S O C V st ΓΡΑΦΕΙ ΤΗΝ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ W ΤΟΥ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΣΜΟΥ E 101 ΑΠΟ ΤΟ 1915 The National Herald anniversa ry N www.thenationalherald.com A wEEkly GREEk-AMERICAN PuBlICATION 1915-2016 VOL. 20, ISSUE 1000 December 10-16 , 2016 c v $1.50 1000 Thanks Chian Federation Honors Michael Psaros Proud Son of Chios for 1000 Issues Receives Homeric By Antonis H. Diamataris Award at Gala

n the summer of 1997, while vacationing with my family, I made up my mind: I had to start an English language weekly TNH Staff Inewspaper. Yes, I concluded, our community had to have access to news ASTORIA – The Chian Federa - and information about the community itself and more broadly, tion honored Michael Psaros the Hellenic world. News that it would not find in the main - with the 37th Annual Homeric stream media. People were right to ask: if not you, then who? Award for his dedication to phil - I had agonized over this decision for a while because ten anthropy, Hellenism, and Ortho - years earlier I went through the painful process of winding doxy. down Greek Accent, an English language high-quality, glossy The award ceremony was magazine, that was started as a semimonthly. After a while, I held at the Hellenic Cultural made it monthly, and finally bimonthly, before I was forced to Center of the Chian Federation close it. in Astoria on Dec. 2. Psaros, an The truth is it was losing too much money and as a result it emerging leader in the Greek- started threatening the very existence of the daily Greek news - American community, is a co- paper – the Ethnikos Kyrix/National Herald – upon which it Founder and co-Managing Part - depended for its survival. ner of KPS Capital Partners, LP, It was a very good magazine and everyone seemed to love and a member of its Investment it, and thus it had attained a respectable circulation of approx - Committee. KPS is the manager imately 16,000. of KPS Special Situations Funds, However, the advertising was not there, that indispensable a family of private equity funds stream of revenue that supports the media. Our community with approximately $5.6 billion of assets under management, fo - Continued on page 9 cused on making controlling eq - uity investments in companies across a diverse range of manu - facturing industries. Psaros is a faithful Churchman, philan - Dr. Emmanuel Lambrakis thropist, a true Hellene, and a proud American. The Federation honored him Released on Bail with the Homeric Award because he is also a proud son of Chios. NEW YORK – Dr. Emmanuel U.S. Drug Enforcement Admin - Psaros told The National Herald Lambrakis “was released on a istration’s New York Division that “when I was called by the $500,000 personal recognizance (DEA), James P. O’Neill, the Chian Federation and asked to bond, secured by $20,000 cash Commissioner of the NYC Police participate in this ceremony, at or property. His next hearing is Department (NYPD), and Maria first I was hesitant because my scheduled for January 3,” accord - T. Vullo, Superintendent of the grandmother Eugenia from ing to Dawn Dearden Public Af - NYS Department of Financial Chios always told me to avoid fairs U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Services, announced the arrest. glory. I like to think that I am a Southern District of New York. Bharara said that “although humble person, but as it was ex - Also, “His travels are limited licensed as a doctor, as alleged, plained to me that the funds to South and Eastern District of Emmanuel Lambrakis was a pro - raised will go to worthy causes, New York, he had to surrender lific and dangerous drug dealer. I accepted this honor with great his travel documents (passport), He allegedly pumped medically humility and with enthusiasm.” he has an electronic monitor unnecessary oxycodone pills into Psaros is Treasurer of the Holy bracelet and he cannot write our communities, feeding the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of prescriptions for any control addiction of countless people. North America. He is an Archon, substances.” This arrest is a critical part of and a founding member of Dr. Lambrakis was arrested our overall fight against the dev - FAITH: An Endowment for Or - on December 1, 2016 for writ - astating opioid abuse epidemic.” thodoxy and Hellenism. Psaros ing “thousands of medical un - Hunt added that “drug deal - TNH/COSTAS BEJ serves on the Board of Trustees necessary prescriptions for oxy - ers selling scripts for money give Businessman and philanthropist Michael Psaros receives the Homeric Award with son Leo, wife done, totaling nearly 2.4 million doctors a bad name. The dis - Robin, and Chian Federation President John Kontolios on right. Continued on page 4 pills, over a five year period” ac - mantling of a modern day opium cording to the News Release is - den masquerading as a medical sued by the Office of Mr. Preet clinic in the heart of Queens Bharara, US Attorney for the shows the result of law enforce - southern District of New York. ment collaboration. The investi - SNFCC: The Success in Spite of Crisis Medical Preet Bharara, James J. Hunt, gation identified that Emmanuel Special Agent in Charge of the Lambrakis allegedly diverted oxycodone pills to New York City TNH Staff President of the foundation ber there was a dark night in Society’s 80th streets enabling the one thing named for his late uncle, the New York when I and several law enforcement, communities, ATHENS – The construction of Greek shipping tycoon, said, the colleagues had some internal and health professionals are try - the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Financial Times reported, questioning: ‘What are we do - Scholarship Asimina ing to avoid – opioid addiction Cultural Center (SNFCC) during “Greece won the European foot - ing? Greece is falling apart and and overdose deaths.” a time of financial crisis may ball championship in 2004, it we’re going to build an opera Vullo said that “New York is a have seemed an unusual way staged a successful Olympic house and a library?’ Then I said Gala Arvanitaki safer place because law enforce - for the Stavros Niarchos Foun - Games, the economy was doing we had to build it, this project ment authorities worked together dation (SNF) to spend €600 mil - well. We thought Greece had will bring hope, we can’t let the to shut down the criminal activi - lion, but the decision was made turned the corner. If anyone had Greeks down. And let’s do it all, By Eleni Sakellis Wins Physics ties this defendant pursued to en - in 2006 when Greece was riding suggested otherwise at that time not cut corners because of the rich himself while endangering a wave of prosperity. we’d have said ‘are you crazy?’” crisis.” NEW YORK – The Hellenic the public. The Department of Fi - Indeed, Greece was an exam - With the financial collapse of SNFCC, designed by world- Medical Society of New York Prize nancial Services appreciates the ple for the rest of Southeast Eu - 2010 and the bailouts that fol - renowned architect Renzo Piano, (HMSNY) held its Annual Schol - opportunity to have worked on rope with economic growth ac - lowed, others might have opened this year. The elegant arship Gala on Dec. 3, celebrat - this case with the office of U.S. celerating and a positive outlook balked at continuing the plans and dramatically situated com - ing its 80th Anniversary at the TNH Staff Attorney Bharara and the Drug for the future. At the time, the for construction, but SNF re - plex of glass and concrete houses JW Marriot Essex House on Enforcement Administration.” need for a new home for the mained steadfast in its dedica - the opera and library. Spectacu - Central Park South in Manhat - WATERLOO, CANADA – Dr. According to DOJ, 30-mil - Greek National Opera and the tion to Greece and its cultural lar views are afforded from the tan. Asimina Arvanitaki, the Stavros ligram oxycodone tablets have a National Library was an impor - institutions. The plans went upper floors of the Acropolis and The black tie event honored Niarchos Foundation (SNF) tant undertaking for SNF. ahead. some of the best and brightest Aristarchus Chair at the Perime - Continued on page 6 Andreas Dracopoulos, co- Dracopoulos said “I remem - Continued on page 6 in the medical field. The Distin - ter Institute, has won the pres - guished Physician award was tigious New Horizons in Physics presented to Dr. Constantine Prize, making her the fifth Stratakis, Scientific Director of Perimeter Institute faculty mem - the National Institute of Child ber to earn the award since its The 9th Century Greek Manuscript Returned Health and Human Develop - establishment in 2013. ment (NICHD) at the National Arvanitaki was recognized Institutes of Health (NIH). In his for her pioneering work that DRAMA, GREECE – His Emi - acceptance speech, the bridges theory and experiment nence Archbishop Demetrios, renowned endocrinologist and to forge novel ways of exploring Geron of America on December genetics expert thanked his wife particle physics. The New Hori - 3 returned the rare ninth cen - and children – his “most suc - zons in Physics Prize from the tury Greek manuscript of the cessful genetics experiment Breakthrough Foundation is a complete New Testament ever” – and noted his pride in $100,000 award that recognizes known as Codex 1424, to its his Greek heritage and culture exceptionally promising young rightful owners: the Holy Me - as well as his love for the United researchers, like Arvanitaki. tropolis of Drama and its Hier - States. Dr. Stratakis also praised “My field of research, involv - arch, His Eminence Metropoli - HMSNY for its continued com - ing small-scale particle physics tan Pavlos of Drama; and the mitment to education and the experiments, is a relatively new Monastery of Panagia Eikosi - Greek community, noting that one, so it is rewarding for it to foinissa from which the manu - the founders of the organization get this kind of recognition from script had been stolen by the in 1936 would have wanted it the physics community,” said Ar - Bulgarians in 1917. that way. vanitaki. On the eve of the feast of St. The Distinguished Hellene Arvanitaki joined Perimeter Barbara, the great martyr – who award was presented to Kon - Institute in 2014, after earning is the patron saint of this city – stantine “Gus” Costalas Regional an undergraduate degree from a great procession began from Chief Financial Officer and the University of Athens and a the location known as the Deputy Executive Director at PhD from Stanford University. springs of St. Barbara and led Lenox Hill Hospital. Costalas Her research is broad and inter - to the great and ornate Cathe - noting that his family taught disciplinary, testing theories that dral of Drama, dedicated to the him the value of education, hard are beyond the Standard Model, Entrance of Theotokos into the work, and helping others, espe - including supersymmetry, dark Temple. cially through working in the matter, and extra dimensions. The city’s philharmonic family restaurant. He said, “Perimeter recruited Asimina bands led the procession, and a “Never be afraid of hard work, precisely because she is a daring multitude of groups followed: partner with people and em - and unconventional young schoolchildren, local, profes - brace them and what they need sional and cultural organiza - to work as a team.” Costalas Continued on page 2 tions, all with their banners. Al - GOA/DIMITRIOS PANAGOS also thanked his wife. Helen. tar boys, priests, and monastics Among those present in Drama, Greece for the return the 9th century manuscript were Fr. and their three children. He ob - accompanied the two icons, first Alexander Karloutsos, Rev. Dr. James Nieman, his wife JoAnn, and Archon George Tsougarakis. served that there are over 90 the historic icon of Panagia Greek doctors at Lennox Hill, For subscription: Eikosifoinissa and then the icon United States for the events sur - chon George Tsougarakis, a Archbishop Demetrios Met - and soon there will be over 150 718.784.5255 of Saint Barbara. rounding the return of the man - prominent Greek-American ropolitan Pavlos waited at the with so many promising physi - [email protected] His Eminence Metropolitan uscript including Rev. Dr. James lawyer who archived the return Cathedral for the procession to cians and the continuing sup - Barnabas of Neapolis and Nieman, President of the of the unique manuscript. arrive and the ceremony of port of HMSNY through its Stavroupolis, joining the people Lutheran School of Theology at Tsougarakis assisted the efforts repatriation of the 9th century scholarships. of Drama in celebration, walked Chicago (LSTC) and his wife, of the Ecumenical Patriarchate manuscript began. Demetrios The Distinguished Colleague the route to the Cathedral along JoAnn; Fr. Alexander Karloutsos in locating and obtaining lost or with those who came from the and Presbytera Xanthi; and Ar - stolen manuscripts. Continued on page 13 Continued on page 2 2 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, DECEMBER 10-16, 2016 Dr. Dangas Receives Top Safety Rating at Mt. Sinai Cardiac Catheterization Lab

TNH Staff ing while performing a total of zation Laboratory, our patients’ Mount Sinai’s risk-adjusted mor - 7,247 PCI cases from 2011 to safety is our No. 1 concern,” tality rate (RAMR) for all cases NEW YORK – The Mount Sinai 2013. Dr. Sharma was one of says Dr. Sharma, Anandi Lal was 0.75 percent, significantly Hospital’s Cardiac Catheteriza - only two interventional cardiol - Sharma Professor of Medicine lower than the statewide aver - tion Laboratory has become the ogists in New York State to re - in Cardiology at the Icahn age, 1.04 percent. Also, Mount first to have three interventional ceive the two-star safety rating School of Medicine at Mount Sinai’s mortality rate for non- cardiologists receive the highest in two categories: non-emer - Sinai. emergency cases, 0.49 percent, two-star safety rating from the gency and emergency cases. The new data released by the was significantly lower than the New York State Department of “I am very proud of Dr. Department of Health reports statewide average, 0.68 percent. Health for percutaneous coro - Sharma, Dr. Kini, and Dr. Dan - on the outcomes for patients at Mount Sinai Hospital’s readmis - nary interventions (PCI), also gas, and our Cardiac Catheteri - all 61 statewide cardiac sion rate was also significantly known as angioplasty. zation Laboratory team. They catheterization labs. The report, lower than the statewide aver - PCI – one of the most com - are true leaders in the field of “Percutaneous Coronary Inter - age. mon procedures for patients interventional cardiology,” said ventions (PCI) in New York “The achievement of such with coronary artery disease – Dr. Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, State 2011- 2013,” tracked PCI great results is quite remarkable opens blocked arteries and re - Physician-in-Chief of The Mount data in overall, nonemergency, given the high complexity of stores normal blood flow to the Sinai Hospital, and Director of and emergency cases. During cases referred and likely due to heart. The physicians recog - the Zena and Michael A. Wiener the three-year period, Mount the individualized, interdiscipli - nized were Dr. Samin K. Cardiovascular Institute, and Sinai’s Cardiac Catheterization nary patient care at Mount Sharma, who is Director of Clin - the Marie-Josée and Henry R. Laboratory achieved a signifi - Sinai,” said Dangas, Director of ical and Interventional Cardiol - Kravis Center for Cardiovascular cantly higher safety level than Cardiovascular Innovation. ogy at The Mount Sinai Hospi - Health. the statewide average while per - Dr. Kini, Director of the Car - tal, Dr. Annapoorna S. Kini – This marks the 18th consec - forming 13,906 PCI cases, the diac Catheterization Laboratory Zena and Michael A. Wiener utive year the Mount Sinai largest number in New York. at Mount Sinai, said “this report Professor of Medicine at the Ic - Catheterization Laboratory or its measures the high-quality pa - J E ahn School of Medicine at physicians have been awarded Top-rated cardiologist B tient care and successful results

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Mount Sinai – and Dr. George a two-star designation for safety Dr. George Dangas, speaking A our team of skilled interven - T Dangas, Professor of Medicine rates significantly exceeding the at the Hellenic Medical S tional cardiologists and staff O C (Cardiology). They were statewide average. “At Mount Society's Scholarship Gala / have been able to offer our pa - H N

awarded the two-star safety rat - Sinai Heart’s Cardiac Catheteri - on December 3. T tients each and every day.” Perimeter Particle Physicist Arvanitaki Awarded New Horizons Prize

Continued from page 1 Perimeter Institute, a world- class institution that provides physicist developing exciting scientists with the high-caliber new paradigms for testing fun - environment necessary for im - damental physics using preci - portant scientific contributions sion experiments,” said Perime - to flourish and excel.” ter Director Neil Turok. Additionally, Perimeter Dis - “This well-deserved recogni - tinguished Visiting Research tion underlines the importance Chair (DVRC) Andrew Stro - and timeliness of her work,” he minger was among co-recipients said. “We hope it inspires others of the $3-million Breakthrough to be similarly ambitious and vi - Prize in Theoretical Physics, and sionary. We are proud that five Perimeter DVRC Frans Pretorius of our scientists have now won won a New Horizons prize. this, the largest prize awarded Perimeter Institute is the to young theoretical physicists, world’s largest research hub de - in the short time since its cre - voted to theoretical physics. The ation – more than any other in - independent Institute was TNH/COSTAS BEJ stitution worldwide.” founded in 1999 to foster break - HMSNY’s Dr. Helen Gouzoulis Koutsos, Dr. Lorraine Chrisomalis-Valasiadis, President Dr. George Liakeas, Distinguished Hellene Previous winners of the New throughs in the fundamental un - Gus Costalas, Distinguished Colleague Dr. Nicholas Romas, Distinguished Physician Dr. Constantine Stratakis, Dr. Panagiota Horizons in Physics Prize in - derstanding of our universe, Andreopoulou, Dr. Stella Lymberis, Dr. Sotirios Stergiopoulos, Dr. James Melis, and Dr. George Dangas. clude Perimeter’s Davide from the smallest particles to Hellenic Medical Society NY Celebrates 80th Gala

Continued from page 1 he would not speak about med - Executive Board Secretary; and Father Nicholas Anctil of Holy ical topics but instead focused Dr. Neofitos Stefanides. The Trinity Church of New Rochelle. award was presented to Dr. on “being Greek in America” Scholarship Chair is Dr. Sotirios Dr. Liakeas thanked those in at - Nicholas Romas, Professor of and how hard work has led to Stergiopoulos and the Journal tendance and noted that the fu - Urology at Columbia University success in multiple fields for the Chair is Evangelia Tsavaris. Also ture looks bright with the won - College of Physicians & Sur - community. He noted that of present at the event were HM - derful and accomplished geons New York Presbyterian, any group, the Greeks in the SNY Executive Board President medical students who received by his son-in-law businessman United States have the highest Dr. George Liakeas, First Vice- scholarships this year. Harry Wilson, who assured percentage in college and grad - President Dr. Stella Lymberis, Also present at the event everyone he is a first generation uate school, are one of the most Assistant Secretary Dr. Georgia were Permanent Representative Greek-American in spite of his financially successful ethnic Patikoglou, Treasurer Dr. of Greece to the United Nations non-Greek-sounding last name. groups, and also have “the Demetrios Karides, and Assis - Catherine Boura, Consul Gen - Wilson, who married Eva Romas longest church services.” When tant Treasurer Dr. James Melis. eral of Greece in New York Kon - in 1997, praised his father-in- he was growing up, Dr. Romas Scholarships were awarded stantinos Koutras, Consul of law for his 50-plus year career said there were only two types to several deserving students. Greece Manos Koubarakis, Con - in urology, calling him “a tireless of people, “Greeks and those The recipient of the High School sul General of Cyprus in New champion of men’s health.” He who want to be Greek.” He con - Essay Award is Abraham York Vasilis Philippou, Vice Pres - PERIMETER INSTITuTE observed that Romas was on the cluded his remarks by thanking Stathopoulos. Research Grant ident of Capital Link Olga Bor - Dr. Asimina Arvanitaki, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Best Doctors in New York list his wife for her dedication to Awards were presented to Evan - nozi, veteran TV news anchor Aristarchus Chair at the Perimeter Institute. twice and has “won virtually family and to his career. gelia Lazaris, Anastasios Mirisis, Ernie Anastos and his wife Kelly, every award in his field.” The The Gala chairs were Dr. Lor - and Sakellarios Zairis. Medical and former HMSNY Presidents Gaiotto (2013), Freddy Cachazo the entire cosmos. values his parents taught him raine Chrisomalis Valasiadis, Dr. Scholarship Awards were pre - Dr. Spyros G.E. Mezitis, Dr. (2014), and Philip Schuster and Research at Perimeter is mo - were the same as those of Dr. Helen Gouzoulis Koutsos, and sented to Nicholas Condilis, George Dangas, and Dr. George Natalia Toro (2015). tivated by the understanding Romas, “work hard, help others, Nicole Contos Liakeas. The Gala Sophia L. Dellis, Christoforos J. Tsioulias. Earlier in 2016, Arvanitaki that fundamental science ad - and do your best in everything Committee included Dr. Pana - Koumas, Vassiliki Papager - The Hellenic Medical Society was named the inaugural vances human knowledge and you do.” Out of ten grandchil - giota Andreopoulou, HMSNY manos, Maria Pilakas, Alexis (HMS) has its origins in the Aristarchus Chair in Theoretical catalyzes innovation, and that dren, seven were present at the Executive Board Second Vice- Tchaconas, Andocmachi Trivel - Greek-American Medical Frater - Physics at Perimeter. This $8- today’s theoretical physics is to - event showing support for their President; Dr. Athena Kaporis las, Myra Trivellas, and Sophia nity, an organization co-founded million chair supports pioneer - morrow’s technology. Located in distinguished grandfather who Germanakos; Dr. Ioannis Tsiris. by the renowned physician ing research into the universe the Region of Waterloo, the not- is also a US Air Force veteran. Hatzaras; Gus Lambropoulos; Father John Vlachos, Dean of George N. Papanicolaou during at its most fundamental level, for-profit institute is a unique Romas thanked his son-in-law Dr. Ariadna Papageorge; Dr. the Archdiocesan Cathedral, the First World War. The orga - and fosters research and train - public-private endeavor, includ - for his generous words and said Michael Plakogiannis, HMSNY gave the invocation along with nization’s specific objectives in - ing ties between Perimeter In - ing the governments of Ontario clude creating a network of stitute and Greece. and Canada, that enables cut - Greek-American physicians, cul - SNF co-President and Direc - ting-edge research, trains the tivating fraternal relationships tor Andreas Dracopoulos said next generation of scientific pi - among its members, and pro - “we are honored to support the oneers, and shares the power of moting public health initiatives work of young innovative scien - physics through award-winning in conjunction with other med - tists such as Asimina Arvanitaki educational outreach and public ical societies. through our contribution to the engagement.

