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TNH’s Person of the Year – 2014 Sylvia Mathews-Burwell, HHS Sec., Steward of Obamacare

Our process for selecting the Person of the Year takes into account numerous criteria. First, as we are a newspaper whose primary mission is to serve the Greek-American community, our Person ideally ought to be of Greek descent. Second the Person’s should have done something meaningful in 2014 that should be an inspiration to Greek-Americans and Greeks throughout the world. Finally, the Person’s accomplishments ought to extend beyond our community and in some way affect American society as a whole. It is for a combination of those reasons that The National Herald’s Person of the Year – 2014 is Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Sylvia Mathews Burwell. To the extent that success is defined by attaining a position of power and influence, few Greek-Americans nowadays can match Burwell’s success. She is currently the highest-ranking Greek in American politics. Appointed HHS Secretary in June, Burwell is 11th in line to the succession of the presidency. That means, if President Obama, Vice President Biden, and ten other Cabinet members AP Photo/itAliAn nAvy were to become incapacitated, Burwell would be president. Of Nightmare at Sea: Greek Ferry Ablaze on the Adriatic course, that is extremely unlikely and for any of that to occur would be an unspeakable national tragedy – but the fact that In this image released by the Italian Navy, smoke billows from that caught fire off Albania. The death toll climbed to twelve she is that close to succession far exceeds any of her Greek- the Italian-flagged Norman Atlantic that caught fire in the Adri - as survivors told of a frantic rush to escape the flames and American contemporaries. atic Sea, Monday, Dec. 29, 2014. Fighting high winds and pelting rain. The evacuation of the ferry was completed in the Burwell’s position renders her a role model not only for stormy seas, helicopter rescue crews on Monday evacuated early afternoon with the rescue of 427 people, including 56 Greek-Americans in general, but Greek-American women in the last of hundreds of people trapped aboard a Greek ferry crew members. Related story on page 9. particular, as she is the highest-ranking Greek woman in Amer - ican political history. OBAMACARETAKER Under normal circumstances, the HHS Secretary would not be a particularly noteworthy position, at least not among the TNH Fund Helps Family in White Plains other Cabinet posts. But in the era of the sweeping, historical, and polarizing health care reform officially called the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and commonly referred to as Obamacare, that Initial Contribution Inspires More Donations for Ailing Greek-American Burwell is, in effect, that initiative’s steward, renders her posi - tion particularly presti - gious. By Constantine S. Sirigos He called Demetris Tsakas, Is Obamacare here to TNH Staff Writer Senior Writer for the Greek daily stay, like Social Security edition, and told him his story: – or is it a law destined NEW YORK – The holidays are “For 15 years I have been to be repealed, like the happy if noisy affairs for most pinned to a wheelchair…and as Volstead Act, which es - Greek-Americans, celebrated in if the pain, sadness and depres - tablished prohibition? warm, nicely-decorated homes sion were not enough, on De - Supporters say that it is with friends and family. For cember 29 a marshal will come already a success, and de - some members of the commu - to evict us…We are desperate tractors say just the op - nity, though, happy holidays are and we don’t know what to do. posite. Objectively, it is mainly things of the past, and Please help us.” probably too soon to their struggles give the rest of He and his wife live in the draw a definitive conclu - us an opportunity to experience house owned by his brother, sion one way or another, the real meaning of Christmas: Dimitri, which is now in fore - and so the next couple of sharing and giving of our God- closure. years are critical. And given blessings. After researching the situa - with Burwell at the HHS Nicholas Leontitsis worked tion, Tsakas brought the matter helm, she is playing a vi - long hours as a chef and owner to the attention of TNH Pub - tal role in guiding one of at a number of restaurants and lisher-Editor Antonis H. Dia - America’s most transfor - enjoyed and shared his bounty mataris, and a check was issued mational moments. with others, but his life changed from the newspaper’s Fund for FACE OF dramatically when he was the Neediest. BIPARISANSHIP stricken a particularly difficult- THN also contacted some Nicholas Leontitsis and his wife Priscila de Lara welcomed HHS Secretary Perhaps equally as im - to-treat case of Multiple Sclero - businessmen in the community TNH staffers with warmth to the home they love but now must Sylvia Mathews Burwell portant as Burwell’s job sis. in the hopes of putting together leave because the bank has foreclosed on the mortgage. is the positive image she He and his wife, Priscila, a holiday gift basket. projects. In one of the most bitterly partisan periods in American have done their best to cope Kostas Mastoras, the propri - TNH Religion Editor devoted wife, welcomed the history, the U.S. Senate united behind Burwell’s nomination, over the past 15 years, but after etor of Titan Foods filled a box Theodore Kalmoukos con - TNH staffers at the once-stately confirming her overwhelmingly, 77-18. The year before, she they were recently presented with holiday sweets and other tributed a bottle of red wine and two-story house. Leontitsis is was confirmed as Director of the Office of Management and with an eviction notice, food items and Tom Kourk - Tsakas, along with two col - now largely limited to his sec - Budget even more overwhelmingly, by a 96-0 vote. Nicholas, a proud but modest oumelis, who owns the United leagues drove to the Leontitsis ond story bedroom. Her appearance on Meet the Press in November reflected man, felt compelled to seek Brothers Fruit Market said “go home on Sterling Avenue in Priscila showed TNH the liv - that her appeal to legislators, regardless of ideology or party help, and he reached out to The through the store and take any - White Plains. affiliation, is not an accident. In her defense of Obamacare, National Herald. thing you want.” Priscila de Lara, Leontitsis’ Continued on page 4 she spoke in a calm, consistent tone and exhibiting a warm, exhibiting an everpresent smile. GREEK ROOTS, PEDAGOGY Though her name, “Sylvia Mathews Burwell” does not sound very Greek, Burwell is not merely a Greek by birthright – she is IMF Says Review, Loans on Hold Until Elections “the granddaughter of Greek immigrants” as President Obama described her – but also by deed. Along with other prominent Greek-Americans, Burwell helped to establish the education ATHENS – The International foundation Next Generation Initiative – aka Hellenext. She Monetary Fund, one of Greece's taught master’s classes for young leaders and participated in chief international lenders, said the Greeks Give Back national competition. its review of unfinished reforms Congratulations, Secretary Burwell, and all the best wishes - and the next installment in on - for continued success. going bailouts - are being de - layed until the snap Greek elec - tions are held on Jan. 25. Greek Premier and New The Year in Review Democracy Conservative leader Antonis Samaras was forced to call the polls when his choice Community Bright Spots, for Greek President, his party's Vice-President Stavros Dimas, failed to get enough votes on Dec. 29 in a third and final But More of Greek Crisis round of voting. Polls show the major opposi - tion Coalition of the Radical Left TNH Staff disburse funds and develop pro - (SYRIZA), which opposes the grams to help Greece. But now, austerity measures Samaras im - NEW YORK – January 1 is just a the Greek crisis and the possibil - posed on orders of the Troika of date, but it forces a focus on all ity of a Grexit loom once again. the European Union-Interna - the dates running up to it and Three days before the New tional Monetary Fund-European extending into the future, and Year, anxiety about the home - Central Bank (EU-IMF-ECB), in meditation on where we have lands – if Greece goes down position to win. come from and where we are go - Cyprus could follow – are about The IMF said Athens faces no AP Photo/thAnAssis stAvrAkis ing, as individuals, and commu - to skyrocket. National elections immediate financing needs, Greece's Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, right, and Finance Minister Gikas Hardouvelis during nities, and for Hellenism as a set for January 25 promise at however. The review has been the third round of voting to elect a new Greek president at the Parliament in Athens on Monday. whole. least short-term instability – with stalled for months due to dis - Though not an extraordinary a run on banks and a disorderly agreements on new spending percent lower, recovering from ternational bailout deal. great, analysts say. For one, little year, 2014 was filled with the ex - default and exit from the Euro - cuts and how to close a hole in an earlier 11.3 percent plunge At the height of the Eurozone of Greece's debt is held by pri - pected mix triumphs and disap - zone within the realm of possi - the 2015 budget of some three on news of the election before crisis in 2010-2012, Greece's fi - vate investors around the world, pointments, resolutions of old bility. billion euros. the final vote. nancial turmoil risked breaking but mainly its bailout creditors, problems, and the rise of new A Greek economic collapse The Presidential loss stoked Investors fear SYRIZA might up the currency union, an event the Troika. question marks for its institu - would present new challenges to more political instability, rattling act on popular resentment at six which would have shaken the Also, the European Union tions. Diaspora communities and lead - investors and the Eurozone. The years of government austerity global economy. CRISIS AND GREXIT ers. Athens stock market closed 3.9 by seeking to overhaul the in - The risks today are not as Continued on page 9 The Greek crisis had all but The relief activities of fallen from the community radar, Cephalonian organizations in re - even as some dedicated groups sponse to the February 2104 and individuals like Michael and earthquake may be models for WITH THIS ISSUE Mary Jaharis, Stavros Niarchos quick responses, but the possible George Constant: Godfather of Greek-Am. Art Foundation co-President Andreas deepening of the crisis will in - Dracopoulos, the Hellenic Relief crease calls for more coordinated Foundation, and The Hellenic activity. By Steve Frangos tion immigrants are somehow makes one wonder how the Initiative continued to raise and POLITICS AND CULTURE TNH Staff Writer ever beholding to the United man even found time to create Relative calm in Greece in States of America. Even a pass - his art. 2014 allowed the global media CHICAGO- Georgios Constan - ing glance at a mere listing of Examining the life and acts to focus on the cultural reasons topulos’ life and career demon - Constantopulos’ artwork now of this one man goes a long way For subscription: why Hellenism still matters. strates the transformative power found in American museums in not just reflecting on the his - 718.784.5255 Greeks and non-Greeks alike of art. A penniless sojourner to and around the world is breath tory of Greek-American artists [email protected] await with bated breath to see American shores, Constantopu - taking. That Constantopulos but how the whole study of im - who is buried in Amphipolis, ex - los quickly began to influence spent so much time teaching, migration to North America is hibits with Greek themes drew the world around him. The daily engaging other artists and orga - really nothing short of propa - accomplishments of this man nizing fellow artists into guilds Continued on page 5 belie the notion that by defini - and other less formal groups Continued on page 7 2 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 1-9, 2015

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Our chapter and EAST MEADOW, NY – The Divine after the estimated date of its world has ever put two different the organization (AHEPA) pro - Liturgy for the feast day of St. invention. numbers on a coin.” mote Hellenism, Education, Phil - Basil the Great and the Civil New An expedition to survey the A collector’s item and com - anthropy, Civic Responsibility and Year will be celebrated on Thurs - shipwreck site was performed memorative piece, Poulos claims Athletics through different events day, Jan. 1 at 9:30AM at Holy in October to shed further light the Archimedes Principle on the Net Zero Coin’s debut were the coin is the fist of its type. throughout the year. This event Trinity Orthodox Church, 369 into the history of the mecha - buoyancy, as well as the value FOX 32 Sports Anchor Lou “To my knowledge, this is the is centered on our values of Phil - Green Avenue, in East Meadow. nism. 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We are aiming to pro - or visit www.htocem.org. and with the support of the “Archimedes was sort of the Ein - ments and Founder of the Pan With the going trend toward mote our chapter and get the lo - Aikaterini Laskaridis Founda - stein and Tesla of his day. There Hellenic Scholarship Foundation acquiring specialty items, Poulos cal youth involved in our n JANUARY 6 tion, divers are set to go back are less than 10 of these seminal Chris P. Tomaras. anticipates the coin will receive organization and encompass the EAST MEADOW, NY – The Divine for a second phase of underwa - figures in history. Archimedes The Net Zero Coin is attention from a national audi - values of the Order of the Sons Liturgy for the Feast of Theo - ter excavation. was a mathematician and an in - fundraising product of The ence. “With the frenzy and ex - of Pericles. Spread the Word to phany will be celebrated on Tues - Mentioned in the New York ventor. He kind of teased his Sports Index Inc. 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Following the service, the profound insight leading some Honoring the great inventor, are metaphors for the stock of currencies will replace older in 2015 at our New Year’s Eve Great Blessing of Water will be to believe Archimedes himself there’s more to the coin, Poulos market – the bull bear market,” forms. You can’t hold back the Celebration! St. Paul Hellenic held at Alhambra Beach, Mass - may have been the mechanism’s explained, that meets the eye. Poulos noted. “Maybe after tide of the future,” he added. Center, 4548 Wallings Road in apequa at 1PM. For more infor - chief designer. “I am making a In fact, each piece is part of an decades and decades of having His target audience is Greeks North Royalton. Live Greek Music mation, call 516-483-3649 or huge contention tying in esoteric "Archimedes Coin Code those images indoctrinated into and numismatic enthusiasts, by Stigma. Advance Tickets only visit www.htocem.org. 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Reservations at place on Wednesday, Jan. 7 at Renowned as the greatest on a website beginning next cial literacy principles, Poulos don’t want to say that we are stpaulgoc.org or call the Church the Greek, 458 Greenwich Street mathematician of antiquity, year, this is part of a game Pou - noted. “Even though it’s not le - challenging anything, but the office at (440) 237-8998. Or con - in Manhattan. RSVP online by Archimedes of Syracuse proved los hopes will entice members gal tender, it does have a face stock market is a zero sum tact Thalia Markas (203) 240- Dec. 29 for discounts. Special stu - a range of geometrical theorems to solve his very own puzzle. value,” he said. “I don’t think game, so the net zero coin ex - 4313 or Kathy Nikolaou (440) dent and young Hellenic profes - and is credited with discovering Among notable attendees at that anyone in the history of the emplifies that.” 582-0242. sional rates are available online now through Dec. 29. (Only $60 ORLANDO, FL – Another year has General Admission is available at come and gone, and we are the door.) 6PM: Check-in and happy to announce it’s time to networking; 6:30PM “Branding ring in 2015 at Taverna Opa Or - & Image” talk by Dimitrios lando, Pointe Orlando, 9101 In - Manousakis; 7PM Live Greek ternational Dr #2240 in Orlando, Music. For more info visit Make a resolution you can keep! where all the Greek Gods and http://holidays- Goddesses will come to celebrate philo4thought.eventbrite.com. the awakening. “Taverna Opa Subscribe to our print or online edition and Goes Live!” will feature a musical n JANUARY 25 performance from a special artist, TARPON SPRINGS, FL – The City stay informed throughout the year. belly dancing, a four-course of Tarpon Springs is please to meal, and a champagne toast to present Café Aman, the first in a welcome the New Year at mid - series of concerts about the his - night. Make sure to get your tick - tory of Greek music in America. ets early, as this party sells out By the beginning of the 20th cen - every year! The celebration will tury, music cafes with Greek be from 9PM-2AM with three bands flourished in the cities of seating times available. Please Greece and Asia Minor, as well email [email protected] as in major American cities. for reservations or call the restau - These ensembles often featured rant (407) 351-8660 with any the violin and outi playing music questions. with strong Asia Minor influ - ences. Vocalists such as Marika RICHMOND, VA – Join the Hel - Papagika, Rosa Eskenazi and Rita lenic Paideia Society’s New Year's Abatzi performed songs that in - Eve 2015 Glendi! Wednesday cluded the exclamation aman Dec. 31, 2014 9:30PM to 2AM at aman (mercy, mercy)—which led the Crowne Plaza Hotel 555 East to the name Café Aman. Local Canal St in Richmond. Bring your artists Leonidas Zafiris/bouzouki family to eat, drink, and dance and vocals, Elias Poulos/vocals, with us as we welcome the new and Irene Karavokiros/vocals will year. Enjoy your evening while be joined by guest artists Vasilis supporting a great cause! All pro - Patrikis/violin from New York ceeds will go towards the Modern and Joe Zeytoonian/outi and Greek Language Program at Vir - Myriam Eli/toumberleki from Mi - ginia Tech. This event is made ami. Νέο s Ήχοσ/ New Sound possible with the help of Delta Bouzouki Orchestra, with Costas Engineers, LLC and Drs. Tony & Garoufalidis, Savvas Ferekides, John Agapis Family Dentistry and George Makris, and Dino Sian - will feature two banquet halls: dris, will open the concert. The The Grand Ballroom will offer a program will take place from 7 Greek Holiday Styled Buffet Din - to 10pm at Zorba’s (Athens by ner and Greek Dancing. The Ju - Night) 508 Athens St. in Tarpon nior Ballroom will be just for kids, Springs, which will offer food or those young at heart, with and beverages for sale. This event games such as an arcade bowling is supported in part by a grant alley, air hockey, basketball hoop, from the National Endowment foosball, photo booth, and more! for the Arts. For further info call For subscription information contact us at 718-784-5255, ext 108 Complimentary Champagne 727-937-1130. or email at: [email protected] QUESTION OF THE WEEK

