S O C V st ΓΡΑΦΕΙ ΤΗΝ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ W ΤΟΥ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΣΜΟΥ E 101 ΑΠΟ ΤΟ 1915 The National Herald anniversa ry N www.thenationalherald.com A wEEKly GREEK-AmERIcAN PUblIcAtION 1915-2016 VOL. 19, ISSUE 989 September 24-30 , 2016 c v $1.50 Pence John Pappajohn Meets with Centers Celebrate Arch. 20th Anniversary Demetrios By Demetris Tsakas universities in 1996, at a time when entrepreneurial activity in Rebuilding St. DES MOINES, IA – The state of Iowa was at a standstill, busi - Iowa and the five universities nesses were closing one after Nicholas Church, that benefited from the generos - the other and the agricultural ity, wisdom, vision, and deter - sector was in despair. family discussed mination of John Pappajohn As he pointed out in his held a celebration at the Des speech during the ceremony, TNH Staff Moines Marriott Hotel on Sep - Pappajohn recognized the crisis tember 15 for the 20th anniver - as an opportunity and, along NEW YORK – His Eminence sary of the establishment of the with his wife Mary, decided to Archbishop Demetrios of Amer - John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial initially offer $1 million dollars ica received a visit on Septem - Centers. to each of the five universities ber 15 in his office at the Head - Founded in 1996 at Drake for the creation of the Entrepre - quarters of the Greek Orthodox University, Iowa State Univer - neurial Centers. The couple was Archdiocese of America, from sity, North Iowa Area Commu - not content with just the dona - Indiana Governor Mike Pence, nity College, the University of tion, but managed to transform the Vice-Presidential nominee of Iowa, and the University of their own vision and way of do - the Republican Party. Northern Iowa, these centers ing business into a vision and The two discussed a variety are the only ones in the US plan for the five universities and of topics, including the rebuild - which operate independently of the state itself to promote and ing of Saint Nicholas Greek Or - each other while having joint support entrepreneurship. thodox Church and National programs, including the five the - Pappajohn’s role, as noted by Shrine at the World Trade Cen - matic competitions that allow both Governor Terry Branstad ter, which is now in progress. students to present their busi - and the presidents of the uni - Saint Nicholas was the only ness plans and improve them in versities, as well as the repre - house of worship destroyed in EUROKINISSI order to fulfil their dreams. sentatives of the entrepreneurs the terrorist attacks of Septem - Prime Minister of Greece and Turkish President Meet in New York The Greek-American busi - who emerged from these cen - ber 11, 2001. Father Alexander nessman and philanthropist ters, turned the tide for the state Karloutsos, who also attended Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo ğan in New contributed more than $25 mil - the meeting, opened the conver - York. Among the issues discussed was fate of 8 Turkish military men who sought asylum in Greece. lion to the five aforementioned Continued on page 4 sation on the rebuilding of St. Nicholas in light of the recent tour of the building site that he and the Archbishop attended along with Greek Orthodox Dr. Peter Diamandis & His New Book Archdiocese of America Execu - tive Director of Administration Jerry Dimitriou. As the rebuild - By Vasilis Papoutsis becoming an astronaut for nounced a $10 million award ing continues, St. Nicholas NASA. for the first private entity that Church stands more and more Dr. Peter Diamandis is a vi - Dr. Diamandis went on to ob - would build and fly a rocket into as a beacon of hope as well as a sionary who believes that “there tain an undergraduate degree space twice within a week. A place of worship and reflection is no dream and no challenge in Molecular Genetics and a group of investors who included for all people and once open to too big that you cannot over - graduate degree in Aerospace Paul Allen, built a small shaped the public will be a welcome come.” He is the embodiment of Engineering from MIT. How - rocket called SpaceShipOne, space for all the visitors from this philosophy and his accom - ever, the timing was not right which launched into space and around the world who come to plishments in the fields of inno - as NASA was winding down returned safely to earth to claim pay their respects at the Na - vation, science and academia manned space missions, “I real - the prize and make history in tional September 11th Memor - prompted Fortune Magazine to ized then that my dream of be - commercial space travel. ial and Museum located just name him one of “The World's coming a NASA astronaut was The start of the XPRIZE across the street. Support is still Greatest Leaders.” His fascina - fleeting away,” Diamandis said. Foundation and the extraordi - needed to continue the rebuild - tion with space exploration But he was not discouraged. He nary path to success of the first ing effort and more information started when he was very young is a strong believer that “the best privately funded team in space is available online at www.stni - initially watching the TV series way to predict the future is to aviation is chronicled in the new cholaswtc.org/donate The im - Star Trek in Athens and the create it yourself.” book How to Make a Spaceship: portance of the institution of Apollo 11spaceflights. Finding inspiration in A Band of Renegades, an Epic family was also part of the in - When he was in 7th grade, Charles Lindbergh's transat - Race, and the Birth of Private formative discussion. Diamandis began building lantic flight from New York to Spaceflight , written by award Governor Pence was accom - rocket engines using the Estes Paris that was motivated by winning journalist Julian EUROKINISSI panied by his wife Karen and kits. He was very good doing it Lindbergh's desire to win a Guthrie. She had received Dia - Former King Constantine Moved to Tears his daughter Charlotte. The cou - and he won an award at age12 $25,000 prize, Diamandis de - mandis' enthusiastic endorse - ple has two other children, that ignited his desires even fur - cided to follow the same for - ment and she was granted ac - Presenting awards to Olympic Bronze-medalists Pavlos Kagialis Michael and Audrey. ther, not just to build engines mula. He established the and Panagiotis Mantis in Athens, former King Constantine gave Archbishop Demetrios pre - but to be a space explorer by XPRIZE Foundation and an - Continued on page 3 emotional thanks to Pres. Pavlopoulos and the athletes. sented the governor with two books, the first, In the World, Yet Not of the World: Social and Global Initiatives of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, and the The Island of Lemnos & Its Amazing Beaches Remembering second, Call to Faith, authored by His Eminence, in which the Archbishop inscribed a dedica - By Penelope Karageorge vert with every kind of facility. private island could not have hands. God inspired me. I love Seferis 45 tion on the request of Governor And tiny, intimate beaches, just had it better. An occasional this beach.” The rustic café looks Pence. Lemnos, a butterfly-shaped waiting to be discovered. child’s delighted cry and gently like a beachcomber’s dream, Pence, who grew up in a island in the Northern Aegean, Famous past visitors to Lem - lapping water are the only decorated with bamboo and sea Years Later large Irish Catholic family in In - offers delicious wine, ambrosial nos beaches have included sounds. Look up occasionally to shells. Straw beach umbrellas diana, was an altar boy, and at - honey, a history rooted in antiq - Odysseus – he dropped by in see a sailboat or a colorful wind - and tanning areas artfully tended parochial schools, but uity and – its best-kept secret – Homer’s Iliad. In more recent surfer floating by. arranged on the beach appear By Eleni Sakellis became an evangelical born- the absolutely best beaches in history, Prince Charles and Lemnos beaches inspire pas - spontaneous. A favorite of the Aegean. There are 162 miles Camilla were spotted swimming sion. Angelo Bondoukas, a 30- young people, Red Rock also Giorgos Seferis, Nobel laure - Continued on page 5 of coastline with coves, penin - at Parthenomytos Beach – a something entrepreneur, over - welcomes more mature beach ate and one of the greatest poets sulas, and capes created just for stretch that is long, beautiful, sees Red Rock Beach, so named lovers with tables for tavli of the 20th century, passed away the exploration of the devoted and largely untrodden. for the red rocks rising out of (backgammon) set under shady on September 20, 1971. At his beach lover and beachcomber. A summer resident of Lem - the water like sculpture to frame trees. Surfboards are welcome. funeral in Athens, the crowds of Lemnos’ beaches are extraor - nos, my favorite beach contin - a beach that offers surf and Lemnos boasts Keros, the pre - mourners following his coffin Benefit in dinary in their great variety. ues to be Lichna, a 10-minute waves. To reach this special mier surf center of Greece. Al - sang the Mikis Theodorakis There are beaches with shallow walk from my village house. beach, you go down a twisting though there are surf centers on arrangement of his poem Arnisi water where children can wade This beach offers shelters from dirt road past a field where Rhodes and Paros, Keros is con - (Denial) which was banned at Honor of Th. out endlessly. Volcanic islets and the sun, and calm water where chamomile blooms in the sidered surfer’s heaven. Keros at - the time by the junta. rocky caves, a paradise for fish - one can swim with no distrac - spring. A small café overlooks tracts people from around the The poet who was also a ca - ermen and spear fishers. Huge tions and just a few compan - the beach. Says Angelo of the reer diplomat in the Greek For - Spyropoulos beaches created for the extro - ions. Aristotle Onassis and his café. “I built it with my own Continued on page 6 eign Service, serving in his last post before retirement as Royal Greek Ambassador to the United TNH Staff Kingdom from 1957 to 1961, de - nounced the regime of the CHICAGO, IL – A fundraising The 6th colonels in a statement read on dinner in honor of the memory the BBC on March 28, 1969 and of the late Theodore G. Spy - released to all the newspapers ropoulos (1939-2014) was Annual OXI in Athens the same day. Seferis scheduled to be held on Sep - said, “I am a man without any tember 23. political affiliation, and I can The Keep the Dream Alive Day in DC therefore speak without fear or Benefit’s purpose is to raise passion. I see ahead of me the funds for the United Hellenic precipice toward which the op - American Community of TNH Staff pression that has shrouded the Greater Chicago. country is leading us. This Benefactor Spyropoulos The 6th Annual Washington anomaly must stop. It is a na - bought and renovated the Mil - OXI Day Celebration takes place tional imperative.” The full state - waukee Avenue building then on October 27 at the US Insti - ment may be found online at gave it to the Hellenic-American tute of Peace in Washington, DC. aphelis.net, reminding readers Community of Chicago in sup - This year the honorees include and fans of his poetry that Se - port of the existing organiza - some remarkable individuals feris stood up against the op - tions that did not have buildings who have shown the bravery pression and became a hero to of their own. His vision was to and courage the Greeks demon - those resisting the dictatorship, transform the building into a strated on the original OXI Day. censorship, and the political im - center for meetings on issues of Mike Manatos, Executive Direc - prisonments and torture. interest to the Greek community tor of the OXI Day Foundation In honor of his memory 45 spoke with The National Herald years after his death, here are Continued on page 4 about the honorees and the up - books by and about Giorgos Se - coming schedule of events feris to add to your reading list. which includes the Black Tie George Seferis: Waiting for Gala and Awards Presentation the Angel, A Biography by Rod - For subscription: on October 27. As Manatos erick Beaton offers insights into 718.784.5255 noted, the OXI Day Foundation the life and work of Seferis. The [email protected] is “dedicated to informing book examines how Seferis’ EUROKINISSI American policymakers and the diplomatic career coincided with Leaders of Cyprus and Greece Meet at the UN public about the profound role the turbulent times before, dur - Greece played in bringing about ing, and after World War II that President Nicos Anastasiades and Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras shake hands in New York. Both leaders each addressed the UN Summit for Refugees and Migrants on Monday, Sept. 19. Continued on page 5 Continued on page 7 2 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, SEPTEMBER 24-30, 2016 New York City Greek Film Festival 2016 Preview- An Impressive Line-up

By Eleni Sakellis

NEW YORK- The 10th New York City Greek Film Festival kicks off on September 29 and runs through October 19 with a fascinating array of films, docu - mentaries, and short films. Fes - tival attendees will have the op - portunity to meet with the filmmakers at some of the screenings which will take place at six different locations in New York City and Long Island. A to - tal of fifteen narrative features and seven documentaries will be presented this year along with a program of short films to entertain, educate, and inspire audiences. The films offer a va - riety of entertainment options from lighthearted comedies to serious dramas tackling a wide range of issues and topics, in - cluding a romantic comedy from Australia, a historical drama about star-crossed lovers during Worlds Apart (Enas Allos Kosmos) and Swing Away a family-friendly film, will be screened at World War II, and a documen - the 2016 New York City Greek Film Festival. tary on the plight of a Coast Guard captain and his crew res - Sunday (Ouzeri Tsitsanis) will the Directors Guild of America Michael Achilles Nickles, pro - cuing refugees in the Aegean take place at this year’s festival. Theater on October 1. Co-star - duced by George Elias Sea. The film features the iconic mu - ring Academy Award-winner J. Stephanopoulos, starring Shan - Mythopathy (Notias) will be sic of famed composer Vassilis K. Simmons, Worlds Apart fol - non Elizabeth, John O’Hurley, screened on opening night. The Tsitsanis in the story of a young lows three separate storylines and newcomer Viktoria Miller coming of age comedy about a Orthodox Christian man in love that merge at the end, each one will be screened at NYIT on Oc - young man’s first experience with a Jewish girl during World concerning a non-Greek falling tober 9. with love, heartbreak, and po - War II. in love with a Greek. The psychological drama litical engagement is directed by Worlds Apart (Enas Allos Swing Away, a family- Silent, the suspense thriller Journey through Smyrna, a There (Perasa Kai Ego Apo Tassos Boulmetis, who also di - Kosmos) the highest-grossing friendly film, tells the story of Blind Sun (Kafsonas), and Fam - documentary about the music Ekei), Vassili Loules’ documen - rected the acclaimed Politiki Greek film of the year will be Zoe Papadopoulos, a Greek- ily Member (Melos Oiko - of Asia Minor, makes its U.S. tary about Greek fairy tales Kouzina (A Touch of Spice) presented at the festival. Direc - American pro-golfer who visits geneias) from Cyprus are also premiere at the festival. Other passed down from generation to (2003). The director is expected tor, writer, and star Christopher Rhodes to reconnect with her among the feature films to be documentaries include the riv - generation. to attend the film screening at Papakaliatis is expected to at - roots, then meets and mentors screened at the festival. Minos eting Athens from Beneath (I More information, the full the Metropolitan Museum of tend a special reception at the a 10-year-old girl determined to Papas’ powerful Tango on the Athina Apo Kato), 4.1 Miles schedule of films, and tickets are Art. Russian Tea Room before he be the next golf sensation. The Balcony is among the short films from Land, and a return engage - available online at nycgreekfilm - The US premiere of Cloudy personally presents his film at feel-good film directed by to be screened. ment of And I Also Passed by festival.com. Romantic Fools: 12 Mini- Eirini Tornesaki Cirque Plays on Love and Lust Du Soleil Chanteuse

By Aria Socratous Hellas FM. The 12 comedies comprising By Eleni Sakellis and Dimitri Vassilakis, as noted NEW YORK – “Romantic Fools,” the play are: “Find Me a Primi - in her online biography. Her a side-splitting and witty roman - tive Man,” where a woman as - NEW YORK- Cirque Du Soleil is clear-toned voice and soulful de - tic set consisting of 12 two-char - sumes her blind dates can’t get famous for its unique shows and livery will undoubtedly bring acter comedies examining love, worse till she opens her door Kurios Cabinet of Curiosities is her continued success in the lust, dating, and romance, was and finds a caveman; “The no exception. This show is cur - music industry. Originating the performed at the Times Square Nightmare with a Sexy Skirt,” rently touring North America role of the Chanteuse de Rue, Art Center’s Roebuck Theater where a man doesn’t know what and will open in New York on she is the only singer in Kurios, September 8-10. to do when he’s both attracted September 29 on Randall’s Is - and recorded the vocals for the Greek-Italian actress Flavia to and repulsed by an attractive land. soundtrack album of the show Sgoifo was very excited to make and manipulative woman; the Among the talented perform - which was released in Novem - her stage debut in New York. aformentined “One Man's Secret ers in the show, Greek singer ber 2014 and is available in CD, She plays the character of an es - Desire,” where a man seeks an Eirini Tornesaki will make her vinyl, and digital formats. cort in the “One Man’s Secret “escort” to indulge the one fan - New York debut as the When asked about her cos - Desire” segment. She earned a tasy he cannot admit to other Chanteuse de Rue or street bachelor’s degree in Communi - women; “At the Orgy,” in which singer of the early 20th century. cation and Mass Media from the a novice at an orgy tries to get a Tornesaki who was born and National Kapodistrian Univer - straight answer to “who’s on raised in Heraklion, Crete spoke sity of Athens, a degree in stage top?”; “The Sheep, or Much Ado with The National Herald about acting from Traga Drama School about Mutton,” where an out - KEIth DIRIENzO her role and the creative process and recently graduated from the raged wife learns of her hus - Actors Justin Mendoza and Flavia Sgoifo in Romantic Fools. of Cirque Du Soleil. She has New York Conservatory for Dra - band’s affair, he tries to pull the been with the company for two matic Arts with an AOS degree wool over her eyes’ “The Step - disiac of them All,” where arm him, a very large plate of pasta and a half years participating in in acting for film and television. ford Guy,” a too-good-to-be-true wrestling becomes a metaphor contains a ring of truth; “The the creation of the show from Sgoifo, who is also a free - husband drives his wife nuts for a couple’s sexual interac - wedding planner,” a combina - January 2014 as is typical for lance writer for the National with his perfection, until he tions; “Vegetarians in Lust,” tion wedding and funeral plan - Cirque Du Soleil at its headquar - Herald, has written and pro - comes up with the perfect an - where a male vegetarian has ner has unusual suggestions for ters in Montreal, Canada. The duced two of her theatrical swer; “The Nice Tie,” where a trouble getting aroused until his a woman’s future; and “Bride shows are often developed plays, a short film, and she is woman and a man envision to - girlfriend comes up with a and Gloom,” where a nervous around the talents of a specific currently producing a YouTube tally different consequences if meaty solution; “The Spaghetti bride’s fear of divorce prevents individual performer with parts series called Typecast. She also she lets him buy her a drink; Vverture,” when a man tries to her from getting married. and costumes being tailored to hosts the Flavia Sgoifo Show on “Power is the Greatest Aphro - convince a woman to marry fit the remarkable artists who make Cirque Du Soleil such an extraordinary company. Tornesaki told TNH there are eighteen Cirque Du Soleil shows currently running around the world. The North American tour of Kurios spends two months in No matter where you are, each city and is currently wrap - ping up the Washington, DC leg start your day with The National Herald ! of the tour and getting ready for the New York opening later this month. When asked about re - hearsal process, Tornesaki noted SUBSCRIBE TO OUR ON-LINE EDITION AND STAY INFORMED! that they are always rehearsing because of the technical and physical nature of the show, if a new actor comes in, or if some - one is injured, rehearsals con - tinue throughout the tour, though for some, the performers can expect to stay in their role for as long as the show contin - cIRqUE DU SOlEIl) ues which could be years. Some Eirini Tornesaki of Cirque Du have been with the company for Soleil’s Kurios Cabinet of Cu - twenty years, Tornesaki said, be - riosities opening Sept. 29. cause their unique skills as ac - robats especially take years to tume, Tornesaki noted how the perfect. In this way, the show designers created the authentic maintains the same artistic vi - early 20th century look and de - sion and a consistent artistic in - veloped it with the performer tegrity audiences have come to through trial and error. The un - expect from Cirque Du Soleil. usual headpiece, a gramophone, In her role as the Chanteuse, was at first too heavy, causing Tornesaki sings in different lan - tension in the singer’s neck guages, English, French, Greek, which is not helpful when there and the two distinct languages are eight to ten shows a week created by Cirque Du Soleil to perform. The gramophone which add to the mysterious was made lighter and as Torne - quality of the show. She told saki observed, they always ad - TNH that she always wanted to just things to make the perform - be a singer. At age 6, Tornesaki ers more comfortable, and started classical piano lessons always keep improving since the with Alena Rendzejova, while show could go on for fifteen studying music theory at AR years and tour the world. Of Music Conservatory. She later course, other performers will studied cello with Soren Lyng come in and then adjustments Hansen and was a member of are made for the individual per - the Youth Choir and String Or - former. chestra of the Municipality of Kurios Cabinet of Curiosities Heraklion. After high school, follows an inventor as he defies Tornesaki moved to the UK to the laws of time, space and di - study modern vocals at Brighton mension to reinvent the world New, reduced prices for our new digital editions Institute of Modern Music, grad - around him. Subscribe now online www.thenationalherald.com or call us toll free 888.547.9527 uating in June 2012 with a First The show continues its run Class (1:1) BA Honors. While in Washington, DC at Lerner living in the UK for four years, Town Square at Tysons II she sang and collaborated with through September 18. The The National Herald British, Greek and international show at Randall’s Island runs

