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TNH Staff the Greek Independence Day. By Andy Dabilis Unlike past years, however, to - TNH Staff Writer WASHINGTON, DC – Annual day our hearts are heavy, our Greek Independence Day cele - minds numb, and our joy is ATHENS – With Greeks hunker - brations at the White House are overshadowed by grief and sor - ing down for survival during a often a time for notables in the row for the innocent victims and crushing economic crisis that Greek-American community to their families from Monday’s has pushed 20 percent of people gather and commingle with po - terrorist attacks in Boston.” into poverty and created a litical leaders, including presi - At the reception, Obama said record unemployment rate of dents that want to pay homage the United States and Greece 27.2 percent, the other unseen to the Diaspora and note the sig - “have stood side by side” and victims of austerity are the nificance of Greece’s role in his - that the people of both nations country’s children, with rising tory and creating the democracy have learned that “democracy numbers of them having little that Americans enjoy. blooms” when “We respect each food. This year, after a memorial other's differences, stick by the A startling piece in The New service for the victims of the principles that unite us and York Times by Liz Alderman un - April 15 bombing at the Boston move forward with a common derscored how serious it has be - Marathon finish line, President goal.” come for many families, even as Obama emphasized the strength The president also empha - Greek media has had scattered of ties between America and sized the importance of "Ancient reports the last couple of years Greece at a reception marking Greek values" in inspiring Amer - about students fainting in class - the March 25 Independence Day ica's Founding Fathers in a nod rooms from hunger, and with anniversary. to the eternal contributions of activists and school officials Archbishop Demetrios noted ancient Greece on Western civi - complaining the government both elements of the day when lization. does almost nothing to feed he said “for one more time, we, Vice President Joe Biden for them. the Greek-American Orthodox his part noted that the words AP Photo/EvAn vucci, Pool There are no school lunch community, have the great "Greece" and "freedom" were U.S. Sec. of State Kerry Has Asked Turkey to Reopen the Halki Seminary programs and as the govern - honor today to be at the White synonymous and praised the ment continues to administer House in order to commemorate achievements of the Greek- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, meets with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the pay cuts, tax hikes, and slashed American community. spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians, on Sunday, April 21, in Istanbul, Turkey. pensions, it has left it up to the The archbishop added that Secretary Kerry has urged Turkey to reopen Orthodox clergy schools. Story on page 4. Greek Orthodox Church and “the people of Boston demon - NGO’s to offer soup kitchens strated to each other and to the and medical clinics to take for world what freedom, patriotism, people left behind by austerity. and heroism truly mean. The A UNICEF report prepared same resolve and patriotism Papakaliatis: Cinematic Triple-Threat with the help of the University stirred the hearts and minds of of Athens found that 439,000 the Greeks who in 1821 fought children in Greece live in fami - heroically for their indepen - By Penelope Karageorge enthusiastic sold-out crowd. A but intense sexual connections. lies whose income is under the dence after suffering 400 years Special to The National Herald second theater was booked for The film seesaws back and forth poverty line and the children's of foreign occupation in order simultaneous screenings of the between sunshine and darkness charity group Child's Smile to regain their freedom and es - At 38 years old, Christopher film, presented by the New York and inevitably the skeins tangle. (Hamogelo tou Pediou) on said tablish the free state of Greece. Papakaliatis has burst on the in - Greek Film Festival and Terret Bad is good and good turns bad. that the number of cases it had Almost two centuries ago, the ternational film scene with Entertainment. And we keep watching this in - to take on in 2012 rose by 80 heroic Greek people in their What If, the number one box of - What If intrigues by its am - telligent, well-written film that percent compared to the previ - fight shared the same yearning fice hit in Greece. Like Woody biguity. It is a film that suggests transcends formulaic romance. ous year to 41,890 children. for freedom and democracy, just Allen, Ben Affleck, or a young that life spins on a dime, that if The actors are first-rate, partic - The Times report featured a like the forefathers of our Na - Orson Welles, Papakaliatis is you take your dog out for a ularly Papakaliatis in his dual Greek family and an elementary tion. Often the result of such that rare and most-prized of cin - walk, your whole life could roles. Marina Kalogirou, an in - school principal, Leonidas courageous and bold acts comes ematic talents, a triple threat. change. It is a film of dualities – teresting-looking beauty, plays Nikas, who said he has seen with an enormous price. A He writes, directs, and stars in we see “happy” Dimitri meeting “happy” Dimitri’s wife. If her children picking through trash price, however, which stems his first film. Following a gala a beautiful young woman, performance is occasionally cans for food, asking friends for President Barack Obama wel - from the strong desire for uni - reception, What If made its U.S. falling in love, and marrying. shrill, she still maintains a level leftovers and an 11-year-old comes Greek-Americans to premiere at the Museum of the We see loner Dimitri clinging to White House. Continued on page 4 Moving Image on April 18 to an his isolated life, with unfulfilling Continued on page 6 Continued on page 13 Cyprus May Rutgers U Honors Philanthropist Nick Mouyiaris NJ Diner Mgr