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T H Please email your response to D E L www.thenationalherald.com N A AT ER IONAL H [email protected] We may publish some responses as Letters to the Editor in a future issue. THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 1-9, 2015 3 4 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 1-9, 2015 Helen Boosalis Helped Shatter Glass Ceiling for Women in U.S. Politics

By Constantinos E. Scaros helped pave the way for Clinton she lost, Boosalis helped to and Palin, not least of which make history. The race pitted As the 2016 presidential elec - Greek-American Helen Boosalis. Democrat Boosalis against Re - tion approaches, most observers TWO SCORE YEARS AGO publican Kay Orr. It was the first are nearly certain that former Two score years ago (aka, time in Nebraska’s history that First Lady, U.S. Senator, and 1975), Boosalis, born Helen both major party nominees for Secretary of State Hillary Clin - Geankoplis in 1919 to Greek im - the state’s highest office were ton will enter the race. Most migrants in Minneapolis, MN women. In fact, Orr remains the think that if she runs, her win - was elected governor of Ne - Nebraska’s only female gover - ning the Democratic nomination braska’s capital city Lincoln. It nor, to date. is a foregone conclusion, and in was fitting that Boosalis’ trans - The Orr-Boosalis race helped most polls she remains the odds- formational political career be - pave the way for future female on favorite to win the entire gan in Lincoln, a city named af - gubernatorial candidates. To election. If that is the case, Clin - ter America’s arguably most that point, only four women – ton would become the first fe - transformational president, not counting spouses of former male president in American his - Abraham Lincoln. governors of the same state – tory, thereby shattering the Boosalis not only became were elected governors of U.S. proverbial “glass ceiling” that Lincoln’s first female mayor, but states. Since then, there have continues to encase politics in in 1981 became the first woman been an additional 27. the United States as a male- to serve as President of the TRAILBLAZER dominated realm. United States Conference of Whether or not Hillary Clin - Other women, of course, Mayors. Throughout her tenure ton is elected president in 2016 helped to pave the way, as Clin - Top (L-R): Helen Boosalis, Geraldine Ferraro. Bottom (L-R): Hillary Clinton, Sarah Palin. Modern- as mayor, Boosalis “often went remains to be seen. When ana - ton herself understands. In 2008, day high-profile female politicians Clinton and Palin owe a lot to Ferraro, but also to Boosalis. head-to-head with a male-dom - lyzing her chances, however, of when she first ran for president inated business community that the possible obstacles standing and was then, too – considered had become accustomed to hav - in her way, her gender is the heavy favorite until Barack ing its way at city hall,” wrote nowhere near the top. Had this Obama came out of nowhere to the Lincoln Journal Star. Boos - been 1975, when Boosalis was upset her for the Democratic alis stood her ground and first elected mayor, it would nomination and later the general emerged as resolute, bold and have been almost unthinkable election – Clinton acknowledged tough,” the Star wrote, and to expect a female presidential the contributions toward shat - male politicians would often candidate to have a realistic tering that ceiling made by U.S. walk into her office “to give He - chance of winning, let alone to Representative Geraldine Ferraro len a piece of their mind and be the perennial favorite. (D - NY) who in 1984 became come out with their head on a Nebraska historian James Pot - the first female major party vice platter." ter described Boosalis as one of presidential nominee. Twenty- RUN FOR GOVERNOR the state’s best known and most four years passed until another In 1986, two years after Fer - effective politicians during the woman was nominated vice raro and Democratic ticket 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.” Be - president, Alaska governor Sarah headliner Walter Mondale were yond that, Boosalis was a trail - Palin, chosen as Republican nom - trounced in the presidential blazer, whose political accom - inee John McCain’s running election by Ronald Reagan and plishments cemented women as mate in 2008. George H.W. Bush – the Repub - symbols of power and authority Within that period of time, licans won 49 out of 50 states – leading cities and states, and, other women rose to great Boosalis sought the governor - probably in the not-too-distant heights in American politics and ship of Nebraska. Even though future, the entire nation. When Cancer Strikes, Challenges Other Than the Disease Itself Surface

By Constantine S. Sirigos mation about how the programs STEP 1: HARD WORK bills and my mortgage. I was on TNH Staff Writer operate. On the rare occasions Peter is a versatile, hard - top of everything, but then that when TNH got through, no in - working man who makes the was it. I was able to make a few NEW YORK – “Oh there’s no formation was forthcoming. most of opportunities. Work be - payments on my mortgage be - place like home for the holi - They promised to call back but gan at a young age. “After cause I had some money on the days….” Peter and Margie never did. school I would ride my bike to side but that ran out…and from Markou hear the same Christ - The Markouses owed about a station pumping gas,” and he then it was downhill.” mas music everyone else does. $100,000 on their 30-year mort - learned to be a mechanic from Thankfully, some people They enjoy it, and are heartened gage, and without payment re - his father. They worked side by stepped up to apply breaks tem - by the messages of love and lief, Peter was being forced to side until both the latter’s legs porarily. The family applied for hope in the lyrics, but the com - choose between house and med - were broken when he was hit assistance to the Philoptochos mon theme of “home” during icine. by a car. society. After reviewing the case, cold December’s music strikes a TNH was informed by real In between mechanic jobs, the national office, Paulette bittersweet note for them, re - estate and banking officials that Peter and Margie learned to sew Geanacopoulos is the social minding them of both their nice BOA has a reputation for being fur coats at a factory in Newark. worker there, paid for two house in Bayonne, NJ and of especially insensitive to mort - It was hard work, especially in months of arrears. The Philop - Bank of America (BOA) that gage holders in the Markou’s cir - summer months, but they did tochos of the Metropolis of NJ, wants to take it away. cumstances. well there for 2 ½ years, en - Anne Michals is its president YOUR HOUSE, Thankfully, the Xeloda pills abling them to buy their first and Eleni Constantinides is the OR YOUR LIFE! are very effective – Peter will home in Jersey City. social services chairperson, was The Markous’ relationship probably have to be on them for He next learned to install air able to provide for two more with BOA changed when Peter the rest of his life – but they cost conditioners in cars, and when months. was diagnosed with Stage 4 $2300 every three weeks. Peter Markou (standing 5th from L) behind his wife Margie factory installed AC became the When the bank’s incessant colon cancer in 2012, which BOA kept threatening a short Markou, nee Emporellis, and sister-in-law Tara and flanked by norm and had to move on, his calls became unbearable, Peter later spread to his liver, and sale of the house and his doctors his brother Teddy and his daughter Maria. The two families previous boss hired him, a posi - finally got a lawyer. lung cancer. told Peter “You can’t stop the and their friends worked hard for the successful Pasta for Pete tion that lasted 20 years. “They were good people. I His treatment is now going chemo pills because what you fundraiser in May 2013. When that business was sold told them my situation and they well, but the disease is not the have will come back more ag - he and a co-worker decided it did not charge me, but they said only force he is fighting. gressively.” Maria, hail from the Greek is - table paradise. The high-octane was time they opened their own all the bank would do is take All he wants is for BOA to They decided to try to keep land of Sifnos. His grandfather promise suggests everyone can business. Peter’s American the $14,000 in payments he work with him. He believed he the house by making payments Theodosios, came to the United become rich. The more modest dream was on track after all. owed and add it to the back of had earned patience and under - for the six months. States in the 1940s. He owned version promises economic free - Then he woke up to see it was the mortgage.” He told TNH standing from them – until his Luckily, his doctors recently a diner in City Island, and dom and prosperity to people a nightmare. After they did well “They said they will pay me sickness, he never missed a pay - took him off the pills, but that’s brought Peter’s father to Amer - who open their own businesses for three years, Peter realized the $3000 to relocate. How will I ment. When one calls BOA, only temporary. Miraculously, ica to work there. after working hard for others income was not being divided pay the rent if I can’t pay my there is a cheery greeting: “BOA the most recent examinations John returned to Sifnos to and saving. fairly between them. Walking mortgage? When BOA threat - home retention division. We are presented good news. marry Maria, whom he knew The couple did all the right away was the right thing to do, ened the short sale, they told here to help.” Then, pretty mu - NIGHTMARISH growing up. He worked as an things. They put their daughter but he did not plan on being un - the Markouses they could live sic comes on, a prelude the AMERICAN DREAM auto mechanic bought a home Maria through college and employed for two years. in low income housing. “We in - painful dance that follows. Peter, like his entire family, on Sterling Avenue in Jersey opened a business, but the sac - At one point he did repairs vested in this house and we Peter’s daughter Maria has worked hard all his life, as City, where Peter grew up. rifices they made included fore - out of a small garage. “There have been here for 16 years. Are helped with the paperwork for did Margie as long as her own First Theodosios (Teddy) was going health insurance. It was a was no lift. It was cold; no we just supposed to leave and the programs the bank says are health permitted. Children of born – he has run fundraisers gamble that went bad after Pe - heat.” let the bank take over?” available. “We tried with two immigrants, when there were for Peter – and then their ter’s diagnosis. After about three years, that’s Peter continues to fight, and different programs, but we were obstacles the Markous fought younger sister Constantina, who He is a reminder that luck is when he began to feel ill. hope. As he gets stronger he not eligible for either of them,” their way forward and eventu - now lives in Greece. also part of the equation, and “I was getting tired, I lost my feels closer to returning to work, she told TNH. ally he had his own business, The American Dream comes that the lucky ones can celebrate appetite.” The cancer had but he appreciates the help he The National Herald made like his grandfather. in a few varieties, and for en - their good fortune by helping struck. has received - and any more that many calls to BOA to get infor - Peter’s parents, John and trepreneurs, America is a veri - the less fortunate in their midst. “Until then I was paying my might be forthcoming. TNH’s Neediest Fund Leads the Way for Help to White Plains Family

Continued from page 1 Barre, PA. She has worked as a and generous to them. “I love professional musician, playing Nicholas Leontitsis Father Elias Villis of the church ing room with the fireplace and piano and singing opera in New speaks with TNH of the Savior of Rye, NY -he said a grand piano, which was their York. Senior Writers ‘tell me what I can do’ – and my pride and joy and where she Looking far younger than her Demetris Tsakas dentist,” who discounted used to give music lessons. They 81 years, Priscila inspires people and Constantine needed treatments. cannot afford to heat that part with her good cheer and energy Sirigos at his home The staff of Congresswoman of the house, so she now she in the face of difficulty. She has in White Plains. Nita Lowey has been helpful, visits students at their homes. been lifesaver – literally – as but there is not much they can The couple is now wrapping Leontitsis’ wife and his nurse. do. up their time in the White He became sick in 1999. “I Asked how TNH’s readers Plaines neighborhood filled with was working one day, and I had can help, Priscila said donations well-to-do homes, literally pack - a fever. I tripped as I was going would be deeply appreciated. ing up their lives and hoping to down the steps in the restaurant They can be sent to: find affordable senior housing and a man from Crete grabbed Priscila de Lara/Nicholas nearby. me so I would not fall. They Leontitsis “Thank you very much for took me home but the next c/o Gudrun Althoff the check,” she said, explaining morning I could not get out of 3 Hampton Drive that it will enable them to safely bed.” Carmel, NY 10512-5631 put their possessions in storage They took him to a hospital until their future is resolved. and the doctors told him to un - Their past was filled with the dergo surgery on his spine, but usual mix of joy and struggles. he refused. He was later diag - Scholarships Presented Leontitsis was born on Corfu nosed with MS. on January 16, 1947 and came Priscila was been working at AHEPA Thermopylae to America in August 1964 to hard to find new accommoda - Chapter 445 Party study communications. He was tions, but the bank is not being going to return to Greece after patient. AHEPA "Thermopylae" a year to perform his military “There is no space in White Chapter 445 presented service and then work for OTE. Plains,” but there was a break - scholarships at its Christmas The plans changed when he through a week before Christ - party at Giuseppe’s met his first wife. Their son, Ja - mas when she got them on a list restaurant in Edgemont, PA. son, now 22 years old, is strug - for senior housing at the armory Appearing are: past gling with wounds sustained as right in the middle of town. President Dr. Basilis an Iraq war veteran. “We are high and the list and Karayiannis, new President After getting his divorce, should move up quickly…it Greg Vlassopoulos Jr., Jerry Leontitsis married Priscila, could be a week, but it could be Kahirlas and the recipients: whom he met in 1989 as a cus - a year…maybe the bank will be Angelika Kligos, Lela tomer at the Oasis restaurant he kind enough to let us stay until Mortezavi, Maria Eliades, and his brother owned. we can move in…” Alexia Mylonas, Michael Priscila is Polish-American She deeply appreciates the Karayannis and Evana from the Poconos near Wilkes- people who have been helpful Mortezavi. THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 1-9, 2015 COMMUNITY 5 A Bookstore on the Eve of War: Chess Games before Fighting the Nazis