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PHOTOS: TNH/COSTAS BEJ The photographs from the first modern Olympic Games in 1896 on display at the UN. Permanent Representative of Greece to the UN Catherine Boura spoke at the opening. UN Hosts Benaki Museum Exhibition on the First Modern Olympic Games

TNH Staff photographer of the German a great success.” Geroulanos were instrumental in the revival in the traditional foustanela and advance international under - delegation at the 1896 noted that we are lucky because of the Games in 1896, as an in - other athletes. standing and to promote world NEW YORK – Photographs from Olympics, as well as the leather his mother comes from the Be - valuable tool to promote under - In her opening remarks, peace.” the first modern Olympic Games album that was distributed to naki family and the album was standing and peace in the Boura welcomed the audience Boura added that, therefore, were on display on December 5 the members of the Interna - donated by his father. world. Boura noted that the and thanked the Benaki contin - the UN is “very pleased to host at the United Nations Headquar - tional Olympic Committee Permanent Representative of ideals of the Olympic Games, in - gent for offering the commem - the exhibition because the ters in New York. (IOC) of the first modern Greece to the UN, Amb. Cather - cluding the promotion of peace, orative album. “The idea of the Games “reflect the very spirit of The exhibition was organized Games. Among those who re - ine Boura pointed out that the solidarity among peoples and Olympic Games was founded on sports as an ideal and vehicle of by the Permanent Mission of ceived one of the rare leather- idea of the Olympic Games orig - nations are the foundations on the concept of peace and recon - peace, solidarity and friendly Greece to the UN and the Be - bound albums was George inated from the concepts of which the UN itself is based. ciliation. Dating back from the competition between nations, naki Museum of Athens, in col - Streit, banker and minister of peace and understanding. The The Permanent Representa - 8th Century BC, they were values that the UN strive to pro - laboration with the Permanent the Greek government at that ideas and ideals had their ori - tive of Germany to the UN, meant to be a force for peace mote in our difficult times, amid Missions of Germany and time. gins in the 8th century BC, and Amb. Harald Braun acknowl - and solidarity among ancient ongoing conflicts, acts of terror - Monaco to the UN. Former Culture Minister Pav - had become a driving force for edged the renowned Albert Greek city-states. They were ac - ism, hatred and humanitarian Diplomats from various los Geroulanos explained that peace and solidarity between Mayer (Dresden 1857-1924). companied by a period of laying disasters.” countries around the world, rep - he was moved by the fact that the ancient city-states. “The who was the official photogra - down of arms, a period of truce, The exhibition continues at resentatives from the Benaki his father, Marinos, had donated Olympic Games were accompa - pher of the German Olympic that preceded and followed the the UN through December 7, Museum, and many members of the album to the Benaki Mu - nied by a truce of hostilities, a delegation that traveled to Olympic Games. then moves to the Consulate the Greek community attended seum. He said “the organization period of truce which preceded Athens for the first modern “The ideals of Ancient General of Greece in New York the opening ceremony. The ex - of the exhibition representing and followed the Games,” said Games. The brochure the Mu - Olympics were crucial for the from December 8-16, and then hibition includes photographs the ideals of the Olympics and Amb. Boura, recalling that the seum issued contained photos revival of the Olympic Games in to Boston and other U.S. cities. by Albert Mayer, the official Greece at the United Nations is ideals of the Ancient Olympics of runner Spyros Louis dressed 1896, as an invaluable tool to Chian Federation Honors Michael Psaros with the Homeric Award

Continued from page 1 He noted that she taught him how to speak in public and her of The Leadership 100, and on home in West Virginia was do - his Parish Council. He has re - nated to the Weirton Christian ceived numerous awards for his Center and “she continues to work in the Greek-American help the poor and less fortunate Community. Along with his wife through the house that she Robin, he is a great supporter of loved.” U.S./Hellenic and Orthodox Psaros also spoke about his causes. pride in being a Chioti, about the Among those attending the value system he was raised with event were Master of Cere - as a member of the Hellenic monies journalist John Metaxas, community, and about the Or - Consul General of Greece in New thodox faith and Hellenism. He York Konstantinos Koutras and observed that “there is no such his wife, Consul General of thing as Hellenism without Or - Cyprus in New York Vasilis thodoxy.” Philippou and his wife, Chian Psaros continued, “Chios, Federation President John Kon - Mytilene, and Kos are ground tolios, Chair of the 37th Homeric zero for one of the world’s worst Award Nicholas Poulis, co-Chair refugee crisis” and that Greece Markos Marinakis, Dr. Peter is under threat from Turkey, but Michalos, President and CEO of TNH/COSTAS BEJ it is not the first time. He listed American Network Solutions, Markos Marinakis, Nikos Mihalios, Christ Stratakis, Homeric Award recipient Michael Psaros, John Kontolios, Amalia Bournias, the historical events that have LLC Philip Christopher, President Anna Condoulis, John Metaxas, and Consul General of Greece in NY Konstantinos Koutras, were among those present. tested Greece over hundreds of of the Leadership 100 George years and still Greece with an Tsandikos, President of the Fed - oree Psaros. from the State of New York to They wore the traditional cos - nately since 1974, Cyprus is “still enduring spirit survives, but eration of Hellenic Societies Pet - Archimandrite Nektarios Pa - Psaros in honor of his achieve - tume of Chios and impressed the divided and still occupied.” He more needs to be done. Psaros ros Galatoulas, New York State pazafiropoulos, Dean of Saint ments, noting that New York guests with their skill. exhorted all those present to called on all those present to Senator Tony Avella, Mr. and Demetrios Cathedral in Astoria needs some of his help in terms President and CEO of Ameri - unite all the Greek and Cypriot unite their efforts behind the Mrs. Nick Livanos, Father Robert gave the invocation and Constan - of job creation. can Network Solutions, LLC and organizations to “fight together leadership of Andy and Mike Stephanopoulos, TNH Publisher- tina Tsouklidis sang the National Traditional dances were per - director of the Cyprus-U.S. for Cyprus and for Greece and Manatos in Washington, DC. Editor Antonis H. Diamataris and Anthems of the US and Greece. formed by the dance group of Chamber of Commerce Philip Hellenism.” Announcing that for the his wife, Evangelia, and many Chair of the event Poulis wel - the Women’s Auxiliary of the Christopher spoke about his long Dr. Michalos delivered the funds raised by the Chian Fed - proud Chians and fellow Greeks comed all in attendance as did Chian Federation. The dancers association with the Chian Fed - keynote address, praising Psaros eration in the United States and showing support for the efforts co-chair Marinakis. Senator entered holding candles and eration, and praised their efforts for his humanitarian efforts and Canada, Psaros and wife Robin of the Chian Federation and hon - Avella presented a proclamation singing a traditional folk song. for Cyprus, noting that unfortu - noted Psaros’ many achieve - will donate up to $100,000 in ments and awards, highlighting matching funds received a his dedication to faith, family, standing ovation from the audi - and Hellenism. Psaros then ence. As an Archon, he asked for noted how when asked who all to pray for His All Holiness should introduce him at the Patriarch Bartholomew, and award ceremony, Michalos was noted the installation of the Jus - his choice, calling him “a brilliant tinian cross atop the dome of St. doctor, a special person” and “a Nicholas Church and National true Renaissance man.” Shrine at the World Trade Cen - Psaros, who spoke in English ter which took place on Novem - and a few words in Greek said ber 28. 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On December 2, the Chian fered under an inhuman, irra - 1920 and persuaded us to ac - ation for its efforts since 2012 Federation honored businessman, tional and dogmatic Troica-im - cept Lausanne in 1923. Some to respond to the economic philanthropist, and proud Chioti posed austerity regime that has tried to deceive us by presenting plight of Chians due to the fi - and Hellene Michael Psaros, at destroyed a country, destroyed Lausanne as a victory. At Lau - nancial catastrophe. The Me - the Hellenic Cultural Center in communities, and caused great sanne, we gave away the Greek tropolis of Chios, under his Em - Astoria. His remarks to the injury to families. Despite every - islands that you could shout inence Metropolitan Markos, Federation follow.] thing however, the people, the across to.” began a soup kitchen, to help demos, still maintain the hope This is terrifying. He is ques - provide meals to the poor. This Reverend clergy, your excel - and dreams for a better tomor - tioning the Greece’s sovereignty soup kitchen feeds almost 700 lencies, esteemed members of row. No amount of austerity will of Chios, Lesbos, Lemnos, people a day including pension - Chian Federation, family, ever crush the Greek spirit, Samos, and Ikaria. To this Mr. ers, the unemployed, and kids friends, and colleagues: sense of destiny, and will to Sultan, we say “Oxi.” that go to school hungry. In ad - My family and I thank you overcome. Further, this week, according dition, the Chian Federation has for attending this evening’s Greece is confronted with an to the Times of London, the sul - purchased pharmaceuticals for event. epic and unprecedented refugee tan is threatening to grant 3,000 the poor and supplies to the hos - It is with great humility, re - crisis. This crisis, directly result - refugees a day safe passage pital that is short of basic, clean spect and reverence that I accept ing from the failure of the through Turkey. Where are they sheets and towels and medical the 2016 Homeric Award. Obama Administration in Syria, going to arrive? Chios, Lesbos supplies. The Chian Federation Upon hearing that I was to has placed an existential burden and Kos. The silence from Eu - has provided funding so that the receive the Homeric Award, my on the island of Chios and its rope has been deafening. hospital could purchase CAT Theio Niko said to me “there is people. Chios, Mytilene, and Kos This is unfortunately not the scan equipment and equipment no higher honor than being rec - are ground zero for one of the first time Greece and Chios have for cardiograms and mammo - ognized by your own people.” world’s worst refugee crisis. The been threatened. grams. He is right. This is a very impor - humanitarian crisis is beyond We endured 400 years of en - The Chian Federation’s goal tant moment in my life. This is the island or the country’s ability slavement and bondage by the from the beginning of the relief very personal. Everyone in this to cope. Ottoman Turks. For 400 years effort was to raise and send room is family, and you have de - PHOTOS: TNH/COSTAS BEJ While the world has we successfully fought to main - $5,000 per month to Chios. To cided to honor me, a member Michael Psaros, businessman, philanthropist, and proud son of watched, the world has done tain our identity, our customs, date, the Federation has raised of your family. Chios spoke eloquently at the Homeric Award Gala on Dec. 2. nothing. While Europe has our culture, our language, and $180,000. The money is wired Tonight, I dedicate this this watched, Europe has done noth - our religion. In 1822, the Turks the Metropolis’ Philoptochos ac - prestigious Homeric Award to I thank my brother and sis - children, my mother’s grandchil - ing. How could the United killed or enslaved over 100,000 count and the Federation works the people of Chios. To the peo - ters in Christ who are here from dren, enter the old Church States, the EU and NATO have men women and children on directly with the Philoptochos ple, the Demos, who deserve the Church of Our Savior in Rye. where my Mother’s grandfather not demanded the Turks seal Chios, substantially all of the and the Metropolis to distribute this recognition much more than I love you, respect you and was the Priest? It was over - their border five years ago? population. The survivors lived the funds. The Federation has me. count on you all, more than you whelming. Greece and Chios are con - because they hid in caves. “The three of its own people on the Tonight, I dedicate this will ever know. Why do I burst with pride to fronted by a new sultan in Con - Massacre of Chios,” as it is ground directing efforts. award to my grandparents of Let me start by saying - I say I am a Choti? I will explain: stantinople. This absolute dicta - known, was immortalized by the More must be done. blessed memory, Harilaos Lo - burst with pride to say I am a I am who I am today, and to tor has released real criminals painter Delacroix, whose paint - Robin and I will match any ufakis and Evyenia Gailas Lo - Choti. the extent I have had any suc - from his prisons, in order to ings of the massacre are resident funds raised by the Chian Fed - ufakis, who immigrated from I would like to share a story cess, it is because my family make room for over 50,000 jour - in every great museum in Eu - eration in the U.S. and Canada, Chios in the early 1930s. I can with you: we have been to Chios raised me with a fundamental nalists, political opponents, rope. We survived the Balkan dollar for dollar, up to $100,000, assure you when they left Olym - as a family many times. The first understanding that I am an judges, teachers, clerics, military Wars, WWI, WWII including the and believe me we will do more, poi nine decades ago, they could time was in my late twenties American of Hellenic descent. personnel and civil servants. horrific German occupation, specifically for medical supplies have never dreamed that their when Robin and I were newly - This has grounded me. This has This sultan has suspended all Civil Wars and the Cold War. = and pharmaceuticals. We have grandson would be standing in weds. When we landed on the provided me with confidence. New York City being honored by island, I had one of the most in - This has provided me with dig - their own people. tense, unique and moving expe - nity. I know exactly where I am I never knew my grandfather, riences of my life. To this day, I from. The island, the village, the who fell asleep in the Lord be - believe I was touched by the house. I have a sense of place, fore I was born, but my Yiayia Holy Spirit. When we landed, and that is powerful. raised me. Along with my fa - while still on the plane, I was I am who I am today, and to ther’s father, my mother’s overcome with a feeling that I the extent I have had any suc - mother stands as one of the two cannot describe. I knew that I cess, it is because my family raised me with a value system, with the traditions and respect resident in every Greek family, along with accompanying oblig - ations and expectations. I carry that value system with me every day. I understood from a young age, that my actions reflect not only on me and family, but on our entire Hellenic Community. I am who I am today, and to the extent I have had any suc - cess, it is because my family raised me our Orthodox Church. Among those present were Michael Psaros’ family, wife Robin on right, son Leo on left, cousin I want to be very clear about Harry Dematatis, his daughter Ioanna- Psaros’ goddaughter, and Harry’s son, Alexander. something, in my opinion, there is no such thing as Hellenism freedoms. This sultan has ab - We will survive today’s hundreds of Chian Chapters without Orthodoxy. I can only solute control over the second events too. throughout the churches in the view Hellenism through the glo - largest military inside NATO. Ladies and gentlemen, now Archdiocese. Dr. Peter’s advice rious prism of our Church. You This sultan is doing everything is the time for us to rally in sup - and counsel will be critical. Let’s cannot separate the two. he can to turn Haghia Sophia port of Chios and Greece. And I get moving. Embros! My grandparents came to into a mosque, thereby revealing am not talking about waving I would like to conclude with this country with a dream. They his hand that he intends to use flags in our church halls. That a few exhortations: Michael Psaros receiving the Homeric Award from Chian Fed - understood the possibilities for his dictatorial powers to aban - does absolutely nothing. First, whether it has been in eration President John Kontolios. their family presented by Amer - don all pretense of the Turkish Rather, I suggest we act con - my professional or personal life, ica. Republic being a Republic and cretely: First, Washington, DC I believe in leading by example. giants in my life. had come home. My soul knew. I am who I am today, and to a secular state. may be the only leverage we Words are powerful, but nothing Even though my Yiayia only I cried. I was shaking. And I was the extent I have had any suc - Most ominously, in a moment have to check the forces con - speaks louder than actions. I ask completed the third grade, she right – I was home. How else do cess, it is because I have also re - of recent lunacy, he suggested fronting Greece today. I am ex - you to support and embrace our may be the best writer I have you explain such an overwhelm - ceived the great blessing and the repudiation of the Treaty of horting our entire Diaspora, our Church and the Holy Archdio - ever encountered. She wrote in ing mental, emotional and very privilege of being an American. Lausanne, signed on July 24, Hellenic American community, cese. We live in an increasingly lyrical poetry, not prose. She physical reaction to touching the America is and always will be 1923, which created the modern and each of our respective Hel - secular country, where this is a wrote many speeches that I de - soil for the first time? the land of opportunity, a shin - borders of Turkey. As a result of lenic and Orthodox Organiza - war against organized religion livered as a young man. She is On a return trip, I experi - ing city on the hill, a beacon of the Treaty of Lausanne, Modern tions, to finally coordinate our and faith of any kind. As watching us this evening from enced one of the greatest days hope for the world, and has me Turkey gave up claims to the re - respective political and lobbying Chiotes, I exhort you to lead heaven. And trust me, she will of my life. My family, accompa - blessed me with every opportu - mainder of the Ottoman Empire, activities in Washington. To through your actions, to be liv - send me a sign critiquing my nied by my parents, went to nity to fulfill my dreams. and in return, the Allies recog - speak with one voice. ing Icons, to be true examples speech, and offering suggestions Olympoi. My Mother’s grandfa - We gather here tonight at a nized Turkish sovereignty within We all have an identical of our faith and to thus inspire on how to improve my delivery. ther, Fr. Stamatis, served as the critical time in Greece’s history. its new borders. agenda. We have the same others. Get involved, volunteer, I learned how to speak in parish priest in the village gen - Greece has experienced an In September 2016, the sul - heart. We have the same soul. contribute. public by standing in front of erations ago. How can I describe unprecedented financial cata - tan said and I quote: “They We need to unite to coordinate As an Archon, Ostiarios, of her International Harvester re - the emotion of watching my strophe, and its people have suf - threatened us with Sevres in our efforts to ensure the new ad - the Ecumenical Patriarchate of frigerator, and being drilled over ministration protects the terri - Constantinople, and a member and over on what professionals torial and national integrity of of the Executive Board of the would call spacing, breathing, Greece and Cyprus. I have great Order of St. Andrew, first called elocution, and diction. confidence in our ability to do of the Apostles, it is incumbent Whether it was a heroic so. Andy and Mike Manatos are on me to ask you, and your com - poem for the 25th of March, our two angels in Washington, munities to pray for His All Ho - practicing to offer the Aspile or DC. We should merge all of var - liness, Bartholomew, Archbishop the Kehtosemen, or just a regu - ious efforts behind their leader - of Constantinople and New lar speech for school, her stan - ship. Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch, dards for her grandson were ex - Second, we need the North who is now under siege from acting. American Chian and Greek com - many forces. His All Holiness Her house in my hometown munity to send meaningful as - just celebrated the 25th anniver - of Weirton, WV, was donated to sistance to Chios, especially sary of his enthronement. We, the Weirton Christian Center, medical supplies and pharma - as Chiotes must act as vocal ad - where it was christened ceuticals. This was just done for vocates of our Mother Church “Evgeniya’s House of Hope.” To Lesbos. My brother, Nick Li - in the in Washington and in our this day, she continues to help vanos, present this evening with statehouses. the poor and less fortunate his wife, Lorena, hosted an Finally, this past Monday, an through the house that she event that his restaurant, Mod - Orthodox Justinian Cross was loved. erne Barne, in Armonk that placed on the dome of the new But what matters most to me, raised $60,000 for Lesbos. In to - St. Nicholas that will tower over is that my Yiayia’s love for me tal, this was part of a $250,000 Ground Zero forever. For Robin was the most unconditional I contribution that funded a ship - and me, the blessing of laying have never known or will I ever ment of medical supplies to Les - one of the cornerstones of the know. The dance group of the Women’s Auxiliary of the Chian Federation performed in traditional dress bos. Church was one of the most May the memory of my and posed with Chian Federation President John Kontolios and honoree Michael Psaros. I commend the Chian Feder - transcendent and humbling ex - grandparents be eternal. periences of our life. I ask every I would like to introduce my one of you to energize commu - wife, Robin. Robin is my angel. nities regarding that St. My conscience. My rock. She Nicholas. St. Nicholas is an keeps me grounded. She is American National Shrine, our everything that beautiful and National Shrine, constructed in good in my life. We have three a sacred place where 3,000 peo - children: Alexandra, Leo, who ple were murdered by terrorists. is present this evening, and Ma - This is not just another Church rina. Leo, every Greek father is in New York. Experts believe proud of his son. But I want you that St. Nicholas may become to know, you are already a better the most visited Church in the man at 17 years old than I will U.S. As members of our commu - ever be. nity, I ask that you take a lead - I would like to introduce my ership role in ensuring we raise cousin Harry Harilaos De - the capital required to construct matatis, who along with my and endow St. Nicholas. While brother, is named after our we have raised almost $40 mil - grandfather from Chios, Hari - lion, much more is required. laos. I would like to also intro - Thank you for spending time duce Harry’s daughter and my with me this evening. goddaughter Ioanna, and Thank you for honoring me Harry’s son, Alexander. with the Homeric Award. I thank Archon Peter and May the patron Saint of our Aphrodite Skeadas for attending Island, Agia Markella, send her tonight. They are pillars of our blessings to all of you and your community, and true aspira - families. tional and inspirational role I hope everyone has a blessed models for all us on how to live Dr. Peter Michalos introduced honoree Michael Psaros who spoke about family, faith, and Hellenism. He noted the need for co - Christmas and New Year. a righteous life. ordinating the efforts of all Hellenic and Orthodox organizations to check the forces confronting Greece today. Chronia Polla! 6 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, DECEMBER 10-16, 2016 GOINGS ON... Trezoros Documentary about Greek Holocaust n THRU DECEMBER 17 Greek Story in America. 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From at least approximately which comprises agents and of - lenic Museum’s family Christmas 13, the National Hellenic Mu - January 2011 until this month, ficers from the DEA, the NYPD, party on Saturday, Dec. 10 1-5PM seum and StoryCorps will hold Lambrakis operated two medical the New York State Police, Town is a great way to start off your an interactive workshop about clinics in Queens, where he of Orangetown Police Depart - exploration of the food, music, the tools and resources needed wrote thousands upon thou - ment, Rockland County Drug and traditions of Greece. The to highlight and celebrate the sands of prescriptions for large Task Force, Westchester County event is free with Museum ad - voices of the community through quantities of oxycodone in ex - Police Department, and New mission. Featuring a performance interviewing, recording and pre - change for cash payments, DOJ York City Department of Inves - by the Dionysus Dance Troupe, serving conversations. Atten - reported. tigation. He also acknowledged the event includes making tradi - dance is very limited. Call 312- Lambrakis typically charged the assistance of Health & Hu - tional Koulourakia cookies, pho - 655-1234, ext. 11 for more info. $150 in cash for “patient visits,” man Services, U.S. Immigration tos with Santa Clause, painting, and these visits often involved and Customs Enforcement’s and crafts that include designing n NOTE TO OUR READERS numerous “patients” being seen Homeland Security Investiga - a Karavaki (Christmas boat), This calendar of events section by him at the same time in the tions, New York City Human Re - wreath, and model Acropolis. is a complimentary service to the same examination room. During sources Administration, and the Students in the Museum’s Greek community. All parishes, organi - these “patient visits,” DOJ de - National Insurance Crime Bu - Language and Culture classes zations and institutions are en - scribed, Lambrakis would per - reau. will sing and dance and docents couraged to e-mail their infor - form simple, perfunctory body then cause the patient to receive approximately 17,000 oxy - The case is being prosecuted will be offering tours of the sec - mation regarding the event 3-4 manipulations (such as rotating a prescription for a large quan - codone prescriptions at one of by the Office’s Narcotics Unit. ond floor exhibition Aegean: Cre - weeks ahead of time, and no the patient’s arm or leg) and en - tity of oxycodone, most often his clinics, resulting in the dis - Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kim - ation of an Archipelago and the later than Monday of the week gage in little or no conversation 120 30-milligram tablets or tribution of nearly 2.4 million berly J. Ravener and Jessica K. third floor exhibition Reaching before the event, to english.edi - with the alleged “patient.” more. oxycodone tablets, which have Fender are in charge of the pros - for the American Dream: The [email protected] Nonetheless, Lambrakis would The DOJ said that he wrote a street value of at least $48 mil - ecution. The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center’s Success, in Spite of Crisis