T H D www.thenationalherald.com artists, including Barry Manilow, through November 27. The tour E L N A AT ER IONAL H James Bay, Jona Lewie, Saw continues in Miami in Decem - Doctors, Amy Winehouse's back - ber, with dates to be announced ing band, Yannis Economides, for Dallas and Houston, TX. THE NATIONAL HERALD, SEPTEMBER 24-30, 2016 COMMUNITY 3 Reps. Maloney and Bilirakis Meet with Ambassador Pyatt on Greece y

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Continued from page 1 having the vision to realize that a doctor or a priest. He chose sumers will have access to their the private sector was the an - medicine and after passing the medical information literally at cess to all the major principals. swer to keeping the space pro - medical exams, he was accepted the palm of their hands.” One of them was Sir Richard gram ambitious. in the Athens medical school. Our conversation turned to Branson, who also wrote the Books have always played an When “my father arrived in the Greece and the recent refugee foreword: “This story tells of a important role in Diamantis' life, United States, he did not speak crisis that has hit particularly turning point in history, when his best ideas about new com - English. He had to start from Lesbos hard. “I am very proud entrepreneurs were offered the panies, products, and moon - scratch,” Diamandis said. of the humanitarian spirit my chance to do something only shots came from books. The in - Growing up in Westchester fellow islanders have displayed, governments had done before. spiration to start Planetary County, just north of New York but at the same time the mas - This is about big thinkers and Resources, a company designing City, Diamandis’ family empha - sive numbers of refugees has crazy-in-the-right way dream - spacecraft for the detection and sized morals, hard work, and ed - put an unfair burden to the is - ers.” Diamandis, who is himself prospecting of asteroids for pre - ucation during his formative land's resources.” When we a New York Times Bestselling cious metals came from the years. Diamandis said that the spoke about Greece’s economic author of the book Abundance, book The Man Who Sold the expectation of him was to follow crisis, he said “there is a lot of said he first met Guthrie when Moon by Robert Heinlein. on his father footsteps and be - emphasis about the greatness of she wrote a front page article The idea to co-create Singu - come a doctor. “And I wanted to Ancient Greece but not enough for the SF Chronical and she larity University a graduate level make my father proud.” He discussion about the future of gained his trust. Then he red Silicon Valley institution came earned a MD from Harvard Med - the country. I am proud of my her book about Larry Ellison from the book The Singularity Dr. Diamandis hopes his book ical School. Although he does not Greek heritage, but we need as called Billionaire and the Me - is Near by Ray Kurzweill. And will inspire entrepreneurs. practice medicine, Diamandis is a nation to define what is our chanic and “loved her writing of course the Spirit of St. Louis keen in revolutionizing the vision for the future.” He be - so when she approached me by Charles Lindbergh was the ROOTS IN LESBOS health care system that he finds lieves that we need to focus on about telling my story I was inspiration for establishing Diamandis’ family comes inadequate and bureaucratic. He developing new industries as happy to accept.” XPRIZE. That is why “my great - from Lesbos, where his grand - has launched his seventh XPrize “tourism is doing great but it is A recent Wall Street journal est hope for this book is that it parents met and married. “My $10 million award to develop the not enough to take us out of this article by author Gregg Easter - inspires entrepreneurs around grandfather received a silent first medical tricorder, the Qual - crisis.” He would have liked to brook highlights the book, and the world to take their own movie theater as a dowry and comm Tricorder named after the be part of the solution but he mentions Guthrie’s praise of moonshots and solve big, bold publisher Random House/Pen - he transformed it into the first medical devise in Star Trek, to has very little time as he is run - Diamandis as drinking “all the problems, in the same way guin have launched a competi - talking movie theater in the is - be the first affordable portable, ning a number of successful Tang,” a metaphor for the pow - books inspired me,” Diamandis tion with $100,000 worth of land. When the theater was de - wireless consumer friendly med - companies. dered drink closely associated told TNH. prizes. More information is stroyed during the German oc - ical diagnostic devise that Dia - Diamandis was recently hon - with nourishment of astronauts To promote and publicize the available at: herox.com/space - cupation, he came to America” mandis says “it will diagnose at ored with a Greek postage on early space missions. The ar - book that is coming out on Sep - ship. The book is also available Diamandis said. His father con - least 15 diseases using wireless stamp as recognition for his ticle credits Diamandis with tember 20, the author and her at amazon.com. templated a choice of becoming sensors and digital imaging. Con - multiple achievements.

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HOW TO PURCHASE TICKETS NYIT AUDITORIUM On line at: www.nycgreekfilmfestival.com 1871 Broadway (between West 61 and West 62 Streets) NYC charge by phone (no service fee): 212-629-6380, 917-710-3027 FRI Oct 7 7:00 pm SIlENt QUALITY FILMS For screenings at the mUSEUm of the mOVING ImAGE FRI Oct 7 9:00 pm cIty OF chIlDREN call 718-777-6800 or visit: www.movingimage.us SAt Oct 8 7:00 pm SmAc FOR INTELLIGENT AUDIENCES SAt Oct 8 9:15 pm FAmIly mEmbER SUN Oct 9 2:00 pm AthENS FROm bENEAth / 4.1 mIlES tO lAND ALEX & EVE Direction: Peter Andrikidis: In this en - tsitsanis becomes a refuge of sorts for a young Greek man’s experience with first love, heartbreak and political SUN Oct 9 4:00 pm SwING AwAy gaging comedy from Australia, cultural differences and christian man in love with a Jewish girl. engagement. SUN Oct 9 7:00 pm blIND SUN family biases threaten the relationship between Alex, a FAMILY MEMBER (MELOS OIKOGENEIAS) Direc - THE SECOND CHANCE (I DEFTERI EFKAIRIA) Di - Greek Orthodox school teacher, and Eve, a lebanese tion: Marinos Kartikkis: A struggling middle class family rection: Menelaos Karamangiolis: In this inspiring doc - muslim lawyer. (In English) in cyprus depends on the grandfather’s pension to make umentary, a young lithuanian immigrant incarcerated in BOW TIE CINEMA MANHASSET ends meet. when the old man dies suddenly, they are AND I ALSO PASSED BY THERE (PERASA KAI Greece for drug trafficking, prepares to take the national 430 Plandome Road, Manhasset, NY EGO APO EKEI) Direction: Vassilis Loules: Residents of forced to take extreme measures to stay afloat. university entrance exam. rural Greece relate stories they were told as children, 42 SECONDS OF HAPPINESS Direction: Christina SILENT Direction: Yorgos Gkikapeppas: In this su - mON Oct 10 7:00 pm JOURNEy thROUGh SmyRNA keeping the ancient oral tradition of storytelling alive. Kallas: As friends reunite for the same sex marriage of perbly acted psychological drama, a young opera singer 4.1 mIlES tO lAND ATHENS FROM BENEATH (I ATHINA APO KATO) a member of their group, unresolved tensions and hurt suddenly loses her voice. when the people closest to her mON Oct 10 9:00 pm SmAc Direction: Takis Bardakos: this powerful and timely feelings challenge their effort to behave themselves. (In try to be of help, old issues come to light and bonds are tUE Oct 11 7:00 pm clOUDy SUNDAy English) documentary focuses on the people victimized by the fi - severed. tUE Oct 11 9:00 pm mythOPAthy nancial crisis in Greece. HAMLET IN THE MIND OF YANNIS HOUVARDAS SMAC Direction: Elias Demetriou: A seriously ill wED Oct 12 7:00 pm FAmIly mEmbER Direction: Elias Giannakakis: A famed international the - woman begins a relationship with a homeless man and On the same program: ater director stages an “edgy” production of hamlet in finds herself re-examining her life and finding the wED Oct 12 9:00 pm blIND SUN 4.1 MILES TO LAND Direction: Daphne Matziaraki: Greece. this documentary records the weeks of re - courage to face her future. best Actress Award 2016: the camera follows a coast Guard captain and his crew hearsals that preceded the opening. Evangelia Andreadaki. as they rescue refugees and migrants from the waters JOURNEY THROUGH SMYRNA Direction: Chryso - MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE surrounding the island of lesbos. SUNTAN Direction: Argyris Papadimitropoulos: A valantis Stamelos: Greek and turkish musicians join 35 Avenue at 37 Street, Astoria, NY BLIND SUN (KAFSONAS) Direction: Joyce A. forces to perform the soulful songs of Smyrna on the cautionary tale about a lonely middle-aged doctor who Nashawati: An intense heat wave and ensuing water streets and quay of today’s Izmir, bringing the original becomes obsessed with a much younger woman. (Adults thU Oct 13 7:30 pm JOURNEy thROUGh SmyRNA shortage add to the menacing atmosphere of a seaside music of Asia minor back to its homeland. only) thE SEcOND chANcE resort already rife with political corruption and an aura LIFE OF SIGNIFICANT SOIL Direction: Michael SWING AWAY Direction: Michael Achilles Nickles: FRI Oct 14 7:30 pm AND I AlSO PASSED by thERE A burnt-out professional golfer travels to Rhodes where of social unrest. A troubled immigrant working in the Irish: A troubled couple trudging through their failing SAt Oct 15 4:00 pm SmAc relationship suddenly realize they are trapped. Presented she reconnects with her Greek roots, mentors a young area slowly succumbs to the pressures and begins to sink SAt Oct 15 7:00 pm SUNtAN deeper and deeper into mental disarray. in memory of lead actor Alexis mouyiaris. (In English) girl determined to become a golf pro, and rallies the CHEVALIER Direction: Athina Rachel Tsangari: Six townspeople to stand up against a greedy real estate de - SUN Oct 16 4:30 pm mythOPAthy men on a fishing trip devise a game that will determine On the same program: veloper. (this film is mostly in English and is appropriate SUN Oct 16 7:00 pm clOUDy SUNDAy MY FRIEND LARRY GUS Direction: Vasilis Kat - who is the best among them. the competition soon turns for family viewing) soupis: this droll documentary records the efforts of a into a struggle for alpha male supremacy in this allegor - URSA MINOR (MIKRI ARKTOS) Direction: Elissavet somewhat offbeat Greek musician to kickstart his career. ical deadpan comedy. Chronopoulou: In this unflinching portrayal of sexual vi - CONCERT OF GREEK FILM MUSIC - WED. OCT 19 CITY OF CHILDREN (I POLI TON PAIDION) Direc - THE MICRO M FESTIVAL olence and emotional turmoil, a man under arrest thinks Featuring DImItRIS bASIS and APhRODItE DANIEl tion: Yorgos Gkikapeppas: this multiple award-winning New york city is one of 12 sites around the world to back upon the last few months, trying to understand thE cUttING ROOm, 44 East 32 St., Nyc, 9 pm what went wrong in his relationship with a young social drama is comprised of four stories, each dealing participate in the mikro m Festival, a competitive screen - Purchase on line at www.synphoniaentertainment.com with pregnancy. this film is reprised from the 2011 Ny - ing of 15 shorts by Greek filmmakers. Audiences in each woman. (Adults only) cGFF. location will vote on their favorites. WORLDS APART (ENAS ALLOS KOSMOS) Direc - Or: 646-623-0270 / [email protected] CLOUDY SUNDAY (OUZERI TSITSANIS) Direction: MYTHOPATHY (NOTIAS) Direction: Tassos Boul - tion: Christopher Papakaliatis: this drama tells three Manoussos Manoussakis: In German-occupied thessa - metis: the director of the legendary POlItIKI KOUzINA different stories that unite as a single narrative at the end. Substitution of any film may be made without notice. loniki in 1943, a club owned by famed composer Vassilis returns with a wise and witty comedy about a young Each concerns a non-Greek falling in love with a Greek. Films not in English will have English subtitles. 4 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, SEPTEMBER 24-30, 2016 SNF Brain Insight Lecture at Columbia University Tackles Anxiety, OCD

By Eleni Sakellis the New York State Psychiatric teachers in New York City with Institute, Simpson is one of the an opportunity to strengthen NEW YORK – The Stavros Niar - world’s leading experts in anxi - their science communication chos Foundation (SNF) Brain In - ety. She helped to develop the skills while developing lesson sight Lecture Series began on first OCD treatment guidelines plans for their classrooms. September 19 with an informa - for the American Psychiatric As - SNF co-President and Direc - tive lecture by Dr. Helen Blair sociation, and has also advised tor Andreas Dracopoulos said of Simpson on the treatment of the WHO on obsessive-compul - the two initiatives: “The dissem - anxiety and obsessive compul - sive and related disorders. Hav - ination of knowledge and en - sive disorder (OCD). ing started her career as an ani - gaging a broader audience are The remarkable findings mal behaviorist, Simpson now fundamental tenets of our grant- were presented with clarity for studies human animals, as Jessell making philosophy. These two a “general, sophisticated audi - said in his introduction. initiatives bring the important ence” as described by Thomas Simpson explained that anx - scientific work that takes place M. Jessell, co-Director of the iety disorders and OCD often be - at the Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind gin in childhood or adolescence Mind Brain Behavior Institute Brain Behavior Institute and and for patients who do not re - into the greater community, en - Claire Tow Professor of Motor ceive treatment that can mean hancing public understanding of Neuron Disorders at Columbia a “long life of suffering.” Anxiety new developments on neuro - University, who gave the open - and OCD are so disabling be - science research and its expan - ing remarks, welcomed all the cause they start early and can sive consequences. The ability attendees, and thanked Stavros lead to social isolation from of high schools students at large Niarchos Foundation Chief Op - childhood onwards, the symp - to keep up with new scientific erating Officer Vasili Tsamis and toms take time away from work developments plays a critical Director of Programs & Strategic and family, and sufferers often role in determining a society’s Initiatives Stelios Vasilakis. The avoid the triggers themselves, future competitiveness and lecture, “Hope in the Face of continuing the cycle. To describe prosperity. At the same time, Fear: How Advances in Neuro - what anxiety feels like, Simpson reaching out to high school science Will Transform Treat - showed a slide of the famous teachers will provide a new gen - ments for Anxiety, OCD” offered Edvard Munch painting The eration of potential scientists an introduction into the debili - Scream and read Munch’s own with knowledge on current re - tating group of disorders that description of the inspiration for search developments in neuro - affect millions of people’s lives the painting. bRUcE GIlbERt science and their impact. around the world. The advantages of Cognitive SNF Chief Operating Officer Vasili Tsamis, Prof. Thomas Jessell- co-director of the Zuckerman “What distinguishes Colum - As Dr. Simpson pointed out, Behavioral Therapy (CBT) over Institute at Columbia University, SNF Director of Programs & Strategic Initiatives Stelios Vasi - bia’s Zuckerman Institute is its anxiety disorders, including medication alone in treating lakis, and SNF US Chief Operating Officer Kathryn Louloudis attended. cohesion – we have brought to - OCD, affect more people world - anxiety disorders was presented gether a visionary group of neu - wide than any other group of with dramatic graphs showing side effects including weight and affordable” treatment for by SNF is the first initiative of roscientists, researchers who mental illnesses and are the sixth how CBT with or without med - gain and sexual dysfunction. these debilitating illnesses. two. The series of four lectures share a deep commitment to im - leading cause of global disability ication is the best treatment Brain scans have allowed doc - The well-attended event con - per year, featuring Columbia proving our understanding of according to the World Health available today, but studies are tors and scientists to study anx - cluded with questions from the University scientists, aims to ad - brain and mind, but equally im - Organization (WHO). Dr. Simp - ongoing on different medica - iety disorders and OCD in new audience. dress issues of broader societal portantly, to conveying what is son’s focus is on both improving tions, including ketamine. The ways, creating opportunities for The Brain Insight Lecture se - importance in a manner that in - now known to a broad audience the lives of today’s patients, challenges of translating the re - further study on the hyperactive ries is offered free to the public forms and engages the commu - beyond campus,” said Jessell, while also working in concert sults from studies with mice to brain loop of those suffering to “enhance understanding of nity. “The initiatives funded by the with brain imagers, geneticists, practical treatment for humans with OCD. As a physician/sci - the biology of the mind and the The second initiative is the Stavros Niarchos Foundation are and others to develop revolution - were also noted in the lecture. entist, Dr. Simpson said, she is complexity of human behavior,” SNF Teacher-Scholar Program, crucial in our attempts to inform ary treatments for the patients “Mice do not have treatment interested in how the findings as noted in the invitation to the run by Dr. Kelley Remole, Direc - the public about brain science, of tomorrow. A professor of psy - preferences, as far we know,” can help patients in the real event. The lecture series is tor of Neuroscience Outreach engage the local community, chiatry at Columbia University Simpson said, noting that some world and she cares about im - hosted by Columbia’s Mortimer for the Zuckerman Institute. The and ignite the imagination of Medical Center and Director of human patients prefer not tak - proving public health, citing the B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Be - program aims to provide se - the next generation of brain sci - the Anxiety Disorders Clinic at ing medication due to the many need for “accessible, acceptable, havior Institute and supported lected, high school, science entists.” John Pappajohn Entrepreneurship Centers Celebrate 20 Years

