girl Scout camp out. No elec - Theio was a physician and, in mythologized past that has be - thousands of years ago on the tricity. No indoor plumbing. No his retirement, spent many come history. Sometimes we island of Kos. harbor. Our ferry dropped an - hours at the Aesclepion, the drove up into the hills and the Nicholas Checkles, MD, a chor out at sea. More handsome temple ruins of the doctor-god villagers would flock our taxi, member of the center’s board of sailors hung a rope ladder over Aesclepios, conducting informal kissing his hands and calling sented as gifts to major medical prior to the ceremonial tree directors and chairman of the the side and led us down the tours. The official guides de - him “savior.” To him, though, it institutions all over the world, planting. “I envision a day when committee for the Hippocrates rungs and into a rocking motor - ferred to his age, his experience, had been an honor and a privi - including the National Library our medical students will be Tree ceremony, said the tree will boat waiting to take us dock - and his charm. He was tall, lege to serve them. of Medicine near Washington able to learn and share medical inspire and serve as a reminder: side, where we would have to maybe just 5’10”, but to me he So it was particularly mean - DC (part of the National Insti - knowledge beneath this tree, “Do no harm. This has become climb up onto land. I expected was a giant. He had silky white ingful to me when the Hellenic tutes of Health – NIH) which holds such significance the first rule of medicine and my mother to refuse to descend hair and a handlebar mustache, Cultural Center of the South - (http://www.bbc.com/news/sci for our profession. should remain the first, I think, the steps, but she was a trooper. and wore white three-piece west and its member organiza - ence-environment-27190148). “Just as the Hippocratic for all time.” I guess coming home after so suits, even in the dead of sum - tions (AHEPA Chapter 59, Mace - According to Georgios Pa - school of thought served as the Eva Valilis and Ioannis Liras, many years away animated her mer. donians of Greater Houston, panikolaou, the Greek Consul, seed for modern-day medicine, both students at UTHealth Med - in ways I could never have But it was those blue eyes, Pancyprians, the HPST and UTHealth is only the second this cutting from the ancient ical School, said these precious imagined. reflecting the Aegean Sea and Ladies Philoptochos Society) medical school in the country to plane tree from the Island of Kos gifts celebrate their Greek her - Another island in the chain sky, that held me as he told end - and the Greek Consulate in receive a cutting from the an - will grow to inspire and guide itage. “It’s a point of pride that that we visited was Kos, birth - less stories about his long med - Houston collaborated to present cient tree and the first to have a medical students through their Hippocrates was the first to es - bust bearing the official likeness training and into the noble, en - tablish how sincere and sacred of the father of medicine. during practice of medicine,” the relationship is between pa - On April 23, during a cere - Colasurdo said. tient and physician,” said mony at the UTHealth Medical More than 100 guests at - Valilis… “Having UTHealth NHM Gala Toasts Work with Field Museum School, officials planted a piece tended the event, including bring a branch of the Hip - of the ancient tree, a gift from many from the Greek American pocrates Tree here reinforces the Consulate of Greece in community in Houston and that” Continued from page 1 Houston, represented by Pa - even a few who traveled from (https://www.uth.edu/media/s panikolaou. The bronze bust of Greece. "By planting the tree tory.htm?id=efe25a03-c075- at the Field Museum. “What's Hippocrates, crafted from the here in this space, we create a 4abb-8b80-a8793d412242). most exciting for me is that this original cast preserved at and li - link and a bridge between the Years after my first visit to is not just another Ancient censed by the Archaeological past and the future, between the Kos, my husband and I returned. Greek exhibit with a bunch of Receipt Fund of Greece by old medical school of Hip - “Theio Yiatro” administered the classical pots. Throughout the Athens artist Dimitrios pocrates and one of the most Hippocratic Oath to him under show, we focus on the individual Housakos, was presented by the recognized health science cen - the plane tree. For every other and how the individual inter - Hellenic Cultural Center of the ters in Texas,” Papanikolaou conversation between them, I acted with others and with the Southwest. The bust sits atop a said. had to do consecutive transla - gods throughout their life,” he marble pillar next to the tree in Theodoros Voloyiannis, MD, tions. This time, the words added. a landscaped area overlooking FACS, FASCRS, who completed spoke for themselves. The upcoming exhibit will in - clude some of the most iconic artifacts from ancient Greece, with over 500 objects from 22 different Greek museums, some of which are being showcased outside the country for the first time. The exhibit follows the “Heaven and Earth: Art of Byzantium from Greek Collec - tions” display featured at the Art Over 700 of Chicago’s Greeks and Philhellenes attend the Na - Institute of Chicago that closed tional Hellenic Museum’s annual gala. May 10th. "This is one of the biggest ex - the NHM to reach out not only and programs that further tell hibitions showing Greek antiq - to the Greek-American commu - the story of the Greeks, Martin The Pan-Pontian Federation of USA & Canada uities throughout the years,” nity in Chicago, but reaching said. “We are grateful for the said Consul General Ioanna out to the Pan-American com - leadership that the our Chair - and Efthimiadou. “Since this is the munity, speaking to them on the man of the Board of Trustees The Asia Minor and Pontos Hellenic Research Center U.S. opening it's very important basis of values and ideas that showed by providing the fund - because it's one of the rare cases are part and parcel of the Amer - ing needed to secure the exhibit invites you to where such a big event is start - ican way of life," said Ambas - and bring it to the Field Mu - an International Academic Conference on ing in the Midwest, especially sador Loucas Tsilas, former ex - seum of Chicago, one of only for a city so well connected with ecutive director of the two stops in the United States,” the arts," she added. Alexander S. Onassis Public she added. “World War I and the Non-Turkish Minorities in the Ottoman In collaboration with the Benefit Foundation in the After its stay in Chicago, the Empire: Armenians, Assyrians and Greeks” Field Museum, the National Hel - United States. exhibit will move on to Wash - lenic Museum will be hosting “Our opportunity to partner ington, DC. To learn more about parallel programming including with the Field Museum is un - “The Greeks: From Agamemnon Thursday, May 21, 2015 & Friday, May 22, 2015 small events and various activi - precedented and a great oppor - to Alexander the Great” and spe - ties associated with the Field tunity to elevate the awareness cial related programs and 3 pm to 9 pm Museum’s hosted exhibit. of the National Hellenic Mu - events, visit fieldmuseum.org “What we will try to do seum by providing thought-pro - and through this program is to allow voking complimentary exhibits nationalhellenicmuseum.org. FREE ADMISSION

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By Theodore Kalmoukos What made this such a diffi - pre-Councils and Councils are first and foremost I would say: cult three years? “The back - coming,” he said. “Patriarchal ‘who am I to judge?’ Whatever MILWAUKEE, WI – Rev. Angelo ground is well known, from Councils and Symposia and orientation, those who take the Artemas is leaving the Annun - your coverage,” he said, “but let other things coming up. I have vows of marriage should honor ciation parish in Milwaukee, WI us leave it at this: the parish has my own opinion but I am curi - the vows of marriage and those after three years of service financial difficulties and has ous to see what comes out of who take the vows of celibacy there. He succeeded Rev. James conflict with the Metropolis of these meetings and symposia should honor the vows of Dokos, who has been charged Chicago.” and Councils. celibacy.” for theft from the trust of a for - He said “the parish is upset. “At the end of the day, I place As for, say, a bishop who is a mer parishioner. Fr. Artemas re - They were hoping that I would a high value what is done at the “practicing homosexual,” then, fused to cover up the problem stay longer.” They are wrongly local level and I think local lay - Artemas says: “I would hope as was the wish of his superiors, interpreting that he was trans - men and priests need to be lo - that his superiors will take up and he sent his correspondence ferred against his will, Artemas cally supported not just by the that issue because again it indi - with the Metropolis Chancellor said, and so they are upset with parishes but also by their hier - cates a lack of respect for Bishop Demetrios of Mokissos the Chicago Metropolis, but in archy so they can do the real lo - celibacy and the monastic ton - to the Attorney General’s Office. general they are upset to see cal work that hopefully builds sure, whether it is with a man In a TNH interview, Fr. him go. the whole Church.” or a woman.” Artemas verified the Herald’s in - Regarding Fr. Dokos, MARRIED BISHOPS MONASTICISM formation about his transfer and Artemas said “there is going to What about restoring the Regarding monasticism, and he clarified that he requested be a trial in early October, I be - Church’s ancient tradition of especially with the Ephraimite the transfer. lieve on October 5th, and I am married bishops? Artemas says movement in the Church and “I am leaving,” he said. “I sure when October comes the “it is a fascinating tradition parishes, Artemas said that “just have been here three years, a parish will be paying more at - and historically, there was a last week, probably one of the difficult three years. I used to tention to that. But right now, time that the presbyter and the most respected monastics of the be in New York in the 1990s and we are at working out our fi - bishop had very similar if not last one hundred years, Fr. Ro - I was very close at the time to nancial difficulties including on parallel roles. I think it may be man Braga of the Romanian Chroepiskopos Alexios and we negotiating with the bank about time to consider older married Archdiocese, passed on to the had an occasion to speak about our mortgage.” Father Angelo Aretmas and a parishioner during Good Friday priests, whose children are eternal life. I had met him nu - a month ago. He offered me to But isn’t this a vibrant, thriv - evening service at Annunciation Church in Milwaukee. older, and who have proven merous times. I had been in his come to his Metropolis in At - ing parish? “That was the per - themselves in parish ministry, to lectures and retreats. It is clear lanta. I requested that from my ception,” Artemas explained, said. “The rest of the story is lis’ reaction to Artemas’ transfer become bishops.” that monasticism is valuable, Metropolis of Chicago and they “but it was a wrong perception. that parish councils and priests request, he said they have been GAY CLERGY honorable and beneficial to the granted the release on May 1st, The reasons are numerous and should work together and keep fair and compliant, and he Where does Artemas stand Orthodox Faith. I think there is for July 1st. I don’t have a spe - they are not for me to enumer - each other accountable. Parish would not speculate as to on ordaining priests, bishops, a danger when monasticism be - cific assignment form His emi - ate.” councils should keep an eye on whether they are relieved. and metropolitans who are comes condemning, judgmen - nence Metropolitan Alexios, but Are the financial problems the finances and keep them - PATRIARCHAL COUNCILS known to be homosexuals? tal, extreme, and fundamental - I am gratefully at his service. He due to Dokos? “It certainly did selves and the priest account - Where does Artemas see the “That is a loaded question,” he ist. If that what is coming out of will let me know within the next make an impact, parish, but it able also.” Greek Orthodox Church in responded. “I will borrow a the Ephraimite monastery, then couple of weeks.” is not the whole story,” Artemas As for the Chicago Metropo - America heading? “I know that phrase from Pope Francis and it is not a benefit to the Church.” Hellenic Classical Charter School Ranked Among Top 10 in New York City