By Harry Mark Petrakis in the store. The rusty hinges of derer who is killing so many, in - There were days, the four of Upon America’s declaration the door creaked as I entered. cluding butchering my kinsmen. us bent over our boards, when of war, our time as a small I hadn’t thought of the Book Set within drab, unpainted But after he’s gone, other tyrants hours passed without anyone group came to an end. Chris Haven for many years, until a walls were several ceiling to will rise and there will be more speaking a word. During breaks went into the infantry, fighting few days ago when I visited a floor bookshelves filled with wars. War is nature’s way of in our games, Vivian brought us through several campaigns until newly-opened antiquarian book - books. A small counter held a controlling the population so liverwurst and cheese sand - he was killed in the Battle of the store in our small Indiana town cash box, and near it was a cir - the earth doesn’t become over - wiches with cold lemonade. On Bulge. Webb joined the Marines of Chesterton. Browsing the cular oak table where a man sat crowded.” those rare occasions when a cus - and made it safely through the stacks, inhaling the scents of hunched over a chessboard. Jacob was several years older tomer entered, without raising war. A few years later when I leather, paper and ink, I recalled He appeared in in his late than I was and had been a his head, Jacob would call, ran into a friend who knew him, the myriad bookstores I had vis - twenties, sandy-haired with a teacher, so I accepted his pro - “Viv…” I was told Webb was in a VA ited over the years. gaunt, somber face. After nod - jection. While we ate we listened to hospital in Pennsylvania suffer - The Book Haven belonged to ding at me in greeting, he bent During my visits, I met sev - the radio. Joe Louis was our ing emotional wounds from the the winter of 1941. War en - back to his game. When I se - eral of Jacob’s friends who champion since his rematch battles he had fought in the Pa - gulfed Europe and the Nazis lected a one-dollar copy of Walt dropped by to play chess. Webb with Max Schmeling, when he cific, including the bloody land - had conquered Poland and Whitman’s poems and took it to was a tall, lean young man with destroyed the Nazi in the first ing at Tarawa. France. That previous October, the table, without looking up auburn hair who worked part- round. We avidly listened to his Neither Jacob nor I played Italian armies had invaded from the board, he called out, time as a mechanic. The other fights. We listened to baseball any part in the war. I was re - Greece, and after months of “Viv!” man, Chris, was short and mus - and football. We also listened to jected from service because of fighting, the Greeks had driven A young woman came cular and had recently left his mellow-voiced Frank Sinatra scar tissue on my lungs from them back into Albania. The through a curtain from the rear job in the steel mills. singing with the orchestra of childhood tuberculosis. Jacob Nazis were expected to come to of the store. She was pretty with That winter the four of us Tommy Dorsey. had also been rejected for rea - the aid of Mussolini. Most Amer - short blond hair and soft pale played chess through the after - Radio let us follow the sons I never learned. He had re - icans accepted that the U.S. skin. noon and into the evening, somber news on the escalating turned to teaching and, the last would soon enter the war. The “I’m Vivian,” she said with a Harry Mark Petrakis drank coffee, smoked cigarettes. war. The rounding up of Jews I heard, was a professor of Eng - faces of people one passed on beguiling smile as she took my We were using chess as a way in Paris by the Nazis and the lish literature at UCLA. the street seemed grim and re - dollar. “The chess player is my the store. Jacob explained how to overcome the tension of wait - mass killing of Jews in Romania. So that is how my visit to a signed. husband, Jacob.” they survived. “Viv and I live in ing. In April, we heard the news of new bookstore made me re - The Book Haven was a small I stopped in again a few days back,” he said, “so the store is “I’d like the Navy,” Chris said. the Greek surrender to the Nazis member the somber winter of cramped shop in a row of dark later and found Jacob as I had our home, as well. I had some “No muddy trenches without a and the German occupation of 1941 and the dingy bookstore and empty stores below the left him, hunched over his money saved from my teaching, bath for weeks. As long as our Athens. under the elevated tracks. In looming structure of the ele - chessboard. As I browsed the and knowing I would end up in ship stays afloat, we’ll be clean.” “Your people put up a mag - that cramped enclosure where vated tracks at Woodlawn and stacks, he asked if I played the Army, I decided to hell with “When you are facing the en - nificent fight,” Jacob said. “You customers rarely entered, I was 63rd Street. The location was a chess. I told him I did, stressing it. I’d always wanted to own a emy, a tank provides the most should be proud.” Webb said. one of four young men playing poor one and most of the other that I was a beginner. bookstore and so, while I’m protection,” Webb said. As I acknowledged their numberless games of chess, businesses in that block had “Want to play a game?” waiting, this is what I’m doing.” “I’ll take the Air Force.” Jacob praise, I hoped I’d make as good waiting for our futures to un - closed. I sat down across from him Jacob spoke gloomily about said. “Soaring up there in God’s a soldier as my Greek compatri - fold. The bookstore stood midway and we began to play. He beat the future. “We’ll be in the war pasture while poor souls battle ots had shown themselves to be. between my family’s apartment me swiftly and easily. this spring or summer,” he said. in armies below.” With the attack on Pearl Har - Harry Mark Petrakis is the and the betting handbook. “You’re too good for me.” “I had ROTC in school so I’ll be Chris said. “If the country bor by the Japanese in Decem - author of numerous books, Twice a day I passed the shabby “You’ll get better,” Jacob said. among the first they draft. I’ll goes to war, I think I might en - ber of that year, America joined most recently Song of My Life display of books in the store’s This began my daily visits to also be among the first killed. list. Maybe get a head start so I the war, which lasted four years (University of South Carolina window, but my thoughts were the bookstore with chess replac - So what’s the use?” can get promoted before the until the Nazis were defeated Press, 2014). He submitted this on horses not books. ing gambling. I kept losing, but “Don’t you think we need to draft brings in a mob.” and until Japan surrendered fol - essay, which originally On a day in early January, a after a time, our games lasted a stop the Nazis?” “I’m not in any rush,” Jacob lowing the dropping of atom appeared in the Chicago Sun cold wind whipping my cheeks, little longer. “Of course we do!” Jacob said. “Whenever they call me, bombs on Hiroshima and Na - Times, for publication in The seeking a sanctuary, I stopped I rarely saw a customer enter said gravely. “Hitler is a mur - I’ll still be old enough to die.” gasaki. National Herald. The Year in Review: a Mixed Report