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of Iowa which is considered one of the most entrepreneurial states in the US today. Since their founding, the five John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Centers have supported 237,500 individuals and have helped start 6,123 businesses that have created 11,941 jobs. INNOVATIVE CEREMONY The 20th anniversary cele - bration of the John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Centers, as pointed out by Dr. Deb Bishop, was a surprise, as the honoree was unaware of the details and was not involved in its organi - zation. Upon entering the hall, the guests were photographed tNh ARchIVES in front of the poster commem - The late Theodore G. Spy - orating the 20 years with the ropoulos (1939-2014) portrait of Mr. and Mrs. John Pappajohn. At the end of the event Pappajohn was gifted two albums with the photographs. Benefit in During the ceremony, college student Mason Howerzyl painted the portrait of the bene - Honor of factors of the universities and the state of Iowa while the at - Theodore tendees observed his work. After PhOtOS: tNh/DEmEtRIS tSAKAS lEmAN NORthwAy Pappajohn’s speech, he pre - Clockwise from top left: Des Moines philanthropist John Pappajohn at the podium delivering his speech at the 20th anniversary sented the painting to him, re - celebration for the John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Centers. • Governor of Iowa Terry Branstad honored Pappajohn with an Spyropoulos minding the audience that John award at the event celebrating the 20th anniversary of the John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Centers. • Mary and John Pappajohn. Pappajohn is an avid art collec - • John Pappajohn, wife Mary, daughter Ann and her husband Agryris Vassiliou.

Continued from page 1 with lectures, seminars, courses, workshops, conferences, exhibi - tions, theatrical performances, and film screenings held at the building. The benefit will help keep Spyropoulos’ dream alive. Born in Kalavryta, Greece, Spyropoulos immigrated to Chicago in 1964 where he be - came a successful businessman and a leader of many organiza - tions promoting Hellenism. A tireless champion of Greek causes, Spyropoulos was the Vice chairman of the Board of the American Hellenic Institute Foundation (AHIF), U.S. Re - gional Coordinator of the World Council of Hellenes Abroad (SAE), the first president of the Hellenic American National Council (HANC), and founder of the Hellenic American Cham - ber of Commerce. He also founded the Spyropoulos Schol - arship for Hellenic-American Students in Greece and the United States. His death on Sep - tor. sity, who was one of the ladies the time the centers were other US states as well. Lastly, he pointed out that tember 25, 2014 was a tremen - The extended Pappajohn of the Philoptochos of the St. founded and was later re - The university presidents and "when the time comes, we will dous loss to his family, wife, family sat at the main table, the George community and helped elected, expressed his pleasure the directors of the John Pappa - not be judged as much for our Erika, and daughter, Mariyana, three brothers, John, Aristotle, make the baklava for the ban - to have had the privilege to col - john Entrepreneurial Centers, as achievements in our personal and the community as well. His and Socrates, and their wives quet, told the National Herald: laborate with John Pappajohn well as the entrepreneurs who life, but for the services we will contributions to the community Mary, Barbara, and Elaine re - "Tonight we are honouring Mr. during two different periods, emerged from these centers, all have offered our fellow human were recognized with the re - spectively, as well as the hon - and Mrs. John Pappajohn and and stressed that Pappajohn is said, "Thank you John and Mary beings, the city, the state, and naming of Halsted Street as oree’s daughter Ann Vassiliou their contribution to the capital not simply the "benefactor and Pappajohn for giving us the op - America." Theodore Spyropoulos Street in and her husband Argyris Vassil - city of Des Moines, to the state initiator of the centers", but also portunity to transform Iowa and Peter Chresanthakes, the the heart of Chicago’s Greek - iou. of Iowa and to America, and the the visionary reformer of the the world." Vice President for Institutional town in November 2014. The last surprise came from community of St. George de - universities. John Pappajohn’s speech was Advancement at Anatolia Col - In 2015, friends and admir - the ladies of the Philoptochos of cided to express its love with He pointed out that he radi - extremely moving as he de - lege in Greece, expressed his ad - ers erected a statue in his honor the Greek Orthodox Church of the baklava. We could have or - cally changed the situation and scribed the donation and found - miration to TNH for Pappajohn’s in the Kalavryta Forest, near his St. George in Des Moines, who dered it from one of the best turned the universities into cen - ing of the centers. He observed contribution and the moving birthplace, that has benefited worked hard for two days to pastry shops, but we decided to ters from which new entrepre - that once again he acknowl - evening celebration, “John Pap - from the reforestation efforts of prepare the baklava for the cer - prepare it in our community’s neurs are emerging and that edged the crisis as an opportu - pajohn supports entrepreneur - Plant Your Roots in Greece, Inc., emony. Dr. Bishop mentioned kitchen. The Greek-American many of the companies that nity and decided to invest in or - ship in Greece through the Hel - which he founded. The base of that the baklava was prepared community is celebrated emerged from the centers are der to turn the situation around. lenic Initiative institution and the statue bears an inscription according to Mary Pappajohn’s through Mr. and Mrs. Pappa - among the healthiest and are At the same time, he talked Anatolia College.” in Greek which calls him “The recipe and was accompanied john.” enterprises of global presence. about his siblings and his “Whoever is truly interested Ever-Present Benefactor.” with ice cream. HE REFORMED THE He noted that Pappajohn has daughter who were present and in boosting entrepreneurial ac - More information about the Diane Caldbeck, associate UNIVERSITIES gifted over $100 million dollars among other things noted: "I am tivity in Greece must must fol - event is available at hellenic - vice president for alumni and Iowa Governor Terry to medical schools and research proud of my family, of Iowa and low the example of John Pap - [email protected]. development at Drake Univer - Branstad, who was governor at centers, not only in Iowa, but in of America." pajohn," he concluded. THE NATIONAL HERALD, SEPTEMBER 24-30, 2016 COMMUNITY 5

HISTORICAL COMMENTARY The Legend of a Fiend: John “Blackjack” Jerome and Violent Strikebreaking

By Steve Frangos date no member of organized were in point of fact, layers of TNH Staff Writer labor has been arrested changed villainy. with shooting anyone. The Traditionally, in Greek-Amer - Sometime in 1905, Yiannis shooting was done by “Black - ican historical accounts the prin - Petrolekas arrived in San Fran - jack” Jerome’s gunmen (Labor cipal subjects of “Greek-on- cisco. No more than sixteen World September 21).” Greek” crime have been the years old, Petrolekas faced all After the violence was over Greek labor agents, known as the same prejudices and oppor - and the workers returned to patrons. Men such as Peter Mer - tunities may other Greeks of his their jobs with no increase in les of Grand Rapids, MI who generation were to experience pay a report was issued by the sought to form a national shoe on American shores. The choices federal councils of the Churches parlor trust or Leonidas Solaris, Petrolekas was to make defined of Christ condemning the ac - known as Czar of the Greeks, him as a man and as a historical tions of city and company offi - who was the Greek labor agent figure. cials. This study was undertaken for the entire Western United There is no question that at the insistence of a group of States. By juxtaposing Jerome Petrolekas led a life far, far dif - Protestant, Roman Catholic and against the Greek patrons and ferent from the average Greek- Jewish churchmen of Denver educated rogues such as Tele - American. And I would be (Boston Herald October 24; maque T. Timiyenis and Dr. P. among the very first to advocate World Herald (Omaha) October G. P. Attias, who sought to be - his life be reintroduced into the 24).” The report especially con - come leaders among the newly general historical accounts of demned “publicity methods arrived Greeks but only so long Greeks in the United States. which pictured the working as it was to their personal ad - Petrolekas, who changed his man as a radical and violent in vantage we now have a more name to John Jerome, became contradiction to fact (Cleveland refined sense of the modes of a wealthy very well-known pub - Plain Dealer October 24, organized labor oppression ap - lic figure. And here is where we eKAthImERINI 1921).” plied against Greek immigrants must move with some care. For On the dark side of the Greek-American immigrant experience, John Jerome with Daisy Econo - In 1953, after returning from of the 1880 to 1920 eras. by reviewing Jerome’s life we makis in 1927, 10 years before their marriage. Daisy's mother, Pauline, stands on the left. a trip to Greece, Jerome suf - Yet, inexplicitly, two writers are forced into an entirely new fered a heart attack and was have recently presented the life consideration of an old-Ameri - strikes. Jerome would hire un - strike 887 to 9. The city had de - and called the attention of the found dead in his San Francisco and exploits of Blackjack can stereotype, the Greek immi - employed men, most often nied the union an increase in mayor to the danger of such a office. Jerome as if he were some kind grant as strike breaker. World War I veterans, who were wages from 48 cents an hour to procedure and requested him to His funeral was a grand af - of 1930s noir hero figure (don - By 1920, after years at vari - desperately looking for a day's 75 cents an hour. A reported remove the armed thugs. Of fair, attended by over 1,000 herron.com/tag/blackjack- ous and sundry occupations, wage to break through the 1,100 individuals went out on course he refused (The Toiler mourners, among who were jerome; ekathimerini.com/.../ Jerome formally established the picket lines throughout the strike. On August 2, Blackjack Cleveland) September 3, many local officials and impor - resurrecting-the-legend-of-john- Jerome Detective Agency of Los 1920s. As a professional strike - Jerome and his men arrive hired 1920).” And what did the aver - tant personalities. His funeral blackjack). Anyone who actually Angeles. This agency was initi - breaker, it is always asserted, by Denver Tramway Company age citizen of Denver see? “Ar - was postponed for 18 days be - reads published accounts report - ated for the expressed purpose that Jerome literally made mil - officials. To assure that street mored motor cars with machine cause of reactions from the ing on John Jerome’s daily ac - of serving as a professional lions. It also earned him the car services continue Jerome guns mounted on them are pa - union of undertakers: They tions can only come to one con - strikebreaker service. While em - nickname ‘Blackjack’ because of came prepared with “armored trolling the streets, with guns were angry because “Blackjack” clusion—this man was a fiend ployed briefly for an electric a club he carried during the cars with heavy wire screen.” manned by former soldiers who had broken one of their strikes. who made large amounts of street car company Jerome strikes. Jerome’s later life, based Denver’s electric street cars were served in the American army Jerome’s documented career money by unlawfully attacking quickly realized that a great deal on his earning as a strike - being run by Jerome’s men or machine gun outfits against the as the leader of hired men Americans who were exercising of money could be made from breaker, as a real estate investor with those going to the Army Germans (Sun and New York whose only purpose was to stop, their civil rights as outlined un - the ongoing labor disputes be - and the owner/operator of a hospital by soldiers attached to Herald August 7).” On August by any means necessary, any der the law. There is history and tween the tramway company dog track (which was notorious that facility. 3, the killings began. strike by common workers is be - there is fiction. In terms of doc - owners and their workers. Con - for gambling) are not our con - Without missing a step on In truth it is difficult to sort yond contestation. As such umented historical accounts sequently, Jerome specialized in cern here. To gain insight into August 2, Jerome and his men out from all the subsequent Jerome now enters a select John Jerome is a classic exam - “street railway strikes, his men, this man and his methods we barricaded themselves in the news coverage how many indi - realm of Greek-American immi - ple of a new kind of Greek- according to Tramway officials, need only focus on one of the eastside Tramway Company viduals were actually killed grants who consciously op - American villain, someone who being trained experts in the han - various strikes in which he was barn and “issued a public state - and/or injured. Accounts vary pressed and even killed their fel - was paid to stop ‘by any means dling of electric cars (Denver employed. ment declaring that they were but at the very least six men low Greeks (or others) for the necessary” peacefully assembled Post August 2, 1920).” At 5AM on August 1, 1920, instructed to shoot to kill (Labor were killed and more than 80 profit of the Robber Baron class. citizens from exercising their Let us be clear, the Jerome local division 746 of the Amal - World (Duluth) August 21, severely injured. But all ac - With even this short review of constitutionally guaranteed Detective Agency was nothing gamated Association of Street 1920).” “Before the riots the counts agree on one point: “not Jerome’s life we come to a finer rights. less than an organization hired and Electrical Railway Workers Denver Trades Assembly one was killed by a member of grain understanding of this so - to sabotage any and all labor in Denver Colorado voted for a marched to City Hall in a body organized labor, and that up to cial system of oppression. There [email protected] The 6th Annual OXI Day DC Celebration Republican VP Nominee Meets with Demetrios