Continued from page 1 – depicting Greece’s powerful extra mile,” and added the only and enduring contributions to sad element of the experience community’s achievement, told civilization. is having to turn students away. TNH the school was for him and The dramatic touches She lauded the staff, includ - the community the realization brought home the lessons to ing “Joy Petrakos the amazing of a dream. adults and children alike. The director of operations,” and Emcee Greg Pappas called space became pitch black; the noted HCCS and she empha - New York State Senator Nicole music and the radiant white sized the special teacher train - Malliotakis to podium and she robes donned by the students ing. was the first to congratulate all evoked the uncertainty of the Capetanakis told TNH “the who made the great day possi - times before the budding of the beauty of HCCS is that is has ble, HCCS Principal Christina Golden Age of Athens, the 5th become a part of a lot of peo - Tettonis not least among them. Century BC, when the City was ple’s lives, and not just in the Tettonis, who is lauded as still scarred by the Persian inva - Greek community… We are one of New York’s leading edu - sion. helping Hellenes but we are aslo cators, praised her team, which The depiction began with the educating a lot of kids at the she said is more like a family. journey of Pericles to the Oracle same time…helping them blos - “They wear so many hats,” and of Delphi. Actress/Writer An - som…but I still get chills when work so hard along with many thoula Katsimatides portrayed I see kids from all races and others to make the HCCS dream the Pythia, Apollos’ priestess. creeds speaking, singing and come true, including its “distin - The statesman sought and re - dancing Greek.” guished faculty.” ceived a vision of Athens’ future He was involved with the So - Applause greeted her refer - greatness – plus hints that 2500 terios Ellinas school 13 years ence to those who spearheaded years later, the day will come ago – he is an alumni – but the the endeavor, especially HCCS when its achievement would be situation was frustrating. “We School Board Chairman Charles reprise and renewed in institu - all know the problems with the Capetanakis and School Board tions like HCCS. economics of parochial schools,” members Nikolaos Leonardos “That day is today,” said a he told TNH, “but James Tam - and Harvey Newman. very young student who pakis of St. Constantine and The entire renovation cost charmed the audience before his Hellen told a group of people $8.3 million and the excellent classmates recited the school about the successful Plato Acad - new facilities include new class - oath and burst into the HCCS The Hellenic Classical Charter School (HCCS) is right next door to the Church of Kimisis tis emy in Tampa “and suggested rooms, a gymnasium and a mu - song with its lyrics “here we are Theotokou Church in the still rising neighborhood of Park Slope in Brooklyn. we should think about that. I sic room that will be enhanced members of a family…and we told him ‘Jimmy, you’re out of by a dance room in September will be the greatest generation stantinos and Carrie Tetonnis. efforts….and of course, our chil - years, from the community to your mind.’” thanks named for Stamatis and the world has ever seen.” They happen to be Christina Tet - dren.” government officials like “But we thought about it, Irene Makrinos. Among the proud and de - tonis’ in-laws, but as the owners WHO WOULDN’T WANT TO Markowitz, and “all the and it made sense,” Capetanakis Everyone associated with lighted speakers were of the apartment Svokos grew BE GREEK? guardian angels.” said. “Fr. Ganas – who is a HCCS, which already has its Capetanakis, Greek Consul up in, they were more than It sometimes takes an out - He then referred to plans for tremendously positive person… 10th anniversary and its second Manos Koubarakis, Kimisis landlords. Like the best Greek sider like Markowitz to put a bigger and better things and his bottom line, like the rest of charter renewal behind it, insist Parish Council President Ange - relationships, such as those con - community’s achievements into shared his vision that the high- us, is ‘how can we help kids,“ - that the best is yet to come. los Mallas, Andrew Gounardes, nected to HCCS, they became perspective: “Who wouldn’t achieving students “will not only Nick Leonardos, and I went to The students are selected by who represented Brooklyn Bor - family, and Svokos honored want to be Greek today?” he ex - promote Hellenism, but will con - see Harvey Newman and that lottery from all over the city, giv - ough President Eric Adams, and them by naming the stage after claimed. tribute to the community and was it…we started the applica - ing a wide swath of New York’s George Svokos, trustee of the them. Gounardes declared to loud even help Greece” – perhaps tion process.” children the opportunity for an Agnes Varis Charitable Trust The youngest of eight chil - applause “I think the play said even as members of Congress. They maneuvered around “a education that will project them which provided $200,000 for dren of immigrants, Varis grew it all. It captured the essence of During the reception that fol - lot of road blocks,” including into the best high schools and a the fine stage that speaks into up in Brooklyn and was the pi - what this school means to the lowed, participants gave HCCS from the Dept. of Education life with broad horizons. the gymnasium which inaugu - oneering founder and president Greek-American and wider com - as a prime example of what can “but now they have now asked The faculty are awed when rated that day. of Agvar Chemicals Inc. and munity.” be accomplished in the commu - us to replicate ourselves,” and students come back to thank Marty DiPasquale, VP of the Aegis Pharmaceuticals. She was Still in awe over the students’ nity with leadership and vision. people are talking about taking them, solidified by Hellenic values HCCS student government, “I renowned for her philanthropic, presentation, when Capetanakis Effie Lekas, a founding mem - the formula to Washington and inspired by the contribution hope you enjoy this day as much political, and cultural endeavors was summoned to the podium ber of the Board, said HCCS “is Heights, Corona, and so Greeks through the ages. as I enjoyed being here for nine and donations. and he called up the Board. He the culmination of the efforts of Sheepshead Bay - and even es - The highlight of the morning years.” Angelos Mallas, the PC Pres - summarized the history of the 10 years of what I call the tablishing a High School. was a theatrical presentation by Svokos spoke with emotion ident of the Kimisis parish, con - school “that began 13 years ago Dream Team…people who have “It’s a win-win, for the stu - the students – written by Petros about Ms. Varis, and “two hum - gratulated the leaders and the with some conversations” and put the needs of the children dents, for the parish, everyone,” Fourniotes and Georgia Kopani ble and caring people…Kon - parents “for their tremendous cited its supporters through the ahead of their own and go the Capetanakis said. Greek Woman Accused of ISIS-Like Terrorism

Continued from page 1 lentzas showed the UC photos States,” according to the com - of the terrorists involved in the plaint. “Velentzas stated that at - cooker as a present, and joked 1993 World Trade Center bomb - tacks on ISIS were tantamount about cooking something in the ing, and said the attempt was to attacks on her own state.” pressure cooker, then laughed largely unsuccessful because the Velentzas told the UC that and added, ‘food’ – a reference men involved unwittingly the targets of the terrorist at - to explosive materials.” She also shared information with under - tacks should not be civilians. As told the UC that "if we get ar - cover government officials. the complaint alleges, Veletnzas rested, the police will point their Velentzas also told the UC said that “so much time and ef - guns at us from the back and that “she had seen a speech by fort is spent on studying, it is maybe from the front. If we can Presedent Obama about bomb - better to go for the enemy di - get even one of their weapons, ing ISIS and that she was dis - rectly rather than people who Skelos Resigns we can shoot them. They will gusted by the United States and are getting drunk or running in probably kill us but we will be hated living in the United a marathon. Velentzas stated As NY Senate martyrs automatically and re - that it would be better to attack ceive Allah's blessings." ‘the head, the neck, the shoul - Majority Leader, The findings, by the FBI’s ders’ of the ‘snake’ (i.e., enemy), New York Joint Terrorism Task referring to those who would Force (JTTF) revaled that Sid - harm Muslims, but not ‘the Amid Charges diqui shares similar jihadist tail.’ Based on subsequent con - views. She wrote a poem in versations, particularly regard - Continued from page 1 2009, the complaint alleges, ti - ing the December funeral of tled "‘Take Me to the Lands slain NYC police officer Rafael prosecution’s contention that Where the Eyes Are Cooled.’ Ramos, the UC concluded that Skelos extorted money because The poem calls for its readers Velentzas thought that an offi - he wanted to provide for his to engage in violent jihad and cer’s funeral would be the ideal son. to destroy enemies of Islam. For place to detonate a bomb and On May 13, the top three of - example, thus kill several hundred law en - ficials of New York state govern - Siddiqui wrote that she forcement officials at a time. ment – Flanagan, Assembly ‘drops bombs’ as she swings on ABOVE: A courtroom sketch of Greek-American Noelle Va - “Killing a police officer is easier Speaker Carl Heastie (who re - a hammock and ‘hits cloud nine lentzas (L) and Saudi-born Asia Siddiqui. They are friends, ex- than buying food,” she said. placed Silver), and Governor with the smell of turpentine, roommates, and allegedly ISIS-inspired terrorists. RIGHT: Prosecutors asked for two Andrew Cuomo gathered be - nations wiped clean of filthy Greek-American Noelle Valentzas was arrested on charges of more weeks before the women's hind closed doors for the first shrines.’” conspiracy to use a Weapon of Mass Destruction. next court appearance, the AP time since the Senate picked In recorded conversations by reported, telling a judge that the Flanagan to succeed Skelos as the FBI, Velentzas discusses an tions Siddiqui to be careful to YouTube videos about how to case was complex and involved its leader. avid interest in learning the “sci - speak in a low voice, because make a bomb, because the au - a very large amount of evidence. Flanagan said the meeting ence” of bombmaking. Ironi - the government might be listen - thorities might be tracking their Valentzas and Siddiqui are next focused on priorities for law - cally, while being recorded by ing, and also warned her to be Internet activity. scheduled to next appear before makers before their annual ses - the government, Velentzas cau - careful when looking at Also quite ironically, Ve - a judge on May 20. sion ends next month. THE NATIONAL HERALD, MAY 16-22, 2015 FEATURE 7

ALL HISTORY For Your Viewing Pleasure: Your Personal Greek-American Film Festival

By Steve Frangos TNH Staff Writer

CHICAGO- Anyone can have their own Greek-American film festival. Naturally, it will take some time to locate these films. And not every film I am about to identify is readily available or cheap, but as you will find, the vast majority are relatively inexpensive. The real trick is to know which films exist and which include Greek-American actors as featured performers. I should quickly add that docu - mentaries on Greek-America are as available as any work of cin - ematic fiction. Television pro - grams dating from the very mo - ment of the debut of this medium in the United States are also available for home viewing. Hard working Greek-American actors have appeared on televi - sion since its very inception. As ever experienced shopper knows once you have identified which item you wish to buy the next step is to wait for a sale. Various surveys and refer - ence books exist so that anyone Numerous American films containing Greek elements include Swing Your Lady, A Dream of Kings, and The Eternal Return of Antonis. wishing to see a Greek-Ameri - can themed film, documentary could locate at the time. I am ary 16, 1962. Peter Falk plays each. That these very same VHS gung-ho, no-holds-barred sol - Hepburn that also features a or see the performance of a spe - happy to say this report, which the main character of Dimitri tapes used to be $20.00 a piece dier fighting a personal vendetta cameo of Babe Zaharias. Now cific Greek-American actor can was as detailed as I could make Fresco, a Greek American, who shows how quickly technology against the Germans. He orders be aware that not every film I do so without too much diffi - it at the time, is now dated. must deliver a truck load of devalues well-made products. Lt. Hanley and his men to join watch turns out to be a winner. culty. For those who have their tomatoes to market or lose his Many more frugal readers him and they attack a heavily- In January 1938, Humphrey The Greek-American image own favorite Greek-American family produce business. Along among you may also be aware guarded German depot.” Bogart starred in the Swing Your in American Cinema project ini - actors, a truly astonishing ref - the way he meets a pregnant that your local neighborhood li - Aside from Savalas singing Lady. Aside from Bogart the sup - tiated by Dan Georgakas and en - erence work is Total Television: hitch-hiker played by Inger braries are also prime sources the Greek National Anthem as porting cast includes some the couraged by Vassilis Lambropou - A Comprehensive Guide to Pro - Stevens and his troubles soon for films. Again, those who fre - his jeep assails the Nazi forces most prominent actors of the los surveys dozens of Hollywood gramming from 1948 to the Pre - begin. I recall seeing this quent public libraries may be we also see one of the largest day such as Frank McHugh, Nat films that present a Greek or sent (1991; with a Revised Edi - episode as an extremely young saying, that they can simply or - (if not the largest) gathering of Pendleton, Penny Singleton, Greek-American character or tion, 1996) by Alex McNeil. boy because I was especially der through the Inter-library Greek-American character ac - Allen Jenkins and even a walk theme. The idea for this survey There is an index providing an shocked (hey, I was ten years Loan System copies of any film tors ever gathered into one TV on part by Ronald Reagan. With came out of an article Georgakas alphabetical listing of actor’s old) that Falk’s character, after they wish. In this way, they are episode: John Aniston, Athan Bogart playing wrestling pro - wrote for Cineaste magazine in names. Every individual televi - just managing to drive his truck obviously able to view a film Karras, Peter Bravos, and moter Ed Hatch we find him ar - which he “noted that European sion show McNeil could locate over a damaged bridge, kissed without having to purchase a George Michaelides. ranging matches for his wrestler ethnic images (not just Greeks) for any given actor, say Alexan - a small icon of the Virgin Mary copy. However, the current eco - While I have so far restricted Joe Skopapoulos. Based on a were largely absent in Holly - der Scourby, Nick Dennis, hanging from his rearview mir - nomic situation has forced many my survey here to Greek-Ameri - stage play the film includes hill - wood films. The only exception Olympia Dukakis, and Telly ror while telling her something libraries around the country to can films on occasion I have billy music scenes and a mind - to that rule is the Irish.” Savalas, among others, are to the effect that she was beau - eliminate their participation in even purchased Greek films. The less plot. What could have been Georgakas and his band of cited. By knowing the individual tiful. In 1962, Falk won an this exchange system. Still, it is recent The Eternal Return of An - a film about the real life of colleagues’ ultimate goal was to episode and program’s name Emmy Award for his perfor - an avenue worth investigating. tonis directed by Elina Psikou wrestlers in the 1930s is nothing come up with as complete a sur - one can easily place an order mance in this episode. Let me just cite a few exam - was available in the printed sales but a waste of time. vey of films as possible where for any program their wish. Mc - Now I must confess that re - ples of Greek-American films circulator of Oldies.com and As with all things important they identified “how Greek Neil was something of a pioneer cent developments in technol - and television episodes I have given the price I ordered a DVD cinematographic history lies in Americans are depicted in Amer - but today there are several such ogy have escaped me. I have found over time. Keeping in copy. Films such as Down to the the eye of the beholder. Now as ican films. I wanted to see if any reference books. seen various films in their en - mind that there are many, many Sea (1936) and Beneath the 12- any dedicated American con - thematic emerge that involve Now there are specialty sites tirety on my computer via the others I am simply citing these Mile Reef (1953) both set in Tar - sumer can tell you hunting for sex, chronology, foreign affairs, for ordering films such as ama - Internet. My brother and one of to illustrate which films and pro - pon Springs, FL or the television sales will always save you and the like. I commenced the zon.com and oldies.com which my godbrothers has been trying grams a haphazard collector has series My Big Fat Greek Life can money. Just as ignoring sales project without any precon - I have found very useful in lo - for some time to get me to view managed to locate over time. be found on sale for less than will always tend to cost you ceived notions of what these cating even the most obscure films for free and for pay on the One of my all-time favorites six dollars. money, in the end. Still, in the themes might be.” No other pre - Greek-American films. Given the Internet. But I have only exper - TV episodes is Telly Savalas in I recently located brand new end, nothing is stopping you vious bibliography similar to this current cultural and commercial imented with this new manner the Combat! program entitled DVD copies of, A Dream of Kings from exploring the full range of effort had ever been conducted. trends searching the Internet for of viewing old films and televi - Vendetta. First aired on Septem - and The Greek Tycoon, both fea - characters, stereotypes, actors You can see this project’s ulti - the titles of specific films is an - sion programs. Undoubtedly ber 22, 1964, this episode, as turing Anthony Quinn as the and films that showcase Greeks mate findings at the following other avenue to systematically one of the reasons, if not the we learn on the back of my VHS central Greek character, for just and Greek life in the United website: lsa.umich.edu. explore. primary factor, in my being able copy showcases events: “When a few dollars each. Several films States. Quite literally anyone The Lost History of Greek I have been seeking out and to buy VHS and DVD copies of it appears Lt. Hanley and his I managed to find at thrift shops who can but afford to buy them American Documentary Film, ordering Greek-American films old films and TV shows (at ex - men are about to be overrun by for a dollar or less each were can see virtually any such film based on a series of articles I for some time and I thought tremely reduced prices) is be - attacking Germans, they are Martin Scorsese’s The Last ever made. All you need do is wrote in 2007 on Greek-Ameri - about writing this account when cause with the advent of Blu- miraculously saved by a Temptation of Christ (DVD), a search and you will find in one can documentaries can be found I finally managed to locate a ray and Internet viewing these squadron of fast moving jeeps VHS copy of the Twilight Zone format or another any and all on the Preservation of American VHS copy of The Dick Powell older forms are now nearly ob - with mounted machine guns. episode Living Doll with Telly of the Greek-American films and Hellenic History website Theatre episode entitled “Price solete. At a local bookstore I am The squadron of jeeps is com - Savalas playing the lead and Pat actors ever released. (pahh.com). This survey in - of Tomatoes” (Season 1, able to buy VHS tapes (many manded by a Greek Colonel and Mike (1952) starring cluded every documentary I Episode 17) first aired on Janu - never been played) for $.50 named Kapsalis (Savalas), a Spencer Tracey and Katherine [email protected]

