Jaharises Host a Very Formidable Greek- American Think Tank

S O C V ΓΡΑΦΕΙ ΤΗΝ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ Bringing the news W ΤΟΥ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΣΜΟΥ to generations of E ΑΠΟ ΤΟ 1915 The National Herald Greek- Americans N c v A wEEkly GrEEk-AmEriCAN PuBliCATiON www.thenationalherald.com VOL. 15, ISSUE 765 June 9-15, 2012 $1.50 Jaharises Host A Very Nightmare Scenario as Crucial Elections Near Formidable Greek- Uncertainty Still Dominates, Along American Think Tank With Pessimism By Constantine S. Sirigos Kondylis, was focused on By Andy Dabilis TNH Staff Writer worldly matters, but in discus - TNH Staff Writer sions among the guests at the NEW YORK – Michael and Mary tables around the room was ATHENS - No money to pay Jaharis hosted a private dinner noted concern about the world salaries, pensions or bills. No for the Founders and guests of in a spiritual dimension. money to import food, fuel or “Faith – An Endowment for Or - Faith’s Spiritual Advisor, Rev. medicine. Paying with IOUs or thodoxy and Hellenism.” The Fr. Alexander Karloutsos, Proto - paper scrips because there’s no event featured presentations presbyter of the Ecumenical Pa - money. A collapse of the banks, four distinguished speakers who triarchate, who was present hospitals unable to care for the connected current events to the with Presbytera Xanthi, has ill, riots in the streets, panic and future of America and the drawn together Greek-Ameri - anarchy. Greek-American community. cans who are leaders across the All those horror stories have Earlier in the day, Faith held spectrum of industry and en - emerged for Greece if the coun - its annual Founders meeting, at deavors to fuel and drive the en - try is forced out of the Eurozone which the year’s priorities were dowment’s work, but the group because parties opposed to the set. “The core mission of this en - has also become a powerful net - austerity measures demanded dowment is to promote Hel - work of expertise and potential by international lenders win the lenism and an understanding of action on multiple community critical June 17 elections and try the Greek Orthodox faith fronts. to renegotiate the terms or re - through a series of high quality The archbishop called the nege on payments, scenarios innovative educational pro - gathering at Le Cirque – which that opponents dismissed as grams and cultural initiatives,” means arena in French – a “scaremongering.” according to its website. Greek-American think tank. In Greeks will vote again be - The gathering at the exclu - addition to the faith in Divine cause a first round of balloting sive Le Cirque restaurant, whose action rooted in the Orthodox on May 6 failed to give any of design team included renowned faith common to the guests and seven parties who gained seats New York architect Costas triggered by troubled times, the in the Parliament enough sup - unspoken message of the four port to form a government and presenters was that one can TNH/COSTAS BEJ coalition talks collapsed amidst have “faith” in a brighter future Michael and Mary Jaharis hosted a private dinner for the founders and guests of “Faith – An feuding over the austerity mea - WITH THIS ISSUE despite gloomy economic and Endowment for Orthodoxy and Hellenism” at the Le Cirque restaurant in Manhattan. sures. Greece is surviving on political scenes through a real - $152 billion in rescue loans istic view of the situation, clear from the Troika of the European thinking, and innovative policies Union-International Monetary and programs. Fund-European Central Bank The speakers’ outlook ranged Cyprus Is Likely to ask EU for Bailout (EU-IMF-ECB), which is holding from dire concerns about the back a second bailout of $173 Chinese economy by noted billion until the elections. The short-seller James Chanos, to NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) – Financial Times in an interview. unable to borrow from interna - Troika has warned that any at - the faith in the potential for the Cyprus looks increasingly likely The bank is the most exposed tional markets after two of the tempt to tinker with reforms, or rebirth of America’s manufac - to have to ask for EU bailout to Greek debt and suffered huge world's top three credit ratings fail to make another $15 billion turing base by Australian-born money to help rescue its trou - losses after writing down the agencies downgraded the is - in cuts could lead to the money Andrew Liveris, President, bled banking sector, the island's value of its Greek government land's creditworthiness to junk pipeline being shut off. Chairman, and CEO of Dow Central Bank governor has said. bond holdings. status. Cyprus is relying on a The race has turned into a Chemical. His talk, titled “Make Panicos Demetriades said The government last month Russian loan just to pay