This Sunday We Should All Be Present At the Greek Independence Day Parades in NY, Detroit, Tarpon Springs & San Francisco

O C V ΓΡΑΦΕΙ ΤΗΝ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ Bringing the news ΤΟΥ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΣΜΟΥ to generations of ΑΠΟ ΤΟ 1915 The National Herald Greek Americans c v A wEEkly grEEk AmEriCAN puBliCATiON www.thenationalherald.com VOL. 14, ISSUE 702 March 26-April 1, 2011 $1.50 A Letter to Wikileaks a Young Releases Godson: Show Greek Pride Infighting About the Greek Political suspicion, Independence corruption and Parade, The Meaning connections revealed of Being Greek in American cables

By Spyros D. Orfanos ATHENS – Classified diplomatic cables from the U.S. Embassy Spyros D. Orfanos is the Clinic here to Washington that were Director of the NYU Postdoctoral released to the Greek newspaper Program in Psychotherapy and Kathimerini by the website Wik - Psychoanalysis. Unlike most of us, ileaks show deep infighting in he has taught thousands of young the ruling Greek political parties, people complex subjects in one of as well as mistrust between lead - America’s top schools. A very im - ers and their appointees. They portant job. On the other hand, also revealed American fears he is among the many hundreds over Greece’s handling of Islamic of thousands of fathers, godfathers fundamentalists, illegal immi - and grandfathers who have un - grants, the 20-year-old dispute dertaken the sacred task of con - over the issue of what to call the veying the values of Hellenism and Former Yugoslav Republic of what it means to be Greek to our Macedonia. They assert that for - community’s children. In the arti - mer Prime Minister Costas Kara - cle that follows, he shares with the pANAgiOTiS mAdAmOpOulOS mOrAriS manlis bungled the handling of readers of The National Herald Hail to Hellas! the disastrous 2008 Athens riots, what he would say today to his that his Foreign Minister Dora 10-year-old godson Dimitrios, It was a fitting place for the Greek flag – on the Monument to Philadelphia Museum of Art, to mark the Greek Independence Bakoyianni was soft on Cyprus, who is getting ready for the Greek George Washington by Rudolf Siemering (1897) in front of the Day parade that kicked off the season for Greek parades. and that corruption and connec - parade. tions are the only way to succeed in Greece. The documents, You asked me for advice on which also show fears the ter - how to prepare for marching up New York’s Greeks Ready to Party on Fifth Ave. rorist group Nov. 17 could res - Fifth Avenue next Sunday at the urrect itself and that the Greek Greek Independence Day Parade. higher education system was al - I know this is the fourth time you By Constantine S. Sirigos making critical contributions, all and Member of Parliament and lican of Florida, and Democrat most worthless. The cables were are marching with your Holy TNH Staff Writer thanks to the permanent struc - former minister Panos Pana - Carolyn Maloney of Astoria, co- especially embarrassing as they Trinity Greek Afternoon School ture that recruits and organizes giotopoulos, and other members chairs of the Congressional Hel - revealed American perceptions so I am not quite sure what to NEW YORK – Celebrating the the parade and related events, of the Greek Parliament. Along lenic Caucus, distinguished car - that Greek leaders were en - say to you. So here goes and if real Greek Independence Day – the Federation of Hellenic Soci - with the Greek and Cypriot diologist Dr. William Tenet, and trenched in a timeless system of this is too long and you get bored March 25 – closer to the real eties of Greater New York. There diplomatic corps and other broadcaster Dimitris Kastanas. catering to a long-held tradition and decide to distract yourself date this year, the New York is an additional ingredient that Greek and non-Greek digni - Elias Tsekerides is the Federa - of appeasing their constituencies by going outside and playing area’s Greek American commu - makes Greek parades in New taries, they will review thou - tion’s current President, and this – which ultimately led to the with your sisters, Katerina and nity is planning to show up in York a delight, the presence of sands of marchers from more year’s parade Co-chairmen are current economic near-collapse. Eleni, I will understand; I often the scores of thousands to the Evzones, the Presidential than 89 communities and orga - businessman Philip Christopher It showed the kind of internecine distract myself with books. march in, and watch, this year’s Guard of the Republic of Greece, nizations, 16 bands and 39 and Dr. Frixos Goussis, who political warfare that goes back Sometimes I wish I played more. parade on March 27, helped by who are flown in for the big floats. This year’s theme - in oversee the work of dozens to the ancient days of city states But even though you spend time an army of volunteers who are weekend and will be there again support of Greece’s vitally im - leading up the big event and the and the Peloponnesian Wars. playing like other children your critical to the preparation and this year despite the Greek eco - portant tourism sector during hundreds that make it unfold The documents portrayed Greek age do, I know that you are a execution of the event. And, like nomic crisis. Additional digni - one of the country’s most tur - beautifully and smoothly on pa - leaders as incapable, or unwill - mighty intelligent and capable a real army, the Greek Parade taries from Greece will include bulent economic times - is Visit rade day. Christopher an - ing, to take on the powerful or 10-year-old. You already know in New York has its generals the Deputy Foreign Minister Greece, a message that will ap - nounced at a recent Federation their constituencies even though some important things about the and soldiers, some of whom Dimitrios Dollis, and reportedly, pear on all floats. The Grand meeting that New York’s Mayor it has caused the near-ruination serve for decades and others New Democracy Party Vice Pres - Marshals will be Members of of the country. The cables con - Continued on page 7 who come and go, though still ident Dimitrios Avramopoulos Congress Gus Bilirakis, Repub - Continued on page 6 cerning Greece, most of them is - sued from the US Embassy in Athens over the past three or four years, also shed light on Washington’s assessment of Rich Greeks Rank on Prime Minister George Papan - dreou, his conservative prede - Forbes Billionaires List cessor Costas Karamanlis and Continued on page 13

Just weeks after The Na - widened his lead at No. 1 over tional Herald released its annual Microsoft’s Bill Gates. The rich - list of the 50 Wealthiest Greek est Greek in the world still is Americans, seven of them – Spyros Latsis, 64, and his family, along with two Greeks and one who ranked 219th with a total Fixing Canadian – ranked in Forbe’s net worth of $4.8 billion from magazine’s annual listing of bil - his dealings. Greek American lionaires, a report showing that George Fidias Mitchell, 91, of What Ails the Great Recession of 2008 that Woodlands, Texas came next at continues to linger for the work - 420th with a worth of $2.l7 bil - ing class and poor didn’t slow lion, a fortune earned in the en - Greece the growth of wealth among the ergy business. With a property super-duper uber rich. This of 2, 7 billion dollars. In the The problems that have year’s list broke records in size 459th place with a worth of nearly bankrupted Greece (1,210 billionaires) and total $2.5 billion is Filippos Niarchos, are well known: an un - net worth ($4.5 trillion). China 57, of Greece, a member of the competitive economy, doubled its number of 10-figure Board of Directors of the Mod - bloated public sector, run - fortunes, and Moscow now has ern Art Museum and a collect away tax evasion, unsus - more billionaires than any other of works of art. At number 651 tainable debt and $360 bil - city. Mexico’s Carlos Slim is 49-year-old Mike Lazaridis of lion deficit, corruption and Waterloo, Canada, co-founder a system where the politi - of the constructing company cally-favored benefit. Dr. For subscription: Blackberry, and Research in Mo - Aris Christodolou, a New 718.784.5255 tion, with $1.9 billion, tying York management consul - [email protected] Michael Zacharis of New York, TNH/COSTAS BEJ tant, offers some solu - who made his wealth in phar - Dancing the Greek Way tions. See: The Missing maceutical products. At 692 is Link – An Overdue Indus - John Catsimadities, 62, of New Students from local Greek schools dance in the neoclassical confines of Borough Hall at a cel - trial Policy for Greece, ebration of Greek Independence day sponsored by Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, pages 10-11 Continued on page 9 who also honored six community members. 2 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, MARCH 26 - APRIL 1, 2011 Spotlight on: Demetra Tsavaris – Lecourezos GOINGS ON... n THRU MARCH 30 n MARCH 28 By Angelike Contis ment to making her husband’s fi - all of my grandparents were born NEW YORK, N.Y. – The spirit of MANHATTAN, N.Y. - The World TNH Staff Writer nal dreams come true is evident in the Dodecanese Islands of the greatest opera diva ever, Financial Crisis is the title of a as she works to see through an - Greece. My paternal ancestors Maria Callas, is recreated in an panel sponsored by the Consulate NEW YORK- As spring begins in other of their shared ideas, the are from Symi and my maternal exhibit of precious photos, 23 General of Greece in New York Tarpon Springs, Florida, Demetra new Young World Travellers, LLC are from Chalki. The last time I colorful dresses, rare theatrical and the The Hellenic Studies Pro - Tsavaris-Lecourezos’ story is very book series for youngsters. visited Greece was in 2004 for costuming and jewelry, plus pho - gram at Yale University. Featured much one of rebirth, love and TNH: Tell us about yourself. the Olympics. My husband and I tos, books and letters and a help - speakers include Yale heavy-hit - strength. Though she has to do it DTL: I was born and raised in went as an extension of our hon - ful series of detailed biographi - ters like James Tobin Professor on her own, having recently lost Woodside, New York. The eymoon and returned with Kate - cal information placards. Italy’s of Economics John Geanakoplos, her husband, Kosta, who was youngest of five, I have two sis - rina as our souvenir. Maria Callas Cultural Associa - Douglas A. Warner III Professor beloved to many in their native ters and two brothers. I had stud - TNH: How does your Greek tion provides the well-preserved of Economics Costas Meghir, New York, Tsavaris-Lecourezos is ied architecture and history of art heritage play a role in your life? collection – and the Greek Par - Stephen & Camille Schramm Pro - now making their dream of life and furniture at Fashion Institute DTL: I attended St. Demetrios liament the blown up black-and- fessor of Finance Nicholas C. in Florida a reality with the cou - of Technology in New York. For Greek School in Astoria from white photos in the exhibit enti - Berberis, Assistant Professor of ple’s six-year old daughter, Kate - 13 years, I managed an interior kindergarten through my senior tled Maria Callas: A Woman, A Economics Costas Arkolakis and rina. In December, she opened design showroom in New York year in High School. My siblings Voice, A Myth. The New York Penn State University Assistant the Given With Love event/gift City. When I was 30, in search of and I speak, write and read stop of the exhibit, made possi - Professor of Economics Manolis items boutique on Athens Street. a more secure job with benefits, Greek. I was a member of the ble with major support of the Galenianos. The event is free and Tsavaris-Lecourezos’ Greek I joined corporate America for Greek American Folklore Society Stavros Niarchos Foundation, is open to the public, thanks to the identity weaves its way through nearly nine years, with roles such in Astoria for several years and part of a world-wide tour of support of the Stavros Niarchos many items in the shop, like as, at Morgan Stanley, overseeing Demetra Tsavaris-Lecourezos performed our traditional dances Callas objects, first launched in Foundation. It will be held at 6 timely traditional costumes and an internal mentoring program from throughout Greece. Kate - 1993. See it ahead of the cre - p.m. at The New York Society Li - custom-made items like and managing its Big Brothers fortune hit home. Gus was diag - rina now speaks, reads and ation of a Maria Callas museum brary, 53 E. 79th Str. in NYC. boboniera favors. The head of the Big Sisters program. Life took a nosed with pancreatic cancer and writes Greek and attends Greek in Venice, Italy soon. The exhibit decorating committee, she was wonderful turn, when in 2001, I lost his battle in 2009. Before dance lessons. I’m certain her fa - is organized by the Italian Cul - n MARCH 29 preparing blue-and-white center - bumped into my high school leaving us, Gus worked with me ther would be pleased, because tural Institute of New York at its TARPON SPRINGS, F.L. - Nick pieces for the city’s and Chalki sweetheart, Constantinos (Gus) to create Young World Traveler - he was the proudest Greek, premises, with the collaboration Toth will present a discussion Society’s March 25 celebrations P. Lecourezos, on a street in Man - sTM, an educational series of though American born, that I of the Consulate General of New on the history of sponge diving when we spoke to her. Tsavaris- hattan on my way to work. After books. The goal for Young World have ever known. York. Italian Cultural Institute of in Tarpon Springs and the tra - Lecourezos’ passion for her work 21 years living separate lives, in TravelersTM is to develop a ref - TNH: What is your greatest New York, 686 Park Avenue, ditional craft of constructing the is evident as she describes the 2004 we were finally married. erence library of animated achievement thus far? What do Manhattan, between 68th and diving helmet, with a Q&A. Tar - sand dollars, sponges and nets in The following year, our daughter movies for children, parents, ed - you hope to achieve in the fu - 69th Street (212) 879-4242 pon Springs Public Library, 138 the centerpieces. Her commit - Katerina was born. In 2008, mis - ucators, and anyone who enjoys ture? [email protected]. E. Lemon St., Tarpon Springs, world travel. DTL: Besides the pride I feel Hours: Mon.-Fri. 10:00am-1:00 FL 34689, (727) 943-4922. TNH: How does your corpo - when I look at Katerina, I think I p.m. and 2:00 p.m. -4:00 p.m. rate past compare with running am most proud of where I am in NEW YORK, N.Y. - The Hellenic QUESTION OF THE WEEK your own business? life today, considering all that has n MARCH 25 Medical Society of New York will DTL: For as long as I remem - happened around me in the past SAN JOSE, C.A. – Celebrate the honor Hellenic women physicians Vote on our website! ber, I’ve had an artistic side, two years. My husband Kosta was Greek Independence Day flag and scientists at the first, annual which I’ve always found to be re - diagnosed with pancreatic can - raising ceremony with Coun - Mary Kalopothakes Symposium. You have the chance to express your opinion on our website laxing and therapeutic. I would cer, my mother, with leukemia. cilmember Pete Constant on Nicholas Mezitis, MD President on an important question in the news. The results will be pub - constantly rearrange furniture At one point they were in their March 25 from 4:00-6:00 p.m. of Hellenic Medical Society of NY lished in our printed edition next week along with the question and decorate pieces at my hospitals in New York City right at the San Jose City Hall Plaza. will introduce the following talks: for that week. mother’s house, leaving her across the street from one an - Reception will be on the 17th Women in Medicine by Stella The question this week is: Do you eat meat during Lent? searching for things. I remember other. Each was in the hospital floor immediately following the Lymberis, MD; Life and Work of o Yes at one of my interviews at Mor - for three months and each died ceremony. For further informa - Mary Kalopothakes by Stella o No gan Stanley, my former boss was there. Kosta passed just six tion, contact the District 1 Office Kokolis, Pres. SAE Education concerned that I might be bored months after Mom. Kosta and I at: (408) 535-4901 or by visit - Committee; Cord Blood Banking The results for last week’s first question: Should Bishop as the role I was interviewing for were talking about moving to ing: www.sjdistrict1.com. and Transplantation by Andro - Vikentios, removed from his positions at the Monastery of St. did not require that creativity. Florida and starting the business machi Scaradavou, MD; Innova - Irene Chrysovalantou in Astoria, N.Y., be allowed to move into While I ended up very busy at together. I ended up having to n MARCH 26 tions in Breast Cancer Surgery, by the home of the late Archbishop Iakovos? that company, every so often I fly him here for his funeral. While NEW YORK, N.Y. - The Federa - Eleni Tousimis MD; Targeted 27 % voted "Yes" would rearrange his office and continuing with our plans alone tion of Hellenic Societies of Therapy for Breast Cancer, by 73 % voted "No" files - and of course always deco - was challenging, I was deter - Greater New York invites you to Maria Theodoulou MD; Breast rate our section at Christmastime. mined. Katerina and I opened the Greek Independence Day Cancer Management in Greece: The results for last week’s second question: Given the painful Having my own business now is our doors for business on Decem - Celebration Gala at the New Vision though Reality by Anna situation in Greece, do you think Greek parades in America bittersweet, as my late husband ber 2, 2010, the day after Kosta’s York Hilton Hotel on Saturday, Efremidis MD; Chemoprevention should be cancelled this year - with the money saved donated and I were going to do this to - one year memorial, certainly not March 26 at 7p.m. Contact hel - for Lung Cancer by Melpo to charities in Greece that help those sufffering the most from gether, but I must admit it is a without the help of my family [email protected] or ChristofidouSolomidou PhD and the crisis - enabling the leaders of the Greek American com - dream come true. Friends and and Kosta’s parents. (718) 204-6500 for details. a Keynote Lecture by Maria De - munity to immediately focus on rethinking and broadening family have encouraged me to TNH: Share with us some livoriaPapadopoulos, MD, on the Greek Independence celebration concept to a weeklong open my own shop for years. words of wisdom. n MARCH 27 Mechanisms of Hypoxic Cerebral celebration of Hellenism through concerts, food festivals, art While it was tiring and at times DTL: Chuck Palahniuk’s quote NEW YORK, N.Y. - The Greek In - Injury in the Newborn. The event exhibits, presentations of comedies and dramas, and other cul - stressful, it is exciting. Every so encapsulates my wish to create a dependence Day Parade orga - will be held from 6 p.m. to 9:30 tural and social events, all leading up to a new kind of parade often I stand back and look at legacy through my current store nized by Federation of Hellenic p.m. at the Memorial Sloan-Ket - on Sunday? some of the pieces I’ve created and book projects for my daugh - Societies of Greater New York, is tering Cancer Center, at the Rock - 34 % voted "Yes" and pride takes over. ter: “We all die. The goal isn't to taking place on Fifth Avenue in efeller Research Labs’ Auditorium, 49 % voted "No" TNH: What part of Greece are live forever, the goal is to create NYC at 1:30 p.m. For information 430 E. 67th Str, NYC 10065. Ad - 17 % voted "Maybe" you from? Do you visit often? something that will.” on the parade and related events, mission is Free. RSVP to Evan - DTL: While my parents were please visit http://www.hellenic - gelia Tsavaris ASAP at (718) 398- Please vote at: www.thenationalherald.com born in Tarpon Springs, Florida, [email protected] societies.org/PARADES.html. 2440. Website: www.hmsny.org.

Artion galleries presents ANGELOS + PASCHALIS at Art Expo New york The Pancretan Association of America March 25 - 27, 2011 pier 94 on the Hudson river / Booth No 831

is proud to honor our heritage, The greek artist Angelos avoids novel ideas of contemporary art and continues essentially into the anthropocentric and visionary depiction of the great past, while paschalis enters the world of surre - members and fellow Greeks alism, embracing a rich spectrum of thematic entities and concentrating mainly on the human form. Visiting Hours: Fri. 25th. 10am - 7 pm, Sat. 26th. 10am - 7pm, Sun. 27th. 11am - 6pm on Greek Independence Day. www.artiongalleries.com T : 917 407 8977 | [email protected]

It’s a day to remember too the great role of Cretans CHRYSOULA LILE Represented by Artisan Direct who fought in the struggle Exhibits at Art Expo NY City pier 94 on the Hudson river, Βooth #901 that allowed us to live in freedom. Friday & Saturday march 25 & 26, 10:00 Am-7:00 pm Sunday march 27, 11:00 Am-6:00 pm

President Theodore Manousakis and the National Board of The Pancretan Association of America

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"Lighting The Olympic Torch" oil on canvas, 36x48 THE NATIONAL HERALD, MARCH 26 - APRIL 1, 2011 3

A Message from Ted Spyropoulos SAE U.S. Regional Coordinator on the Anniversary of Greek Independence Day and the Annunciation of the Theotokos.

The 190 year anniversary of our Nation’s Rebirth and the Feast of the Annunciation on March 25th, finds Greece going through the toughest mo - ments of its modern history. At a time when many nations are facing profound changes and challenges on the political, economic and social levels, while the citizens of the world are helplessly witnessing biblical disasters, such as in Japan.

The timely messages of the dual celebration of March 25th, remind us that Hellenism and Orthodoxy are intertwined primarily with the principles of unconditional love and service. Unity, solidarity, respect towards our fellow humans and nature, reflect the essence of the Greek soul and constitute unique antidotes against the fear and insecurity of modern mankind.

Let us go beyond individualism because we share one consciousness since “all is one” and whatever influences the part also influences the whole.

Let us keep in mind that only when we stand united, before a common vision and purpose, with bravery and unity can we overcome the challenges, on the national and international level and create a better world for our children.

With our participation in the celebrations of the Omogeneia in these days, let us keep high the hope and the flag of Hellenism as our history prescribes, stating dynamically that the Greeks Abroad will rise one more time to the height of circumstances.