Continued from page 1 and also Continued from page 1 nominated, the outcome of World War II Greek World again Christian after spending and celebrating modern day he - War II vet - time in a nondenominational roes who exhibit the same eran George Christian group while attending courage as the Greeks did in Mehas. Hanover College. Pence contin - continuing to fight to preserve When ued to attend Roman Catholic and promote freedom and asked about mass where he met his wife and democracy around the world.” the process even served as a youth minister. Among those to be honored, of selecting The Indianapolis Star reported Vice President of the United honorees for that he and his family joined the States Joe Biden and his late son the OXI Day megachurch- a Protestant Beau Biden will receive the Awards, church having 2,000 or more at - 2016 Oxi Day Award. Manatos Manatos ex - tendees in an average weekend- observed that the award recog - plained that Grace Evangelical Church in the nizes Beau Biden for his service the nomina - 1990’s. to our country, fighting in the tions come In 2013, Pence told journalist Delaware National Guard when from leaders, Craig Fehrman in Indiana as the son of the Vice President, policymak - Monthly that he and his family he didn’t have to, but chose to ers, and were “looking for a church.” serve quietly and with honor, re - think tanks More recently, Pence has de - ceiving a silver star for his brav - mostly in scribed his faith as “born again, ery, and then returning to home Washington evangelical Catholic” as re - state to fight child predators, who are ported in the Washington Post. tNh/cOStAS bEJ turning down a run for higher asked for Last year, he signed the contro - Republican Vice Presidential candidate Mike Pence met with office in order to continue the their sugges - versial Religious Freedom His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios at the Archdiocese in NY. fight. Then, sadly, his final fight tions of indi - Restoration Act into law which against cancer demonstrated viduals who allowed individuals and busi - gious beliefs, but under the vised version hoping to quiet na - tremendous courage. Manatos demonstrate nesses to refuse to do business threat of boycotts of Indiana and tional criticism from celebrities noted how the Vice President the spirit and with others based on their reli - its businesses, he signed a re - and business leaders. demonstrated courage when courage of faced with several tragedies in tion of the OXI Day Greatest Greeks. his family life, like the death of Generation Awards at the World The Philotimo Scholarship his first wife and his young War II Memorial will take place Award winner will also be pre - daughter, then the death of his on the afternoon of October 27 sented during the Gala. The son Beau, but he persevered. and will honor John Payiavlas schedule of events concludes Saint Elefterios Greek Orthodox Church The David vs. Goliath aspect for with the First Jaharis Service with the wreath-laying cere - the Vice President is evident Award, Admiral James Stavridis’ mony at the Tomb of the Un - now in the moonshot to defeat father, George Stavridis, with known Soldiers at Arlington Na - Greek School cancer, the biggest Goliath, the Greatest Generation Award tional Cemetery at 10:15 AM on Manatos said. Nobel Peace Prize for a Greek-American WWII Vet - October 28. More information nominee Nadia Murad, nomi - eran, Senator Ted Stevens with and tickets are available online The Greek School nated by Amal Clooney, will re - the Greatest Generation Award at the OXI Day Foundation web - ceive the Battle of Crete Award for an American WWII Veteran site www.oxidayfoundation.org of Saint Elefterios bestowed on a woman who dis - plays the same courage as the Greek Orthodox Church women of Crete who along with elderly men and children bat - in Manhattan tled the Nazis with their The Original Pocket-Less Pita® makeshift weapons and man - opens its doors again aged to hold off the invaders for ten days, inflicting more casu - to students of all ages alties in one day on the Nazis than anyone else. 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TNH Staff light of those attending the ben - composers Tikey Zes, Frank records contemporary music by efit, raising funds for the rebuild - Desby, and works composed by Oregon composer Robert Kyr, PORTLAND, OR – Cappella Ro - ing effort. The group continued Lingas as well. International ac - British composer Ivan Moody, mana is celebrating its 25th an - performing and Lingas named claim followed the group’s Finnish composer Einojuhani niversary with two concerts: Or - the group Cappella Romana (Ro - recording of the early 20th-cen - Rautavaara, and the well-known thodox Music Ancient and man chapel) evoking the Byzan - tury Russian Orthodox Passion Estonian composer Arvo Pärt. Modern to be performed on Sep - tine Empire and the religion that by Russian composer Maximilian "Composers like Pärt and tember 23 at St. James Cathedral once connected the farthest re - Steinberg, a work which was Tavener and others are recog - in Seattle, WA and on September gions of the Roman Empire. thought to be lost. Baroque nized by modern audiences as 24 at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral In the 25 years since that first pieces including Handel’s Mes - having ties to ancient traditions, in Portland, OR. benefit concert, the group has siah performed with the Port - but people have found in their Alexander Lingas, Portland performed in annual concert se - land Baroque Orchestra are also music a kind of a window into a native, founded the group as a ries in its home base of Portland part of the repertoire of this re - wider spiritual world," Lingas ob - way to raise funds with music and in Seattle and has more than markable group. served in The Oregonian. for the rebuilding of the Greek 20 recordings released to date. Musical scholarship has also The group is expanding pro - Orthodox Cathedral of the An - Tours have brought the unique benefitted from Cappella Ro - fessionally as well with singer nunciation in San Francisco that sound of Cappella Romana to mana’s work as Lingas has un - and executive director Mark had been severely damaged in The Metropolitan Museum of Art covered centuries-old manu - Powell, who had previously the 1989 Loma Prieta earth - in New York, the Smithsonian in scripts and arranged them for worked for the Portland Baroque quake. In 1990, Lingas moved to Washington, DC, and the Getty performance by modern musi - Orchestra, joining Cappella Ro - the city by the bay after being Center in Los Angeles. The group cians. The music is not just for mana as a full-time employee. appointed associate cantor at the has also performed at universi - scholars, Lingas noted. "Ancient He spoke to The National Her - Cathedral. An accomplished ties including Stanford and Yale traditions of music have a con - ald, noting that the 25th anniver - singer in the Greek Orthodox and at festivals across Europe. temporary resonance somehow," sary concert is reprising the first Church, Lingas also sang with From the earliest perfor - he said, as reported in The Ore - Cappella Romana concert and the Portland choir Cantores in mances, the group has always gonian/Oregonlive. "It's this fan - the group is working on increas - cAPPEllA ROmANA Ecclesia and the Portland State included more than Byzantine tastically intricate and sophisti - ing its performances in the New Cappella Romana on the island of Paros in Greece. Chamber Choir and decided to chants in its repertoire. The 25th cated world. People know this York area. Increasing collabora - invite friends to perform in a anniversary concert also features from the visual art of the time tion with groups internationally the source of music performed traditions we're exploring are so benefit concert for the church. music by Russian composers they might see in a museum, but is the next step for Cappella Ro - by the group at an early Euro - rich that there's an inexhaustible They performed ancient Byzan - Sergei Rachmaninoff and Igor there is a sound world associated mana as well as continuing the pean music festival in Holland supply. There's lots to do. We'll tine Greek Orthodox music and Stravinsky, late 20th-century with it that we bring to a wider exploration of music. Greek recently. As reported in The Ore - continue exploring all these contemporary pieces by Greek- British Orthodox composer John audience." colonies of the 16th century in gonian, Lingas said, "One of the things we've found and sharing American composers to the de - Tavener, and Greek-American The group also performs and Venice and St. Petersburg were joys of what we do is that the them with people." Lemnos and Its Amazing Beaches

Continued from page 1 and pilot the kites. One of our with bevy of seafood restaurants special fun activities is surf sa - on the water. world, including Japan, Aus - faris.” Originally from Thessa - Although Lemnos has only tralia, and South Africa. There loniki, Ellie says: “I love the vibe one known nude beach – at the are two surf clubs in Keros. Ellie of Lemnos. I have been coming end of the magnificent sweep of Samaladou, a surf club director, here for four years, and I look Thanos Beach – there are all says: “It’s an ideal beach. Keros forward to each new season.” sorts of possible retreats for is the first beach to get the Keros thrives on a natural at - those who seek the unbridled Meltemi wind. It’s a safe place mosphere, free of mass tourism. spirit of “no textiles.” learn to surf, and protected by Under ecological protection, no The day comes when you the bay. There’s wind and shal - big hotels can be built here. A must explore. Travel over dirt low and warm water. We also of - variety of birds enjoy this pro - roads and keep traveling until fer special lessons for people tected area, including flamin - you reach, for instance, the Pi - with disabilities. People in wheel - gos, swans and ducks. The place gadelli of Panagia. Stunning chairs come here to learn to surf to stay is Surf Camp Keros, up golden, ancient rocks rise up the hill from the beach. Here, from blue water. Brownish red FAR LEFT: Red Rock Beach, a one can choose “glamping” – sandy soil shows the beach’s vol - favorite of adventurous glamorous camping out -- $135 canic origins. You know that you young swimmers, also offers for a tent that has everything have found your own beach. tables under the trees for the including a private bathroom – Then, under a make-shift shelter, more mature beach lover. to $35 for a modest tent with a lone plastic chair appears. An - LEFT: The sun puts on a daz - two beds and electricity. other Robinson Crusoe has vis - zling show as it sets on Everyone has a favorite ited the beach before you. No Lichna Beach. TOP: Ellie beach. The sophisticate can en - matter. It feels like your own. In Samaladou, surf club direc - joy the beach in Myrina, the the distance you see the outline tor, points out that Keros is capitol of Lemnos. This lovely of the island of Samothrace, Greece’s premier surfing par - beach offers great swimming, home of the ancient Sanctuary adise, where one can take up umbrellas and chairs. After of the Gods. You take a plunge in wind surfing and kite surfing swimming, the Archeological the crystal clear water, open your under ideal conditions. Museum nearby beckons, along beach chair, sit back, and dream. AHEPA Gala to Honor Judge Nicholas Tsoucalas on Sept. 27

TNH Staff years at Broadway and West 1953, Tsoucalas was admitted to Among the notable cases over Citizenship Committee of the 145th Street in Manhattan, Le the New York Bar and began which Tsoucalas presided was New York County Lawyers' Asso - NEW YORK – The Manhattan Petit Paris. practicing law, specializing in im - the infamous “Son of Sam” case ciation, President of the Greek- Chapter of the Order of AHEPA, Tsoucalas grew up attending migration and admiralty matters. in the late 1970s. President Rea - American Lawyers' Association, Delphi # 25, will host a Gala din - Saint Spyridon Greek-Orthodox He also attended New York Uni - gan nominated Tsoucalas to the President of the Board of ner event in honor of the Hon - Church in Upper Manhattan’s versity School of Law for gradu - Court of International Trade, and Trustees of the Greek Orthodox orable Judge Nicholas Tsoucalas, Washington Heights neighbor - ate courses in Immigration Law the nomination was confirmed Church of Evangelismos, Presi - celebrating a pillar of the Greek- hood, where he played on the and Federal Practice and Proce - by the U.S. Senate in June 1986. dent of the St. John's Theologos American community with more Church's basketball team 1941- dure. In addition to his judicial duties Society, and President of the than 50 years of public service 44 and became the Youth Direc - From 1955 to 1959, Tsou - at that court, Tsoucalas served Parthenon Foundation. and 38 years on the bench. tor 1943-44. In 1944, Tsoucalas calas was an Assistant U.S. At - as a visiting judge in U.S. district Judge Tsoucalas and his wife Judge Tsoucalas is also being joined the U.S. Navy and served torney for the Southern District courts throughout the country Catherine (Aravantinos) were honored for his lifetime of ser - as a radio operator on APD and of New York. He was also ap - and in the U.S. Court of Appeals married in 1954. They have two vice to the Order of AHEPA and transport vessels in the European pointed to supervise the 1960 for the Second circuit. He be - daughters, Stephanie Turriago, a having served as a past President theater of World War II, as well Census for New York's 17th and came a Senior Judge on Septem - teacher in the New York public of the Manhattan Chapter. The as the Caribbean and North At - 18th Congressional Districts and ber 30, 1996 and, after a 30-year schools, and Georgia Argyrople, Gala will take place on Septem - lantic. Upon returning home, he served as Chairman of the Board term as a federal judge and a to - an attorney who has worked for ber 27 at the Loeb Central Park enrolled in Kent State University of Commissioners of Appraisal, tal of 50 years in the legal pro - the American Cancer Society. Boathouse – East. in Ohio, earning a Bachelor of Neversink Riparian Rights. In fession, he officially retired in Judge Tsoucalas also has five One of five children of George Science degree in Business Ad - April 1968, Tsoucalas was ap - August of 2015. grandchildren, Victoria, M. and Maria (Monogenis) Tsou - ministration in 1949. He subse - pointed a Judge of the Criminal Tsoucalas has served with dis - Nicholas, Catherine, Vivian and The Honorable Judge calas, the judge was born on Au - quently entered New York Law Court of The City of New York. tinction in numerous other posi - Christina. Nicholas Tsoucalas gust 24, 1926 in New York City School, earning a LLB in 1951. He was appointed Acting tions, including Chairman of the On December 18, 1953 was and educated in public elemen - That same year, he was recalled Supreme Court Justice for Kings Committee on Juvenile Delin - initiated into Chapter # 25 of Chapter continues the tradition tary and secondary schools. into the Navy, serving during the and Queens Counties between quency for the Federal Bar Asso - The Order of AHEPA; he would of AHEPA’s ideals and values of While attending school, he also Korean Conflict aboard an air - January 1975 and January 1982, ciation, Chairman of the Sub - eventually serve as President of promoting education and Hel - worked in the restaurant his fa - craft carrier, the USS Wasp. Fol - after which he resumed service committee on Public Order and the Chapter and continue as a lenism through many efforts of ther owned and operated for 40 lowing that service, in April as Judge of the Criminal Court. Responsibility of the American Life member. The Delphi 25 public service and philanthropy. Jon Kostakopoulos Republican Running for 76th Assembly District

TNH Staff American leaders. Malliotakis Carl Shurz Park and Asphalt noted the need for change in Al - Green. I went to Caedmon NEW YORK – Jon Kostakopou - bany, and especially for candi - School and was fortunate los kicked off his campaign on dates with solid ethics and enough to attend the Allen- September 8 at an event held at morals who fight for the right Stevenson school. I then went the Republican Metropolitan things, like Kostokopoulos. She to Salisbury in Connecticut, and Club on East 83rd Street. A life - pointed out the sad fact that 16 graduated from Pace University long resident of the Upper East of her colleagues have been in - here in the city. Side, Kostakopoulos calls him - dicted, convicted, or resigned “As a New York Republican, self “a Mike Bloomberg Repub - from office, and that most of her I model myself on Mayor Mike lican.” time is spent trying to stop bad Bloomberg and Congressman The 26-year-old Greek-Amer - policy. Malliotakis asked for Bill Green. I’m socially moderate ican whose roots are in Livadia, some help in Albany, where she and fiscally responsible.” His Boeotia and Asia Minor, works is only one of the two Republi - reasons for running for elected at the financial website The cans out of 64 in the Assembly. office include the “lost trust in Street. Among those attending She said, “Let’s get out there, so the people we’ve elected to the event were his proud par - I can go back to Albany with make the right decisions for us, ents Haralambos (Bob) and some friends this year.” Catsi - and our neighborhood,” and a Yasemin, sister Mary Daphne matidis Jr., who spoke about refusal to “sit on the sidelines and her fiancé Gregory Root, knowing Kostakopoulos since he and watch the drastic decline in COO of Ticket Monster and a was a baby and noting the latter our quality of life. great-grandson of the late movie cares so much about the district “I’m running so I can clean executive Spyros Skouras who because he was born and grew up the streets in our district and hailed from Peloponessos. Man - up there. Then, quoting Ronald the corruption up in Albany… hattan GOP Chair Adele Mal - Reagan on freedom and the re - we have been deprived of pass, Assemblywoman Nicole sponsibility of the next genera - proper representation and we Malliotakis (R-SI), and business - tNh/cOStAS bEJ tion, he introduced Kostakopou - deserve better than this.” man and rising Republican ac - John Catsimatidis, the candidate’s father Haralambos (Bob) Kostakopoulos, John Catsimatidis, los. “We will win because I wake tivist John Catsimatidis Jr. were Jr., Jon Kostakopoulos, his mother Yasemin Kostakopoulos, Mary Daphne Kostakopoulos, and In his first speech announc - up every morning thinking among the speakers. Business - her fiancé Gregory Root. ing his run for the New York about you all and how I’ll stop man and former political candi - State Assembly, Kostakopoulos the bleeding in the neighbor - date John Catsimatidis Sr., god - involved because we need a Kostakopoulos told TNH that he and the need for volunteers and thanked all those present, espe - hood and make our district bet - father of Kostakopoulos, also change, it’s terrible that young had not planned on a career in donations for Republican candi - cially his family, Chairwoman ter for all of us,” Kostakopoulos attended the campaign kickoff. people are burdened with so politics, but will do all he can dates. Malpass then welcomed Malpass, Deb Coughlin, and his concluded. “This is a campaign When asked about his godson much debt, we need to overturn to help his district. Assemblywoman Malliotakis as dedicated staff. He continued for the future we have all been running for office, Catsimatidis that debt for all young people.” Chairwoman Malpass a rising star of the Republican with a brief biography, “I was working for. I will fight, sweat told The National Herald, “It’s Asked if he had always opened the remarks noting the Party to the podium to welcome born at New York Hospital. I and bleed for you all, but I can’t great that the young people are wanted to go into politics, importance of this election year the next generation of Greek- grew up in Yorkville playing in win without you help.” THE NATIONAL HERALD, SEPTEMBER 24-30, 2016 FETAURE 7

GREEK GASTRONOMY OUR EVERYDAY GREEK Kalamaria Two Ways: Gemista Stuffed Squid and Fried Order and Buy in Greek: From By Eleni Sakellis Vegetables to Plane Tickets Kalamaria are a staple of Greek seafood cuisine. The tasty, tentacled cephalopods By Dr. Dimitra Kamarinou are a great source of protein and nutrients including zinc, manganese, potassium, iron, KILO MEANS A THOUSAND copper, phosphorus, selenium, vitamin B12 The Greek word for one thousand is familiar to you, because it and riboflavin. In the US, squid as a food is the first compound of English words like kilo+meter, kilo+gram, are usually referred to by their Italian name, kilo+byte. calamari, which is a more appetizing word. Kilo is the transliteration of the Greek word χίλιο->χίλια The Greek word kalamari is derived from (HEElia ), which means one thousand. Kilometer is το χιλιόμετρο the word kalamos, reed or pen. To keep (TO hiliOmetro ) meaning a thousand meters; kilogram is το χιλιό - kalamaria tender, they have to be cooked γραμμο ( TO hiliOgramo ) meaning a thousand grams. either slowly over low heat or very quickly In Greek we say το κιλό ( TO kilo ), ένα κιλό, which means one over high heat. The following recipes, kilo and τα κιλά ( TA kiLA ), which means many kilos. Examples: stuffed squid and the classic Greek appe - Πόσα κιλά πατάτες θέλεις; ( How many kilos potatoes do you want? ) tizer- fried kalamaria, demonstrate the two Πόσα κιλά ντομάτες έχεις; ( How many kilos tomatoes have you methods. got? )