Continued from page 1 years in prison. 40 YEARS OF CHEERS AND crowds to museum exhibits like JEERS that on El Greco at the Met, and The year featured two major Joan Breton Connelly packed 40-year anniversaries, one aus - halls with lectures on her book, picious, the other distressing. The Parthenon Enigma. July 20 marked 40 years since Greek-Americans continued the illegal Turkish invasion and their steady rise in the political occupation of Cyprus. While realm, most notably, Sylvia community organizations con - Matthews Burwell, who was ap - tinue to fight the good fight, all pointed Secretary of the Dept. of the positive signs that appeared Health and Human Services, al - throughout 2014, including a though at least one distinguished rare vice presidential visit to the public servant, George Venizelos island nation, appear to have of the FBI, announced his retire - been for naught. ment. The year ended with a Turk - Sylvia Mathews Burwell was Construction on the Calatrava-designed St. Nicholas that is ex - In New York City, Councilman ish incursion into Cyprus’s EEZ appointed Secretary of HHS. pected to cost $38 million should begin by spring 2105. Costa Constantinides joined and more threats against Greece members of the community ris - John Catsimatidis has moved and Cyprus from Ankara. ing up the ladder, and the indict - on after his mayoral candi - On the bright side, the Center ment of Staten Island Congress - dacy, building and launching for Byzantine and Modern Greek man Michael Grimm opens a a ratio show. Studies of Queens College cele - path to Congress for Assembly - brated its 40th anniversary at its woman Nicole Malliotakis. The highlight of 2014 was the 2014 graduation ceremony. It is Charlie Crist failed in his October 18 groundblessing for a tribute to the Center’s success quest to return to the Florida the new St. Nicholas at Ground that the children of past gradu - state house, and several new Zero when thousands filled the ates are now in the spotlight, and candidates for office fell short, site on a glorious autumn day in soon it will be grandchildren. New York. CATS COMEBACK The purchase of a new home The regular and financial me - for the beloved St. Michael’s dia were filled with Hellenic suc - home for the elderly on Novem - cess stories throughout the year ber 20 also bodes well for the but in New York Greek real estate future, but the year was filled developers have begun to make with ups and downs of various their mark. Billionaire John Cat - kinds. simatidis licked his 2013 may - In December TNH broke the oral candidacy wounds – and story that priests are angry over learned his lessons as he now a $3 million shortfall in funding hosts a successful radio interview their pensions, adding to the program on Sunday morning – question marks over the sound - and has moved forward with ma - ness of the Archdiocese’s fi - jor projects in downtown Brook - nances and administration. lyn and Coney Island. The Asto - Some longstanding parish dis - ria Cove development, in which putes were apparently resolved Alma Bank is a major investor, – in Lynn, MA and Salt Lake City, received a green light from the UT and the Archdiocesan Cathe - New York Council. dral in New York. The positive and negatives Fr. James Dokos Fr. James Dokos, the long- trends of recent years suggest President John S. Sargetis time pastor of the Annunciation that there may be upheavals and but it Is a good sign Greeks are Greek Orthodox Church in Mil - breakthroughs in the Greek throwing their hats in the politi - waukee, WI, was indicted for al - world on both sides of the At - cal ring across America. legedly stealing more than lantic in the years to come, per - and the National Board In the media, George $100,000. Other clerics have haps as early as 2015. In the Stephanopoulos was named been implicated, and Fr. Dokos meantime we wish a Happy and chief anchor and chief political can be sentenced to up to 10 Healthy New Year to all. correspondent for ABC News, of the and Arianna Huffington’s en - deavors continue to grow and prosper. Huffington Post Greece premiered in November and her Pancretan Association of America book Thrive became a best seller with its message – especially POCKET-LESS valuable for workaholic Greek- Americans – of the need for bal - PITA BREAD Cordially Wish ance in our lives. And more sleep. BIG BROTHER AN ISSUE FOR Kontos Foods ALL OF US a Happy, Prosperous The rapid march of technol - The Leading Company in Flat Breads ogy continues to both promise benefits – everyone loves their Well known for the Pocket-Less Pita iPhone – and generate new fears. 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LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE n ANTONAKOS, NICHOLAS Tribute Wall at www.billowfu - Lawrenceville, N.J.; and five Milton and Xenophon (Paula). KORDES & SCHWABE PLLC. Art. of Org. Notice of Formation of MLB REAL ESTATE ARLINGTON, MA (From the neralhomes.com. great-grandchildren, Phoebe Dearest pappou of Lindsay. Dear filed with the SSNY on 11/25/14. Office: GROUP, LLC a (DOM LLC). Articles of Orga - Boston Globe, published on and John Vassiliou, Niko and Brother of the following de - Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of nization filed with the Secretary of State of Dec. 26) – Antonakos, Nicholas n GEORGIS, PHILIP Anastasia Kolovos, Eleni Vassil - ceased Fotini, Kaliope, Kostas, the PLLC upon whom process against it may New York, (SSNY) on 08/09/2010. Office be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process location: Kings County. SSNY is designated G. Of Arlington, MA, passed BOULDER, CO (From the New iou; and many nieces and Hercules, Milton and Emanuel. to the PLLC, 966 East 19th Street, Brooklyn, as agent upon whom process against the away Tuesday, December 23, Haven Register, published on nephews. She was predeceased Dear uncle of many nieces and NY 11230. Purpose: For the practice of the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process 2014. Nicholas was born in Dec. 22) – Philip James Georgis, by her siblings Costas Folis of nephews. John was a dedicated profession of Law. to: Mr. Michael Benedetti, 99 Bar Beach 274179/17973 Road, Port Washington, NY 11050. Lowell, MA; He was the son of 80, passed away in Boulder, Perth Amboy, N.J., Tully Folis of employee of Ford Motor Co. for Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose . the late George and Styliani Colorado, on December 19, Manchester, Ann Remick of 20 years and a officer in the 274 148 /1 9299 "Stella" Antonakos who emi - 2014 after a courageous battle Goffstown, and Sophie O'Keefe Greek Secret Service for 15 LEGAL NOTICE grated from Greece. The family with leukemia. He leaves his of Seattle, Wash. Donations may years. All Funeral services will Brett Beyer Photography, LLC. Art. of Org. filed w/ NY Sec. of State (SSNY) on FUNERAL HOMES moved to Dorchester, MA where wife of 59 years, Maria Georgis; be made to St. George Greek be held Saturday, December 13, 10/10/14. Office location: Kings Co. SSNY they lived for many years, be - his son, Steven and his wife, Orthodox Cathedral, 650 11am at St. Demetrios Greek designated agent for service of process. ITRAS fore settling in Arlington. Yoana and their two boys, Philip Hanover St., Manchester, Orthodox Church, 22909 Cen - SSNY shall mail process to Reg. Agent: U.S. VASILIOS LITRAS Corp. Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Ave, Nicholas was a loyal member of and Jason; his son David and 03104, or to the Melissa Society, ter Ridge Road, Rocky River. Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: Any lawful OF THE ORIGINAL Saint Athanasius Greek Ortho - his partner, Juliette Wells; his care of the Assumption of the Rev. Father James Doukas, Of - activity . ITRAS FAMILY OF dox Church of Arlington. He is brother George; his sister Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox ficiating. The family will receive 274173/19163 FUNERAL DIRECTORS predeceased by his sisters, Sophia and her husband, Pete Church, P.O. Box 6, Ipswich, MA friends at the CATAVOLOS- LEGAL NOTICE asil itras Frances Antonakos, Pauline Terzakis; as well as many 01938. Calling Hours are on BERRY FUNERAL HOME, Funeral Home Macaris, Mary Pergantis, and nieces, nephews and dear Friday, Dec. 26, from 5:00 to 8 23040 Center Ridge Road, 1115 67 ST LLC, Arts of Org filed with SSNY on 11/20/14. Office Location: his brothers, Michael, James friends, here and abroad. Born p.m., at the McHugh Funeral Westlake, Ohio 44145 FRIDAY, Kings County, SSNY designated as agent 117 Washington Ave., and John Antonakos. He is sur - and raised in New Haven, the Home, 283 Hanover St., Man - 4-8 PM. Trisagion Service Fri - of LLC upon whom process against it may Pleasantville, NY 10570 vived by one brother, Charles son of Steven and Rita Georgis, chester, 03104. The Trisagion day 7 p.m. In lieu of flowers, be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of Nationwide Toll Free process to: C/O The LLC, 1115 67th St., Antonakos and his wife Helen he lived in Hamden until he service will be held at 6:30 p.m. family suggests memorial con - Brooklyn, NY 11219. Purpose: to engage 866-725-4872 Antonakos of Quincy, one sister moved to Boulder, Colorado in in the funeral home. Funeral tributions may be made to St. in any lawful act . Chapel Facilities Available in law Sophie Antonakos of 2005 to be closer to his sons service will take place on Sat - Demetrios Greek Orthodox 274158/12019 in the Metro Area Chelmsford, and ten nieces and and grandsons. After serving in urday at 10 a.m., at St. George Church or St. George Greek Or - for your convenience. nephews. The family will re - the US Army, he graduated Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 650 thodox Church, Platanos, LEGAL NOTICE Not affiliated with ceive relatives and friends at St. from the University of Connecti - Hanover St., Manchester, Samos Greece. Interment St. DROM REALTY LLC. Art. of Org. filed any other Funeral Home Athanasius Greek Orthodox cut School of Pharmacy. Until 03104. Burial will follow in Theodosius Cemetery. Online with the SSNY on 11/12/14. Office: Church, 4 Appleton St., Arling - his retirement, he owned and Pine Grove Cemetery. tributes and condolences may Kings County. SSNY designated as agent ton, MA 02476 on Monday, De - operated Ben Smith Pharmacy be viewed and expressed at of the LLC upon whom process against LITRAS FUNERAL HOME cember 29th from 9:30 to 10:30 on Whalley Avenue in New LIMBER, CLEOPATRA catavolosberryfuneralhome.co it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy ARLINGTON n of process to the LLC, 3153 Fulton AM, followed by his funeral at Haven. He was a dedicated PHOENIX, AZ (From the Ari - m Street, Brooklyn, NY 11208. Purpose: BENSON DOWD, INC 11:00 AM. Services will con - member of St. Barbara Greek zona Republic, published on Any lawful purpose . FUNERAL HOME clude with burial in Westlawn Orthodox Church in Orange, Dec. 20) – Cleopatra Stamas n SARRIS, GEORGE 274141/17973 83-15 Parsons Blvd., Cemetery, Lowell, MA. In lieu where he was instrumental in Hitchcock Limber, 78, passed BIRMINGHAM, AL (From the Jamaica, NY 11432 of flowers, donations in mem - building a new church facility away December 18, 2014 after Birmingham News, published LEGAL NOTICE ory of Nicholas may be made to and held leadership roles in - a long battle with cancer. Born on Dec. 19) – July 14, 1944 - 1284 Bushwick Realty LLC Arts of Org (718) 858-4434 the above named church. For cluding membership on the on January 20, 1936 in Alma, Dec. 15, 2014 George N. Sarris filed with NY Sec of State (SSNY) on • (800) 245-4872 9/26/14. Office: Kings County. SSNY des - obituary, directions or to send Parish Council. He married Michigan, she was the youngest fell asleep in the Lord on De - ignated as agent of LLC upon whom a condolence please visit Maria in her hometown of child of Greek immigrants cember 15, 2014. Born in process may be served. SSNY shall mail APOSTOLOPOULOS process to: 135 Harvard St, #1, Malden, www.keefefuneralhome.com. Limni, on the island of Evia, Thetis and Demetrios Stamas Greece on July 14, 1944, MA 02148. General Purposes. Apostle Family - Greece. They maintained close from Samos Greece. Cleopatra George had immigrated to the 274147 /18351 Gregory, Nicholas, Andrew - n BAHRAMIS, TULA ties there and returned nearly graduated from Alma high United States with his mother, Funeral Directors of CHICAGO, IL (From the every year since the late 1960’s. school and was a successful father, and three brothers in RIVERDALE Chicago Tribune, published on He was a beloved member of business woman who retired 1966. He brought with him the LEGAL NOTICE Dec. 14) – Tula Bahramis, (nee the extended family and com - from Dow Chemical Corpora - culinary skills he learned from FUNERAL HOME Inc. 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SSNY shall CONSTANTINIDES (Krista) Bockos, the late Dina basketball program, with a spe - gan. Cleopatra moved from marks known for fine food and mail process to: Standards Manual LLC, FUNERAL PARLOR Co. 726 Lorimer Street, 2R, Brooklyn, NY (the late Dimitri) Liapis, the late cial enthusiasm for the Lady Midland, Michigan to Scotts - friendly service. His ready smile 11211. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose . (718) 745-1010 Kosta (Dina) Panagiotopoulos Huskies. He was also a loyal dale, Arizona in October 2009. and his warm hospitality com - 274137/19291 Services in all localities - and the late Bill (Tina) Bockos; and enduring Red Sox fan, so it She was an active church mem - plimented the fine food that Low cost shipping to Greece Loving aunt of many nieces and was especially exciting for him ber first at St. Demetrios Greek George was proud to serve. LEGAL NOTICE nephews here and Greece. Fam - to see all his teams bring home Orthodox church in Saginaw, George was preceded in death Notice of Formation of GOLDEN ANTONOPOULOS ily and friends will meet Mon - national championships in the Michigan and finally at Holy by his father Nick Sarris and his LADDER LLC Articles of Organization day morning Dec. 15, 2014 for last two years. He lived a life Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathe - mother Vasso Sarris. He is sur - filed with Secretary of State of New FUNERAL HOME, INC. York (SSNY) on 06/02/2014. Office lo - Konstantinos Antonopoulos - visitation from 10 a.m. till time full of hard work, adventure, dral in Phoenix, Arizona. A de - vived by his three brothers cation: Bronx County. SSNY is designated of funeral service 11 a.m. at St. and joy and was loved by all voted wife and mother, Cleopa - Manoli (Helen), Kosta (Tricia), as agent of LLC upon whom process Funeral Director Demetrios Greek Orthodox who knew him.Memorial gifts tra is survived by the love of her and Angelo (Ruth); by his two against it may be served. SSNY shall 38-08 Ditmars Blvd., mail process to: The LLC, 1987 Southern Church 893 N. Church Rd. can be made in his honor to St. life, her husband Andrew Lim - step sons, Frankie and Vincent Blvd, Bronx, NY 10460. Purpose: any Astoria, New York 11105 Elmhurst. Interment Elmwood Barbara Greek Orthodox ber, her children Jim Hitchcock Sarris; and by a great many lawful purpose . (718) 728-8500 Cemetery. In lieu of flowers do - Church Endowment Fund and his wife Marianne, daugh - friends who will miss him. We 274136/19288 Not affiliated with any nations in her memory to the (www.saintbarbara.org). A fu - ter Eva Maria Andreoulas, sons lost a dear friend. Visitation will other funeral home. Greek American Rehab and neral service will be held on Perry Hitchcock and Pete An - begin at 12 Noon and funeral Care Center (Memory Care Tuesday December 23 at Sts. dreoulas and his wife Maria, services will follow at 1pm at Unit) 220 N. 1st St. Wheeling, Peter & Paul Greek Orthodox three grandsons, Joel, Joshua Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Ill. 60090. Arrangements by Church in Boulder, Colorado. and Demetri, her brother Nick Cathedral, Birmingham, AL on to PlAce your clAssiFieD AD, cAll: (718) 784-5255, Nicholas M. Pishos Funeral Di - Stamas, his wife Betty and their Saturday, December 20th. ext. 106, e-mAil: classifieds@ thenationalherald.com rector, Ltd. 773-745-1333. n HAGIANIS, IRENE four children. Relatives and GLOUCESTER, MA (From the friends are welcome to join the n TSELIOS, CHRISTOS n BELLIOS, ANGELIKE New Haven Register, published family on Monday, December BELLINGHAM, WA (From the AKRON, OH (From the Akron on Dec. 24) – Irene Folis Hagia - 22nd from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM Bellingham Herald, published Beacon Journal, published on nis died peacefully in Glouces - with the Trisagion service at on Dec. 4) – Christos Tselios, 60090 appreciated. Arrange - along with several nieces and Dec. 15) – Angelike Bellios, age ter, Mass., Monday, Dec. 22, 7:00 PM at Messinger Indian age 70 of Bellingham, passed ments by Nicholas M. Pishos Fu - nephews. Services will be held 105, died on Saturday, Decem - 2014, surrounded by her family. School Mortuary Funeral Home away November 3, 2014. He neral Director, Ltd. 773-774- at 11:00am, Thursday, Decem - ber 13, 2014. Born June 20, She was the daughter of Greek 7601 E. Indian School Rd. was born November 3, 1944 in 0366. ber 18, 2014 at St Demetrios 1909 in Tripoli, Greece, she was immigrants John and Vaia Folis Scottsdale, AZ 85251. The fu - Agriani Serron, Greece to Petros Greek Orthodox Church. 2100 the daughter of Chris and Theo - from Eptahorion, Greece. Born neral service will be held on and Astero Tselios. He immi - n VELAORAS, GEORGE Boyer Ave E, Seattle, Wa. phany (Batsie) Vasilopoulos. on March 3, 1918, in Manches - Tuesday, December 23rd, at grated to the United States in SEATTLE, WA (From the Seattle Angelike married Christ N. Bel - ter, she was a lifelong parish - 11:00 AM at Holy Trinity Greek 1969 and married his loving Times, published on Dec. 14) – n ZENETOS, lios in 1927, together they went ioner of St. George Greek Or - Orthodox Cathedral, 1973 E. wife, Stella in 1970. They set - Nestled in the Pindus Mts. of PRESBYTERA IRENE to France and then came to thodox Cathedral, where she Maryland Ave. Phoenix, AZ tled in the Philadelphia, PA area Greece is the village of Agia Tri - HARTFORD, CT (From the America by way of steamship; was an advisor for the GOYA 85016 with Reverend Father where they started a family. The ada, where George was born. Hartford Courant, published on she became a U.S. citizen in youth group, past president of Apostolos Hill officiating. Burial family moved to Bellingham in He was the 5th of 7 children Dec. 17) – Presvytera Irene 1934. Angelike had been a the Anagenisis, Daughters of will follow at Greenwood 1993 and operated a number of born to Elias and Ioanna Velao - (Greos) Zanetos, 90, of An - member of the Annunciation Penelope and Tri-Ortho organi - Memorial Lawn Cemetery 2300 restaurants including Christos, ras. After serving in the Greek dover, MA, and beloved wife of Greek Orthodox Church for 87 zations. She was very active in W. Van Buren Phoenix, AZ Chuckwagon and IHOP. Chris - army, George was summering the late Rev. John C. Zanetos, years, where she was a member the community as past presi - 85009. tos was an active member of St. in Karpenisi where he met and former Dean of the Greek Or - of Philoptochos Melissa Society dent of the Business and Pro - Sophia Greek Orthodox Church. married his wife, Renoula. thodox Cathedral of New Eng - from its creation in the 1930s. fessional Women's Club, ADK n PETROS, MARIETTA He was selfless, humble, honest, Newly married they moved to land, died at the Hellenic Nurs - She worked on the church Honor Sorority, member of the WASHINGTON, DC (From the a light in his community, and Athens and awaited the arrival ing Center in Canton, MA, on bazaar since its inception in the Elliot Hospital volunteers for Washington Post, published on will be missed by many. He lost of their first born, a baby girl. Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014. '50s, sold hand-made lapel pins more than 25 years and teacher Dec. 21) – With loving family his battle with cancer and is With family in the states, he de - Born in New Britain, CT, on July in honor of Greece's Indepen - of English to immigrants. Mrs. at her bedside, Marietta Petros now at eternal rest with The cided to move to Seattle for a 17, 1924, she was the beloved dence Day and donated the pro - H, as her students respectfully of Washington, DC passed away Lord. He was preceded in death better life. Soon after arriving, daughter of the late Leon and ceeds to the Church for over 50 called her, was a graduate of peacefully and entered into the by his wife Stella in 2005, son he worked at Western Steel Catherine (Leontaris) Greos of years, and she participated in a Manchester High School Cen - kingdom of God on her 93rd Peter in 2006, and siblings along with other Greek immi - Chios, Greece. Irene was a grad - Walk-a-thon fund-raiser for the tral, class of 1937, and Ply - birthday in the early morning Olga, Konstantinos, Evangelia grants. With a new life and new uate of Connecticut State Col - Church until she was in her late mouth State University, class of hours of December 20, 2014. and Ioanna. Christos is survived job, he was again blessed with lege, class of 1946. She was the 80s. Caring, strong, and dedi - 1941, where she earned a bach - Born on December 20, 1921 in by his son Steve (Angelina) Tse - another child, a baby boy. first of her family born in Amer - cated to Church and family, she elor's of education degree. Apiranthos, Naxos, Greece, Ma - lios and their children Stelliani, George and his brother in law ica and first to graduate from was also beloved for her excel - While at Plymouth she was a rietta Glezos immigrated to the Marianna, Christina, and Petros Christopher, decided to open a college. She had worked as a lent and copious cooking, member of the ski and tennis United States in 1941 in her and daughter Star (Evans) restaurant on Pike St, the Asto - teacher in the Boston and West - meticulous sewing, hard work, teams. In 1955, she received a role as a caregiver to an infant Vagelaras and their son Rizos. ria Cafe;. It wasn't long after, wood School Systems for many famous baklava, paximathia, master of education degree of a Greek diplomatic family. Memorials may be made to that George was needed full years. In Pasadena, California, and many lessons on life and from Boston University, as a She settled in Washington, DC, Whatcom Hospice and St. time at the restaurant and he where Father John served at St. family. She was preceded in reading specialist. Her career where she married her hus - Sophia. You may share memo - left the foundry. Opportunity for Anthony's Greek Orthodox death by her father, Christopher began upon graduation, as an band, Matthew Petros, in 1945 ries with the family at them arose to acquire their sec - Church, she also taught school in 1937; mother, Theophany in elementary teacher in Sunapee. and raised four children. She www.westfordfuneralhome.com ond restaurant which they in neighboring Sierra Madre. In 1967; husband, Christ in 1957; She then married her husband, devoted her entire life to serv - . named, Grecian Corner located her spare time, Irene enjoyed brother, Nicholas in 1943; sis - Sgt. James J. Hagianis, of New - ing her family with her compas - on 9th and Madison. Ouzo, going to the opera, symphony, ter, Dora in 2000; son, Aristotle port, in Galveston, Texas, on sion, her love and her Christian n TSILIKAS, ANASTASIA Metaxa and Retsina flowed as theater and traveled extensively in 2005; daughter-in-law, Kris - Jan. 16, 1943, before his de - values. Marietta is survived by CHICAGO, IL (From the Bouzoukia played for many to around the world. She also tine in 2009; and brother-in- ployment to the China- Burma- her children, Evelyn (Paul), Chicago Tribune, published on come and enjoy. George always loved to sing and had been a law, George in 1964. Survivors India Theater, B-17 bomber George, Irene (Eftihios), Vasil - Dec. 10) – Anastasia Tsilikas, treated customers like family, member of many church choirs. include her son, Dr. Nicholas squadron.After World War II, ios Bill (Janice); six grandchil - (nee Tselembanis), was born in he shared in their pain and joy. She will be dearly missed. Irene (Verna) Bellios; grandchildren, she taught at the Brown and dren, Matthew, Kristen Manessi a small village outside In 1993, the Grecian Corner is survived by her loving chil - Christine (Phil), Nicholas Jr. Jewett Elementary Schools. She (Marco), Stephen, Peter Pavlos, of Nafplio, Greece. Her Ameri - was renamed 1st Hill Bar and dren; Dean and his wife Alison (Randi), Christopher John, then joined the staff of Man - and Aphrodite Marietta, and can dream was realized in Grill. In 2005, he and his family Zanetos of Los Angeles, CA and Joanna (Michael) Wozniak, and chester Memorial High School her great-grandson, Gabriel. Chicago, Illinois where she was expanded and opened another Eugenia and her husband Caroline (Glenn); great-grand - as a reading specialist for 35 Family, relatives and friends are the beloved wife to Chris and restaurant resurrecting the Richard Buba of Andover, MA, children, Brooke, Will, Bradley, years up to her retirement. She invited to call at JOSEPH devoted mother to Constantine; name Grecian Corner, located cherished grandchildren; Ryder, John, Theo, and Alec. and Mr. Hagianis were married GAWLERS SONS, LLC., 5130 Cherished daughter of the late at Fisher Plaza. During this Jonathan and his wife Allison Friends will be received on for 58 years at the time of his Wisconsin Ave. NW (corner of George and Marina Tselemba - time, George experienced the Buba, John and his wife Monday, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the passing. They were dedicated Harrison St.), on Monday, De - nis; Loving sister of Athanasia best joy of his life and became Rachael Zanetos, Christina and Annunication Greek Orthodox educators who loved their pro - cember 22, 2014, from 6 to 8 and Angeliki; Dearest daughter- a Pappou to two beautiful girls, her husband Richard Pawelczyk Church, 129 S. Union St., fession and lived their entire p.m. with a prayer service at 7 in-law of the late Fr. Constan - Rena and Georgia. He is sur - and Stephan Buba and four Akron, where services will be married lives in Manchester. p.m. Funeral services will be tine and Areti Tsilikas; Dear sis - vived in life by his wife Re - great-grandchildren; Dylan, held on Tuesday, December 16, Irene loved to travel and had held at Saint Sophia Greek Or - ter-in-law of Dr. Damnianos noula, children Ioanna Velao - Charles, Kylie and Dean. Her 2014 at 11 a.m. with visitation gone to the Far East and thodox Cathedral, 2815 36th St. Tsilikas; Fond aunt and loving ras, Loui and Constantina nieces include Karen Isaac, one hour prior to the service. throughout the country. She en - NW, Washington, DC on Tues - godmother to many both here Velaoras, granddaughters Rena Maryann Fredrick, Cynthia Burial will take place at Mt. joyed spending the winter sea - day, December 23 at 10:30 a.m. and Greece. Visitation Wednes - and his namesake Georgia, Greos and nephew Leon Greos. Peace Cemetery. Memorial may son in Florida. She is survived Interment at Fort Lincoln Ceme - day December 10, 2014 from 4- Irene's Funeral Service was cel - be made to the Philoptochos by two daughters, Mrs. John tery. In lieu of flowers, memor - 9 p.m. at Colonial-Woj - ebrated in Sts. Constantine & Melissa Society in care of the Vassiliou (Cynthia) of Glouces - ial donations may be made to ciechowski Funeral Home 6250 this is a service Helen Church, 71 Chandler church. To share a memory, ter, Mass., where she made her The Philoptohos Society of N. Milwaukee Ave. Chicago. to the community. Road, Andover, MA, on Monday, send a condolence, light a can - home for the past 12 years, and Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Family and friends will meet Announcements of deaths Dec. 15, 2014, at 12 o'clock. In - dle, or send flowers, visit the Kathy Hagianis of Cathedral. Thursday morning for visitation may be telephoned to the ternment was in Spring Grove Lawrenceville, N.J. She also from 10:00 a.m. till time of Fu - classified Department of Cemetery, Andover. Donations leaves behind six grandchil - n REMVATAS, JOHN neral service 10:30 a.m. at St. the national herald at in Irene's memory may be made Days and dates of funerals, dren, Dean Vassiliou of Groton WESTLAKE, OH (From the George Greek Orthodox Church (718) 784-5255, to the: Greek Orthodox Arch - Mass., Peter Vassiliou of Plain Dealer, published on Dec. 2701 N. Sheffield Ave. Chicago. diocese Retired Clergy Associa - memorials, and other events di - monday through Friday, Philadelphia, Pa., Dimitri and 12) – John “Yiannis” Remvatas Interment Memorial Park Ceme - tion, c/o Fr. Joel McEachen, rectly correspond to the original 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. est publication date, which appears wife Bree of Wayne, Pa., Ms. age 85 entered into rest peace - tery. In lieu of flowers donations President, 1345 Fairfield Woods Irene Vassiliou of Salem, Mass., fully December 9th. Beloved in her name to the Greek Amer - or e-mailed to: Road, Fairfield, CT 06825. For at the beginning of each notice. Jennifer Kolovos of Hamilton, husband of Nitsa (nee Kostakis) ican Rehab & Care Center 220 [email protected] additional information, please N.J., and Mr. Peter Nicolaou of for 52 years. Loving father of N. 1st Street Wheeling, Ill. visit, www.burkemagliozzi.com. THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 1-9, 2015 FEATURE 7