GREEK AMERICAN STORIES

Island of the Sun

By Phylis (Kiki) Sembos the early Aegean ruins of a civi - cious and all kindness, she in - ine! In this less hurried, tranquil as long as needed. In fact, she’d both Kyria Frosso and her neigh - Special to The National Herald lization that had influenced the vited me to sit with her on her place Kyria Frosso and her love it! I awoke, realizing it was bor a fond goodbye. “Please world. I felt my heart flutter as patio, happy to have someone neighbor lived not much differ - only a dream – a lovely dream. come back,” she told me, wav - When the Hydro boat landed I attempted to read the ancient Greek to talk to. She brought ently from me. But, as I looked Four days later, the hydro ing. Maybe – if dreams come in Delos I was so glad I’d not Greek letters carved into the tea and Koulourakia and we toward the turquoise sea at the boat arrived on time and I bade true. forgotten my sunglasses. The sandstone. talked. A neighbor came to join distance, the cloudless sky and sun was so intense that even No wonder Homer, Euripides, us. As we conversed I realized felt the soft breeze off the with sunglasses I needed to Aristophanes and Sophocles’ that their problems were not Aegean, I realized that beauty, shade my eyes with my hand. imaginations ran wild. They much different from my own, anywhere, is a glorious gift of Golden rays bathed the island, were wise. Like Sophocles said, health-wise and economical. nature. But, here, in this sunlit birthplace of the God of Light. “Wisdom is the supreme part of Kyria Frosso, a widow, made place, where beauty abounds I It was November and my happiness.” The sea, the sun, the her income renting to tourists am forced to admit, though I thoughts fled back, just for a climate inspire. No wonder in the summer months, selling may be wrong, that Kyria second, to my house in New Jer - Greece didn’t experience an In - her vegetables to local taverns. Frosso’s life seemed less frantic sey where fallen leaves and gar - quisition, the guillotine, Bubonic The neighbor had a store that than my own. den debris awaited me. Here, I Plagues and religious weirdos! sold souvenirs. They both told Perhaps, she knew how to felt a languid peace. Looking On my sneakered feet I walked of having encountered a few live more tranquilly than I. Yet, around, townspeople went from the rim of the island, as far as I troublesome tourists – drinking, the beauty that surrounded me place to place unhurried, where could go with the aquamarine being less polite or messy. The nearly overwhelmed. So much www.GreekKitchennyc.com they breathed more easily now sea beside me, observing homes neighbor had a niece in Canada. beauty! Aristotle said, ‘Beauty is that most of the tourists had meticulously painted white, bal - They exchanged letters, occa - better than all the letters of rec - gone. The little tavern overlook - conies where bougainvilleas sionally. In one of them she had ommendation of the world’. Al - ing the sea served a lovely salad blazed scarlet even in November, been invited to go there. But, though, usually, I have trouble of tomatoes, green pepper, red windows were adorned with cut she had no desire to visit her sleeping I had no such problem onion, and globs of feta bathed work or hand embroidered cur - even though the niece offered that night. In fact, I dreamed in olive oil and a fish smothered tains and panes that sparkled to pay all travel expenses. Both that the Hydro boat wasn’t com - in lemon juice and garlic served with cleanliness. the neighbor and Kyria Frosso’s ing due to engine trouble and I with rice. I paused at a boutique, hop - health seemed generally good had to wait days until the boat Back home, no matter how ing to find curtains like those although both were afflicted was fixed. Instead of disappoint - many varieties I tried, none I’d seen. But, the sizes would with arthritis – like me. Both ment I remember feeling elation. could ever attain the flavor of not serve any of my windows. I raised vegetables like I did and In my dream, Kyria Frosso apol - the tomatoes I’d had in that headed back to where I was to we shared similar apprehen - ogized for the inconvenience. salad. I was not yet two hours stay the night. Kyria Frosso, sions. Suddenly, the realization She said, she knew I’d be anx - in Delos and that salad en - whom I had contacted through that people, everywhere, are no ious to return to my home deared me to the place. I wish I a friend before arriving, had my different from ourselves brought where, in America, I had every could store a few tomatoes to small, neat room ready, very a satisfaction. Suddenly, I felt a comfort and convenience. She take home. Then, I went to see typical island style. Smiling, gra - kinship with the world. Imag - said I could remain with her for 8 THE NATIONAL HERALD, MAY 16-22, 2015