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After All NEW YORK – “I beg you, do not Plot a Murder forget my country,” from the poem “Sun of Justice,” by Nobel NICOSIA – Still awaiting a 10 Laureate Odysseus Elitis, per - By Tony Gicas billion euro ($13 billion) bailout fectly reflects the spirit of the Clifton Journal from international lenders, gift by Nick Mouyiaris – philan - Cyprus may not sell off its gold thropist, and patriotic Cypriot, CLIFTON, NJ – During his ar - but is keeping restrictions on Greek, and American – to Rut - raignment, Tick Tock Diner bank withdrawals while trying gers University, his alma mater. manager Georgios Spyropoulos, to sort out a burgeoning eco - Mouyiaris, who is a chemist accused of concocting a murder- nomic crisis. and the founder and president for-hire plot to kill his wife's un - As part of its deal with the of Mana Products, is a major cle and owner of the landmark Troika of the European Union- supporter of the Elitis Chair and City restaurant, pleaded not International Monetary Fund- Rutgers’ Modern Greek Studies guilty in Paterson Superior European Central Bank (EU- program. His donation of Court. IMF-ECB), Cyprus must come $600,000 ($200,000 per year Spyropoulos, 45, of Clifton, up with 7 billion euros ($9.14 during the next three years) was was arrested at the Route 3 billion) in savings or revenues acknowledged at a fundraising diner and charged with conspir - to help prevent the collapse of dinner dance presented by the acy to commit murder, at - the island country’s economy. Hellenic Cultural Association tempted murder and unlawful Cyprus’s agreement to sell (HCA) of Rutgers. possession of a weapon and is 400 million euros ($522.7 mil - The gift was turbocharged currently being held in Passaic lion) worth of its gold reserves with a matching grant compo - County Jail on a $1 million cash was one of several shockwaves nent – the Rutgers Foundation bail, the Clifton Journal re - its bailout negotiations sent and the HCA must jointly raise ported. through European financial $100,000 each year to release Spyropoulos' intended victim markets this month. the $200,000, and this year’s tnh/coStAS BEJ was his wife's 57-year-old uncle, As part of the effort, the gov - challenge has already been met Nick Mouyiaris, thanked for his $600,000 gift for Greek studies at Rutgers U., conveyed this Alexandros Sgourdos, a Clifton - ernment is seizing up to 80 per - message: “Together, united, we can thrive as an ethnic community in this amazing country. resident who manages the Tick cent of bank deposits of more Continued on page 11 Together, united, we can help Greece and Cyprus and the world.” Tock Diner's Manhattan location than 100,000 euros ($130,000) and co-owns both restaurants, an unprecedented raid on pri - according to information re - vate accounts to pay for mis - leased by the New Jersey Attor - takes the banks made in giving ney General during a press con - bad loans to Greek businesses Greektown in Alatzas Named Top Editor of the Sun ference. that went under in that coun - "I think we'd all like to know try’s crisis, and with the institu - more about the role the confi - tions large holdings in Greek Detroit: Small By Matthew Hay Brown room, and had run day-to-day dential informant played," Spy - bonds that were devalued 74 Baltimore Sun operations during her absences. ropoulos' attorney, Matthew percent. Born in Baltimore and raised Cavaliere, said following the But Cyprus is not giving pri - But Delicious Triffon G. Alatzas, who has in Baltimore County, Alatzas April 12 proceeding, a week ority to a sale of gold reserves served The Baltimore Sun as first came to know Sun journal - ahead of the arraignment. The under the international bailout head of digital media and also ists while working part-time at defendant's lawyer added that is still exploring all options to By Constantine S. Sirigos led the sports and business de - the Bridge Restaurant, the diner his client is "a good guy...with meet its side of the deal, Finance TNH Staff Writer partments, was named top edi - his parents owned a block and real compassion" and that his Minister Harris Georgiades said tor of the 176-year-old news or - a half from the Sun building on family is "distraught" and "hor - in an interview with Reuters. DETROIT, MI – In the begin - ganization on March 20th. Calvert Street. It was one of rified" about the situation. Georgiades also said he an - ning, the heart and soul of De - As executive editor and a se - them who gave Alatzas his start During the hearing no family ticipated currency controls, im - troit’s Greektown was its coffee nior vice president of the Balti - in journalism in 1987 with a re - members were on hand to sup - posed after a chaotic bailout last houses, but the fuel that has more Sun Media Group, the Bal - porting internship at The port Spyropoulos. An unidenti - month and which led to a lock - kept the fire burning through timore native will lead Evening Sun. fied middle-aged woman, who down of the banking system for the decades is pure Greek en - Maryland's largest newspaper, As head of digital media sat in the back of the courtroom 15 days would be eased. “I am trepreneurship and passion. its websites and other digital since 2010, Alatzas oversaw The and was visibly angered by the Its roots go back to the late platforms, as well as its commu - Sun's website and other elec - defendant's presence, declined Continued on page 12 19th century – 300 Greek family nity newspapers and magazines. tronic platforms during the tran - to comment when approached names appear in 1890 census "Growing up in Baltimore, it sition to paid digital subscrip - by media, the Journal added. documents according to the was always my dream to work Triffon G. Alatzas tions. State police detectives wonderful book titled “An In - for The Sun," said Alatzas, 46. "The Sun's journalism is learned of the alleged murder For subscription: credible Century of Orthodoxy, "We have terrific journalists, and editors Wednesday, the promo - thriving, and Trif Alatzas has plot through a confidential in - 718.784.5255 Hellenism and Faith,” that com - I get excited every day when I tion is bittersweet. He succeeds been a driving force behind our formant who told authorities [email protected] memorated the centennial of watch the passion, the excite - former editor Mary J. Corey, the success," Timothy E. Ryan, pub - that Spyropoulos was searching the Church of the Annunciation. ment when people rally around popular longtime Sun journalist lisher, president and CEO of the for an individual he could hire The parish was the spiritual a great story, the way folks work who died in February after a Baltimore Sun Media Group, to carry out the murder of his and social anchor of Greektown, together." long battle with cancer. Alatzas said in a statement. "He was es - uncle, according to the N.J. At - At the same time, he told a had worked closely with Corey Continued on page 8 meeting of Sun reporters and as the No. 2 editor in the news - Continued on page 8 Continued on page 8 2 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, APRIL 27 - MAY 3, 2013 Rebetiko Concert Features Unique Music Genre GOINGS ON... n APRIL 26 host Journey Stories. This Mu - By Constantine S. Sirigos MANHATTAN – The Archdioce - seum on Main Street (MoMS) Special to The National Herald san Cathedral of the Holy Trinity exhibition was created by the presents: The Lamentations of Smithsonian Institution Travel - ASTORIA – The community’s the Virgin Mary featuring the ing Exhibition Service (SITES). hunger for an authentic Greek Greek Folk Choir of New York. Through grants from the Florida musical experience and artistic Friday, Apr. 26 at 8 PM in the Humanities Council, the Smith - excellence filled the Hellenic sanctuary, 319 East 74th Street sonian Institution has made the Cultural Center of the Archdio - in Manhattan. For information exhibition available to a limited cese in Astoria on April 19 with call 212-288-3215 or visit number of communities state - the lovers of Rebetiko, the music [email protected]. wide. Journey Stories will be fea - that was born of brilliant artists tured at the City of Tarpon that lived at the margins of n MAY 10 Springs’ Cultural Center from Smyrna’s society and brought ASTORIA – The parish of Apr. 11 through Jul. 5. Hours their talent and passion to Archangel Michael of Port Wash - are Monday through Friday, 9 Greece as refugees of the burn - ington invites the community to AM to 4 PM. Admission to the ing of their great cosmopolitan them for their annual “GREEK exhibit is free. Friday, May 31 – city and of the Asia Minor Cata - NIGHT OUT” at Ammos of Cen - Xenitia: Journey Songs of the strophe. tral in Astoria on Friday, May 10. Greek Diaspora. Songs about The concert, “Rebetiko... to There will be live music by Pow - immigration, its difficulties, and perpetuity – From Smyrna… to erstation Entertainment and all the havoc it creates in the lives Piraeus… to the Blues of New proceeds to benefit The of those who leave and those left Orleans,” was a multidimen - Archangel Michael Church, the behind, are a staple of the Greek sional experience both by design, Greek Language Institute PTA musical repertoire. Local and through the months of prepara - and the AMC Preschool. Admis - national musicians and vocalists tion by Grigoris Maninakis, the sion: $75 advance reservations; will take part. Saturday, Jun. 22 lead vocalist and director of the $85 at the door. Open bar & food –Journey Films. Many documen - Mikrokosmos Ensemble that was ABOVE: (L-R) Kostas Psarros, Christos Psarros, Spiros Arnakis, Raffles & prizes. RSVP by: May tary and fictional films have ef - the core of the entertainment, Stavroula Traitses, Yorgos Kostopoulos (obscured), Grigoris 6 by contacting: Helen Bapis fectively examined the immi - and by the tragic accident of its Maninakis, Anna Eliopoulos, and Elena Toumaras. Not visible: [email protected], 917-445- grant or migrant journey. We presentation at the current point Pianist Glafkos Kontemeniotes, and violinist Megan Gould. 446; Mahi Vasiliades mahikv1@ will present, interpret, and dis - in Greek history. LEFT: The Maestro, Grigoris Maninakis aol.com, 917- 295-1970. cuss films that deal with locally It could not have escaped the significant groups. What’s your minds of guests on Friday night, took Rebetiko to “the highest What do you care?” was sung n MAY 11 journey story? For further infor - and those who attended sold level of respect, social legiti - by Elena Toumaras, dressed, MANHATTAN – The Hellenic mation, please call Helene Mac - out performances on Saturday macy and unprecedented popu - naturally, in blue. Times Scholarship Fund will Neil at 727-942-5605 or Tina Bu - and Sunday, that once again larity,” and one section of the Its poignant lyrics exposed honor Businessman and Philan - cuvalas at 727-937-1130. there is hunger and desperation music was devoted to him. the darkness inherent even in thropist George Sakellaris, Chair - in Greece. It is also not a coinci - Another section represented the “lighter” rebetika: man and CEO of AMERESCO, n JUNE 2 dence that many of those in - the music of the generation of “Ti semeli esena ne kiolo me Inc., at its 22nd Anniversary Gala ASTORIA – The Athens Square volved in the concert, such as rebetes who were not refugees rotas – What do you care, that at the New York Marriott Mar - Committee Presents: AN AN - its narrator Stelios Taketzis, are from Asia Minor and featured you always ask… quis Hotel on Saturday, May 11. THOLOGY OF GREEK SONG, a also active in sending Diaspora the “Xakousti Tetrada tou what village am I from, if you A concert will also be headlined unique sing along concert with aid to the homeland. Peireia - "the renowned quar - don’t love me? by JT Taylor, The Voice formerly the best selections of Greek mu - The night began in a dark - tet,” of composers of Piraeus. The place where I am from, we of Kool & The Gang. Greek music sic and songs that have endured ened room, apropos of the Rebetiko is also responsible know how to love. will be performed by the band the test of time from the Asia Mi - venues frequented by musicians for the rise of the Bouzouki, and We know all about longing and ALPHA, who will be joined by nor tunes to the musical cre - that often struggled with life, the halcyon days of its little celebrating life.” Greek recording artist Katerina ations of our contemporary com - more than one of whom died of brother, the baglama. In Then comes the shattering Topazi. This year the HTSF is posers. Featuring Grigoris hunger or a broken heart. Im - Smyrna, the bouzoukis shared footnote to a woman’s longings: also going green! In order to Maninakis and the Mikrokosmos ages of the early rebetes were certs. “I can talk for 12 hours, the stage with violins and the “I came from Smyrna, seeking present more scholarships to Ensemble and young guests projected on a screen while but I won’t,” he said. The audi - delightful Greek hammered dul - to be comforted; worthy students, the HTSF will artist from the community. Sun - recorded music warmed up the ence was fascinated and would cimer – the santouri. On Friday to Athens, in search of love and not be sending invitations and day, June 2, 5:30 PM at the audience. have welcomed more. The har - Psaros and his father Christos, a hug.” instead direct guests to purchase Stathakion Cultural Center. All Christos Psarros began with monious mix of music and his - who played bouzouki and Singer Anna Iliopoulos’ tickets on-line at www.htsf.org proceed will go towards the a bouzouki solo as the lights tory was valuable both to the baglama, shared the stage as black outfit was also appropriate or by calling 212-986- funding of the statue of Sopho - came on: “To Charo ton Anta - Greek-born that grew up with special guest artists. and Stavroula Traitses, the 6881.Ticket prices are as follows: cles, the newest addition to mosan – They met Charon (the Rebetiko and the American-born The baglama came in handy youngest of the performers at General admission tickets are Athens Square. The day will be ferryman of Hades)” reminding Greeks and their friends. when rebetes had to evade the 19, reflecting the hopefulness of from $250 per person; Youth an opportunity to support our that it is usually musicians – the The latter included blues vo - police – they just slipped them youth, shone in a golden dress, tickets are $185 (35 and under history and Hellenic cultural her - Greek Orpheus or the Bohemian calist Priscilla Owens and virtu - inside their coats. They were de - reminding audience members if purchased by Apr. 29; $195 itage. For more information call Schwanda the Bagpiper, who oso saxophonist Sylvester. The spised by Greek dictator John who wondered if it will always thereafter) and Student Tickets George Kitsios at 646-263-0773. are permitted to visit hell and advice in Owens’ “Blues in the Metaxas in the 1930s and even be painful to be a Greek that the are also available for $155 with return alive. Night (My mama done told after the fall of fascism, they self Hellenic sun always rises again. a valid student ID. n JUNE 6 The early rebetes went to me)” has been heard from –censored to insure radio play. Maninakis has devoted him - MANHATTAN – Aktina Produc - hell and back many times, and countless Greek mothers also, The musicians adjusted. self to ensuring the tradition of n MAY 12 tions, celebrating 20 years of ex - bohemian is a term often ap - but the evening took a detour They moved to Thessaloniki, authentic Greek music contin - ASTORIA – The community is in - cellence, presents Greek Music plied to them. Theirs was the to New Orleans – another great where it turned out the chief of ues. He feels a deep responsi - vited to a “Concert Of Solidarity” Journey 2013, a benefit concert music, according to the program port city – because, as Mani - police was a big fan. He even bility for training the next gen - in support of the Greek Chil - for Aktina FM featuring Melina notes “of a Greek subculture. nakis said, “rebetika are called befriended Tsitsanis, who eration. The vocalists, who dren’s Fund: " Τραγούδια της Ψυ - Aslanidou and bouzouki soloist Songs of hashish, love, sorrow the Greek Blues.” opened his famous Ouzerie Tsit - included, Nikitas Tampakis, are χής...Και του Έρωτα - Timeless Andreas Karantinis at the Kaye and death… of the urban sub - Although they are not related sanis there, and according to the evidence of his success. Songs Of the Soul... And Love,” Playhouse at Hunter College proletariat,” protesting their musically, there is thematic and one audience member, eventu - And he works to convey not with Grigoris Maninakis and the (68th Street between Park and conditions, and the suffering of socio-cultural common ground. ally they became koumbari. only the music but the spirit of Mikrokosmos Ensemble with Lexington Avenues) on Thurs - “wronged, hunted,” and Pianist Glafkos Kontemeniotes The Greek Junta turned on Rebetiko. Maninakis stops re - Special Guest Vocalist: Makaria day, June 6 at 8 PM. For infor - haunted men. was the instrumental bridge be - them again in the 1960s. Taket - hearsals to make sure the sec - Psilliteli-Kazakos. Make it a spe - mation contact Aktina: 718-545- Taketzis and Maninakis ex - tween the two cultures for zis related his surprise when the ond and third generation cial Mother’s day gift for your 1151 or nexus at 718-606-9225. plored the origins of the word “Kaimo mes tin kardoula mou – return of democracy presented singers understand not only the mom. The concert is a tribute to Charge your tickets by calling: rebetes. There is no real consen - Yearning deep in my heart.” him with the original lyrics of words, but the context and the mothers and children of the 718-545-1151. Tickets will be sus – perhaps it sprang up in But although the blues are the “hashishklidika.” These were meaning of the whole song. world. Tickets: $40. 5PM at the sold exclusively by AKTINA and multiple instances with varying almost always very blue, Mani - songs, as was carefully noted, He believes music is a pow - Chian House, 44-01 Broadway will not be available at the The - inspiration – but some say it is nakis noted there are lighter that did not glorify drug addi - erful vessel for transmitting cul - in Astoria. For information call: ater. Doors open 7:30 PM, Per - related to rembelou” (hobo, songs in the tradition, which tion, rather they told the story ture between groups and 718-932-4097 or 646-263-0773. formance: 8 PM. Tickets: $75, bum) while Maninakis agrees smoothed the transition in of desolation and death of the through the generations. $60, $50, $25 & $40 for handi - with those who say its root is Greek music to what became musicians who succumbed Megan Gould again thrilled n MAY 17 capped. the word “rembazo” meaning, “laika” – standard Greek popu - through poverty and despair. Mikrokosmos fans with her ASTORIA –The Carnival of Love meditation, but in a carefree lar music. There was also less toxic Mediterranean violin. She was Foundation presents the 6th An - n JUNE 8 way, more like a reverie. The musical giant who was heartache that rode bouncier joined by George Kostopoulos nual Carnival of Love® Benefit FLUSHING – The Pancyprian As - Taketzis said he always does largely responsible for the tran - tunes. One of the concert’s early on bass, and Spyros Arnakis on for Children with Cancer: AMA - sociation of New York Presents heavy research for these con - sition was Vassilios Tsitsanis. He songs “Ti se meli esenane – percussion. ZONIA A Sublime Evening in an The Pancyprian Choir: Music of Enchanted Forest. Friday, May Hellenes. Saturday, June 8 at 17 at 9 PM $50 in advance, $60 7:30 PM. Terrace on the Park, at the door Join us for a night Flushing Meadows, New York. amidst a spectacular Rainforest For tickets and information call complete with themed décor, cos - 917-821-0281. tumed performers, live entertain - ! N ment, special musical guests, n JUNE 15 O tropical animals and delightful FLORAL PARK – The Pancyprian I R T surprises -- including festive ac - Association, Inc. Dance Division E IP T R tivities, snacks and favors – New York, cordially invites you S C A S throughout the night. Ticket in - to a Cypriot Night” on Saturday, E B cludes entry into the Carnival Jun. 15 at Towers on the Green, S U I S Playground, 1 complimentary 272-48 Grand Central Parkway H T T IF drink ticket, party favor, and all in Floral Park. There will be Live G activites and Treats Inside. For Music and Traditional Folk Danc - A info about the Foundation visit ing from our Dance Groups. E IV www.carnivaloflove.org/. Tickets G can be purchased at carnival - n JUNE 15 (DEADLINE) oflovebenefit.eventbrite.com. NEW YORK - Kyrenia Opera is proud to announce the first an - n MAY 30 nual Cyprus Vocal Scholarship MANHATTAN – The Officers and Competition. The organization Directors of The Hellenic Ameri - offers a one-time no-fee applica - can Bankers Association Invite tion until June 15. Visit the web - you to save the date for our 2013 site at www.kyreniaopera.org. Executive of the Year Award Din - ner In honor of Mr. Brent Call - n NOTE TO OUR READERS inicos Vice President, Treasurer This calendar of events section & Chief Accountant, Google Inc. is a complimentary service to the Thursday, May 30. 6PM Recep - Greek American community. 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QUESTION OF THE WEEK Vote on our website! Celebrate Easter with The National Herald! You have the chance to express your opinion on our website on an important question in the news. The results will be pub - lished in our printed edition next week along with the question Give a gift that matters! Reach out to your family and friends with a gift subscription for that week. to The National Herald and be a part of our community. The question this week is: Do you think Turkey Will Listen to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Reopen the Halki For more information contact: [email protected] or call: 718784-5255, ext. 101 Seminary? o Yes o No o Maybe The results for last week’s question: Do you think President The National Herald Obama should create a Presidential Task Force on Terror co- chaired by former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush? www.thenationalherald.com 40 % voted "Yes" 45 % voted "No" 15 % voted "Maybe" Please vote at: www.thenationalherald.com THE NATIONAL HERALD, APRIL 27 - MAY 3, 2013 3 Pianist Dino Kartsonakis Hosts a Concert at Carnegie Hall that Pays a Tribute to Israel