DIALOGUE You are in Greece and you want to buy vegetables. Select the Kalamaria Gemista correct form, κιλό or κιλά, κάνει/κάνουν by erasing the wrong (Stuffed Squid) one. Remember that κάνει is for one kilo and κάνουν for many. -Έχεις πατάτες; -Ναι, έχω. Πόσα κιλό/κιλά θέλεις; • 2 pounds medium squid (10- -Θέλω ένα κιλό/κιλά. 12) -Πόσο κάνει/κάνουν οι πατάτες; • 1 cup Greek extra virgin olive -Οι πατάτες κάνει/κάνουν ένα ευρώ. oil • 1 teaspoon -Ντομάτες έχεις; • 2 cups grated onion freshly ground -Ναι, έχω. Πόσα κιλό/κιλά θέλεις; • 1/2 cup green onions, finely pepper -Θέλω πέντε κιλό/κιλά; chopped • Vegetable oil -Οι ντομάτες πόσο κάνει/κάνουν; • 1 tablespoon salt for frying -Οι ντομάτες κάνει/κάνουν δέκα ευρώ. • 1 teaspoon freshly grated • Salt, pepper pepper • Lemon, cut BUY YOUR PLANE TICKETS • 1 cup Carolina rice into wedges Buy your plane tickets to Europe. Εισιτήριο ( isitEErio ) is one • 1/2 cup parsley, finely ticket, singular number, εισιτήρια ( isiTEEria ) means tickets, plural chopped Clean and number. • 2 medium to large red bell rinse the squid as We use the word στις STEES) for the time. It means at. Για τις peppers, chopped described above. defines the date ( για τις 7 Μαρτίου ), while στις defines the time • 1 cup chopped fresh tomatoes If they are very (στις οκτώ και δέκα ). Από ( aPO ) means from and για ( yiA ) means • 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper large, cut the to. • 1/2 cup white wine squid into pieces, This is how you can order your tickets. Remember that in order • 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon the rice, parsley, the peppers, tomatoes, and the body into rings, and separating the ten - to write in Greek four figure numbers from 1000-1999 you first juice the cayenne pepper, and stir. Remove from tacles, but if they’re very small, they can be write the word χίλια (= one thousand ). Then select a number from • Additional Greek extra virgin olive oil heat and allow to cool slightly before stuff - fried whole. Dry the kalamaria with paper 100-900 from the list. Then a two figure number from 10-99, for drizzling ing the squid. Spoon the filling into the towels, set aside. In a bowl, whisk together which you write next to the previous one. At the end you add a squid body and secure the ends with a the flour, semolina or cornmeal, the table - single figure number from 1-9. Clean the squid and rinse thoroughly un - toothpick. Place the stuffed squid in a bak - spoon of salt, and the teaspoon of pepper. Here are some examples: 1234 = Χίλια διακόσια τριάντα τέσ - der cool water, removing the head and ten - ing pan and continue with the remaining Toss the kalamaria in the flour mixture to σερα, 1567= Χίλια πεντακόσια εξήντα επτά, 1896= Χίλια οκτακό - tacles from the body, and removing the guts, squid. Add the white wine and lemon juice coat, shaking off any excess. Heat the oil in σια ενενήντα έξι, 1004= Χίλια τέσσερα. If you need help, have a ink sac, and the thin reed-like pen from the and drizzle with olive oil before baking the a medium to large frying pan deep enough look at the list of numbers below. inside. Remove the membrane from the stuffed kalamaria in a preheated 350 degree to deep fry the squid. Make sure the oil is body leaving the squid white and rinse with F oven for about an hour. Remove tooth - hot enough by test frying a piece of the EXERCISE cool water. Set aside. The body of the squid picks before serving. Serve with the sauce squid. It should sizzle immediately. Fry the Give your answer in complete sentences like in the given exam - will be filled with stuffing. Remove and dis - drizzled on top. kalamaria for 2-3 minutes turning them un - ple. Don’t forget to write the numbers in Greek words. card the beak and eyes from the head, rinse til golden brown on all sides. Θέλω ένα εισιτήριο για τις 10 Δεκεμβρίου στις 8.45 από Νέα and chop the head and tentacles finely and Fry in batches if needed so as not to Υόρκη για Αθήνα. Πόσο κάνει/κάνουν; (980) set aside to add to the filling later. For the Fried Kalamari crowd the pan which can reduce the tem - Ένα εισιτήριο για τις δέκα Δεκεμβρίου στις οκτώ και σαράντα filling, in a large sauté pan or Dutch oven, perature of the oil considerably and result πέντε από Νέα Υόρκη για Αθήνα κάνει εννιακόσια ογδόντα δολά - heat the olive oil over medium high heat in soggy, not crispy kalamarakia. Remove ρια. until it shimmers, add the grated onion and • 2 pounds kalamaria from the oil and drain on paper towels, sea - 1.1. Θέλω ένα εισιτήριο για τις 7 Μαρτίου στις 10.50 από Βο - the green onion and sauté until translucent. • 2 cups all-purpose, unbleached flour son with additional salt and pepper if στώνη για Λονδίνο. Πόσο κάνει/κάνουν; (655 δολάρια) Add the chopped squid, salt, and pepper, • 1/4 cup semolina or cornmeal needed. Serve immediately with lemon 1.2. Θέλω δύο εισιτήρια για τις 20 Σεπτεμβρίου στις 12.30 από and sauté until the liquid evaporates. Add • 1 tablespoon salt wedges. Σικάγο για Παρίσι. Πόσο κάνει/κάνουν; (890 δολάρια) 1.3. Θέλω τρία εισιτήρια για τις 21 Ιουλίου στις 06.10 από Σικάγο για Φιλαδέλφεια. Πόσο κάνει/κάνουν; (923 δολάρια)

2. Match the correct Greek word for each number. LITERARY REVIEW 1545 Χίλια επτακόσια είκοσι δύο 1138 Χίλια οχτακόσια πενήντα έξι 1962 Χίλια τετρακόσια είκοσι Remembering Giorgos Seferis 45 Years after His Death 1302 Χίλια τριακόσια πενήντα επτά 1123 Χίλια τριακόσια δύο 1856 Χίλια εννιακόσια εξήντα δύο Continued from page 1 1722 Χίλια διακόσια τριάντα έξι 1420 Χίλια εκατόν τριάντα οκτώ would shape the course of history 1357 Χίλια εκατόν είκοσι τρία especially for Cyprus, while his 1236 Χίλια πεντακόσια σαράντα πέντε poetry influenced British and American writers including Lau - rence Durrell and Henry Miller. Number Greek Pronunciation Number Greek Pronunciation The book uses previously unpub - word word lished materials to add depth to 1 ένα Ena 60 εξήντα exEEnta our understanding of the 2 δύο DEEo 70 εβδομήντα evdoMEEnta poet/diplomat and the ways in 3 τρία TREEa 80 ογδόντα ogdOnta which politics and poetry im - 4 τέσσερα TEsera 90 ενενήντα eneNEEnta pacted not only his life and work 5 πέντε PEnte 100 εκατό ekaTO but the culture, history, and lit - 6 έξι Exi 200 διακόσια diaKOsia erature of Greece and the world. 7 επτά ePTA 300 τριακόσια triaKOsia A Poet's Journal: Days of 8 οκτώ oKTO 400 τετρακόσια tetraKOsia 1945-51 by Giorgos Seferis, 9 εννέα eNEa 500 πεντακόσια pentaKOsia translated by Athan Anagnos - 10 δέκα DEka 600 εξακόσια exaKOsia topoulos with an introduction by 20 είκοσι EEkosi 700 επτακόσια eptaKOsia Walter Kaiser. It wasn’t until 1967 30 τριάντα triAnta 800 οκτακόσια oktaKOsia that Seferis decided to publish 40 σαράντα saRAnta 900 εννιακόσια eneaKOsia his journals, but it became clear 50 πενήντα peNEEnta 1000 χίλια HEElia that the political climate in Greece during the junta would A career diplomat and Nobel Prize-winning poet Giorgos Seferis is considered by scholars to be make it difficult to publish there. one of the two most influential poets, along with W.B. Yeats, of the 20th century. PRONUNCIATION KEY Just before his death, he en - i (i-diom), ee (n-ee-dle), e (e-nergy), o (o-rganism), oo (b-oo- trusted his journals to be trans - perspective on post-war Greece describing what he sees and also The poems of Seferis are t), y (y-es), h (h-elium), th (th-eory), d (th-e), gh (w-olf). The cap - lated and published by his friend and its struggles during that time. looking deeper into the issues available online and in transla - italized syllables are accented. Anagnostopoulos and requested Seferis’ A Levant Journal affecting the region at the time. tion in editions such as Prince - that Kaiser write the introduction translated into English by Rod - The Hellenistic influence in the ton Modern Greek Series’ Dimitra Kamarinou, PhD, has studied philology and archaeology at for the US edition. The volume erick Beaton details Seferis’ time Middle East and the religious George Seferis: Collected Poems the University of Ioannina,Würzburg and Bochum in Germany. She covering 1945-51 was first pub - in the Middle East with wonder - sites are thoughtfully delineated translated by Edmund Keeley has been honored with the Academy of Athens Award in lished in 1974 and gives a unique ful passages of travel writing, in the journal. and Philip Sherrard. Archaeology and Homeric Philology.