Continued from page 1 park is just as important in a dif - the percentage of funding to ferent way as everything the li - Greece. As noted on the SNF blue waters of the Saronic Gulf brary and the opera is about. If website, “Beginning in 2012, as well. Tours and art exhibitions people just keep on coming SNF launched initiatives totaling are already drawing appreciative they’ll make it a huge success.” €300 million, with the aim of crowds to the SNFCC. The sur - SNF signed a contract with providing immediate relief to rounding Stavros Niarchos Park, the previous administration to those mostly affected by the cri - with native plants and trees, is transfer the SNFCC to the gov - sis, as well as creating new op - an eco-friendly and much- ernment by the year’s end. The portunities and better employ - needed green space for families official owner, the finance min - ment prospects for the younger to enjoy and play sports in ister, must cover the SNFCC’s generation, which has been se - densely-populated Athens. projected €15m-€16 million op - verely impacted by one of the Critics have suggested that erating costs. highest percentages of youth the SNFCC is for elites only and Dracopoulos said of the unemployment in Europe.” The will eventually only hold corpo - transfer, “We’re not asking any - initial €100 million to reduce rate events and conferences, but body to say ‘thank you’ but we poverty and social exclusion was Dracopoulos is adamant that the do insist that people assume to be used over three years, but project is already making a dif - their responsibilities as agreed.” instead was spent in one year. ference in the lives of average The concern of whether or Another €100 million went to Athenians who are suffering not the left-wing SYRIZA gov - programs including training for through the economic crisis. ernment will be able to handle Greek non-governmental orga - With average incomes down by the expenses was laid to rest at nizations, and the third €100 30% and unemployment at least for now with Prime Minis - million went to prevent the 23%, the Greek people need the ter Alexis Tsipras’ assurance that “brain drain” of skilled young SNFCC for the wonderful pro - the 2017 funding is secure. these difficult financial times. SNFCC through its usual spon - In its 20 years, the SNF has people leaving Greece for em - grams offered. Tsipras said, the Times re - Budget cuts for cultural institu - sorship of programs in the coun - made grants of $1.9 billion ployment elsewhere. About 400,000 people have ported, “we’re betting that the tions have been severe, down try. He said, “We’ll be there in a (€1.56 billion), through 3,646 “All these packages grew out visited SNFCC since June for Greek public sector will prove it 40%, programs were cut by the significant way, we’ll have our grants for projects in more than of the cultural center project . . . free events including concerts, can manage such a big space in National Opera and the Athens annual philanthropy conference 100 countries. According to We decided to spend another film screenings, and activities in a serious and responsible way.” concert hall, and the National at the center and a week of ac - Stavros Niarchos’ wishes, half of €300 million because we felt we the park like yoga and sailing Artists and intellectuals had Library cut staff to a quarter of tivities, and the center could be - the amount has been spent in couldn’t only back an opera lessons for youngsters. voiced concerns about the gov - those essential personnel. come a recipient of our normal Greece. house and a library,” Dracopou - Dracopoulos noted that it is ernment’s ability to run such a Dracopoulos maintains that grant programs. But we’re not With the continuing eco - los noted, the Times reported. “a triple project because the cultural institution, especially in the SNF will regularly use the going to take it over.” nomic crisis, SNF has increased “Not at a time like this.” issues of The National Herald

An Honor and a Privilege: Reflections on My Service as TNH’s Executive Editor

By Dr. Constantinos E. about what I thought about summer, something had to give. point/counterpoint Agora col - mind. Sure, we don’t have nearly of view should have been repre - Scaros American politics and our then- I was concerned that these other umn with me – what a pleasure their resources, nor do we cover sented on the op-ed pages of the newly elected president, Barack projects would somewhat dimin - that was! their scope of topics. We don’t Times, Post, Journal, etc. (In fact, As The National Herald cele - Obama. He knew I had taught ish my ability to devote as much As I told our publisher back have teams of proofreaders to fill I feel vindicated in that the brates its 1000th issue, I bid journalism at NYU and asked me time and attention as was neces - then, even if the Herald was not in for each other when the eyes Times’ publisher recently issued farewell in my capacity as Exec - what I thought about the Herald sary to the Herald. On the other about the Greek community at get bleary, and so in those re - a letter of apology to his readers, utive Editor. I will remain a part overall. He invited me to become hand, the paper remains special all, solely for its opinion pieces spects we simply can’t compete. promising to “rededicate” the of the TNH family, writing my a regular columnist, which I hap - to me, and I know my contribu - on American politics it would But here’s where we do have newspaper to good reporting regular column, serving as a con - pily accepted. tions are appreciated. Accord - have great appeal. a very important advantage: practices.) tributing editor, and helping out Three years later, in 2011, he ingly, I think reducing my role is I would be remiss in not ac - when Antonis Diamataris first Accordingly, in my view, the in other ways as needed from asked if I had time to devote to a satisfactory “win-win” solution. knowledging several other col - hired me, he said “you can write Herald far more deserves the time to time. editorial duties. I made the time, leagues, including but not limited anything you want.” Meaning, he honor of being called a newspa - Although I had already begun and I served as Associate Editor A WONDERFUL BUNCH to our Religion Editor Theodore would never censor my point of per, rather than a propaganda diminishing my role since the for two years before becoming At that first meeting with the Kalmoukos, historian of all things view. He never did, and I never sheet, than those other ones do. end of the summer, I wanted to Executive Editor in 2013. publisher in 2008, I explained Greek-American Steve Frangos, censored anyone, either. I had asked the publisher a wait until this edition – this mile - The Herald’s well-being was what I loved about The National cultural writer Phyllis “Kiki” Sem - At times, if a Letter to the Ed - long time ago: “I understand why stone – before stepping down of - always my concern, and contin - Herald. It wasn’t what you might bos, our various correspondents itor was viciously critical, I our Greek edition – Ethnikos ficially, to which our publisher, ues to be. But I also had other think – its commitment to the throughout the country, various brought it to his attention prior Kyrix – is widely read in the Antonis Diamataris, graciously academic, intellectual, and pro - Greek-American community. Yes, folks on the Greek side of the pa - to preparing it for publication. United States, as it is the only agreed. fessional pursuits. Though edit - of course I had high regard for per, and other members of the “We will use it” was always his Greek daily in existence. But why If you will indulge me, I will ing the Herald was my full-time that and it is, after all, the news - core team with whom I worked answer. Unlike other media out - is it read in Greece, where there describe how I came to work for job, I continued teaching history paper’s mission. But it is not its “side-by-side” (though literally lets, he has never attempted to are so many other choices? His the Herald, why I am changing and political science courses and only niche. hundreds or thousands of miles conceal criticism. response: “because we are an in - my role, and why I consider this conducting legal trainings on a It was the op-ed pages that I away) week after week: Produc - Throughout this election I dependent voice, we are not be - newspaper to be very special. part-time basis, and wrote my found particularly wonderful: I tion Manager Chrysoula blasted the mainstream newspa - holden to anyone.” sixth book, Grumpy Old Party, greatly enjoyed the wealth of Karametros, principal writer pers for pretending to feature a And that holds true for our MY JOURNEY which was published a year ago. knowledge of the late Dr. Dim - Dean Sirigos, and his replace - full exchange of ideas on their English edition as well, of which Eight years ago, as the 2008 This past summer, I was awarded itris Kousoulas, whom I never ment upon his departure, Eleni opinion pages, when instead they I have been part for eight years, election approached, I wrote an a PhD in history, an intensive un - had the privilege of meeting. The Sakellis. brought us only the establish - and to which I will continue to op-ed piece and emailed it di - dertaking; the research and writ - inimitable wit and talent of Andy ment progressive and establish - contribute. rectly to the publisher, whom I ing combined almost totaled Dabilis. The geopolitical exper - JOURNALISM’S GOLD ment conservative views. The And if I do decide to teach did not know personally at the seven years. tise of Amb. Patrick Theros and STANDARD former was pro-Hillary and the journalism again any time soon, time. Not only did he like it and Following the publication of Dr. Andre Gerolymatos. The de - If one were to hear me de - latter was anti-Hillary. There was I will teach the future reporters publish it, but he called me and Grumpy Old Party, which per - votion to paideia and Hellenism scribe TNH as the gold standard no pro-Trump view to be found. of America to follow not the ex - invited me to his office and to go tains to presidential elections, I by Christopher Tripoulas – and of American journalism – consid - That is important not because ample of those mainstream to lunch. was invited to speak in various now also by Dr. Dimitra Kamari - ering that the alternatives in - Donald Trump’s view is correct American publications, but that During that first meeting, forums, including several appear - nou. And of course, Prof. Dan clude the New York Times, Wash - or incorrect, but because as the of one of the few remaining with all the natural instincts of a ances on the Fox News Channel. Georgakas, who continues to ington Post, and Wall Street candidate who won more votes newspapers that adheres to the journalist he picked my brain, As my schedule intensified write a column for us and who Journal, among countless others, than any Republican in that canons of journalism – The Na - asking me all sorts of questions throughout the spring and the for years co-wrote the they might think that I’ve lost my party’s primary history, his point tional Herald. 8 1000th ISSUE THE NATIONAL HERALD, DECEMBER 10-16, 2016 A Thousand Issues Young Some of our inserts through the years...

By Dan Georgakas

The National Herald is not only a crown jewel in Greek- American publishing but also a crown jewel in American pub - lishing. During the time the Herald was publishing one thou - sand issues on a regular basis, hundreds of American print publications were going out of business. Examples of that phe - nomenon are that more than a dozen Greek American publica - tions, some with histories going back decades, have ceased publication. In contrast, the Herald has not only survived; it has prospered. This is not a matter of luck but a result of astute editorial planning. As a reader, a historian of Greek America, and a longtime contributor to the Herald, I welcome the op - portunity to think aloud about a newspaper I look forward to receiving each week. Business decisions regard - ing printers, home delivery, and Internet access are all part of the newspaper’s success, but I am more qualified to write about the nature of the newspaper. A perennial chal - lenge facing a Hellenic publi - cation published in English is if it will focus on Greece or the United States. If the focus is Greece, are we dealing with ancient traditions and popular customs or with contemporary Greece? If the focus is the United States, are the articles self-congratulatory with lots of photos of banquets or do articles deal with the cultural, political, and social dynamics affecting Greek America? The Herald solution has been to provide comparable space for overseas and domestic stories. Overseas news may dominate the front pages of the Herald on any given week while following weeks may see the front page and other reportage dominated by events in the United States. The criterion is to cover all things Greek-oriented as they develop, whatever the geographic specifics. This approach is markedly different from a time when Greek- American publications served as American megaphones for forces in Greece, Cyprus, and the Patriarchate. Also culturally limited are English-language publications that are mainly about nostalgia and de facto ethnic tourism. The Herald has opted for the more difficult task of evaluating current events from the dual perspective of finding solutions that are good for the United States and good for Greece. This orientation produces critical, even controversial commentary as well as cheerleading and advocacy. Editorial comment in the Herald is not confused with re - portage but presented on two editorial pages written by nu - merous writers. The range of political and cultural viewpoints is diverse. Different columnists may take opposite positions with no interference from the editors to color those views one way or another. The point is not diversity for diversity’s sake but to responsibly explore the broad spectrum of options avail - able to Greek America. I think some of the columns, especially those regarding the Middle East and the Balkans, are as good as or better than many printed by the Wall Street Journal or New York Times, America’s premier newspapers. Greek-Americans, like most Americans, suffer from cultural amnesia. We too easily forget about our past and how that past informs our present. As a scholar of Greek America, I am constantly impressed by the work of Herald stalwart Steve Frangos. I constantly learn something new from reading his columns. Thanks to the Herald, this most prolific writer in the field is able to regularly reach the general public as well as scholars not paralyzed by academic intrigues. Cultural amnesia is also addressed in various features on Greek history and the Orthodox tradition, but the attention given to Greek America is unique. The Greek Orthodox Church is a central institution in Greek- American life. Many publications have a tendency to avoid dis - cussion of the Church’s shortcomings and speak only of its ac - complishments. The Herald is distinguished by its frank critiques of Orthodox practices when needed while columnists regularly address the nature of Orthodoxy and the role it can play in so - ciety. The Herald is further distinguished by being frank about the lack of mainstream visibility by the present Church hierarchy compared to a time when Archbishop Iakovos had Orthodoxy on the front pages of major American media and fostered active involvement in inter-denominational organizations. Another service provided by the Herald has been the publi - cation of special issues, usually relating to a holiday or a his - torical event. Supplements like that commemorating Oxi Day are vital to sustaining our cultural memory. What distinguishes obviously celebratory essays in these supplements are that they are usually written by experts in the topic who base their views on historical data, not ethnic chauvinism. My favorite annual supplement is the one offering mini-bi - ographies on the wealthiest Greeks in America. This is a populist and scholarly stroke of publishing genius. At one level, it is an engaging celebrity feature. At the same time, it is a valuable scholarly resource. Knowing that Greeks are proportionally overrepresented in the Fortune 500 is instructive, but the sup - plement adds some flesh and blood to raw data. We are pro - vided some details about how their wealth was created and whether they are American-born or immigrants. Most valuable are comments regarding how such individuals view their rela - Nothing Vanishes: Pappou’s Story and the River Fish Eggs tionship to Greek America. The middle pages of the newspaper are filled with recipes, language exercises, historical snapshots, human interest stories, By Dr. Dimitra Kamarinou she turns inwards to dig her inner reality homes and migrate to Northern Greece. and cultural coverage that give a sense of the broad range of with the same curiosity. I had just gotten Elisavet continues the poem: Hellenic culture in America. In that sense, the individual pieces “Pappou’s father died saving another the job as a columnist for The National Her - “When you are desolate you are are less important than the panoramic portrait created. I would man, drowning in a forest river.” ald and I wanted to search how the new most alive, can you believe that? like to see more critical writing about the arts (just being Greek The story of Elisavet’s pappou is real. generations of Greek-Americans perceive It is a beautiful fight. The feeling of separation should only be a starter), but the essentially reportorial coverage Her grandfather's grandfather and family their families’ past and their cultural identity. is an absurd delicacy.” offers visibility to books, art exhibits, film festivals, institutions, were Pontian Greeks. In 1870 they migrated Elisavet understands Greek, but prefers to My questions then were: Does all that hold musical events, and the like that exposes readers to the cultural from the region of Ordu, and settled in the talk in English, possessing a very sophisti - any importance to her? What has remained? opportunities readily available. region of Adapazari. cated vocabulary. A recent graduate of Sarah How has she incorporated her family’s history I will end with a comment about the recent election. The There, residents practiced agriculture, Lawrence College, Elisavet has studied psy - and grief in her current life and thinking? Herald carried stories for and against Clinton/Trump for raised and sold livestock, fell trees (log - chology and poetry in hopes of marrying What is her epilogue? months. Even third parties were given their due. The paper ging), among other trades, and many were the two, and was the recipient her alma “What remains: the roiling, could have settled for having provided this coverage as it had expert artisans that crafted household items mater's Andrea Klein Willison Poetry Prize a heavy trail of hair tossed amongst spawning concluded that it wasn’t enthusiastic about either candidate. and tools. Her grandfather's paternal grand - (2015), and Lucy Grealy Prize for Poetry trout.” The Wall Street Journal, for example, did not declare for either father, Yiannis, and his brother, Savvas, (2016). The referenced poem that garnered Elisavet, you are right. Nothing vanishes. and some traditional conservative newspapers such as the De - were in the business of felling, cutting and her professors' attention was written about In the current of our lives the past trails troit News opted for third party protest voting. preparing trees to be sold. In the forest they her great-great-grandfather, whom due to along, stroking future generations whilst The Herald felt that staying non-committed was irresponsible worked by the river Kara-Su, which means poetic distortion she calls pappou's father. performing an eternal dialogue between given the major challenges facing the United States, Greece, black water, and branches off from the “Pappou’s father died saving another man, and through time, which incubates and ges - and Cyprus. It judged the ex - larger Sangarios River. Yiannis and Savvas, drowning tates their potential. perience of Hillary Clinton along with other men, would cut down in a forest river. The next day, shaken, his The National Herald emphasizes the gave her the edge over the un - trunks, drop and join them together in the wife need of Greek-Americans to bridge the gap predictability of Donald river Kara-Su; the trees would run along dragged her tender legs to the bank, of separation to their native land and an - Trump. Also noted was that the river's current, ending up at the Black snatched cestry, to dig into their cultural reality, to Clinton has a history of inter - Sea, where merchants would sell them. Sav - her ebony mane and with a blade cut it off. connect to the motherland despite their dis - est in Greece and Cyprus vas, although atop of the trunks in the river, This hair, I was told, had grown profusely placement across seas, to compile and re - while Trump has none. As we tragically slipped and fell into the current. and untangled hung loose past her knees. configure pieces of family history, the here all know, Clinton won the Yiannis, seeing his brother's body com - It is still cold this morning and there, old grief and nostos into a flow - popular vote by a fraction pletely obstructed by trunks, delved into and I am thinking of her—shriveled, ing river. Though I have spent my whole while Trump won the Elec - the river straight after him. pleating strands barefoot in mud-water.” life in Greece, except for a few years in New toral College vote and thus From what was witnessed, Yiannis was Elisavet tells me the poem is a hybrid of York and Germany, I find myself digging gained the presidency. What able to find Savvas in the current, but was fact and fiction, a form that typifies her at - into the same fields. It’s a rare delicacy and is most relevant about having unable to get his brother and himself out of tempt to conjure the full extent of her an - privilege to share pieces of our inner reality opted for one of the candi - harm's way. The brothers drowned, as their cestors' narrative in all its distantness and and widen our consciousness. dates is that the Herald stood bodies were encumbered underneath fallen obscurity. She tried to glean understanding Dear publisher and readers, I thank you up at the plate and advocated trees. Ascertaining that escape would be fu - of what it may have meant for her ancestor for that. for what it felt was best for tile, the brothers held onto each other. Their to lose her love and to bear the weight of Greek America. It’s done that corpses were found embracing, as they were raising a family, alone. She wanted to some - Dimitra Kamarinou, PhD, has studied for a thousand issues and dragged out of the river. how come into contact with the impenetra - philology and archaeology at the University hopefully will continue to do Elisavet Makridis entered the room and I ble grief her ancestor must have felt. In fact of Ioannina,Würzburg and Bochum in Ger - so for at least a second thou - was introduced to her. She had the kind of the grief grew larger as a result of the Pon - many. She has been honored with the Acad - sand. big-eye gaze that is directed with curiosity tian genocide that followed (1914-1922), emy of Athens Award in Archaeology and to the world. I could assume that at times forcing her ancestors to abandon their Homeric Philology. THE NATIONAL HERALD, DECEMBER 10-16, 2016 1000th ISSUE 9 One Thousand Issues of The National Herald, 345 Weeks of Greek Pain