Long Live the Internal Hellenic Spirit!

With sincere patriotic greetings, T. G. Spyropoulos

ΣΥΜΒΟΥΛΙΟ ΑΠΟΔΗΜΟΥ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΣΜΟΥ (ΣΑΕ) ΠΕΡΙΦΕΡΕΙΑ ΣΗ.Π.Α. WORLD COUNCIL OF HELLENES ABROAD (S.A.E.) U.S.A. REGION

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By Dimitris Tsakas ican Organizations of New Jer - TNH Staff Writer sey, Paul Kotrotsios, the Presi - dent of HANC, and Zenon NEW YORK – On March 20, a Christodoulou, who conveyed beautiful day before the first day greetings from the Governor of of a long-awaited-spring, the New Jersey Chris Christy. An - Greek American Community of tonanakis told TNH this year Philadelphia and surrounding was one of the few times the areas in Pennsylvania, New Jer - event sold out early, disappoint - sey and Delaware, filled with ing many who had hoped to at - pride and passion, were the first tend, but he was very pleased in America this year to celebrate with the increased participation the 190th anniversary of the re - by young people. Horiatis, who birth of the Greek nation. also thanked TNH for its cover - The festivities began at age of the parade, added that Philadelphia’s Greek Orthodox “part of the success was due to Cathedral of St. George with the the enthusiasm generated by the celebration of the Divine Liturgy AHEPA chapters who accompa - and a Doxology where Metro - nied the parade’s Grand Marshal politan Evangelos of New Jersey Nicholas Karakostas,” Supreme presided. The congregation also President of the Order of participated in a memorial ser - AHEPA. Karakostas told TNH vice for the beloved late presi - “it was a tremendous honor,” dent of Drexel University, Con - both for him and the Order of stantine (Takis) Papadakis. After AHEPA, which was recognized a reception in the Cathedral’s “for the work that we do to pre - hall, the parade commenced at serve Hellenism in America.” He 2 p.m. and worked its way up had never served as a grand Ben Franklin Parkway under marshal at a parade before and Greek-blue skies to the review - pANAgiOTiS mAdAmOpOulOS mOrAriS said “It was a wonderful feeling ing stands before the impressive Above, the Federation’s officers march behind their banner af - Association were: (Front row L-R) Vanessa Diamataris, Evan - to be a Hellene and be Grand neoclassical facade of the Mu - ter organizing another great parade. Mayor Michael Nutter gelia Athanasoula, Kalla Gervasio, Dorelina Spiliopoulou, Marshal of the Greek Indepen - seum of Art. (seen below, left, holding the official proclamation with a Megan Tzakas, Iasonas Stamatiadis, Alexandros Stamatiadis dence Day parade. I was hum - Philadelphia’s Mayor Michael young evzone and Metropolitan Evangelos) never misses (2nd row L-R) Thomai Gastopoulos, unidentified, Anna Tsiotsis, bled by the whole experience Nutter attended the parade - Philadelphia’s Greek parade. The University of Pennsylvania’s Evangelia Karanikas. (Back row L-R) Elizabeth Mavromatis, and proud at the same time.” said by many to have been the Hellenic Student Association also proudly marched up Ben Yiannis Rigas, Panagiotis Madamopoulos-Moraris, Konstantinos There was also an Honorary best in a decade - as he does Franklin Boulevard. Representing the UPenn Hellenic Students Stylianou, John Petsagourakis, Lambros Theofanidis. Grand Marshal, William Kanas every year. He presented a of Wilmington, Delaware, who proclamation to the Federation, participated in the Marathon that declared March 25 to be race in Athens last year that Greek Independence day in marked the 2500th anniversary Philadelphia, adding that the of the famous battle and who city has embraced its Greek im - was sponsored by local AHEPA migrants whose contributions to chapters. the community were ines - This year the Greek parade timable. In return, the Federa - its most impressive reviewing tion’s Vice President and parade stand set-up as a result of the chairman Dimitrios Rozanitis Federation’s co-operation with presented the mayor with a soc - the organizers of the city’s St. cer T-shirt with the name “Nut - Patrick’s Day parade that was teropoulos” emblazoned on it. held last Thursday, a deal that Ambassador Aghi Balta, Con - led to savings of $10,000 each sul General of Greece in New for both groups, according to York, praised the community’s Yiantsos. After the parade there enthusiasm and Cyprus’ Consul was a party in the Community General Koula Sophianou de - Center of the Church of St. clared freedom and indepen - Demetrios of Upper Darby, PA, dence to be universal values and which was attended by the city’s urged the community to con - mayor, Tom Micozzie where the tinue its struggle so that the sun grand marshals were honored, of freedom will shine again although for the first time Met - throughout all of Cyprus. The ropolitan Evangelos did not at - President of the Federation of tend the event. The celebration Hellenic American Societies of of Greek Independence continue Philadelphia and the Greater into this week and included a Delaware Valley, George Hori - people of the community. Hori - pressive and it would not be an downtown Philadelphia on tirelessly the last three months Greek flag raising ceremony on atis and the parade co-chairs atis said “God and Philadelphia exaggeration to call it record- March 19, Horiatis said their of fundraising and informing March 22 in the city of Media Stavros Antonakakis and Nick love the Greeks. We had very breaking.” “success was due first and fore - and motivating the community.” in recognition of the high con - Yiantsos spoke to The National good weather...and the partici - At the annual fundraising most to the dedication of the of - Present at Estia were Tasso Efs - centration of Greek Americans Herald of their satisfaction with pation at all the events orga - dinner of the Federation that ficers of the Federation and hun - tratiades, the president of the in Delaware County, Pennsylva - the support and response of the nized by the Federation was im - packed the restaurant Estia in dreds of volunteers worked Federation of the Hellenic Amer - nia.

Leadership 100 commemorates the Celebration of Greek Independence and reaffirms its Commitment to preserve and promote the legacy of Orthodoxy and Hellenism in America.

Constantine G. Caras, Chairman Charles H. Cotros, Vice Chairman Kassandra Romas, Secretary George Tsandikos, Treasurer Paulette Poulos, Executive Director THE NATIONAL HERALD, MARCH 26 - APRIL 1, 2011 GREEK INDEPENDENCE DAY 5 The TV Series 1821 Fires Up The Greek Passion, For Freedom

By Angelike Contis The Hellenic Foundation of For - universally acknowledge that TNH Staff Writer eign Policy/ELIAMEP) and Greeks were allowed to operate Iakovos Michaelidis (Aristotle schools and church services dur - NEW YORK – Maybe there’s University) served as historical ing Ottoman rule, some people some hope after all. Greek TV, consultants. But discussing the still refuse to acknowledge this.” mostly a wasteland of reality creation of the Modern Greek na - The series 1821 tried, she says, shows and inanity, where news tional identity and contradicting to let viewers know more about about celebrities and models and entrenched popular beliefs along life during the Ottoman Empire, vapid housewives rules the rat - the way triggered heated reac - something that is usually over - ings, has gotten an unlikely hit tions. Some accused the series of looked in focusing on just big in the kind of historic drama that downplaying of the brutality of heroes. Says Apostolides: “What rarely seems to have a chance the Occupation. Others didn’t especially interested us was the against the trend-of-the moment. like how the series said Bishop plight of women and children Between 1.1 million and 1.4 mil - Germanos’ raising of the Greek who were killed and taken into lion viewers tune in each week flag in Agia Lavra was just a slavery in extremely high num - for a Greek docu-series about the myth. bers.” Heroes like Theodore War of Independence against “It’s revisionism, distortions Kolokotronis, however, do get Turkey, entitled 1821, that has and political motivation,” said some cameos. After each stirred up the passions of modern one English-language blog, episode, the TV station includes Hellenes. No one was prepared while a Greek Australian forum a debate, which included more for the reaction to the SKAI TV accused the series’ opponents of than 20 historians- including series. Says 1821 co-producer being “ignorant peasants.” Pro - fervent opponent Bishop Anthi - Rea Apostolides of Athens-based ducer Apostolides says 1821’s mos of Thessaloniki. Says pro - Anemon Productions: “Docu - history is solid: “The series is ducer Apostolides, “We think it’s mentaries usually don’t get a lot based on the history curriculum important that the series has of press or a wide audience in of Greek and foreign universi - helped to generate interest and Greece.” Yet from the moment ties. The problem is that there debate about Greek history.” the highly stylized first episode is still a big difference between There may be more, as eight ad - first aired on January 25, the the history taught in universities ditional episodes may follow show lit up national public opin - 1821/SkAi and the history taught in that would focus on the Megali ion. Why? Perhaps it’s an escape An actor plays Theodore Kolokotronis, one of the figures in new SKAI TV series 1821. schools.” With regards to debate Idea, covering the period 1833- from Modern Greece’s economic over the series’ discussion of the 1922. Until then, join in the de - turmoil and social unrest and Ottoman rather than Turks. The ments and animated artwork. nificant spot. There are inter - Kryfo Sxoleio, the legendary Se - bate by seeing 1821 online at wanting to return to a time of show 1821 covers, in eight seg - Each week, the series’ narrator, views with Greek and interna - cret School where clerics taught www.skai.gr (in the documen - ideals. At first glance, there does - ments, key moments in the his - writer Petros Tatsopoulos, tional experts. Esteemed profes - youth their religion and lan - tary section). n’t seem to be much risky about tory of the Greek struggle, with earnestly addresses the camera sors Thanos Veremis (Athens guage in private, she said: the series that favors the term BBC-inspired historical reenact - from a different historically sig - University, also Vice President of “While university academics [email protected] Ten, Nine, Eight, Seven, Six, Five... Greece’s Bicentennial is Coming!

By Constantine S. Sirigos idea of a Big Fat Greek Party in count down from 10, and the for people, organizations and in - many of our big cities. Doubtless, back from the brink of fiscal dis - TNH Staff Writer 2021 would be universally media marks the significance of stitutions to start thinking about many citizens, the opponents of aster will have much money to toasted as a great idea, but any people and things through Top it. Even the much maligned late the war not least among them, spend on the grand party, but un - NEW YORK – While Greeks and vision of a great national fete is 10 lists, but there is no need to start of the Athens Olympics that were probably not thrilled with der well-chosen and inspiring those of the Diaspora proudly obscured at this time by the eco - rush. The plans for the American was ultimately a spectacular suc - the prospect of a national party, leadership, the volunteerism that celebrate Independence Day this nomic crisis and the dark cloud Bicentennial were originally con - cess when Gianna An - but one can argue that the 1976 miraculously emerged in Greece year, it comes only 10 years be - it has spread over the future of ceived in 1969, when then Pres - gelopoulou-Daskalaki was events were not only a celebra - for the 2004 Olympics can be fore what promises to be the Greece. Perhaps Greeks should ident Richard M. Nixon created brought in to save the games be - tion but a vital part of a great tapped, along with contributions biggest one yet: the 200th an - get over their worries and re - the American Revolution Bicen - gan immediately after the city national healing over the Viet - from wealthy Greeks – there will niversary of the beginning of the member that 2021 has too much tennial Commission. Stephanis was chosen as the host on Sep - nam War and the urban riots always be rich Greeks regardless struggle to free Greece from the potential importance for those Astic of New York organizes spe - tember 5, 1997, almost seven that pulled out society back to - of the state of the Greek state - yoke of four centuries of Ot - in Greece and for the Hellenic cial events and unique fund-rais - years before the event. On the gether as veterans were finally and Philhellenes and most im - toman occupation. Maybe it Diaspora. In the United States, ers. A few years ago she pro - other hand, the situation in and more fully embraced by the portantly the Greek Diaspora. So seems a long time from now, but and probably in other countries duced a gala on Ellis Island Greece seems not to bode well country as a whole and even bat - regardless of the situation in 190 years went by pretty fast with large Greek populations, it marking 100 Years of Jewish for such an endeavor. At first tered communities rose to the Greece, those who love Greece- too, so the year 2011 came with is a golden opportunity, if not a Culture that was held in conjunc - glance, one could say that the occasion and used the bicenten - within and beyond its borders- some significance and a chance last chance, to boost Greek iden - tion with LIFE Magazine. The U.S. began to prepare its cele - nial as a symbol of hope for re - should be in a position to prop - to even now think about the Bi - tity among children of marriages event gathered together living bration in heady days, the same covery. erly mark the great day, March centennial event. Centennials that are now almost all mixed, Jewish icons from all fields from year as the great American tri - The Greek bicentennial has 25 2021, and the preparations and their multiples are powerful and where genes and names no all over the world. That sounds umph of the Apollo 11 landing the potential to have the same and celebrations may very well affairs in the histories of nations longer automatically carry Greek like a concept that should have on the moon, which was one of effect, healing Greece within and prove to be not only part of the and other groups. For Genera - identity. a place among the 2021 celebra - the nation’s greatest achieve - inspiring the Diaspora abroad. It Greek recovery, but the birthday tions of Americans, the celebra - Even if it seems too soon to tions, but the planning for the ments. But we forget that 1969 is impossible to tell what kind of of the new Greece Prime Minister tion of the bicentennial of the begin thinking about it, we are elaborate affair began one year was among the darkest days of shape the Greek economy and Papandreou has declared he is Declaration of Independence drawn to it by the magic of the in advance. Astic told The Na - the national nightmare of the the typical Greek household will building. from the British is a major sign - holiest of those Pythagorean tional Herald while it’s a bit soon Vietnam War and the charred re - be in, and whether a Greek gov - post in their lives. Ordinarily, the numbers. On New Years Eve we to begin planning that it’s good mains of racial strife disfigured ernment that will have just pulled [email protected]

ΝΙCHOLAS J. BOURAS Summit, New Jersey

The Hellenic national Anthem (A translation in English by Rudyard Kipling in 1918)

We knew thee of old, And we saw thee sad-eyed, Oh, divinely restored, The tears on thy cheeks By the lights of thine eyes While thy raiment was dyed And the light of thy Sword In the blood of the Greeks.

From the graves of our slain Yet, behold now thy sons Shall thy valour prevail With impetuous breath As we greet thee again- Go forth to the fight Hail, Liberty! Hail! Seeking Freedom or Death.

Long time didst thou dwell From the graves of our slain Mid the peoples that mourn, Shall thy valour prevail Awaiting some voice As we greet thee again- That should bid thee return. Hail, Liberty! Hail!

Ah, slow broke that day And no man dared call, Lyrics: Dionysios Solomos, 1824 “The Massacre of the island of Chios” Music: Nikolaos Mantzaros, 1828 Eugene Delacroix For the shadow of tyranny Adopted: 1864 Ζήτω η 25 η Μαρτίου 1821 Ζήτω η Ελλάς! 6 GREEK INDEPENDENCE DAY THE NATIONAL HERALD, MARCH 26 - APRIL 1, 2011 How New York Celebrated Greece’s 1821 in 1915 Veterans Turn Out

By Angelike Contis Venizelos, who backed entering flowers, Hellenes arrived early tended, according to the paper, troops “to give the final, deadly aspirations- to Agia Sophia (in TNH Staff Writer the war with the Allies, and King and filled the outside square and “with their honorary medals on blow against the enemies of the Constantinople). Constantine I, who sympathized entry. Among VIPs were K. their chests, lending a higher nation.” The event was doubtless a NEW YORK – “Even if we are with the Central Powers, which Vasadakis, General Consul of level and brightness to the beau - The Greek Consul in New long one as after that history of 5,000 miles from our nation, our were led by his cousin, Kaiser Greece’s San Francisco Con - tiful celebration by their pres - York specifically noted that Hellenism, the Consul of San hearts and our eyes are con - Wilhelm of Germany, and sup - sulate, Ambassador A. Bouros of ence.” The paper didn’t fail to Greece in 1915 –thanks to the Francisco alone, Varadaki, re - stantly turned towards beautiful ported neutrality. Greece’s Washington D.C. em - note the presence of “the repre - actions of its King Constantine portedly spoke for 45 minutes Greece, of the crowned Athens, “An amazing flood of peo - bassy and leaders of the Gov - sentatives of the fair sex.” and his armies - was “double in “frequently interrupted by ap - the sacred rocks of the Acropo - ple” and “frenzy” is how the turn erning Board of the Greek Com - DOUBLE GREEK PATRIOTISM size to what it was three years plause.” He too shared territorial lis, the Parthenon. Greece has out for the event held at Lower National pride was clearly at ago.” He wished, as many did at aspirations that Greece would only been around 85 years old Manhattan’s Webster Hall is de - In attendance were a peak, as the article referred to the time, that the country would reclaim Byzantium’s capital. as a state, but its progress in this scribed. The hall is a nightclub “great national satisfaction” in be “quadrupled” in size soon. If Some things don’t change, how - relatively short period, is truly still around today (at 125 East veterans of Greece’s the bursting hall. It was not your he praised the king, he also ever. Clearly, from the report, incredible.” So said Greece’s 11th Street in Manhattan) built recent wars... usual national celebration, likened Venizelos to ancient the highlight for many was the General Consul in New York D. by Charles Rentz in 1886. It’s noted the Kirix, but one that cel - Greece’s Pericles in his speech. recitation by youngsters of po - Botasi on April 7, 1915, as a part also an official New York City “with their honorary ebrated the “modern accom - Future Ethnikos Kirix editor Rev - etry and the singing of the na - of a March 25 celebration in landmark and, according to medals on their chests plishments...with heroes in at - erend Demetrius Callimachos tional anthem. The students’ New York that was reported in Wikipedia, “the country’s first tendance.” The “modern Greek impressed the gathering with his eyes were on Greek School (re - the then-new Ethnikos Kirix in modern nightclub.” When Pro - munity of New York (implying triumphs” and “modern Greek extensive account of his first- ferred to as the Elli - its inaugural year. The paper, hibition would kick in four years that there was just one at the glory” no doubt referred to re - hand experience in nine battles noamerikanikou Ekpaideutirio) which had been founded by sup - later in the city, Webster Hall time). Also mentioned were cent acquisitions following the of the recent wars. He carried, Director Mrs. Zalouchou, said porters of then-Prime Minister became notable for politicians members of the Volunteer Com - first Balkan War, with no inkling the paper writes, “the holy marks the paper. There was a sense of Eleftherios Venizelos, reveals a turning a blind eye to spirits pany (Ethelontikos Loxos) led of the crushing defeat in Asia of both wars on his chest.” The grown up’s territorial ambition national spirit that was fueled there. But the March 25 celebra - by a D. Exarxoulakon and Greek Minor that was to come in a few priest provided the audience in poem The Map of Greece, by territorial success in the two tion was marked by “great dig - scouts, led by P. Siorin. Also in years. Vice President of the Pan - with what the report calls “a cin - while cuteness predominated in Balkan Wars, after which Greece nity” with plenty of speeches, attendance were schoolchildren hellenic Enosis Sophocles ematographic description of all “The Rose and the Nettle, a dia - doubled, with the acquisition of hymns and poems. It was orga - and teachers from a Greek Dadakis praised “our two glori - the series of the brave accom - logue between “the adorable much of Northern Greece, Crete nized by a group called the Pan - School. Among clubs in atten - ous last wars,” but harkened to plishments of ’21 and our two students Marianthis and the Aegean islands. As the hellenic Association (Panellinia dance then was the Kastoria As - the need to continue to support recent wars.” The crowds, it Leonidopoulou and Christina report on March 25 indicates – Enosi), whose noted members sociation, The Brotherhood of Greece – and especially Prime seemed, “literally hung on his Fotiadou.” The evening ended the New York celebration was included K. Voiklis, G. Geor - Nafpaktos, the Arion Philhar - Minister Eleftherios Venizelos- lips.” The newspaper reported with a lengthy poem of heady with recent success, gopoulou, and M. Theodor - monic. in times of war. He asked the that the priest also inspired the Newark’s N. Psychogiou and though World War One was al - opoulou. In the great hall that In attendance were veterans Greeks gathered to support King audience’s hopes that Greeks more music from the Greek Phi - ready bringing tension between was decorated with flags and of Greece’s recent wars who at - Constantine and the Greek would reach –in their territorial larmonic. New York’s Greeks Ready to Party on Fifth Avenue With Lots of Pride