ALL HISTORY George Constant: Godfather of Greek-American Art in 20th Century U.S.

Continued from page 1 fare of his fellow artists founded region. Constant was instrumen - Arts Gallery of the Long Island and served as president of the tal in bringing together a circle University Southampton Gallery, ganda. Society of Modern Painters and of contemporary Greek artists, entitled, “Koumbaroi: Four As we weave our way Sculptors. There is a sense of the “Koumbaroi,” who painted Artists of the Shinnecock Hills.” through the available docu - excitement in this venture as he in the Shinnecock Hills during While this exhibition focused on ments we find that Constantop - proclaimed, at this time. that the 1940s and 1950s. Aside four of the Greek-American ulos is today better known as overall, The world is increas - from George Constant the Greek artists from this wider collective, internationally-recognized artist ingly interested in the language artists included Theo Hios, Constant, Theo Hios, Michael George Constant. Born in the re - of paint…Working in one direc - Michael Lekakis, and Louis Lekakis and Louis Trakis the ac - mote mountain town of tion –abstraction based on real - Trakas. This same group was re - companying catalog discusses Arahuba, Constantopulos’ early ism—my aim is to create art sig - sponsible for bringing a host of many other artists within this life was as difficult as the vast nificant in color for both beauty other Modern and Abstract wider group. majority who left Greece from and power. With late 1940s, for artists to the area including but In the Autumn of 1947, 1880 to 1920. Orphaned as a the constantly working Constant not limited to Nicolai Cikovsky, Athene Magazine released its small child, Constant was raised came a period of touring exhi - Nat Werner, Moses Soyer, “Greek-America Poetry and The by two uncles, one of whom was bitions, one-man shows and Alexander Brook and David Arts” edition. Envisioned origi - abbot of the Monastery of awards the U.S. State Depart - Burliuk. nally as a hard backed oversized Eleusa (where he spent his sum - ment made purchases of his George Constant is not some volume the Theodore Gi - mers). During these summer vis - work in 1945, 1946 and 1947 forgotten artist of yore. Con - anakoulis, New York based its Constant was taught how to for the touring exhibitions of stant’s paintings, etchings, and writer and Athene editor paint icons according to the tra - American art throughout Latin other art can be seen in the per - Demetrios Michalaros journalist ditions of the Eastern Orthodox America and Europe. Prizes dur - manent collections of numerous and poet sought to bring to - Church. By the time he was 18, ing this period of acclaim in - public institutions including the gether the most notable Greek- Constant had expanded his clude the Shilling Purchase Metropolitan Museum of Art, the American artists and poets in studies into Archaic and Classi - Prize (1939; 1945), Frank G. National Portrait Gallery, the the nation into one expanded cal Greek Art, as his own sense Logan Prize and Metal given by Philadelphia Museum, the volume of 112 pages. of himself as an artist began to the Art Institute of Chicago Brooklyn Museum of Art, the Hoping for monetary support develop. (1943), Gabriel Klein Memorial Pennsylvania Academy of Fine from Greek-American business - Whatever drew George Con - Prize given by the Audubon So - Art, Detroit Museum, Dayton Art men William Helis or Spyros Sk - stant to North America it is not ciety (1946) and Library of Con - Institute, San Francisco Museum, ouras, the duo brought together noted in any reliable account. gress Purchase Prize (1947). U.S. State Department, Walker what is still a singular gathering We do know, however, that Con - Three readily available exhibi - Art Center, Library of Congress, of national and internationally stant arrived in New York City tion catalogs that can be con - Stedelijk Museum (Amsterdam), known and revered Greek- on May 4, 1909 aboard the SS George Constant (Constantopulos) not only embodied the rags sulted for this general period in - Tel-Aviv Museum (Israel), the American artists. Ultimately nei - Martha Washington. Within the to riches American dream, but spent so much time teaching and clude: “Four Americans, George National Museums of Greece, ther Helis nor Skouras sup - year, Constant enrolled in the inspring others, it is a wonder how he even found the time to Constant, James Lechay, Joseph and a host of other museums and ported the project. The Autumn School of Fine Arts at Washing - create his artwork, now found in museums throughout the world. Foshko, Oronzo Gasparo: May college collections. 1947 volume was the only all- ton University in St. Louis. In 10-22, 1943” (New York: Fer - A book devoted exclusively art issue issued by Athene at this 1914, Constant received a White pianist Florence Farwell (1891- came part of the New Art Circle argil Galleries); “Constant: April to his work, George Constant, size. With so much material Scholarship to the Art Institute 1937). The couple knew consid - of J.B. Neumann. He celebrated 10 to 23, 1944” (Ferargil Gal - with an introduction by Mar - gathered by Gianakoulis, C. J. of Chicago, where he studied erable tragedy as two sons died his first solo exhibition in 1929 leries, New York); and “George garet Breuning and a lengthy bi - Lampros and Michalaros, for the briefly under the Ashcan painter in infancy while one daughter at the Arts Club of Chicago. Dur - Constant, a Retrospective Exhi - ographical section by Georgette proposed book, that after 1947 George Bellows. Constant also Georgette (b 1927) lived past ing the Depression and in the bition: January 3-22, 1955” Preston was published in the other issues of Athene featured studied with Charles W. childhood. following decade Constant par - (NY: Grace Borgenicht Gallery). Contemporary Artists Series large sections devoted exclu - Hawthorne, a former assistant After teaching in 1920–1921 ticipated in the Federal Art Pro - In 1942, Constant married (New York: Arts, Inc., 1961). In sively to the arts to accommo - to William Merritt Chase and a at the Dayton Art Institute, Con - ject of the Works Progress Ad - Calliroe Lekakis the modern 1962, Constant was awarded date all the gathered materials. cofounder and director of the stant relocated to New York City ministration in all media. dancer, yet another early Greek- the highest honor for achieve - In the 1940s, it was clear highly influential Cape Cod where he initially worked as a In 1937, Florence Constant American artist of note we hear ment that the Greek govern - dozens of Greek artists living in School of Art, in Provincetown, scenic designer. It was also died and among the surviving so little about today. Without ment can bestow, the Phoenix North America had gained na - MA. It was while at the Art In - around this time that Constant drawings, etchings, and paint - going into detail Calliroe Cross. tional and even in some cases stitute that Constant first saw began to devote more and more ings of George Constant are Lekakis was sculptor Michael George Constant died in international recognition. In and was deeply impressed by of his attention to the graphic those that clearly reveal the Lekakis’ (1907-1988) sister. 1978 at his Shinnecock Hills contemporary writings Greeks, the paintings of Paul Cézanne arts, especially engraving and warmth and closeness shared by Catherine Lekakis, a noted ce - home. Aside from the ongoing after at least 130 years in the (1839–1906). etching. In 1924, Constant was the family. Sometime later Con - ramist as well as modern dancer popularity of his artwork the United States, are still portrayed Constant first exhibited his invited to join the Valentine stant married Florence’s younger in her own right, was sister to George Constant Foundation simply as an immigrant commu - paintings in 1918, at a group Gallery, a sign of his vigorous sister Elizabeth Farwell (b 1904) both Calliroe and Michael and carries on as a vehicle of infor - nity. Why is it taking so long for show hosted by the Arts Club in involvement in the city’s art who only a few years later died she married Theo Hios, yet an - mation for those inquiring into Greek American history to por - Chicago. It was also in 1918 that community. of a heart condition. The love other modernist artist. the life and accomplishments of tray our collective accomplish - Constant began to teach art Recognition of Constant’s pi - and tenderness Constant held for In 1945, Constant visited and this influential artist ments in their true light? Who classes at Chicago’s fabled Hull- oneering creations in modernist his second wife can, once again, fell in love with the Shinnecock ([email protected] benefits from this ongoing de - House. A pivotal year, on De - painting and printmaking slowly be seen in his art. Hills of Long Island dividing his www.georgeconstant.org). ception? cember 3, 1918, Constant mar - began to gain ever wider ac - In 1940, Constant always time between winters in New In 1990, Eva Balamuth guest ried accomplished Chicago claim A few years later he be - keenly concerned with the wel - York City and summers the Hill curated an exhibition at the Fine [email protected]