TNH Staff Christians and Jews are coming Christina Kartsonakis-Bohn, as together to celebrate?” He then a tribute to the founding of Is - NEW YORK – Music has always suggested that “when the Mes - rael and dedicated to holocaust been a force for bringing to - siah comes and holds his press survivors, who were asked to gether people and cultures, for conference in Jerusalem and is stand and be acknowledged. expressing the deepest feelings asked ‘Is this your first or second Kartsonakis-Bohn is a pro - of communities, and of hope for visit,’ he will reply “Yes.” ducer, singer/songwriter and a the future. On April 11, inter - The ebullient pianist has member of the alternative rock national pianist Dino Kartson - been called “America’s Show - duo The Sugar Dames. The pro - akis and his wife Cheryl hosted man and “The Christian Liber - gram noted it was her childhood "Honoring Israel at Carnegie ace” but Dino wore his Hellenic dream “to conduct my music at Hall," as a tribute to the State heart on his sleeve during an Carnegie Hall,” which she did of Israel. evening that had a unique spirit, that night. Her proud father ex - It was an event that high - a combination Opa! and Amen! claimed: “Christina! My daugh - lighted not what distinguished Kartsonakis noted “we ter!” from the glittering Stein - groups, but what they have in Greeks love Israel too…every way. common. time I am in Israel it is like walk - She is the youngest to ever Ambassador Ido Aharoni, ing in the bible.” He asked “How conduct her own music at Consul General of Israel, many Greeks are here tonight?” Carnegie, and stood on the very thanked the audience and spoke When he saw the hands raised, spot where the great Greek con - of the emotional roller coaster the man who grew up near New ductor and music director of the the Jewish people ride this time York’s original Greektown – on New York Philharmonic Orches - of year that includes Passover, land that became Lincoln Center tra, Dimitri Mitropoulos stood the anniversary of the procla - for the Performing Arts - in the 1950s. mation of the state the State of shouted “Opa!” The Poignant and lyrical pas - Israel on May 1948, and Holo - The members of the Evangel - sages in time told of not only caust Remembrance Day on ical Christian community are When Dino Kartsonakis’ daughter Christina Kartsonakis-Bohn conducted the premiere of her the losses of the holocaust but April 7. among the strongest supporters “1948 (Triumphant),” a tribute to the founding of Israel, she stood where the great Dimitri also of the hope for the future The Ambassador said the of Israel and they were out in Mitropoulos once reigned as the New York Philharmonic’s music director. embodied by the survivors and word that summarizes this pe - force. their descendants. The Ambas - riod and the spirit of events like Throughout the performance ing of the words of St. Basil the dition of the theme from “Char - Birman. Paula Washington, the sador noted that for the first the concert is the title of the they were moved to raise their Great, who said “The Holy Spirit iots of Fire” that was written by wife of actor Denzel Washing - time the Jewish population in beautiful Israeli National An - hands and express their faith is wholly everywhere and in the great Greek composer Van - ton, was a surprise performer the Holy Land has reached the them: “Hatikva – Hope.” with a passion that is unknown everyone.” gelis and for which Dino re - David Clydesdale was the symbolic number of six million. The evening, with its special in other denominations. Noting the enthusiasm of the ceived a Grammy nomination. conductor for the evening that Proceeds from the concert guest speakers who alternated Kartsonakis and his friends audience and acknowledging Dino, who has also won a also featured the Christian Cul - will benefit The Billye Brim Min - with the entertainment, was helped Orthodox Christians in the talent of the performers, Grammy, joined with award- tural Center Ensemble and the istries and Hope for Zion, which moved along with taste and hu - the audience to finally under - Kartsonakis declared, “We winning Christian recording delightful Philadelphia Boys “supports a variety of food and mor by Kartsonakis and his col - stand the phrase “can you feel Greeks throw a great party” – artists, including his wife Choir and Chorale. social service programs, all leagues. it?” They provided a musical di - guests responded “yes you do!” Cheryl, and “Denver and the The highlight was the pre - aimed at providing relief for the Vocalist Robert Stearns won - mension to the spirit of Ecu - He opened the 2nd half of the Mile High Orchestra” – which is mier of “1948 (Triumphant)” impoverished of Israel while dered aloud: “How is it that menism and enriched the mean - program with a shimmering ren - named for its founder, Denver composed by Dino’s daughter preserving their dignity.” AJC’s Isaacson Returns From Cyprus Confident of the Future of Greece-Cyprus-Israel