Continued from page 1 praised by George Kitisios. All Jersey, led by its President Tas - the donations help because a pa - sos Efstratiades, will also par - Michael Bloomberg will be pre - rade that has meaning and im - ticipate with its member orga - sent at the Greek Independence pact is not just a mass of people nizations. Its founding President Day Celebration Gala at the strolling up the avenue. Memo - Andreas D. Commodromos will Hilton Hotel in midtown Man - rable floats, marching bands be honored by the New York hattan on Saturday, March 26, that lift the spirits and television Federation along with Eleni and where the parade’s biggest coverage that brings the cele - John Psarras, Georgia Gotosma - benefactors – those who do - bration of Hellenism to the citi - nis, Alice and Michael Halkias, nated more than $5000 - will zens of New York who cannot Haeda Mihaltses, Doctors be honored. make it to Fifth Avenue cost George Tsoulias and Anastasios The generosity of community money. Some of the events that Kasapidis, and writer Thea Halo members is vital so the success lead up to the parade have a at the Celebration Banquet of such endeavors and is an in - dual celebratory and fundrais - scheduled to be held at the Pet - dicator of the love Greek Amer - ing purpose. The annual gala is ros Petrides Cultural Center of icans feel for their heritage, es - the occasion for a journal whose the Cathedral of St. Demetrios pecially during its current time advertising pages have raised in Astoria on March 25. of troubles. All gifts are deeply $52,000 to date. So far the or - Additional scheduled events appreciated by the Federation, ganizers have collected leading up to the parade include it said, but on Thursday March $142,000, including $60,000 in a reception offered by the Onas - 17 at the group’s last pre-parade donations. One of most substan - sis Foundation USA at the planning meeting, in addition tial parade-related gifts to the Atrium Café of the Onassis to honoring two established community is given every year Tower on March 23 organized businessmen, they singled out by John Catsimatidis, who by Athanasios Aronis, of the for praise a student, Katherine arranges and contributes to the Federation and co-sponsored by Kaloumenos of St. John’s Uni - cost of providing live TV cover - the Cyprus- U.S. Chamber of versity who donated $1000 in age of the parade. This year’s Commerce, the Hellenic Ameri - can Bankers Association, the Greek Americans across the country are eager to celebrate Hellenic American Chamber of their heritage and Greek Independence Day this year more Commerce, the Hellenic than ever as their homeland struggles for its economic future. Lawyers Association, the Hel - Last year the throngs turned out in (1) New York City, a view lenic Meidcal Society of New of AHEPA’s float, as well as (2) Chicago and (3) Boston, giving York, H.O.U.G.A. and the Incur - participants, volunteers and the audience a chance to share able Illness foundation. The an - their common history. nual raising of the Greek flag at historic Bowling Green in lower Manhattan was set to take place at noon on Friday, March 25 and for the third year, that same night at Cretan House, the soci - ety Omonia Society will present dance troupes from numerous associations organized by Kyri - akos Maragoudakis. The Evzones were to be present at Bowling Green and Omonia. Many post-parade parties are booked for venues throughout the city, and though there is no official parade after party, Gala - toulas told TNH there will be a gathering at the Stathakion Cen - ter in Astoria on March 28 to thank the volunteers. Other Greek communities across the U.S. such as San Francisco, Tar - memory of her beloved father, parade day coverage hosted by National Herald that she does pon Springs, Detroit, and according to the Federation’s Errnie Anastos and Nicole Petal - not recall who first asked her to Toronto, the latter two braving General Secretary, Petros Gala - lides begins at 2 p.m. on WWOR do it, though the invitation still wintry weather, will cele - toulas. The students of the or - – NY, Channel 9. might have been prompted by brate this Sunday to be as close chestra of the Greek school The broadcasters will be her working for New York’s as possible to the fabled March Plato of Brooklyn have also of - joined by the ebullient announc - then-governor George Pataki. 25 date. The Greek American fered their talent, agreeing to ers of the public address team She delights in performing a ser - community of Boston will cele - perform wherever the Federa - consisting of Anthoula Katsi - vice that is appreciated by hours of waiting for their ciate if all the groups sent in brate Greek Independence on tion invites them. Galatoulas matides, Takis Vasos, Dimitrios Greeks and non-Greeks alike as marching to begin even more their one-paragraph descrip - April 10 while Chicago hopes to also announced a $10,000 do - Filios and Nancy Biska. they get to hear about parade worthwhile. And Anthoula likes tions of their communities and be warmed up by May 1st for nation by the former Samos So - Anthoula, actress and com - in English and better under - giving shout outs to priests, organizations to the Federation its parade. ciety president Constantine Kon - munity activist, returns for her stand what is happening. The school officials and others to facilitate the announcements. For more information on events togiannis and a $5000 gift from eighth year in the booth by the marchers love to hear their marchers. She told TNH that the The Federation of Hellenic related to the New York parade Vasilios Mesados, who were reviewing stands. She told The group announced - its makes the announcers would really appre - American Organizations of New visit: www.hellenicsocieties.org.

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLYWOMAN NICOLE MALLIOTAKIS

ΖΗΤΩ Η 25 η ΜΑΡΤΙΟΥ 1821 ΖΗΤΩ Η ΕΛΛΑΣ

STAVROS ANTONAKAKIS WISHES HER FELLOW GREEK-AMERICANS Commercial and Business A HAPPY GREEK INDEPENDENCE DAY! Insurance Services Group Life & Health ΖΗΤΩ Η ΕΛΛΑΣ ! STANTON INSURANCE AGENCY Visit Assemblywoman Malliotakis’s website at www.nicolemalliotakis.com 60 Haddonfield-Berlin Road • Cherry Hill, NJ 08034 STAVROS ANTONAKAKIIS Tel: (609) 929-6000 THE NATIONAL HERALD, MARCH 26 - APRIL 1, 2011 GREEK INDEPENDENCE DAY 7 A Letter to a Young Godson About the Greek Independence Parade

Continued from page 1 those were controlled by the Greeks, maybe a small part of ues. It would not be right if we Venetians and the British who you can remember that the Ku thought of ourselves as better reasons Greeks all over the world dominated and oppressed that Klux Klan first came into being than others –even if we have a celebrate on the 25th of March. part of Greece. Did you know to get rid of immigrants like large parade. Pride is a funny They are celebrating indepen - that our family is descended your forefathers. feeling. Sometimes I feel we dence from the domination of from freedom fighters that Very well, I did promise some Greeks have so much of it be - others and they are celebrating waged war on the Venetians and advice. Check the weather on cause we feel unworthy deep in - freedom. Believe it or not, I the British? They would fight the Internet the night before or side of us. Funny, it’s as if we looked up the word freedom on - and then hide on small Ereikousa weatherman Nick Gregory on still believe the nasty things that line in the English Oxford Dic - because it was so far away from TV. Stop drinking water one Turks and the British said to us. tionary (yes, even at my age I big islands like Kerkyra. Back hour before you and your You know a great poet use a dictionary) and it has 15 then foreigners called the fight - schoolmates begin the long named Odysseus Elytis - you different definitions for the word ers for independence bandits and march and alternate hands recognize the first name from freedom. Once, a long time ago pirates. But don’t get fooled by when waving to the crowds. Homer, don’t you? He would I did volunteer work for the Hu - that. The freedom fighters did That way you will not get too have been 100 years old this man Rights Clinic of the Doctors not want the Venetians and the of the World, and I met this man British so they worked day and who was seeking asylum, that is, night at being liberated. Many safety here in the USA. He was a Greeks forget the history of the monk from Tibet, a gentle and Ionian Islands. noble man, who had been tor - Moving along here, it is true tured by the police of Nepal for that by the time I was your age, his wish for freedom. He suffered I had marched in many such pa - a great deal and had frequent rades. Before I began attending nightmares and flashbacks about the St. Eleftherios Greek Amer - the beatings he received. I tried ican Day School I had marched to help him but it wasn’t easy. I under the banner of the Pan was not only sad for him but I Ereikoussa Society of America. was also impressed with hisper - The Society was formed in sistent wish to be allowed into 1951. That was the same year the USA. He was fighting for his that the parade began in New freedom the way you may have York City. People like your recently seen on TV the Libyans grandfather could band together and the Egyptians fighting and support each other and against dictators and now the even send much needed money Libyans. We Greeks did that once back to the island. Ereikousa too over 190 years ago. We even and all the other islands, villages Spyros Orfanos did it 2,500 years ago in Ancient and cities of Greece were very Athens when the enemy was Per - poor. Anyway, your grand - tired. And wear comfortable year had he lived. Well, once he sia. Maybe we can do it again mother remembers marching in shoes. Here is a tip I wish I had wrote long poems about feelings against the international Pappou Dimitrios G. Orfanos with his grandson and Spyros the parade with a big pregnant known when I was a marching of worth and how important bankers, but that’s another story Orfanos' godson Dimitrios A. Orfanos at the 2003 New York belly. She says I use to kick a lot boy. I learned it as an adult they are. He said that you pay a dear boy. I confuse you. I apolo - Greek Independence Day Parade. in her womb but I don’t remem - when I ran my six New York City price for feeling worthy. You gize. ber that (here’s where you are Marathons. Take some Vaseline have to earn good feelings and So, what those Greeks of suppose to laugh!) Back then and apply it in and around your a sense of worthiness by doing 1821 were trying to do was to there were over 100 such soci - ten 10. I know it feels weird but good things. So let’s be careful be free and to make up their own eties in the United States and it will do the trick. You will – you and I, Dimitri. Let’s earn rules. They did not like rules that it’s true the Greeks needed each never get blisters. Also, keep out pride and dignity every day others made up for them, in this other’s support. I know this may your chest up, not your shoul - of our lives. Let’s not fake it. case the Turks. I am talking come as a shock to you, but ders back (this is not the Greek That would be fooling ourselves. about being able to make your many people here in America Army -besides we come from a And what kind of Greeks would own mind up about what is im - hated Greeks then. long line of exceptional sailors). we really be if we fooled our - portant to you in your life – A very famous African Amer - Speaking of sailors, my dream selves? Please enjoy being in the about your feelings and your ican writer named James Bald - is to someday sail with you and parade next Sunday and have thoughts and your relationships win was once talking with a your sisters around Ereikousa. fun with your classmates and to others. It’s about being able very famous Greek American I’m reminded of when I was show that wonderful smile of to choose your preferences, and movie director named Elia about your age, maybe two yours. And every once in a while where you go, and the people Kazan. After learning about how years younger, and your Papou remember that being indepen - you hang out with. Do you re - badly Kazan’s family was treated took me there for the first time. dent and having freedom also member the time that Stelios in - by white people in America, It was my Barba Alexandros means that we have a responsi - sisted that you agree with him Baldwin said to him. “You’re a who sailed me around the is - bility to use it well and to want that all Albanians are bad? You ni----r too.” In other words, he land. He was a captain you it for others too. Practice good didn’t want to because it was not meant that “your Greek ances - know, and sailed up and down acts. Collect money for the un - your true feeling. And you were tors, Kazan, have been treated the Ionian and Adriatic Seas car - fortunate victims of the crisis in right. You have a free mind. The pretty badly here in America rying cargo. He spoke to me Japan, work for a greener envi - Turks bullied and controlled the and put down and oppressed about Greek history just as we ronment, write poems, hit base - Greeks for over 400 years. By the like my people have.” So when sometimes do – you and me. But balls over the fence, dance like way, I’m sure you know the Turks you march next Sunday up Fifth please my sweet boy, remember a Greek, be original, and tell never got to Ereikousa, where Avenue, the most famous and that the intelligent Greeks have your sisters and parents that you my family is from, and the other richest street in the world, and always honored where other love them. Do that as often as islands on the Ionian Sea, but you hear all the cheering for people come from and their val - you can.

THE HELLENIC MEDICAL SOCIETY OF NEW YORK

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The Hellenic Medical Society of New York, a not-for-profit organization of physicians and health care professionals of Hellenic descent, celebrating One-hundred and Ninety years ago, on March 25th, the people of Greece its 75th anniversary, is proud to participate in the parade to celebrate declared that centuries of political, religious, and cultural repression would no Greek National Independence Day on March 27, 2011 on New York's longer stand. And for eight long years, they made heroic sacrifices as they bravely Fifth Avenue. fought to secure victory and realize their dream. This courageous testament to the indomitable Greek character signified then as it The Society will be represented by its Executive Board, members of the has throughout human history that despite enduring untold atrocities, the Greek Society and their families. Its banner represents the achievements of spirit would not only refuse to be broken, it would prevail. And so, in 2011, it is fit - the American physicians of Hellenic descent who over 7 generations have been contributing to health care and science in the United States ting that we pause to honor this landmark milestone in the vast, monumental legacy of America and to the many needs of Greece, particularly in its times of of our Hellenic heritage, culture, and tradition which has done so much to shape trials and tribulations. Luminaries such as Dr. George Papanicolaou, Dr. and steer the course of humanity throughout the centuries. Mary Kalopothakes, Dr. George Kotzias, Dr. Dino Generales and many other distinguished physicians have honored the Hippocratic tradition to world acclaim. These scientists confirm the continuity of the Hellenic Αs the first Greek-American woman elected to both the U.S. House and traditions from antiquity to the present. the U.S. Senate, I am forever grateful to count myself among those Americans who call Greece their ancestral homeland. For us, for the people of Greece, and for friends The Hellenic Medical Society takes special pride in its service to the of Greece throughout the world, this date commemorates a towering, hallmark Hellenic-American community through its scholarship programs and its achievement that inspires and instructs us today and will for generations to come. educational programs. Under its new administration it seeks to expand its offerings utilizing the full potential of our electronic age to reach a national and international audience. So it is with enormous pride in our past and fervent hope in our future ΖΗΤΩ ΤΟ ΕΘΝΟΣ that we approach this Greek Independence Day. On this occasion of beloved cele - bration, please allow me to wish you good health, happiness, and every success.

Senator Olympia J. Snowe Nicholas H.E. Mezitis, M.D. President Hellenic Medical Society of New York 8 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, MARCH 26 - APRIL 1, 2011 Greece’s Special Needs Kids in School Purgatory, Film Reveals

By Angelike Contis she co-directed with Yiannis dren with problems the confi - TNH Staff Writer Misouridis, drew attention to dence and a voice to help enact the issue, when it played at the legislation. Kontakos says of the NEW YORK – As parents of chil - recent 13th Thessaloniki Inter - film: “If nothing else, it’s given dren in Greece who are intellec - national Documentary Film Fes - the parents the confidence to tually or physically challenged tival. The film focuses on Dim - come out and be honest and de - know – even today- there are itri, an intellectually challenged mand things.” In the meantime, shockingly few resources there teen, who faced difficulties there are some basics that for their children when it comes when he outgrew an excellent Greece must address, she says, to education or work opportu - elementary school (the Pa - for opportunities for young peo - nities. Says director/producer makaristos School in Nea ple: “Look at our sidewalks. If Valerie Kontakos: “You don’t see Makri) and entered IEK you have a child in a wheelchair, any children who are different” Kallithea, a middle/high/voca - how are you supposed to get in the public schools. Kept out tion school that, filmmaker Kon - them there?” As for Dimitri, of the perpetually-ailing public takos says, was “falling apart.” who is now in his early 20’s, sev - schools, children with a range Dimitri was a borderline case, eral prospects of job training of challenges are lumped to - the director explains. “Whereas and education have fallen gether ina few special schools, someone like Dimitri should through, and he works with his but they are unable to meet have been in a normal public father and brother in their mo - many of their needs. “There is school and getting the support torcycle repair shop. His prob - no special help for anyone in that he needed to move on and lematic former school has since the Greek school system,” notes be around other children his closed. filmmaker Kontakos, who age, from sixth grade on he kept ABOUT THE FESTIVAL moved to Greece from New York being put into these schools that The 13th Thessaloniki Docu - with her own family several are basically parking lots for mentary Film Festival ran from years ago. The documentary kids who have everything from Festival Director Dimitris Eipides speaks at the How I Am: Challenging Perceptions panel at the March 11-20, featuring 233 What’s Eating Dimitri, which autism, to manic depression to Thessaloniki Documentary Festival on March 15, 2011. films from 52 different coun - light cerebral palsy.” What’s Eat - tries. This year’s festival focused ing Dimitri was shot in 2006 for hosted a related panel on March yard or cafeteria, with rooms no one is willing to speak about on Belarus filmmaker Sergei a 2007 Greek Radio Television 15 that put Dimitri’s mother, that held the danger of causing it.” Loznitsa, Czech director Helena (ERT) series on education enti - Yanna Kalogeraki, alongside serious injuries.” She offered a Dimitri’s powerful mother Trestikova, ERT3 director Kyri - tled Mathimata Pathimata. representatives of Greek orga - damning snapshot of what it’s spoke poignantly, says Kontakos, aki Malama, films of the Middle Though the series and Dimitri’s nizations and North American like to have children with de - noting that after the family East and children’s documen - film were broadly broadcast – filmmakers Marianne Kaplan velopmental difficulties: “I felt I opened their door to the film - taries. There was a documentary and the filmmakers even gave (The Boy Inside,) and Dan was living in a Third World makers, all they could do is try market, live streamings, special copies of the film to Greek MPs Habib (Including Samuel); the country, where you are judged to get the word out as much as talks and a photo exhibit of on a relevant subcommittee, latter made films about their for giving birth to two children possible. The panel, for the Golden Horn workers by Ger - Kontakos notes that five years children, who have autism and with health problems. Our soci - Greek American filmmaker, re - man photographer Dieter later, it appears that little has cerebral palsy, respectively, to ety doesn’t respect people who vealed how Greece is “worlds Sauter. The festival continues changed. draw attention to the issues they are different. We don’t defend apart” from North America on with regional screenings in 19 “HOW AM I” PANEL face. them, we don’t care, and we the issue of special education or cities (including nine correc - The Thessaloniki Documen - On the panel, Kalogeraki ex - don’t realize that this could hap - help for adults who are differ - tional facilities). tary Festival, an offshoot of plained that, after appealing to pen to anyone. There are good ent. She says: “In Greece, it’s Greece’s most important fiction the parliament to get her son efforts made, but they amount like chaos, basically …. there is Filmmaker Kontakos, who is film festival, showed a special into the special school featured to nothing. Children with devel - nothing organized to help the currently working on an envi - director’s cut of the film as a in the film, it was a disaster: “In opmental disabilities are physi - parents, the children. It’s like ronmental series for ERT, says part of a tribute section of 30 the end, the school was really a cally abused, are more prone to every man for himself.” The What’s Eating Dimitri will be films entitled How I Am: Chal - form of purgatory, with pathetic accidents, alcoholism and drugs. makers of What’s Eating Dimitri online soon. For more info, con - Co-Director Valerie Kontakos lenging Perceptions. The festival infrastructures, without a play They are easy to victimize and hope it will give parents of chil - tact: www.exilefilms.gr. InnovationBound: Wake Up and Doctor’s Calls for Businesses Sounded