its bills neck-and-neck duel between it in America: Perspectives on that Cyprus, which is part of the underwrote a €1.8 billion equity this year. New Democracy, which finished Advanced Manufacturing,” de - 17-country eurozone, is strug - issue to help the bank raise cap - The chairman of Cyprus Pop - first last month but with only scribed how the United States gling to find €1.8 billion ($2.23 ital from private investors, ular Bank, Michalis Sarris, also 18.8 percent of the vote, and can overcome decades of what billion) to inject in the second- meaning it will have to put up suggested an EU loan now the surprising and surging Coali - he called “benign neglect” in largest lender, Cyprus Popular the cash itself — an amount seemed more likely. tion of the Radical Left that area. Bank, by a June 30 deadline. equal to a tenth of the island's "It's hard to see where (the (SYRIZA) a formerly marginal The first speaker was Profes - "Clearly, the closer you get to entire economy — if the bank capitalization) is coming from, party that finished second with sor Charles W. Calomiris, Pro - the deadline, the less unlikely can't find the money. if not Europe," he told the Fi - 16.76 percent. SYRIZA’s leader, (asking for EU bailout money) However, state coffers are Continued on page 4 becomes," Demetriades told the running dry because Cyprus is Continued on page 10 Continued on page 11 Seattle Gunman Randomly Museum in LI Honors George and Olga Tsunis Shoots and Kills Five, Two By Constantine S. Sirigos TNH Staff Writer Of Them Greek-Americans GARDEN CITY, NY – As a suc - cessful businessman and leader in the Greek-American commu - By Constantine S. Sirigos his targets were and how they nity, George Tsunis is known for TNH Staff Writer were connected. That was one outside-the-box thinking. When dimension of the tragedy that he and his wife Olga engage in SEATTLE, WA – When Ian L. caused the untimely deaths of philanthropic endeavors, they Stawicki shot and killed five Gloria Leonidas and Drew Keri - seek out other innovators, like people to death last week in akides. the Long Island Children’s Mu - Seattle, he struck unthinkingly In another dimension, we are seum. On June 1, the Museum and at random, not caring who all connected, and if you ask honored them for their dedica - Greeks, often they will say there tion and support. are zero degrees of separation The annual “Cupcakes and among them. Whether or not Cocktails” fundraiser and award they know someone personally, reception was a “night of feast - Klonis: Face they feel they are part of that ing, fun and celebration” to ben - person’s life. Even from a dis - efit an institution devoted to tance it is clear Leonidas and making and science fun for the On Stamp, Keriakides were two of the more children the New York Metro - talented and giving members of politan Area. the Greek-American community The evening featured “a con - Part Two and the community at large. tinuous cocktail party that al - TNH was informed that lowed guests…to experience the many Greek-Americans frequent Museum as they played By Steve Frangos Café Racer – where musician- throughout the galleries, enjoy TNH Staff Writer songwriter Keriakides often per - live performances and explore formed. It is not known whether their creative side in activities CHICAGO - Several pho - Leonidas was a customer, but and mini-workshops. TNH/COSTAS BEJ tographs of Sergeant Angelo after May 31, two Greek names The Long Island Children’s Museum honored George and Olga Tsunis supporting their unique Klonis in combat are among the would be indelibly linked in Continued on page 5 museum and acknowledged them as Long Islanders committed to philanthropic endeavors. most notable images of World Seattle history War II. First seen in a 1944 Life “When Ian Stawicki entered Magazine article by acclaimed Cafe Racer about 11AM photographer-journalist W. Eu - Wednesday, staff there recog - gene Smith, the Klonis images nized him from being thrown Wife Says That Mihos Paid $25 Million for Sex were among those meant to out, police said, and reminded document the horrors and hero - him of that,” according to seat - ism of American troops. At least tlepi.com. Then he started By Theodore Kalmoukos nance laws in 2010. According Mihos, who attempted twice two of the Klonis photographs shooting people, including Ke - TNH Staff Writer to court papers, his wife gave unsuccessfully to become the have taken on a life of their riakides, and his best friend and him money to pay the fine but governor of Massachusetts, has own. One, a portrait shot of Klo - fellow musician Joe Albanese, BOSTON, MA – Greek-Ameri - he spent part of it for paid sex - been accused by his wife Andrea nis, with a cigarette dangling with whom Keriakides and his can businessman Christy Mihos ual activities.

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