By Constantine S. Sirigos vestment, but there is a great TNH Staff Writer deal of gas and there is money to be made. Cyprus is a logical NEW YORK – The media has location, as is Israel.” fueled speculation in Greece There is also much interest and Cyprus about the implica - in Greece, Cyprus, and Israel as tions of the surprise phone call tourist destination for each of Israeli Prime Minister Ben - other’s citizens. “They are fabu - jamin Netanyahu to Recep Er - lous countries with magnificent dogan on March 22. There is ev - natural beauty, wonderful idence, however, to back up weather and warm and friendly those who believe that the people... they have religious and diplomatic development will not cultural resonance for people all disturb the progressive deepen - over the world and outsiders ing of relations among Greece, will conclude that an East Israel, and Cyprus and among Mediterranean tour must obvi - their diaspora communities. ously include Greece, Cyprus Last week Israeli Energy and and Israel...there aren’t many Water Minister Silvan Shalom better tourist destinations.” assured his Cypriot counterpart He is not aware of any ini - Giorgos Lakkotrypis “that Israel tiatives regarding more nonstop intends to cooperate with flights from the United States to Cyprus on Mediterranean en - accommodate the hoped-for ergy developments,” according boom, but he said “it makes per - to the Jerusalem Post, and he fect sense to me.” added, “Israel’s reconciliation Jason Isaacson of the AJC during his visit with President of told TNH Israel is very seriously committed to strengthening Recent events illustrated the with Turkey will not harm the Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades. Isaacson, who also visited Israel, the relationship with Cyprus and Greece. values shared by two of the few other two countries’ relations.” democracies in their neighbor - The Cypriot newspaper military potential in his network The background for what ulate president Nicos Anastasi - sions between Israeli and hood. Isaacson conveyed con - Fileleftheros reported that Is - of relationships that is growing. happened is that “elsewhere in ades, and to express the solidar - Cypriot officials were very en - gratulations for the recent con - rael and Cyprus would hold Military cooperation and joint the Middle East Israel and ity of the AJC and the Jewish- couraging. viction in Cyprus of a Hezbollah joint exercises, on April 25. The exercises are just one aspect of Turkey have common interests American community with the “There is so much gas that operative. “It was a demonstra - website Israelnationalnews.com what is a wide ranging commit - that need to be explored and people of Cyprus during a very ways will be found that will ben - tion of the integrity and thor - reported that “the exercise will ment to cooperation.” the lack of a relationship be - challenging period. efit all the countries of the re - oughness of the criminal justice focus on the security of the East - Told of concern over the sud - tween Israel and Turkey had It is obvious that the deep - gion,” though he noted there are system and the political will to ern Mediterranean and that of denness of the Israeli-Turkish dangerous implications for the ening relationship with Israel still political technical obstacles stand up against terrorism … gas companies.” rapprochement brokered by region….which is rife with in - will be helpful to the island na - to a Turkish route for some of the such demonstrations of fidelity Jason Isaacson, Director of President Obama Isaacson de - stability…For Israel and Turkey tion’s recovery. “The kind of co - gas. “There is no question that to law and security sometimes Government and International scribed it more as steps towards not to be able to have dialogue operation that is being discussed ultimately these discoveries will have negative consequences, Affairs for the American Jewish rapprochement. on these issues does not serve and what is falling into place is be of enormous benefit to Greece, but Cyprus is taking the right Committee (AJC), is one of the Informed that public opinion American nation interests or se - considerable and it covers many Cyprus and Israel,” he said. course and needs to know that Jewish and Hellenic leaders who in Greece nevertheless reflects curity and stability in the East - sectors, including the agricul - Regarding the crisis’ impact it has friends.” believe relations between their a belief that the relationship be - ern Mediterranean…so it is nec - tural.” on the ability of Cyprus to fi - He added his testimony to communities and homelands are tween Israel and Greece was essary to re-establish some kind Many of Isaacson’s conversa - nance liquefied natural gas fa - those who are impressed with driven by a dynamic indepen - damaged, Isaacson re-iterated of relationship.” tions focused on the island’s hy - cilities (LNG) and in response the response of the people of dent of Israeli-Turkish ties. that “the friendship that exists He also noted that the im - drocarbon deposits, and the to the question whether the Cyprus to its crisis. Isaacson said After returning last week between Israel and Greece, be - provement in relations is also prospects for not only Cypriot Greek and Cypriot diaspora can “This is a country that is facing from a trip to Cyprus, he spoke tween the Israeli people and the important to Israel because exploitation of the resources but help, Isaacson made the point the most severe economic chal - with TNH. Isaacson was in Israel people of Greece and Cyprus there are Jewish communities of joint development. that it is not a philanthropic lenges…with resoluteness, calm prior to his Cyprus visit and of - goes back throughout history in Turkey, and that there are He acknowledged that it is venture. “There are solid busi - and confidence …there is an ac - ficials displayed the “very seri - and is founded on common val - substantial commercial ties be - not clear how improved Israeli ness decisions that can be made ceptance that something must ous commitment of the Israeli ues…it is unshaken by other de - tween the two countries. relations with Turkey will play by companies that would con - be done, and the government is government to strengthening velopments and strategic reali - The visit to Cyprus gave out regarding Israel’s options re - sider investment in an LNG fa - taking the necessary steps. It’s the relationship with Cyprus ties in the region….there are Isaacson the opportunity to in - garding its oil and gas deposits, cility… something that would a remarkable display of democ - and Greece, believing there is common values and interests, troduce himself to the new gov - he said that his owns talks in pay off and is still on the table. racy in action under the most great economic, security and and that will not change.” ernment of Cyprus, to congrat - Cyprus and last week’s discus - They are massively expensive in - trying circumstances.” Panos K. Kirayias to Head M81 Capital Hedge Fund