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Upon completion of her haroolis of Phoenix, AZ, 274356/1 9459 and Areti (Phousias) Paparisis. bachelor’s degree, Joann passed Stephen Zaharoolis and his wife Notice of Formation of FISCHER FLOOR Joann came to the United the state teacher’s examination Carrie of Chelmsford, and PLANS LLC. (DOM. LLC) Articles of Organiza - LEGAL NOTICE tion filed with the Secretary of State of New States with her family in 1954 and completed her career as a Michael Zaharoolis and his wife York (SSNY) on 02/05/15. Office location: IRAM LLC. Art. of Org. filed w/ SSNY 1/12/15. Kings County. SSNY is designated as agent of Office in NY Co. SSNY designated for service of settling in Lowell and attended special education teacher for the Alycia of Clearwater, FL. Joann process and shall mail to Reg. Agent: Corporation Lowell Public Schools. Joann City of Lowell teaching at the is also survived by her loving the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: Service Co, 80 State St. Albany, NY 12207. was the loving wife of George Sullivan and Butler Middle Grandchildren Christopher Za - Seth Mulvey, 240 Jefferson Street 3R, Purpose: Any lawful activity. S. Zaharoolis for 52 years. Schools. haroolis and Nicholas Zaharoo - Brooklyn, NY 10237. Purpose: Any lawful 274350/18796 Joann was a graduate of Joann was an active member lis and two sisters Catherine purpose. LEGAL NOTICE Lowell High School where she at the Holy Trinity Greek Ortho - Garas and her husband George 274398/19500 Notice Of Formation, ANTLIA CAPITAL LLC. served as a Girl Officer. After dox Church in Lowell. Joann and Mary Mourtzinos and her (DOM. LLC). Articles of Organization Filed with high school Joann attended was active in several organiza - husband Perry, all of Lowell; and LEGAL NOTICE Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on Lowell Hair Academy. Later in tions. She was a member of the many nieces, nephews, and Notice of formation of Montur Family Pizzeria 03/17/2015. Office location: Kings County. SSNY LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail life Joann attended Middlesex Church’s Ladies Philoptochos cousins. copies of any process served against the LLC to: Community College where she Society and the Daughters of For condolences or direc - of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/18/2015. Office located at Nassau County. SSNY has been Murat Omur, 863 45 Street, Floor 1, Brooklyn, NY received an associate degree. Penelope, as well as Sons and tions, please go to www.laurin - designated as agent of the LLC upon whom 11220. Purpose: any lawful Purpose or activity. She continued her education by Daughters of Kastraki, the Pan Giannoula Zaharoolis funeralhome.com process against it may be served. The post office 274372/19470 address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process served against the LLC at 658 Sunrise Highway, Baldwin, NY 11510. Purpose/character of LLC: Any lawful purpose. LEGAL NOTICE 274390/19493 DEATH NOTICES Notice Of Formation, ROBINSONGAL43 LLC. LEGAL NOTICE (DOM. LLC). Articles of Organization Filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on BANEY, HELEN HILLAS and Helen Greek Orthodox working to bring the family to other scientists cited his work Notice of Formation of BLACKJADEDWOLF 12/19/2014. Office location: Nassau County. n LLC. (DOM. LLC). Articles of Organization SSNY designated for service of process. SSNY MODESTO, CA (From the Church, where she served in America. Dimitri was a founding more than 130 times — as well filed with the Secretary of State of New York shall mail copies of any process served against the Modesto Bee, published on May many areas. She loved to sing in member of the Pellana Society as books in English, Greek and (SSNY) on 08/22/14. Office location: Kings LLC to: c/o: United States Corporation Agents, 7) – Helen Hillas Baney the choir and was a member of of Stamford, CT and an active Spanish. His research focused on County. SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC Inc. 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY upon whom process against it may be served. 11228. Purpose: any lawful Purpose or activity. March 7, 1930-May 2, 2015. He - the Ladies of Philoptpchos Phil - member of the American Hel - the chemical processes behind SSNY shall mail copy of process to: Shevon len Hillas Baney passed away at anthropic Organization. In 1960 lenic Educational Progressive As - Green Revolution initiatives to in - Collins, 49 Erasmus Street, 2D, Brooklyn, NY 274380/ 19477 the Alexander Cohen Hospice Angela and Costa scheduled a sociation. He was also a longtime crease agricultural production 11226. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 274384/19491 House on Saturday, May 2, after trip to fly to Greece to adopt a supporter of the Greek Orthodox worldwide. Among his various FUNERAL HOMES a short illness. Helen was born baby. TWA Airlines unexpectedly Church in both Stamford and explorations were the promise of LEGAL NOTICE in the coal mining town of went on strike, so they decided Danbury, CT. He worked as the the cassava root as a major global NOTICE OF FORMATION, P&P estates, LLC. Mohrland, Utah on March 7, to take the trip by boat all the Production Control Manager for food source, physical factors con - Articles of Organization Filed with Secretary of APOSTOLOPOULOS State of New York (SSNY) on 03/04/2015. Office Apostle Family - 1930, to John and Mary Hillas, way to Greece. Despite Angela's the Kanthal Corporation and tributing to the optimal refine - location: Nassau County. SSNY designated for both immigrants from Greece. In extreme fear of drowning, since Plant Manager for Kanthal in ment of olive oil, and the role service of process. SSNY shall mail copies of any Gregory, Nicholas, Andrew - 1939, Helen moved with her she didn't know how to swim, Cinnaminson, NJ. In 1973, he and extraction of natural food process served against the LLC to c/o: THE LLC, Funeral Directors of family from Hiawatha, Utah to she put her fears aside and spent opened his first of many restau - colorants. During his tenure at 87 Georgia Dr., Syosset NY, 11791. Purpose: any lawful Purpose or activity. RIVERDALE Modesto, California, where she many weeks on the ship, just to rants, beginning with the "Coun - MSU he traveled widely to speak 274370/19467 FUNERAL HOME Inc. graduated from Modesto High be able to get her baby. At the try Pizza Inn" in Danbury, CT. at conferences and taught hun - 5044 Broadway LEGAL NOTICE School. She held the position of orphanage they chose a six "Dimitri's Pizza" was opened in dreds of graduate and under - New York, NY 10034 Accounting Supervisor in the Of - month old baby girl named 1985 in New Milford, CT and be - graduate students from around (212) 942-4000 fice of the Treasurer and Tax Col - Maria, because Angela said that came a popular local family des - the world; many remained in Notice of formation of JONNY HIRSCH MUSIC LLC a (DOM. LLC). Articles of Organization filed Toll Free 1-888-GAPOSTLE lector for Stanislaus County for every time they went into the or - tination. He is survived by Inge, close contact with him through - with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on almost thirty years, retiring phanage Maria would squeal at his loving wife of 50 years, his out his life and invited him to 03/31/2015. Office location: Kings County. SSNY CONSTANTINIDES is designated as agent upon whom process against FUNERAL PARLOR Co. March of 1998. A devoted the top of her lungs. Angela's children; Peter, Thomas, their home countries for teach - the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process daughter, loyal sister, doting aunt greatest joy in her life was loving Stephanie and David, grand - ing, lecturing and consultation. to: Jonny Hirsch Music LLC, 80 Meserole Street, (718) 745-1010 and kind friend, Helen will be and spending time with her daughter, Anastasia and daugh - During his retirement Perry con - Apt. 4C, Brooklyn, NY 11206. Any Lawful Services in all localities - Purpose. Low cost shipping to Greece deeply missed by all who had the granddaughters, Nicole and Jas - ter-in-law, Cheryl; two sisters; tinued to write, speak and con - 274363/19466 honor to know her. She was an mine! Whenever they would call Katina, Helen, and a brother, An - sult on food chemistry. He gave easy going, warm and caring per - her "Iyah!" she would beam from gelo. He is predeceased by his several lectures in Indonesia and LEGAL NOTICE ANTONOPOULOS son, who embraced life and ear to ear, overflowing with joy! brothers, Nikolas, George, and was recognized for his consulting FUNERAL HOME, INC. loved to have a good time. Helen Angela loved music and could sisters, Dina, Maria, and little work with the Greek food indus - Notice of Formation of Y&F FAMILY LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) Konstantinos Antonopoulos - will always be remembered for play the piano by ear. She loved Maria. He will be missed by ex - try. The University of Athens be - on 03/31/15. Office location: Kings County. Funeral Director her sweet smile and sunny per - to sing, cook and serve her fam - tended family and friends in the stowed on him the prestigious ti - Princ. office of LLC: Joel Frankel, 74 Ross St., Apt. 38-08 Ditmars Blvd., sonality. She had a gift for gar - ily and friends. She loved her United States, Germany and tle of honorary professor. Outside 5-F, Brooklyn, NY 11249. SSNY designated as dening, but was most happy nieces, nephews and cousins Greece. He lived his life with im - his professional interests, he and agent of LLC upon whom process against it may Astoria, New York 11105 be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at (718) 728-8500 spending time with her large ex - very much! The times she spent mense love for his family and Georgia traveled extensively, the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: Any lawful tended family, especially the chil - with them brought her much adopted country; may his mem - spending winters at their second activity. Not affiliated with any dren, who she showered with happiness! Angela will always be ory be forever eternal. FUNERAL home in Athens and summers at 274355/17976 other funeral home. unconditional love and support. loved and remembered for her NOTICE: Services will be held at their cottage on the Greek island Helen was very proud of her servant heart and her endless 11 a.m., Thursday, May 7, 2015 of Naxos with their children, their Greek heritage, and particularly dedication to her family! Angela at FINNERTY & STEVENS FU - families and their beloved ex - TO PlACE yOUR ClASSIFIED AD, CAll: (718) 784-5255, appreciated the opportunity to is survived by her daughter; NERAL HOME in Great Barring - tended family in Greece. While ExT. 106, E-mAIl: classifieds@ thenationalherald.com travel to Crete, the beautiful is - Maria of Great Falls; grand - ton, MA. Burial will follow at Perry remained intensely curious land where her father was born daughters Nicole and Jasmine Elmwood Cemetery in Great Bar - about all things scientific, he also and raised. She was an active Acord of Great Falls, brothers rington. In lieu of flowers, dona - turned to artistic pursuits. He member of the Greek Orthodox Harry Cladouhos of Washington tions may be made to Hospice took up poetry and painting, and ther, Grandfather, Brother, Uncle, profit. He immigrated to Kala - Church of the Annunciation, par - D.C. and Peter (Doris) Cladouhos Care of the Berkshires through along with Georgia was a de - Godfather, Educator and friend. mazoo in 1951. Pete enlisted in ticipating in the choir, the annual of Great Falls. Angela was pre - FINNERTY & STEVENS FU - voted patron and supporter of In lieu of flowers, the family re - the United States Army in 1955, Greek Food Festival and many ceded in death by her husband, NERAL HOME, 426 Main St., the MSU Wharton Center for Per - quests donations to the Annun - he was stationed in Amberg, other church activities. Helen is Costa Billinis; parents Vasilious Great Barrington, MA 01230 or forming Arts. Perry was a gentle ciation Cathedral Building Fund, Germany. While in the army, survived by her sister Connie and Chrisanthy Cladouhos; and online at www.hcib.org. To sign soul who lived and embodied the 245 Valencia St., San Francisco, Pete earned a Marksman award Bird and brother-in-law Charles sisters Agnes Karis and Catherine the guest book or send remem - values common to Christianity CA 94103. for the rifle and a Good Conduct Bird, her sister Irene Briggs and Thomas. In lieu of flowers, the brances to his family go to and all major faiths — humility, Medal. Pete was very proud of brother-in-law Rich Briggs, her family suggests contributions to www.finnertyandstevens.com. compassion, concern for the hu - n RAMBIAS, MARY his military service and became sister-in-law Mary Hillas, her be made to Peace Hospice Resi - man condition and social justice. NORTH BERGEN, NJ (From the an American citizen after he was niece, Michelle Martinez, her dential Facility PO Box 7008 n MARKAKIS, DR. PERICLES He passed these values on to his Record, published on Apr. 5) – discharged. He met and married nephew John Hillas (and his Great Falls, MT 59406. EAST LANSING, MI (From the children, grandchildren and Mary, nee (Petrakis) on April 4, the love of his life, Julie while wife, Diane), her nephew Bruce Lansing State Journal, published many generations of students. In 2015, of North Bergen, NJ, age she was a waitress at his restau - Joseph (and his wife, Emily Bit - n DIMOU, GEORGE on May 7) – Dr. Pericles Constan - lieu of flowers, a donation to Pro - 88. Marigoula was born on June rant the Char Steak. Over the tner), her nephew John Hillas CENTER VALLEY, PA (From the tine Markakis, loving husband, ject Hope for Greece, a philan - 11, 1926 on the island of Kimo - years, he owned a variety of (and his wife, Anne), her Morning Call, published on Apr. father and grandfather and Pro - thropic effort to assist the needi - los in the Kiklades of Greece. In businesses, including restau - nephew Stephen Bird (and wife, 8) – George Dimou, 87 of Center fessor Emeritus at Michigan State est at this time of economic crisis 1948, she set sail for the land of rants, bars, a wholesale meat Caroline Wadlin Bird), her god - Valley formerly of Yonkers, NY University, passed away on May in Greece, or to Holy Trinity skyscrapers with her newlywed company, and a food delivery daughters Angie Shelton and died on April 6, 2015 at Lehigh 3, 2015. He was 95. Perry is sur - Greek Orthodox Church, would husband Manoli. They lived in service. Pete and Julie had four Sascha Bittner, and numerous Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg, sur - vived by his loving and devoted honor Perry's legacy. Jersey City, NJ with two plates, children: Marlene Stamos, great-nieces, great-nephews and rounded by his family. The hus - wife of 62 years, Georgia two cups, and two forks from Jacque (Jeff) Stamos-Gray, Steve cousins. Remembrances may be band of Stamatia (Kastrinakis) Markakis (Papathanasiou), n RALLY, DEMETRIUS the Five and Dime and they be - (Tasia) Stamos, Effie (Jason) made to the Greek Orthodox Dimou, they were married 56 daughters and sons-in-law Con - DALY CITY, CA (From the San gan their life. From their meager McCarren, all of Portage. Pete Church of the Annunciation or years on March 8th. George was stance Markakis and Michael Francisco Chronicle, published beginnings, they built a lovely also had five surviving grand - the Alexander Cohen Hospice born in Mikri Yotista, Ioannina, Mills of Bethesda, MD, Kathryn on Apr. 16) – Demetrius (Jim) world for themselves filled with children: Betsy (Eric) Stoneb - House. Greece on February 21, 1928, Markakis and Geoffrey Williams George Rally. A resident of Daly faith, love, and compassion for urner of Richland, Julie Stamos son of the late Ioannis and of Rochester, NY, and Anastasia City for 55 years, Jim passed others. Even though Marigoula of New York City, Peter Stamos n BILLNIS, ANGELINE Sophia (Baltouma) Dimou. He Markakis Nye and Ronald Nye of peacefully on April 13, 2015 at did not have a family here, she of Kalamazoo, Christos Gurd of GREAT FALLS, MT (From the was a member of St. Nicholas South Barrington, IL, and grand - the age of 85, surrounded by his created a new family who now Kalamazoo, and Peter McCarren Great Falls Tribune, published on Greek Orthodox Cathedral in children Alexandra, Pericles, loving family. Born March 10, mourns her death but rejoices in of Portage. Finally, Pete had two May 3) – Great Falls Angeline Bethlehem. Survivors: Wife Sta - David, Georgia, Artemis, Bran - 1930 in Kansas City, MO, to the love and wisdom she im - great grandchildren, Brenden Cladouhos Billinis, 92, of Great matia; sons Christos Dimou of don, Cameron and Austin. Perry Greek immigrants, George and parted. She will be sorely missed and Makenna Stoneburner of Falls was embraced in the arms Emmaus and John Dimou, hus - was born in Cassaba, Turkey, near Anna Rally, Jim is survived by his but will live in the hearts of Richland. He was preceded in of our Lord on Thursday, April band of Anna of Center Valley; Smyrna, to Constantinos and loving and devoted wife of 57 those she touched. Marigoula death by his beloved wife Julie 23, 2015 at Peace Hospice in four granddaughters Tia Dimou, Yeoryia Markakis on March 3, years, Helen, his 3 children was a Parishioner, Choir Mem - in 2012, grandson Jay Gurd in Great Falls. She was a beloved Eleni Dimou, Lea Dimou and 1920. In 1922 when he was two George (Melinda), Dean (Tami), ber, and member of the Philop - 1998, and his sister Helen wife, mother, grandmother and Maria Dimou; brother Anastasios years old, his family fled to and Nick (Patty), his 8 grandchil - tochos Society of the Ascension Davilis in 2010. Pete was a de - sister! Trisagion services will be Dimou, husband of Ioanna of Greece, following the war be - dren, Tess and James, Jimmy, Greek Orthodox Church, voted husband, father, grandfa - held on Monday, May 4, 2015 at Yonkers, NY; sister Maria Dimou, tween Greece and Turkey and the Lauren and Chris, Eleni, Dimitri, Fairview, NJ. Beloved wife to the ther, and great grandfather. He 6:00 pm at O'Connor Memorial wife of Gregory of Thailand. Pre - post-World War I partitioning of and Katerina, his brother and late Emanuel (1973). Devoted enjoyed family dinners, spend - Chapel. The funeral will be held deceased by a sister Ellie Koura - the Ottoman Empire. He was best friend John and his wife mother to Katherine DeKranis ing time with friends and play - on Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at hanis. Services: Funeral Service raised in Thessaloniki and served Mary. The family moved to and Niki Rambias. Loving sister ing cards with anyone who 10:00 am at Saints Constantine on Tuesday April 14, 2015 at 1 twice in the Greek Army, first in Greece when Jim was one, re - to Chrisostomos Petrakis and would pull up a chair. Pete was and Helen Greek Orthodox PM in St. Nicholas Greek Ortho - the 1941 resistance against the turning to the United States in Zambeta Marketos. Adored devoted to his faith and was a Church. O'Connor Funeral Home dox Cathedral 1607 W. Union Nazi invasion of Greece when he 1945, settling in San Francisco. grandmother to Mariel and life long member of the Annun - has been entrusted with arrange - Blvd. Bethlehem. There will be was captured and held as a pris - Jim attended Mission High Dean Peter DeKranis. ciation Greek Orthodox Church. ments. Angela was born on July a viewing on Monday from 7 to oner of war for six months on the School and earned his Bachelor's He served in several capacities 31, 1922 in Great Falls to Vasil - 9 PM, Trisagion Service at 8:30 island of Crete. In the subsequent Degree in Mathematics along n STAMOS, PETER on the church council and was ious and Chrisanthy Cladouhos. PM in the John F. Herron Funeral Greek Civil War he fought on the with his teaching credential at KALAMZOO, MI (From the Kala - also a member of the Order of She was the third of five chil - Home 458 Center At Market side of the National Army against the University of California, mazoo Gazette, published on the AHEPA. Christmas was his dren. She attended Roosevelt El - Street in Bethlehem and on Tues - the Communists. Through this Berkeley. He taught Mathematics May 10) – Mr. Pete Stamos aka favorite holiday and he never ementary School, Paris Gibson day from 12noon to 1 PM in the tumultuous time, Perry in 1949 at Oakland High School for 33 Papa Pete, age 79, of Kalamazoo, wanted anyone to ever spend Junior High School and gradu - Cathedral. Contributions: In lieu earned two undergraduate de - years, retiring as the Department Michigan passed away at home the day alone. In the 70's, he ated from Great Falls High of flowers donations may be grees, in agriculture and chem - Head. After retiring from teach - on May 6, 2015. He was born started bringing home customers School, where she was a member made to St. Nicholas Greek Or - istry, from the University of Thes - ing, Jim worked for over 20 years on July 9, 1935 in Achladokam - and employees from the Rex Caf of the Delphian Choir for many thodox Cathedral 1607 W. Union saloniki. Perry first came to the at the American Etc Royal Laun - bos, Greece to Spiro and to have dinner with Julie and years. In 1949 she met Costa Blvd., Bethlehem, PA 18018, An - United States in 1950 as a Ful - dry with his brother, John. Jim Efthemia (Karahalios) Stamate - the kids. When the number of Billinis (who was in the Greek nunciation Greek Orthodox bright scholar at the Massachu - was an avid soccer fan, and to - los, who preceded him in death. people he brought home got to Merchant Marine and was on Church 20th and Hay Terrace setts Institute of Technology. He gether with his brother founded Pete was the youngest of six chil - be too much for their home, leave in Vancouver) at a Greek Easton, PA 18042 or Prophet entered the University of Massa - the Greek American Athletic Club dren. He started his first busi - Julie insisted on opening the wedding in Salt Lake City. Two Elias Greek Orthodox Church 15 chusetts in Amherst in 1951 to in 1949, one of the most success - ness in his village when he was restaurant to serve anyone who Greek family friends introduced Leroy Avenue Yonkers, NY pursue graduate studies. In his ful and prolific soccer teams in only 8 years old. Pete purchased wanted to come for a free meal them and soon after they were 10705. first course, his professor intro - the United States, winning nu - eggs from the older women in on Christmas Day. Later, the free engaged and got married No - duced him to an intelligent and merous local, State and National the village then went to market Christmas dinners continued at vember 12, 1950. Later that year n KOULOGANIS, DIMITRIOS spirited young Greek woman - championships. Jim also served and sold them for a tidy little the Blue Dolphin Restaurant. they moved to Great Falls to take GREAT BARRINGTON, MA the only female student in the as the Treasurer of the San Fran - This was such a highlight for care of her ailing mother. An - (From the Berkshire Eagle, pub - classroom - who would become cisco Soccer Football League, and This is a service him, everyone who walked in gela's faith was the cornerstone lished on May 6) – Dimitrios his great love and partner in life. was inducted into the California to the community. the door was considered a of her life. She was a lifelong "Jimmy" Kouloganes, age 78, Georgia and Perry married in Soccer Association – North, Hall Announcements of deaths friend. Pete inspired his children member of Saints Constantine died peacefully at home in Great 1953. He went on to earn a Mas - of Fame on August 22, 1976. We may be telephoned to the and grandchildren, he believed Barrington, surrounded by fam - ters and a Ph.D. by 1955. Most are eternally grateful for the love Classified Department of that they could be anything they ily, Friday, May 1, 2015. Dimitri of Perry's academic career was and support of the Greek com - The National Herald at desired and he always supported Days and dates of funerals, was born on September 4, 1936, spent as a tenured professor of munity and his friends, with (718) 784-5255, their every endeavor. He will be memorials, and other events di - in Pellana Greece, son of Pa - food chemistry for the MSU De - whom he maintained relation - monday through Friday, dearly missed by his family and rectly correspond to the original nyiota and Panayioti. After grad - partment of Food Science and ships for over 60 years. Jim was 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST friends. In lieu of flowers, publication date, which appears uating from the Gymnasium of Human Nutrition. He was the au - truly blessed with so much love or e-mailed to: memorials may be directed to at the beginning of each notice. Sparti, he immigrated to Stam - thor of more than 100 scientific and friendship. He was a won - [email protected] the Annunciation Greek Ortho - ford, CT and joined his father articles, reviews and papers — derful and devoted Husband, Fa - dox Church. THE NATIONAL HERALD, MAY 16-22, 2015 COMMUNITY 11