By Andy Dabilis worldwide, as repeated fears of a Greek exit possibility from the It’s been 6 ½ years since then- Eurozone shook the confidence Prime Minister and PASOK So - of investors, none more so than cialist leader George Papandreou, when holders of Greek bonds elected in 2009 on the back of a saw them devalued 74 percent, promise that “The money is losing much of all they had put there,” to make Greece flourish, into Greece, with their faith and found out that it wasn’t, leading trust, only to see it smashed. him to go hat-in-hand to inter - One of the saddest parts, apart national lenders asking for a from the suicides and homeless - bailout. ness and lives devastated by the That turned into two, now mistakes of politicians and three, rescue packages totaling bankers, was the litany of scandal 326 billion euros that came with that ridiculed Greece around the brutal austerity measures – big world and made its name syn - pay cuts, tax hikes, slashed pen - onymous with disgrace, head - sions, and worker firings that hit lines trumpeting a country’s fi - hardest the most vulnerable in nancial problems “made it the Greek society: workers, elderly new Greece.” and the poor, while tax cheats, There was no new Greece, politicians and the rich not only only the same old Greece of escaped, but, ahem, flourished. politicians who bled the country It’s been a long-running melo - dry and saw voters line up to drama which TNH has given the after hundreds of weeks, TNH bring them back, until SYRIZA’s weekly slug CRISIS, changing put on your doorstep and com - election seemingly changed the only the number of the issue puter the news stories and videos landscape only to see the Leftists along with some of the players – and commentaries that went be - fall into line too. Meet the new Papandreou gave way to New hind the scenes to show not only boss, same as the old boss. Democracy and Antonis Samaras what happened but why it did. It And then, along with the ubiq - and his PASOK coalition partner was interpretive journalism that uitous and never-resolved prob - Evangelos Venizelos after an in - made the paper stand out from lem of tax evasion, there were terim government – and then the mundane. the scandals, one after the other that gave way to the now-ruling Sadly, it was mostly a chroni - like an assembly line, producing Prime Minister and Radical Left cle of heartbreak and misery, momentary headlines before re - SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras and from workers, pensioners and the ceding until the next one, each his partner, the pro-austerity, far- poor taking the brunt of austerity ending the same way: no major right, marginal, jingoistic Inde - while tax cheats, politicians and prosecutions and people getting pendent Greeks. the rich escaped, to the dramatic away with it, the tagline of mod - What didn’t change was the suicide of a pensioner under a ern Greek history, ripping off victims, those most vulnerable tree in Syntagma Square; the banks, consumers, insurance cus - each government vowed to pro - cowardly anarchist firebombing tomers, taxpayers, clients, and, tect but threw under the bus even of an Athens bank branch that of course, the state. as, in Tsipras’ case, there were killed three people, including a So even while it’s been the promises to “crush the oligarchy,” young, pregnant mother-to-be; worst of times for Greece, there stamp out corruption, round up the thousands of failed protests have also been stories of young tax cheats and reform Greece’s and strikes and weeks-long en - entrepreneurs, activists, noble bloated and notoriously ineffi - coverage not only of what was 500 issues and aimed to give munity – from festivals to deaths, campment of the Indignants out - idealists, volunteers, help from cient bureaucracy. happening to the homeland, but readers a look at the reasons why achievements, failures, heroes, side Parliament, to no avail, as the Diaspora and Hellenophiles None of that happened be - why, interpreting the events with what was happening was hap - criminals, religious, topical, soci - the math worked against all and those who believe in the idea cause it’s not really in the interest background, perspective, analysis pening. etal – but been a diary of Greece’s Greek governments, from center- of Greece, not its past glories but of political parties to protect any - and telling not just the story, but It is, immodest as it sounds, a demise, from Papandreou’s sub - right to left to far-left and every - its contemporary few heroes who one except themselves and their the backstory. proud front in which the news - mission to his humiliating resig - thing in between. stand out in the morass of low followers or those with whom It didn’t start in May, 2010 paper, in keeping with the prin - nation after calling for a referen - What you could count on was ground that covered the country. they can find mutually beneficial with the first bailout. The drama ciples espoused by Joseph dum that drew him scorn, to getting the news first, but first There’s been a certainty arrangements. began to unfold long before that Pulitzer, had no friends but the Tsipras falling from grace after getting it right, a critical anthol - through it all: that TNH was But along the way The Na - and TNH was on the spot, with truth. vowing to reverse austerity only ogy of a time in Greek history there providing a record for his - tional Herald, as the paper of an office in Athens, to provide So along the way in this to impose more and blame forces that, apart from wars, was unlike tory so that years from now peo - record for the Diaspora, and weekly news stories and com - Odyssey, The National Herald has outside his control for his surren - no other and reverberated from ple would be able to understand much of Greece’s story, provided mentary, including Letter from not only kept readers apprised of der. Athens to Wall Street to European what happened to Greece, and weekly, unstoppable in-depth Athens, which has run more than what’s important in their com - Week after week after week and Asian markets and those how it did. 1000 Thanks for 1000 Issues TNH– Our Voice for Hellenism, Continued from page 1 American media. making you proud of your com - This I knew would take some munity newspaper. We are de - did not have then – and does time. But one thing was not ne - termined to put a newspaper Our Newspaper not have now, either – the kind gotiable. It had to improve all out, week in and week out, that of businesses that could support the time. Slowly – given finan - exceeds our means and chal - a high-end, full-color, glossy cial considerations – but surely. lenges our capabilities to the ex - of Record magazine. And I am most proud to say, treme. Once it closed, numerous we have kept our promise. We know as well as you do By Chrysoula Karametros people lamented over it. But it We improve it, from all as - that the world is changing at was too late. pects, from writing to layout, neck-breaking speed. In April 1988, I had just For the next ten years, people continuously. So, we are adapting. We are come back to the United States would approach me “demand - We present community news, determined to stay close to the to study and I also wanted to ing” that I do something. The Greek news, all news of impor - technological revolution that is find a job. I fell upon the classi - community needed an English tance, and unfiltered views from taking place. fieds while reading the Ethnikos language, high-quality publica - all sides of the spectrum, with - And so we keep improving Kyrix-National Herald, which tion, they would say. out fear or favor, and in a timely our website – thenationalher - my uncle always bought. Would I restart Greek Ac - fashion. ald.com – in the same spirit and May 15, 1988 was my par - cent? Senator Paul Sarbanes in a with the same determination as ents’ anniversary and I called Unfortunately but unequivo - speech on the 100th anniversary we do with the printed edition. them, in Greece, to convey my cally, the answer was no. of our Greek edition said that And the results are astound - wishes. I told them that it was Nonetheless, as the years we are the school of the com - ing. The lesson is simple: give my first day working at the passed, more and more people munity. the people an honest, good- Kyrix. I can still recall the hap - began asking me for English That is what we strive to be. quality product, priced reason - piness in my parents’ voices. It translations of articles that had This is exactly how we view our - ably, and they will embrace it. was their anniversary gift. My been printed in our Greek daily. selves. And thus, we made it to the dad was always a loyal reader Even Archbishop Iakovos, We don’t hold back. We don’t 1,000th edition. while living in the United States. blessed be his memory, strongly play games and we disperse nei - But it’s only the beginning. And actually, he still is, to this urged me to do something. ther favors nor punishment. We This was a warmup. The real day. But why us? I would retort. tell things as we see them, for game begins now. The years passed and the Because there is no one else ca - we strongly believe that in this In case you are reading these needs of our community were pable of doing it, he would re - way we advance the real, long- lines and asking yourselves – as expanding. In autumn of 1997 spond. Keep in mind, we had term interests of the community. I hope you are – what can I do I remember the first issue of our our policy differences with him, Thus, we do not avoid con - to help? – here is one answer: English edition, The National and at times criticized him troversial editorial decisions, give the newspaper as a gift to Herald. It was a milestone. The harshly. even when we know that there someone you love. It costs pen - community had a need for an I could sense, therefore, that will be strong objections from nies a day and they will thank English paper reporting the there was a strong demand. So, many of you. Carrying out our you every day of the year. Greek and community news, I began to reconsider. And the responsibility to you outweighs Above all, by celebrating this Milestone Reached: The who more qualified than the painful memories began to fade. all other considerations. milestone, we celebrate you, we Kyrix to fulfill that need? One thing I was certain As I look back on the first celebrate your thoughtfulness, And now, 1000 issues later, about was that I would never 1000 issues, I am amazed at the your determination to preserve National Herald, Issue 1000 all I can say is how proud I feel start a magazine again. But history we have recorded, our heritage and culture and to to work for such an establish - a weekly newspaper? Maybe. the stories we have told, both remain true to your roots and By Eleni Sakellis ment. Every weekend when I’m It would provide the news that good and bad, and the friends to yourself. having my morning coffee in mattered most to our commu - and the foes we made. And we can achieve that by When I first began writing freelance for The National Herald in Athens now, I know that some - nity, in short intervals; on a At the end of the day I mea - providing you with timely, pro - August 2015, I was honored to be a part of such a beloved institution one will wake up in a few hours weekly, not semimonthly basis. sure our success by the extent fessionally gathered, written, of the Greek-American community. The history of excellence and de - on the other side of the Atlantic And so, in the fall of 1997, to which we have become the and edited news and informa - votion to promoting Hellenism is unparalleled. The Greek daily is and while having their coffee on a Saturday, I made the an - newspaper of record for this tion, as well as unparalleled, di - well into its 101st year and is fast approaching 102, while the Eng - they are reading the paper that nouncement to my key staff. I community. verse editorials and opinions by lish-language weekly has reached its 1,000th issue, a remarkable our team worked on to find its said: are you ready to launch a We are a small staff. And the most distinguished group of achievement in this digital age. The service that TNH provides is an way into our readers’ homes. weekly English newspaper? probably without the support of Greek-American commentators important one and the connection with the community is vital to the I am and always will be They were. And equally if not the Greek paper, we would be ever assembled, and we connect continuing success of this extraordinary paper. I am grateful to be a Greek-American, although I more importantly, the commu - less of a newspaper than we are. you with people just like your - part of the tradition and look forward to helping TNH continue on to - have been living in Greece for nity was. Yes, we are few, but we are selves: our Greek-American ward issue 2,000. years now. I consider being From the beginning, the goal lions, as the saying goes. brothers and sisters. The integrity, hard work, and dedication of the staff, led by Pub - Greek-American a privilege and was to provide the community Each one of us has a mission. Thank you for making this lisher-Editor Antonis H. Diamataris, Executive Editor Constantinos an honor. with a newspaper with the stan - We know why we signed up for 1000th edition possible. Scaros, Production Manager Chrysoula Karametros, Religion Editor And all I can ask of my fellow dards of the major mainstream this job. And we mean to keep Thank you 1000 times. Theodore Kalmoukos, Community Editor Demetris Tsakas, Photojour - Greek-Americans, my genera - nalist Costas Bej, Online Managing Editor Andy Dabilis, Executive tion and the future, is: Vice President /Advertising Veta H. Diamataris Papadopoulos, and all 1. Keep supporting this es - those working in the office and the freelance contributors make TNH tablishment that literally puts possible. If not for former senior our history into “black and writer Constantine Sirigos’ suggestion white” as they say (ok, in many that I apply for a job at TNH, I would cases we use color nowadays). never have even thought of it or 2. Keep our communities dreamed that I would join the staff alive and thriving. in April 2016 and be the Assistant 3. Never forget how sacred Executive Editor by October. all these things are that keep us There are times when I still can’t together. Our church, our believe it, when I interview artists, schools, our families, our her - doctors, lawyers, musicians, politi - itage, our history, our customs cians, and people I never imagined I and traditions, our societies and would meet, and when I hear from associations, and our TNH that people who appreciate the work that keeps our records: our history, goes into creating TNH, I have to re - our accomplishments, our fu - mind myself that this isn’t some al - ture... ternate reality. I actually am a part of These are all links on the this team and this is The National same chain that we call “Hel - Herald – 1,000 issues and counting. lenism in the United States.” For all those who work so hard I convey 1000 wishes to my on this worthy endeavor, congratu - TNH. Keep up the great work! lations and thank you! And thank you! 10 OBITUARIES CLASSIFIEDS THE NATIONAL HERALD, DECEMBER 10-16, 2016 Petros Fyssoun, Renowned Actor and Director, was 83 CLASSIFIEDS