NEW YORK - M81 Capital LLC, the firm's investment division a New York based event driven responsible for the strategic di - hedge fund today announced rection and asset gathering of the appointment of Panos K. Ki - the business. Prior to that, he ayias, Co-Founder and Chair - worked in New York City with man of Newport Private Group Goldman Sachs and The Black - as a member of its Advisory stone Group. Board. M81 Capital utilizes a Mr. Kiayias has also spent proprietary hybridized qualita - time with JP Morgan and tive-quantitative investment KPMG's M&A practice in the process that it developed in or - EMEA and Asia regions. Mr. Ki - der to better reconcile and man - ayias graduated Summa Cum age the analysis of information Laude from Cornell University so that it is able to more accu - where he was an undergraduate rately measure and assess risk Fulbright Scholar and also holds and reward when making port - an MBA from Columbia Busi - PhotoS: tnh/coStAS BEJ folio decisions. ness School. Mr. Kiayias cur - Kyma Grand Opening Andrew P. Widdop, Founder rently sits on the boards of a and Chief Executive Officer of number of companies both Kyma, the elegant new restau - M81 Capital stated: "Panos Ki - within the consolidated Group rant in Roslyn, Long Island, ayias is a great leader who we structure and outside. celebrated its grand opening believe will add enormous value ABOUT M81 CAPITAL with a holy water service on to M81. M81 Capital is an event dri - April 23. Fr. Alex Karloutsos His seasoned professionalism ven fund focusing primarily on with Pastor Fr. Dennis and depth of experience in the merger arbitrage and special sit - Strouzas at the nearby Church financial services industry will uations across the entire capital of the Archangel Michael in strengthen our firm and we look structure. M81 takes what it be - Port Washington. Owner Mike forward to working with him lieves to be a highly differenti - Angeliades is seen with his particularly given his expertise ated approach to assessing and wife Libby and other members in developing and overseeing capitalizing on risk/reward in of his family. His partners the implementation of success - the event driven space. M81’s John Chatiris and his wife Lea ful strategies for business overall investment process is and Reno Christou and his growth." driven by proprietary quantita - wife Kiki were also receiving Mr. Kiayias co-founded New - tive analysis and detailed, ex - the congratulations of the port Private Group and cur - haustive, and thorough research quests. rently serves as the Chairman of and analysis. 4 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, APRIL 27 - MAY 3, 2013 U.S. Sec. of State Kerry Has Asked Turkey to Reopen the Halki Seminary