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SSNY shall mail copy of listed in the United States Army. two years and attained the rank husband Mark of Groveland, Linwood Cemetery, Haverhill. any process served against the LLC to: c/o United States Corpration Agents, Inc., 7014 While in the Army, he was as - of staff sergeant. and Sandra Allen and his son Contributions in his memory LEGAL NOTICE 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. signed to the field artillery and He was employed by the for - in-law Steve Allen of Haverhill; may be made to Holy Apostles Notice of Formation of 340B ADVANCED Purpose: Any lawful activity . was sent to Japan. Upon being mer Public Finance Co., of three grandsons, Matthew, Saints Peter and Paul Greek Or - GROUP OWNERS, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with 27 5359/20085 honorably discharged he earned Haverhill where he was the Michael and Niko; brother T. thodox Church, 154-156 Winter Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/29/16. Office location: Kings County. 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SSNY shall mail copy of LEGAL NOTICE any process served against the LLC to: THE Notice of formation TCG EVENTS, LLC LLC, c/o Mr. Ron E. Marks, 47 E. Beech Street, DEATH NOTICES (DOM. LLC). Articles of Or ganization filed Long Beach, NY 11561. Purpose: Any lawful with the Secretary of State of New York, activity . SSNY on 08/23/2016. Office located in 27 5366 /200 90 n ALIMONOS, VASILIOS A. n DANOU, CONSTANTINE C. Hotel and afterwards, the and his wife, Eva, were owners Nassau County. SSNY has been designated WILLIAMSTOWN, MA (from The (DAN) Howard Johnson's restaurant. of the Downtown Restaurant and for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of Berkshire Eagle, published on MARSHFIELD, WI (from the During the 70s, 80s & 90s, Mr. the Chicken Shack in Mt. Pleas - any process served against the LLC to: c/o FUNERAL HOMES United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 Sept. 13) – Vasilios A. Alimonos, Marshfield News Herald, pub - Eliopoulos owned and operated ant. He was a member of the St. 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. APOSTOLOPOULOS 89 of Williamstown, MA died lished on Sept. 12) – In the late the Laurelton Diner and Restau - Demetrius Greek Orthodox Purpose: Any lawful activity . Apostle Family - Sunday, September 11, 2016 at summer of 1950, a San Diego rant on Route 88 in Bricktown, Church in Saginaw. William is 27 5395 /2 0104 his home. He was born in State University-bound, seven - later worked at numerous other survived by his wife, Eva; and Gregory, Nicholas, Andrew - Magoula, Greece on December teen-year-old Greek boy arrived restaurants and diners in the several nieces and nephews. He LEGAL NOTICE Funeral Directors of 1, 1926, son of Anastasios and on the shores of the United area. He retired in 2013 and cul - was preceded in death by his Anonie LLC. Art. of Org. filed w/ SSNY RIVERDALE FUNERAL HOME Inc. Stavroula (Haralambakos) Al - States to forge a new life that, in tivated his interests in gardening, parents. On Friday, September 2, 8/30/16. Office in Kings Co. SSNY desig - nated for service of process and shall mail 5044 Broadway imonos. He attended schools in total, spanned more than eighty- woodworking and painting. Mr. 2016 the family will receive to Reg. Agent: Thomas Law Firm PLLC, New York, NY 10034 Greece and was a veteran of the three years. Constantine C. Eliopoulos is survived by his wife friends from 12 Noon to 1:30 175 Varick St, NY, NY 10014. Purpose: Greek Army serving in the mili - (Dan) Danou was born on Sep - Katina, his children Christina and p.m. at Rowley Funeral Home. Any lawful activity (212) 942-4000 tary police. Vasilios came to the tember 20, 1932, in Thessa - George, his beloved granddaugh - Trisagion prayers will be recited 27 5393 /18796 Toll Free 1-888-GAPOSTLE United States in 1967 and settled loniki, Greece; at age twelve, he ter Elena, his son-in-law Kenneth at 1:30 p.m. Graveside services LEGAL NOTICE CONSTANTINIDES in Chicago, IL. There he was em - served as an English interpreter and daughter-in-law Jennifer. He for William will be held at 2 p.m. FUNERAL PARLOR Co. ployed by the Purex Soap Corp. for the British forces after Greece is also survived by his siblings Riverside Cemetery in Mt. Pleas - Notice of Formation of McCartney HR, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (718) 745-1010 for about 23 years until his re - was liberated from Nazi occupa - John, James, Helen and ant with Fr. Timothy Cook of St. (SSNY) on 08/18/16. Office location: tirement. He was an avid gar - tion. Coming to the United States Panayiota, and numerous nieces Demetrius Greek Orthodox. Kings County. SSNY designated as agent Services in all localities - dener and enjoyed sports, cook - as a student, Dan later enlisted and nephews. Funeral service of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Low cost shipping to Greece ing and travel. Vasilios especially in the Marine Corps and was sta - will be held at 10 am Friday at n PHILLIPS, THEODORE Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, Attn: enjoyed spending time with his tioned in Japan during the Ko - St. George Greek Orthodox SAN DIEGO, CA (from The San Shannon Traylor, 575 Madison Ave, NY, ANTONOPOULOS family and grandchildren. His rean War. Dan's military service Church, Ocean Township. Diego Union Tribune, published NY 10022. Purpose: Any lawful activity. wife was Eleni "Helen" facilitated his becoming a U.S. on Aug. 27) – Father Theodore 27 5382 /17976 FUNERAL HOME, INC. (Koutoulas) Alimonos who died citizen whereupon he moved to FOTINOS, Phillips June 23, 1929 - August Konstantinos Antonopoulos - n LEGAL NOTICE on September 26, 2004. They Chicago to work as a department ANNA (KARIDAS) 23, 2016 San Diego The Very Funeral Director Notice of formation LITCHFIELD THIRD were married on October 19, manager for the home office of CROWN POINT, IN (from the Reverend Father Theodore 38-08 Ditmars Blvd., 1953. Survivors include one an insurance company. After a Northwest Indiana Times, pub - Phillips passed away peacefully PARTY ASSOCIATES L.L.C. (DOM. LLC). Articles of Or ganization filed with the Secre - Astoria, New York 11105 daughter Voula Minick and her few years there, he relocated lished on Sept. 19) – Anna Foti - in the early morning of August tary of State of New York, SSNY on husband, Michael of Orange with the company to Blooming - nos (nee Karidas) age 86, of 23, 2016. Father Theodore was 11/13/2012. Office located in Kings County. (718) 728-8500 Park, FL; and two sons including ton, Illinois, where he met his Crown Point IN peacefully born in Gary, IN on June 23, SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process Not affiliated with any Taso Alimonos and his wife, future wife, Nancy Hitchings. passed away Saturday Septem - 1929, where he lived until he served against the LLC to: Colin Octave, 520 other funeral home. Kathy of Orange Park, FL and They were married in 1964, and ber 17, 2016. Anna was the was three years old. His family Madison Street, Brooklyn, NY 11221. James Alimonos and his wife, Dan became a non-traditional beloved wife of the late Kostadi - then moved to Greece where he Purpose: Any lawful activity . Rebecca of Williamstown, MA. student, earning his B.A. and nos; loving mother to Kalliopi remained until he was 15. Fol - 27 5371/20093 He also leaves four grandchil - M.A. in political science and so - and Dimitrios Fotis; Pete and lowing the completion of high LEGAL NOTICE tO PlAcE yOUR dren- William Minick, Dimitri ciology at Illinois State Univer - Loma Fotinos; proud grand - school in Sacramento, CA, he en - clASSIFIED AD, cAll: Minick, William Alimonos, and sity. He then taught at University mother to MaryAnn and Bryan rolled in Holy Cross Greek Or - Object Territories Architecture PLLC. Art. of Org. filed w/ SSNY 8/18/16. (718) 784-5255, EXt. 106, Alyssa Alimonos; and two broth - High School in Normal, Illinois, (Michael), Brianna, Gena. and thodox School of Theology in Office in Kings Co. SSNY designated for E-mAIl: ers- John Alimonos and his wife, and began a long career as a so - Theodore. She was the devoted Brookline, MA where he received service of process and shall mail to: The classifieds@ Nikki and George Alimonos and ciology professor. After the birth daughter of the late Evagelos his Master of Divinity degree. He PLLC, 49 Withers St. FL 3, Brooklyn, NY thenationalherald.com his wife, Voula both of Magoula, of their first two children, Dan and Maria Karidas. Anna was a began his ministry in 1953 at 11211. Purpose: Architect . Greece; and nieces and nephews. and Nancy spent a year living member of Ss. Constantine and Saint Basil Greek Orthodox 27 5381 /18796 He was predeceased by two and teaching in Greece. There - Helen Greek Orthodox Cathe - Church in Stockton, CA where brothers- Peter and Costa. Fu - after, the couple settled in Marsh - dral, Philoptochos Society, and he was ordained to the Holy neral Notice: The funeral for field, Wisconsin, where they Agia Markella Society of Chios Priesthood. While serving this uine way in which he touched often joined in the hunt and en - Vasilios Alimonos will be Tues - raised three children, Chris Greece. Anna was the owner of parish, he also attended the Uni - the lives of his parishioners dur - joyed the accommodations at day September 13, 2016 at (Kate), Erika, and Niki (George). the Grecian Bakery in Glen Park versity of the Pacific for post- ing his over 50 years of distin - Richard and Vangie's "hunting 11:30 AM at Flynn & Dagnoli- Dan taught sociology at the Uni - (Gary IN) from 1979 until 1994. graduate work and served as guished service as a priest. In lieu lodge." Along with hunting, Montagna Home for Funerals versity of Wisconsin, Marsh - She enjoyed baking, cooking, Chaplain for the State Hospital of flowers, the family kindly re - Vangie had many interests which West Chapels, 521 West Main St. field/Wood County for twenty- and helping anyone who was in for eleven and a half years. He quests donation be made to: included bowling, golfing, fish - North Adams with the Rev. Fr. seven years and actively served need. In lieu of flowers donations then served at Saint Spyridon Saints Constantine and Helen ing, sewing, canning, pen and John G. Maheras, Pastor of St. the campus and community in may be made to Ss. Constantine Greek Orthodox Church in San Greek Orthodox Church for the ink drawings, oil and acrylic George Greek Orthodox Church manifold ways. On campus he and Helen Greek Orthodox Diego, CA from 1965 1978. He Father Theodore Phillips Schol - painting, sculpting, playing the officiating. Burial will follow in founded and advised the Phi Cathedral 8000 Madison St., was one of eight civilian clergy arship Fund, 3459 Manchester steel guitar, flower gardening, Eastlawn Cemetery. A calling Theta Kappa chapter; he also Merrillville IN 46410. to receive training in Clinical Pas - Avenue, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA stained glass, basket weaving, hour will be held Tuesday morn - served on innumerable commit - toral Psychology at the US Naval 92007. knitting, crocheting, tatting, ing from 10:30 to 11:30 AM. tees, even performing in a UW n GREKIS, JEAN ANGELO Hospital, San Diego and earned cross-stitch, embroidery, and col - Memorial donations may be theatrical production. In the PITTSBURGH, PA (from the a Master of Arts in Clinical Pas - n THIES, VANGIE lecting stamps and coins. She made to the American Diabetes community, Dan chaired the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, pub - toral Counseling from National ENTERPRISE, OR (from the Eu - copied and organized scrapbooks Association or the American Committee on Aging and wrote lished on Sept. 4)– Jean Angelo University. He was a member of gene Register-Guard, published of photographs into a history of Heart Association in care of the the grant to establish the Wood Grekis Age 60, of Pittsburgh, on the Doctor-Clergy Association of on Sept. 1) – November 23, 1924 family and friends. She won funeral home. County nutrition program. He Thursday, September 1, 2016, af - Sharp Hospital, San Diego and - August 2, 2016 Vangie Thies many ribbons for her talents was an active Rotarian in both ter a courageous six-year battle was a member of the American passed away on August 2, 2016, from items she entered in the n ASLANES, POLINIKI D. Marshfield and LaCrosse. Retir - with pancreatic cancer. Beloved Association of Pastoral Coun - at her home in Enterprise, Ore - Wallowa County Fair. She also CANTON, OH (from The Repos - ing as Professor Emeritus, Dan wife of the late Angelo Grekis; selors. Father Phillips was hon - gon, with family at her side. She won the hearts of family and itory, published on Sept. 14) – moved with Nancy to LaCrosse loving mother of Costas A. Grekis ored by the Greek government was 91. Vangie was born on No - friends with whom she gener - Poliniki D. (Adamides) Aslanes where they later welcomed six and Christina (Omar Adnan) when chosen as one of 30 Greek vember 23, 1924, in Marcola, ously shared the bounty pro - age 76, passed away Saturday grandchildren (Orion, Rowan, Grekis; dear sister of Mary Orthodox Priests from America Oregon, to John and Florence duced from her kitchen and stu - “Together Again” evening, Sept. Kiyan, Kiera, Pente, and Liliana) Mavroides and the late Michael to tour Greece. In 1977, he was Condos. She attended Marcola dio of her talents. But most of 10, 2016. Born in Filota, Greece, who enriched their grandfather's and George Lignos; cherished Yia presented the Regional Brother - schools through her freshman all. they enjoyed her yummy to the late Haralambos and Tim - retirement. A celebration of Yia of Giavanna and Milania hood Award by the National year of high school. She then chocolate chip cookies, which no oklia (Kouces) Adamides; she Dan's life will be held in LaCrosse Grekis; also survived by her dear Conference of Christians and moved to Cottage Grove, Ore - one has yet been able to repli - was also preceded in death by within the next several weeks. friend, Julie Kartman; numerous Jews for his outstanding leader - gon, in 1939, where she met cate! Vangie's father immigrated her husband of 35 years, James Memorials can be directed to the nieces, nephews, Godchildren, ship in the community. Father Richard Thies who was to be - to America from Greece through “Dimitri” Aslanes. She was a University Foundation of the Uni - and many friends. Jean will be Theodore was the first parish come the love of her life. They Ellis Island in the early 1900's member of both Holy Trinity and versity of Wisconsin, Marsh - remembered for her zest of life priest at Saints Constantine and were married August 15, 1942, when he was a young boy. She St. George Greek Orthodox field/Wood County, 2000 W. and her determination to not let Helen Greek Orthodox Church in Vancouver, Washington. They embraced her Greek heritage by Churches. She is survived by her Fifth Street, Marshfield, WI cancer win before she could in Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA where raised three children, Harold, teaching herself to read and sons: John (Kristin), Harry 54449 or the Rotary Works Foun - complete her personal bucket he faithfully served from 1978 Cheron, and Ron in Cottage write some phrases of the Greek (Mary), Anthony (Barbara) dation, P.O. Box 1571, LaCrosse, list. She was a pillar of the 2006. In 1997 he received the Grove. Richard, a logger and me - language. She then used Greek Aslanes; grandchildren: Aubrey, WI 54602-5171. church community, serving as a highest honorary rank granted chanic, eventually established greetings and closings for cards Jacob, Naomi, A.J., Athena D., teacher in the Greek School Pro - to a married priest, Protopres - Thies Richfield service station. she sent to her relatives in John Thomas; great-grandchil - n ELIOPOULOS, gram, volunteering her time in byter. Following retirement, he Vangie served as bookkeeper for Greece and Belgium. Many of dren: Emily Poliniki, Elizabeth CONSTANTINE "GUS" many church activities, and her continued as Pastor Emeritus for the business in addition to her her cards were exquisite pen- Alexandria and Ethan Haralam - ASBURY PARK, NJ (from the As - many acts of kindness and will - the Parish. He was especially household duties of cleaning, and-ink creations that she pro - bos; she is also survived by her bury Park Press, published on ingness to lend an ear. You could committed to the development cooking, baking, and maintain - duced herself. She and Richard brother, Aristofanes Adamides. Sept. 9) – Constantine "Gus" find her walking Keystone Oaks of youth programs, which led to ing their home in her signature, were able to travel to Greece and Family and friends will be re - Eliopoulos, a restaurateur and a track with her coffee friends and his involvement as a founder of immaculate style. For many Belgium twice in the mid-1990s ceived on Thursday from 5 to 7 longtime resident of Asbury Park, dogs, bouncing in a bounce what has become the largest years they spent their free time to visit her relatives. She was es - p.m. with Trisagion service at passed away Monday after a long house with her grandchildren, youth ministry program in the traveling together to the Wal - pecially grateful to visit the small 6:30 p.m., at the Rossi Family illness. He was 84. Mr. Eliopou - ziplining in Costa Rica or hop - Greek Orthodox Archdiocese the lowa Mountains for fun and to island village where her father Funeral Home. Funeral services los was born in Davies, Greece, ping on a flight to Greece with Folk Dance and Choral Festival. hunt deer and elk. In 1971 they was born. Her father's family still will be Friday at 11:00 a.m., in in the mountainous region of Ar - her kids. Family suggests memo - Father Theodore was a champion moved to Enterprise, Oregon, owned the small stone abode Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox cadia. As a young man, he served rial contributions to the Nativity of this program and it brought where Richard purchased an - where he was born and the prop - Church, with Rev. Dr. Daniel as a Private in the Greek Armed of The Theotokos Monastery, 121 him great joy to see it flourish so other service station and estab - erty and land on which he was Rogich and Rev. Fr. Constantine Forces and then worked for the St. Elias Lane, Saxonburg, PA abundantly for the past 40 years. lished their ARCO service station. raised. She is survived by her Shiepis officiating. Family and public transit system in Athens. 16056 or Holy Cross Greek He also served on numerous Vangie continued as the book - husband of 73 years, Richard, friends will also be received in He emigrated to Canada then School Program, 123 Gilkeson boards including the Guadalupe keeper for the business among two sons, Harold Thies (Paula) Church one hour before services moved to Asbury Park shortly Rd., Pgh., PA 15228. Please view Home for Boys, St. John's Home her other duties. They continued of Central Point, Oregon, and begin. Internment will be in For - thereafter. Like many of the or add tributes at: www.bein - for Boys, and the Trinity School hunting deer and elk together Ron Thies (Leslie) of Enterprise, est Hill Cemetery. In lieu of flow - Greek young men of the era, he hauer.com for Children.Father Theodore and with family and friends who Oregon, and a daughter, Cheron ers donations may be made to found employment and a beau - was married to Presvytera Mary Taylor (Tony) of Junction City, Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox tiful young bride while working n MOURTZOUHOS, for 63 years until her passing on this is a service Oregon; six grandchildren, Alicia Church, 4705 Fairhaven Ave. on the Asbury Park boardwalk. VASILIOS March 6, 2016. They were to the community. Eilenberger, Nyssa Comer, Trina N.W., Canton, OH 44709. In 1961, he married Katina Pa - MOUNT PLEASANT, MI (from blessed with two children, Erys Announcements of deaths Corno, Jeff Taylor, Rick Thies, padopoulos, who was from a the Morning Sun, published on and Theodore and with one may be telephoned to the and Rock Thies; thirteen great- neighboring village in Greece but Sept. 1) – Mourtzouhos, Vasilios cherished grandson, Erik. He is classified Department of grandchildren, Tyler, Marissa, who also was working on the (Bill) Age 87; of Mt. Pleasant; also survived by a sister, Yiota of the National herald at Ashley, Autumn, Ashton, Aiden, Days and dates of funerals, boardwalk at the time. Making passed away on Wednesday, Au - Greece, sister-in-law, Rose Linar - (718) 784-5255, Taylor, Jack, Carter, Adiana, memorials, and other events di - a home and a family with Katina, gust 24, 2016 at Masonic Path - dos of Pasadena and many nieces monday through Friday, Milly, Alesha, and Flynn; and nu - rectly correspond to the original Mr. Eliopoulos worked as a coun - ways in Alma. He was born on and nephews. Father Theodore 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ESt merous nieces and nephews. A publication date, which appears terman, waiter and manager at September 26, 1928 in Athens, will be remembered for his warm or e-mailed to: private graveside service was at the beginning of each notice. notable Asbury Park landmarks Greece, the son of Gregory and smile, melodious voice, his care [email protected] held by her family at the Wal - such as the Berkeley-Carteret Sophia Mourtzouhos. William and compassion, and the gen - lowa Cemetery in Wallowa. THE NATIONAL HERALD, SEPTEMBER 24-30, 2016 GREECE CYPRUS 9 At UN, Tsipras Says Greece’s Refugee Crisis is World’s Problem, Too

NEW YORK – Greek Prime Min - crowded. tem in a procedure that can take ister Alexis Tsipras told the More than 4,000 people were months, and some refugees there United Nations General Assem - housed at the camp at Moria on said their second interviews were bly the world is facing a refugee Lesbos where fire which broke not scheduled until January humanitarian crisis it needs to out Sept. 19 destroyed or dam - 2017. deal with. aged tents and trailers. There “We don’t know our future or Greece has some 60,000 were no reports of any migrants our life in the future,” said Isso, refugees and migrants stuck in being injured. standing outside her tent in the country with the suspension The government is expected Souda camp, a collection of tents of a European Union swap deal to charter a passenger ferry to and prefabricated huts housing with Turkey because of an over - provide temporary accommoda - nearly 1,000 people in a moat whelming number of asylum ap - tion while the camp is repaired. outside the old city ramparts. “If plications. More than 1.5 million you don’t have hope you cannot As Germany – which took in refugees and migrants have come live. It’s death.” more than a million refugees to the European Union – almost Isso and her mother, Havin and migrants before Europe all through Greece – in the last Had Hannad, have applied for closed its borders – insisting EU 18 months but now scores of admissibility. Isso’s 23-year-old countries should send them thousands are stuck in the coun - brother Ali had made it to Ger - back to Greece to comply with try as tension builds. many earlier and is living in EU law that stipulates they can Lesbos has seen the most and Hamburg, but is sick. only seek asylum in the country the images have turned off She still hopes the family will where they landed, Greece is tourists so much that there was be allowed to move on despite under crushing pressure. a 60 percent drop in foreign vis - dashed hopes. “If today we don’t undertake itors this year, cutting hard into It’s the same for Afghan coordinated action and do not the island’s economy at the same teacher Javid Raoufi, who arrived replace illegal trafficking routes time the government has on Chios on March 20. with legal ones, and do not pro - dumped the problem on the is - “It is very bad luck for me,” ceed to resettle refugees in other AP PhOtO/RIchARD DREw lands closest to Turkey. said Raoufi, who has been teach - countries, we will have failed,” Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras addresses the United Nations Summit for Refugees and In a feature, the Associated ing mathematics to refugee chil - he told the General Assembly, Migrants, in the Trusteeship Council Chamber of the United Nations, Monday, Sept. 19. Press highlighted the difficulties dren in the camp. Had he arrived attended by heads of state and those on Lesbos are facing, espe - the previous day, he says, he governments to discuss the other countries in the Balkans Convention,” he said. DETENTION CAMP TENSION cially those who arrived after the could have left the island for refugee crisis. and Eastern Europe for closing Tsipras was expected to meet Authorities of the island of March 20 cutoff under the EU- Athens. “And I don’t know, That advice has already been their doors. on the sidelines of the General Lesbos are calling for the imme - Turkey deal, leaving them in maybe from Athens we can go ignored by the EU which agreed He said that will embolden Assembly with Turkish President diate evacuation of thousands of limbo. … to another country.” to take in some 30,000 from far-right and nationalist groups Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who let refugees to the Greek mainland Nourhan Isso found herself Mohamoud Alou, a 29 year- Greece but has reneged on the and spread xenophobia and mis - human traffickers send refugees after a fire gutted a detention among more than 13,000 people old Syrian Kurd, said: “Many deal. trust across the continent and and migrants to Greece until he camp following protests. stranded on the Greek islands, people talk: maybe the boarder Tsipras, whose government ultimately the world. secured a deal with the EU for Regional Governor Christiana facing an uncertain future. will open, maybe we will go, has been accused by human “Europe is wondering six billion euros, visa-free travel Kalogirou said she had repeat - About 3,300 are on Chios, maybe we will stay here in rights organizations of acting whether it can maintain social for Turks and faster-track entry edly warned the government that where there is provision for just Greece, maybe we will be re - too slowly and doing too little cohesion without violating in - into the bloc even though refuses camps on the east Aegean Sea is - 1,100 spots. They must apply for turned to Turkey. But we don’t to handle the crisis, blamed ternational law and the Geneva to recognize member Cyprus. lands were dangerously over - admissibility to the asylum sys - know what happen to us.” As Deposits Shrank, Scandalized Attica Bank Give Millions in Bad Loans

TNH Staff ternal audit. billiion). reportedly found it gave huge The Radical Left SYRIZA-led banks loans aren’t being repaid Bad loans in Greece currently Deposits at Attica shrunk loans without collateral at low government is letting banks sell and a share increase of 70 mil - ATHENS – As its deposits dwin - total around 100 billion from 3.25 billion ($3.63 billion) interest rates and was used es - bad loans to collection agencies lion euros ($78.11 million) was dled, Attica Bank kept granting ($111.71 billion,) of which 2.2 to 2.14 billion euros ($2.39 bil - sentially to fund money to fa - but there was no word on uncovered. hundreds of millions of euros in billion euros ($2.46 billion) lion) in 2015 – down 34 percent vored people. whether they would go after fa - THE TV FACTOR loans to business interests that come from Attica Bank, the – while, at the same time, it in - The findings are being for - vored borrowers or the former The bank also approved 128 weren’t repaid, a growing probe newspaper said. creased loans by a further 250 warded to prosecutors to inves - ruling New Democracy Conser - million euros ($142.76 million) has found. The growing scandal is million euros, some $297.27 tigate yet another bank scandal vatives and its then-partner the in a loan last year to a construc - Some 60 percent – 400 mil - threatening the operation of the million, about a 10 percent hike. showing a pattern of the insti - PASOK Socialists, who owe 250 tion company owner whose son lion euros – of its loans went bank, the country’s fifth largest, Kathimerini said the Bank of tutions handing out money million euros ($278.95 million) won a private TV license from while it kept handing out money as it appeared it was being used Greece may install a Commis - without expecting repayment and aren’t being collected or the government. as its deposits shrank by more as a funnel to hand out money sioner to take over the bank while hounding borrowers who asked to be repaid. The money, the business than 1.2 billion euros ($1.34 bil - to the privileged and favored while Attica’s biggest stake - don’t have political or business The review also reportedly newspaper Naftemporiki said, lion), the newspaper who weren’t repaying, a com - holder, the Engineer’s Pension connections. found almost no oversight of went to Christos Kalogritsas, Kathimerini reported. mon practice among Greek Fund (TSMEDE) is being unco - The newspaper said it was lending procedures, capital in - said to have ties with SYRIZA. Bank officials also ignored banks. operative while demanding its told by sources it didn’t name crease increases, credit risks or Tsipras said he did it stop requirements from the central During 2015, the bank re - President, Konstantinos Make - that the country’s fifth-largest information technology systems, corruption in the industry and Bank of Greece not to approve portedly granted loans of more dos, be given a seat on the bank handed out loans with no suggesting the bank was a front for transparency in the TV li - loans of more than 100,000 eu - than 250 million euros ($279.27 board, an idea rejected by the regulation to dubious indebted to hand out other people’s censing although another win - ros ($111,710) without its per - million) during a time when the central bank. businesses and unqualified ap - money. ner, shipping magnate and mission. No banker has been country’s crushing economic cri - Attica Bank’s Board of Direc - plicants who weren’t identified. The Bank of Greece agreed Olympiacos soccer team owner charged or reprimanded or pros - sis had brought lending to a tors has appointed Theodoros Bank of Greece guidelines on the appointment of Panayio - Evangelos Marinakis, out on bail ecuted. standstill at most institutions. Pantalakis as its new Chief Ex - calling for loans over 100,000 tis Roumeliotis as the Non-Ex - on felony charges of fixing The apparent wrongdoing The Attica bank unapproved ecutive as the Bank of Greece is euros ($111,580) to be passed ecutive Chairman of Attica, matches and other wrongdoing. was uncovered only after the loans ranged from 10 million to insisting there be no conflicts of by the country’s central banking while the running of the lender Kalogritsas’ son Ioannis won Bank of Greece and the Single 40 million euros ($11.17- interest or political or business institution were ignored with will be handed over to the TV license by reportedly Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) $44.68 million,) during a period interests running the bank. impunity and no charges or dis - Theodoros Pantalakis as Chief putting up worthless grazing of one of the country’s interna - when total bank loans in Greece NO COLLATERAL, cipline brought. No previous Executive Officer to prevent a land as collateral after his father tional lenders, the European for businesses and households NO PROBLEM scandal has resulted in a major Commissioner being named. got the loans from the Attica Central Bank, conducted an in - fell by eight billion euros ($8.94 An audit of Attica Bank has prosecution. Some 60 percent of the Bank. Akinci Warns: No Rotating Turkish Presidency, No Cyprus Unity Deal