HELP WANTED LEGAL NOTICE ATHENS – Acclaimed Greek ac - drama, comedy, and tragedy. tor and director Petros Fyssoun, Among his iconic theatrical NANNY POSITION Notice of Formation of SOUTH STREET TWIN passed away on Dec. 5 from a roles, Fyssoun appeared in We have twin girls in pre-k. TOWERS, LLC. (DOM. LLC) Articles of Organi - respiratory infection. He was 83 Sophocles' Electra as Orestes, They love reading, art projects, zation filed with the Secretary of State of New years old and had been hospi - Lillian Hellmann's Watch on the building blocks and sports. York (SSNY) on 08/24/2016. Office location: talized in recent weeks at Sotiria Rhine as Kurt Muller, Anton Nassau County. SSNY is designated as agent of We’re looking for a NANNY with the LLC upon whom process against it may be hospital. Chekhov's The Seagull as Dorn, flexible hours, (4-5 hours) served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: Fyssoun was born on Octo - and in Eugene O' Neill's Desire school days, and full time hours United States Corporation Agents, Inc. 7014 ber 5, 1933 in Russia, though under the Elms as Ephraim during school holidays, summer 13th Avenue, Suite 202., Brooklyn, NY 11228. other sources cite Agrinio as his Cabot. He made his screen de - and school breaks. English or Purpose: Any lawful purpose. birthplace. He was the son of but in 1958 and starred in many dual language needed. Email: 275498/20182 refugees from Russia who set - dramas, including The Outlaws [email protected] LEGAL NOTICE tled in Greece after the Russian (1958) and Treason (1964), and 118617/20205/1-30 Revolution. was a top actor of his genera - ADIV REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS LLC. Art. of Fyssoun graduated from the tion. LEGAL NOTICE Org. filed with the SSNY on 08/12/15. Office: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of the Dramatic School of Art Theatre Fyssoun participated in the Notice of formation of NICO & KHEA Holdings LLC upon whom process against it may be in 1954 and made his stage de - Cannes Film Festival (1965), LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy. Of State of NY served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the but in Thornton Wilder’s Our Moscow, and then Leningrad (SSNY) on 11/15/2016. Office location: NASSAU LLC, c/o Avi Adiv, 52 Clark Street, #7L, Brook - County. SSNY designated agent upon whom lyn, NY 11201. Purpose: Any lawful Town produced in Athens in (1966), and festivals in Greece- process may be served against LLC to: Legalinc purpose. 1953. Until 1956, he worked Athens, Philippi, and Epidaurus. Corp. Services, Inc., 1967 Wehrle Dr., Ste 1, #086 with Karolos Koun Greek Art He was a theater impresario and Buffalo, NY 14221. Principal business address: 275497/17973 237 Vincent Ave, Lynbrook, NY 11563. Purpose: Theatre. He was a protagonist businessman, as well as a mem - Petros Fyssoun passed away on December 3 from a respiratory any lawful act. of the National Theatre in the ber of the Consumer Institute infection. 27 5540/20208 period 1961-1965 and then also and spoke English, Russian, and LEGAL NOTICE at the State Theater of Northern Swedish in addition to Greek. He received many awards in - and the Best Actor Award at the Greece 1976-1978. Fyssoun per - In recent years, he performed cluding Best Actor in the Greek Ithaca Theatre Festival of 1975. LEGAL NOTICE Notice of formation of ANDEE MANAGEMENT INC., formed in all types of theater, on television as well as in film Film Festival of 1963 and 1964 Certificate of Incorporation filed with the Secretary 1827 WEST 9TH REALTY LLC. Art. of Org. of State of New York on June 29, 2016. Office filed with the SSNY on 08/08/16. Office: location: Nassau County. The Secretary of State is Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of designated as agent of the corporation upon whom the LLC upon whom process against it may process against it may be served. The address within DEATH NOTICES be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process or without this state to which the Secretary of State to the LLC, 2120 65th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11204. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. shall mail a copy of any process against the n ANAGNOSTOU, ANDREAS ily, he was active at St. John Asimina, her parents, her sister, Stephanie (Adam) Tornow; An - 275534/ 17973 corporation served upon him or her is: Anand SEMINOLE, FL (from the Tampa Greek Orthodox Church where Roula and brother, Theoharis. gela (Fiance Cody Hoffman); Parikh, 530 RXR Plaza, 5th Floor - West Tower, LEGAL NOTICE Uniondale, NY 11556. Purpose: Any lawful pur - Bay Times, published on Nov. he was a founding member and She is survived by her daughter, and Benjamin; Barbara (Dan) pose . 27) – Andreas Anagnostou, 87 served on the council. Thomas' Venetsiana "Vetta" Kelepouris Sprangers, Kaukauna; and 3101 HH PARKWAY LLC. Art. of Org. filed with of Seminole passed away on Fri - strength, courage and determi - Bailey; grandchildren, John D. Christine (Bruce) Wyngaard, the SSNY on 08/22/16. Office: Kings County. 27 5492/20174 SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon day Nov. 25, 2016. He was born nation made an impact on all Agnos and wife Janelle, Asimina Appleton, and their children whom process against it may be served. SSNY in Kalamata, Greece and was a who met him and served as an "Mina" Agnos Chalvantzis and Justin, Lindsey, and Courtney shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 1524 LEGAL NOTICE Ocean Avenue, Apt 2I, Brooklyn, NY 11230. professional musician playing inspiration to always follow husband Panos, and Michael D. (special friend Lisandro Purpose: Any lawful purpose. the bouzouki since the age of your dreams. Dearest father of Agnos and his wife Beth; their Humphrey); son George 275527/17973 Notice of Formation of ERH MANAGEMENT 14. He was a member of the St. Nota (Costas) Panageas, Mary father, Dino J. Agnos; great (Pamela) Protogere, Appleton, LLC. (DOM. LLC) Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York Stefanos Greek Orthodox (Jim) Koukios, George grandchildren, Alexandra, and their son Nicholas; broth - (SSNY) on 10/28/2016. Office location: Church. Andreas loved to ride (Holly)Goffas and the late Alex Alyssa, Yianna, Costa, Dino and ers: Alex (Winifred) Caramani - LEGAL NOTICE Nassau County. SSNY is designated as agent of his bicycle with his dog, Page. Goffas. Loving grandfather of Athan; sisters, Isidora and dis, Rosendale; and Gus Cara - the LLC upon whom process against it may be He is survived by his wife of 33 Eleni (Dan), Peter, Thomas, Chryssi; as well as many family manidis, Oshkosh. Ann is Notice of Formation of FEARORFAIRPROMO - served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: TIONS, LLC a (DOM. LLC). Articles of Or ga - Registered Agents Inc., 90 State Street, Suite years, Christina and two Yianni, Thomas and George. members in Greece, Hartford, further survived by many nieces nization filed with the Secretary of State of 700, Office 40, Albany, NY 12207. Purpose: nephews. A Service will be held Proud great grandfather of Pa - CT and Tarpon Springs, FL. Yi - and nephews. Ann was pre - New York, (SSNY) on 04/26/2016. Office lo - Any lawful purpose. cation: Kings County. SSNY is designated as 27 5491/20171 on Wednesday Nov. 30, 2016 at tricia, Theodore and Joseph. ayia, we will always treasure the ceded in death by her parents, agent upon whom process against the LLC 11 am at the St. Stefanos Greek Dear brother of Peter (Tessie), memories you left with us. A husband George Protogere, may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o United States Corporation Agents, Inc., Orthodox Church with entomb - late Angelo and Bessie Goffas Trisagion service will begin at grandson Brandon Protogere, 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY ment to follow at the Memorial and the late Dina and Dimitri 10 a.m. followed by visitation sisters: Helen Klein and Mary 11228. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose . LEGAL NOTICE Park Mausoleum. Memorial Park Kalantzis. Visitation Tuesday 3- and service at 11 a.m. Friday, Hendricks, and brothers: 275535/20199 Notice of Formation of GLOBAL Funeral Home (727) 527-1196 8 p.m. at Wujek/Calcaterra and Nov. 18, at Annunciation Greek Michael and Anist Carmanidis. ALTERNATIVE MARKET / GAMA LLC. or www.memorialparkfuneral - Sons, 36900 Schoenherr at Orthodox Church, 12001 Wor - Private services were held.The (DOM LLC). Articles of Organization filed home.com for online guestbook. Metro Parkway. Trisagion Ser - nall Rd., Kansas City, MO family would like to extend a LEGAL NOTICE with the Secretary of State of New York, vice Tuesday 7 p.m. In state 64145. Burial in Mt. Moriah special thank you to Compassus (SSNY) on 10/03/2016. Office located in Kings County. SSNY has been designated for n BARROUS, MARIA Wednesday 9-10 a.m. time of Cemetery. A Makaria luncheon Hospice and the staff at Kim - Notice of Formation of RUBATEK LABS LLC. service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of SAN JOSE, CA (from the San funeral at St. John Greek Ortho - will follow the burial at RC's in berly Assisted Living for the (DOM. LLC) Articles of Organization filed with any process served against the LLC to: Jose Mercury News/San Mateo dox Church, 11455 Metro Park - Martin City. The family requests compassionate care shown to the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on GLOBAL ALTERNATIVE MARKET /GAMA 09/22/16. Office location: Kings County. LLC, 1928 Schenectady Ave., Brooklyn, NY County Times, published on way and Dodge Park. Intern - no flowers, but suggests contri - Ann. Mom and Yaya, thanks for SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon 11234. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. Nov. 27) – Maria Barrous Dec. ment Cadillac Memorial butions to Annunciation Greek giving us life and love and whom process against it may be served. SSNY 27, 1937 - Nov. 20, 2016 Resi - Gardens East Cemetery. Share Orthodox Church. Arr.: Park laughter. Thank you also for all shall mail copy of process to: Hasan M. Mir, 275481/20164 385 Grant Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11208. dent of San Jose Maria (Mary) memories with the family at Lawn Funeral Home, (816) 523- the beautiful times together. You Purpose: Any lawful purpose. Barrous passed away on Novem - their online guestbook at wu - 1234. were a wonderful mother and 27 5517/20190 FUNERAL HOMES ber 20, 2016 surrounded by her jekcalcaterra.com. an amazing grandmother, al - loving family after a valiant bat - n KOTZIAS, TELESIA ways taking the time to make LEGAL NOTICE APOSTOLOPOULOS tle with cancer. She is prede - n KEFALAS, NICK NORTH BELLMORE, NY (from each of us feel so very loved and Notice of Formation of GK CROP INSURANCE Apostle Family - ceased by her beloved husband CHARLOTTE, NC (from the the Daily Freeman, published on special. You will never be for - AGENCY LLC. ( DOM. LLC ) Articles of Organi - John with whom she ran Charlotte Observer, published Nov. 23) – Telesia Kotzias of gotten. We love you…now and zation filed with the Secretary of State of New Gregory, Nicholas, Andrew - Jimmy's Restaurant in San Jose on Nov. 26) – Mr. Kefalas, 86 of North Bellmore, formerly of forever. York (SSNY) on 10/26/16. Office location: for over 25 years. She is sur - Charlotte, passed away on No - Kingston, died Saturday, Nov. Nassau County. SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may Funeral Directors of vived by her children Olga vember 23, 2016. He was born 19, 2016, at Holy Cross Hospital n SERAFIMIDIS, EFROSINI be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: (Harry), Jimmy (Elizabeth), and December 29, 1929 in Chios, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., with VLAHOS Mr. Gerald Klein, 3875 Sally Lane, Oceanside RIVERDALE FUNERAL HOME Inc. NY 11572. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. Mary Ann (Taso), granddaugh - Greece. He came to Charlotte in family by her side. She was 98. FRESNO, CA (from the Fresno 5044 Broadway ter Maria, and brothers Andreas 1957 and in 1967 started his Telesia, along with her husband Bee, published on Nov.15) – 275516/20189 and Gus Sarigiannides. Her sis - own business Carolina Expert George A. Kotzias, were the Effie Serafimidis passed away New York, NY 10034 ter Sara Glaros passed away Tailor Shop in uptown where he owners and operators of the on November 8, 2016, at the LEGAL NOTICE (212) 942-4000 within a few hours of her. Maria worked with his wife for over Gold Star Restaurant in uptown age of 97. Born in Arbouna, Tian Realty LLC Arts of Org filed with NY Sec was born in 1937 in the village 40 years until his retirement. He Kingston. She was a founding Greece in 1919, the fifth of six of State (SSNY) on 3/28/16. Office: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon Toll Free 1-888-GAPOSTLE of Limni in Northern Greece to was a longtime member of Holy parishioner of St. George Greek children. She survived a harsh whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail John and Olga Sarigiannides. Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathe - Orthodox Church in Kingston childhood of labor and depriva - process to: 1807 E 14th St, Brooklyn, NY CONSTANTINIDES After her mother passed away, dral where he was a chanter and and she enjoyed traveling to tion, then World War II, and the 11229. General Purposes. FUNERAL PARLOR Co. her father and siblings immi - sang in the choir. Mr. Kefalas Greece and Florida. Most of all, Greek civil war. This experience 27 5513/20188 grated to the United States in was also a member of St. Nek - she enjoyed spending time with fostered in her a strong will and (718) 745-1010 1954 and settled in Watsonville. tarios Greek Orthodox Church. her family. She was born in "get it done" spirit. Arriving in LEGAL NOTICE She worked hard to help her He was also blessed to be a de - Newark, N.J., and was a daugh - Fresno, CA in 1960, she soon Notice of Formation of F1 GROUP LLC. (DOM. Services in all localities - family and raise her younger scendent of Saint Nektarios of ter of the late Evangelos and met Paul Serafimidis, got mar - LLC) Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on Low cost shipping to Greece siblings. In 1958 she met the Aegina, Greece. He is survived Konstantina Vozikas Matthews. ried, and had a child. Effie was 10/19/16. Office location: Nassau County. love of her life, John, at a by his wife of 47 years, Cathy; Telesia is survived by her two a homemaker, renowned for her SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon church social dance in San Jose sons Danny and Angelo and his children, Athanasios “Tom” Greek pastries and hospitality, whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: F1 Group LLC., ANTONOPOULOS where they married and settled wife Katherine; grandchildren, Kotzias and his wife Adamantia who made many friends work - 710 Mulberry Place, Valley Stream, NY 11581. to raise a wonderful and close- Maria and Arianna; his brother “Diane” of Kingston, Constance ing as a seamstress out of her Purpose: Any lawful purpose. FUNERAL HOME, INC. knit family. She made many John and his wife Maria and Fountas and her husband Dino home. She was a loving and af - 275520/2019 3 friends over the years at their children in Athens, Greece. of North Bellmore; two grand - fectionate mother, aunt, and Konstantinos Antonopoulos - Jimmy's; her warm and friendly The Trisagion will be held at children, George A. Kotzias and grandmother. Effie is survived LEGAL NOTICE Funeral Director demeanor turned customers 7:00 PM Sunday, November 27, Chrysanthe T. Cholakis and her by her son, Neocles Serafimidis; Notice of Formation of WEALTH into lifelong friends. She will be 2016 at Holy Trinity Greek Or - husband Christopher; one great- daughter-in-law, Sarah Ser - DEVELOPMENT, LLC. (DOM. LLC) Articles of 38-08 Ditmars Blvd., truly missed. The Trisagion will thodox Cathedral 600 East grandson, Thano Cholakis; and afimidis, grandson, Theo Ser - Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 08/10/16. Office loca - be held at 7 PM on November Blvd., Charlotte, NC 28203. The several nieces and nephews. In afimidis of Albany, CA; niece, tion: Kings County. SSNY is designated as Astoria, New York 11105 30, and the funeral at 10 AM funeral service will be at 11:00 addition to her parents, Telesia Aglaia Panos; and nephew, agent of the LLC upon whom process against on December 1, both at St. AM, Monday, November 28, was predeceased by her hus - George Panos of Oakland, CA. it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of (718) 728-8500 process to: Wealth Development Subscription, Nicholas Greek Orthodox 2016 also at Holy Trinity Greek band of 59 years, George, and Remembrances may made be 56 Monument Walk, Apt. 4D, Brooklyn, NY Not affiliated with any Church, 1260 Davis St., San Orthodox Cathedral with Milton by her three siblings, Sarantos made to St. George Greek Or - 11205. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. Jose. Interment to follow at Oak Polemides, Jimmy Zaharopou - “Sam” Matthews, Eleni Sourlis thodox Church, 2219 N. Or - 27 5518/20191 other funeral home. Hill Cemetery in San Jose. Fol - los, George Zaharopoulos, John and Dr. Zachary Matthews. The chard Ave., Fresno, CA 93703. lowing the interment, a tradi - Zaharopoulos, George family requests that memorial tional Makaria luncheon will be Stathopoulos, Andreas donations be made to St. n SIDERIS, PLUTARCH TO PlACE yOuR ClASSIfIED AD, CAll: (718) 784-5255, held at the church in celebration Stathopoulos, Danny Vlahos and George Greek Orthodox Church, MILTON ExT. 106, E-MAIl: classifieds@ thenationalherald.com of her life. In lieu of flowers, the John Georgopoulos as Pallbear - 294 Greenkill Avenue, Kingston, SAN ANSELMO, CA (from the family has requested that dona - ers. Interment will follow in N.Y., 12401. Online condolences Marin Independent Journal, tions be made to the St. Evergreen Cemetery. Memorials may be left for the family of published on Nov. 16) – Nicholas Greek Orthodox may be made in lieu of flowers Telesia by visiting www.Simp - Plutarch Milton Sideris Known Church Building Fund. to Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox sonGaus.com to his family and friends as "Mil - to Albany, in 1951 at the age of about cooking and enjoyed vol - Cathedral Building Renovation ton", born in Honolulu, Hawaii. 17. Nicholas was called to ser - unteering in the kitchen during n GOFFAS, THOMAS G. Fund, St. Nektarios Greek Or - n PROTOGERE, ANN Resident for many years in San vice in 1955 and proudly served the St. Sophia Greek Festival, STERLING HEIGHTS, MI (from thodox Church or Panagia APPLETON, WI (from the Fond Rafael, California. He graduated in the U.S. Army. He was hon - and enjoyed his many trips to The Detroit News & Detroit Free Prousiotissa Greek Church. du Lac Reporter, published on from California Poly University orably discharged in 1957. Greece where he would visit rel - Press, published on Nov. 27) – Arrangements are in the care of Nov. 25) – Ann Protogere, age with a Bachelor of Science in Upon returning home, Nicholas atives and friends. Above all Thomas G. Goffas passed away Hankins & Whittington Funeral 81, of Appleton, was called to Ornamental Horticulture. Mil - took employment as a chef at else, Nicholas was a man com - peacefully on November 24th, Service, 1111 East Blvd., Char - eternal life with her loving fam - ton worked for the Fellowship the Mayflower Restaurant in Al - mitted to hard work and family. 2016. Beloved husband of the lotte, NC 28203; online at ily by her side on Monday, No - for five years as an agricultural bany and subsequently with the Nicholas was predeceased by his late Vasilici for 52 years. www.hankinsandwhittington.co vember 21, 2016. Ann was born assistant. Moved to San Fran - Menands Diner. From where he parents, the late George and Thomas was born in Argos, m in Fond du Lac on July 1, 1935, cisco and worked for the Golden retired in 2002 and relocated to Anastasia Vasilakos; and his Greece and emigrated at a to the late Nicholas and Grace Gate Park for many years from New Port Richey, Fla. Nicholas brother, Dimitri Vasilakos. He is young age to pursue the Ameri - n KELEPOURIS, MARIA M. (Gramatika) Carmanidis. On which he retired. He was a was a long time communicant survived by his loving wife, Dim - can Dream. Through his strong KANSAS CITY, MO (from the June 22, 1958, she was united world traveler, avid reader, bird of St. Sophia Greek Orthodox itra Koutoulas Vasilakos; daugh - work ethic and determination Kansas City Star, published on in marriage to George Protogere watcher, collector of bird books Church in Albany and St. ters, Anastasia Vasilakos Garrow he founded a construction com - Nov. 16) – Maria M. Kelepouris, at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox and old movies. He is survived Nicholas Greek Orthodox and Maria Vasilakos Pattamana pany. He was a devoted hus - 85, passed away November 14, Church in Fond du Lac. The cou - by his wife Stassie "Anastasia" Church in Tarpon Springs, Fla. (Kevin); siblings, John Vasilakos band and father to his four chil - 2016. Maria was born June 8, ple enjoyed 40 years together Sideris; his sister-in-laws, Helen and was a long standing mem - (the late Marybeth), Sophia dren. Thomas valued education 1931, in Agios Polykarpos, before George's passing in 1999. Paras, Maria Kapiniaris; and ber of the Order of A.H.E.P.A. Panagopoulos (the late Dimitri), and worked diligently to create Ikaria, Greece, to Ioannis and Ann was a very faith-filled cousin Mary Bimhall. He is also He was a talented bowler, hav - Themistoklis Vasilakos (Vasi - educational opportunities that Asimina Tsaha. In April of 1952, woman - born, baptized, and survived by many nieces and ing competed in the King of the liki), Kleomeni Vasilakos and he was not fortunate to have she married Mihail E. Kelepouris raised Greek Orthodox and very nephews in the Bay Area, Hill Bowling Tournament on Anastasios Vasilakos (Dimitra). himself. All of his children com - in Athens, Greece. Together, proud of her heritage. Her fam - Canada and Greece. In lieu of television and winning numer - He is also survived by many pleted college and graduate they raised two daughters, ily will tell you that she was the flowers, donations may be made ous trophies. He was passionate cousins, nieces, nephews and studies in: business, medicine, Venetsiana and Asimina. In best Greek cook in the world. to the Nativity of Christ Greek godchildren. Funeral services social work and teaching. Edu - 1967, the family immigrated to She loved traveling - especially Orthodox Church. Assisted by: will be held Friday, November cation was of paramount impor - Kansas City, MO. Maria learned her trips to Greece, Mexico, Las Monte's Chapel of the Hills, San This is a service 18, 11 a.m. at St. Sophia Greek tance to him and he was proud to sew at a very young age and Vegas, Florida and up north, Anselmo. to the community. Orthodox Church, 440 White - of his children's scholastic this became her lifelong career. taking walks, doing crosswords, Announcements of deaths hall Road, Albany. Interment achievements. Besides his fam - She was an avid seamstress and and attending car shows with n VASILAKOS, NICHOLAS G. may be telephoned to the with military honors will follow tailor. Her passion was always her husband George - but most GLENMONT, NY (from the Al - Classified Department of at Graceland Cemetery. In lieu her family, her grandchildren of all, Ann enjoyed spending bany Times Union, published on The National Herald at of flowers, please consider a Days and dates of funerals, and her great grandchildren. time spoiling her grandchildren. Nov. 16) – Nicholas G. Vasilakos, (718) 784-5255, memorial donation in Nicholas's memorials, and other events di - Our Yiayia always enjoyed cook - Ann will be missed by her three 82, passed away peacefully in Monday through friday, name to St. Sophia Greek Or - rectly correspond to the original ing, entertaining and anything daughters: Francesca (Michael) Glen-mont, on Monday, Novem - 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST thodox Church. To express con - publication date, which appears Greek. Mrs. Kelepouris was pre - Diedrick, Appleton, and their ber 14, 2016, surrounded by his or e-mailed to: dolences and for more informa - at the beginning of each notice. ceded in death by husband, Mi - children Jennifer (Ryan) Morri - loving family. 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By Dr. Dimitra Kamarinou 1.7. Η χαρτοπετσέτα είναι κάτω από το πιάτο. 1.8. Το σουβλάκι είναι μέσα στο πιάτο. Halloumi and Tomatoes There it is! The adverbs of place below take the preposition 1.9. Το πιρούνι είναι απέναντι από το μαχαίρι. από+ noun in accusative. Επάνω στο or, simply, πάνω στο means 1.10. Το κουταλάκι είναι μέσα στην κούπα. By Eleni Sakellis ter. Remove the grilled tomatoes on, but πάνω από means above. Μέσα στο means in, μέσα από 1.11. Το κουτάλι είναι μέσα στη(ν) σούπα. from the skewers and place on means through. Note that the adverbs of place επάνω, κάτω, γύρω, 1.12. Το μπουκάλι είναι μπροστά από το πιάτο. Tasty bites of cheese and top of the grilled halloumi. έξω, εδώ end in - ω. tomatoes are always a favorite Spoon a little pesto on top. 2. Now answer the questions in complete sentences for appetizers at parties or for a Sprinkle with thinly sliced mint Greek word Pronunciation Meaning 2.1. Πού είναι το μαχαίρι; ( right, plate ) snack any time of the year. Here and serve immediately. Επάνω ePAno on, over 2.2. Πού είναι το κουτάλι; ( inside, cup ) are two recipes that combine Κάτω Kato under 2.3. Πού είναι το πιάτο; ( on, napkin ) halloumi, the iconic Cypriot Μέσα Mesa in, inside 2.4. Πού είναι το κουταλάκι; ( in, coffee ) cheese with classic flavors for Έξω Exo out 2.5. Πού είναι η πετσέτα; ( on chair ) appetizers that will impress your Marinated Halloumi Μπροστά από BroSTA aPO in front of guests. Halloumi is made from Απέναντι από aPenanti aPO opposite (across) from ΠΟΥ ΕΙΝΑΙ; TRAVELING DIRECTIONS a mixture of goat’s and sheep’s and Tomatoes Δίπλα από DEEpla aPO next to 3. Can you understand the Greek phrases below? Try to milk, and occasionally cow’s Γύρω YEEro around translate them in English. Keep in mind that the word πλατεία, milk. The semi-hard, unripened, • 2 tablespoons Greek extra Μετά meTA after plaTEEa, means square, around which the main buildings of brined cheese has a high melt - virgin olive oil Πριν PrEEN before the social life in the Greek villages and cities are arranged. ing point, so it is a great option • 2 teaspoons finely chopped Ευθεία efTHEEa straightforward for frying and grilling as in the fresh mint Δεξιά dexiA right 3.1. Εδώ είναι η εκκλησία. following recipes. • 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin Αριστερά aristerA left 3.2. Εκεί είναι το νοσοκομείο. Εδώ eDO here 3.3. Μετά την εκκλησία είναι η πλατεία. Εκεί eKEE there 3.4. Πριν την εκκλησία είναι το νοσοκομείο. Το τραπέζι TO traPEzi table 3.5. Το σχολείο είναι μπροστά από την εκκλησία. Η καρέκλα EE karEkla chair 3.6. Το γραφείο είναι απέναντι από την πλατεία. Το πιάτο TO piAto plate 3.7. Tο μουσείο είναι δίπλα από την τράπεζα. Το ποτήρι TO poTEEri glass 3.8. Το καφενείο είναι δεξιά από το μανάβικο. Το μαχαίρι TO maHEri knife 3.9. Το σούπερ μάρκετ είναι αριστερά από τον κινηματογράφο. Το πηρούνι TO pirOOni fork 3.10. Το μανάβικο είναι πίσω από τον φούρνο. Το κουτάλι TO kooTAli spoon Το κουταλάκι TO kootaLAki teaspoon 4. If someone would ask you for directions, how would you Η κούπα EE KOOpa cup phrase your sentences in Greek? Translate the below sentences Το φλυτζάνι TO fliTZAni cup in Greek. Το μπουκάλι TO booKALi bottle Το τραπεζομάντηλο TO trapezoMAntilo tablecloth 4.1. There is the museum. Η πετσέτα EE peTSEta towel 4.2. Here is the grocer’s store. Η χαρτοπετσέτα EE hartopeTSEta napkin 4.3. The museum is opposite of the church. 4.4. The school is next to the church. ΠΟΥ ΕΙΝΑΙ; SET THE TABLE 4.5. The office is before the square, on the right. 1. Try to translate the sentences in Greek. 4.6. The café is inside the museum. 1.1. Το τραπεζομάντηλο είναι πάνω στο τραπέζι. 4.7. The café is outside of the hospital. 1.2. Οι καρέκλες είναι γύρω από το τραπέζι. 4.8. The square is in front of the church. • 1 pound halloumi, cut into 1.3. Μπροστά από το πιάτο είναι το ποτήρι. 4.9. The supermarket is next to the bakery. Grilled Tomatoes 1/4-inch-thick slices 1.4. Αριστερά από το πιάτο είναι το πιρούνι. 4.10. The school is next to the bakery, on the left. and Halloumi with • 16 white or whole wheat 1.5. Δεξιά από το πιάτο είναι το μαχαίρι. pitas 1.6. Το μαχαίρι είναι πάνω στη(ν) χαρτοπετσέτα. 5. Πού είναι; Minty Pesto • 4 medium tomatoes, cored, 5.1. Πού είναι το σχολείο; ( opposite of, church ) halved, cut into 1/4-inch- 5.2. Πού είναι το μουσείο; ( next to, hospital ) • 1 1/4 cups fresh mint leaves thick slices 5.3. Πού είναι η εκκλησία; ( right, school ) • 3/4 cup fresh basil leaves • Greek sea salt 5.4. Πού είναι το καφενείο; ( left, grocer’s store) • 1/4 cup finely grated • Freshly ground pepper 5.5. Πού είναι η πλατεία; ( in front of, bank ) kefalotyri cheese • 1/4 cup Greek extra virgin In a large bowl, whisk to - olive oil, plus 2 tablespoons gether the 2 tablespoons olive PRONUNCIATION KEY for brushing oil, the fresh mint, cumin, and i (i-diom), ee (n-ee-dle), e (e-nergy), o (o-rganism), oo (b-oo- • 1 garlic clove a 1/2 teaspoon of freshly t), y (y-es), h (h-elium), th (th-eory), d (th-e), gh (w-olf). The cap - • 2 tablespoons pine nuts, ground pepper. Add the hal - italized syllables are accented. toasted loumi cheese slices and toss to • 8 ounces cherry tomatoes coat with the marinade. The • 12 ounces halloumi, cut into mixture should marinate at Dimitra Kamarinou, PhD, has studied philology and archaeology at 2-inch-thick slices room temperature for at least the University of Ioannina,Würzburg and Bochum in Germany. She • 12 fresh mint leaves, thinly 30 minutes and up to 2 hours. has been honored with the Academy of Athens Award in sliced If preferred, you can refrigerate Archaeology and Homeric Philology. • Greek sea salt the mixture at this point for up • Freshly ground pepper to two days, just make sure to cover tightly and keep refriger - Combine the fresh mint ated. leaves, basil, kefalotyri, 1/4 cup Prepare the indoor or out - LITERARY REVIEW oil, garlic clove, and pine nuts door grill if the weather permits in a food processor. Pulse until by heating to medium high. Grill smooth. Season minty pesto the pitas until warm and grill Tales of Byzantine History Still Inspiring Writers Today with salt and pepper to taste. marks appear, about 1 minute Transfer to small bowl and set on each side, then transfer to a aside. serving platter. Next, grill the By Eleni Sakellis A Washington DC-area resi - book is also available online Prepare grill and heat to halloumi for about 1 minute on dent, Stephenson spoke with through her website and on medium high heat. If using bam - each side or until grill marks ap - Byzantine history is a fasci - The National Herald about her Amazon. boo skewers, soak them for 15 pear and the halloumi starts to nating topic and it should come fascination with the culture and Another work of historical minutes before using. Skewer melt. Cut the warmed pitas into as no surprise that it inspires history of the Byzantine Empire fiction based on the Byzantine the tomatoes and brush with 2 wedges and place a slice of writers from a variety of back - and about her blog. Empire is Byzantium by Stephen tablespoons oil; sprinkle with tomato and a slice of the grilled grounds, not just Greeks, up to Stephenson noted, “I have Lawhead which follows Aidan, sea salt. Grill until the tomato halloumi on each pita wedge. the present day. Several books become enmeshed in Byzantine an Irish monk from a monastery skins crack, 2 to 3 minutes on Drizzle each with extra virgin have been written about the history and would be happy to on a journey along with a small each side. Grill halloumi until olive oil and sprinkle tomatoes Byzantine Empire, a term in - share it with anyone. group of his fellow monks to de - golden, about 2 minutes on each with sea salt and additional vented by historians at a much “I really don't know why, but liver an illuminated manuscript side. Transfer the grilled hal - freshly ground pepper, if pre - later date. The people at the I had an interest in Greek his - to Byzantium. The course of loumi to a serving dish or plat - ferred. Serve immediately. time called themselves Romans, tory at a young age. I studied their trip does not run smoothly, since they were living in the ancient Greek in high school for however, and some trials and Eastern Roman Empire whose a year, and a year of modern tribulations occur before Aidan capital was Constantinople, Greek later. However, it was reaches the splendors of Byzan - Constantine the Great’s having only when I picked up John tium's Golden Court. built his New Rome on the site Julius Norwich's book, A Short For those interested in read - of the city of Byzantium. History of Byzantium, that I re - ing works from the Byzantine One author, Eileen Stephen - alized these were the Greeks I era itself, new translations of son, originally from Fort Worth, was interested in,” Stephenson Byzantine novels are available TX, has written a collection of her rightful place on the throne. said about the Byzantines. online, including A Byzantine short stories based on her inter - A charismatic commander takes “I am working on a novel Novel: Drosilla and Charikles by est in Byzantine history and also the gamble of a lifetime to save that takes place in the 11th cen - Niketas Eugenianos translated blogs about it on her website. the lives of thousands of inno - tury and is about the mother of by Joan Burton which is a bilin - Tales of Byzantium: A Selec - cents and gains the esteem of Alexios I Comnenus, Anna gual edition, and Four Byzantine tion of Short Stories was pub - the emperor. An exiled princess Dalassena. 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By Phyllis (Kiki) Sembos dessert is what I have here.” “I think the best time to think Recognizing Yiannis, he ap - Special to The National Herald Dimos told him with a laugh, about my retirement is before proached the table and greeted “Listen Yiannis. Middle age is the boss does.” After a thought - him, warmly. “Hey! Yiannis, old Gathered together at their fa - when we start eating what’s ful pause, he said, “When you buddy! How are you? Haven’t miliar table sat the five; Yiannis, good for you instead of what we think you’re old – you are. seen you in ages. You don’t Kipreos, George, John, and Di - like. Gotta go easy on the Pastit - That’s what my mother said.” come to the Marousanakislaki mos, stirring their coffee and sio, Mousaka, Baklava...You Yiannis, still sensitive, told him, meetings anymore. Why is waiting for someone to open up know. I sympathize with you, “You’ll talk different when that?” Blinking, Yiannis greeted a conversation. Finally, Yiannis Yiannis. I look in the mirror and you’re nearer our age, Kipreos.” him, recalling that he wasn’t spoke up. “I don’t like growing wish I didn’t.” John asked him, Calmly, he told Yiannis, “My welcome when he was chided old.” John, grinning, told him, “You used to go to the Marou - mother said, you’re old when for never having paid the yearly “Nobody does, Yiannis. But, it’s sanakislaki club. Why don’t you you have to see more doctors dues. “Well, I’ve been busy.” Af - something you have to accept go anymore?” than friends.” Recalling his up - ter exchanging a few words with as natural.” Kipreos said, “My Recalling the exorbitant coming doctor’s appointment, the others, the friend, cheerfully, mother told me that if you live amount of dues he owed and Yiannis sputtered, “You mother but, from many.” negatively. Kipreos said, “Exer - informed him that they had a well, eat sensibly and never never paid, Yiannis shrugged, talks too much!” Dimos, hoping Somehow, those words cise keeps the muscles young.” new president, new rules, too. make trouble, growing old saying he was bored with it. to bring a little humor into the seemed to have an effect on Turning his head towards him, “The slate is wiped clean. You shouldn’t be a problem.” Yiannis George nodded, “I like the old dreary conversation, an - Yiannis. Not that he understood Yiannis asked, “Your mother gotta come, Yiannis. You were said, “Yeah! Your mother would days better. I was younger nounced, “Getting older means them but he preferred to accept said that, too?” “No! My doctor the life of the meetings, I re - say that. Well, I think I live ac - then.” we’re getting better- it means what was said than ask to have said it.” member.” cording to those things.” John All looked across at forty we have experiences and it explained to him. “You’re ab - Dimos suggested that he join Yiannis hesitated, the friend was doubtful. “I don’t think you year old, Kipreos, who nibbled learned from them. Like antique solutely right, Dimos.” Happily, the YMCA diet program. “It’s for continued, “Look at you! You eat sensibly, Yiannis. Look!” he his donut calmly, sipped his cof - furniture, we have value. Any - the subject changed. John asked seniors. They get good results haven’t changed a day, you ol’ pointed to the donut dish. fee leisurely and had nothing one who stops learning is old – Yiannis if he’d like to deliver a according to some of my neigh - rascal! How do you manage to “You’ve eaten three already. more to add to the conversation. whether they’re 20 or 80. Plato few flower orders in the neigh - bors.” Tossing that idea around stay so young looking?” You’re not exactly thin, either. John asked him when he said, ‘Old age has a sense of borhood today. “My delivery in his head, Yiannis shook his Suddenly, Yiannis perked up, Old age and overweight don’t thought to retire from his job at calm and freedom. When the man can’t come today.” ‘Tips’, head, again. It appeared that no came alive and felt better – and, go together well.” Yiannis grew the hotel where he is pastry passions have relaxed their hold thought Yiannis. But, thinking advice could get him out of his he didn’t owe dues. He smiled irritated. “I eat whatever Areti chef. Kipreos did some thinking, on you, you are freer and have of the long walks, up and down slump. Just then, a figure famil - up at his friend and said, “When puts in front of me. My only shrugged, and then told them, escaped not from one master – stairs, Yiannis shook his head, iar to Yiannis entered Dixon’s. is the next meeting?” 12 EDITORIALS LETTERS THE NATIONAL HERALD, DECEMBER 10-16, 2016