(R-L) Matina Botulas, Marianthe Raptis, Efterpe Giatrakis, Amb. George and Anthousa Iliopoulos, Marianthe Raptis was one of the artists exhibiting at the Spring Art Exhibition and Sale of The Manos and Georgia Koubarakis, Maria Theophanidou, Magdalen Mavroudis, Leonidas Gelalis, Greek Artist’s Guild in Astoria. She is also one of the Guild’s founders. Chrissy Maistrelis, Bobby Gelalis, and Maria Bouliakoudi at the Stathakion. Spring Art Exhibition and Sale of Greek Artists’ Guild at the Stathakion

By Constantine S. Sirigos Greece, George Iliopoulos with “This event is an art show Petros Galatoulas, for helping us ble botanical garden in the exhibit an intellectual flavor. TNH Staff Writer his wife, Anthousa, and the that celebrates Greek culture,” with every aspect of this show, Stathakion, but she also loves Gelalis, who has roots in Lar - Greek Consul Manos Koubarakis Mavroudis told TNH.“The mem - and all the members of the guild to paint abstract art. isa and grew up in Astoria, was NEW YORK – The Stathakion and his wife, Georgia. bers of the Guild created an or - for working hard to prepare the She has bachelor’s and mas - joined by his proud parents, Hall of the Federation of Hel - Magdalen Mavroudis is the ganization to unite, help and show.” ter’s degrees from Queens Col - Bobby Gelalis and Chrissy lenic Societies of Greater New president of the organization promote Greek artists and their The artists who exhibited, lege and currently works part- Maistrelis and his sister Kiki. York was filled with fellowship, she helped found with people artistic aspirations on the art along with Mavroudis, included time as an artist and in her The works of Irini Tsiari, a creative energy and the works including community activist scene of New York,” she said. Giatrakis, Raptis, Irene Tsiaris, husband Chris Gardner’s finan - young actress from Athens, were of community artists at the George Delis, Efterpe Giatrakis, Among their goals is to help Matina Botulas, and Maria cial consulting business. also presented but she could not Spring Art Exhibition and Sale Marianthe Raptis and musician with the creation of a Greek art Theophanoudi, who aslo pre - Raptis is from Dolo Pogoniou attend. of The Greek Artist’s Guild on Billy Chrissochos. museum that will carry Greek sented fine jewelry created by in Epirus and she too expresses Her friend George, a mathe - April 25. His rock opera based on and culture to the younger gen - her mother Efstathia Theo - her love of flowers in her art, matician with an appreciation Flowers, faces and places Greek and Byzantine history erations. phanoudi Fragou. adding to the aesthetic of nature for art, was showing her works presented in vibrant colors and premiered on May 3 at Carnegie Mavroudis expressed appre - The canvases of Mavroudis, that predominated, but the sur - depicting nature and religious assorted media made strong im - Hall, manifesting yet another of ciation for all the participants whose love of flowers was born realism Leonidas Gelalis uses to themes created on various me - pressions on the guests, which the powerful artistic streams of and guests “and to the Federa - with her in village of Chrysoho - explore political, mythological, dia including canvas, glass and included the Consul General of the community. tion and especially its president, rafa near Serres, were a verita - and historical themes gave the marble. Hellenic Professional Women Org. Entertains & Informs “In and On” Style

By Constantine S. Sirigos point them in the right direc - TNH Staff Writer tion. “It unlocks everything, like NEW YORK – The best commu - the answer to questions like ‘are nity events are both informative you in the right role, are you and fun, so when Hellenic Pro - maximizing your role, how to fessional Women (HPW), a not- you make an impact on people for-profit organization dedi - in the organization,” she said. cated to career advancement for Frantzis is excited about two Greek-American women re - upcoming events. On June 29 cently hosted an evening of Ioanna Lalaounis will talk about “shopping, styling and refresh - her family’s jewelry museum, ments” at the J Crew store at and she said “we are in the plan - Columbus Circle, there was an ning stages if an incredible educational component. event, a career forum,” on Oc - Ronnie Kratsios, the event’s tober 17. chairperson, told TNH it was de - There will be two sessions, signed to help women put their one featuring a panel of women best foot forward when they sharing lessons learned in their present themselves profession - careers, followed by breakout ally. sessions focusing on different There was a fashion show career development aspects, in - along with informational pre - cluding work/life balance. sentations. “We had stylists Glytsis said the Career Forum speak to us about things to con - is the capstone event for HPW’s sider when putting ensembles year. “We bring tighter leaders together,” and to advise women from many industries for pro - about the fashion component of fessional development,” she the transition from workplace said. to after hours to weekend, Krat - The presentations are geared sios said. for everyone from their The event belies the rumor youngest members just entering on “Mars” – possibly fanned by the work force to seasoned vet - women themselves, that the res - Some of guests who lingered for shopping after the presenta - Columbus Circle pause for a photo with Valia Glytsis (2nd erans who are looking to make idents of “Venus” have some tions at the Hellenic Professional Women event at J Crew at from L) Maria Frantzis (2nd from R). job transitions or becoming kind of fashion sixth sense. mentors to young women. Lizzie, one of the stylists, ex - do. She believes that encourag - told TNH it was the first time president Maria Frantzis, Glytsis see what makes them tick from HPW is in the process of re - plained that “Some women have ing women to leave their com - HPW presented an event that brings her professional expertise the inside out, rather than from launching its mentoring pro - difficulty building looks so we fort zones in general is a good was not strictly professional de - to discussions about how HPW the outside-in.” gram, which will include one- help them get inspired and mo - for life and career and well-be - velopment. “It went great. Peo - can help Greek-American The outside is their obvious on-one and group mentoring. tivated.” ing in general. ple were happy to see a holistic women. role and its requirements in a “We are allowing women who She said women often also The women had a great time side of women’s leadership and Her own company, Paradox company. “We help them un - will serve as mentors to serve consult with her because they and participants received 20 development that included style of Leadership, is a boutique ravel that,” she said, and agrees more than one woman at the want to experiment with looks percent discount – three gift cer - and fashion.” leadership education firm. She that once they get down to who same time who are interested in outside their comfort zones, tificates were also raffled off. Like all the group’s board told TNH “The paradox involves they are, their strengths, weak - the same industry and topics,” which she encourages them to Valia Glytsis, HPW president, members, including founding the challenge of helping leaders nesses and passions, that will said Glytsis. In Top American Restaurants, the “Go-To” White Wines are Greek

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By Constantinos E. Scaros bles (3rd edition, Oxford Uni - versity Press, 1998.) not only NEW YORK – The prestigious describes techniques used to magazine Foreign Affairs, pub - clean them in the decades fol - lished since 1922 by the Council lowing the museum’s acquisi - on Foreign Relations (CFR) has tion, but also sheds a damning revisited the topic of the light on the British Museum’s Parthenon Marbles over the past 60-year cover-up of a 1937-38 few months, first by a piece by “special cleaning” that further James Cuno in the damaged the pieces. In light of November/December 2014 is - this, St. Clair rejects any British sue, and now in a response, “Re - claim of trusteeship over the turn the Marbles,” by Dave marbles, and uses words far Glantz in the current May/June more harsh than mine to de - edition. scribe the damage done to the In “The Case Against Repa - marbles and to the reputation triating Museum Artifacts,” of the museum that has housed Cuno rails against the “cultural them. nationalism” of Greece, Egypt, “Even if no damage had been Iran, Italy, Turkey, and other done to the marbles by Elgin or countries which he says are try - the British Museum, there still ing to mask their current so - is no justification to continue to ciopolitical status in the world ignore demands for their return. by attempting to recapture their Hiding behind legal arguments former glories. to stall any effort to return them Cuno advocates for “encyclo - only diminishes the museum’s pedic museums,” such as the otherwise great reputation still Metropolitan Museum of Art, further. The provenance of the the Louvre, and the British Mu - The Parthenon Marbles were taken from the Acropolis to Lon - century. Dave Glantz emphatically contends that the time is marbles is clear. We all know seum, in which the Parthenon don by Lord Thomas Bruce, Earl of Elgin, in the early 19th long overdue to bring them home. where they came from. Marbles have been housed since “Furthermore, it is important 1817. He argues that such mu - our understanding of the histor - Marbles’ other identity, named stroying their surfaces in an at - as a great and ongoing injustice to consider not only the pieces seums, which juxtapose artifacts ical interplay among cultures,” that to signify that they were re - tempt to whiten them, only to to the people of Greece.” themselves, but the environ - of various cultures from numer - Glantz begins, “but he goes too moved by Lord Thomas Bruce, belatedly realize its mistake and TO TNH’S READERS ment in which they are dis - ous periods of time and geogra - far when he flatly dismisses the Earl of Elgin).” attempt to cover up the damage Glantz, an avowed Philhel - played. Which alternative is phy present a more complete countries’ claims to historical Glantz describes Bruce as it had done,” Glantz writes. lene, also conveyed the follow - more likely to engage and edu - perspective and exemplify the objects as ‘frivolous’ and overly “crudely hacking off the Cuno contended that ing thoughts to TNH, to share cate both the casual and schol - notion that culture is not stag - nationalist. He too easily Parthenon’s sculptures and ship - Greece’s claims to the marbles with our readers: “It was a dif - arly viewer of the marbles: the nant, but in a constant state of brushes aside the moral case for ping them to the United King - in order to restore Parthenon ferent time, with different legal Duveen Gallery’s display of flux. Glantz, in his response, returning objects to the coun - dom,” after obtaining permis - unity are dubious, considering standards favoring colonial these fragments on long shelves strongly condemns Cuno’s rea - tries in which they were first un - sion to do so from the reigning that after gaining its indepen - powers, that facilitated Lord El - set against a dull and monotone soning – focusing particularly earthed – and, in particular, he Ottoman Empire. “Far from pro - dence from the Turks, “Greece gin’s looting of the Parthenon backdrop; or, the brightly lit, on the Parthenon Marbles. is too quick to dismiss Greece’s tecting the sculptures, however, made the Acropolis its national Marbles from 1801-12. But we airy rooms of the new Acropolis “Certainly, as Cuno writes, case for the repatriation of the the British Museum spent years symbol, then removed all non- no longer live in the 19th cen - Museum, with displays designed encyclopedic museums broaden Elgin Marbles (the Parthenon systematically scraping and de - Athenian additions to the tury. I would like to think that for the viewer to actually walk citadel’s buildings, including in this day and age the British around the structure as they remnants of a Byzantine church, government would finally do would the Parthenon, itself eas - an Orthodox and Roman the right thing and return the ily viewable right outside the Catholic cathedral, and a marbles – and in the process, window. mosque.” set an example in short supply “Like me, one need not be THE HERALD SQUARE But Glantz counters that “un - these days of respect for the his - Greek to appreciate the influ - like the churches and mosques tory and sovereignty of other ence of Greece on Western TNH's Crossword Challenge that foreign powers built on the thought. As a young child I was Acropolis, which were subse - “I’m not an activist by drawn to Greek mythology, and quently removed by the newly found it an exciting introduction any means, but where 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 independent Greek government, to ancient history. Any student the mar bl e s are physic ally in te - the Parthenon Marbles of Western philosophy, litera - 12 13 14 15 gral to t he Parth enon itself. Illu - ture, art, sculpture and archi - minating Ancient Athenian val - are concerned, it’s a clear tecture (and cuisine!) knows