TNH Staff of the indispensable topics for the previous leaders on the two sides Ak ınc ı and Anastasiades are equality of the Turkish Cypriot of the island. scheduled to meet U.N. Secre - NICOSIA – Turkish-Cypriot nation. If the Greek Cypriot side “But if in principal the point tary-General Ban Ki-moon on leader Mustafa Akinci is demand - says that ‘the rotating presidency of ‘a rotating presidency will not Sept. 25 in New York in a tripar - ing a Turk be President of Cyrus will never be a parameter of the happen’ continues, this means tite meeting, while the United on a rotating basis or he will scut - solution,’ then this means there there will be no deal,” Ak ınc ı re - Nations General Assembly is tle a deal to reunify the island di - will be no deal,” he said after peated. held. vided since an unlawful Turkish meeting Anastasiades and United When he was elected in May A BIG BOYS TALK invasion in 1974. Nations Special Envoy Espen 2015 and immediately came to Ak ınc ı said earlier that nego - Hopes were riding high for a Barth Eide, the Turkish newspa - terms with Anastasiades over mi - tiations would continue after the solution with the moderate Ak - per Hurriyet Daily News re - nor concessions on both sides, meeting in New York with Ban inci talking to Cypriot President ported. optimism brought out anew that and a that multi-party confer - Nicos Anastasiades off and on for “This means that the Turkish this finally could be the year for ence, including the guarantor 16 months to try to settle the dis - Cypriot leader will in no case sign a settlement after four decades states of Greece, Turkey and the pute. this (deal) and put it before his of failure. United Kingdom, would be held That was even though nego - nation,” as he called the occupied In a Sept. 15 interview with later. tiations had repeatedly stalled territory recognized only by local journalists, Ak ınc ı had said “If there is no resolution, then over major obstacles such as a Turkey. a peace deal could be reached on the Greek Cypriot side may be - Turkey keeping an Army in the Ak ınc ı said that the discussion Cyprus within 90 days if both come neighbors with Turkey on northern one-third it occupies could only be held on “which in - sides of the divided Mediter - the island,” said Ak ınc ı, suggest - and compensation for Cypriot tervals the rotating Presidency ranean island were willing and ing he was willing to live with a homes and properties seized by can be implemented,” a plan that decisive about the issue, lan - permanent divide and an end to Turkey. has been on the table previously guage critics took to mean if the unification process. “A rotating Presidency is one during negotiations between the Anastasiades relented. Asked whether he meant that

AP PhOtO/RIchARD DREw Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades addresses the United Na - This Week in Greek History tions Summit for Refugees and Migrants, in the Trusteeship Council Chamber of the United Nations, Monday, Sept. 19. Compiled by gasoline filled canister and set himself ponnese. The Greeks won decisively in what Eraklis Diamataris ablaze with his last words being “Long live has been called one of the most important the Turkish Cypriot administra - that is impossible to resolve,” he free Greece”. His remains were transferred battles in human history as the naval battle tion would become a part of said, according to a spot transla - SEPTEMBER 19, 1970 back to Greece where he was considered a of Salamis is often credited as saving West - Turkey, Ak ınc ı said, “I cannot tion from the Greek-language ar - Greek geology student, Kostas Georgakis hero to the anti-junta movement. ern Civilization as we know it. know how the structure would ticle. (1948-1970) self- immolated in Matteotti develop after many years.” “We have seen that there is square in Genoa to protest the junta regime SEPTEMBER 22, 480 BC He added: “In case of no so - scope to overcome the differ - of Giorgos Papadopoulos in Greece. The The Greek City States’ navy commanded lution we would of course want ences. In this sense I believe that Corfu native moved to Italy to further his by Themistocles defeated the navy com - for the continuation of the TRNC yes, it can be agreed that will the studies and explore engi - manded by King Xerxes of Persia in naval [what Turkey calls the Turkish differences can be bridged.” neering. Whilst in battle of Salamis. The battle took place in Republic of Northern Cyprus – Asked whether the agreement Italy, Georgakis con - the second Persian invasion of Greece. Using Turkish Cyprus) but the Greek could be found in the first half of ducted an anony - the same technique that Leonidas of Sparta Cypriot side should carefully 2017, Eide said: “It is ambitious mous interview to used against the Persian army in the pass think where the unrecognized but feasible.” Genovese magazine of Thermopylae, Themistocles lured the (state) embargoes and the dead - He said a lot of hard work had claiming that the much larger Persian navy into the straits of lock that accompanies (the whole been done and there was a feel - junta intelligence ser - Salamis to negate the massive numerical process) will lead the issue to,” ing the talks were entering a bet - vices had infiltrated disadvantage he faced. The Persians were said Ak ınc ı. ter phase. Greek students study - repelled, left unable to conquer the Pelo - EVER-OPTIMISTIC EIDE He likened it to going up a ing in Italy. His iden - UN Special Adviser Espen mountain where the negotiations tity was com - Barth Eide has said it is clear at had now reached a plateau from promised this stage of the negotiations that where they would continue on to when the in - SEPTEMBER 23, 1821 the Cyprus issue is no longer seen a solution or begin the descent. terview was Greek revolutionary forces commanded as something that cannot be Asked whether this would be traced back to by Theodoros Kolokotronis, Dimitris solved. the last chance, he said: “I do not him and was as - Plapoutas and Panagiotis Kephalas over - In an interview with want to say that this is the last saulted by pro- whelmed the Ottoman forces of Mustafa Kathimerini Eide said the solu - chance. It has been said before, junta students. It Bey in Tripolitsa, Greece. The victory was a tion was not “around the corner” after the Annan plan, and proved was at this moment that Georgakis decided big psychological gain for the Greeks as the however. wrong… but today we are per - that he needed to bring more attention to capture of the administrative center of the “There are still real problems haps closer to a solution.” the Greek people’s plight and decided the Peloponnese in the beginning stages of the in terms of both reaching an Eide repeatedly said that he only way to do that was to sacrifice his own revolution gave them real hope of victory agreement and implementing it believes a deal was at hand only life. On September 19,1970 Kostas Geor - against the Ottomans in the rest of Greece. but if you reach this stage, you to keep pushing back the dead - gakis went to the Piazza Matteotti, took a see that it is no longer a problem lines, as has UN chief Ban. 10 EDITORIALS LETTERS THE NATIONAL HERALD, SEPTEMBER 24-30, 2016

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Once again, a leading American politician, Republican Vice Presidential Nominee Mike Pence, visited the Archdiocese and COMMENTARY had a long conversation – in the absence of secular leaders – with Archbishop Demetrios. I do not underestimate the importance of this visit at all. I hope that Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will do the same Trump on Trial: Innocent until Speculated Guilty in the future. We do not know what was said, as the discussion took place behind closed doors. The New York Times almost regarding the han - could spin into po - the United States into a breeding During the portion of the visit that was open to reporters, redeemed itself in a recent edi - dling of classified tential scandal. ground of Marxism, and perhaps Father Alexander Karloutsos informed the vice presidential can - torial titled “What’s Deplorable information. She is What if, for exam - having been born in Kenya. Yes, didate on the progress of the construction of the St. Nicholas about Presidential Campaigns” on the powerful ple, Trump gave a I know, Donald Trump was part church at Ground Zero. Surely this is a serious issue that con - (Sept. 13). Almost. blood-thinning donation to a char - of the “birther” bandwagon for cerns our community as well as – we hope – our city. The theme was the off- medicine ity whose treasurer a long time. I condemned him at It is therefore very likely that during the private discussion, putting statements made by pres - Coumadin. is the second cousin the time in this space, and I de - the archbishop updated the candidate on issues concerning the idential campaigns in front of In stark contrast, of a woman whose voted an entire chapter in my Ecumenical Patriarchate – for the recent attack it has endured groups of their hefty donors. The there is Donald next-door neigh - book Grumpy Old Party de - and the pressure exerted by Russia – as well as on general left-leaning newspaper is cer - Trump, who is quite bor’s brother-in-law nouncing everything about the issues concerning Greece. tainly evenhanded – actually, famously not a is the nephew of birther movement. But to his I do not rule it out at all. criticizing more Democrats than drinker or smoker, Vladimir Putin’s credit, Trump never mentioned But once again, I must raise the question, as I have been for Republicans this time – in the ex - claiming never to by CONSTANTINOS E. gardener? Well, in the birther movement once since many years, even since the days of the late Archbishop Iakovos: amples it provides: Bill Clinton have partaken in ei - SCAROS that case, “Trump declaring his candidacy in June is an incumbent archbishop the appropriate authority to repre - telling a group of wealthy donors ther. Even his the Putin Lover of last year, and on September sent the Greek-American community on non-religious matters? that perhaps he raised their taxes harshest critics can - Special to Strikes Again!” the 16 finally (hopefully) put an end Is the reigning archbishop in a country where separation of a bit too much; Barack Obama not say that he has The National Herald headlines would to this by declaring that: “Barack church and state exists best suited as our secular representative? talking about voters in post-steel ever appeared read. Obama was born in the United What impression do you think each politician gains? depressed Pennsylvania “clinging lethargic on the campaign trail. A lot of people often ask me States. Period.” But the Greek – and Greek-Cypriot – leadership does the to guns and religion,” Mitt Rom - And yet, the media focused on why I defend Donald Trump so This is less about defending same as American politicians do. They visit the current arch - ney saying it is not his job to his health as well. After all, they strongly. Is it because I think he particular individuals than it is bishop because they consider it a meeting with the Greek-Amer - worry about “the 47 percent of say, “he eats junk food.” So did is such a great candidate? Is it about ensuring that the truth is ican community’s leader. Americans dependent on govern - just about every other president because I don’t think he deserves not drowned in a sea of lies and Did they ever consider that they would help a secular Greek- ment,” and Hillary Clinton refer - ever since McDonald’s and criticism? Not exactly. obfuscations. American leadership emerge if they encouraged it with visits, ring to half of Donald Trump’s Burger King first started making As I wrote in this space a little In just about every presiden - meetings, and exchange of ideas? And have they considered supporters as “a basket of de - hamburgers. Yet, once again, over a year ago, my defense for tial election, there is a narrative that the volunteers may need some encouragement from plorables.” Trump is innocent only until Trump began even before he was of two villains. One is a phony, Greece? So far, so good. These are all speculated guilty. my candidate of choice – back and the other is dangerous. As for Pence’s visit specifically, wouldn’t the position of the statements that the politicians If we go back to 2000, Al Archdiocese itself be further strengthened, and wouldn’t it be actually made, and the Times Gore was the phony – the man more effective, if it included a small group of laity, scientists, was right to take them to task. who said he invented the Inter - and businesspersons in the meeting, at least for the political But then, the Times said that net, and was the inspiration for part of the discussion? Donald Trump also holds private the 1970 film Love Story. Bush Finally, despite what we experience as Hellenes, we are still fundraisers, and is quick to point was the village idiot. So danger - not convinced that we have to revisit some issues from the be - out that he vowed not to take ous to our nation’s wellbeing be - ginning. money from anyone during the cause he couldn’t spell cat – his But – as it has been said – it is a crime to let a crisis go to campaign (actually, he didn’t. He critics contended – if you spotted waste... said “I don’t” take money from him the “c and the “t.” By 2004, SuperPACs, not “I’ll never” take he was doubly dangerous, be - money from SuperPACs, and in - cause now he was a warmonger. Foundations for Greece’s deed, he did not when he said And Kerry was the phony, the it, during the primary season). quintessential flipflopper. The Times concedes that because The exception was in 2008, Recovery Trump does not allow the press when there was a shortage of to attend these private fundrais - phonies, but two dangerous in - Greek society – and the Greek-American community, among ers, the media actually doesn’t dividuals. which he has lived for several years – expect a lot from the know what is said. But what The Manchurian Barack main opposition party leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Because he “might be said,” the Times rea - Obama, and the looney (Repub - can do it and the country needs it. sons, is almost “too painful to lican VP nominee) Sarah Palin, Not by means of wishful thinking and demagoguery, but think about, given how offensive who “could see Russia from her with hard work, with substance, with a program, with a proper he is in public.” house,” or so Saturday Night Live choice of associates (he repeatedly has stated that he will choose Therefore, on the one hand lampooned. And in 2012, the as minsters not politicians when he forms a government). we have actual statements made dangerous Obama was pitted This was evident in his speech at the Thessaloniki Interna - by Hillary Clinton and others, against the phony, Mitt Romney, tional Fair (you can read his entire speech on our website). and on the other, speculation whose persona can be epito - I will not dwell on the specific measures he presented. that Trump must be saying mized by Ruth Marcus’ unforget - The few deliberately chosen, specific measures, with trans - things that are even worse. table words: “he oozes inauthen - parent sources of revenue and cost reductions, and even the re - Next, we have Clinton’s and ticity.” duction of the state-run television station fees – small in numbers Trump’s health records. Clinton Not surprisingly, we have the but large in percentages, and significance. The reduction of has had multiple uncontrollable Finally, there are Donald when I still hoped that Mike phony (Clinton) against the dan - cost doesn’t really matter much, although for many it may bring coughing fits. She needed to be Trump’s tax returns. It is true that Huckabee would have been the gerous (Trump) this time around slight relief. held to keep from falling on Sep - every major party presidential one among the 17 Republican as well. Trump has earned a lot What matters is the mindset that it displays, the attention to tember 11 of this year, as well as candidate over the past several candidates to emerge as the more of my time in defending detail that the country so badly needs. back in February, and both she decades has publicly released party nominee. It is the same rea - him mainly because he has more And that is where the significance of his speech lies. In the and her husband have acknowl - them. Trump’s official reason for son I defended Barack Obama so media outlets stacked against need for a change of attitude, the reconsideration or the return edged that this has happened to not doing so is that his company strongly when he was accused him than she does. of society to the values by which it should live: hard work, her “very rarely but on more is under a routine audit, and he by the right – and by the Internet truth, meritocracy, citizens who enjoy rights but who also have than one occasion” over the wants to wait until the audit is loons – of many outrageous Constantinos E. Scaros' latest responsibilities. The riddance, finally, of the failed theories of years. She has fallen and had a over. Perhaps more candidly, he things, such as: being a secret book, Grumpy Old Party (about the past. concussion, and has stated that also said that in releasing his tax Manchurian-like candidate sent the 2016 presidential election), For me, this change is a prerequisite for changing the coun - as a result she cannot remember returns, the media would have a here to destroy America from is available for purchase on try's horizons. some of the briefings she re - field day if they found even a within, being a radical socialist amazon.com and in bookstores Without these, no matter how smart economic measures are ceived while Secretary of State morsel of information that they who was committed to turning nationwide. taken, nothing will happen. I cite a selection of his speech so that you may judge for yourselves: “Our economic collapse was preceded by the gradual decline Observations By Antonis H. Diamataris of institutions. We encouraged effortless enrichment instead of healthy entrepreneurship ... Only a social market economy can generate wealth for all, attract investment, and create new jobs An Open Letter to the Prime the ability to receive a very short (few lines) Kyriakos Mitsotakis, as well as by the leaders ... The battle that we must give does not only concern the tech - Minister of Greece news telegram from Athens. of other parties, such as Stavros Theodor - nocratic aspect of public policies. It is simultaneously a deeply Now, a century later, we have seen over akis and Vassilis Leventis. ideological battle that requires us to redefine the framework of the past decade the rampant technological Mr. Tsipras, perhaps your reluctance to the values on which we organize our economic and social life, Dear Mr. Prime Minister: revolution that has made globalization and grant the right to vote to Greeks abroad is as well as our general behavior ... Our plan makes it clear that I welcome you to New York and whole - direct communication possible, no matter based on political reasons. But this is not a being a Greek citizen entails rights and obligations ... and this heartedly wish you success in your efforts where we are in the world. For example, political matter, it is a national one. And applies particularly to the productive classes, the business com - for the good of Greece. this letter addressed to you will be sent elec - yet, as far as the political aspect is con - munity, which should play a leading role in the national effort I also hope that during your next visit, tronically to a few thousand subscribers liv - cerned, it is by no means certain that you for dignity, confidence and success ... Finally, our plan actively you will have the opportunity to visit the ing in Greece as well. would suffer losses. restores the need for society and the economy to revert to the offices of Ethnikos Kyrix-National Herald, Mr. Tsipras, when elections were held in Greeks living abroad care, above all, creative life values that make democratic societies strong.” the only Greek language daily newspaper the past, many expatriates traveled to Greece about the bigger picture and the best inter - “To meritocracy and transparency. To hard work and creative outside of Greece. with Olympic Airways in order to vote. ests of the homeland, not the political par - ambition. To confidence in the institutions, to solidarity and I decided, as a representative of the However, all the minority groups from ties. cohesion. To the promotion and encouragement of excellence, Greek-American community, to send you European nations who are living in the Most importantly, their right to vote will the rewarding of entrepreneurial risk-taking and innovative this open letter to ask you to support the United States, including ones from Turkey, benefit both Greece and Hellenes abroad: business.” right of Hellenes abroad to vote in Greek and almost all minorities from South Amer - It will bring us even closer. Which we all These points go a long way toward laying the foundations elections. ican countries, have the ability to cast their greatly need, you and we both. for Greece’s recovery. This old, long-unfulfilled request leaves votes for elections in their native homelands When all is said and done, however, if a bitter taste in our mouths; it has become without having to board a plane to fly there. you believe that Greece should continue to overripe, and with your support it can be And yet, in spite of the technological ad - be left behind in this matter as well, then Economic News Good solved immediately. vances , the practices of other countries, relieve us from taxation, since many of us Mr. Tsipras, when hundreds of thousands and especially the interests of Greece, we own property in Greece, which we didn’t of Greeks – approximately 600,000 – im - are we the last people remaining who are abandon because we immigrated, nor did for U.S., Not Trump migrated to the United States in the late deprived of this right. Why? we avoid enhancing it. 19th century, their means of transportation Sir, this right of ours is supported by an I think you will agree that taxation with - was a boat and the trip lasted about 30 overwhelming majority (78.8%) of the out the right to vote was, and will be unac - The news, finally, that the median household income in the days. Greek people, according to a poll conducted ceptable. It cannot endure much longer. United States has increased by $2,798 to $56,516 in 2015, a When the Herald first circulated in 1915, by the Herald in Greece, (Sept. 5-6, 2015 So, identify your name with this just and 5.2% rise according to Census Bureau, is especially pleasing. besides having full support from the Greek edition). In addition, 94% are in favor of nationally vital issue. And it is particularly good news because it concerns all statesman Eleftherios Venizelos, it adver - the history of Hellenes abroad being taught classes, racial and ethnic groups, and mainly the poorest Amer - tised its competitive advantage over the in schools (Sept. 17, 2015 edition). Sincerely yours, ican residents among them. other Greek language newspaper circulating Furthermore, our request is strongly sup - Antonis H. Diamataris at the time, the pro-royalist Atlantis; namely, ported by the main opposition party leader, Publisher-Editor THE NATIONAL HERALD, SEPTEMBER 24-30, 2016 VIEWPOINTS 11 Desanctification The Male Breadwinner Model in the Greek Crisis