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COMMENTARY Psaros Speech Evokes New Era The Leader of the Free World at Birthplace of Democracy It was one of the most moving and most substantial speeches that I have ever heard. One of those that we need to hear more often, but which, sur - By Filippos Geragidis, Despite other European leaders’ ing technology. In turn, technol - a society that is plagued by the prisingly, some of our top leaders do not give. I would describe it Ioanna Vallianou-Leventi, austere stance against Greece, ogy limits unawareness and ig - consequences of the crisis. An - as the first significant speech of the new era. and Petros Vorgias Obama has contrasting views. He norance while also generating a other notable similarity between Because we are certainly entering a new era. At a time when acknowledged the huge price the wave of pessimism. In reality, he the two speeches may be ob - Hellenism in America – for those of us who remember and are President Obama’s recent visit average Greek citizen has paid argued, we live in the most eq - served in the fashion in which aware that we have roots somewhere, in any case – will be called to Greece constitutes the most as a result of the constant impo - uitable and prosperous era, in all Kennedy refers to the Berlin Wall upon to play a new role in supporting the homeland because, closely-followed event in that sition of austerity measures. He of mankind’s history. He further and the isolation it had caused ladies and gentlemen, the truth is that we are the only ones who country by the public. It is the also recognized that after six supported the idea that the prin - for each side it separated. Like - can. first trip made by a sitting Amer - years of such measures and po - ciples of democracy allow for wise, Obama stood firmly against I am referring to the speech by Michael Psaros, the entrepre - ican president to Greece that litical and economic pressures, globalization to fully occur, ulti - the isolation of peoples, shaking neur, philanthropist and Treasurer of the Holy Greek Orthodox does not coincide with the in - the Greek people ought to see mately leading to progress. Con - his finger at marginalized coun - Archdiocese of North America, who was honored by the Chian volvement of an intense diplo - an improvement in daily life, versely, authoritarian govern - tries, and clearly making an in - Federation with the Homeric Award, and whose voice cracked matic or military dispute. which may only be achieved ments decry and inhibit direct reference to the notorious repeatedly when referring to his grandmother Eugenia. During President Eisenhower’s through economic growth. wall that president-elect Donald He spoke with passion and conviction about the need to put visit in 1959, the predominant Democracy was the principal There is a similarity Trump had promised during his an end to the Greek people's drama and condemned Turkey’s matter discussed between him thematic axis around which the pre-election campaigns. “Sultan” Erdogan, as he called him, for the threats he issues and then-Greek Prime Minister president’s speech revolved. He between the themes In order to support the afore - against Greece. Constantine Karamanlis was the paid great attention to the mul - Obama addressed and mentioned argument, Obama There was not a dry eye during Psaros’ speech, and every Cypriot dispute. Similarly, the el - titude of historic factors. Specif - made an allusion to the solidarity heart was beating strong and determined. der President Bush’s stay was con - ically, he emphasized the role of those JFK did during his that thousands of Greeks have It was exactly the speech that we ache to hear: A speech by current with arguably one of the democracy in sustaining healthy visit to West Berlin in 1963. shown the refugees who arrived an honorable Greek-American that combines loyalty to the United most crucial conflicts of the time relations between states. He em - on the islands of the Aegean, States with our Greek national characteristics, and economic suc - for the country – between Greece phasized that democracy consis - globalization, which may only specifically referencing a Greek cess with a sense of obligation to his homeland. and FYROM – while the primary tently brings about political and bring about stagnancy, not sta - woman’s personal experience: affair in President Clinton’s and social stability, in contrast to the bility. Lastly, Obama implied that “We all live under the same sun; Prime Minister Costas Simitis’ inherent volatility and instability these regimes may ultimately de - we all fall in love under the same Paraskevaides Remembered agenda, in 1999, were the bomb - of authoritarian regimes. stroy themselves “from the inside moon; we must help these peo - ings in Yugoslavia. Nonetheless, Obama recog - out,” as isolation and xenophobia ple.” During President Obama’s nized some of the intrinsic flaws do not march on stable grounds. Whether or not one agrees On December 5, 2007, nine years ago, at 12:30 in the morning, overseas trip, his stop in Greece of the democratic governmental Barack Obama’s visit to with Obama’s policies, his de - a leading Greek patriot passed away: George Paraskevaides. did not face diplomatic hin - system. Through his exposition, Berlin, Germany, exerted a direct meanor and charismatic rhetori - “He was doing quite well,” his beloved wife, Thelma, told his drances. Nevertheless, he found it may be considered thoroughly influence on the structuring of cal abilities are able to impress biographer George P. Malouchos. himself faced with a community logical to infer that the concept his speech. There is an evident and captivate even his staunchest “I went to the cafeteria to get coffee,” she described. “When I devastated by the social reper - of democracy may be condensed similarity between the themes he opponent. It is apparent that the came back, I heard him singing, ‘Bella, bella, bella.’ I was so cussions of the deep economic into the following timeless state - addressed and those President president’s predominant belief is pleased to hear him in such great spirits… crisis it has withstood for eight ment of the late Winston Kennedy did, during his visit to that the youth hold the capacity “He seemed to be very well and so it was the first night I went years now. This was the subject Churchill, who deemed it “the West Berlin in 1963, whose main to curb the direction in which its home (in London) to sleep for a few hours. At twelve thirty, they of his November 16 speech at worst system of government – claim revolved around the erec - respective society is headed, and phoned to tell us that he had passed in his sleep. the Stavros Niarchos Foundation except for all the others.” tion of the Berlin Wall by the So - to put an end to the issues from “At least he was spared dialysis…God loved him.” Cultural Center. He exhibited Furthermore, President viets. Kennedy employed the per - which it suffers: poverty, inequal - noteworthy sympathy for the Obama made extensive refer - suasive mode of pathos, ity, extremism, and social preju - Greek people, arguing that it is ences to globalization. He high - expressing his compassion for all dice. Horrifying Statistics not of current significance to an - lighted the many benefits of the Germans going through their alyze internal and external fac - phenomenon, such as the fact daily combats, while Obama’s The writers are part of the tors that led Greece into its se - that the world is now nearly fully speech is with empathy for the Senior Class of 2017, American Between 2007 and 2015, Greece’s total Gross Domestic Prod - vere present economic state. interconnected, through advanc - Greeks struggling for survival in Community Schools of Athens uct declined by 26.2%. Conversely, it increased by 10% in the United States, 7.2% in Germany, 7% in England, 4% in France and -8.3% in Italy. The unemployment rate in 2015 among those without work for at least 12 months was: 73.1% in Greece, 58.9% in Italy, OCL 29th Annual Meeting, Prepares to Celebrate 30 yrs 51.6% in Spain, 44.3% in France, 44.0% in Germany and 17.7% in the United States. (Source: Wall Street Journal) These statistics are horrifying. By George Matsoukas develop a canonical plan for Church in the United States is a ades also have agreed to serve. unity. The Holy and Great Coun - value added to their positions We are grateful to God for the COTTONWOOD, UT – For 30 cil (HGC), which met in Crete in the world. We need to under - service of these outstanding Or - The Mental Health Crisis years, Orthodox Christian Laity in June 2016 set the example stand their point of view if they thodox Christians. (OCL) has been promoting that much can be accomplished see this as lessening their posi - Following that November 18 unity, transparency, accountabil - when bishops continue to meet tion in the world. Unity here is meeting, the board attended It is no exaggeration to say that almost daily we hear or read ity, and laity involvement in in harmony with the Holy Spirit in their self-interest because it vespers at St Anna’s Greek Or - about one of our fellow citizens putting an end to his life. Within Church life at all levels to make and in a conciliar manner. OCL reinforces their work in the thodox Church in Cottonwood. a period of three months, I have witnessed two such tragic inci - these priorities a reality in the is committed to do whatever it world. Unity here means in - Metropolitan Isaiah and Fr. An - dents. In just one neighborhood in Athens, two people plunged administrative life of the can to assist the Assembly of creased growth in ecclesial and thony Savas conducted the ves - from the 5th and 6th floors, respectively... One was 45 and the Church. Bishops to fulfill its responsibil - pastoral life, and increased in - pers in this dynamic, upbeat other 58. Recently, a student in Thessaloniki and one in Larissa OCL completed its Annual ities to develop a canonical blue - fluence at the geo-political level. parish community. Following tragically ended their lives. Meeting in Cottonwood, UT and print for unity. This is a win-win situation for the vespers, a Lenten supper The data confirms the facts: Greeks are suffering from de - began thinking about its plans OCL is willing and able to Orthodoxy worldwide. This was served by the Women’s Min - pression. In fact, to better understand how much depression has for upcoming years. The board help the Assembly develop the would be a 21st century land - istry of the Parish Community. increased, experts say they could fill at least three major Greek members came away with a re - will, leadership, and negotiation mark legacy for Orthodoxy in Dr. Theodoropoulos presented cities – Patras, Ioannina, and Volos – with the number of de - newed and intensified commit - skills needed to complete the the United States and globally. her personal comments on the pressed people! ment to keeping the hierarchy, process so that unity can be In addition to these under - Scriptural theme “To each is And so it does not take an expert to understand that this is clergy, and laity informed about achieved. More information is standings, the OCL Board of Di - given the manifestation of the greatly due to the economic crisis and the wounds it has opened. the progress of the Assembly of available online www.ocl.org. rectors elected George Karcazes spirit for the common good How many more victims will we mourn before something oc - Bishops in developing a canoni - OCL will attempt to work with as president. The board ac - (Corinthians 12:7). On Novem - curs to give hope and optimism to the people? cal blue print for administrative the geographic areas - pockets knowledged the stewardship of ber 19, Dr. Elizabeth Prodromou unity. of unity- that the Assembly of outgoing president George Pon - also shared her insights and ex - For seven years, the Assem - Bishops have agreed upon to de - tikes and his efforts to develop periences as one of four women Innocent until Proven Guilty bly has been working to com - velop in Texas and other areas. grassroots-local parish unity ad - participants in the Great and plete this task. Many Church Metropolitan Nicholai, Roman - vocates, a long-range plan for Holy Council held in Crete. members know that the frag - ian Archdiocese in the Americas, an Autocephalous Unified OCL’s 30th Anniversary Pro - The discussion among Greek-Americans these days has nothing mentation caused by 14 parallel Chicago, and others including Church in the United States, gram will be held in Chicago on to do with the elections in Italy, or with whom Donald Trump jurisdictions working in parallel Metropolitan Isaiah are devel - which drew amazing and far October 26-28. Romanian Or - will appoint as secretary of state. Nor with the “haircut” of ways is unacceptable, counter - oping the unity pilot. Informa - reaching commentary by board thodox Church of St. Mary on Greece's debt, which was not actually a haircut, but more like a productive, a waste of the time, tion at this point is incomplete. members, and his efforts to re - Central Avenue will be the host slightly trimmed mustache. talent, and resources of the OCL is also committed to new board structure and mem - community. It has to do with the serious accusations by federal authorities clergy and laity. That is why the helping the 14 Patriarchs includ - bership. The results of his efforts against Dr. Emmanuel Lambrakis, a Greek-American physician 14 autocephalous Church hier - ing autocephalous Archbishops include Metropolitan Isaiah of George Matsoukas is the Execu - who was arrested for illegally writing prescriptions for drugs, for archs including the four Patri - in the traditional Orthodox Denver joining the OCL advisory tive Director of OCL. More in - which he has collected – according to the charge – at least 2.5 archs of the original Pentarchy Lands better understand that a board. Dr. Helen Theodoropou - formation is available at million dollars. have directed the Assembly to unified Pan Orthodox Christian los and Dr. Achilles Adamanti - ocl.org. As is usual in such cases, each individual adds his/her own “information,” provides his/her own interpretation, and analyzes the doctor’s motives. We emphasize that while Dr. Lambrakis has been accused of Observations By Antonis H. Diamataris very serious crimes, he has not been convicted. And until and unless he is convicted, he should be presumed innocent. Schäuble’s “Shocker” anything else that became known during But time flies and the problems multiply. the president’s visit to Germany, there was The issue of the Greece’s security has been Arvanitaki, a Shining Star We were shocked, once again, by a re - no reference to Greece. added to the matter of the economy. The two cent statement by Germany's Federal Min - But the Greek government failed to uti - are interrelated, not independent. The capa - ister of Finance Wolfgang Schäuble, which lize that which it controls, and that which bility for a powerful defense requires a strong I am not surprised that Dr. Asimina Arvanitaki, the Stavros reinstates the issue of Greece's position in was the capstone of Obama's visit to Athens, economic base. There is no alternative. Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Aristarchus Chair at the Perimeter the Eurozone: “Athens,” he said, “must fi - the tour of the Acropolis and the Acropolis So, Schäuble comes along to remind us Institute for Theoretical Physics, has won the New Horizons in nally implement the needed reforms. If Museum and his speech at the Stavros Niar - – for the umpteenth time – that a deus ex Physics Prize. Greece wants to stay in the euro, there is chos Foundation Cultural Center. Visits that machina does not exist. That we must im - It is not a surprise to me because I met when her while partic - no way around it, in fact, completely re - are worth billions of dollars for Greek plement structural reforms if we want to ipating in a team from SNF, led by its Director, Andreas Dra - gardless of the debt level.” tourism, if exploited properly. stay in the euro. copoulos, who visited the Perimeter outside Toronto to grant the But why is it shocking? Who doesn’t want the debt haircut? But However, given Tsipras’ failure in the financing of the chair with the name Aristarchus (named for Because we are influenced by our own even if it happens, it is not enough. Reforms other sectors and the evaporation of the Aristarchus of Samos [310 BC - about 230 BC], who was an as - lies, our own misinformation, the false are also necessary. people’s confidence, his ability to ensure tronomer and mathematician and was the first scientist [after hopes which we create for our people, such However, a major problem has already the security of the country’s borders is also the Pythagoreans] to present the heliocentric model of the solar as that debt relief is on its way and every - arisen: the prime minister has lost the con - eroding. system, that placed the sun, not the earth, at the center of the thing will once again be rosy. fidence both within and outside of Greece. And, in fact, as a new government in the known universe). The government, for example, consid - He has lost the “game” of governing the United States is about to take power, one And I was not surprised because there was nothing pretentious ered the debt haircut to be the top issue country, in general. He is no longer in a po - that is expected to show far less understand - about Dr. Arvanitaki. She was humble, relaxed, and clearly con - during President Obama’s visit to Athens. sition to inspire, nor is he able to make the ing and tolerance towards its weak allies fident in herself, her knowledge, and her scope. And yet, during Obama and German Chan - changes that the country needs. The only who refuse, for various political reasons, to cellor Angela Merkel’s press conference, or thing he does now is occupy the position. do what must be done. THE NATIONAL HERALD, DECEMBER 10-16, 2016 GREECE CYPRUS 13 At Second Look, Greek Short-Term Debt Relief is No Panacea