GREEK AMERICAN STORIES Philotimo

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In government, how will Everyone harbors a sense of in - so unique that no other lan - (opposite of philoti - the U.S. and the other EU mem - security and so self protection guage has its duplicate. A col - mos.) But, due to bers explain themselves to fu - is vital in us. Propaganda is lection of 29 Hellenes and other the exemplary mili - core of their intentions I wonder ture generations; the reasons for planned and designed to touch notables were asked to define tary expertise and what one characteristic brought their interventions into 74 coun - that natural instinct. In the end the word – what and how it can personal devotion them to that end. Where was tries, their 50 regime changes all we’ve done is having created mean to them. Among some de - for their country the their self pride – that sense of that didn’t benefit the inhabi - enemies forever. For instance, finitions were: not living for fewer in number decency that prompts us into tants of any those countries but the Turk will always be mis - one’s self alone, respect for how Greeks caused the doing what’s right. Don’t they were put in place because they trusted and hated in many other s feel, love of honor, find - Persians to suffer realize that history will, even - can be trusted to do our bid - Greek minds. The British will al - ing pleasure in doing without great losses, anyway. tually, judge them? ding, while we extort their re - ways be hated by the Irish. The expecting reward. Thoroughly de - In sports, men like Daren sources – all under the false - Japanese will always be hated Philosopher, Thales (639 BC) feated, the Persians Jeter will be listed among the hood of spreading democracy. by the Chinese. 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By Dan Georgakas

Many Americans, including many Greek-Americans, are be - wildered by the Greek electoral system. They read that elections may be held in 2015 or at some time in 2016. They may easily assume this is another example of Greek incompetence and dis - organization. That is not the case. In a parliamentary system such as that in Greece, the party that elects the largest number of Members of Parliament forms a new government. When no single party has enough votes to govern, it becomes necessary to form a coalition government of two or more parties. Cur - rently, Great Britain and Ger - many, as well as Greece, are among those having coalition governments. As long as the coalition holds Karolos Papoulias’ tenure in the largely symbolic office of pres - together and there are no splits ident is coming to an end, and Prime Minister Antonis Samaras in the major party, the govern - called for elections to pick a successor. Early elections? What ment remains in power for a in the world is that all about? Is it all so arbitrary? fixed time. In Greece, that time is four years. When there are no ifs, ands, or buts. All mem - 2016. defections from the governing bers of the House stand for re - The American system is not group, Parliament casts a “vote A component of Ancient Greek mythology, the Labyrinth is a concept applicable to Modern election every two years while necessarily worse or better than of confidence.” If the govern - Greek elections, too. senators serve six-year terms the Greek system. Democratic ment wins a majority, it stays in that are staggered so that no government can take many power. If not, elections must be 29% of the total vote (SYRIZA Greece is that SYRIZA is leading hand, wishes to elect a president more than a third of them are forms. What is critical in U.S. called. was second with 26%) won it in the polls. Seeking to take ad - and put off the elections until up for reelection in any given primaries and Greek general Elections can also be called the extra fifty seats and the abil - vantage of this lead and gain the end of its four-year term in year. In last November’s elec - elections is a high turnout of by the government any time be - ity to set up a coalition govern - the 50-seat bonus that come 2016. tion, the House and Senate voters. Otherwise, a relatively fore its term expires. It may ment. with a win, SYRIZA is heading This is obviously quite differ - passed into the hands of the op - small portion of voters ends up wish to do so if it thinks its rul - Another Greek peculiarity in - the effort to prevent the election ent from the fixed-date Ameri - position party. Nonetheless, the determining who heads the na - ing majority will hold and earn volves the president, mainly a of anyone to the presidency. can system where the president president will remain in office tional government. another full term. It may also ceremonial office. The president New Democracy, on the other is elected every four years with until the end of his term in want an election when it feels is elected every five years by the it is losing support and wants Vouli. He needs 200 votes to voting to occur while it still win on a first or second try. If holds a majority. still unelected, 180 votes are Greece has a unicameral par - sufficient for a win on a third Grexit, Stage (Radical) Left: SYRIZA’s Scariness liament called the Vouli Ton Elli - try. This voting must be done non, composed of 300 persons. within a 30-day period. If no A law that went effect in 2012 president is elected, elections TNH Staff gives the party with the most must be called immediately. The votes an extra 50 seats. This was present Greek president now As Greece braces for early enacted to lessen the power of happens to be at the end of his elections, both incumbent Prime minor parties who might be in term, requiring a successor to Minister Antonis Samaras of the coalitions. Thus, in the last na - be elected. New Democracy Party and Op - tional election New Democracy’s The current situation in position leader Alexis Tsipras, of

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And in any case, Democracy-led coalition govern - 16 Also 2 6 T h at thing gan. That this pattern cannot it is still so much higher than it ment, prompting SYRIZA to 17 Batt. siz e (ab brev.) 29 Fa lcon Crest's A licia continue is inevitable. was pre-crisis, that a far more emerge top in the polls. Tsipras 18 ___ and Hers 3 1 F lying mammal 4. European Divide drastic improvement is vital. vows to defy the existing terms, 20 Rock er Bevan 3 3 A c tor S hari f The gap between the Euro - 7. Gremigration thus forcing the Eurozone’s 22 Agreement 34 Manh., Bronx, etc. comprise it (abbrev.) zone’s top debtor nations – Net emigration from Greece hand to alter the terms or cut 24 D efunct Greek TV Station (abbrev.) 3 6 C i vil Right s Org. (ab brev.) Spain, Italy, Greece, and Portu - reached record highs in 2013, Greece loose. 25 Girls' Iceles s H ockey Assn. (abb rev.) 3 7 S w edish pop group 27 Washington St. Arts Commission 39 Japan Assn. of Musical Enterprises (abbrev.) ( abb r ev.) 28 Calif. city (a bbrev.) 42 Un ited State s Av iary Lg e. (abb rev.) This Week in Greek History: 30 Coveted cigar 4 3 L ima's country 3 2 River above which the George 45 Fo ot subd ivision Washington Bridge spans 47 "___ easy as 123" Stolen Weeping Icon is 35 Geom etry trm. (abbrev.) 5 0 P o seidon's dom ain 36 __ _ King Cole 5 3 H B 's Cas ablanca co-star (in it.) 38 __ Fair Lady 54 End of a prizefght.? (abbrev.) Returned 3 9 Fair 40 Kille d Alex. Ha milton ( init.) 41 Rapper Shakur TNH Staff five days later. Solution to last week’s puzzle 44 Che mic al sym bol for nickel The traditional hierarchy of 46 Dr. J's league before NBA (abbrev.) R H O D E S S T O M S The icon of St. Irene, housed Greek Orthodoxy in America, 48 South Eastrn. Railway (abbrev.) at the St. Irene Chrysovalantou the Archdiocese, long disputed T O M S E H P E A R 49 Roman nam e of Ares Monastery in Astoria, which re - the claims of the icon’s weeping, 51 Taxi E O E P A G E C A G N E Y portedly was seeing weeping and dismissed the story about 52 Allege d to have fixed 1919 World Series F G H E H S and then went missing – al - the theft as a publicity stunt. St. (init.) H A L O N S D A L E legedly stolen – was returned Irene’s Old Calendrist officials, The object of great mystery, 53 Pre sident E isenh ower, info rmally on December 28, 1991. in return, blasted the Archdio - this icon of St. Irene wept dur - O K U E C F A N 55 TV' s cigar-sm oking su persleuth Created by a monk on Mt. cese for being “jealous” and said ing the Persian Gulf war, and 56 Greek suffix meaning something written B U S E M H R A K I Athos in 1921 and brought to if the icon had been in their pos - was stolen and returned five or drawn A P A S T I T S I O B I St. Irene in 1972 by its then-ab - session, they would have been days later – or not. M E N A A I N bot, Metropolitan Paisios, the just fine explaining its weeping. DOWN A A G L W S A C I icon is said to have started Further elevating the story’s known for taking an active role 1 Ralph Kramden drove one weeping in 1990, before the profile in the mainstream media in community concerns, his or - 2 Greek prefix meaning earth G B A G E O start of the Persian Gulf War, – particularly in New York – be - ganized crime reputation 4 Sec. Content Auto. Protocol (abbrev.) S Y R A H O L A U R E N and continued weeping yond the Greek-American com - notwithstanding – was respon - 5 __ Blues - Elvis film H I B V L A R I throughout the war’s duration. munity was a report that then- sible for setting in motion the 6 A Hawaiian island E S L I F E T A A P I A The icon reportedly was crime boss John Gotti ordered icon’s return. 7 Canadian Auto. Assn. (abbrev.) E A S E R A S H E N stolen on December 23 by four his capos to locate the stolen Many others, however, con - 9 Saint honored on November 16 armed intruders wearing masks, icon and return it. Many believe tinued to dispute all aspects of and was returned in the mail that Gotti – a Queens resident the icon lore. THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 1-9, 2015 GREECE CYPRUS 9

AP Photo/GiAnnis PAPAnikos AP Photo/thAnAssis stAvrAkis AP Photo/Greek ministry oF nAtionAl DeFense, ho Christos Perlis, left, rescued from the fire-struck ferry Norman Antreas Tolaros, left, rescued from the fire-struck ferry Norman Nassos Tsonas, center, is followed by his wife Natasha as they Atlantic is hugged by his father after arriving from Italy to Atlantic greets a relative after arriving at Elefsina Air Base arrive at Elefsis Air Base outside Athens, on Monday, Dec. 29 Igoumenitsa port on Monday, Dec. 29. Greek Ferry Ablaze on Adriatic Sea; Most Rescued; at Least 12 Dead