By Constantine S. Sirigos On one of the first truly beau - fire, aim, ”he said with a smile. Overcomes, a tool for strength - TNH Staff Writer tiful weekends in 2011, twenty Great teams need to coordinate ening the idea the groups chose. overscheduled New Yorkers had the talents of all four kinds and Pluses – what do you like about NEW YORK – The word “inno - a choice: escape a brutal winter while no one has all four focuses, this idea? Potentials – how can vation” is everywhere. It is a in Central Park – only a few there are people who are good at you improve it? Concerns – buzzword, a mantra, a prayer. In - blocks away – or attend the In - more than one. weaknesses, what bothers you novation is our hope for preserv - novationBound workshop. InnovationBound’s techniques about the idea? Overcomes – how ing the American dream. Innova - One of the powerful ideas teach people with different ten - might we address the concerns? tion will save Greece. But is it gained by those who passed on dencies to respect each other. To Costa told TNH that the idea more than an “X” factor that the sunshine is that there exist maximize the team’s power there generating period and PPCO are some companies and countries opportunities for innovation at needs to be a conversation two tools among many hundreds have and others do not? A new many steps of all the processes among the different types, and in the company’s bag. He said startup company named Innova - in all existing organizations. That the firm helps organizations have there are other tools appropriate tionBound says, yes. Principals day they experienced a process that kind of communication. Of to different people and organiza - Oded Kafka and brothers Stavros called “Creative Problem Solving the three partners, Stavros tions that could be injected into and Costas Michailidis have har - (CPS), one of the many tools In - Michailidis has been the most fo - the process by company facilita - vested years of research and ex - novationBound deploys to attack cused on the theory and practice tors as they observe people. perience. They are ready to offer clients’ challenges. of this new field and he has 10 The final presentations were companies valuable tools for Stavros began with a diagram years of experience leading inno - informative and amusing. One building their future. of the process: First, clarify the vation. group, obviously ringers from Stavros is blunt about Global - challenge, second, generate CPS fosters innovation by (L-R) Costa and Stavros Michaelides and Oded Kafka before a MIT, came up with a magnetic ization: If your organization is ideas, next, develop solutions and clearly delineating two phases of board full of ideas generated by an innovation exercise. levitation-anti-gravity system to not leading the way in today’s finally plan for action. Most peo - the creative processes that exhibit drive elevated trains along roller market, it’s falling behind. And if ple have preferences for one of two kinds of thinking that are brake to make evaluative deci - The exercise was fun and coaster-like tracks: boost the train you are not a thought leader, you the stages. “The clarify the chal - most effective done at different sions to converge on a single made its intellectual point: that up and it rolls down. It’s above are becoming irrelevant.” But lenge person will keep asking times. A new diagram was la - point so the group can act ,” any group can be turned into an all the traffic, so it keeps moving, their wake up call is also a doc - questions to get necessary infor - beled “divergent and convergent. Stavros explained. idea machine. But isn’t that good and its fun. Bingo! Something for tor’s call. mation …other people are idea thinking”. Divergent thinking is CRAZY IDEAS CAN WORK old fashioned brainstorming? both camps. They can help established generators, one after the other, like stepping on the gas of the The point of the a process is “No,” said Stavros, adding there InnovationBound typically firms rise to the top of their mar - not concerned about clarifying idea generator, it lets everyone’s to generate novelty. “It’s a lot eas - is more to the CPS process than works with mid-sized and large kets – or not get knocked out. them. Some are developers – they imagination go its own way ier to take a crazy idea and figure that. “Brainstorming is a specific size firms for whom they under - For Greece, they can help focus seize on one idea and work on it, “opening up the world, increasing out how to apply in “the real tool developed by Alex Osborne take training, and building think the energy of the younger gener - making it better and better,” possibilities,” he said. Conver - world’ than to take a boring, old in the 1950s that spurs a group tanks and innovation labs. They ation, and others on creating new Stavros said. Then there are the gent thinking brings everyone idea and figure out how to make of people to come up with ideas also hold talks with executives firms and establishing new indus - implementers. “They are already back into focus on the task at it crazy.” for a given challenge. You get a about strategy and structure and tries. ready to move forward “ready, hand, “It’s like stepping on the The company seeks to create large list that are put on the wall, what they currently do to nurture an atmosphere were people to then the people go back to busi - the creative talent of their human use affirmative judgment, to keep ness and nothing happens with resources. a positive attitude. “You are there those ideas.” The goal is to leave behind a to make the idea better, you are He said CPS is much more de - more innovative orientation and not there to knock it down right liberate. The point is it not only new systems, designed, for ex - away, “ Stavros said. The second to generate a lot of ideas but to ample, to collect ideas from peo - outlook they encourage is “to re - come up with good ideas, and ple and capitalize on them. Costa tain the novelty in the ideas that see how to make them action - has observed that a lot of firms emerge. “If there is something able. The aim is to go from a “copy and paste from companies cool and unique in the idea and problem to an implemented so - like Google, saying ‘Google is in - that’s what appealed to you, find lution. novative, lets do what they a way to keep it in there. “ The next step was to divide do...lets have free time on Friday Oded Kafka, who began his the room into groups of 3 people to work on whatever we want’ career in Silicon Valley, innova - to discussed the ideas on the wall but in your organization that tion paradise, introduced the and come up with one to develop, might only result in people taking challenge to be tackled by partic - and then make a 30 second pre - longer coffee breaks. We help ipants. He played the role of the sentation. After hearing the idea, you figure out what innovation Director of the MTA who was Oded, Stavros and Costa threw should look like in your organi - frank about the agency’s bank - in a special constraint so it would zation, how to make it real.” Visit ruptcy regarding ideas to improve not feel totally pie in the sky. them at WWW.innovation - train and bus service in New York. At this point anther technique bound.com. As he passed around post-it was introduced called PPCO: notes., the first and most shock - Pluses, Potentials, Concerns and [email protected] ing instruction was that there are TNH/COSTAS BEJ no budget constraints and that Singing The Best of Greece they are not answerable to any politicians, but such fictions serve Grigororis Maninakis (at the mike) led the Mikrokosmos Ensemble and nine talented young Greek to spur to creativity. Greek Church Celebrates Americans at the Hellenic Cultural Center in Astoria, NY, in presentations of Archontorebetika, the The crowd seemed divided unforgettable Greek songs of the 1940's through the 1960’s. Seen with the maestro are: Maria into two camps: seek to actually Mouratides, Anna Eliopoulos, Elena Toumaras, Stavroula Traitses and Theodora Vasilatou. improve transit service – mainly A Week of Freedom by reducing waiting times, and improving the experience – like, FLORENCE, S.C. - The Trans - 20 local, regional and national by reducing dirt. The key was not figuration of Our Savior Greek charities. Florence Mayor, to let anything stop the flow of Orthodox Church in Florence Stephen J. Wukela planned to Law Firm ideas and within 15 minutes the marked a Week of Freedom attend to present a Resolution J O H N S P I R I D A K I S participants posted more than March 21-27, 2011 to honor by the City of Florence desig - The Law Firm the Community Trusts 100 ideas on the board. Given freedom in all forms as a gift nating March 25 as Greek Inde - there were no transit experts, the from God. Freedom comes in pendence Day in the City of Flo - ideas ranged from basic to in - many forms: freedom of reli - rence. The Divine Liturgy ACCIDENTS - MEDICAL MALPRACTICE triguing to bizarre, including: gion, freedom of expression, (Worship) for the Feast of the • Construction • Slip & Fall • All injuries Moving sidewalks, singing bus freedom from sin, freedom from Annunciation for March 25 was • Car/Motor Vehicle • Wrongful death • Estates & Wills drivers, exercise cars, meditation suffering and oppression. Each to show that God has sent His cars, more art and music, wi-fi event during A Week of Free - Son that we may live with Him • Head injuries • Divorces in subway, cafes and cocktail bars dom focused upon one or more free from the curse of sin. A in stations and super express aspect of freedom. An Interfaith Greek Independence Day lun - Free consultations • Home & Hospital visits • 24 Hours • 7 Days buses. celebration was held at Vet - cheon was scheduled for March Legal expenses are payable at When the flow slowed for a eran’s Park, on March 22 in 27 following Sunday worship at bit, Stavros urged “there are no honor of those courageous vet - the church to honor Freedom of Mr. Spiridakis the conclusion of the case only if you win bad ideas” so people suggested erans who defended and pro - Religion and Freedom from Op - and his colleagues more trash receptacles, singles tected our freedom. It included pression, the modern Greek have successfully “To receive our special care” cars, lavender fields, dancing a roll call of those US Veterans State, being emboldened by the won over $50 million Call us at (212) 768-8088 or (718) 204-8600 lessons, TV screens with news, engraved on the Wall of Honor. 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Continued from page 1 Apple Group owns hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of real York, with $1.8 billion earned estate, New York’s Gristedes gro - from his business in supermar - cery chain. Best asset: United kets and real estate. Refining Co. Firm owns 372 gas In 736th place is George Ar - stations, Pennsylvania refinery. gyros, 74, of Newport Beach, California, at $1.7 billion, also GEORGE ARGYROS from real estate. In 993rd place $1.7 BILLION is C. Dean Metropoulos, 64, of Began career in grocery busi - Connecticut, an investor in ness, eventually moved to real foods and beverages, with $1.2 estate. Privately held Arnel & billion. Rounding out the Greeks Affiliates manages 5,500 apart - is Alex Spanos, 87, and family, ments and two million square of Stockton, California at feet of commercial space in 1,057th, and a net worth of $1.1 southern California. Also owns billion from the real estate busi - private equity outfit Westar Cap - ness A.G. Spanos. A measure of ital. Investments range from Pet - how rich they really are is that mate, a pet product manufac - these nine have a worth of turer, Candle Lamp Company $18.4 billion, more than half the and Lifecare Solutions. Former $33.3 billion worth of the The Spiro Latsis George Mitchell Mike Lazarides Michael Jaharis owner of pro baseball’s Seattle National Herald’s top 50, al - Mariners; 1993 recipient of the though there are duplications, Horatio Alger Association of dis - of course. It also shows that tinguished Americans Award. Greek Americans particularly Served as ambassador to Spain have lived up their reputation under President George W. of being savvy entrepreneurs Bush. Dec. 2009 was appointed who earned their fortunes and to board of directors of Pacific continue to rank highly even in Mercantile Bancorp. competitive fields such as real estate, energy and pharmaceu - C. DEAN METROPOULOS ticals. Owing to differences in $1.2 BILLION criteria, the Forbes list, however, Through private equity firm, did not include some in the TNH Metropoulos & Co., paid $250 list, including investor Pete Pe - million in June for Pabst Brewing terson, with an estimated worth Co., North America’s largest pri - of $2 billion, Jim Davis and fam - vately held brewer. Greek immi - ily of Boston’s New Balance run - grant invests in and turns around ning shoes, at $2 billion, super - faded food brands. In 1996 he market chain owner Arthur and partners formed Interna - Demoulas of Massachusetts at tional Home Foods, revamped $1.6 billion, or John Calamos, likes of Chef Boyardee pasta whose mutual funds made him products, PAM cooking spray and $1 billion. Here are thumbnail Bumble Bee seafood. In 2000 sketches of the Greeks. John Catsimatidis George Argyros C. Dean Metropoulos Alex Spanos sold IHF to ConAgra for $2.9 bil - lion. Four years later bought Au - SPIRO LATSIS/FAMILY GEORGE MITCHELL velopment in 1946. Sold out to inherited father’s art collection loo’s Perimeter Institute for The - rora Foods out of bankruptcy and $4.8 BILLION $2.7 BILLION Devon Energy for $3.5 billion in of such masterpieces as Vincent oretical Physics in 1999; has merged it with Pinnacle Foods Shipping tycoon, Greece’s Spent a decade figuring out cash and stock in 2001. Created van Gogh’s Self-Portrait with a since donated $150 million to (Aunt Jemima, Duncan Hines, richest man, took hit amid coun - how to drill and crack the tricky the Woodlands, a master- Bandaged Ear and Pablo Pi - the quantum physics research Log Cabin.) He and fellow in - try’s economic woes. Stocks of rock of the Barnett Shale forma - planned suburb north of Hous - casso’s self-portrait Yo, Picasso. institute. Chancellor of Univer - vestors sold it to Blackstone his EFG International, EFG Eu - tion in north Texas. His tech - ton. Still comes to the office, Niarchos, who is a board mem - sity of Waterloo. Group for $2.2 billion 2007. Im - robank, Lamda Development, niques have led oil and gas com - guiding work to restore historic ber of the Museum of Modern migrated to Watertown, Mass. and Hellenic Petroleum, all fell. panies into the “shale gale” - hotels he owns on Galveston Is - Art in New York City, has added MICHAEL JAHARIS with family at age 10. Moved to No respite as recent unrest in opening up drilling in the Hay - land damaged by Hurricane Ike such contemporary works as $1.9 BILLION Geneva at age 25 to become fi - North Africa fuel worries for nesville, Marcellus, Eagle Ford in 2008. Generous donor to Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Self-Por - Pharma investor a big sup - nancial director for GTE Interna - shipping industry. Also owns jet shales. Has created at least alma mater Texas A&M; do - trait and Andy Warhol’s Shot porter of Columbia U. Medical tional’s (now Verizon) European, and yacht operators PrivatAir 200,000 jobs in recent years, nated $35 million in 2006. Red Marilyn. When he was com - Center, Weill Cornell Medical Middle Eastern and African op - and PrivatSea. He has a Ph.D. made millionaires out of poor missioned to do Niarchos’ por - College, Tufts U. School of Med - erations; returned to U.S. as com - from the London School of Eco - landowners and given America PHILIP NIARCHOS trait, Warhol created a series icine. Former partner with Philip pany’s youngest controller. First nomics; sits on the board of In - 100 years worth of clean(er) en - $2.5 BILLION based on CAT-scans of Philip’s Frost (also a billionaire). Korean acquisition: small Vermont stitute of Advanced Studies in ergy. Son of Greek immigrants Eldest son of late Greek ship - skull. While Niarchos is intensely vet launched Kos Pharmaceuti - cheese company, transformed Princeton. started Mitchell Energy & De - ping magnate Stavros Niarchos private, multiple art experts cal in 1988; created cholesterol- into global giant Stella Foods sold pinned his collection as world’s battling drug Niaspan, sold to to group led by billionaire Robert most valuable in private hands. Abbott Labs in 2006 for $4.2 bil - Bass in 1993. Served as CEO and lion. chairman of Morningstar Group MIKE LAZARIDIS 1994 to 1997. Owns Castle on Patriarch Tells Bishop Vikentios: Don’t Go $1.9 BILLION JOHN CATSIMATIDIS the Hudson, converted to a lux - The co-founder of Blackberry $1.8 BILLION ury boutique hotel. maker Research in Motion over - His secret to success? “Stub - By Theodore Kalmoukos Holy and Sacred Synod Archi - bot Bishop Elias of Philomelion sees a company that, while still bornness, perseverance and a ALEX SPANOS/FAMILY TNH Staff Writer mandrite Bartholomew to post - informed me that I will be having growing, is fighting to keep pace little bit of fearlessness. You $1.1 BILLION pone the date of my departure a meeting the next few days with with innovations from rivals like can’t be afraid to make deci - Swimmer at University of the BOSTON - Ecumenical Patriarch to the Metropolis of Imvros and the legal advisors of the Apple’s iPhone and other smart - sions. You just make them and Pacific worked in his parents’ Bartholomew has sent a directive Tenedos and that from now on Monastery so I can submit my phone makers. He’s also found things fall as they may. You can’t bakery. Started catering com - to Bishop Vikentios of Apameia to communicate with him for resignation from all the Legal himself in the middle of disputes be a leader if you’re afraid to pany 1951 with $800 loan; ordering him not to depart to the dealing with the St. Irene Corporations of the Monastery with the governments of India decide.” Opened first grocery plowed profits into real estate. Holy Metropolis of the Turkish Chrysovalantou Monastery.” so that they go ahead the and Saudi Arabia concerning a store at 100th St. and Broadway A.G. Spanos Cos. has built islands of Imvros and Tenedos Asked about the reasons, Monastery’s issues.” Vikentios possible ban of the Blackberry 1969; owned 10 stores by age 120,000 apartments in 19 states until further notice. Vikentios Bishop Vikentios said, “I do not added that, “My position was product due to security issues. 24, made $25 million a year in in six decades. Bought control - was getting ready to depart to know because no mention has very clear from the beginning Research in Motion will soon revenue. Plowed $5 million into ling stake in pro football’s San Imvros to serve for the upcoming been made in the letter except that I will never cause any ob - launch its tablet computer, the Manhattan real estate 1977; Diego Chargers 1984. Big donor holidays of Holy Week and that I will be informed in the stacle to the directives and deci - PlayBook, with a brand new op - property worth $100 million to Republican candidates, Easter, as The National Herald near future of what is going to sions of my Patriarch.” To the erating system. Founded Water - five years later. Today his Red causes. reported. What prompted Patri - happen.” Asked if this develop - question if he is willing to stay arch Bartholomew’s directive ment has to do with legal issues as he is at the Dependency of St. was a strong protest by former about the St. Irene Chrysovalan - Nectarios in Brooklyn and not go associates and friends of the late tou Monastery in Astoria, N.Y., to Imvros, Bishop Vikentios said, Archbishop Iakovos of America Vikentios said, “The interim Ab - “My desire is to leave, but if the who resisted to the idea of Patriarch wants to do something Bishop Vikentios staying at else I will obey to him and do Iakovos’ paternal home in whatever he orders me to do.” Imvros. Resentment had arisen When asked if he knows any - in the Greek American commu - thing about resentment from for - nity and beyond after TNH re - mer associates an friends of the ported the story. Sources told late Archbishop Iakovos, he said, TNH that Patriarch Bartholomew “I have already communicated now either is trying to find an - with families here who come other place for Bishop Vikentios from the island of Imvros and at - to live in Imvros or another so - tend Services at St. Nectarios and lution. The issue will probably they are willing to provide a be discussed at the upcoming space to me to live in. Therefore, meeting of the Holy Synod on let those who were troubled to April 8th. In a telephone inter - calm down.” To the question if view, Bishop Vikentios told TNH he has any communication with that, “Yes, indeed your informa - Metropolitan Paisios from the tion is correct about the new de - Chrysovalantou Monastery, he velopment. I received a Patriar - said, “We will only meet in the chal directive through the newly next life in front of the just appointed Chef Secretary of the Bishop Vikentios of Apameia Judge, never again.”