16 17 18 ues and stories, they breathe life case of correcting that the world is a far richer and into on e o f the w orld’ s greatest more cultured place thanks to architectural achievements. Vis - an injustice... Greek achievement. Long before 19 20 21 22 23 ible to the people of A thens in ...Bring them home.” I decided to voice my opinion their natural setting for more about the marbles I recall the 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 than two millennia, the marbles countries. It is one thing to pru - vaguely depressed feeling I had now fin d t h emselves 1,5 00 miles dent ly remove for safe keeping when viewing them in the 31 32 33 34 away from home, stuc k in a dim, artifacts in imminent danger of British Museum. caverno us room in the British obliteration -- with the consent, And once I saw the Acropolis 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 Museum , s tarved of context .” of course, of the host country’s Museum, it became obvious to Glantz deems Greece’s call government. But that was not me that Athens is more than up 42 43 44 for re turn ing the mar bles “no the case with Lord Elgin, who to the task of protecting and less fr ivo lo us than th e United was not responding to any presenting the marbles the way 45 46 47 48 Kingdom’s would be had half of emergency but apparently more they deserve. But the immediate Stone hen g e bee n carted away concerned with turning his Scot - reason for me to write my letter 49 50 51 52 by for eign thieves.” tish es tate in to a showplace. He in Foreign Affairs came after He concludes: The Elgin had no higher ideals. He was a what I felt to be a self-centered 53 54 55 56 57 58 Marbles co ntrovers y is a sorry thief. defense by that writer to keep testam ent to the p aterna list ar - “After the British Museum the marbles in London; other - 59 60 61 62 63 rogance of the British govern - purchased the marbles from El - wise everyone would want their ment, whic h continues to claim gin, another round of vandalism antiquities back. 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 that t hese sculptur es are bette r occurred. The marbles, which I’m not an activist by any maintained, displayed, and you can see in the museum’s means, but where the Parthenon 72 73 74 studie d in the Bri tish Museu m Duveen Gallery, were scratched Marbles are concerned, it’s a than they would be in the state- and scraped, with the first ca - clear case of correcting an in - 75 76 77 of-the -art A crop olis Museum, a sualty being the archaeologi - justice. stone ’s throw from the cally priceless remains of the “The marbles were conceived www.CrosswordWeaver.com Parthenon.” original paint, followed by the and displayed in Greek sun - Gla ntz , who i s Director of Re - d estruction of the sculptures’ shine. That is the best way to ACROSS 8 Kimono sash search at Market Conne ctio ns, age -old patina. All of this to sat - appreciate them, just as the 1 Second Greek letter 9 Impressionist painter an independent market research isfy in the most irresponsible Athenians had done for cen - 5 California (abbr.) 10 __ Sax on firm in the Washing ton, DC told manner the public’s ill-informed turies. Instead these nearly 8 Actor Shari f 11 Wanders TNH t hat h e was in sp ired to re - image of what they felt any clas - 2,500 year-old masterpieces lan - 12 Persia 13 Ms. Bacall spond to Cuno’s piece in Foreign sical sculpture should look like guish nearly 2,500 kilometers

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THE NATIONAL HERALD, MAY 16-22, 2015 GREECE CYPRUS 13 Anastasiades to Meet with Akinci as Reunification Hopes are Renewed

NICOSIA – After decades of withdraw from talks only to say “We agreed on a set of mea - frustration, stalled talks aimed he was behind them again after sures which we believe will in - at trying to reunify Cyprus, di - Turkey withdrew the ships, crease maritime safety,” Cavu - vided since a 1974 Turkish in - shortly before Akinci beat soglu said. vasion, were set to pick up again Eroglu in elections, spurring Greece and Turkey have his - on May 15 with new impetus some hope for momentum. torically had strained ties and after the election of a moderate Akinci immediately offered are still at odds over several is - to lead the Turkish-Cypriots, to open the ghost city of Fama - sues, including territorial dis - Mustafa Akinci. gusta and Anastasiades said he putes in the Aegean Sea and United Nations envoy Espen would tell the Turks where land - over the divided island of Barth Eide from Norway said mines in mountains were lo - Cyprus. Akinci and Cypriot President cated as a goodwill gesture and The island was split into a Nicos Anastasiades, who had offer to show sincerity in pro - breakaway Turkish Cypriot reached out to Akinci's prede - ceeding. North and an internationally- cessor, hardliner Dervis Eroglu, Akinci though was slapped recognized Greek Cypriot South was eager to try to find common down by Erdogan after the new in 1974 when Turkey invaded ground and a solution to the Turkish-Cypriot leader said he after a coup by supporters of dilemma that has evaded a raft wanted to be independent of union with Greece. of diplomats, including from the Ankara in negotiations only to “We have good reason to be UN, United States, and Euro - be reminded his government optimistic,” Cavusoglu said. pean Union. gets its budget from Turkey and “This opportunity that we have Eide announced the date af - Erdogan had veto power over needs to be put into good use.” ter hosting a dinner for Anas - any prospective deal. Big differences remain be - tasiades and Akinci, who met GREECE, TURKEY CHIME IN tween NATO allies Greece and for the first time. Each time, The foreign ministers of Turkey who have reached the however, there's been a change Greece and Turkey welcomed a brink of war three times in the in leadership on the Greek and decision by Cyprus’ rival Greek last four decades. Turkish sides of the island there and Turkish communities to re - But Kotzias also said that has been some optimism, only launch stalled talks aimed at re - Greece and Turkey were “ele - to see it dashed. unifying the island, calling it an ments of stability” in a volatile Anastasiades, as was his pre - opportunity that shouldn’t be region. decessor, Communist Demetris squandered. “We delved on how we can Christofias, found himself get - AP PHOTO/PETROS KARADJIAS Greek Foreign Minister Nikos further strengthen this existing ting nowhere with Eroglu, who Cyprus' president Nicos Anastasiades, right, Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci, left, and Kotzias and Turkey’s Mevlut stability,” Kotzias said. “Our the Cypriot leader said was in - United Nations envoy Espen Barth Eide shake hands after a dinner at the Ledra Palace Hotel in - Cavusoglu vowed during a news common wish is for the prob - transigent and unwilling to side the UN controlled buffer zone that divides the Cypriot capital Nicosia, on Monday, May 11. conference to continue to work lems we have in the Aegean Sea compromise, although Turkish- to improve the often-frosty re - to be resolved. We want ten - Cypriot leaders get their march - recognize Cyprus, a member of ships and planes and had Cypriot waters in search of oil lations and said the countries sions there to be reduced.” ing orders from Ankara, now the EU which Turkey wants to thwarted Cypriot reunification and gas and demanded a share had agreed to increase security under Turkish President Reccep join. talks last year when it sent a re - of whatever Cyprus found. and prevent accidents in the (Material from the Associated Tayyip Erdogan, who doesn't Turkey also bars Cypriot search vessel and warship into That led Anastasiades to Aegean Sea. Press was used in this report) Russia Keeps Making Entreaties to Greece: Pipeline, Join BRICS Bank

Continued from page 1 go along with a Western-backed stopgap aid but the Russian in the interview, “is not an eco - after Russia dropped another pipeline. project that would link Europe President now is making a series nomic project” but is “only project to bring energy to Eu - “It is an excellent project for Putin said in April. to natural gas supplies in Azer - of moves to get Greece into his about politics.” rope, called South Stream, be - Greece as it will create a signif - Russia Today said that baijan, rather than agree to a camp and under his influence. Tsipras is eager for Greece to cause the EU wanted Russia to icant amount of jobs,” Mr. Greece has been invited by Rus - gas pipeline project pushed by Before meeting with Greek take part in the construction of share it with other suppliers. Hochstein said. sia to become the sixth member Moscow, the New York Times officials on May 6, the State De - a Greek pipeline to transfer Hochstein said the pipeline The US Embassy in Athens of the BRICS New Development said. partment envoy, Amos J. Russian natural gas from the the US prefers, called the South - said the portion of the pipeline Bank (NDB). The $100 billion Greece is desperate for Hochstein, told the Times that Greek-Turkish border to Europe. ern Gas Corridor project — was crossing Greece would result in NDB is expected to compete money as Tsipras is locked in Greece would increase its ap - farther along in construction, €1.5 billion in foreign invest - with Western dominance and stalled talks with the troika of peal to Western investors — and would involve multiple compa - ment in Greece, generate become one of the key lending the European Union-Interna - would help reduce the EU de - Greece portion of nies, including the British en - 10,000 jobs during construction, institutions and compete with tional Monetary Fund-European pendence on Russian gas sup - pipeline could mean ergy giant BP, and countries in - and provide many millions of the U.S-based International Central Bank that is holding plies — if it declined to play cluding Georgia and Turkey, and euros in revenue each year for Monetary Fund and World back a 7.2-billion euro install - host to a pipeline called Turkish 1.5 Bil. Euro investment it would bring together a series the next quarter-century. Bank. ment until he imposes more aus - Stream that would go through of pipeline projects stretching Hochstein met with Greek BRICS is an acronym for terity measures he vowed to re - Greece. Greek Foreign Minister Nikos from Azerbaijan to Italy, Energy Minister, Panagiotis Brazil, Russia, India, China and ject ahead of winning the Jan. Trying to balance its compet - Kotzias said that the Greek por - through Greece. Lafazanis, who said afterward South Africa, combining a su - 25 snap elections. ing interests in Turkey and tion of the Russian-backed pro - The project is essentially a that there had been a “very es - perpower with emerging na - That has left Greece locked Greece, the US pressed on ject could be worth billions of renamed older venture then sential and honest exchange of tions, the world’s largest democ - out of the markets by prohibi - Athens the need to stay closer dollars to his country. called Nabucco which didn’t in - views,” the Times said. racy in India and countries who tively high interest rates and as to the EU and not be lured by But Turkey and Russia have clude Greece, using Bulgaria as “We want a multilevel and want to get out from under nervous depositors, fearing a Putin, even as Russia is under still not agreed on the Turkish an EU entry point. But Azerbai - independent energy policy that Western influence and have possible default and Eurozone sanctions for backing Russian part of that proposed pipeline, jan subsequently selected other will be formed exclusively on their own bank for develop - exit, have yanked out more than separatists in Ukraine – penal - which means any Gazprom deal routes for transporting its gas, the basis of our national inter - ment. 26 billion euros in the previous ties opposed by Tsipras. with Greece would be meaning - including one that would run est, the interest of the Greek The United States, sensing six months. Hochstein said Moscow’s in - less unless they do. from the Turkish border through people and, of course, the co - Putin’s gambit, is pushing Tsipras went to Moscow to terests were not aligned with Turkish Stream – which Greece and Albania into Italy. operation and energy security Tsipras and SYRIZA to resist meet Putin last month but didn’t Greece’s financial needs. The would bear a different name Work has begun in eastern in our region and in Europe,” Russia’s energy offer and instead come back with any offers of Russian pipeline plan, he said through Greece – came about Turkey on another portion of the Lafazanis said.

AHEPA Trip Shows Ties Between Greece and Diaspora More Important Than Ever

The AHEPA family leadership had productive meetings with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. Clockwise from lower left: PM Tsipras speaks with Phillip Frangos, Supreme President of the Order of AHEPA and Anna-Hellene Panagakos Grossomanides, Grand President of the Daughters of Penelope; Basil Mossaides, AHEPA Ex - ecutive Director is greeted by PM Tsipras; (R-L) Nicholas Karakostas, Phillip Frangos, PM Tsipras, Anna-Hellene Panagakos Grossomanides, and Basil Mossaides.

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Return of the “Grecession” Undercuts SYRIZA’s Bargaining Power with its Euro Lenders

Continued from page 1 now technically back in recession longer be talking about recession pires” in late June, he said. refused to comply with a number liberalize labor markets further less than a year after it emerged but rather a total collapse that The Finance Ministry said of Mayors balking, fearing they and reduce high state funding weeks – triggering a chain of from a downturn as severe as the will have terrifying repercussions that the January-April budget will never get back the money for pensions — moves it has events that could force the Great Depression. on all of Greek society,” deficit was about a sixth the size they need to run their munici - promised to resist. country to leave the euro al - Panagopoulos told The Asso - Panagopoulos said. expected, at 500 million euros, palities. “We must protect workers though EU leaders are working ciated Press that any deal with ANOTHER VIEW while – excluding debt servicing BIG IMF PAYMENTS and pensioners, and protect feverishly to prevent it, fearful creditors must safeguard “funda - But Eurobank analyst Platon costs – there was a surplus of Greece completed a 757 mil - working families whose (in - it could jeopardize the entire mental social issues,” which were Monokroussos said the economic over 2 billion euros, much better lion-euro ($844 million) debt come) has been looted for the bloc of 19 countries. “trampled underfoot” by previ - downturn in the first quarter was than the 290 million euro tar - payment to the IMF on May 12 past five years by ineffective BAD DEAL BETTER THAN NO ous austerity measures that in - less severe than expected, and get. despite a cash shortage in gov - austerity measures under the DEAL cluded income cuts, tax hikes, forecasts slight growth for the However, much of the sav - ernment coffers in Athens. bailout agreements,” Tsipras The head of Greece’s GSEE scrapping of job protections and year as a whole – if the country ings were made through defer - The cash crisis is expected to said. umbrella private sector union, increases to the retirement age. can get a third straight record ring payments for a second come to a head in the next few At a meeting in Brussels on Yiannis Panagopoulos, said the He said an agreement with tourism season, although politi - month in a row and the govern - weeks, with more IMF repay - May 11, Eurozone finance min - country’s drop back into reces - creditors should respect the gov - cal instability has led to some ment stopped paying bills five ments looming in June. The isters said they were still expect - sion, at the most crucial point of ernment’s promises to restore la - travel agents recommending vis - months ago, building a huge government has already ordered ing more detailed proposals the bailout talks, highlights the bor rights and fight new pension itors bring lots of cash in case backlog of overdue payments. local authorities, universities from Athens. German Finance need for a swift agreement “so cuts, but admits he is not opti - the ATMS are shut and the banks The government is desperate and hospitals to put their re - Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble ar - that Greece can remain in the mistic. close for capital controls. for cash to pay its creditors – as serves in the central bank to gued that the atmosphere had euro.” “Our creditors have tough - “Expectations for another well as civil servants and pen - help ease the cash crunch. improved in negotiations but lit - Official flash estimates ened their positions,” he said, record year for Greek tourism are sioners – and last month forced “It is now the turn of our tle had changed in substance. showed that the economy shrank adding that time was lost – and supporting expectations for a local authorities, hospitals and (European) partners to take the The government though has by 0.2 percent in the first three goodwill squandered – with ne - growth recovery in (the second universities to allow it access to steps needed,” Tsipras told min - set aside the notion of having months compared with the pre - gotiations “on terms and names,” half), provided of course that an their cash reserves. The target isters during a five-hour Cabinet early elections or a referendum vious quarter. Following the 0.4 instead of how to restart growth. agreement will official creditors was to raise some 2 billion euros, meeting to discuss the debt ne - to give voters a chance to give percent contraction in the last He said a deal is better than will be reached before the pre - although so far only 600 million gotiations. their opinion on the bargaining quarter of 2014, the country is nothing. “Otherwise we will no sent bailout arrangement ex - have flowed in as many entities Athens is under pressure to tactics and debt deals. 14 EDITORIALS LETTERS THE NATIONAL HERALD, MAY 16-22, 2015