Unchecked: Schools Close By Dr. Dimitra Kamarinou This has a negative impact on the EU are in Greece and Spain. youth unemployment is double the men’s psychology, because Nevertheless, as Joanna Manga - than male youth unemployment. The crisis has a decisive im - traditionally their contribution to nara, President of the Interna - Despite the dark picture, one The arrival of preserved ancient pact on the Greek family and the the family was implemented tional Alliance of Women, states positive result is that for the first the new school manuscripts, while gender roles. One of the major through their job. Involvement “Unlike men women have in - time young women try to form year finds the saints of the effects is that the male bread - in child care was never regarded creased their labor market activ - teams and create startups. Greek-American Church, like Cos - winner model is losing ground. in Greece with gender equality ity during the crisis, possibly ei - Women in Greece collaborated community with mas the Aetolian, By tradition in the Greek family and the engagement in the ther to compensate for the lost in the past only in Women Co - one less day school placed the impor - the father would engage in prof - household chores is unfamiliar income of a partner or to add to operatives, producing local food in New York. tance of the exis - itable activities, particularly in and quite often still regarded as the household income.” The products, like sweets in syrup In actuality, the tence of schools the private sector. humiliating for a man. The job main reason why cuts to wages and marmalades, a traditionally parish community ahead of even The entrepreneurs in Greece was also a focal point of a Greek and unemployment benefits do female field. Today, young scien - in question dealt a churches. are usually men. Women would man’s life. The lack of self fulfil - not affect most women psycho - tists who have decided to stay in double blow to A sense of sanc - prefer jobs in the public sector, ment through the job achieve - logically as bad as many men is the country quite often form Greek Education, tity permeated both because it provides better em - ments may result in disappoint - that their self-fulfilment is not so teams to share the cost of an of - because, as its pre - by Christopher the spiritual and in - ployment opportunities and bet - ment and depression, which much connected with their job, fice, distribute the expenses of a siding priest told TRIPOULAS tellectual temples ter working conditions. Then often lead unemployed men to as it is with the children care. business project and empower The National Her - Special to of Hellenism, which they would have enough time inactivity. Incidents of suicide Therefore they are more eager their potential. Group work ald with seemingly The National Herald were interlocked. and energy to raise their kids. and flexible to intensify their ef - among young people will result callous unconcern, Moreover, the peo - That has proven to be a wise Unemployed fathers forts and seek another job. in a new culture in Greece, both the day and afternoon ple further strengthened their combination. Though the Most families’ income is which was absent in the past schools of the once thriving connection to the metaphysical mother’s salary was usually may spend more time enough to cover only the food generations. Greeks usually team community were closed down through everyday practices that lower than the father’s earnings with the children, drive and household necessities, while up with their family members to accommodate a charter sanctified their lives and created it provided the family the secu - children and elderly services and form micro scale enterprises. school currently renting the a sense of community and be - rity of a stable income. These them to the frontistirion, have become unavailable due to New start ups of mixed gender premises. The action was justi - longing that enabled them to days when the father looses his or do the shopping, state cuts or expensive for the youth are added now to this fam - fied by the fact that the com - withstand the physical and psy - job in the private sector, the fam - households. The result is that ily oriented entrepreneurship. munity will now generate large chological onslaughts of their ily survives due to the mother’s but they seldom women are forced to shoulder Young women who need a job revenues by leasing out its Turkish oppressors, and to pre - salary in the public sector. In the do more than that. the re-privatization of care. Un - have grabbed this opportunity. school building. serve their culture amidst the EU the public sector is a major employed fathers may spend The crisis shifts the internal Unfortunately, this one-di - harshest of circumstances. The employer for women and had be - among men have dramatically more time with their children, dynamics of families and the dis - mensional viewpoint, which is lighting of the oil lamp by the come the driver for gender increased. drive them to the “frontistirion” tribution of entrepreneurial ac - being regurgitated by a growing icon stand at home, the monthly equality in payment. Women ac - Since 2010, women have or do the shopping, but they sel - tivity between the two genders. number of other local area services for the blessing of the count for almost 70% of EU pub - been as or even more affected dom engage in more than that. When old stereotypes are chal - parishes that have shut down water (hagiasmos), observation lic sector workers. by unemployment than men and Though the gender gap in the al - lenged, new opportunities their schools in favor of the easy of fasting rules governing not Now that one fourth of pri - are often in greater risk of location of unpaid care work has emerge. cash promised by property only how people ate but how vate sector employees has lost its poverty. One of the reasons is increased during the recession, leases, reveals a tragic irony. The they related to temporal jobs, it is mostly the mother who that they were not engaged in the crisis offers an opportunity Dimitra Kamarinou, PhD, has Greek-American community – a changes as well, the celebration had a job in the public sector that career jobs because their income to redefine the family roles and studied philology and archaeol - part of the Hellenic Diaspora of feasts, etc. all played a role keeps working, while the unem - in the family is usually regarded each member’s contribution be - ogy at the University of Ioanni - which distinguished itself over in helping Hellenism preserve ployed father in a family stays at as supplementary to the father’s yond the stereotypes. na,Würzburg and Bochum in the centuries for its dynamism, its identity in the homeland as home. The father, who stays in - who is the responsible one to The unemployment rate for Germany. She has been love of learning, and creative well as the Diaspora. In his sem - active at home, while the mother cover the household and the chil - youth in Greece is double that honored with the Academy of energy – is in many ways falling inal world Public and Private becomes the breadwinner is a dren expenses. The most affected rate for adults, reaching more Athens Award in Archaeology into the same trap that brought Matters, Greek Nobel Laureate new phenomenon in Greece. women by unemployment within than 50%. Additionally, female and Homeric Philology. Greece to its current crisis rid - Odysseas Elytis noted that na - den state: unchecked material - tions should not be measured ism and pursuit of easy money. not by the number of heads they The complete “desanctifica - can muster for the chopping LETTER FROM ATHENS tion” of the role of the school in block, as they are today, but by the life of a parish community is the degree of nobleness that perhaps the most alarming de - they produce, even under the velopment in the secularization most unfavorable and harshest No Justice for Victims of Marfin Bank Cowardly Crimes of the Church and the growing of circumstances, like the Greek disconnect with the metaphysical people during the Turkish occu - component that represented a pation, where the simplest em - There are some acts so de - then-CEO Constan - safety of his em - the victims who had to endure continuous pursuit of the Hel - broidered shirt, the shabbiest lit - spicable, so reprehensible, so in - tinos Vasilakopou - ployees. the horror of their deaths, the lenic people throughout their tle boat, the most humble of furiating that they defy not just los; head of security He is in the weeks of people putting flowers long history. This loss of touch chapels, the icon-screen, the ridicule or scorn or contempt Emmanouil Pelon - protected closed and objects at the scene, and with the metaphysical context of clay pot, the rug hanging on the but humanity. akis, and the branch ranks of the fa - the Keystone Cops bumbling the Hellenic worldview repre - wall all gave off an air of nobil - Such was the May, 2010 fire - manager Anna vored few and misadventure to find the culprits sents as much a threat to the ity that was a cut above the bombing of a downtown Athens Vakalopoulou , were privileged in in a city where law enforcement continuation of Hellenism/Ro - House of Bourbon. branch of the former Marfin convicted of disre - Greece, people knows the name of virtually It’s worth questioning Bank during the height of one garding safety mea - who are so bullet- every anarchist. A sense of sanctity whether those parish communi - of the first, and the most violent, sures and keeping it proof against any That’s because it’s taking ties profiting from renting out anti-austerity protests that open during the ri - charges they are place – the trial will meet off permeated both the their schools to other entities, brought scores of thousands of ots. the O.J. Simpsons and on and be postponed indef - spiritual and intellectual which may be teaching young angry people into the streets. Vasilakopoulos by ANDY of their country, so initely – against the backdrop of people things contrary to the These events are almost al - and Pelonakis were DABILIS he and his a ruling government led by the temples of Hellenism Orthodox Christian outlook or ways overtaken by roving bands given 10 years in jail troglodyte ilk can Looney Left SYRIZA party of which were interlocked. Hellenic ideals, will have any of anarchists, so brave to state and Vakalopoulou Special to do anything they Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras qualms about where their new - their hate of the establishment was sentenced to The National Herald want and get away that is riddled with anarchist manity as the inability to speak found riches came from. Or is – apart from the banks where five years and one with it. and terrorist sympathizers, or understand the Greek lan - the missionary and evangelical they keep their money – that month. Don’t count on justice. The some of who probably partied guage – the language of our fore - work of the Church restricted to they wear hoods so no one will This being Greece, none have leaders and lawmakers and and cheered the murders. fathers. It’s no coincidence that foreign soil? know who they are. spent a day in the hoosegow dozens of members of the neo- If they didn’t, let them state the perpetrators of the above This dilemma has been a That’s also perfect cover to and are walking free pending Nazi criminal gang known as their names, disavow it, and school closure sent out a letter longstanding one, famously en - commit crimes and then run their appeal. the political party Golden Dawn Stand and Deliver the murder - convening a parish assembly to shrined in history by a dialogue away like frightened rabbits If they lose that they’ll likely have been on trial for 18 ers because it’s likely they travel pass their proposal which was between the Roman emperor when the police close in after be offered the chance, as is the months, more or less, because in the same sick circles of shad - filled with grammatical/syntactic Vespasian and his son Titus, the anarchists throw a few custom, to buy out their sen - it meets about an hour every owy cowards who hide in the errors. Even the name of at least who objected to his father’s im - Molotov Cocktails and rocks. tences, a special Stay Out of Jail other month. night and represent nothing ex - one of the signatories was mis - position of a urine tax – a policy As crimes and cowards, go Card that connected Greeks use. Justice delayed is justice de - cept inhumanity. spelled! first implemented by Nero. Ves - this was particularly horrible as Employees complained that nied, of course, and in Greece The only way there will be Still, in spite of the afore - pasian famously quipped “pecu - the hooded anarchists threw because of a strike, their branch it’s delayed so often and for so real justice in this case is if the mentioned community leader - nia non olet,” meaning money firebombs into the bank, know - was the only one open in central long no one remembers what murderers are found and not ship’s gross linguistic misuses, does not stink. True enough, ing there were people inside, af - Athens during the protest and the charges were by the time tried, but put into a building historically, there are many ex - Vespasian was able to fund the ter spreading gasoline on the that they had never been given they get into court, where the and let people throw firebombs amples of ethnic Greeks who construction of the Colosseum floor when they broke the win - safety guidelines. Andreas session can be postponed be - at them and block their escape spoke a different primary lan - through revenues like these. Of dows while their brethren Vgenopoulos, Chairman of the cause either the lawyers or de - until they find themselves in guage with partial or limited un - course, since we are discussing blocked fire engines from reach - Marfin Investment Group which fendants don’t show up, which that very special place in hell derstanding of Greek, and who the administration of Christian ing the scene. owned the bank, a man who is the case with the Golden that is reserved for them and a nevertheless still managed to re - properties, you’d be hard Then, being who they are, could slide off sandpaper and is Dawn laughable debacle. cowardly government which ap - tain their cultural identity be - pressed to find a Christian with they ran and hid, and only one so unctuous they could name an The Marfin firebombing mur - plauds what they do. cause of their strong connection fond memories of the Colos - suspect, Theodoros Sipras, now oil after him, was not charged der case couldn’t come at a with the metaphysical bonds of seum or any practices instituted 34, was apprehended while the despite criticism he ignored the worse time for the families of [email protected] Hellenism. by Nero. others are cowering under rocks This “False Dichotomy” fal - On the contrary, the outlook with the other insects. lacy in the flawed reasoning be - of Aristotle seems far more As the fire and smoke and ing propagated by proponents preferable, whereby education horror spread, some of the bank of school closures not only over - should teach people voluntarily employees ran to a second floor looks the fact that there are nu - to curb their rampant desires window and waved desperately merous alternatives to aid stu - and thus lead them to limit their for help from a narrow balcony dent-starved Greek schools own accumulations of wealth. as the smoke overtook them and situated in changing demo - The problem arises when the in - their lives. graphic areas, but also begs the satiable appetite for wealth When the smoke cleared, question since when does “good leads people – particularly com - three people were dead: 32- management” entail profiteer - munity leaders - to turn against year-old Angeliki Papathana - ing by leasing goods that one education. Rather than profit sopoulou, who was pregnant at personally never worked to cre - from the urine tax like Ves - the time of her death, Paraskevi ate? This sort of approach bears pasian, Hellenes traditionally Zoulia, 35, and Epameinondas greater resemblance to piracy tried to sanctify their earnings Tsakalis, 36. (or pimping!) than to healthy both physically (i.e., throwing Make that four if you count administrative practices. coins in the holy water used to the child who was never born, In the Hellenic mindset, the bless the homes during never had a chance to grow up school was the traditional ex - Epiphany) and metaphysically or have a life. Too bad there’s tension of the temple. The an - (i.e., maintaining their shops no way to have the child live cient agora just under the closed on Sundays, castigating and have the person who killed Parthenon was home to philoso - usury). Only time will tell it be dead instead. phers and other men of letters whether the sizeable revenues That’s what’s called justice, who shared their knowledge generated by desecrating Greek- but as the late acerbic American with their fellow citizens and American temples of knowledge stand-up comic Lenny Bruce fa - promoted learning. During the will prove ill-gotten. One only mously said, “The only justice dark days of Ottoman rule, hopes that it’s not too late to in the halls of justice is the churches housed “secret avoid complete disaster if it halls.” schools” that operated under the does. More than 6 ½ years after cover of night, passing on the the murders, only Sipras is go - tNh ARchIVES Greek language from one gen - Follow me on Twitter ing on trial. That comes some For weeks, flowers were left to honor the victims- 32-year-old Angeliki Papathanasopoulou- eration to the next. Monasteries @CTripoulas three years after the bank’s pregnant at the time of her death, Paraskevi Zoulia, 35, and Epameinondas Tsakalis, 36. 12 THE NATIONAL HERALD, SEPTEMBER 24-30, 2016