TNH Staff irrelevant PASOK, now known the country take. as Democratic Alignment, said “The Eurogroup decision for ATHENS – The Greek govern - that high fiscal targets and more the immediate implementation ment’s glee at getting some un - austerity “will remain for a few of short-term measures for the specified short-term debt relief more years,” even though while adjustment of Greek debt rep - has been replaced by worries serving New Democracy in a resents a considerable success that tough terms will continue. previous coalition both parties and another decisive step for the Eurozone officials offered imposed the same. Greek economy toward exiting some vague terms that the gov - Among the measures offered the crisis,” said Tsipras. ernment said will reduce its ex - were a smoothing of some of “They are much more ambi - posure by 45 billion euros Greece’s repayment profile in tious measures than we ex - ($48.28 billion) for the 326 bil - order to prevent debt repayment pected in May or hoped for, so lion euros ($349.76 billion) humps on the way and a waiv - that’s very promising,” said owed in three bailouts. ing of an interest rate increase Greek Finance Minister Euclid But the new terms mean that was due to take effect next Tsakalotos. “This will start help - Greece must pay until 2060 and year. ing the Greek economy all at maintain primary surpluses of The measures have been once.” Greece’s economy still re - 3.5 percent of Gross Domestic seized upon by the Greece’s left- mains with an unsustainable Product (GDP) until 2028 – wing government, which has level of debt, however, critics which the government said can’t been losing support according said and the pain will continue happen even as it starts back - to opinion polls, as evidence for years. tracking on its commitment to AP PHOTO/yORGOS kARAHAlIS that it’s getting something in re - impose more reforms to keep Supporters of the communist-affiliated union PAME shout slogans during a protest in Athens, turn for all the tough economic (Material from the Associated the economy on track. Thursday. Public services in Greece have been disrupted by a general strike called by unions. medicine that it’s been making Press was used in this report) Government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos, speak - pean Department head, Poul billion euros ($92.36 billion) he (bailout) program,” the an - ing for the ruling Radical Left Thomsen, who represented the said he wouldn’t seek nor accept nouncement read, referring to SYRIZA of Prime Minister Alexis IMF at the Brussels Eurogroup but did both. the IMF. Tsipras and coalition partner the meeting. At the same time he said he TOUGH WORDS pro-austerity, far-right, mar - The Greek official claimed will fight the measures, dealing New Democracy referred to ginal, jingoistic Independent Thomsen put more pressure on with labor reforms and pen - the “cost of the government’s in - Greeks (ANEL,) said the Inter - Greece to adopt extra measures sions, he has already relented adequacy, which will again be national Monetary Fund and in order to maintain the 3.5 per - on other creditor demands and painful for Greek society.” German Finance Minister Wolf - cent primary surplus after 2018, imposed an avalanche of tax The Conservatives said a sec - gang Schaeuble were being ob - which the government refused. hikes. ond review of the third bailout’s structive, Kathimerini reported. Major rival leader, New A statement issued by his of - terms, which has seen most of He said that Athens expects Democracy’s Kyriakos Mitso - fice after the Eurogroup agreed the money held back, still hasn’t “the German Finance Minister takis, said the short-term debt to some short-term breaks for been completed and that the and the IMF to play a construc - relief won’t help enough and the three rescue packages hailed government will give in to more tive role in the effort we are all that the government has com - the decision as a “significant harsh measures hurting work - making.” mitted to automatic spending success” and a “decisive step.” ers, pensioners and the poor yet Germany is the biggest con - cuts if economic targets aren’t Tsipras’ coalition government again. tributor to the bailouts while the met. said it nevertheless remains op - The leader of the centrist IMF wants more austerity at the TSIPRAS BEAMS posed to the “unacceptable” de - Potami party, Stavros Theodor - same time the Washington, Tsipras said the short-term mands by creditors over labor akis, Tweeted that the “debt will D.C.-based organization wants debt relief granted by the coun - market liberalization and in be renegotiated by the 2030 the European Union, European try’s creditors was proof of his keeping fiscal targets at high generation. We’ll be paying AP PHOTO/TSAfRIR ABAyOv Central Bank and European Sta - success but said he won’t go levels after 2018 for another 10 emergency new taxes of 2.6 bil - Meetings to Foster Regional Cooperation bility Mechanism to take a hit along with the reforms that years. lion euros; new lost generations while it insists on being paid in brought it. “We did not back down, (will arise), with the signature Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, centre, shakes full. Tsipras has been reluctant to however, to extreme demands of the SYRIZA-ANEL govern - hands with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, left, and Tzanakopoulos was espe - impose more tough measures by the IMF for additional mea - ment.” Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades, during a trilateral meet - cially critical of the IMF’s Euro - attached to a third bailout of 86 sures after the end of the The once-dominant but now- ing in King David hotel in Jerusalem, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016. Failed Coup Makes Erdogan More Willing to Talk

TNH Staff ing to let the guarantors help set - tle despite his pledge. Narrowly surviving a coup at - Other powers, including tempt in July has Turkish Presi - members of the UN Security dent Recep Tayyip Erdogan ap - Council who would okay any parently more eager to settle the deal, could also attend those long-standing issue of unity on talks during which new propos - Cyprus, split since Turkey unlaw - als will be made, Kasoulides said. fully invaded in 1974. Ties between the EU and That was the view of Cyprus’ Turkey have been strained over Foreign Minister Ioannis Ka - Erdogan’s demand for six billion soulides after UN-brokered talks euros, visa-free travel for Turkish were to resume in Switzerland citizens and faster-track entry after breaking down there when into the bloc or he said he’ll PHOTOS: GOA/DIMITRIOS PANAGOS Cypriot President Nicos Anastasi - again let human traffickers un - His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios with the rare 9th century Archon George Tsougarakis was among those who signed the ades and Turkish-Cypriot leader leash thousands more refugees manuscript that was returned to Drama, Greece. official documents for the return of the Codex. Mustafa Akinci couldn’t agree on and migrants on Greece. the terms of how much property With the likelihood of Turkey stolen by Turks should be re - joining the EU dwindling with turned to Cypriots. talks stalled for years, Kasoulides 9th Century New Testament Manuscript Returned Kasoulides said the failed said that Erdogan could seek a overthrow attempt could free Er - Cyprus deal to secure Ankara’s dogan to accept a withdrawal of wider interests in the east Continued from page 1 nothing can repay. That’s what Turkish forces stationed in the Mediterranean. makes this a true gift. We have northern third of the island for “Turkey’s motivation today is read a message sent by His All- returned it to you with sadness, 42 years, the news agency not accession to the European Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch yes, but also in freedom, know - Reuters reported. Union. It’s more Syria, (the Bartholomew for the occasion. ing the joy it brings our friends Turkey’s once-mighty military northern Iraqi city of) Mosul and In his own remarks, the arch - in Christ. Consider this little has been a hardliner on Cyprus taking advantage of the gas fields bishop outlined three very im - book, he added, as a sign of and Erdogan has said Turkey – that could transit from its terri - portant factors that led to the grace – a token of the yet more which doesn’t even recognize the tory to Europe,” he said. return of the manuscript. First, profound gift of mercy and heal - European Union member at the UK CHIMES IN he said, this would not have ing only God can bring.” same time it wants to join the A deal reunifying the ethni - happened if it were not for the Immediately following, the bloc, and keeps barring Cypriot cally divided Mediterranean is - initiative, prestige, and author - manuscript codex 1424, placed ships and planes – would keep land nation of Cyprus can be ity of His All-Holiness Ecumeni - in a clear plexiglass display, was its 35,000-strong army on the is - reached if both sides demon - cal Patriarch Bartholomew. Sec - brought out to the solea and land even at the cost of the ne - strate more “flexibility and cre - ond, he spoke of the importance was handed over by Demetrios gotiations failing. ativity,” Britain’s Foreign Secre - of the resolve and determination and Nieman to Pavlos and “We are in the process of re - tary said Nov. 30. of Metropolitan Pavlos in seek - Abbess Alexia of the Holy solving all the internal issues in With complex peace talks be - ing and recovering stolen items Monastery of Panagia Eikosi - this story, but the issue that will tween Greek Cypriots and Turk - from around the world. Finally, foinissa, as the faithful in atten - PHOTOS: GOA/DIMITRIOS PANAGOS lead to a solution or failure is the ish Cypriots deadlocked, Boris Demetrios wholeheartedly dance applauded. The procession in Drama for the return of the manuscript security issue,” said Kasoulides, Johnson said Britain stands thanked Dr. Neiman and his Pavlos, in his response, first Codex 1424.The codex was handed over by Archbishop as Anastasiades said the Turkish ready to help. community, who voluntarily re - expressed hymns of gratitude Demetrios and Rev. Nieman to Metropolitan Pavlos and Abbess troops must leave or there’s no Cyprus was a British colony turned the historic manuscript for the Theotokos, Holy Mother Alexia of the Holy Monastery of Panagia Eikosifoinissa, as the deal. until independence in 1960. in a Christian manner, in peace of God, and then expressed the faithful in attendance applauded. “For the [Turkish] army, the Britain retained sizeable bases and in love. Moreover, gratitude of the faithful of his problem was solved in 1974, but on the island after independence Demetrios said that the return eparchy to Bartholomew, my analysis is that, since the and became one of Cyprus’ so- of this ancient handwritten copy Demetrios, and those who failed coup d’etat, the army ob - called “guarantor powers” along - of the New Testament is the first worked together and con - stacle no longer exists,” he told side Greece and Turkey. of the signs from God: “it is a tributed to the successful return reporters in Nicosia. “I’m convinced that with fur - sign and a miracle, the first in a of the manuscript. Cyprus was split on ethnic ther flexibility and creativity on series of signs to come, as we He spoke of the long and sig - lines after the invasion prompted both sides a solution can be await more like it from univer - nificant history and role of the by a brief Greek-inspired coup. reached and the remaining diffi - sities, museums, and other in - Monastery of Panagia Eikosi - A UN-patrolled ceasefire line still culties can be overcome,” John - stitutions to follow the great and foinissa in the history of Ortho - runs across the island. from east son said in a news conference af - beautiful example of the doxy and Greece. He said that to west and ter separate meetings with the Lutheran School of Theology at the thoughtful words of Nieman The internationally recog - leaders from both sides. Chicago.” should reach the ears of those nized Cypriot government pre - Johnson praised the “deter - Nieman delivered his address neighbors who ransacked the sides over about 800,000 Greek- mination and courage” Anastasi - in English, as Archdeacon Pan - monastery and still refuse to Cypriots in the south of the ades and Akinci have shown over teleimon Papadopoulos trans - recognize their acts and return island, while there are about 19 months of talks. lated into Greek for all those in all that was taken. 220,000 Turkish-Cypriots in the Anastasiades sought as many attendance. Nieman based his Pavlos awarded the highest northern territory only Turkey as 90,000 Greek Cypriots getting remarks upon the greeting from honor of the Church of Drama, recognizes among all countries back property in an augmented St Paul’s letter to the Philippians the Golden Medal of Saint in the world. Greek Cypriot zone after internal and to all Christians: grace upon Chrysostom of Smyrna to While the breakaway Turkish administrative boundaries are you and peace. “The desire to Demetrios, Nieman, Karloutsos, Nuns and a jeep carrying the icon of Panagia Eikosifoinissa in Cypriot administration in the outlined. Akinci offered a maxi - live in a reality of Grace and and Tsougarakis, as a token of a procession through the streets of Drama. north, governing some 220,000 mum 65,000. Peace, he said, drove us to re - appreciation. Turkish Cypriots, is recognized Welcoming progress that the turn this ancient book…we did The last part of the ceremony dering Thessaloniki). Addition - monastery of Panagia Eikosi - only by Ankara. UN-facilitated talks have already not have to return this book, we included the signing of official ally, the Vesper Service was at - foinissa high up in the mountain Anastasiades and Akinci, who achieved, Johnson added: “Ob - wanted to. So we could right a documents marking the return tended by all local officials and of Pangaion. He officiated at missed their own deadline of viously, as you get toward the wrong we never caused. Along - of the Codex by all participants government representatives, of - doxology for the return of the coming to a resolution by the conclusion of any negotiation, side our delight in returning it named above and other contrib - ficials of the business and edu - codex and was given a tour of year’s end – to give outgoing that’s when the hard yards really to you is a lingering sorrow. We utors. cation sectors, officers of the this important bastion of Ortho - United Nations Secretary-Gen - begin.” have lost something dear, a trea - Following the ceremony, armed forces and the civil au - doxy over the centuries. eral Ban Ki-moon a going away Military intervention rights sure beyond reckoning that Demetrios officiated at the Ser - thorities and hundreds of faith - Earlier in the day on Decem - present – are set to talk again on were granted to Greece, Turkey vice of Great Vespers for the ful. ber 3, Demetrios visited the Jan. 9. and Cyprus’ former colonial ruler Feast of Saint Barbara. Also at - On December 4, the feast of Holy Monastery of the Ascen - Three days later – if they’re Britain under the island’s 1960 tending were Metropolitan Saint Barbara, Demetrios con - sion of the Lord in nearby Sipsa. still talking – they will be joined constitution. Greece opposes Prokopios of the neighboring celebrated the Divine Liturgy The day also included a visit to by Greece, Britain and Turkey, keeping these rights in place. Greek History Metropolis of Philippoi, with Metropolitan Pavlos and the small town of Doxato, a which guarantee the constitu - Johnson said the deal is up to Neapoleos and Thassos (city of Barnabas. place of massacre and martyr - tional settlement on the island the two sides to decide. “This Week in Greek History ” Kavala) and visiting Metropoli - While making his way to dom of its people, twice in its and as Turkish-Cypriots want column will not be published tan Barnabas of Neapolis and Drama, Demetrios, on Decem - history: once in 1913 and a sec - Turkish troops to stay, a security (Material from the Associated this week for technical reasons. Stavroupolis (a Metropolis bor - ber 2, visited the historic ond in 1941. issue Anastasiades may be will - Press was used in this report) 14 VIEWPOINTS THE NATIONAL HERALD, DECEMBER 10-16, 2016 The Threat to Greece (Part 2)- Turkey’s Increasingly Aggressive Posture

The threats keep coming. ment approved a resolution to with popular oppo - more austerity from with Turkey only in the context zled Trump over Putin. More Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut freeze Turkey's membership bid, sition to Turkish ac - its creditors. The of fighting the Caliphate. When ominously, some of the defense Cavusoglu last week publicly re - Erdogan sent a harsh warning to cession and the fear Greek Foreign Min - Erdogan talks about the “unfair” trade press has cited the expected iterated Turkey’s claim to Imia, the EU, saying he could open the of another wave of istry issued a rela - borders with Syria and Iraq as Turkish purchase of American F- an island over which Greece and borders to the millions of Syrian refugees, has no tively mild reproach well as Greece, we wish the 35 planes, our most modern, as Turkey islet almost went to war and Iraqi refugees clamoring to time for dealing telling Ankara to rhetoric away. a move to strengthen ties, both in 1989 before President Clinton leave Turkey for Europe without with the threat to keep in mind “good In the current environment, diplomatic and military. intervened. Cavusoglu stated serious response from EU offi - Greece. neighborly rela - we should not delude ourselves The Greek-American commu - flatly that Turkey’s agreement to cials. The European Parliament’s German Foreign tions.” Critics at into believing that the threat to nity, writ large, has shown little a U.S. demand to stand down near-unanimous (but non-bind - Minister Frank-Wal - home and abroad Greece will receive a sympathetic concern for the threats emanat - then was only temporary. One ing) vote only provides the fod - ter Steinmeier did criticized Kam - hearing in the Trump Adminis - ing from Turkey. Few have noted day earlier, the Turkish Govern - der Erdogan needs to stir up na - tell the press that menos for using tration. Mr. Trump selected Lt. the likelihood that Erdogan will ment issued a Notice to Airmen tionalism and xenophobia. As borders demarcated by AMB. PATRICK N. harsh language to Gen. Michael Flynn, a paid lob - have the sympathy of the incom - (NOTAM) demanding Greece does Putin, Erdogan thrives on by the Treaty of Lau - THEROS warn that such byist for Turkish interests, as Na - ing Administration. It is time we stop military exercises involving empty insults from Europe. sanne, are indis - threats could have tional Security Advisor. Without stood up to the challenge. Trump the island of Kasos, which Turkey The EU leadership, coping putable and then Special to grave conse - revealing his connections to is not natively pro-Turkish; we claims was demilitarized by the tied it to the refugee The National Herald quences. The Greek Turkey, Flynn advocated in writ - simply have given him no reason Treaty of Lausanne. During No - crisis. Steinmeier political opposition, ing for the United States agree not to be so. We hailed the ap - vember, the Turkish Air Force vi - studiously avoided mentioning unfortunately, played it primarily to Turkey’s demand to extradite pointment of Reince Priebus as olated Greek airspace a half the Turkish foreign minister’s for domestic political advantage. the U.S.-based Islamic preacher White House Chief of Staff but dozen times. In a couple of cases complaints about the “unfair It sounded like the Greek oppo - Fethullah Gülen. Few references do we really expect him to stick the Turks overflew inhabited is - boundaries” imposed by the sition parties refrained from at - to Greece or Greek issues appear his neck out, as the sole Greek- lands. Many of the violations oc - Treaty. At the same time, the Ger - tacking Turkey too strongly for in Mr. Trump’s campaign American and Greek Orthodox curred deep within the Aegean. man finance minister told the fear of strengthening the Tsipras rhetoric; those we have found do close to Trump, on behalf of this Each incident involved armed Greeks that if they do not enact Government. The only exception, not reassure. Mr. Trump stated existential issue if we show no Greek warplanes engaged the the reforms Germany demands To Potami leader Stavros emphatically that the United interest? Turks, blocking their flight paths (which include a drastic cut in Theodorakis, called for formation States should not involve itself in or “locking” radars on the in - Greek defense expenditures) they of a national unity committee to the European debt crisis, but The Hon. Ambassador Theros is vaders. Needless to say, any one can kiss off debt relief. address the threats and formulate leave Greece in Germany’s tender president of the U.S.-Qatar of these events could have de - Even the Greek leadership, policy but no seems to be listen - hands. Turkish President Erdogan Business Council. He served in generated into hostilities. with the exception of Defense ing. “Whistling past the grave - proclaimed himself delighted at the U.S. Foreign Service for 36 No EU leaders seem to take Minister Panos Kammenos, has yard” springs to mind as the best the results of the American elec - years, mostly in the Middle Turkey’s increasingly aggressive downplayed the threats. The description. tions; he called President-Elect East, and was American Ambas - posture seriously. They issue an - Tsipras government has no time Focused on ISIL as the para - Trump and discussed “improving sador to Qatar from 1995 to odyne statements that the for any subject other than the mount threat to Western inter - relations” and “cooperating in 1998. He also directed the State rhetoric is “for domestic con - pressing domestic economic ests, the United States has gen - fighting terrorism.” Erdogan dis - Department’s Counter- sumption” or to give Turkey agenda, struggling to reconcile erally ignored Erdogan’s plays much the same personal Terrorism Office, and holds nu - greater leverage dealing with the far left members of his govern - comments about revising the “un - and political authoritarian char - merous U.S. Government deco - EU. After the European Parlia - Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn ment with harsh demands for fair Lausanne Treaty.” We deal acteristics that seem to have daz - rations. America’s Religious Landscape: Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Accelerates Exodus