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By Aris Christodoulou, Senor and Saul Singer. The the - Ph.D sis is that Israel’s fantastic de - velopment of high-tech indus - THE PROBLEM tries has been facilitated by its The three major elements to warrior culture, where universal the current debt crisis in Greece military service has created a are: (a) an unsustainable high network of people with military- deficit (b) an unsustainable high based managerial training, that debt, and (c) an unsustainable easily transfer from military to decline in economic growth. The civilian activities aided by the focus of this article is item (c), old-boy network. Israel has fully which has been apparently ig - taken advantage of tax-advan - nored to date by Papandreou taged access to the EU for its ex - Government policy planners, ports, and of ready access to cap - i.e., to identify this urgent need ital from the U.S. and the world and lay out a sector-specific plan capital markets, which has to reverse Greece’s economic de - spawned thousands of modern, cline. The proxy for this effort high-tech Israeli enterprises. It we shall call herein a new In - has also used its Diaspora net - dustrial Policy. Over the past works extensively. Recently, year, cutbacks in public spend - Greece has reached a new level ing, tax increases, and dramatic of political rapprochement with austerity/reform measures of Israel, with the cooling of Israel- the Papandreou Government, Turkey ties. have caused impressive declines Other examples of successful in the deficit, further unsustain - Industrial Policy implementa - able increases in the debt, and tions, in countries with similar major declines in economic ac - population size as Greece, in - tivity. The Greek debt crisis is clude Sweden, Denmark, and largely a sovereign or public Portugal. Though comparisons one, centered on government are not meant to be broadly ap - obligations, rather than on pri - plicable, the Swedish example vate sector debt. The Govern - Ap pHOTO/THANASSiS STAVrAkiS involves the transformation of ment reforms have been con - Protesters of PAME, a Communist Party-backed labor union, areas angered by price increases for highway tolls is spiraling an export-oriented economy, fronting increasing negative raise the bars and let vehicles pass through without paying at into a civil disobedience movement affecting ever more sectors originally based on hydropower reaction from the general popu - the toll stations of Afidnes north of Athens, Feb. 18, 2011. What of society - and one which many say is increasingly hijacked by and low valued-added extractive lation, with major protests by started as a small pressure group by residents of outlying Athens left-wing parties keen to jump on a popular bandwagon. industries like iron ore and tim - union and non-union members, ber, into a higher value-added rolling strikes, civil disobedi - ment is owed by non-payers, most rapidly, but it is also true Euro’s Never-Ending Crisis, by exist for Industrial Policy initia - knowledge-based economy ence, e.g. refusal to pay tolls, vi - similar to what was done by that George Papandreou is prob - Barry Eichengreen, Current His - tives that have been successful. wherein GDP per capita is 2/3 olence against police, etc. Some Hong Kong in the mid-1970’s. ably the only politician in Greece tory, March 2011). An often referenced one is that higher than Greece. Denmark, observers worry that the reform In a later interview with The Na - today that could have launched Professor Calomiris states that of Japan’s powerful Minister of though smaller than Greece, is measures, as they have been tional Herald he further sug - the necessary reform program, the present figures just don’t add International Trade & Industry also an export-based economy rolled out and implemented, are gested an orderly debt restruc - which began about one year up to success since the Govern - (MITI) which, after World War like Sweden and has very flexi - threatening the very fabric of turing and write-down of over ago. So, in that sense, Greece is ment only did about one-third of II, initiated comprehensive poli - ble labor practices. It has be - Greek society. These strong pub - half of the outstanding public lucky today to have had the right the spending cuts that were nec - cies that targeted key industries come a leader in green technolo - lic reactions have not only debt, largely because of the person in place at the time the essary. Later, he states: “Greece for export growth, supported gies and has achieved a high slowed down the pace of the re - “death spiral” risk (per George crisis blew up. Papandreou’s ma - has designed its public policy to them, and protected them from degree of energy independence form program, but further weak - Soros and others), i.e., that the jor contribution (aside from per - reward consumption instead of import competition. The results by, for example, introducing ened overall economic activity. austerity measures and tax in - suading Greek unions and Greek thrift, leisure rather than work, were extraordinarily successful, large networks of wind power Though the anti-reform demon - creases have cut overall demand society to go along, so far, with and to reward excessive public creating the world’s second turbines for energy generation. strations were started by the and thus economic activity, and his reform program) is that he spending. Thus Greece will de - largest economy (then) after the Its GDP per capita is twice that public sector employees, who made the debt problem worse. has persuaded the European fault, and the sooner and the U.S. This policy has since be - of Greece. Neither Sweden nor were the first casualties of the Other observers have suggested Union, the European Central most orderly it is done, the bet - come controversial, because of Denmark are in the Eurozone, cost-cutting efforts, the penalties other steps to provide Greece Bank (ECB), and the Interna - ter.” Papandreou’s austerity pro - Japan’s “lost decade” of eco - though they are members of the have now trickled down to the some breathing room, such as tional Monetary Fund (IMF) that gram is, in effect, an effort at ef - nomic stagnation. Recently, un - European Union. Portugal, private sector employees as well, extending the repayment times the Greek debt problem is really fecting an ‘internal devaluation” der a new Ministry of Economy, though beset by similar debt and by indirect means like the bank - and terms of the public debt, more a European problem than within Greece and within the Trade and Industry (META), this competitiveness problems as ruptcies of many thousands of and issuance of Eurobonds, but a Greek problem. euro, to increase the country’s policy has been revised, up - Greece, nevertheless has taken small businesses as a result of this needs coordination with The second paradox is that lagging competitiveness. The dated, and issued as the “Indus - some Industrial Policy initiatives the lowering of demand for other Euro zone countries’ in the past decade, Greece lulled market is currently pricing Greek trial Structure Vision 2010”. that are worthy of note. Like goods and services. In fact, in needs, and overcoming political its observers into complacency public debt as if a debt restruc - Theproblems addressed (see Greece and unlike Sweden and many areas of the country, the resistance in Germany and by having among the highest turing of some sort is needed. private sector is now suffering France. Should a write-down of rates of economic growth and Even in the worst scenario, i.e., more than the public sector. It the public debt be inevitable, the productivity growth in the Eu - a full uncontrolled default with has not helped matters that the degree of the write-down re - rozone. This paradox is ad - an exit from the euro and a re - Government’s reform program quired to achieve stability varies dressed in a new book by Pro - turn to the drachma--- in effect, has not been uniformly em - by analyst, ranging from under fessor Theodore Pelagidis, of the a more rapid “external devalua - braced by the other major party, 100 billion to over 150 billion London School of Economics tion” (which would create havoc New Democracy (ND), nor by euros. and the University of Piraeus, and rapid and heavy economic the other smaller political par - The option of a Government- (see Understanding the Crisis in loss in the economy, though the - ties, nor even by a substantial sponsored “orderly” writedown, Greece: From Boom to Bust, by oretically, result in a more com - number of the deputies of Pa - however, is easier said than M. Mitsopoulos and T. petitive economy after that), it pandreou’s own PASOK party. done. Since markets move more Pelagidis,) to whom I spoke re - is my contention that this would Also not helpful has been the in - by perception than by reality, it cently. He argues that the large still only be partially effective in ability of the Papandreou Gov - is possible that just the whiff of inputs into Greece from EU creating solid, profitable eco - ernment to project a very neces - a restructuring, albeit an “or - structural funds for infrastruc - nomic growth because Greece sary image of fairness and derly” one, could also lead to a ture, from the expensive has not yet clarified its long-term equality of the reform measures. run on the Greek banks, which Olympics, from the then thriving economic growth strategy. Pro - Despite much fanfare, not much are undercapitalized relative to tourism and shipping industries fessor Pelagidis says that “The progress has been made in cap - the relatively high amount of (which together represent about current situation requires a turing lost revenues from tax Greek public debt on their bal - 25% of Greek GDP), from ex - group of reform-minded politi - You’d think a country which gets so much sun, would capitalize evaders among high-income in - ance sheets. There has been a pansion and liberalization of the cians that will not yield to the on it, but Greece is woefully behind in solar energy develop - dividuals and professionals, in recent effort by Greek banks to credit markets, and from the pressures of the interest groups ment and relies for coal-fired plants for electricity. punishing such evaders, in ef - recapitalize in anticipation of a large increase in sovereign debt and that will have sufficient fecting cuts in private business possible “haircut” of only about borrowing by the Government, knowledge to use the significant www.meti.go.jp/english/pol - Denmark, Portugal has predom - salaries and benefits to the same 30%, by equity sales via rights coupled with continually low la - powers of the government… icy/economy/industrial.html) inantly an agricultural economy, degree as the public sector, and offerings, by cost-cutting via at - bor participation rates, artifi - They will have to significantly are those of Japan and other de - is not yet as export oriented, and in taxing the shipping sector. tempted mergers, and by an - cially inflated GDP growth rates change the ‘rules of the game’ by veloped societies today, such as its GDP per capita is lower than Nevertheless, major steps were nouncing an intent to sell assets and productivity growth (as out - setting the legislative framework an aging population and declin - that of Greece. However, it has taken to reform the pension and mostly outside Greece (in some put per man hour). Add to that for free and competitive markets ing birth rates, common also in embarked on a sizeable invest - healthcare system and the highly high growth nearby markets like mix the runaway and irrespon - across the board … with full the EU and Greece, and a shift ment program in domestic re - regulated labor market, and to Turkey, the Balkans, and sible national overconsumption, transparency and accountability in world growth to emerging newable energy, largely wind, derive more revenues from Poland). However, these efforts public and private sector corrup - in all levels of government and markets. It focuses on improving hydropower and solar, whereby broad tax increases, among are just starting, are subject to tion and lack of governance, etc. the administration.” Japan’s tax rates, which are high 60% of its electricity needs, and other measures. probably lower returns because and the result is the catastrophic (corporate rates of 40% com - 31% of its total energy needs by The recent slowdown of the of forced selling, and in any lack of competitiveness of CREATING AN INDUSTRIAL pared to international norms of 2020 will come from domestic reform program due to “reform case, will likely prove insuffi - Greece relative to its peers in the POLICY 25-30%), on social infrastruc - renewable energy sources. Al - fatigue” and public protests and cient for many banks. There al - Eurozone, and its horrible con - None of the above analysts, ture (airports, harbors, commu - ready, its electricity use from re - the apparent lack of complete - ready are second thoughts about sequences as seen today. nor the Government, has yet laid nications, etc) that are appealing newable sources is approaching ness, comprehensiveness, and selling profitable, growing out a detailed program for eco - to business operations, develop - 45%, up from 17% five years implementation of the program Balkan assets. There is no excuse THE NEED TO STIMULATE nomic growth. So far the focus ing and attracting human capital ago. In addition, Portugal’s six to date, means that Greece’s for the history of corruption, ECONOMIC GROWTH of almost everyone has been on via advanced education, while business schools are benefiting agony is likely going to persist nepotism, tax evasion, lack of In a seminal book that, since lowering the deficit by improv - addressing new environmental from an innovative program be - over a longer period of time rule of law, low competitiveness, the world financial crisis of ing revenues via increasing taxes and energy constraints, and fo - gun in 2008, whereby a five-year (even though a huge decline of overall laziness, and general 2007-9, has become a must read and controlling tax evasion, cusing most of future growth on agreement with MIT’s Sloan about minus 10% in cumulative cynicism about government in (see This Time Is Different: Eight curbing corruption, and stopping five targeted industry sectors: in - School of Management brings GDP has already occurred in the the Greek arena, though some Centuries of Financial Folly, by excess entitlements by legislative frastructure and system related, MIT professors to Portugal to 3-year period, 2009-11, from the have argued that it is “rational” Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth action. It is long overdue and ur - environmental and energy re - teach, and Portuguese students start of the reforms to now.) This behavior under the Greek reality. Rogoff) it is argued that coun - gent now to focus on how lated, creative industries (fash - to MIT to learn innovation and delay in reforms implies a shal - Certainly these traits were pre - tries with Debt/GDP ratios ex - Greece can stimulate business ion), medical and healthcare, entrepreneurship skills (see Fi - lower economic trough and ul - sent in the Greek postwar econ - ceeding 90% cannot achieve sus - growth - what can Greece offer and frontier fields like robotics nancial Times, On The Tipping timately a shallower, less impres - omy in administrations of both tainable economic growth. and sell/export competitively in and space. China has recently Point of Transition” Special Re - sive recovery, which likely will major political parties. One can Greece’s Debt/GDP ratio was the world markets, how can it been following a similar path as port, P.Wise, Apr. 8, 2008.) The worsen the social tensions and play games and try to put more 123% in 2009, and currently is organize to do so, and how can Japan, by targeting key indus - outcome of this and other pro - pressures in Greek society. A blame on the party which was over 150% and is rising. No the nation become more busi - tries for maximizing export-led grams is already being felt. For larger, more complete, more eq - responsible for a faster and amount of further austerity mea - ness-friendly? Such a growth growth, including Biotechnol - the first time in 2010, Portugal uitable reform program would, higher accumulation of public sures, tax increases, and gover - program, if effective and exe - ogy, Information Technology, Al - is exporting more technology perhaps, have been more diffi - debt, and thus the first paradox nance improvements is likely to cuted well, could largely elimi - ternative Energy, Wind Power than it imports - and business cult to manage, but would have emerges: that it was in fact first change the fact that this ratio nate Greece’s present debt prob - Technology, and Materials Tech - services has overtaken clothing, led to a shorter, sharper, V- the elder Andreas Papandreou’s will remain in unsustainable, lems. The creation of such a nology. The increasing financial textiles and footwear as the shaped recovery, almost by defi - own PASOK party in earlier negative growth territory for the growth policy cannot be post - sophistication of China is evident country’s key export. nition. Further muting the cycle, years, followed by his successor, foreseeable future. Hence the in - poned forever - it eventually has in the dozens of new high-tech Cyprus has also had notable and confusing the planners, is Mitsotakis’ ND Party, which both cessant talk about “haircuts”, re - to be done, and the sooner the Chinese companies in the above success in offering business ser - the fact that Greece’s economy allowed the debt ceiling to rise structuring, and default (see The better. Many historical models areas that have formed and cap - vices, because of a well-devel - has one of the largest shadow- italized themselves in the oped infrastructure which has at - market or black-market compo - world’s capital markets outside tracted businesses. Also nents of any in the Eurozone, China, aided by its Diaspora net - attractive to business is a low which suggests that the reform works. One recent and fascinat - corporate tax rate of about 10%, program cannot directly touch ing example from the same area compared to 45% in Greece. these sizeable revenues, esti - involves Mongolian Coal, a Mon - Though overly low tax rates risk mated at well over 60 billion eu - golian, not Chinese company, being seen as an unfair compet - ros, but only affect them indi - which is a huge coal producer, itive threat by other EU countries rectly. This may temper and is benefiting from the com - with higher rates, as is the case short-term economic pain, but modity boom. It wants to raise currently with Ireland which also may also retard ultimate recov - cash and pay off debt and is is a recipient of EU bailout funds, ery. evaluating selling a minority eq - Greece is way above the EU and Professor Charles Calomiris uity stake to world investors international averages. Looking of Columbia University told an rather than the standard yet po - at the components of Greece’s audience at the N.Y. Archdioce - litically-risky alternative of GDP, tourism is the largest in san Cathedral Conference Cen - bringing in foreign industrial size, at about 14% of total GDP, ter last April 2010 that reform groups as joint venture partners followed closely by shipping at of governance, the labor market, and recapitalizing its strategic 11%, other services, and various the judicial system, and tax col - assets (the latter of which industrial activities, largely food lection will be absolutely neces - Greece is now doing with and beverage, machinery, chem - sary to effect a lasting recovery. China). ical and allied products and min - To avoid the taint of corruption, Israel has refined the art of ing. Exports at 23% of GDP in he suggests truly independent developing human capital, as 2010 are half the comparable third-party outsourcing for tax The shipping industry in Greece provides nearly 8% of the country’s Gross Domestic Product, outlined in a recent book (see measure for Denmark and Swe - collection of well over 30 billion the second-biggest revenue earner behind tourism, and a critical part of the country’s recovery Start-Up Nation: The Story of Is - den, and involve the industrial euros of taxes which the govern - – if it will pay taxes. rael’s Economic Miracle, by Dan sectors noted above. THE NATIONAL HERALD, MARCH 26 - APRIL 1, 2011 GREEK ECONOMY SPECIAL 11