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[Comments by Publisher-Editor Antonis H. Diamataris, on the occasion of the Schools of St. Demetrios in Astoria’s May 12th GEORGAKAS PRESENTS HIS honoring the Ethnikos Kyris-National Herald for 100 years of POINT OF VIEW publication.] Dino, I wonder how you feel about A skit that was staged by the students of the Schools of St. President Obama’s moves to Demetrios in Astoria gave me chills. It was so realistic. normalize relations with Cuba. A young man, the night before he emigrated from Greece, His foreign policy initiatives of - bids farewell to his family and friends. His mother takes off her ten seem inept, but this time he cross from her neck and puts it around her son’s. has made a decision that ap - His father advises him to write to his mother as soon as he peals to the progressives who arrives in America. elected him and business inter - And he, after hugging his girlfriend – discretely – takes his ests that are not usually in his suitcase and departs for the long journey. When he arrives in cheering section. Normalizing New York he goes to a restaurant – where else? There, the wait - relations with Cuba is going to ress calls a Greek from the kitchen to help with the translation. create new jobs in America, “Jimmy” greets him warmly, takes the Ethnikos Kyrix-National lower our trade deficit, and im - Herald that was there, under the counter, and says: "get this prove our global image. newspaper. It will help you find a job and a place to live." An immediate benefactor “What,” he marvels, “you have a newspaper?” “Yes,” he says, will be American agribusiness. “and a good newspaper, indeed.” Cuba has long wanted to buy Times have certainly changed. But the relationship between our agricultural products and the Greek-American community and Herald has not changed. our farmers have wanted to sell. The program presented by the St. Demetrios students in honor This trade has not developed of the 100th anniversary of the newspaper will live with me significantly due to the complex forever. The National Herald could not receive a greater honor banking restrictions that have than the gift the children presented to me. Their performances been in place. These restrictions were so wonderful. are now being greatly eased and Yet with all the the powerful emotions I experienced, a soon there will be in influx of thought seized my mind: yes, indeed, our schools are the hope American foods in Cuba. of the community. They are the incubators of the next generation A related agriculture chal - Cuba? Si! Say Georgakas and Scaros. Georgakas points out the numerous economic benefits of of Hellenes in America. These are the boys and girls who will lenge has been Cuba’s need for lifting the embargo, and Scaros says as long as those are Cuban cigars headed toward the U.S., grow into men and women and will establish – through their new tractors, bulldozers, and not nuclear missiles, he’s ok with it, too. knowledge and convictions – their own identity, and they will other equipment made by com - build new communities and schools when they start their own panies like John Deere and visiting aging parents. This will and what needs fixing,” I see my primary reason for being in families. Caterpillar. Filling this need no longer be a problem. In like four major issues: 1) national favor of lifting the embargo has From the very beginning, the Herald was a strong supporter means creation of more manu - manner, American-born Cubans security; 2) the wealth gap; 3) to do with the first of my four of our schools. During my tenure as publisher, amid the great facturing jobs in America. will be able to make a pilgrim - the national debt; and 4) the main concerns about where our and sometimes tense debate about whether or not the St. Other big winners will be ages to their ancestral homeland poison that passes for food and country is headed: national se - Demetrios High School should be built, the newspaper took the American computer hardware, just as Greek Americans often medication that the FDA legit - curity. right side. We stood on the right side of history. software, and Internet services. do, not to relocate, but to unite imizes and approves. Unless Barack Obama is play - It was not obvious that the resources existed for creating a Only 5% of Cubans currently with relatives and see the places My first reaction to Obama’s ing a highly-sophisticated school. Nor it was obvious that it would have the support of have access to the Internet, one where their parent s were born overture to our neighbor to the sleight of hand – the type of po - parents. Yet more than three decades later, it has been proven of the lowest rates in the world. and raised. South, then, was one of com - litical gamesmanship we haven’t beyond any doubt that the experiment succeeded. That the This is a potential market of mil - This is not an occasion to ex - parative indifference. I didn’t seen in a president since the “crazy” Nick Andriotis was in fact a man of vision. lions of new customers. amine just how wise our Cuba see it making a dent in any of days of Dwight Eisenhower – I wish you could all have been present at the event the other Another historic change is policies have been or how they those four major issues one way then the face value of his lead - day: You would not have believed your eyes. You would have that restrictions on American developed. But objections to or another, so my thoughts ership has seemed meek on the seen that our schools and the National Herald play similar roles. credit cards have been lifted. normalization on the grounds were: “great…whatever…next world stage, particularly vis-à- You see, the newspaper is also a school. It is an academy of in - This assures more Americans that such an act signals approval topic.” Part of me remains frus - vis Russian President Vladimir formation, language, and knowledge. will be using plastic rather than of a government are invalid. trated with Obama as a nego - Putin. Sure he dismisses Russia It was an emotional day for me. I thank every child, every cash for sightseeing, shopping, Diplomatic recognition of a tiator – because it appears that as a “regional power,” but then faculty member – beginning with the Director of the Schools and accommodations. Approxi - country has never meant ap - he simply waits out an impasse again, he once called ISIS the Anastasios Koularmanis – every parent who attended, and the mately 100,000 Americans al - proval of that country’s govern - long enough and then finally “JV team.” Maybe so, but deadly Chairman of the School Board, the aforementioned Nick Andri - ready travel to Cuba each year. ment. It does mean having an gives in. “Ok, ok, we’ll remove aggression is deadly aggression. otis, for recognizing in such an exemplary way, the contributions Currently, tourists have to fly Embassy which allows more our nukes from Europe…ok, ok, For this reason, I worry that that the Ethnikos Kyrix-National Herald has made. out of Canada or Mexico. Amer - eyes and ears on the ground. we’ll work out a nuclear deal Putin might decide to “pull a ican airlines will now be able to Canada and Mexico have with Iran…ok, ok, we’ll lift the Khrushchev” and try to bring take over much of that business, never supported the boycott, Cuban embargo.” nuclear missiles to Cuba again, Decidedly Indecisive which promise to grow dramat - and all of Latin America turned On the other hand, what effectively saying to Obama: ically. In the first few years of against it long ago. European al - good has the embargo really “you’re no Jack Kennedy.” open travel, a million Americans lies such as British, Germany, done? The Cuban people suffer, I couldn’t see Obama (or per - Once again Greece and its partners are meeting in the hope are expected to visit Cuba. Most and France immediately started the Castro Brothers are oblivi - haps his successor, whoever that of finding common ground for an agreement regarding the will fly. doing business in Cuba when ous to it, and the rest of the may be) forming a naval block - country’s acute financial problems. And yet, every time we look, Another set of winners are Castro relaxed his policy regard - world – as usual – doesn’t have ade a la Kennedy to fend off the they seem less and less like partners and more and more like American hotel chains. They ing foreign investments. All the intestinal fortitude to follow Soviet ships. strangers. It is not just that their cultures, ideologies, and policies will now be able to compete for have been baffled by our inabil - our lead. For instance, why Therefore, it is in the United are different. And not only that Greece sincerely refuses to American and other travelers to ity to adapt to changing condi - should I be able to buy Cuban States’ best interests to play grapple with the logic of the policy it has followed so far without Cuba, something their Swiss, tions. Perhaps Obama’s actions cigars in Greece, or in London, nice-nice with the Cubans and gaining positive results. A rationale that basically says “lend us French, Canadian, and British indicate that finally we have be - right off the shelf? Much as I keep them happy, at least until money so we can pay our lenders and avoid bankruptcy.” competitors have done for gun to realize our foreign policy enjoy them, those countries, we get ourselves a president Moreover, it is not just that Brussels believes lending Greece decades. Complementing the tool box is not limited to boy - too, should have joined what who understands that although more money without reforms is a waste of money. The challenge hotel trade will be day visitors cotts, direct attempts at regime should have been an interna - the United States should not by is that Greece’s creditors, the European Central Bank and the arriving on cruise lines. The change, and military interven - tional embargo against Cuba. birthright be the world’s police - International Monetary Fund (IMF), have rules that can be vio - Caribbean cruise business is al - tions. (You may disagree with that last man, somebody’s gotta do it – lated just for a short time but not for too long, and certainly ready booming and this new point, but that’s another matter and right now, there doesn’t not forever. And it also a problem that any confidence each traffic will add to the viability SCAROS RESPONDS for another discussion I’m look - seem to be any viable alterna - side had in the other has been shattered, and the relationships of already busy ports from Dan, from a selfish perspec - ing forward to having with you.) tive. With that in mind, then, have turned into personality conflicts, which is unacceptable. Florida to New York. Eventually, tive, I’m looking forward to be - Upon further reflection, I I’m ok with rolling the dice and, All these things combined have brought Greece to the brink we also will see ferry shuttles ing able to purchase the best now agree with you, that it is as Ricky Ricardo would say: of bankruptcy. Will the country be able to take the next necessary operating out of Miami and Key rum and cigars in the world. But probably best for us to lift the “Why don’t you plan a wonder - steps? West. all kidding aside, I had mixed embargo and normalize rela - ful trip – to Havana, hop on a There is evidence that Greece will avoid – for now – a spec - Cuban Americans are gener - feelings about Obama’s lifting tions. And though I agree with ship – and I’ll see you, in C-U-B- tacular crisis. Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis, for example, ally supportive of Obama’s the embargo – until recently. your logic in the reasons you A!” surprised everyone by announcing that the next installment of plans. Many older Cubans have You see, in the grand scheme state, those factors thereby 750 million euros will be paid to the IMF. Ultimately, though, been vexed by their inability to of “what’s wrong with America strengthening my conviction, WHAT’S YOUR OPINION? who will bend? Greece or the others? Probably both sides will bend a bit so each can declare "vic - tory." They will kick the can further down the road until the Greek government can clarify its position. Perhaps they will re - Observations By Antonis H. Diamataris sort to a referendum that even German Finance Minister Wolf - gang Schaeuble has curiously suggested, allowing him to avoid responsibility. Greece-Turkey Talks, gan. be optimistic. This is an opportunity that "If the Greek government thinks it should hold a referendum, In addition, the encouraging statements we should exploit.” then let it hold a referendum," he said. "It may be useful for the and Questions from both sides have generated curiosity At the same time, encouraging state - Greek people to decide whether they are willing to do what is and questions about the enigmatic devel - ments are being made in Cyprus. necessary, or if they want something different." While our attention is justifiably focused opments and what lies behind them. It is therefore obvious that there is a se - But the referendum has two sides, and therefore could do on the economic crisis in Greece, we might For example, Cavusoglu said during a rious background behind Greek Cypriot af - much damage. learn of some surprises with regard to news conference with his Greek counterpart fairs. Instead, thus, it would be far preferable to form a represen - Greek-Turkish relations. that “we agreed on a series of measures – That is not necessarily a negative devel - tative government focused on national salvation, which could Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias, in for the Aegean – which we believe will im - opment. then make the big decisions. A government that would negotiate Turkey for the May 13 NATO Summit there, prove the maritime atmosphere.” But we have two concerns: First, that differently and carry much more weight. had meetings with the country’s entire lead - While this sounds pleasant, its meaning talks on such important issues with Turkey And then, let Greece’s partners decide finally if the Eurozone ership on his agenda: His counterpart Mev - is not entirely known, so it is logical for given the situation Greece now finds itself will be maintained, and if so, whether to continue to include lut Cavusoglu, Prime Minister Ahmet Davu - questions to be raised. in pose risks. countries such as Greece within it – because decisions to be in - toglu, and after them, Recep Tayyip It is also interesting that both Greece And second, decisions might be taking decisive ultimately run out of steam. These measures would be Erdogan, the President of Turkey. and Turkey “welcomed” the restart of talks place while the attention of the people – good, because the current state of affairs serves no one’s inter - Of course, Turkish foreign ministers meet on Cyprus, emphasizing that an opportunity and the rest of the political world – is fo - ests. with the Greek president when visiting for a solution “is not to be missed.” cused on the economic crisis. Athens, but he is not as powerful as Erdo - Cavusoglu said “we have good reason to THE NATIONAL HERALD, MAY 16-22, 2015 VIEWPOINTS 15 An Unreported Tragedy: The Trouble with Greece, and the Trouble with Germany