CONSTANTINOPLE - US Secre - often at the what Diaspora and is located on an island off Con - tary of State John Kerry, picking Greek leaders feel is the cost of stantinople (aka Istanbul) and up where his predecessor slighting their issues and mar - was closed in 1971, after Turkey Hillary Clinton and others left ginalizing Greece. fell out with Greece over off, has urged Turkey to reopen Bartholomew told Kerry that Cyprus. Orthodox clergy schools near the Turkish government had im - Ironically, Turkey has refused this city that authorities have proved its treatment of the Ecu - to budge so far despite occa - kept closed for more than 40 menical Patriarchate, Agence- sional feelers it would consider years, a move that is also cutting France-Presse reported. “Over the re-opening, at the same time into the country’s bid to become the last few months and years, Turkish Prime Minister Recep a member of the European there has been progress in the Tayyip Erdogan told Greek Union. government’s behavior towards Prime Minister Antonis Samaras "It is our hope that the Halki the Patriarchate and more gen - earlier this year in a meeting seminary will open,” Kerry said erally towards minorities,” he that Turkey would offer to pay during a press conference after said. for the cost of building an offi - two days of talks on the Syrian “Of course, within this frame - cial mosque in Athens so Mus - crisis and the Mideast peace work, we expect solutions to our lims would have a place to pray. process, a visit during which he existing problems, such as the The United States and the EU also met the Ecumenical Patri - re-opening of the Halki Semi - have been pushing Turkey to be arch Bartholomew, the spiritual nary, which is a great need for more open to rights for Chris - leader of Orthodox Christians. our Patriarchate, for its present tians and religious minorities That came only three days and future.” but haven’t been aggressive in after U.S. President Barack Kerry, treading tenderly on insisting on it, trying to keep a Obama greeted Greek-American the subject, said he discussed re - delicate balance with a country leaders in the White House to ligious freedom in overwhelm - it wants to keep as an ally. mark the March 25 anniversary ingly Muslim Turkey and the Turkey is drafting a new con - of Greek Independence Day. possible reopening of the theo - stitution and the United States With Turkey a key ally be - logical schools in talks with and the European Union hope cause of its geographical posi - Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet AP Photo/EvAn vucci, Pool that is an opportunity for more tion and a bridge between Eu - Davutoglu. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in his meeting with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I , religious freedom and the re - rope and Asia, the United States The Halki seminary, where the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians, on April 21, 2013, in Constantinople,, opening of the seminary. is keen to keep good relations, Orthodox clergy used to train, Turkey and be more tolerant of religious rights. Greek-American Leaders and Celebrities Attend White House Ind. Day Event

Continued from page 1 the Board Nicholas Karacostas. The 3 Greek-American Mem - Father Alex Karloutsos, who bers of Congress: John Sarbanes versal values such as the pursuit was with Demetrios in his pri - (D-MD), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), of happiness, human rights, dig - vate meeting with the president Dina Titus (D-NV) nity, religious freedom and and vice president before the Congresswoman Carolyn peaceful coexistence.” ceremony, and Dennis Mehiel, Maloney (D-NY) He also conveyed “the heart - Jim Chanos and George Tsunis, Former Senator Paul Sar - felt condolences and prayerful the 3 Greek-American business - banes (D-MD) support of His All Holiness Ecu - men most active in supporting Heads of a number of Greek- menical Patriarch Bartholomew, the Obama administration. American organizations includ - who shares his grief and distress Andy Manatos and Mike ing the Order of St. Andrew (Dr. with the American people, and Manatos, who enacted the leg - Anthony Limberakis), The concluded by saying “in light of islation that began official Wash - Cyprus Federation of America this week's tragedy, and the con - ington's annual celebration of (George Tsentas), The Pan - tinuing struggle for security in Greek Independence Day and cyprian Association of America our Nation today, we offer our have worked to maintain the an - (Philip Christopher), AHI (Nick unfailing prayers, our steadfast nual meeting with the president Larigakis). support, and our pledge to give over the last 27 years. our utmost as faithful citizens A number of senior White of this great country. To borrow House officials including, First RIGHT: The Archdiocesan the words of the President: ‘We Lady Michelle Obama's Chief of Youth Choir at the White must pick ourselves up, dust off staff, Tina Tchen. House led by its director and continue.’” Several key Members of Con - Maria Koleva. Peter Papanico - AHEPA Supreme President gress including: laou is seen at far left, Dim - Dr. John Grossomanides at - Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY) – itrios and Georgia Kaloidis at tended with the leaders of the Ranking Member, House For - far right. AHEPA Family, including Daugh - eign Affairs Committee BOTTOM RIGHT: Part of the ters of Penelope Grand Presi - Rep. Nita Lowey (D-NY) – large gathering of Greek- dent Joanne Saltas, Sons of Per - Ranking Member, House Appro - American community leaders icles Supreme President Michael priations Committee and notables at the Greek-In - Michalopulos, Maids of Athena Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D- dependence Day celebration Grand President Angela Arm - MD) – Ranking Member, House hosted by President Obama strong, and AHEPA Chairman of Budget Committee and Vice President Biden.