and management-intensive. and climate of Greece is a key dustry, Healthcare, can be seen mistrust of Government and 6. Business Services, Finan - input. This is a well-developed, also in other industries, and can broad-based corruption. The cial Services: Several neighbor - high-growth and profitable in - be used by the Papandreou Gov - process of putting forth an In - ing countries have focused suc - dustry in the U.S., of about $30 ernment in preparing its Indus - dustrial Policy for Greece has to cessfully on this sector, notably billion in size. Europe, including trial Policy. It is not enough to begin urgently by the Govern - Cyprus and Turkey (Istanbul es - Russia, is a market of over 600 simply invite the CEO of Dow ment, staffed by competent peo - pecially), following the earlier million people (double that of Chemical, Mr. Andrew Liveris, ple, who are not easily available. demise of Beirut as a regional the U.S.), where low and declin - to Greece and ask for help, as Greece’s civil service is limited financial center. The effort re - ing birth rates suggests an was done in late 2010. All such in size and experience, and so quires an adequate infrastruc - above-average growth in the ag - Diaspora businessmen are re - the Diaspora has to be ap - ture, including modern office ing population, and thus high sponsible to their shareholders, proached. It is not enough to space, staffing, communications, demand for well-located and and businessmen need a com - ask economists to do the job, as transportation, and other busi - well-managed retirement com - plete and reliable “project pack - has generally been the practice ness amenities. munities. Since the market is age” to invest in. Each such pro - to date by Papandreou, be it 7. Information Technology: mostly outside Greece, it is in - ject, from the targeted industry with Prof. Stieglitz, Prof. There are some highly-successful dependent of the Greek propen - areas suggested above, should Roubini, and such others. Tech - Greek IT companies in this sity to keep elderly family mem - be packaged with expected in - nocrats and experienced busi - space. Incentives and a plan can bers close to home. This vestment returns assigned, and nessmen who have run enter - be put forth to expand use of IT initiative is customer-driven and with as many uncertainties ad - prises have to be included and skills into a wider range of ap - capital–intensive, and requires dressed and resolved as possible, preferred. plications, i.e., into business ser - strong management skills. including Government incen - Also, an important element vices, financial services, strategic tives, guarantees, tax policy, le - of a new Industrial Policy has to consulting, transportation/logis - USE OF THE GREEK gal and contract issues, etc. This include, among other things, an tics, outsourcing, staffing, etc. DIASPORA way the project has maximum improved educational system Also, it can directly help operat - As an example, in Healthcare transparency and stability, and (with focus on the new technolo - ing efficiencies in various other there is a large Greek presence capital raising is facilitated. gies of today and a capability to industries. This is a software-in - among the Diaspora. There are forge the industry-academic col - tensive and management-inten - existing U.S. public biotechnol - CONCLUSIONS laborations so useful in ad - sive initiative. ogy companies that were either The purpose of this paper is vanced societies today), and leg - 8. Environmental Services: founded by Greeks or Greek- not to create a new Industrial islation to make Greece more This involves a number of disci - Americans, or currently have Policy for Greece, but rather to business-friendly and reliable, plines, including engineering, Greek-American CEO’s, such as define the problem, give exam - for example, by sharply lowering chemistry/physics, systems and Alnylam, Anavex, BiogenIdec, ples of others who have suc - corporate tax rates and reform - logistics, in converting an indus - Cyclacel, Entelos, Exelixis, Su - ceeded that could act as role ing governance and accountabil - TNH/COSTAS BEJ trial cost-center into a profit-cen - pergen, Vanda, etc. Another set models, and suggest that Greece ity. Once the project packages Prof. Charles Calomiris gave a grim forecast on the Greek crisis ter, and also helping the of such biotech companies are not only recognize its societal for the growth plan are assem - at New York's Holy Trinity Cathedral in March 2010. Tourism, Shipping, Mining, Agri - still private, such as Aurelium failures head-on, but also the bled, then the Government can culture, Energy, and other indus - Biopharma, Neurotez, TEI Bio - unique attributes of its people try to improve the projects with AREAS OF POTENTIAL Greek maritime industry over tries. It is capital-intensive, and risk-sharing and incentive en - COMPETITIVE STRENGTH the years is one key demonstra - though not an area of competi - hancement efforts, such as pro - To develop a rational Indus - tion that the major competitive tive strength at present, it has viding third-party project guar - trial Policy for Greece, it is nec - successes of this industry was potential. antees from the European essary to focus on the country’s made by Greek entrepreneurs 9. Transportation and Logis - Investment Bank, or inviting co- areas of competitive strength, outside of Greece and outside of tics: Also not an area of compet - investment with private equity and on areas where competitive Greek government controls and itive strength currently, Greece’s groups and sovereign wealth strength can be improved. What policies (this is also true of other dispersed geography has created funds. If the initiatives are does Greece have of value to sell industries as well, like biotech - need for a vast network of rail, launched, even if they are not to the world? It has been easy nology, as we shall see later). road, water, air, and pipeline fa - yet successfully funded, the very to trivialize this approach in the With this as a guide, a new look cilities, partly privatized and not fact that they have begun and past by noting that Greece has by the Government should be all efficient, that connect its have future potential may swing “sun, blue sky, and blue water” made as part of an Industrial many islands and serve the market sentiment in Greece’s fa - in abundance. Nevertheless, it is Policy initiative as to how this transportation/logistics needs of vor. Since markets act often on true. In addition, it has a world industry could be made even its citizens and industries (see perception, not reality, this may leadership position in shipping more competitive with Greece Prof. Eleftherios Thalassinos, give Greece more time. (though China is coming up as a domicile. A win-win formula Univ. of Piraeus, Private Com - The next big test for Greece fast), certain unique food prod - has to be devised, so that both munication, 3-6-11). More pri - will be the March 24-25, 2011 ucts (like olive oil, yogurt, wine, shipping activity and national re - vatization of some rail, air, and EU Summit. Already the EU has etc), perhaps mineral and min - turns from this industry can oc - road networks, now or recently preliminarily agreed to provide ing resources still not adequately cur concurrently. This effort is in progress, will improve pro - Greece some rate relief and an explored, and a generally edu - management-intensive, but with ductivity, as will further integra - additional 4.5 years to repay the cated work force (though not some capital needs that involve tion and modernization. Tourism bailout funds it has received, but adequately trained, held back infrastructure and shipyard and and Shipping are directly af - subject to continuing the re - partly by an obsolete educa - harbor upgrading, and perhaps fected by this initiative, as are forms and apparently accelerat - tional system that refuses to pri - selected subsidies that do not supply chain and transport ing the sale of a large amount vatize universities). An outline run afoul of EU rules. needs of industry. The initiative of state assets. If this upcoming of competitiveness issues for 3. Alternative Energy, Green is management intensive, and EU Summit finalizes this tempo - each area follows. Each initiative Energy, Energy Efficiency: This earlier was very capital-inten - Greece has missed another big chance by not promoting its rary relief for Greece, the Papan - needs, in varying degrees, R&D, would involve use of Greece’s sive. best products, such as olive oil, much of which is resold to dreou Government should make managerial, and capital inputs: extensive natural resources, and 10. Healthcare: This is a Italian companies and packaged under brand names there. sure that, before the next interim 1. Tourism: This is the include a broad-based effort at broad umbrella of activities, deadline of the EU and the lifeblood of the Greek economy, utilizing abundantly-available which includes pharmaceutical sciences, etc. Others, like Aton (entrepreneurship, indepen - EU/ECB/IMF monitors, and cer - yet it has been allowed to decay wind, solar, geothermal, maybe manufacturers, distribution Pharma, have since been sold dence, competitiveness, intelli - tainly before the expiration of from lack of investment, staffing biofuels, and other energy companies, ingredient compa - very profitably to large pharma - gence, ambition, pride, mobility, the temporary EU Financial Sta - shortfalls, the fallout of earlier sources, similar to the Portugal nies, service providers, hospitals ceutical companies. Still others international in outlook, multi - bility Facility (EFSF) in 2013, it policy mistakes, and general and Denmark initiatives. The Al - and clinics, pharmacies, biotech - have Greek-American Chairmen lingual, etc), including those of will have put in place a new In - inattention by past governments. ternative Energy effort should nology companies, diagnostic of the Board, like Regeneron and its Diaspora. The purpose of dustrial Policy for Greece’s eco - A key competitive threat is be done concurrently with a companies, etc. In general, all Exelixis. The investment com - Government is to create a path nomic growth. Turkey, which also has the same Green Energy initiative, as well of these activities currently exist munity is replete with well- to success by harnessing these Dr. Aris Christodoulou is a “sun, sky, and blue water” re - as an Energy Efficiency initiative, in Greece at some level. How - known, active, and respected in - strengths and controlling the retired businessman and con - sources. Perhaps because of po - as one reinforces the other, and ever, much knowledge and ex - vestors and bankers in weaknesses, via intelligent plan - sultant. He is a graduate of MIT, litical complications, American also helps the Tourism, Ship - perience in this area also exists healthcare who are of Greek ori - ning and proper incentives. To Columbia, and CUNY, with de - tourists were not targeted well ping, and other industries. How outside of Greece. It is a fruitful gin. The National Herald List of a considerable extent, a remak - grees in Chemical Engineering, in recent years, resulting in ero - many beautiful island harbors area for closer cooperation be - the 50 Wealthiest Greek-Ameri - ing of Greek society is needed, Nuclear Engineering, and In - sion of their market share in fa - are ruined by water and air pol - tween a Government initiative cans lists several from the phar - or at least, the tools and incen - dustrial Management. He has vor of Turkey and other nearby lution from large, outdated, and and the Greek Diaspora (see be - maceutical industry, as well as tives must be gathered by Gov - worked in executive positions destinations. This has been dou - ugly ΔΕΗ power plants that have low). others from the chemical indus - ernment to guide the nation’s at Booz, Allen & Hamilton, bly damaging to Greece because been badly located right in the 11. Senior Retirement Com - try. The U.S. and foreign univer - progress in the context of the management consultants, and average per capita expenditures center of a harbor (as in Andros, munities: This is an offshoot of sities are well represented by present Greek reality, which in - at several Wall Street firms in - for American tourists are several for example)? Links to the world Healthcare, and involves estab - eminent Greek-American scien - cludes the economic/debt crisis, cluding Blyth Eastman Dillon, times those of EU tourists. Thus, academic and industrial commu - lishment of quality senior living tists in the medical sciences, like but also structural issues like a Merrill Lynch, and Lehman the higher quality tourist trade nity via the Greek Diaspora will facilities, separate from hospi - Columbia’s Dr. Tom Maniatis. preponderance of self-employ - Brothers, and has owned and is now shifting to Turkey, and help assure the transfer of the tals, nursing homes, and home This wealth of Diaspora talent, ment and small-scale enter - managed a company producing Turkey’s tourists already number latest technology. This initiative healthcare. 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PINEDALE, Wyoming- The newly annexed by Hitler, the 1970’s. loved and honored the United Pinedale Roundup reported that train was stopped and passen - The joy of Fotios and Anas - States, the freedom and eco - Fotios (Frank) Kolis, 97, died gers’ papers checked by the tasia knew no bounds, when in nomic opportunity it offered Feb. 27, at the Sublette Center. Gestapo. Right after Fotios em - 1984 their son announced his him, he was also proud of his At his side were his son, Arthur, barked on the RMS Queen Mary, plans to marry Angela Theos, of Greek origins. Arthur and Aspa - and daughter-in-law, Angie, of Germany invaded Poland. Meeker, Colo., also born of sia always spoke Greek with their Cora, the Pinedale Roundup re - Britain and France declared war Greek parents. Fotios asked parents, and Arthur and his fa - ported. Fotios was born Nov. 20, on Germany, and WWII had be - Arthur for her measurements so ther could be seen and heard at 1913 to Dinko and Aspasia gun. Luckily, Fotios was on the he could sew a mink coat for the Center, in loud voices be - Koutsokolis in Argos Orestikon, Atlantic Ocean bound for New her, but he extracted a pledge cause of Fotios’ worsening hear - located in the northwestern cor - York City. His brother, Argiris, from Arthur that they would ing, debating and gesticulating ner of Greece. He was the sec - was not so lucky. During the stay married because he did not in Greek. From his perch at the ond youngest of seven children German occupation, he drove want to make the coat for some - Center, Fotios was able to see his and the last living member. His over a land mine and was killed. one who would not stick grandchildren, Niko, Noah and long life included first-hand ex - Once in America, Fotios be - around. The Kolises visited Cora the often visiting Logan, move perience with the tumultuous gan his career in the furrier-gar - every summer following Arthur through primary school, middle events in his homeland, as well ment industry, where many and Angie’s marriage. In 1996, school and into high school. Pa - as the rest of the world, the end Greek immigrants worked, in following a bout with cancer pou’s apartment was their after- of a 400-year-long Ottoman oc - lower Westside Manhattan. and the deteriorating health of school home in Pinedale when cupation, World War I, the final Having been sponsored by Anastasia, they decided to move they had afternoon activities, a dissolution of the Ottoman Em - Greek-American relatives, he permanently to the Sublette place they could always find a pire, the Greco-Turkish War, the worked to repay the debt that Center. This move was strongly warm greeting and a not-so-nu - Great Depression and the out - was owed. This he did, and he encouraged by Arthur, Angie tritious snack. Fotios is survived break of World War II. Most cer - was soon on his way economi - and Aspasia. Anastasia died in by his daughter Aspasia Kolis tainly, the poverty, deprivation cally. Unfortunately for his bride February 2001. Hanson, her husband Mark Han - and struggles of early years set Anastasia, Greece was invaded Fotios became a fixture on the son and their son Logan, of the stage for his pride in and and occupied by the Germans front porch of the Sublette Cen - Campbell, Calif., son Arthur and love for the United States, his in the spring of 1940. Anastasia ter in the summer, and in the daughter-in-loaw Angie, Niko eventual adopted country. He suffered starvation and illness lobby during the winter. He was and Noah Kolis of Cora. His out - was married to Anastasia and barely survived the occupa - an avid reader of local papers spokenness- yes, bluntness - and Manoltsis on June 25, 1939 in tion. Meanwhile, back in New and the Casper Star, and up until his deep appreciation of life and Kastoria, Greece. Shortly there - York, Fotios’ work visa had ex - his final weeks, was up-to-date family was his trademark. He after, a previously applied for pired. America entered the war, and quite vocal on national and loved his family above all else, work visa to America was ap - and Uncle Sam got Fotios. He Fotios (Frank) Kolis international events, particularly and they said they were grateful proved for him only. With the was drafted, but he was 4F be - anything concerning his home for having spent the last 15 years storm clouds of war gathering, cause of a hernia. He continued ended. Fotios was discharged son, Arthur, was born in 1948, country. Though Fotios deeply together. his favorite older brother Argiris working as a furrier. He was and got his American citizen - and six months later they moved urged him to leave immediately. called up again and this time ship. Contact between the across the GW Bridge to Ft. Lee, Less than three months after drafted in spite of his hernia. Af - spouses was re-established New Jersey. Their daughter, As - CLASSIFIEDS getting married, he departed ter many postings to army bases through the Red Cross. After pasia, was born in 1952. Frank from Salonika, Greece by train along the east coast doing KP seven years, Anastasia rejoined commuted downtown and con - for the port city Le Havre, duty, it was time to deploy. But Fotios, and they were off chas - tinued his craft as maker of fine FOR RENT France. Traversing Austria, as luck would have it, the war ing their American dream. Their coats until he retired in the FUNERAL HOMES LONG ISLAND CITY Beautiful second floor OFFICE CONSTANTINIDES SPACE. Has 10 offices, 3 bathrooms, FUNERAL PARLOR Co. server room, lounge area, reception Metropolitan Nicholas Mourned in Johnstown area etc. Spacious, modern, freshly 405 91st Street painted, close to all amenities. 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E-mail resume and cover FUNERAL HOME letter to [email protected] or 83-15 Parsons Blvd., fax to : (718) 472-0510 Attn. Jamaica, NY 11432 n FATHER JULIAN ELIANE n JOHNS, CHRISTOS G. sonality inspired lifetime friend - and owned and operated com - Publisher or call (718) 784-5255 (718) 858-4434 The Utica, N.Y. Observer Dispatch The Worcester, Mass. Telegram ships and loving relationships mercial property in his home and ask for Veta. • (800) 245-4872 reported that Father Julien reported that Christos G. Johns, that endured throughout the town of Elmhurst, Ill., prior to be - Eliane, 93, Pastor Emeritus of 89, of Worcester, died Feb. 13 in many years of his life. One of coming involved in the conven - Saint Basils Melkite Catholic Holy Trinity Nursing and Reha - nine children, Jim was born No - tion and trade show industry, TO plACE yOur ClASSiFiEd Ad, CAll: (718) 784-5255, Church, Utica, New York, passed bilitation Center. His wife of 57 vember 12, 1918 in Lisbon, Ohio. working his way from carpenter EXT. 106, E-mAil: classifieds@ thenationalherald.com away on Feb. 8. Christened Alfred years Sophia (Chanis) Johns pre - At age 14, his family moved to to general manager. He moved to Eliane, he was born in Aleppo, deceased him in 2003. He was Detroit where he attended Henry Las Vegas in 1999 to take the po - Syria, on October 1, 1917, the born in Epiros, Greece the son of Ford Trade School. Upon his sition of Vice President and Gen - REAL ESTATE only son of Abdullah and Julia George and Penelope (Rogos) graduation he went to work for eral Manager of Showtime Inc., (Chaccal) Eliane. When he was John and emigrated to the United Ford Motor Co., quickly becom - and later founded VisionXpo in only four years of age, Alfred en - States in 1933 through Ellis Is - ing their youngest purchasing 2005, which he operated until the rolled in a school taught by Fran - land and eventually settled with agent ever. In 1945 Jim left Ford time of his passing. George was ciscan Nuns. From six to 11 years his family in Taunton, Mass. He and changed his career path to very active in his hometown old, he attended a Greek Catholic was a World War II Army veteran sales. His career spanned 50 plus parish of Saint Demetrios Greek School in his home city. After re - serving in the Pacific Theatre. Af - years in the Automotive Tool & Orthodox Church, serving on the turning home with his father af - ter returning from his war ser - Die Industry, beginning in De - parish council and undertaking ter a six-month tour of South vice, he attended and graduated troit. In 1963, Jim transferred to projects benefiting the children of America, he entered Saint Annes from Bryant College with a de - Dayton with Acme Precision the parish, including the comple - Minor and Major Seminary in gree in business administration. Products, where he was General tion of the children’s chapel and Jerusalem at 12 years of age and He then pursued a long and suc - Manager of the Dayton plant. He the building of the main doors. continued his studies and train - cessful career as a Public Accoun - later bought this division and re- During his over 11 years in Las ing for the next 12 years, mas - tant. Early in his accounting ca - named it Jimnick Corporation. Vegas, he was very active in the tering theology, history, and lan - reer, he also operated the He finished his career in sales be - community at large and the guages (Arabic, French, Greek, concession stand at the old Grey - fore retiring in 1990. Jim was Greek community in particular. PRINTED EDITION OF THE NATIONAL HERALD Latin, English, and some He - hound Bus Terminal at Salem proud of his Greek heritage and George was a steward of Saint vIA THE POST-OFFICE: brew.) On July 20, 1943, at his Square in Worcester with his was a lifetime member of the John the Baptist Greek Orthodox o1 month $11.00 o3 months $22.00 priestly ordination at the hands brother James. Christos was a Greek Orthodox Church. He was Church in the purest sense of the o6 months $33.00 oOne year $66.00 of the late Most Reverend George dedicated member of the Greek a 60 - year member of the Free term. George tirelessly con - vIA HOME DELIvERY (NY, NJ & CT): Hakim, Bishop of Aleppo, who community in Worcester, active Masons and held memberships tributed his time and talents to o1 month for $14.00 o3 months for $33.00 later became Patriarch Maximos in the Order of AHEPA, serving in Scottish Rite, Valley of Detroit, his church in a quiet and low key o6 months for $48.00 oOne year for $88.00 V of Antioch, he took the name as Treasurer for many years and Moslem and Antioch Shrine. An manner which was indicative of Julien, in honor of his mother Ju - as Supreme Governor and once avid and accomplished golfer, he his character and personality. vIA HOME DELIvERY lia and an aunt, Sister Julienne, served as President of the St. was past president of Birming - While he served on the parish (New England, Pennsylvania, a Nun of the Order of the Im - Spyridon Greek Othodox Cathe - ham Country Club in Birming - council for six years, including Washington D.C., vIRGINIA & MARYLAND) maculate Conception, both of dral. Christos always looked for - ham, MI., a member of Miami two years as president, was an o1 month for $18.00 o3 months for $41.00 whom were instrumental in ward to special occasions and the Valley CC and Walnut Grove CC active participant on the Conse - o6 months for $57.00 oOne year for $109.00 shaping his life. Father Julien re - holiday season, because spending in Dayton. Jim will be deeply cration Committee, and was a sig - ON LINE SUbSCRIPTION turned to Aleppo to teach in the time with his children, grandchil - missed by his loving wife of 68 nificant presence at the annual e www.thenationalherald.com Melkite Catholic Schools and to dren, and family brought him years, Irene “Skip” Nick, and fam - Greek Festival, which he chaired NON SuBSCriBErS: oOne year for $45.95 preach in various churches in and considerable joy. He is survived ily. His children are Arlene twice, it will be the little things o6 months for $29.95 around the city. He had come to by two sons, William C. Johns (Ralph) Rescigno of Port Chester, that George did for the Saint John 3 months for $18.95 know most Christian families in and his wife Barbara of Hamp - N.Y., Linda Pritchard of Cincin - community in his humble and o

b SuBSCriBErS: One year for $34.95 Aleppo, was a leader of the ton, NH and George C. Johns of nati, Ohio; Dave (Rosemary) quiet manner that will be missed o 6 months for $23.95 youth, and preached in various New York City; two daughters, Nick of Englewood and Diana the most. George was an active o 3 months for $14.95 churches. On Christmas Eve Kristina Niedbala and her hus - (Doug) Sorrell of Miamisburg, member of the American Hellenic i o 1947, Father Julien arrived in band Ronald of Worcester, and Ohio. His five grandchildren and Education Progressive Associa - NAmE: ...... Utica, the third Pastor of Saint Connie Hebert and her husband eight great grandchildren lov - tion, Las Vegas Chapter 314, serv - AddrESS: ...... Basils Melkite Church, then on Brad of Westborough; two broth - ingly called him Papoo. He is also ing as president at the time of his r Third Ave. and Lansing Str. Fa - ers, Perry Johns and his wife survived by three siblings, Gloria passing. He tirelessly worked for CiTy: ...... STATE: ...... Zip: ...... ther organized the Church Choir Jeanne of Rutland and Savas Coffin of California, Marie Peter - the Chapter’s scholarship pro - TEl.: ...... CEll: ...... and had what he called the great John and his wife Carol of son of Arizona, and Millie Hanna gram, which has benefited count - E-mAil: ...... plan an absorbing determination Franklin; two sisters, Yvonne Bot - of Michigan. less youth in the community. In c PLEASE SEND A GIFT SUbSCRIPTION TO: that a New Church for his people sis of Shrewsbury and Cynthia recognition of his efforts, George NAmE: ...... would come into being. Father Frank and her husband Tom of n NIKOLS, GEORGE was honored with the prestigious AddrESS: ......

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Continued from page 1 ventures but use them to push between Greece and Macedonia was political agendas other prominent Greek politi - The Pangalos Tongue “ridiculous” • Karamanlis and Papan - cians. The cables are mostly • As for Greek fears of irredentism, dreou aligned themselves with from the Athens Embassy and Takes on His Boss these too were “ridiculous” and stemmed Russia’s South Stream gas many are classified as SECRET from the Greek right s memories of the pipeline because they feared it and show intense and “Byzan - Papandreou, FYROM civil war and fears of communist forces would otherwise bypass Greece tine” relations between Greece coming into Greece from the Slavic coun - • Greece’s border with and Cyprus after the 2004 ref - tries Turkey is porous and that the erendum as well as American Greece’s Deputy Prime Minister • Pangalos said the U.S. should not U.S. feared terrorist elements unease with some Greek poli - Theodoros Pangalos is known for a big ego worry about Greece blaming the U.S. for could get into the country. cies. – and a big mouth to match, saying what not solving the problem Greece blamed Turkey for not Karamanlis was singled out he wants when he wants and dismissing • PASOK would criticize the (New co-operating in the effort to pre - as remote and as having nearly critics. He called the heroes of the Greek Democracy) government for its handling vent illegal immigrants from disappeared in the aftermath of War of Independence “illiterate peasants” but would not manipulate the substance getting into Greece the 2008 riots that were caused and now, according to the Wikileaks ca - of the issue to Greece s detriment. • The Greek Foreign Minis - by the shooting death of a 15- bles, has sided with the Former Yugoslav • Pangalos said everyone knew the cur - ter’s Turkey desk is kept in the year-old boy by police. In other Republic of Macedonia’s long-standing bid rent system of public universities in Greece dark about high-level discus - meetings, it was said, “He sat to call itself Macedonia. Greece and FY - was “b.s.” and that private institutions sions with Turkey on the edge of the chair and ROM have been arguing for 20 years over should be recognized. He noted that even • Karamanlis – as Papan - played in the rosary,” an appar - what Greece’s neighbor can call itself and his leftist professor second wife (he has dreou is now – tried to privatize ent reference to Greek worry every Greek Prime Minister has refused to been married three times and said his per - some of Greece’s money-bleed - beads. The current leader of the allow the name Macedonia without a qual - sonal life was a “disaster”) refused to send ing state assets main opposition party New ifier. But the cables show that in February dencies. He blamed this on fears on the their son to a Greek university, opting in - The overall impression the Democracy, Antonis Samaras – 2008 Pangalos told then U.S. Ambassador right of Greek politics, which stem back to stead to send the boy to the UK. U.S. Embassy had was not par - a college roommate of Papan - Daniel Speckhard that the name dispute the Civil War and concerns that commu - • PASOK was doing a bad job in pitch - ticularly flattering of the various dreou at Amherst College in has been a “disaster” from the start and nists would enter Greece from the Slavic ing itself to voters, perceived PASOK and Greek administrations, but most Massachusetts – was said to be that Greece’s neighbor should be allowed countries. According to the cable, Pangalos ND as the same. From that perspective, of the harshest assessment was bitter rivals with Karamanlis’ to use any name it wants. also expressed support for the proposals Pangalos argued, Greek voters saw little made about the country’s well- then Foreign Secretary Dora In Spechkard’s dispatch to the State De - put forward by United Nations mediator reason to bother switching governments. known corruption and patron - Bakoyianni – from whom he partment, the diplomat reports that Pan - Matthew Nimetz. (C) COMMENT: Pangalos avoided the age system and the unstoppable wrested control of the party af - galos said it was an honor to Greece that The cable (unedited) put it this way sharp language that characterized his jealousy and infighting between ter Papandreou beat Karamanlis Skopje should want to use the term Mace - about Pangalos: statements as FM, but he was not shy in – and in – the parties. Previous in the Oct. 2009 elections - and donia and that it should be free to do so. • Known during his tenure at the MFA taking positions at variance with his party Wikileaks releases showed that that, “They have old hatred that Pangalos also describes as “absurd” Greek for a sharp tongue and undiplomatic ap - and, indeed, most of the Greek political the former Citizen Protection prevents them from making an fears that FYROM has expansionist ten - proach - said he thought the name issue establishment. - SPECKHARD Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis agreement,” a typical assess - – who survived a bombing as - ment of the war between not sassination attempt and is now just the differing political estab - that Greece's neighbor should Among other revelations underground prayer rooms that officials in both New Democracy Minister for Regional Develop - lishments but within parties. be allowed to use any name it were: have proliferated throughout and PASOK, and the Vatopedi ment and Competitiveness – felt One of the cables sent from the wants. The outspoken Pangalos • The U.S. wanted to “pun - major cities Monastery land-swap scandal the National Intelligence Service American embassy to the U.S. is regarded as the loose cannon ish” the late Cypriot President • Karamanlis resisted U.S. at - that cost the government hun - was nearly useless and ham - State Department New Democ - in Papandreou’s administration Tassos Papadopoulos for the tempts to get him to settle the dreds of millions of dollars pered by its strong trade union, racy was re-elected in Septem - and rarely been rebuked for any vote in which Greek Cypriot re - name difference with FYROM • Pangalos said everyone that a Turkish coup d’etat that ber 2007 observed that Papan - of his often-inflammatory state - jected the so-called Annan Plan because he feared it would tar - knew the Greek higher educa - was foiled would have led to a dreou had problems striking a ments, which he has said reflect to re-unify the island that has nish his legacy – and that FY - tion system was “bulls—t and Turkish invasion of Greece, and balance between the old guard political reality and not what is been divided since the Turkish ROM’s Prime Minister Nikola that private institutions should that Turkey believed Cyprus’ of the party who had governed said for public consumption by invasion of 1974 Gruevski secretly said that he be recognized membership in the European with his father and the new the government. He also lam - • Right after he was elected would he would have resigned • The Greek media is con - Union had made the Greek blood in his own circle. Another basted his own boss, Papan - in February 2008, Christofias re - if he were Karamanlis and had trolled by corporate conglomer - Cypriots complacent on reunifi - cable sent to the State Depart - dreou, saying that their Socialst portedly told the U.S. Ambas - done so ates who use money on those cation talks. ment a few weeks after PASOK party PASOK “suffered from sador: “Greek and Turkish • Greek Cypriot President returned to power gives a simi - poor leadership and bad deci - Cypriots are children of the Demetris Christofias – a Com - lar assessment of the challenges sions of leadership. The Ameri - same land. My friend, Turkish munist – wasn’t happy that facing Papandreou, referring to can embassy wrote that Panga - Cypriots have more in common Greek Cypriots wanted proper - administrative problems and los’ view was that “Papandreou with us than with Turks … it is ties seized by Turks in 1974 re - tensions between two key is honest and upright, but poor not impossible to bring the two turned to them because prop - camps representing the old communication and not a sides towards a solution. Last erty was the “soul of the guard and newcomers. As for leader.” American officials wrote week he admitted the talks have capitalist system,” and that most Karamanlis, one cable indicates that Pangalos was “ambitious, slowed almost to a stop and would not want their properties that he was regarded as the quarrelsome and a great orator blamed the Turkish side back “Buddha” of the Greek political who can not stand the stupid • The police know the iden - • Most of the Greek Cypriot scene because he rarely revealed debate,” and that he pulled no tities of most of the members of government was unhappy with his thoughts. punches even in belittling his Greece’s domestic terrorist Bakoyianni’s appointment Other Wikileaks cables show own party leaders. groups, but lack the evidence to • Greece is awash in un - that Greek Deputy Prime Minis - The Greek newspaper Ta Nea arrest and prosecute them countable scandals, particularly ter Theodoros Pangalos told the said there were 1,385 diplo - • Because there are no legal involving the German electron - US Ambassador that the name matic cables between July 1985 mosques in Greece, illegal Mus - ics company Siemens – which dispute with FYROM has been and February 2010, but most lim migrants may be vulnerable was said to have paid scores of a “disaster” from the start and were from 2005 onward. to Islamic radicalization in the millions of dollars in bribes to