Adding to Greece’s Woes There is no question that time the Europeans ment is a good ex - occupation, resistance, and civil Greece owes almost 300 billion had allocated. Mod - ample of what is wars have been the real crises. Euros (EU 299.7) and that the erate reform would sapping the ability Meanwhile, the German per - The failure of Turkish counter - Greek state will never be able to have established a of Greeks to reform spective is culturally and histor - the American press parts load the mi - pay this debt. Although this pattern of success their country. ically at odds with the Greek. to report a human grants twenty at a should be the starting point of and confidence in At best, most The Germans are terrified of in - tragedy engulfing time on to small the negotiations between Greece Greek governments Greek universities flation – the usual means of a Greece should ap - fast boats (appar - and the EU, IMF, and the Euro - of traditional par - are subpar in com - country spending its way out of pall us. An average ently assisted by pean Central Bank, talks continue ties by all parts of parison to their a depression. In the early 1930s of 200 illegal mi - the Turkish coast to revolve around perceptions. Greek society. Western counter - inflation crippled Germany, grants land in guard) for journeys The German and the Northern Instead, the parts. It does not helped bring the Nazis to power, Greece daily and never more than European governments believe Troika pushed too mean that they lack and led to ultimate destruction another 20 drown twenty miles. Boats that Southern Europeans are lazy hard and did so be - by DR. ANDRE talented academics in the Second World War. enroute. According still sink but ten and committed to living off the cause the German GEROLYMATOS and promising stu - After the war, Germany de - to its Mayor, Chios, drowned women hard work of others. The Greeks government had to dents but, on the faulted on all its debts. It only an island of about by AMB. PATRICK N. and children do not and other south Europeans look satisfy its public. Al - Special to whole, they are paid a paltry sum in reparations 50,000 population, THEROS make for com - upon the Germans and their like- though they were The National Herald afraid of reform. Vi - because the Cold War and the must cope with pelling images for minded allies as arrogant, greedy, prepared to lend olent opposition by fear of Soviet aggression made about 8,000 Special to the international and temperamentally harsh. money to the “lazy” South Euro - the activist students who are the Germans critical allies to the refugees with no The National Herald press. Both sides have evoked na - peans, they would ensure that linked to the national political West. It is interesting that the place to put them. The Italians tional stereotypes that have pol - the borrowers suffer accordingly. parties confronted any attempts Germans, who defaulted after This situation repeats itself made a valiant effort to save luted the narrative and have This was foolhardy at best and at reform, occasionally. They two world wars, and essentially in all the Aegean islands facing lives, putting their Navy on a passed on these sentiments to dangerously linked the future of were not alone. The Greek civil made the EU pay for German Turkey. In the run-up to the re - war footing (Operation Mare their respective populations. Cer - the Eurozone to simple domestic service establishment, one of the unification, cannot understand cent elections, the Samaras Gov - Nostrum) to intercept, turn back tainly, no effort is being made to pandering. largest in the world, stymied at - why the Greeks should be ex - ernment tried to outflank, or save drowning migrants. Like try and understand the cultural The Greeks for their part al - tempts at reform and like the stu - cused from their loans. Golden Dawn, the anti-immi - the Greeks, the Italians ran out differences between the north most immediately assumed a dents they too feared change. In Ironically, both Germany and grant right-wing party, and of money and begged their fel - and south states and too much posture of victimization. The general Greek society as a whole Greece have a history of default - loudly rounded up all illegal im - low Europeans to help. North - time is wasted on a blame game Germans became the unfeeling does not take too kindly too ing on their loans and becoming migrants it could find, filling ern Europe responded magnifi - that ultimately works against bogymen and references to the change. a burden on their allies. Maybe every detention center in Greece cently. The European border everyone. Nazi occupation became part of One consideration is that in Berlin the pitiful state of the to overflowing. The ploy did not control agency “FRONTEX” re - Successive Greek govern - the rhetoric. The Greek govern - Greece is fundamentally a con - Greek economy reminds them of work. Golden Dawn took third placed “Mare Nostrum” with a ments have borrowed billions of ments failed to secure the trust servative society caught in a their own condition in the not place in the elections. budget to cover Italy, Greece Euros, part of which lined the of the Greek people and did not maelstrom of economic chaos too distant past. Worse, the overcrowding in and Malta of three million euros pockets of unscrupulous individ - explain that the country was des - and the only response has been Undoubtedly, the Greeks the detention centers created a month, roughly one-fourth of uals. Some of it, however, went perate for structural reforms. defiance against the Troika. The have been irresponsible in bor - conditions so terrible that what the Italians alone were to cover the commitments of the Change, however, challenges economic history of Greece is rowing and accumulating a mas - Greece not only earned interna - spending. Northern European Greek government in paying pen - vested interests in Greek society. one of defaults, devaluations, sive debt. At the same time, the tional condemnation but the Eu - states assigned one (1) heli - sions and supporting other social The Greek university establish - and intermittent poverty when lenders have been equally irre - ropean Human Rights Commis - copter and three (3) warships programs. Greece’s al - sponsible in bringing sion fined it about one million to replace the twenty plus ships lies now disagree with about the Greek debt cri - euros a month. The Mayor told and helos of the Italian navy. this type of spending. sis. Ultimately, the solu - us that had the SYRIZA Govern - Furthermore, FRONTEX an - They have demanded tion is not just structural ment not released all but a few nounced that it would confine that the Greek gov - changes in Greece but migrants from the camps, he its patrols to less than thirty ernment pare down to structural changes in the would have done so unilaterally miles from the Italian coast. By the minimum all so - EU and Eurozone. himself. contrast, “Mare Nostrum” pa - cial programs and im - The Northern Euro - A few migrants have enough trolled to the Libyan coast and pose severe cutbacks. peans have the industry cash to book passage on a ship the Greek coast guard (which They expected that and produce the goods or plane to the mainland but holds FRONTEX in disdain) pa - governments in Beyond Greece that the Southern Euro - new arrivals outnumber the de - trols right up to Turkish territo - Athens who could and Germany, peans buy and at times partures. The rest wander rial waters. When asked why the barely keep the trains it is a tale of two cannot afford. In this around Chios begging and cadg - change in policy, the head of running on time were Europes. The North paradigm the rich north ing the odd job. The Church and FRONTEX and a number of in a position to im - thinks the South must accept a transfer of local residents give them northern European politicos re - pose a financial and is lazy, the South some of the wealth to enough food and clothes to sponded that the Italians were social transformation thinks the North the consuming South – ward off starvation and expo - encouraging illegal migration by that even the most ef - is arrogant and in North America it is sure and many have squatted in saving shipwreck victims. The ficient Western state greedy. called transfer payments old and dangerous abandoned Europeans argued that allowing could not have imple - and it keeps the econ - buildings. The EU’s insistence large numbers to drown will dis - mented. omy balanced. that Greece do away with mu - courage others from making the Instead of advocat - nicipal police as an economy attempt. ing reasonable and André Gerolymatos is measure has further reduced the That calculation didn’t work. gradual changes, the director of the Stavros Chios Municipality’s already Most of the migrants figured infamous Troika acted Niarchos Foundation limited tools to deal with the that a one in ten chance of as heavy-footed po - Centre for Hellenic crisis. To rub salt in the wound, drowning at sea beats a one liceman demanding Studies at Simon Fraser the EU, citing the “barbaric con - hundred percent chance of impossible reforms – University in ditions” in the camps, stopped death from starvation or vio - at least in the short Vancouver. payments to Greece pro - lence if they stayed put. Almost grammed to maintain the de - two thousand migrants have tention centers. In a classic drowned so far this year, split “catch-22” situation, the United between Greece and Italy. The LETTER FROM ATHENS Nations Human Rights High of - resulting international outcry fered to support the Greek gov - embarrassed even the most ernment's release of migrants shameless northern European only if Greece first finds the politicians and the EU called a The Just Deliverance of Greece’s Fired Cleaning Ladies money to set up an alternative summit. The EU mountain la - relief program. bored mightily and brought Italy faces the same chal - forth a mouse. The meeting Why is it when there’s an feated her for the if for the wrong been in office, did at least one lenge, with almost 150,000 mi - tripled the FRONTEX budget to economic crisis the first answer leadership, leading reason of political good thing by bringing them grants having landed on its a paltry nine million euros is always to cut people’s pay or him into the Prime opportunism, be - back, and if you bark there’s no shores in 2014 and larger num - monthly and appealed for more fire them? The answer is that Minister’s office. cause Tsipras re - money for it just have the gov - bers expected in 2015. Italy has ships. So far, northern Europe life’s not fair and particularly Mitsotakis was ally wanted to ernment not buy another useless also taken advantage of its politicos will not risk any more cruel for people who often least charged with impos - seize the chance to F-16 or submarine and cut the Schengen visa-free status; it of their brave young sailors in deserve it. ing a so-called mo - stick it to Samaras defense budget which is just a looks the other way while tens the balmy Mediterranean. That includes the women bility scheme, a bu - and the Troika as slush fund to steal from con - of thousands of illegal migrants Clearly, Europe united for who toiled for barely above min - reaucratic well as giving the tracts. cross through its uncontrolled business but not to defend its imum wage as cleaning ladies, euphemism for fir - cleaning ladies A government official said borders with France and Aus - borders. During the 1998 Imia especially in the Greek Finance ing vulnerable peo - and other workers that the reinstatement of the tria. Greece, although a Schen - Crisis, the EU walked away from Ministry, and found themselves ple without political their jobs back. workers would have an annual gen member, has no land bor - any commitment to defend summarily fired by the previous protection. That in - by ANDY To pay them, cost of 33.5 million euros ($37.8 ders with another Schengen Greece’s borders. Without Pres - administration led by the New cluded the cleaning DABILIS he should fire a million) that was already in - country so migrants must make ident Clinton’s intervention that Democracy Capitalists of then- ladies as well as boatload of Parlia - cluded in the country's 2015 their way by sea to Italy first or situation would have degener - Premier Antonis Samaras. school crossing Special to ment workers who budget plan approved last year. put themselves in the hands of ated into all-out war between He exempted Parliament guards, school The National Herald are paid several The cleaning ladies were human traffickers to cross the Greece and Turkey. Now, the workers from harsh austerity nurses, janitors, mu - times as much, in - brought into Tsipras’ office for Balkans. Recently, we have seen northerner Europeans have measures because they threat - nicipal police, while exempting cluding four month annual a photo op, and, despite its bla - reports of migrants drowning at made it equally clear that guard - ened to strike and shut down no-show jobs, managers, Parlia - bonuses during the relatively tant politicization, the event re - sea near Lefkada heading out of ing Europe borders against a the body and he was afraid to ment non-workers, and consul - few days it’s in session. Many of ally meant something to low-in - Greece! EU rules call for all mi - wave of human misery is an Ital - confront them. tants. them have such hazardous duty come workers who now may be grants found anywhere in Eu - ian and Greek, not a European, So his government, which in - For months the cleaning as opening doors, bringing wa - able to feed themselves or their rope to return to the country of responsibility. cluded the PASOK Anti-Social - ladies protested outside the Fi - ter to Members of Parliament families. first entry (usually Greece and ists, turned to easy targets to cut nance Ministry and became a and saluting the lawmakers. He didn’t miss the chance to Italy) but fortunately cannot The Hon. Ambassador Theros is the budget and satisfy the heart - genuine cause celebre for how Working in Parliament – an take a shot at German Chancel - catch them fast enough. president of the U.S.-Qatar less troika of the European unfair it was that austerity mea - oxymoron in the making – is a lor Angela “Yes, Mistress,” Italy has gotten most of the Business Council. He served in Union-International Monetary sures were directed at people no-heavy lifting, well-paid early- Merkel, whose country has put world’s press attention because the U.S. Foreign Service for 36 Fund-European Central Bank who couldn’t fight back. retirement sinecure and even up a big chunk of 240 billion 500 migrants drowning in a sin - years, mostly in the Middle (EU-IMF-ECB) that demanded Prime Minister and Looney the cleaning ladies there make euros ($260 billion) in two gle accident makes better copy East, and was American Ambas - big pay cuts, tax hikes, slashed Left SYRIZA leader Alexis a lot more money than their bailouts from the Troika and than five drowning in one hun - sador to Qatar from 1995 to pensions and worker firings in Tsipras, who’s taking a beating counterparts in other ministries who demanded, and got, big dred separate accidents. The 1998. He also directed the State return for 240 billion euros at the Troika’s hands as they and state offices. pay cuts, tax hikes, slashed pen - 300-mile sea journey from Libya Department’s Counter- ($260 billion) in two bailouts. force him into a corner and Mitsotakis, who has so much sions and worker firings in re - to the Italian coast forces human Terrorism Office, and holds nu - Samaras’ hatchet man was want him to renege on anti-aus - going for him, couldn’t find it turn. Apparently their plight traffickers to use big boats with merous U.S. Government deco - someone who should have terity campaign promises, in his heart or head to under - touched even her, as much as lots of potential victims. Their rations. known better and has the talent jumped at the chance to keep stand kicking the most vulner - Germany’s Hillary Clinton could and smarts to one day run one: rehiring cleaning ladies able in society does no good, be. Greece, but will have to find a and several thousand other nor look good on your resume “Even the Chancellor, in a GUEST EDITORIALS soul if he wants to understand workers who had been fired and for humanity. meeting that we had and with - the plight of ordinary working thrown in the trash they used His response to rehiring the out me bringing it up, referred The National Herald welcomes manuscripts representing a variety of people, pensioners and the poor to pick up. women whom he never should to how unfair what the previous views for publication. They should include the writer’s name, address, who are not on New Democ - It was a swipe at Samaras, have been fired was lame and government did to you was,” and telephone number, and be addressed to the Editor, The National racy’s radar screen. whose only dealing with clean - did him no honor. “This is an Tsipras said. “Your fight was Herald, 37-10 30th St., long Island City, Ny 11101. They may also That’s Kyriakos Mitsotakis, ing ladies is ignoring them while unorganized, irresponsible set - known abroad because it was a be e-mailed to [email protected]. we reserve the right son of a former Premier, and they clean up his office. It also tlement of your party's pre-elec - fair fight,” he said. to edit any manuscripts that we publish, and we do not return or brother of former Athens Mayor gave Tsipras a chance for a big, tion pledges,” he said after hear - A fair fight? No, but at least otherwise acknowledge unpublished ones. Due to considerations of Dora Bakoyianni, whose entitled smiling photo opportunity with ing the news, instead of the good girls won. place in line to take over the the women and a big in-your- applauding – if only to himself. space we enforce a strict 850-word upper limit. party was interrupted when face to the Troika. Tsipras, who’s done so much [email protected] Samaras stepped in and de - It was the right thing to do, wrong in the few months he’s 16 THE NATIONAL HERALD, MAY 16-22, 2015