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PAID ADVERTISEMENT Greek Orthodox Easter Sermon (PALM SUNDAY)

Since Easter is coming i wish to discuss certain things regarding Easter and the customs of our orthodox church.

First of all, as we know, we fast for 40 days. Fasting begins the day after cheesefare Sunday and ends on the Saturday of lazarus. the following week is not part of lent. From holy monday until holy Saturday we observe the strictest fast of the year (with the exception of the pregnant and sick). we do not eat olive oil on any of those days except on holy thursday at noon, because that morning we celebrate the greatest gift Jesus christ gave to humanity: his Body and Blood (holy communion).

Passover in hebrew means "passage" (Pass-over). the Jews "passed" from slavery in Egypt to freedom. we "pass" from death to resurrection and salvation. Because there were disagreements in the ancient christian churches about the date of celebrating Easter, the First Ecumenical council decided to celebrate it on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the spring equinox. that is why some years we have early Easter and some years we have it later. holy week begins from the Saturday of lazarus because the next day, Palm Sunday, the Jews greeted Jesus christ in Jerusalem as triumphant over death. For this reason, they covered the streets with palm branches and threw their clothes there from where they passed the procession of Jesus. this was a custom when the israelites were welcoming their kings. it was such an enthusiastic reception of the lord that the gospels features noted: "the whole city shook" . For this reason the priests hand out to christians today laurel and palm, in order to welcome our spiritual king into our hearts and in our lives. For that reason, the priest also on holy Saturday morning during the Divine liturgy scatters palm leaves with the hope of the coming resurrection. in the "language" of the church the green of the leaves of laurel or palms symbolizes that hope. on Palm Sunday afternoon, we begin the special services of the Bridegroom (nymphios). According to christ’s teachings, the church is the bride and Jesus is the Bridegroom. it is true that we have taken customs from the Jews. the young Jewish men, at the time of Jesus christ, in the evening before they were married, would go with friends to the bride’s home. they would then take her along with her family, to the groom’s house, where they dined sumptuously, and the wedding celebration began. (see relevant parable of the 10 virgins). For this reason, the Service of the Bridegroom is held in the afternoon. For us, Jesus is the bridegroom of our souls.

in the first service of the Bridegroom we commemorate Joseph, the son of Jacob of the old testament and we read the Gospel where Jesus christ cursed the fig tree. (the fig tree symbolizes the spiritual sterility of mankind.) in the second service of the Bridegroom, on holy tuesday, we commemorate the Parable of the ten virgins. this parable teaches us to always be ready, because we don’t know when our lives will end. we read in that Gospel that christ condemns the hypocrisy of the spiritual leadership of his time and also hypocrisy in general. on holy tuesday afternoon we commemorate the repentance of the harlot. the message we take from this service is that it is never too late for anyone to repent and to come to knowledge of the truth. on the evening of holy wednesday, we commemorate four happenings: (1) the Service of the washing of the Feet of this disciples by Jesus christ, (2) Jesus’ prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane, which in hebrew means olive press, because there were many olive trees at that location.), (3) the betrayal of Judas iscariot (“iscariot” in hebrew means fanatic patriot), and (4) christ’s gift of his Body and Blood to humanity. After this service, we receive holy unction to prepare for holy communion and for the healing of our spiritual afflictions.

During the Divine liturgy on holy thursday morning, the priest keeps on the holy Altar a piece of holy Bread for emergencies to be used during the year. that day in our country, we have many beautiful customs. the ladies dye the eggs red, and they bake sweet bread for Easter. whenever you pass through the streets of villages, you smell the beautiful aromas of the cooking. there are two traditions for why we dye the eggs red. At one time, a woman did not believe christ had risen and she said to her husband: “if christ has risen, let the eggs from our chickens turn red.” the next day she found her chickens’ eggs red. lastly, the egg symbolizes the resurrection of Jesus, because from the egg emerges life. Another tradition we have in Greece is that the little children make small wooden crosses decorated with spring flowers, and they go to their neighborhoods, to their relatives and to their godparents singing the song: “today the sky is black, today the day is black, today Jesus was condemned”.) Everyone gives money and red eggs to the children, but the Godparents also give them an Easter candle. on this day, housewives clean their homes to welcome Easter. on the evening of holy thursday, we read the 12 Gospels, which describe the Passion of Jesus. the first Gospel, which is the longest, contains the last words and commandments of Jesus for all christians to follow in all ages to come, and advise us how to behave and how to face the difficulties of this life. characteristic are the phrases of the lord: "... Whoever loves his fellow man, he is the real student of mine ..." and the promise that "... I will never leave you orphans, I will always invisibly be near you ...". he also states: "... there is no greater proof of love, than to sacrifice one's life to save his friend ..." and finally the personal assurance of christ that "... one that is a real Christian, when he leaves this life, he will be together with Christ in order to enjoy the glory of Christ and communion with Him ..."

holy Friday is the strictest fast of the year. the faithful on that day do not cook at home. they only eat fruit; bread, nuts, halvah, olives and they drink only tea, coffee and water (eating of dry food). in some areas of Greece, there is a tradition where they drink a little vinegar to commemorate Jesus’ drinking vinegar on the cross. Also on that day, they do not greet each other nor do they speak. Besides that, some women dress in black. on this day, we have several services in the church: the Great royal hours, the vespers of Apokathilosis and in the evening the Service of the Epitaphios. the Great hours are four: the First hour corresponds to 6:00 to 9:00 Am in christ’s era. At this time, the judgment of Pontius Pilate began. next is the Service of the third hour, corresponding to 9:00 am to 12:00 Pm. At this time Pontius Pilate condemned Jesus. next is the Sixth hour, corresponds to 12:00 to 3:00 Pm. At this time Jesus arrived at Golgotha and was crucified. the last hour, the ninth hour is corresponds to 3:00 to 6:00 Pm. At this time christ gave his spirit "into the hands of the living God." From three o’clock on Good Friday, in Greece, Jerusalem and in all orthodox countries, the bells toll mournfully. At the same time, in all orthodox christian churches, the altar doors in front of the holy Altar remain open for nine consecutive days. that is in memory of the veil of the temple of Solomon: “…the veil of the Temple was torn in two…” (luke 23, 48), “…then behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom…” (matthew 27, 54). this symbolizes that the beloved people of God are not a specific nation, but are the new international orthodox christian church. the first Good Friday was on the 14th nissan (“nissan” is April in hebrew). During the afternoon of Good Friday, we have the Service of the Epitaphios. the Epitaphios symbolizes the tomb of christ. in the old days, the Epitaphios had 33 candles which symbolized the 33 years of the life of Jesus christ. what remained of these candles after burning was used to make amulets for the sailors who sailed in the faraway seas. At some point during the lamentations service, the priest sprinkles with scented water the epitaphios and the faithful. this symbolizes that just as the epitaphios is the throne of christ and is sanctified by his presence, and is fragrant with the perfume of holiness and purity, so the faithful are called to have the aroma of good works and good christian life, and for their soul and body to become the throne and temple of the triune God. After the lamentations the priest together with the faithful take the epitaphios through the streets of the city or village. in our country it is very touching when the epitaphios moves through neighborhoods. housewives welcome it by throwing rose water and flowers, and offer incense from the windows and doors of their houses. in my homeland, Skiathos, where the whole island blooms of lilies, lilacs, violets, daisies and poppies, i can say that the whole island is a vast floating epitaphios in the middle of the Aegean Sea. when the epitaphios transfer starts, church’s bells ring mournfully about the passion, death, burial and his “exit out” of this world. The course of the epitaphios on the streets symbolizes the path of Christ in search of Adam and Eve: "Adam where are you ?" (Genesis 2, 8-16 and 3, 1-13). when the epitaphios returns to the church, bells ringing joyously, because according to the theology of the orthodox church, the soul of christ after his death, went to hades and there met the soul of Adam and Eve, freeing them from the shackles of death and the devil. So, when christ returns to the church, he reverts back to a champion of life, having achieved the resurrection-recall of Adam and Eve and restoring them to their previous society with created and uncreated being.