the Annan Plan that every effort to defend Christofias Says various aspects of the plan appears as an Anglo-American conspiracy to benefit Turkey and punish the Greek Cypriots. Pa - Bakoyianni is Criticized as Turkish Cypriots padopoulos is using US support for the Annan plan to prove that he strongly de - His People Too fends Cypriot Hellenism.” The embassy Pro-American, Pro-West proposed “changing our public discourse, putting less emphasis on support for this Former Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyianni, who served The Wikileaks cables show that Greek specific Annan plan and putting pressure during the Adminstration of New Democray Prime Minister Cypriot President Demetrios Christofias, a on the Greek Cypriots to tell us what Costas Karamanlis, was criticized by her political opponents as Russian-speaking Communist schooled in changes they want.” The Athens embassy being too pro-American and pro-Western when it came to deal - Moscow, was surprised after his election noted in one cable that every Greek gov - ing with the question of Cyprus’ reunification, the Wikileaks in February 2008 when a congratulations ernment, especially under (Prime Minister) cables showed. In a CONFIDENTIAL report on Aug. 20, 2007, from then U.S. President George Bush was Costas Karamanlis, was “more afraid of the U.S. Embassy reported, “The Greek Cypriot reaction - both sent to him. “I’m happy Mr Bush doesn’t creating the impression to voters that it official and unofficial - to the appointment of Dora Bakoyianni fear a communist Cypriot President,” the doesn’t support its Greek ‘little brother’ as Greek Foreign Minister was noticeably cool and reserved. cables stated. That same month he also than it fears Turkish troops in Northern Bakoyianni has the reputation here for being both pro-Amer - told the U.S. Ambassador that, “Greek and Cyprus.” Ries explains in one cable that ican and soft on the Cyprus issue. The pro-government Greek Turkish Cypriots are children of the same according to Molyviatis, Papadopoulos Cypriot media expressed concern that Bakoyianni/s appoint - land. My friend, Turkish Cypriots have wasn’t particularly popular among Greek ment threatened to undercut the efforts of President Pa - more in common with us than with Turks officials and had more leverage over padopoulos and former Greek FM Molyviatis to reverse the ... it is not impossible to bring the two The U.S. also had some hard dealings Greece than Greece did on Cyprus. He negative international climate that followed the Greek Cypriot sides towards a solution.” He said his rival with Christofias’ predecessor, the late Tas - painted a picture where Karamanlis was rejection of the plan Bakoyianni and her father Constantinos at the tijme, then Turkish Cypriot President sos Papadopoulos, who led the successful keeping his distance from Papadopoulos Mitsotakis are seen here as largely pro-American, soft on Turkey Mehmet Ali Talat “started his political life fight for Greek Cypriots to defeat the so- and Molyviatis from Iacovou. and pro-Annan Plan.” It added that the right-wing Cypriot as a Cypriot. Then he became a Turkish called Annan Plan in 2004 to reunify the “Molyviatis believes and we agree that newspaper Simerini, which takes a hardline, “Warned that Cypriot. Now he’s a Turk”, adding that he island. Following the Greek Cypriot rejec - relations with Ankara are much more im - Bakoyianni/s appointment signaled a major shift in Greek policy hoped to make him a Cypriot again. tion of the Annan plan in 2004, the US portant than to be kept hostage by the towards the Cyprus issue. The paper predicted that Bakoyianni Christofias has made no headway in trying sought new ways to reignite negotiations negative position of Papadopoulos,” said would work to improve relations with Turkey at Cyprus/ ex - to negotiate the reunification of the island, on the Cyprus problem. According to the Ries. The American diplomat concluded pense and highlighted her father/s past criticism of Tassos Pa - either with Talat or the new Turkish leaked cables, on June 9, 2005, Greek For - that Papadopoulos must feel satisfied sit - padopoulos. It added that Cyprus’ Communist Party AKEL’s Cypriot President Dervis Eroglu, more of eign Minister Petros Molyviatis had lunch ting at the EU table, having changed the second-in-command, Nicos Katsourides, “told us that he was a hardliner, and Christofias expressed with American Ambassador Charles Ries. issue from Greek Cypriots rejecting the An - unconcerned about Bakoyianni/s appointment. “No Greek some frustration that Greek Cypriots Asked by Ries whether Papadopoulos re - nan plan to Turkey not recognising Cyprus. politician can afford a falling out with us,” he explained. “She whose land was seized in the 1974 Turkish ally wants a deal, Molyviatis replied: “Pa - On February 1, 2006, the Nicosia Embassy will eventually have to make a pilgrimage here, and she will invasion might want their properties back. padopoulos is not sure he doesn’t want a sent a cable seeking ways for Papadopou - have to say all of the right things. Otherwise, she will pay the Christofias described property as the “soul deal.” Molyviatis expressed his frustration los to “pay” for his rejection of the Annan price back home.” of the capitalist system”, adding that he with then Cypriot foreign minister Geor - plan, claiming, “the EU is playing his wanted Greek Cypriot refugees to decide gios Iacovou, moaning that he simply game.” He proposes the EU “wake up” and for themselves what they wanted to do couldn’t communicate with him on Turkey- convince Papadopoulos to sit down with with their properties. He noted that in re - EU matters and so avoided talking to him. Mehmet Ali Talat at the negotiating table. ality, most Greek Cypriots would choose In September, 2005, the US embassy in At the same time, he proposes “to find not to return to their properties on the Nicosia writes that “the Greek Cypriots ways to cause domestic political problems Turkish Cypriot side. have poisoned public opinion so much on if he refuses”. 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In any event, it is encouraging that at least America is not alone ΛΟΓΟΣ in this war even though we have no doubt it is doing the heavy lifting by far. A number of other countries, including Greece, are also taking part. However even though her involvement in the military operations There is Really No Such Thing as a Poor Greek is very important, Greek authorities would have us believe otherwise. Strange, is it not? Keep in mind this is a policy of long standing. Previous govern - Now that I have your atten - and for no other hometown of tourist destination and the ments reacted the same way in the past wars that took place in her tion, let me explain. I’m sure reason.” These Santa Fe, New tourist industry on the island neighborhood: they denied in public their valuable participation in that many of you have heard the words help frame Mexico, and sought to capitalize on the the wars in order not to incite a small, but vocal, mostly commu - phrase, “There is no such thing what the eyes of the founder of an book’s name. It was reported nist-oriented minority. In doing so, they ensured that they would as a poor Greek.” Growing up, I beholder actually award-winning, that de Bernières said: “I was not share in the benefits that accrue to other countries from their know that I did. Even under “see” and bring into full-service packag - very displeased to see that a bar participation in these operations. some of the worst of times, such sharper focus how ing agency that in Agia Efimia has abandoned It does not make sense. Greece has to make some tough decisions: as during a financial crisis, as beauty manifests it - represents and cre - its perfectly good Greek name First does she take seriously her membership in the alliances she long as we had our health and self. We all would ates illustrated and renamed itself Captain belongs to or not? And second does Greece have only claims on were able to hold on to our be better served by books. It was my Corelli’s, and I dread the idea these alliances, or does she have duties and responsibilities as well? deeply-embedded Greek values viewing the donut good fortune that that sooner or later there might Third, and most importantly, she should treat her citizens with and traditions, I was told we rather than the hole Joanna knew not be Captain Corelli Tours, or more respect. This is truly pathetic! were never really “poor.” It was and paying atten - by Dr. ALEX only of my Greek Pelagia Apartments.” In his in - One would think, take it almost for granted, that given the dire our Greekness that enriched our tion to the beauty PATTAKOS heritage but also sightful introduction to Hellas, financial position she is in she would make a clean break from the lives, not only because of our of life - the full cat - my enthusiasm for de Bernières writes: “People failed policies of the past. If not now, when? strong roots in the past but be - astrophe, to borrow Special to advancing all learn to love Greece for many cause we were uniquely con - from another The National Herald things Greek. I different reasons. In my own nected to a rich culture of fam - Greek, Alexis Zor - learned that Abra - case I was first drawn in by the What the General said ily, community, and Church, bas - that is captured by the light nowicz’ love affair with Greece work of composers such as Had - that, like the impenetrable walls instead of trying to focus on the has been inspired by a number jidakis and Theodorakis, and of Troy, protected us and pro - darkness. Among those who ap - of contemporary and historical that led me naturally to a love One of the great heroes of the Greek War of Independence of vided a priceless source of preciate and can effectively Greek writers, including Antonis of the poets whose words they 1821 against the Ottoman Turks was General Ioannis Makrygiannis, wealth. As my pappou used to leverage light in ways that en - Capetanakis, George Seferis, had set to music. A whole new a man of unusual courage and abilities. He remains, however, most say, there are two kinds of peo - able the eyes to see what beauty and Constantine Cavafy. It was aesthetic and intellectual uni - known not as a brave and fearless General, that he was, but as a ple in the world – Greeks, and all-too-often is missed in life are not a coincidence that the intro - verse opened up to me, and now writer of a brilliant Memoirs of the War (1829), a book which has those who would like to be photographers. Through their duction was contributed by an - I cannot imagine life without become a classic, a monument of excellent writing, a true treasure Greek! This isn’t thinking and lense we are frequently brought other well-known Philhellene, the poetry of Cavafy, or pen - of the Greek language, a reservoir of uncommon wisdom, indeed a arrogance. Look at our rich her - face-to-face with beauty in all British novelist Louis de tozali dance tunes from Crete. I defining book on patriotism. itage from another perspective, of its many dimensions. Re - Bernières, author of the best - enjoy eating kleftiko in the Contrary to conventional wisdom, the best history books are not through the eyes of those who cently, I was introduced to pro - selling Captain Corelli’s Man - Plaka as much as anyone could, written by trained historians, but by lay “illiterate” people who have not been blessed with fessional photographer, William dolin, a novel that takes place I like to shop in Monastiraki write with unusual clarity and establish a rare, absorbing rapport Greek DNA. No matter what Abranowicz, who, even though on the island of Kefalonia dur - market, I like to go up moun - with readers. may be happening in our home - he is not of Greek heritage, has ing the Italian and German oc - tains with two of us on a tiny Because he was "uneducated," General Makriyiannis learned land - financial strife, political had a longtime love affair with cupation of World War II. The moped, Greek style, and I like how to write in an advanced age so as to be able to tell his story: and civil discord, and the like - Greece. Abranowicz is best film version was released in the wholehearted enthusiasm of "Because I only knew how to write a little, because I had not gone the inherent beauty that is Hel - known for his still life, land - 2001 starring Nicolas Cage, my Greek friends.” He also to school... As it is not my habit to run around to coffee houses and las remains. To paraphrase the scape, and lifestyle images. His John Hurt, Penélope Cruz, writes that “it is most likely that other such places, I asked a few friends and they taught me a little statement first given us by the photographs appear frequently Christian Bale and Irene Papas. anyone reading this introduc - more, here in Argos, where I am presently staying.” ancient Greeks, that beauty lies in such publications as Condé De Bernières strongly disap - tion in ten years time will Unfortunately his book has not been translated as of yet- as best in the eyes of the beholder, Naste Traveler, The New York proved of the film, commenting, scarcely remember the current as we could determine- into English. Thus, being that we are cele - Greece reflects beauty in spite Times Magazine, Vanity Fair, “It would be impossible for a crisis.” If Greeks could see what brating the revolution of 1821 with parades in a number of cities of any blemishes that may tem - and others. In his latest book of parent to be happy about its Abranowicz and de Bernières this week, we thought we would present you with a few short ex - porarily mask its true nature. photographs, entitled Hellas: baby’s ears being put on back - do, then there would truly be cerpts from his book, as a tribute to the man, but also in order to Plato, moreover, placed the na - Photographs of Modern Greece, wards.” He did adm that the no such thing as a poor Greek! give a feeling of the events that took place at that time and the kind ture of beauty in a relative con - he seeks to reveal a Greece far movie has some redeeming Dr. Pattakos, author of of excellent, if not frequently acted upon, advice he left us with: text when he espoused: “It more complex than the country qualities; in particular, the Prisoners of Our Thoughts, is “… Future generations should learn to sacrifice for their country, seems to me that whatever else that is typically captured in post - soundtrack. Following the re - co-founder of a business initia - their religion, to have more virtue, to live like human beings in this is beautiful apart from absolute cards purchased by tourists. A lease of the book and movie, as tive based on Greek culture. country and with this religion. beauty is beautiful because it review copy was given to me by usually results from the notori - Readers may contact him at: Without virtue and love for their country and faith in their reli - partakes of that absolute beauty, Joanna Hurley, a resident of my ety, Kefalonia became a major [email protected]. gion, nations do not exist. And they should be careful not to become selfish. And if they take the wrong path, then they will fall off a cliff, as we did. We move ever closer to the precipice every day.” COMMENTARY And another one: “And the parliamentarians and others like them – those who ruled the liberated part of Greece- did not leave a drachma in the treasury and brought the country to a great state of misery and Chevetogne Monastery: Catholic and Orthodox Together anomaly. And a large fleet of dogs have blocked us for more than three months and they took all our boats and stopped all our trade and stepped on our flag and our people are dying of hunger on the By Rev. Miltiades B. Apostolic times when the ican,) and to what extent the works of the Fathers as well as islands and those who own the ships walk in the streets and shed Efthimiou Church was One, Catholic and churches were divided. He stud - numerous copies of manuscripts black tears.” Apostolic. And before retiring, ied the Fathers of the East, St and codices of both East and (In a modern variation on the same theme, which was made While in Belgium for the Con - they pray together utilizing the John Chrysostom. St. Gregory West, as well as the great col - public by Wilileaks, former American Ambassador to Greece Daniel ference on Religious Freedom and prayers of St. John Chrysostom the Theologian and others and lection of Orthodox icons inside V. Speckhard wrote in a secret memo to his superiors at the State Human Rights, the Rev. Dr. Milti - and St Basil as well as of St. Au - he started to work toward es - the church and on the premises. Department: "Corruption and connections, rather than entrepre - ades B. Efthimiou and a group of gustine, St. Ambrose and others tablishing a foundation of a The Orthodox services are per - neurship and innovation, are seen as the keys to getting ahead.”) Archons managed a side trip to revered in both the East and the monastery devoted to Christian formed in Flemish, Greek and And a third amazing excerpt: the Monastery of Chevetogne. West. Every Sunday, a Mass is unity between Rome and the Russian, officiated by visiting “Because I have a stake in this country and society too, I write about two hours south of Brussels. held in the Catholic basilica and Orthodox Christian world. He Orthodox clerics, some of whom with much indignation against the causes that led us to catastrophe. a Divine Liturgy at the Byzan - was deeply moved by the role spend months at the monastery Not that I have any bad feelings against them, but the love for my Situated in the mountains, in tine Orthodox Katholikon. Ro - that Patriarch Athenagoras studying in its library. The country makes me indignant and I can not write in a sweeter way.” one of the most serene areas of man Catholics attend and re - played in the establishment of church is dedicated to the Exal - Belgiu is the Monastery of ceive the Eucharist in their the World Council of Churches. tation of the Holy Cross, the Chevetogne, the only site in the church, and the Orthodox at - He was also keenly aware of the feast day celebrated annually in If it has a value it must have world where, de facto, East tend and receive the Eucharist ecumenical work of the twice- the Orthodox calendar on Sep - meets West on a daily basis. in their church. Then the parish - elected president of the WCC, tember 14. Benedictine Catholic monks and ioners and visitors, who come the late Archbishop Iakovos, and a price their Eastern Orthodox counter - not only from the surrounding of his efforts to bring Latin West Dr, Efthimiou is a retired proto - parts worship separately in their areas of Belgium but from and Greek East closer together. presbyter of the Ecumenical Pa - The New York Times announced on Monday that it will be respective liturgical services neighboring countries, go to the There is an impressive Byzan - triarchate of Constantinople He charging for access to its online edition. The basic version will cost (however the Creed is recited in common refectory to break tine edifice in the monastery, served as ecumenical officer for $15 per month or 50 cents a day. the original text composed by bread in the name of their com - built as a permanent visible sign the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Frankly, we do not think they had any other choice. It would the Fathers of the 1st and 2nd mon Lord and Savior — a most of the constant prayer for unity of North and South America, and have been only a matter of time before they went under if they Ecumenical Councils without uplifting experience of diverse of the Christian community. Ev - is the author of several books continued offering free access to their online edition. the erroneous Latin Filioque people coming together in love. idence of this unity is the enor - and numerous articles. If the Times' experiment works, then everyone else, everywhere clause.) The uniqueness of The Monastery of Cheve - mous library filled with early will follow. And you can be certain that there is a lot of …praying Chevetogne is that every togne was founded in 1925 by going on in the publishing world that this experiment will suc - evening, after their separate ser - Dom Lambert Beaudoin (1873- ceed. vices, everyone comes together 1960.) This monk of the Bene - TNH has been charging for its online site from the beginning, for dinner: they call it “agape” dictine Abbey of Mont Cesar Correction so that it can cover its expenses and continue making improve - dinner and camaraderie in love. (Louvain) previously was deeply An article in the march 19 edition on former u.S. Ambassador to ments. We have advanced to the point that we offer our own video Despite theological differences, involved with the liturgical Qatar patrick Theros incorrectly stated that he is a member of the production services of events in our Community. they study together and have movement in Belgium. When he But there is a philosophical reason behind our decision to charge evening dialogues. They invite came to know the Orthodox Board of Qatar Foundation, a Qatar-based institution. He is a member also: When a product has a value to the consumer, it must be sold scholars and clerics from both Christian East, he realized of the Board of Qatar Foundation international, an independent uS- for a price. Even it's only a small price, such as is the case with The persuasions, as Christians did in where true Catholicism lay based educational and cultural foundation. National Herald (thenationalherald.com) the early Apostolic and post- (much to the chagrin of the Vat - THE NATIONAL HERALD, MARCH 26 - APRIL 1, 2011 VIEWPOINTS 15 LETTER FROM ATHENS A Constitutional Right to Torment Grieving Parents