BARI, Italy (AP) — Fighting high Exhausted and cold from their Most evacuees were to be lifted to Corfu. winds and stormy seas, heli - ordeal, 49 passengers reached brought to shore later after the "Notwithstanding the weather copter rescue crews evacuated land in the southern Italian port rescue was completed, Greek of - and the darkness, which is an - the last of hundreds of people of Bari, more than 24 hours after ficials said, but one of the cargo other factor, we persisted trapped aboard a Greek ferry that the fire broke out on a car deck ships, the Spirit of Piraeus, left throughout the entire night," Ital - caught fire off Albania. The death of the ferry making a journey ahead of the pack, reaching Bari ian coast guard Admiral Giovanni toll climbed to twelve as sur - from the Greek port of Patras to with 49 survivors aboard. The Pettorino told Sky TG24. vivors told of a frantic rush to es - Ancona in Italy. first to disembark was an injured Italian navy Capt. Riccardo cape the flames and pelting rain. The Greek and Italian pre - man wrapped in a yellow striped Rizzotto said the ultimate desti - The evacuation of the ferry miers separately expressed their blanket and wearing bandages nation of the stricken ferry was was completed Dec. 29 with the condolences to the victims and around his bare feet, helped unclear. Some Italian officials rescue of 427 people, including gratitude to the rescue workers. down the ship's ladder by two said it would likely be towed to 56 crew members, said Italy's Greek Prime Minister Antonis rescue workers. an Italian port, even though it transport minister, Maurizio Lupi. Samras said the "massive and un - Other evacuees, many was currently closer to Albania. The original ferry manifest precedented operation saved the wrapped in blankets, made their Pettorino said two Italian tugs listed 422 passengers and 56 lives of hundreds of passengers way gingerly down the ladder tried to attach themselves to the crew members, but Lupi said it following the fire on the ship in with assistance, some thrusting ferry in the evening, but were was premature to speculate on the Adriatic Sea — under the their hands in a victory sign as frustrated by the thick smoke. whether people were still miss - most difficult circumstances," they waited their turn. Among Eventually the tugs managed to ing. He suggested that there while Renzi said the "impressive" sight to direct passengers. television from a rescue ship, them were four children. The attach the line to stabilize the might have been some people rescue efforts prevented "a "Our feet were burning and confirmed that there were no fire evacuees then boarded bright red ferry, ANSA reported. who reserved a spot on the ferry slaughter at sea." from the feet up we were alarms and that passengers woke fire department buses. Officials but did not board. Passenger accounts emerging soaked," Christos Perlis, 32, told each other up. "We experienced have said hotels have been Among the survivors, there painted a picture of a panicked the AP by telephone. the Titanic. The only thing miss - booked for them around town. were also people not listed on reaction as the fire spread, with When rescue helicopters ar - ing was that we didn't sink," she Survivors were also taken to the manifest, indicating the pos - passengers choking on the smoke rived, Perlis said passengers be - said. southern Italian hospitals in Turkish Ship sibility that some on board were and struggling to figure out how gan to panic. "Everyone there Another rescued Turkish pas - smaller numbers in the hours im - traveling illegally. to reach safety as they suffered was trampling on each other to senger, Aylin Akamac, told the mediately after the rescue oper - The fire broke out before both searing heat from the ship's get onto the helicopter," said state-run Anadolu Agency from ation got underway. Several were To Leave dawn Dec. 27 on a car deck of floors and driving rain outside. Perlis, who said he and another a hospital in Brindisi that the res - treated for hypothermia, some the Italian-flagged Norman At - Prosecutors in Bari were opening man tried to impose order. cue operation was disorganized for mild carbon monoxide poi - Cyprus but lantic. All day and night, passen - an investigation into how the fire "First children, then women and that there were only three soning and one woman suffered gers huddled on the vessel's up - started. and then men. But the men, they lifeboats on the ferry. a fractured pelvis, officials said. per decks, pelted by rain and hail A Greek truck driver, reached started hitting us so they could "Those who got out first got A local convent was housing sur - Eyes Greece and struggling to breathe by The Associated Press aboard get on first. They didn't take into on the lifeboats," she said, while vivors who were released from through the thick smoke. one of the rescue vessels, de - consideration the women or the the others were made to wait. the hospital. Four of the dead were found scribed the rescue scene as "a children, nothing," Perlis said. He "We were soaked from the water Helicopters rescued passen - Hopes that Turkey would re - in the water, while the body of a chaos, a panic." He said the fire said he reached safety after jump - they doused to extinguish the gers throughout the night, com - move the energy research vessel Greek man was recovered from alarm came after most passen - ing in a helicopter basket carrying fire. Our feet froze. People were pleting 34 sorties by dawn with Barbaros that has been parked a lifeboat chute. It wasn't imme - gers, alerted by smoke filling a girl. forced to move closer to the fire winds over 40 knots (75 kph; 46 unlawfully off Cyprus readying diately clear where the others their cabins, had gone outside, Turkish passenger Saadet Bay - to keep warm. We waited outside mph). The Greek Coast Guard the way for drilling operations had been found. and that there was no crew in han, speaking to Turkey's NTV for hours." said seven people had been air - were replaced by new anxiety that it may move off the Greek island of Kastellorizo, violating Greece’s sovereignty. Turkish President Recep Greek Navy Heads to Ionian Sea in Response to Imperliled Cargo Ship Tayyip Erdogan has been playing cat-and-mouse with Greece, Cyprus, the United Nations, ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece The ship, the Moldovan- The ship is believed to be car - with more than 400 people on Authorities are still searching United States and the European is sending a navy frigate and a flagged Blue Sky M, was sailing rying about 400-600 migrants. board caught fire in the same for potential missing passengers Union, first moving the Barbaros helicopter to locate a cargo ship in poor weather near the tiny is - The official spoke on condi - area, leading to a huge rescue from the Norman Atlantic ferry. and a warship off Cyprus while believed to be carrying hundreds land of Othonoi, northwest of tion of anonymity because no of - operation by Italian and Greek The Greek frigate Navarino, insisting that Turkey had a right of migrants in the northern Ion - Corfu. A merchant marine min - ficial information had yet been coast guard and military officials. which is heading to locate the to look for oil and gas in waters ian Sea after authorities received istry official said the distress call issued. At least 10 people died in that cargo ship, had been in the area where Nicosia had already li - a distress call from someone on had come from one of the pas - The incident comes two days incident, while more than 400 assisting in the rescue operation censed international companies, board the ship, authorities said. sengers on board the ship. after a Greek passenger ferry were rescued. for the Norman Atlantic. including from the US, to con - duct energy research. A Turkish maritime order, or Navigational Telex (Navtex), that was issued illegally in October IMF Says Review, Loans on Hold Until Greek Elections Jan. 25 to dispatch the Barbaros to Cyprus’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) will not be renewed, Continued from page 1 Prime Minister said. "The people according to media reports. will not allow their sacrifices to However, a new Navtex is to be and ECB now have programs go to waste." He said that the issued for January 1 to 10, dis - meant to stabilize markets and "truth" about the government's patching the Barbaros to the area support confidence in Eurozone efforts to pull Greece out of five between the Dodecanese islands markets. years of crisis will be revealed of Rhodes and Kastellorizo for "Due to the policy advances during the pre-election period. participation in an anti-subma - made, the safeguards that have “We did all we could to elect rine exercise. been put in place and the ECB's a President and avoid snap elec - Although the prospect of the stated public commitment to do - tions that the vast majority of Barbaros entering Greek territo - ing whatever is necessary to Greeks don’t want,” he said in a rial waters is regarded as un - keep the Eurozone together, brief address following the bal - likely, diplomatic sources were events in Greece now pose lot in Parliament. not ruling out such a scenario, much less of a threat to the Eu - “Unfortunately, a minority of Kathimerini reported. rozone," than a few years ago, 132 MPs, which included those The Barbaros has been within IHS Global Insight economist from SYRIZA and Golden Dawn, Cyprus’s EEZ since October 20 Howard Archer said in a note. are hauling Greece to snap elec - when it entered the area amid However, should a new gov - tions," he said referring to the Turkish protests over Cypriot au - ernment seek changes to the radical Leftists who are leading thorities launching licensed oil deal, Greece's access to credit in the polls and the extremists and gas drilling activities in the would be delayed just as its whose lawmakers have been ar - area. bailout loans are coming to an rested on charges of running a The violation by the Barbaros end. criminal gang. prompted Cyprus President Greece still cannot finance it - "It is time for democracy and Nicos Anastasiades to pull out of self independently on bond mar - responsibility, not lies, populism the latest round of United Na - kets, so it faces the danger of a and political terrorism," Sama - AP Photo/eurokinissi, GiorGos kontArinis tions-mediated negotiations default that could hurt the fi - ras said. Greece's Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, left, listens to Greece's President Karolos Papoulias aimed at reunifying the divided nances of fellow European His coalition's candidate for during their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Athens, Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014. island. countries. the post, 73-year-old former Eu - Initial reports in the Turkish A CONFIDENT SAMARAS ropean commissioner Dimas, ties of the democratic opposi - tual agreements of its predeces - a modest economic recovery this media quoted Turkish-Cypriot Samaras, who repeatedly garnered 168 out of 300 possi - tion, proved that democracy sors." year. negotiator Ergun Olgun as say - said that coalition government ble votes— short of the 180 cannot be blackmailed despite Greece lost market confi - WHITHER PASOK? ing that the Barbaros would which includes the fast-fading needed to win. He got 160 and the pressures and machina - dence and nearly went bankrupt PASOK leader Evangelos withdraw from Cyprus’s EEZ on PASOK Socialists would last out 168 in two previous rounds tions," the SYRIZA chief said. in 2010, after years of profligate Venizelos, who was made Dec. 30, following the comple - its term to 2016 will fall 18 when the threshold was 200. "When the large majority of spending, dodging public sector Deputy Premier/Foreign Minis - tion of its exploration activities. months short of that. SYRIZA POISED FOR WIN the Greek people is determined reforms and hiding the extent ter in return for backing auster - According to the reports, Ol - Before his narrow win in SYRIZA has pledged to roll to put an end to the policies of of its bloated public finances. ity that has driven support for gun said the move would pave 2012, Greece had an interim back some of the reforms Greece the memorandums and auster - The bailouts kept the country this party to 3-5 percent said, the way for the resumption of government for six months after implemented to qualify for 240 ity, then deputies can do nothing afloat, but drastic belt-tighten - "The moment of truth has ar - stalled talks although it wasn’t the previous Premier and previ - billion euros ($306 billion) in more than respond to their duty ing demanded by the Troika cre - rived and Greeks now hold their said how moving it off the Greek ous PASOK leader, George Pa - rescue funds. But it has recently and act in accordance with the ated record unemployment and fate in their hands." island, but not far from Turkey, pandreou, was hounded out of softened its rhetoric about uni - will of the people," Tsipras said. deep poverty and despair. "The country is headed to would affect relations between office by relentless protests, laterally pulling out of the "The future has already started, Ensuing resentment fueled elections, the economy to a state the countries. strikes and riots against auster - bailout deal. be optimistic and happy about support for anti-austerity par - of uncertainty and instability In October, Greek Deputy ity. SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras that," he said. ties, from SYRIZAa — whose due to the common course fol - Prime Minister and Foreign Min - He's now leaving PASOK and said the vote marked an "his - NOT SO FAST pre-crisis support was under 5 lowed by the disparate forces of ister Evangelos Venizelos stated will form another of many toric day for Greek democracy." But German Finance Minister percent — to the neo-Nazi the opposition that belong to the the presence of the Turkish re - Greek splinter parties, further "Today Mr. Samaras' govern - Wolfgang Schaeuble warned Golden Dawn, all of whose 18 democratic arch, but also to the search vessel constitutes a "brutal eroding support in the govern - ment, which for two and a half that Greece "has no alternative" lawmakers have been arrested lawmakers of Golden Dawn," violation of the international law ment. years plundered our society and to the hard reforms it has un - on charges of running a criminal Venizelos said. of the sea”. "The country has no time to had already decided and com - dertaken. gang. "Such is the onus of democ - Anastasiades said he was un - waste," Samaras said in a tele - mitted to take new (austerity) "If Greece takes a different Samaras, 63, presided over racy and I hope it does not have moved by reports the Barbaros vised address after the Presiden - measures, belongs to the past," path it will become difficult," he an historic coalition that united deeper consequences," Venizelos would move. "I would like to tial vote. "The people must learn Tsipras said. "With the will of said. "New elections change his conservative party with their said. make clear that I will never tol - the truth about how easy it is to our people, in a few days, the nothing about the agreements historic socialist rivals to ham - erate partners to a state which relapse into the deepest and austerity agreements will also that the Greek government has mer out further Draconian (Material from the Associated are not active but instead make most dramatic crisis." belong to the past." entered into. Any new govern - spending cuts that balanced the Press was used in this report) threats with new plans,” he told Victory will be ours," the "Greek lawmakers, the par - ment must stick to the contrac - budget after decades and led to reporters. 10 EDITORIALS LETTERS THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 1-9, 2015

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unpublished. o patient, and its choices send it either soaring to great heights e or plunging into the depths. That is the kind of decision it made G on December 29, when it rejected the nomination of Stavros Dimas for president. The people – represented by the Members of Parliament – COMMENTARY are tired of years of austerity. They thirst for a realistic exit plan from the crisis. Now, they are even more depressed and filled with a sense doom. The people wanted to believe, to hope. U.S. Should Protect New Energy Assets in Mediterranean Rather than relying on logic, they have flipped a coin – leav - ing their future up to early elections. Can Alexis Tsipras – if elections make him Prime Minister – By Marios P. emerge as the country’s savior? He could end up its destroyer, Efthymiopoulos because he has no clue. He does not have the necessary knowl - edge or experience. He is just another…community organizer. The discovery of massive The difference is this is Greece and not America, which can fields of natural gas in the coastal survive a few bad presidents. waters of Cyprus and Israel has Many who know Samaras were surprised at the result of the set off an energy race that un - third vote. They expected that the presidential candidate – the derscores the need for the dignified Stavros Dimas – would at least approach 180 votes. Obama administration to re-ex - Instead, he got 168. The same amount he received in the amine its policy of retrenchment second round of voting. in the Eastern Mediterranean. It is difficult to understand why Samaras rushed the vote for The gas finds will make Israel president without securing 180 votes. Unless he had them but and Cyprus exporters of energy something went wrong along the way. for decades, thus strengthening Or maybe he feared a worse outcome had he waited longer: the hands of two reliable allies was he afraid he would lose the leadership of the New Democ - in the war on terrorism. Israel racy Party? has signed a deal to supply Jor - Also proven wrong was the reasoning that the MPs would dan with $15 billion worth of vote according to their personal interest and avoid elections natural gas from its Leviathan because many of them would not be reelected. energy field over 15 years, ac - The presidential elections, though, have given SYRIZA the cording to The Times of Israel, aura of a winner. The poll-leading party begins the election and Israel has signed a memo - campaign with fair winds, although they might certainly lose randum of understanding with Mediterranean alliances, which facilities for the Russian fleet. ades has said he would welcome their way. Egypt to sell as much as 2.5 bil - created a Pax Americana during In these fast-churning waters a stronger link to NATO's Part - Meanwhile, it is certain that governments in Europe are fol - lion cubic meters of gas to Egypt - the Cold War, have broken down. of realignment, American allies nership for Peace, a network of lowing the events in Greece very closely. ian industrial, nongovernmental Turkey is a NATO partner, yet an such Israel and Cyprus look to countries on the margins of A possible victory for SYRIZA may be the just the break - customers. Texas-based Hallibur - unreliable one. Turkish tanks the United States to continue to NATO. A member of the Euro - through that other countries are looking for. Suddenly, many, if ton has signed an agreement lined up at the border with Syria be a stabilizing force in the re - pean Union, Cyprus is an inter - not most, Eurozone countries might decide to challenge the... with Cyprus to drill up to 54 gas during the August siege of the gion. Yet, since 2011, the Obama national security ally against in - euro. wells during the next few years, Kurdish city of Kobani and point - administration has been doing ternational terrorism. It is time to rethink the dilemma in which they have placed thereby investing more than $5 edly refused to intervene. The its best to shift its military assets It also may be argued that it themselves. billion in production costs. Turkish-Israel strategic and secu - to Asia. As The Middle East is in the interest of both the If the Eurozone’s leaders continue with the same policy, they Egypt, which has a liquid nat - rity alliance has soured in recent Quarterly puts it: "While the U.S. United States and Cyprus to would lose the support of the peoples of the South - at least. ural gas conversion plant on its years, and Turkish-U.S. relations military is still capable of acting plant U.S. military assets on If they change course, however, the reforms the reforms will territory, is eager to be an im - have slid downhill since 2003, in the East Mediterranean, the Cyprus. Such a move would stall. Without their implementation, several countries - like porter of hydrocarbon assets, when Turkey initially refused to general perception in the region backstop the naval security Greece – will remain uncompetitive – and unlikely to remain possibly through Cyprus. allow the United States to use its is that the Obama administration forces of Greece and Israel, and Eurozone members for long. Security for the gas rigs in air base at Incirlik for the inva - lacks the political will and skills would pave the way for Cyprus Is there a middle way? coastal waters and protection of sion of Iraq. to do so." to join the nations of Partnership undersea pipelines is a major is - With the U.S. 6th Fleet a mere Former U.S. Rep. Dan Burton for Peace and, eventually, NATO sue, which Washington needs to shadow of its former self, and emphasized the importance of itself. With Islamism showing its The First 100 Years consider with high seriousness. with Russia fielding the only car - strategic and practical U.S. en - hand in Turkey, Syria, Iraq and A multibillion-euro gas pipeline rier fleet in the region, the once- gagement in the region in order Egypt, now is the time to play from Israel to Cyprus to Greece dominant role of the United to secure regional stability and the Cyprus card. This new year, 2015, promises to be an interesting one in is the transportation solution States as power broker is chal - the energy security of U.S. allies. many respects. Hopefully, it will turn out to be a good year for supported by Israel, Cyprus, lenged. Partly as a result of the "As a congressman for 30 years, Marios P. Efthymiopoulos is CEO humanity, with peace and justice prevailing throughout the Greece and Italy, as announced U.S. military drawdown and the I can tell you that Congress can and founder of Strategy Interna - world. Nov. 19 at a conference in Rome administration's deliberate policy nonetheless do a lot by funding tional, a visiting academic at Co - For us here at the newspaper, it is a special year: one that of energy ministers of Southern of risk avoidance, Russia has or defunding projects advanced lumbia University's Harriman marks the 100th Anniversary since the founding of Ethnikos and Eastern Mediterranean rushed into the ensuing power by the White House," Mr. Burton Institute and an adviser and Kyrix – National Herald – our sister publication. countries. vacuum, brokering a peace be - told an energy conference at The member of the Geostrategic The pipeline, which could be tween the United States and Washington Times this month. Committee of Foreign Relations exporting gas to EU countries as Syria in 2013 over the issue of The White House supports of Cyprus, attached to the presi - early as 2022, according to chemical weapons, establishing Cyprus' claims to energy rights dent of Cyprus. He shared this Cypriot officials, would feed into energy trade relations with in the area. Now there needs to article, which originally the European Trans Adriatic Turkey, securing its military pres - be a sign of investment on en - appeared in the Washington Pipeline. ence in Syria, and courting all hanced security in the area. Times, with TNH for publication. All hands agree that Eastern countries in the region for port Cypriot President Nicos Anastasi - Observations By Antonis H. Diamataris