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This makes it the single found the average age of active Research which has the report disturbing findings for Ortho - standing about the issues of the Task Force was formed at the largest religious group in Amer - parishioners is 54 years old (in on their server. 2. We Are Or - doxy, which is in an advanced modern world – technologically, Archdiocese. The name was ica. The number amongst young the GOA and the Orthodox thodox – one of many websites stage of crisis that should worry scientifically, socially, and oth - changed to the Monastery Re - adults (18-29) is 39% reported Church of America (OCA)). founded to bring to light the the Church.” Pew found that erwise. A hierarch who merely view Committee (MRC). Certain to be unaffiliated with any reli - That number suggests member - concerns of the people in Amer - nearly half of all Orthodox Chris - spends too much time on Face - Metropolises have subsequently gion. ship is unsustainable. ica. The full report is at weare - tians leave the religion once book is considered relevant. formed their own MRCs and People leave because: 1) they Krindatch’s report was accessi - orthodox.com. adults. The piece points out that seem to intentionally thwart the stopped believing in the reli - ble via the Patriarch Athenago - Peter Kehayes writes support - other sources indicate that GOA Hierarchs should change Archdiocesan MRC. If our own gion’s teachings, 2) family was ras Institute. Additionally, the ing info that corroborates the paid membership fell 38% from Metropolitans do not respect our never religious when they were report was removed from the problem of people leaving the 2010 to 2015. their arbitrary style of Archbishop, it’s no wonder we growing up, 3) scandals and Association of Religious Data GOA. He wrote, “In a startling But wait, there’s more. authoritarian leadership are in a mess. There are Metro - mistreatment of people, 4) a Archives” (ARDA). The bottom find, statistics disclose over 60% The GOA helps the exodus of politans who’ve been reported to traumatic event in their life, and link referenced for report leads of Greek Orthodox families of people leaving: Hierarchs re - that gives the appearance be working to dismantle the 5) too much local Church poli - to a blank page. It was also re - the last generation and 90% of main silent about the heresy of of malfeasance and Archdiocese and keep the rev - tics. moved from Americans with Greek roots are Aerial Tollhouses – a teaching lowers the morale and enues themselves. Instead of cre - that demons interrogate the in - ating a culture of building one dividual’s soul upon death in a enthusiasm of their another, Hierarchs appear to be series of Tollhouses. Ephraimite spiritual charges. creating a culture that is toxic Monasteries promote this. Nu - and self-aggrandizing. merous clergy espouse this. The Hierarchs have been quoted With each generation of The National Herald Bookstore fact is, it’s a huge insult to as saying that “we should not Greek-Americans, cultural Christ’s Grace and sacrifice on worry about those that have left bonds dissipate. The glue that Exercise your mind with the latest books the Cross. People have left the the Church because they’ll be will sustain us is a Church from The National Herald’s Collection GOA because of this. It suggests back.” Not all Hierarchs are like whose Hierarchs can pro-ac - salvation is in the hands of this. However one is too much. tively enable and inspire people demons. It’s baffling that Hier - The fact is it’s more than just of any field or background for Α Taste of Greece archs are silent. Thank God for one. modern day issues. Otherwise THE PERFECT G the clergy that do not espouse Hierarchs should change people will vote with their feet. HRH Princess Tatiana IFT this. their arbitrary style of authori - Do our leaders know what “vot - Diana Farr Louis FOR CHRISTMAS Punishing priests that report tarian leadership that gives the ing with their feet” means? indiscretions of other clergy - appearance of malfeasance and There are many former GOA NOT JUST ANOTHER COOKBOOK, men: The esteemed Fr. Angelo lowers the morale and enthusi - parishioners in other Christian A Taste of Greece could have been called Artemas is one such example. asm of their spiritual charges. denominations. Unconcerned Some clergy force Monastic Accountability should be top- Hierarchs proclaim “they’ll be For the Love of Greece, as it became a pro - disciplines upon laymen who priority. This will hone leader - back.” Hopefully our Lord’s ject that brought together well-known per - are not monks. ship to be more effective. Grace will encourage leaders to Hierarchs are supposed to There are objective method - address things and make a pos - sonalities from across the world who all live life as tonsured monks; yet ologies that improve leadership. itive difference. “A little leaven share a special bond with this ever-fasci - some have villas in Greece and One of these is the “360 Review.” makes the whole loaf rise.” nating Mediterranean country. They gave drive luxury cars. It is used to honestly assess and Right now, we are flat and get - Hierarchs state that they do establish groundwork for im - ting moldy. us their favourite recipes, told us of their much-loved foods, and opened their hearts as they shared their memories and revealed what Greece means to them. 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He Didn’t Get a Mandate “We’re going to be the laugh - sess an ounce of what America is. they all wanted to go back to ing stock of the world!” That swagger. “I believe One of them is that their own colony (now “state”). was the lamentation decried by in American excep - we are a “democ - They didn’t want to be “room - The team at once denounced so many Americans during the tionalism,” he said, racy.” No, we mates” with each other, let Trump Tower is Martin Luther presidential campaign who “just as I suspect aren’t. An actual alone with the rest of the world. justly elated by their King’s Southern feared the inevitable: that Don - that the Brits be - democracy is sanc - Granted, America opened its surprise victory. Christian Leader - ald Trump would be elected lieve in British ex - tioned tyranny, be - doors to the world, but not be - President-elect ship Conference president. ceptionalism and cause the majority cause the latter “yearned to Trump has spoken and the NAACP as First of all, in a year or two, the Greeks believe rules. Taken to the breathe free,” but because the of having won by a “un-American.” I don’t think anyone’s going to in Greek exception - extreme, it would former needed cheap labor. landslide and his When nominated be laughing. Of the many, many alism.” What a per - mean that out of Don’t get me wrong – I do be - surrogates have la - for a federal judge - similarities between Trump and fect line to gain seven people in a lieve that as a nation, we are – beled his victory a ship in 1986, he Ronald Reagan, I think back to world acceptance! by CONSTANTINOS E. room, if four of more or less – moral. And espe - mandate. These are was rejected by fel - my summer visit to Greece in Essentially, he is SCAROS them vote to kill cially so when compared to any delusional percep - low Republicans 1981, only a few months after saying: “we are no the other three, other superpower in history. And tions that could by PROF. DAN due to his racial Reagan took office. “Haha, he’s better than any of Special to and the other I do think that you catch more have disastrous con - GEORGAKAS views. The current a cowboy and an actor,” many you. We are just one The National Herald three object, well, flies with honey than with vine - sequences for the Congressional Greeks proclaimed. The next member of the too bad – majority gar, and so it behooves us to be nation. Special to Black Caucus has time I visited there, three years world – albeit a particularly rules. Thankfully, we do not live benevolent rather than bullies. Ronald Reagan The National Herald denounced him as later, Reagan was in the midst wealthy, powerful, and ad - in a democracy – we live in a And, yes, I do believe there won a landslide vic - extremely divisive. of his reelection campaign vanced one. republic. are people in countries through - tory in 1980 when he chalked Given the growing racial rifts in (which, for those who forget, he We all belong to various de - Next, there is the myth that out the world who really do up 8 million more votes than the United States, Sessions is not won by capturing 49 out of 50 mographic categories simulta - we have the right to vote. No, view America as the beacon of Carter and won 90.9% of the well positioned to be seen as a states). The “cowboy” jokes had neously. When thinking back to we don’t. We simply have the hope. But many Americans are electoral college. In this election, guardian of civil liberties. greatly diminished. President Tyler, he was quintes - right not to be denied the right gullible enough to believe that Hillary Clinton had 2.5 million General Michael Flynn is But the point here is that for sentially “Virginian.” President to vote by categories such as from every single mouth that more votes than Trump with an - widely praised for his ability as millions of Americans, what the Reagan? Quintessentially race and gender, and for those spews it. They would be other 5 million for the Libertari - a battlefield commander, but he world’s opinion is of us does not “American.” President Obama? 18 or older, age. But if every shocked to learn that many for - ans and the Greens. Trump is not is often chastised for advocating make the top 10 items of con - Quintessentially “Citizen of the state agrees that we no longer eigners who aspire to become the first president to win the carpet bombing of cities and us - cern. Or the top 20, or even the World.” get to vote for the electors that Americans really think that we electoral college while losing the ing torture to combat ISIS. He is top 50. There are many Americans, choose our president, then guess “are all a bunch of spoiled, rich, popular vote, but his election is also known for bad managerial I think back to many of my though, who don’t quite see what – that’s how it’s going to classless, arrogant, self-cen - hardly a landslide. skills and intemperate language. progressive friends who during things that way. For the United be. Think of the vote like your tered, uneducated idiots, and The rabidly anti-Muslim Flynn the George W. Bush years States to be “one among equals” Visa or MasterCard: the creditor since you’re dumb enough to let does not differentiate between cringed every time the president in the world would be like a sin - allowing you to pay little by lit - me in and basically give me a different Muslim communities. spoke in a grammatically incor - gle mom saying to her three tod - tle each month is merely a cour - free ride, I’ll play the part of the He has declared, “Islam is a po - rect manner. “What is the world dlers: “I am not in charge, I am tesy – that privilege can be re - ever-grateful and doting for - litical ideology that has metasta - going to think?” they asked. one of four. From now on, we scinded at any time, and you eigner.” sized into a malignant cancer.” “Who cares?” I responded. all take a vote on everything. have to pay the whole amount And because enough of those Flynn chose election day to How overjoyed they were Cotton candy for supper? Stay back, at once. folks exist, both here and publish an op-ed calling on the when Barack Obama was home from school for a week? But the fantasy most preva - abroad, though it would be nice United States to acquiesce to elected in 2008. “Now there’s a No bath for a month? Well, I lent in terms of how some want for our country, and our presi - Turkey’s demand that it extradite president we can be proud to guess that’s what it will have to America to behave on the world dent, to be liked and respected Fethullah Gulen, President Erdo - show off to the world!” they be, since I’ve been outvoted.” stage is that we were conceptu - by the world, it doesn’t make my gan’s nemesis. Flynn believes beamed. And if gaining the But that’s not all there is to alized to be “a nation of immi - top 50 list of priorities either. that “we need to see the world world’s approval is your idea of some Americans’ view of what grants” and the world’s moral from the Turkish perspective.” what an American president their country’s role should be on compass. No, we weren’t. Constantinos E. Scaros' latest He does not seem to recognize should be, then you’re right – the world stage. To the extent Here’s what really happened: book, Grumpy Old Party (about that Turkey is a Muslim nation Barack’s your guy. that they want America to lead, a bunch of colonies got tired of the 2016 presidential election), Opposition to Trump remains of the kind he usually decries He is very well spoken, po - it is in the sense of morality. This an overly meddling king telling is available for purchase on so intense that weeks of protests with a government that has a lite, deferential (even apolo - is why they have invented sev - them what to do and banded to - amazon.com and in bookstores followed his election by those sordid history of working with getic), and clearly does not pos - eral delusional descriptions of gether to fight him off. Then, nationwide. with no faith in his ability to gov - ISIS. Perhaps it is just coinciden - ern in an acceptable manner. An tal that Flynn is a member of unprecedented protest march led firm that is registered as a Turk - by women that supposedly will ish lobby. His appointment LETTER FROM ATHENS top 100,000 will take place in should be especially alarming to Washington the day after the Greek-Americans. Trump inauguration with a sup - The most moderate and least porting march in New York City. controversial Trump picks are Viva La Revolucion! Just Not in Greece, Please El Topo These are political reactions that Reince Priebus as Chief of Staff Trump ignores at his and the na - and Governor Nikki Haley (SC) tion’s peril. as UN Ambassador. Priebus is a All it took for Greek Prime promises just what nance Minister Eu - So ridiculous was his appear - Another problem for Trump center-right Republican known Minister Alexis “El Topo” Tsipras the creditors did to clid “Sleepy” ance in Cuba at the same time is that Jill Stein of the Green for building unity in his party. to find his courage and take on him, something that Tsakalotos to be he was putting the screws to Party raised four million dollars Haley is from an Indian Sikh the country’s international cred - can’t be explained eaten in Brussels Greek workers, pensioners and for voting recounts in Wisconsin, family who has married a itors who’ve embarrassed, hu - without using Don - by the Capitalist the poor that he was mocked by Michigan, and Pennsylvania. Methodist and now identifies as miliated and ground him into ald Trump language wolves. a Leftist Greek icon, famed com - Stein’s aim is to verify the in - a Christian. She was widely dust was to travel 9,742 kilome - to describe where he “Brothers and poser Mikis Theodorakis, who tegrity of an electoral system so praised for ordering the removal ters (6053 miles) from Athens grabs women before sisters, brave peo - spent time in a real prison for often defamed by Trump. The of the confederate flag from to Havana, Cuba, where he was moving on to home ple of Cuba,” the his real beliefs. president-elect reacted with an South Carolina’s state capitol. the only European leader to plate. Greek business Like other SYRIZANs and too absurd tweet that he would have She has little foreign policy ex - speak at a ceremony honoring Tsipras had ear - newspaper many weary Greeks, Theodor - won the popular vote if millions perience, but her very presence the now-late Fidel Castro. lier sent out a mes - Naftemporiki re - akis was snookered by Tsipras’ of fraudulent votes had not been at the UN embodies America’s He didn’t float there on a sage calling Castro by ANDY ported he said in fake face, one of the two the cast against him. ethnic and religious diversity. rickety raft or rubber tube like El Comandante and DABILIS starting his non - Greek Premier has, and he More important than Trump More typical of Trump picks so many Cubans who took that pledging support “to sense. “Today we lashed out over the young Pre - tweets, which usually distract is his appointing three persons risk to flee the paradise of Cas - the people’s eternal Special to bid goodbye to mier’s phony baloney Cuban from real issues, is the nature of who worked for Goldman Sachs troland for the hellhole of South victory,” although The National Herald Commandante Fi - Odyssey. his first major appointments. Act - to major posts. This is the orga - Beach, Miami, FL and the United the Greek leader del, here in the “You speak from the Plaza de ing as if he had a mandate, nization that, among other ques - States. had already surrendered to the Plaza de la Revoluci ón, as is fit - la Revolucion, where Fidel spoke Trump has named three extreme tionable actions, cooked the Tsipras took a jet, paid by the country’s Capitalist lenders and ting for this great revolutionary as a genuine and tough revolu - hardliners to significant posi - books for Greece to enter the EU. Greek taxpayers he’s starved into elements his party despises, es - of the 20th Century,” the report tionary … you act the part of tions: Stephen Bannon (White More recently, it paid Clinton submission when he caved in to pecially after he snookered added. revolutionary and when you re - House Chief Strategist), Jeff Ses - $225,000 for a single short creditors he mocked in Havana, Greeks a second time in Septem - Tsipras referred to an “inter - turn (to Greece), you again be - sions (Attorney General), and speech, an arrangement Trump free from their icy stare. ber, 2015 in another snap elec - national symbol” of struggle and come what you were, a child Michael Flynn (National Security vehemently denounced. Elaine And you can bet he didn’t stay tion. resistance, calling Castro an “ex - that runs the errands of Merkel, Advisor). Chao, the new Transportation in a mud hut and you didn’t see Tsipras’ Looney Left SYRIZA ample that inspired peoples’ Obama and Juncker, the ones Bannon is a media wizard Secretary, happens to be the wife him in any photo opportunities party is riddled with faux Com - struggles around the world,” al - who you pilloried in Havana,” who infamously ran Breitbart of the Senate majority leader cutting sugar cane with his com - munists, real anarchists and ter - though critics said the late Cuban said Theodorakis in a posting on News in a manner Time maga - Mitch McConnell. The new Com - patriots because he’s an Arm - rorist sympathizers, Maoists, dictator had imprisoned, re - his website, the Greek business zine characterized as “racist, merce Secretary is billionaire chair Communist, the kind who Leninists, Trotskyties, Castroites pressed and killed many people. newspaper Naftemporiki re - anti-Semitic, xenophobic, and Wilbur Ross, widely known as like to spout revolutionary slo - and Che Guevara idolators, led Tsipras told the crowd of ported. anti-Muslim.” He is associated “the King of Bankruptcy.” All gans as long as they’re in a nice by the Greek Premier himself. mourners that Castro was “your Tsipras closed his address with the reactionary extremists these choices contradict candi - coffeehouse with an espresso He had promised to bring a Fidel, our Fidel; a Fidel that be - with the well-known Latin that mass media has dubbed the date Trump’s pledge to “drain and not ducking bullets. Leftist revolution to Europe longs to every corner of the American revolutionary slogan “alt-right.” Bannon is regarded the Washington swamp.” Since he took power in Janu - when Greeks, weary of New planet; a Fidel that belongs to “Hastalavictoriasiempre,” so negatively by Jews that the Trump’s placement in high of - ary, 2015, winning a snap elec - Democracy Conservatives and history.” Yes, the dustbin of his - Guevara’s “Until victory, always,” Anti-Defamation League and the fice of big money “insiders” and tion that never would have hap - PASOK Socialists using the coun - tory where you file despots. which didn’t work out so well Political Action Center of Reform political extremists rubs salt into pened had not then-Premier and try’s treasury as a personal ATM Tsipras didn’t mention that in for him when he was executed Judaism have asked for his res - the wounds of those who distrust New Democracy leader Antonis for decades, rolled the dice on Cuba’s paradise and its touted in a Bolivian hut after saying he ignation. Bannon’s presence him. If he continues to do so and Samaras not put up as the nom - SYRIZA only to come up Snake medical system that doctors are was thinking about “the immor - alongside Trump works against pursues policies associated with inee for Greek President his Eyes when he threw them under paid $67 a month, which is tality of the Revolution.” reducing the reckless and hateful his appointees, the nation’s fis - party’s own Vice-President, the bus but smugly say he had pretty much where Greek doctor That’s what Tsipras promised language that has become rou - sures can only grow deeper and Tsipras has bent over backward saved them. salaries are headed under him. in Europe but with dissidents tine in American political dis - uglier. so far for the creditors he could He’s the worst kind of hyp - He didn’t mention that no - breaking away from SYRIZA, fed course. kiss his own behind, and proba - ocrite and proved it when he ran body has yet fled Miami, the up with his hypocrisy, he’ll have African-Americans, among Prof. Georgakas is Director of bly like it. his revolutionary mouth in Ha - U.S., or Greece (including him) to start in his own party before others, are not pleased that Sen - the Greek American Studies Pro - He wound up doing to Greek vana, just as he does in Athens to live in the paradise of Cuba, Greeks can yell at him, “Hasta ator Sessions (AL) will be in ject at Queens College – CUNY workers, pensioners, and the when there’s no lender in sight, although they’re hiring mechan - la vista, baby.” charge of enforcing federal law. and Consulting Editor of poor, whom he betrayed when only to send out a badly over - ics qualified to fix 1957 Chevies The attorney general designate CINEASTE magazine. he reneged on anti-austerity matched Marxist economist Fi - at doctor’s salaries. [email protected] Studies Support Fighting the Flu with a Traditional Cretan Herbal Medicine

An increasing number of capital. The Mycenaean palatial herbs in Crete, and tract infection. placebo group, and 54 in the in - the support of the National Strate - chemical and pharmacological centers systematically produced his research was These three plant tervention (treated) group. Both gic Reference Framework Pro - studies, which strongly support and exported huge quantities of published in Lancet species that grow in groups’ baseline characteristics gram, which focused on the ef - traditional medicinal uses of aromatic and essential oils to the (Vol. 352). This re - Crete, the dittany, were similar. An essential-oil ex - fectiveness of a functional extract Greek herbs against various ill - kingdoms of the Mediterranean search has docu - the thyme, and the tract of Cretan aromatic plants in of Mentha Spicata (mint) encap - nesses such as sore throat, cough basin and exchanged them to mented the antioxi - sage are used in tra - olive oil was administered as sulated in yogurt with honey on and gastric ulcer, have been re - copper and tin for their weapons dant activity of ditional healing 0.5ml soft gel capsules, twice a lipids profile of health patients in ported recently. One of these and tools. Were they also used certain Cretan practices by the lo - day, for 7 days to the intervention rural Crete. The first results of a herbs is an endemic plant of the as medicines? The tradition is still plants and has cal population. This group. Placebo treatment was cross-over study were in a favorite island of Crete, which has been preserved and the consumption showed their ex - was the first attempt 0.5ml olive oil in soft gel capsules. direction. These results converged widely used as a traditional med - of aromatic plants as a compo - tracts decrease lipid in Europe to exam - Descriptive differences have been with the animal based study that icine since antiquity: the dittany nent in curing common diseases per oxidation in cul - ine the effectiveness reported in favorable direction es - was carried out within the same of Crete, Origanum dictamnus is still on population's practices tured lung cells ex - by DR. DIMITRA of an essential-oil pecially in the virus-positive pop - project. (Lamiaceae family). A variety of in many islands and rural areas. posed to iron or KAMARINOU extract of the three ulation. The medicine reached the Prof. Lionis believes that “in compounds, including Though observations show that ozon. Recently, Cretan aromatic market. These days an over-the- conclusion, the two first studies flavonoids, lipids, and terpenoids persons in Crete that consume through a mutual Special to plants through a counter drug, in soft-gel capsules, on the Cretan medicinal and aro - have been identified from the Cretan herbal teas, mainly dit - collaboration, the The National Herald double blind ran - under the name of "Cretan Iama" matic plants support the poten - plant. Current studies have tany and sage, are more resistant School of Medicine, domized controlled (“Cretan remedy”) is circulated tialities of the use of ethnobotan - showed that its extracts and the to viral induced infections. Until University of Crete and the Uni - trial, designed and implemented in the Greek market by the Olvos ical methodology to move the essential oil possess important recently, there hasn’t been any versity of Leiden, Netherlands, in rural Crete on patients with Science SA, and sells a lot. needle of innovation on viral in - antimicrobial, antioxidant and double-blind trial conducted on focused on the evidence-based upper respiratory tract infection. These encouraging results un - fections and lipids metabolism” anti-ulcer pharmacological prop - the effectiveness of Cretan herbs innovative therapeutic medicine The trial was implemented be - derline the need for further re - (Hell J Nucl Med. 2015, 18 Suppl. erties. in the prevention and curing of of Cretan plants. Some of their tween October 2013 and Febru - search on the preventive and ther - 1:145) . The use of herbal medicine common diseases. results are particularly encourag - ary 2014 and published in 2015. apeutic potentialities of Cretan has its roots in the Bronze Age. The last decades Christos Lio - ing. Eligible patients were those pre - herbs. Dimitra Kamarinou, PhD, has The Homeric texts describe nis, Professor of General Practice They reported the effective - senting for clinical examination Another research on the same studied philology and archaeol - herbal wound healing treatments and Primary Health Care, School ness of an essential oil extract of in the selected setting with signs direction was a recent joint at - ogy at the University of Ioanni - during the Trojan War. Ancient of Medicine, University of Crete, three Cretan aromatic plants in and symptoms of upper respira - tempt between the Clinic of Social na,Würzburg and Bochum in Greeks had developed a consid - studies the therapeutic properties olive oil, Origanum Dictamnus, tory tract infection that had be - and Family Medicine and the De - Germany. She has been erable medical knowledge based of certain Cretan traditional Coridothymus Capitatus, Salvia gun within the previous 24 hours. partment of Experimental En - honored with the Academy of on systematic observation in or - herbal remedies. In 1988 he re - Fruticosa, in the treatment of One hundred and five patients docrinology at the School of Med - Athens Award in Archaeology der to heal their precious human ported the antioxidant effects of cases with an upper respiratory completed the study; 51 in the icine, University of Crete, under and Homeric Philology. 16 THE NATIONAL HERALD, DECEMBER 10-16, 2016