Why do the Greeks and Irish A recent United States father, Albert, had laws, and their con - tices Antonin Scalia, and Supreme Court decision, Snyder only seen the tops duct did not disrupt Clarence Thomas in controver - v. Phelps, essentially extends of their picket signs the funeral. Roberts sial cases. Alito emphasized that Celebrate Their Heritage? freedom of speech – one of the from a distance, but noted that Snyder “(Our) profound national com - primary rights guaranteed by the did not become did not even know mitment to free and open debate Constitution – to apply to pro - aware of who the what was going on is not a license for the vicious One of the best turned into a drink - testers who use soldiers’ funerals demonstrators were until he saw footage verbal assault that occurred in parts about being ing and puking fes - to publicize their radical mes - and what they were of the protest on the this case.” He disagreed with the both Greek and tival, and Greek In - sages and thereby cause addi - doing until he saw evening news. majority in that the Church Irish (and English, dependence Day tional grief to the family and a televised news re - Moreover, the ma - members’ attack was not per - but that doesn’t became an excuse friends of the deceased. Or does port about it later jority explained that sonal, citing the group’s press re - count unless you’re for most Greeks to it? The lopsided 8-1 decision is that evening. speech involving lease that it was going “to picket in a former colony have a day off. The quite uncommon for a high-pro - Snyder sued by CONSTANTINOS E. matters of public the funeral of Lance Cpl. so you can treat day is properly still file Supreme Court case. Cer - Phelps and other SCAROS concern (such as Matthew A. Snyder” because people like serfs) is celebrated rever - tainly there are many opinions Church members in whether homosexu - “God Almighty killed Lance Cpl. that you can be ently by Greek handed down by our nation’s federal court (an ac - Special to als should be al - Snyder. He died in shame, not drunk and philo - Americans who de - highest court that are unanimous ceptable venue be - The National Herald lowed to serve in honor - for a fag nation cursed sophical, recite po - serve accolades for or near-unanimous, but rarely do cause the parties the military) should by God.” Alito charged that the etry with a Bush - by ANDY being proud of their they involve matters of contro - lived in different states), and was be afforded special protection so Church members could have mill’s whiskey in DAbILIS heritage and believ - versy that rouse public interest awarded millions of dollars in as not to stifle public debate. chosen countless other places to one hand while ing in Greece. But to any noticeable extent. Why damages resulting from the They added that the protest was protest; that they chose to dancing a jig, and Special to March 25 isn’t would a case that sparks such Church’s intentional infliction of of a general nature and not protest at the funeral would lead an ouzo in the other The National Herald much of a holiday debate, then, be decided by such emotional distress. Phelps and specifically aimed at the deceased a reasonable person to conclude while stepping a in Greece, apart an overwhelming majority? To the others appealed the decision, soldier, his father, or anyone else that the protest was connected rembetiko too. Before coming to from some ho-hum ceremonies answer that question, it is nec - and the Court of Appeals re - who attended the funeral service. to the deceased soldier. Greece, I lived in Charlestown, with politicians pretending they essary to take a closer look at versed it, stating that the appel - The majority did not hide its What is most perplexing Mass. a Boston neighborhood could have carried a sword 190 what happened and why, rather lants’ (defendants’) free speech disdain for the Westport Baptist about this decision is the one- once predominated by tough years ago, but incapable of doing than to rely on oversimplified, rights under the First Amend - Church’s beliefs, and realized sided vote count. A 5-4 or 6-3 Irish Catholics, as seen in last much else except holding an en - agenda-driven premises pro - ment of the Constitution pro - that many Americans shared decision would have been more year’s movie The Town, and the velope filled with cash. If you moted by various media sources. tected them from liability. Phelps that. But even the most offensive expected. Also surprising is the Oscar-winning The Departed. I don’t think so, remember the dis - The Westboro Baptist Church, then appealed to the United speech deserves protection, said majority’s characterization of the had a scuffle or two playing bas - grace of last year’s New York pa - founded by Fred Phelps in 1955, States Supreme Court, which the majority, if subject to reason - protests as being pertinent to ketball there with other adults rade where Greek politicians sent condemns many practices, in - agreed to hear the case. Writing able time, place, and manner re - matters of public concern. The until they learned my mother’s by the government to represent cluding Catholicism, Judaism, Is - for the majority, Chief Justice strictions. For example, if the controversy surrounding gays in name was Gibbons and then I their country and show their re - lam, and homosexuality. Partic - John Roberts declared that free demonstrators had stood directly the military has to do with was taken under the wing like a spects hot-footed it off the re - ularly relevant to this case is that speech controversies must be ex - on the steps of the church where whether their serving openly lost soul who’s found his way viewing stand before you could Church’s stance against the pres - amined case-by-case. There the funeral took place, their pres - would in any diminish the armed home to Killarney. They weren’t say “Sale at Tiffany’s!” while ded - ence of gays in America’s armed would be no blanket policy re - ence there might have led to par - forces’ overall effectiveness. It is much different, apart from the icated young people who pre - forces. The Church contends that garding free speech, the Chief ticular distress for Snyder and not about God hating homosex - language, than the many Greek pared floats and costumes for dead U.S. soldiers are a result of Justice stated, because even free - other attendees, and might have uals and thereby killing Ameri - American friends with whom I months marched past a near- God being angry with the policy dom of speech is subject to time, even erupted in violence. Be - can soldiers in retaliation. As for played basketball. The Greeks empty reviewing stand. If they of permitting homosexuals to place, and manner restrictions. cause that was not the case, the public debate about 9/11 having and Italians may say they are do that this year, put a headlock serve. To publicize that point, the In analyzing the circumstances of Court concluded, Phelps and the been a retaliatory strike, it is “same face, same race,” but the on them and shame them into Church members, comprised the particular case at hand, the others must be entitled to Con - based on a criticism of American souls of the Irish and Greeks staying, if they have any. If you’re mostly of Phelps and members majority concluded that the stitutional protection. The sole policies in the Middle East, not have some remarkable parallels marching to honor the ideals of of his family, typically demon - Church members were within dissenter was Justice Samuel Al - about God’s wrath. Granted, in their introspection and fero - Ancient Greece and those brave strate at soldiers’ funerals, often their Constitutional rights to ito, a conservative jurist who of - Phelps and a handful of others cious love of freedom. My fa - men and women in 1821 who displaying signs that read: God protest. They had violated no ten sides with Roberts and Jus - might espouse those views, but ther’s dad came from Kalam - took their country back from the Hates the USA/Thank God for that hardly generates the num - baka, home of the Meteora, Turks, then Zeus bless you. If 9/11, Thank God for Dead Sol - bers necessary to elevate them while my mother’s father came you’re doing it in deference to diers, and God Hates Fags. to “public” status. An inspiring from Dublin, and her mother the collection of misfits and Phelps and other Church mem - result brought about by Snyder from Liverpool. It seems a curi - crooks and incompetent acolytes bers traveled from their home v. Phelps is that for the first time ous dichotomy – Greek and Irish who’ve ruined your homeland, base in Kansas to Maryland to in a long while, a high-profile – except that they have so much then you deserve to be taken. march on public streets near the Supreme Court case was decided in common, especially these days The heroes of 1821 were im - Maryland State House and the by an overwhelming majority. as the first two bankrupt coun - pugned by Deputy Prime Minis - United States Naval Academy. It For now, that puts to rest any tries in the European Union, al - ter Theodore Pangalos, who, in was their third venue, however, claims rooted in conspiracy the - though neither will admit it. The the event of war will declare the site of Lance Corporal ory cynicism, that the Court is EU, through its Eurozone, the 17 himself a non-combatant hostage Matthew Snyder’s funeral, which nothing more than a puppet of countries who use the euro as and demand a cell with a mobile propelled a lawsuit. Snyder, a the country’s liberal or conserv - their currency, holds the mort - phone, flat-screen TV and United States Marine, was killed ative political forces. gage on both countries after be - catered food, and said the rebels in Iraq on March 3, 2006. When ginning a three-year series of were a rag-tag bunch of illiterate Church members became aware Constantinos E. Scaros is a pub - rolling loans worth $150 peasants. But they man - the funeral would take place in lished author and expert in billion to bail out aged to do what he Maryland a week later, they no - American presidential history, Greece from and his literate tified the local authorities they with a background in Ancient decades of plutocrats intended to picket near the fu - Greek history. He has taught profligate can’t - neral site, and fully complied history, political science, and with the law. There was no vio - Ap pHOTO/CHArliE riEdEl law at New York University, and lence or profanity at the demon - Protesters from Rev. Fred Phelps’ Westboro Baptist Church served as an Academic Dean at stration, and none of the partic - demonstrate during funeral services for Dr. George Tiller at two other colleges in New York. ipants entered the funeral service College Hill United Methodist Church in Wichita, Kansas on His latest book is Understanding or went to the cemetery. Snyder’s June 6, 2009. the Constitution. A Kansas Girl is Just No Match for a Clever Greek

By William Koonan tified with her favorite pack of year, he slapped a teacher in the and had to relinquish her smok - save their Mentsas cigarettes that she lit one after face and was promptly sus - ing. Once out of the hospital she spending and pack - country. So while there’s a another as her speaking voice pended by the principal. An an - was in a combative mood. All ing its payrolls with redundant statue of Independence War hero In the Catskill Mountain area with the passing of time finally gered Anna stormed the office. was not lost and she proceeded workers. The EU also owns Ire - Theodoros Kolokotronis in known as Hellenic Hill was the descended down to the range of “What did you do to my boy?” to hatch a plan. The newly - land, which a few years ago was Athens, you’ll never see one of plain and rather unassuming a bass. she screamed. “You must have weds settled in the mountains an economic tiger, after loaning Pangalos, unless he has the rest abode of Anna Koufina and her Work held little fascination done something to upset him!” so Anna and Stelios rented an the Irish $113 billion to keep of Mt. Pendeli burned down and henpecked hubby, Stelios. Anna for Anna and she would get eas - Despite explanations to the con - apartment nearby to keep close from going under. Curiously, all marble that’s left trucked into and Stelios had once long fre - ily riled when the topic would trary, Anna would not budge nor tabs on the developments. Anna while the Greeks predictably the city to be sculpted into a quented the Greek resorts arise in passing. One day, as Ste - hold otherwise. Eventually the decided to benevolently invite took to the streets to protect their 1000-pound blob holding a Big around Windham back when lios and his Mrs. were sitting un - problem was settled, though the financially strapped couple no-heavy lifting lifetime jobs cra - Mac instead of a rifle. such spots were numerous and derneath the shade of the old Manolis was to barely graduate to move in with them so that dle-to-grave benefits, the Irish The day should be a time to times were simpler. Unfortu - apple tree, he suggested that by the skin of his teeth. they could become one big have put their heads into their reflect on the real merits of being nately, the old structures that perhaps a part-time job for Anna Manolis was to fall in love happy family. The Chinese said Guinness. Maybe they’re tired Greek and honor those whose in - erroneously passed for vacation would greatly augment their in - with a non-Greek girl from it best: “Two women under the from centuries of fighting the defatigable belief in freedom cre - Meccas fell into disrepair by the come. “Are you kidding?!” re - Kansas. Anna was vehemently same roof spells trouble.” Anna English. ated a new country. And there’s owners who had neglected to torted a visibly annoyed Anna. opposed to this match. She knew this proverb well and the There’s something so inspira - genuine reason to feel your heart upgrade their establishments, “Perhaps I would think about it ranted and raved. This was not sinfully evil wheels of progress tional in Greek music that’s ri - swell with pride when you march and one-by-one these hotels and if they would make me a super - what she had in mind, nor were in motion. She was no ex - valed by, in a different way, Irish in the parade or watch it, but boarding houses either closed visor as I do not take orders planned. As was usually the case ception when it came to nagging music, so while I write this, I’m save your applause for the people their doors for good or vanished from anyone. Me - work ? with Anna, her marathon ses - a great deal of the time. Al - going back and forth between who planned and executed the altogether by fire under suspi - Never!” For someone of Greek sions with the neighbors grew though a beautiful baby girl was listening to Greek and Irish mu - event and those marching along cious circumstances. Neverthe - descent who was born in the even longer as she hashed and to arrive for the new pair, it was sic, The Dubliners (Whiskey in the route instead of for some of less, the beautiful mountains USA, Anna was extremely su - rehashed her disgust and disil - clear to many that the union the Jar! Black Velvet band, sung the phonies on the reviewing with their clean and crisp air lusionment. It was easy to laugh was on borrowed time. by the one-and-only Luke Kelly); stand. Use the day too to remem - and wide open spaces continued at Anna’s peculiarities - the odd Anna was relentless. Her The Clancy Brothers’ Rising of ber the people of 1821, starting to beckon and a few individuals “Anna was relentless. gait, strange grimaces peering daughter-in-law converted to the Moon, a song of rebellion with the Filiki Eteria or Society gathered the funds to build own out of her spectacles, often Greek Orthodoxy and agreed to that could be Greek); The Chief - of Friends, the secret 19th Cen - homes so they could linger in Her daughter-in-law bizarre rituals, and the basic let the child be raised in a Hel - tains, and American Celtic-punk tury organization who wanted to the magic of the bucolic scene converted to Greek nerve and brazen arrogance - lenistic environment. A huge groups Flogging Molly and overthrow Ottoman rule over for a bit. Anna and Stelios fol - Orthodoxy and agreed to but she was in an unenviable Christening celebration was Boston’s own Dropkick Murphys. Greece and establish an indepen - lowed suit as their Manhattan’s position. She had justifiable held in which practically the en - If you want to start a good argu - dent Greek state. They included Washington Heights city let the child be raised in a pride in her heritage and now tire Greek populace of the area ment in an Irish bar, raise the young Phanariot Greeks from dwelling no longer held much Hellenistic environment” what did she have to show for was invited and a festive time question of who was the better Russia and local chieftains from interest. Anna was a most un - it? A foreigner for a daughter- was enjoyed. But what differ - singer for The Dubliners, Kelly Greece, and one of its most usual character. She hailed from in-law was too much for her to ence did that make to Anna? or Ronnie Drew, but prepare to prominent leaders was Alexander Arizona, though she was enthu - perstitious. To cast off the evil digest. Others had taken similar Once a foreigner, always a for - duck (it’s Kelly) but both – like Ypsilantis. There was also the Sa - siastically proud of her Hellenic eye from anyone she happened situations in stride and with the eigner and her daughter-in-law the best of real Greek singers, cred Band, young Greek volun - heritage. She was not exactly to like, she would immediately proverbial grain of salt but Anna would never make the grade. not the dog singers of today - teers from across Europe who ral - the height of ambition. Chain issue forth with ‘Tou, Tou, Na would never allow herself to be No one but the best for her could strip a song to its soul. And lied to the struggle, including smoking, sleeping, and spong - Min Maskathees - Tou, Tou, Tou counted among the rest of the “baby” Manolis. That small- if you’re not moved to tears some who came from the Black ing off others were her favorite Sou” ! (So You will never be bunch. Somehow she would try town girl had to leave. When when you watch the movie The Sea region and who died almost pastimes and ones she ex - jinxed.) Then she would pro - to circumvent this intolerable Anna saw her attempts were un - Wind that Shakes the Barley, and to a man at the Battle of Dra - ploited. Her only son Manolis ceed to lick her finger and with and odious business. Anna al - fruitful, she increased the align yourself with the Irish fight - gasani in what today is Romania, was a spoiled brat who de - the saliva would sketch the sign ways had to have her say in dosage and frequency of her in - ers who were just like the Greek three months after they helped lighted in answering back his el - of the cross on the individual’s most matters over the years and sinuations, nitpicking, demands, fighters, then you’re English. The inspire the uprising in mainland ders, which, of course, his Mom forehead. People would look at now and in her moment of her and general unpleasantness. Greek blood surges listening to Greece. But don’t forget the bane found to be most delightful. Ste - each other with sheer amaze - greatest trial, she was not to be The pressure was on. It became Greek music, Zorba the Greek of Greeks too – their divisiveness lios was a relaxed, friendly, and ment and wonder - who is this vanquished. too much for the interloper. and Axion Esti, written by the and suspicion of each other, that laid back individual. He loved woman ? She also had a special Anna decided to sell her Even sweetness has its limits. incomparable Mikis Theodorakis continues today. During the War his wife and lavished upon her style of walk all her own - pranc - beloved home in an all-out at - An ultimatum was reached. “It’s in his pre-anti-Semite days when of Independence there were two several terms of endearment - ing about reminiscent of the ca - tempt to thwart any prospective either me or your Mother!” he wasn’t blaming the Americans successive civil wars, and it was Manna Mou, Manari Mou, dence of a China Doll with the marriage plans. She had finally Manolis, never one who could for destroying Greece, Europe, the intervention of Russia, the Perdiki Mou- were par for the foot-bound movements which met the girl and gave her sweet be counted on to make any de - Mars, and helping the well- United Kingdom and France that course and he faithfully catered was also a topic of discussion. and highly solicitous treatment. cisions, shrugged his shoulders known worldwide conspiracy of turned the tide when the Pelo - to Anna’s each and every whim. Anna was permissive when Anna always had the knack for in indifference and aloofness. Zionists take over the Middle ponnese had been retaken by the She naturally had her daily reg - it came to Manolis. That he buttering up anyone to worm Mother and infant took off on East, Greece, Europe, Holly - Ottomans, with the help of the imen carefully worked out. She eventually grew to be a totally her way into accomplishing her the nearest bus back to Kansas, wood, and everything else except Egyptians. Remember that when would pay a visit to the neigh - reprehensible young man was goals. Her standard speech was, never to be heard from again. Honey Ham franchises. The Irish you’re marching or watching the bors - unannounced - for break - of no surprise to anyone in the “Oh, my darlings. You have no The sound of that transport and Greeks share something else parades in New York, Boston, fast and remain until dinner. community. His school years idea what your friendship leaving the depot was music to this time of year: St. Patrick’s Day Florida, Detroit, San Francisco Several complained behind her were fraught with countless dif - means to me. We go back to - Anna Koufina’s ears. on March 17, to mark the arrival and elsewhere, and look toward back but there was little they ficulties of his own doing. Poor gether so many years and we of Christianity in Ireland in the Greece not just with reverence could do. Anna knew that no grades, truancy, child psycholo - have traversed a long path to - William Koonan Mentsas, a Fifth Century, and Greek Inde - but with anger at what its leaders poor unsuspecting person would gists, et al were part of the daily wards our meaningful relation - second generation Greek- pendence Day on March 25, to hath wrought. They’re enough to have the heart to turn her away routine which was seemingly ship,” and so it went. The house American fluent in Greek, commemorate freedom from the make you put down your ouzo. and be denied the presence of without end. Yet, to his parents, was sold but the young couple writes about realistic aspects barbarians of the Ottoman Em - Or Guinness. her warm and vibrant personal - Manolis could do no wrong. All nonetheless eloped and Anna of Hellenistic Life as well as pire. Both days used to mean ity. So Anna continued to go this boded ill for the lad’s high was crestfallen. She took ill and notables in the artistic world something before St. Paddy’s Day [email protected] about her business, forever for - school years. During his junior was hospitalized for a duration of Greek background. 16 THE NATIONAL HERALD, MARCH 26 - APRIL 1, 2011

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