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States to Find its Swagger Year by year, it seems as if Nazianzus, who is enly kingdom to of - three heavenly gifts and left in the increasingly materialistic also called the The - fer the citizens of haste. He went to a poor man’s and politically (in)correct West ologian. The Exa - the capital. He was shack. The husband was gone The United into the United outdoes itself in downplaying posteilarion [note: the good angel of all night at the tavern. States has lost its States. Famously, Christmas. In a strange Or - an hymn following the city. The wife was trying to put swagger. Hope - Kennedy made sure wellian twist, it seems as if the the Matins Gospel] He held a star in her five children to sleep with a fully, not for good. he had a large stash lands guaranteeing freedom of of the feast “Our his hand. Life and little dry bread, while ruing the The last time our of them on hand be - speech are spearheading the Savior has visited strength pulsated moment she married. Her hus - nation was in such fore he imposed the crusade criminalizing the word us from on high, as from his chest, band returned at midnight. She dire need of a embargo. Christmas, awkwardly replacing the Dawn of while a breath of angrily cursed at him with a spine was in 1979, But it was a list - it with ill-suited terms like “hol - Dawns” was also divine peace exited loud voice, and he hit her with amid the Iran less embargo from idays,” “seasonal” or whatever taken from a pane - his mouth. He a rough cane. Hostage Crisis, the start, because it other lukewarm concoction the gyric…” by Christopher wanted to share Soon after, both went to when our listless was unilateral. The melting pot yields. Papadiamantis TRIPOULAS these gifts with all sleep without saying their president Jimmy United States should Of course, the bright side is begins the same ar - Special to who would will - prayers, and they began to snore The National Herald Carter – the pur - by CONSTANTINOS E. have issued an ulti - that the commercialized melting ticle with the intro - ingly accept them. loudly. The Angel left. portedly brilliant SCAROS matum to the world: pot mixture can now more eas - duction “if Pascha is At first he entered “He went up to an opulently nuclear physicist – “either join us in this ily be separated from the true the most brilliant feast of Chris - a stately mansion. There he wit - lit large building. There were was flummoxed. Special to embargo against essence of Christmas – the in - tianity, then Christmas is surely nessed deceit and prudishness, many rooms with tables there, Then, that “dumb The National Herald Cuba, or we will carnation of Jesus Christ, who the sweetest and most touching, the dullness and the fruitless - and people poured over them cowboy” Ronald stop doing business became man, so that humanity for the reason that it was always ness of life painted on the faces ceaselessly counting money and Reagan rode into town. Half the with you, too.” And if that might become deified. Nonethe - considered the quintessential of the husband and wife, and playing cards. Pale and miser - naysayers thought he was too would’ve been too much to ex - less, the downplaying of Christ - family holiday.” In contrast to he heard the two children mut - able, their entire soul was fo - stupid to govern, the other half pect, well, then maybe we ought mas in the West is sad because, the ultra-commercialized spiri - tering words in a foreign lan - cused on this pursuit. The Angel thought he would bring about to have thought about not im - as legendary 19th century Greek tually lukewarm winter holiday guage. “The covered his face with his wings planetary nuclear annihilation. posing the embargo in the first author Alexandros Papadiaman - fest, or whatever they’re calling Angel so as not to see, and he quickly As we know, none of that hap - place. In any case, there are far tis noted “It is no wonder that it these days, there emerges an took his exited. pened. Instead, the United more important things in the this holiday was especially de - invitation to get back in touch “He met a lot of people on States regained its swagger on world to worry about than the veloped in the West, because it with our Hellenic Christian the road, some exiting the bars the world stage. Cuban embargo. Besides, even is from the West that it traces, roots, rediscover the tradi - inebriated, and others leaving Then came the Elder Bush. if we normalize relations with if not its origin, then at least its tions that once made this from their card Admittedly, I was one of the Cuba tomorrow, if they don’t order and institution.” He goes “metropolis of feasts” the games, drunk with a many who was not a big fan. In play nicely, we can always “ab - on to explain that “it is known sweetest and most touch - worse intoxication. He saw hindsight, though, when com - normalize” them again any time that St. John Chrysostom first ing in our calendar, and some people misbehaving and paring him not to his immediate we want to. determined the celebration of strengthen our “cul - heard others cursing St. Basil as predecessor, but to his three suc - NORTH KOREA this feast in the Eastern Church tural other - the guilty party. The Angel cov - cessors, I have come to appreci - North Korea is that pesky fly “following the arrival of certain ness.” Those of ered his ears with his wings so ate him more and more. All that gets into the house, tries to men from the West and inform - us who are is - as not to hear and kept going. three presidents who followed land on the food as you shoo it ing him,” when he was ordained landers or hail “New Year’s Day was about George H.W. Bush – Bill Clinton, away, sometimes disappears for Patriarch of Constantinople on from port cities to dawn and in order to find so - Bush’s son George W., and a while and then comes back to December 15th around the end would do well to lace, the Angel entered a Barack Obama – motivated annoy you some more. At some of the 4th century. It appears decorate the tradi - church. Immediately, near the Americans with more passionate point, you decide you can ignore that confusion prevailed up until tional Christmas boat door, he saw people counting speeches and more focused vi - it no longer. You might open the that time, and the Birth of Christ (instead of just the money, only that they were not sions. Bush Senior did not care window and hope it flies out, was celebrated locally in some Germanic tree, ush - holding playing cards. In the much about rhetoric, deriding but if that doesn’t work, you areas, but different people cele - ered in by the Bavari - depths, he saw a man dressed it as “the vision thing.” Hardly bring out the big guns: the fly brated the feast at different ans), and try exchanging in gold wearing a crown, like a way to make friends and in - swatter. North Korea has be - times and could not agree on a gifts on St. Basil’s Day (Jan. a Persian satrap from the era fluence a nation that just fin - come that pesky fly – and it is day. The Western Church had 1), to keep our priorities of Darius, making all sorts of ished eight years under Reagan time to deal with it in no uncer - fixed December 25th from the and history straight. dainty motions and affected – the Great Communicator. tain terms: “you are going to start and St. John Chrysostom And since we’re on mannerisms. Nonetheless, in building and stop being a nuisance, immedi - set this date in the East as well. the subject of St. Basil’s To the left and right, some leading a worldwide coalition ately. You can either fly out of Nonetheless, the Birth of Christ Day, let this trifling people were chanting with to liberate Kuwait from the the window safely, or be splat - was honored from early on in translation of Papa - phony voices: ‘Our Master and clutches of Saddam Hussein, tered by the swatter. Either way, the Eastern Church as well, and diamantis’ follow - Archpriest!’ and easily thwarting Hussein’s we are simply no longer going the greatest of the Church Fa - ing piece (“Fleet - “The Angel found no so - forces in the process, the Elder to allow you to annoy us.” thers, who lived during the 4th ing Gifts”) serve lace. He took his fleeting Bush was an able steward of ISIS century – the golden age of the as a small token gifts – the star destined America’s swagger. ISIS is making monkeys out Christian Church –, many of of appreciation to shine on consciences, The chink in our armor of all of us. We have the power whom preceded the golden- and good the breeze, able to cool started in the Clinton years, only to put on a pot of coffee, and tongued teacher, compiled cel - cheer: souls, and life, created we didn’t really notice it. Amer - crush them all like grapes long ebratory sermons honoring the “A stranger to pulsate inside hearts, icans were too busy reveling in before the coffee finishes brew - day. The popular hymn “Christ to the world and spread his wings, and the euphoria of a soaring econ - ing. Of course, by doing so, we is born; glorify Him. Christ is flesh, a holy angel returned to the heav - omy, flying high on the Internet would crush millions of inno - from heaven; go and meet him. came down from on enly apses.” bubble. Accordingly, Osama bin cent men, women, and children Christ is on earth; be exalted” is high on the eve, furling Laden’s terrorism overtures in who are no more responsible for taken word for word from the his wings so as to hide them. Follow me on Twitter the 1990s were perceived more the beheadings and other atroc - panegyric of St. Gregory of He brought gifts from the heav - @CTripoulas as a hiccup than a sign of real ities than any of us are – it’s just danger ahead. that by unfortunate luck of the Enter George W. Bush, who draw, they live there and we live planned on focusing his presi - here. That’s why it would be - LETTER FROM ATHENS dency on giving the surplus hoove us, once again, to take a money he inherited back to the decisive stand – one that should people, and engaging in “no na - pay heed to the wise words of tion building.” And then, of the last president we had who Greek Elections: Get Ready for Scare Wars, The Sequel course, 9/11 happened, and the really understood the nature of chink in our armor grew into a war firsthand: Dwight Eisen - big gash. But W. valiantly strut - hower. Essentially, Ike said that Well, that didn’t take long. The first was the-making: impunity. ted on the world stage, with a war really ought to be a last re - Moments after the Greek Parlia - signed by former SYRIZA. Samaras’ Tsipras, missing only a well- renewed sense of purpose: to sort. But if and when we do get ment rejected Prime Minister PASOK leader and warnings that a worn Che Guevara T-Shirt, will wage and win the war on terror. involved, we need to go all-out. and New Democracy Capitalist previous Premier SYRIZA adminis - retaliate with terror talk tactics He succeeded in the first step, In Ike’s view, war should be ex - leader Antonis Samaras’ hand- George Papandreou tration would cre - that returning Samaras and but not quite the second. tremely rare, but never limited. picked party Vice-President who’s apparently so ate a run on the New Democracy to power will That brings us to our current That means, probably staying Stavros Dimas to be the coun - disgusted with him - banks and have give his opponent a mandate to president, Barack Obama, who out of it completely. But if not, try’s next symbolic President for self he’s going to the sky fall didn’t roll over the few surviving while standing outside the if we feel the need to exercise a position with less power than leave the party work with reluc - Greeks with more Draconian White House looking in all these that last resort of war, then being the head of the Mickey founded by his fa - tant lawmakers ei - conditions the Troika will de - years, really must have bought crushing them all like grapes, Mouse Club, Greeks were sub - ther and a previous ther as he couldn’t mand. into the notion that the reason and if that means taking out jected to more scare tactics from Premier, Andreas get enough Inde - The coming sideshow will some countries around the civilians in the process – well, both sides who will square off Papandreou, to cre - by ANDY pendents or those make teen trollops reared by world act belligerent in general that’s just an unfortunate side in the January 25 snap elec - ate yet another mar - DABILIS from rival parties harlot single mothers fighting and hate America in particular effect. tions. ginal, irrelevant po - to back Dimas, trisexual apolitical transvestites is because of our own hubris. VLADIMIR PUTIN Samaras’ risky gambit of call - litical movement Special to who fell 12 votes on the Jerry Springer show less Like all other presidents, once A month or two ago, it would ing for the Presidential elections going nowhere and The National Herald short of becoming silly than it seems because the Obama made it inside the Oval have seemed that Russian leader in December instead of February doing nothing. President, forcing charges will be flying fast and Office, he realized how the Vladimir Putin had gained the failed spectacularly and opened The second was signed by the early elections that will see furious. world really works. Even so, he upper hand against the United the door for the major opposi - Samaras – who opposed the first Greece unravel even more. “Victory will be ours,” the balances his tough stance prag - States and the West. But with tion Coalition of the Looney Left when he was out of office and Samaras will now roll out Prime Minister said after losing matism with lofty high road the incredible drop in the price (SYRIZA) to start crowing it sounded warnings about the big more of the big guns that mis - the Presidential vote. “The peo - ideals aimed at his base of of oil – Russia’s most valuable would win and dethrone the pay cuts, tax hikes, slashed pen - fired the first time he trotted ple will not allow their sacrifices doves, often to the detriment of commodity – no doubt orches - feckless coalition of New sions and worker firings he im - them out, including the EU’s fi - to go to waste,” he said rather America’s need to rediscover its trated to great extent by the Democracy and its partner, the plemented after he took office. nance chief Pierre Moscovici, confidently for a man who had lost swagger. United States, Putin may be on vanishing PASOK Anti-Socialists. He won that position in 2012 the former French Finance Min - just had his political head CUBA his way to being neutralized af - “Greek lawmakers, the parties by a narrow margin over ister who’s sticking his nose into handed to him and is hoping Let’s start with the least of ter all. And if that’s the case, of the democratic opposition, SYRIZA by using well-worn Greek politics. people he steamrolled will sup - the problems first. The toothless then putting sugar in Putin’s gas proved that democracy cannot scare tactics that Greek’s lives He’s the same guy who port him. Cuban embargo. The United tank to stall Russia’s engine be blackmailed despite the pres - would be miserable under the presided over the shipwreck of “The country has no time to States first imposed it in 1960, without firing a shot is a stroke sures and machinations,” said Leftists, as if it could have gotten the French economy so we don’t lose,” Samaras said, adding that during the last few months of of genius – but lightning doesn’t SYRIZA chief Alexis Tsipras, who worse for them. And he said need advice from the French on the “truth” about the govern - Dwight Eisenhower’s presi - strike that often. As a general couldn’t manage a hot dog stand Greece would be forced out of economics or war because they ment’s efforts to pull Greece out dency, but President John rule, America need to regain its outside Yankee Stadium never the Eurozone if SYRIZA won. backpedal on both. Politicians of five years of crisis will be re - Kennedy expanded it in 1962 – swagger – let’s hope that the mind a government. The tactic worked so well he are like bankers: both get re - vealed during the pre-election which included prohibition of current president and the future “When the large majority of tried it again when he pushed warded for failures and few period. Cuban cigars to be imported one keep that in mind. the Greek people is determined up the Presidential election after have ever held a real job or He didn’t mention why he to put an end to the policies of negotiations with the Troika know how to balance a check - hasn’t said it since 2012 – the the memorandums and auster - over unfinished reforms and book. reason being the pain put on the GUEST EDITORIALS ity, then deputies can do nothing how to close a hole in the 2015 The Premier will warn that a vulnerable without making the more than respond to their duty budget of some three billion eu - SYRIZA government will bring oligarchs, tax cheats and the national herald welcomes manuscripts representing a variety of and act in accordance with the ros failed, ending his dream of chaos, collapse, plagues of lo - wealthy pay their fair share of views for publication. they should include the writer’s name, address, will of the people,” Tsipras said. taking an early exit from the custs, push Greece out of the the recovery. That’s his tennis and telephone number, and be addressed to the editor, the national He was referring to the two memorandum he signed after Eurozone and end a looming club crowd so they’re going to herald, 37-10 30th st., long island city, ny 11101. they may also deals Greece signed with the he opposed the first Papandreou economic recovery for which be protected again no matter be e-mailed to [email protected]. we reserve the right heartless Troika of the European signed. he’s taken credit without men - what else is said. to edit any manuscripts that we publish, and we do not return or Union-International Monetary This time, it didn’t work, as tioning it was done by punishing But the biggest scare would Fund-European Central Bank Greeks weary of the man who workers, pensioners and the be what awaits if Tsipras and otherwise acknowledge unpublished ones. Due to considerations of (EU-IMF-ECB) in return for 240 cried chaos tuned out, shrugged poor while letting politicians, the SYRIZA gang win. Default. space we enforce a strict 850-word upper limit. billion euros ($306 billion) in their shoulders and started mov - the rich, tax cheats and Parlia - bailouts. ing toward another disaster-in- ment workers escape with near- [email protected] 12 THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 1-9, 2015