on the Great and holy Saturday morning, during the first centuries of early christianity, christians were baptized, and for that reason, in the holy liturgy we chant, “As many as have been baptized in christ, have put on christ”. nowadays, we do not baptize on holy Saturday, but the hymn remains in the Divine liturgies of holy Saturday, Easter Sunday and all of Easter week. on this day, in Greece, the relatives of the dead go to the cemeteries, light white candles, bring flowers and a red egg and participate with the priest in a memorial Service.During holy Saturday evening, we celebrate the sequence of the resurrection. it is the victory of life over death. unfortunately many christians do not remain for the Divine liturgy that follows. when they hear the "christ is risen" run out for the food. i know that, whatever advice i give you about this, you may not hear me. Everyone wants to do what he likes. For this reason, i will not tell you my opinion, but i’ll tell you what that great Church’s Father John Chrysostom said: "What are you doing Christian? Christ invites you to dinner with Him and you’re leaving? If someone invites you to dinner, do you leave before it’s over? God calls you and you turn your back at Him? Be careful because Judas Iscariot did exactly the same thing!"

my dear, we do not know if will we be alive and healthy to celebrate again the holy Easter next year, neither you nor i. the resurrection Divine liturgy is the greatest feast of our church. it is the victory of christ and he wants us to participate in the glory of his own. God wanted us to live in the blessed land of America and enjoy many goods that many people lack in the whole world. it is not such a big thing to delay our dinner for an hour. it's a small sacrifice on our behalf and a sign of respect and gratitude for the passion of the lord. I am sure that whoever loves God knows what to do . At the time of the resurrection, all christians and the priest are holding a lit candle in their hands. this resurrection candle symbolizes the human soul. We know that in order to illuminate the candle, it needs fire. So likewise and the human soul needs the Holy Spirit . the fire has three qualities: a) banishes darkness, b) give warmth and comfort, c) and burns anything. these are the qualities of the holy Spirit: a) illuminating the human, b) the Holy Spirit is also called the "Comforter," it gives comfort and strength to a man of God for the difficulties of this life, c) and burns the sins of the people. After the liturgy of resurrection, in Greece, when the orthodox christians return to their homes, they use the smoke from the candles to make a cross outside at the top of the door frame (reminiscent of the practice of the Jews in Egypt). if there is a funeral of a christian from Easter Sunday and for the next seven days, we do not chant the usual memorial prayers, but we chant the joyous resurrection hymns. And at the grave, we do not sprinkle olive oil or wine, but holy water, (an old custom of the kollyvathes fathers of mount Athos), because these days are very special and holy days. we also need to say before the eighteenth century, on holy thursday the orthodox did not take out a cross with crucified Jesus during the Service of the twelve Gospels. we only took out the icon of the crucifixion (in the twenty monasteries of mount Athos, they still take out that icon). this custom of the cross with the crucified Jesus was taken from the roman catholic church. in the beginning, this was practiced only in the western islands of Greece (Zakinthos, kefallonia, corfu). And slowly, slowly this custom spread to all of Greece. Formerly, the Service of the resurrection began at 3:00 Am on Sunday and it lasted until dawn. (this occurs in some orthodox countries even today.) According to the description in the holy Gospels, we don’t know the exact time of christ’s resurrection, but we do know that it occurred before sunrise, while it was still dark. today, for the convenience of christians who live in the cities, the times of the services of christmas, of the Epitaphios and of the resurrection have been changed.

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FILM REVIEW Papakaliatis, Cinematic Triple-Threat: Writes, Directs, Stars in What If

Continued from page 1 sometimes it happens. Eeeh – I want to do something, you do don’t like to talk about this thing it. In every culture there are of star power. but yes – I’m very lucky. Because good and bad things. But Greeks An older couple representing things I’ve done in Greece have have so many good things on true love that has survived every been well-received.” their side. They have a great storm frames the film with their American audiences also saw spirit, great energy. If you look conversation, ruminating on the him playing next to Catherine at history, Greeks have always nature of love. Two famous Deneuve in God Loves Caviar, survived.” Greek actors, Maro Kontou and part of the New York Greek Film He’s next taking What If to Giorgos Konstantini, well-re - Festival 2012. “She was won - San Francisco, and after that to membered for the famous black derful. We worked very well to - Los Angeles where it will play and white 1965 film I de Gyni gether. We became good friends. in the prestigious TCL (formerly Na Fovatai ton Antra play the She loved Greece. She loves the Grauman’s) Chinese Theatre. couple. And, of course, contem - Greeks.” The film has already screened porary Greece provides the Papakaliatis grew up in in Paris and Brussels. “Today backdrop of the film, affecting Athens with English as his first with a film you have a passport every relationship. Despite the language. His Greek mother, to all the countries of the world. economic crisis – and the march I know it’s not easy for a Greek of policemen – the Plaka looks ABOVE: Two famous Greek actors, Maro Kontou and Giorgos film to have an international ca - magnificent. A colorful organ Konstantini, well remembered for the famous black and white reer, but I want to show the grinder wanders through the 1965 film I de Gyni Na Fovati ton Atra, play a couple who rep - world that Greece has some very streets. The musical score en - resent true love in What If. LEFT & BELOW: For Marina Kalo - nice pictures – beyond what chants. girou, playing Christina, and Christopher Papakaliatis as Dim - they see on TV and the inter - Dark moments come but the itri, Athens is a romantic place – despite its economic disaster net.” film ultimately turns around, – as they fall in love in What If. At the screening, he told two upside down, and, yes, sigh, concludes with hope, and opti - mism. A happy ending for this story and an extraordinarily promising beginning for Pa - pakaliatis as a filmmaker. New York audiences that missed the showing at the Museum of the Moving Image will have the op - portunity to see What If at the New York City Greek Film Festi - val this October, according to Festival Director James DeMetro. After the screening of What If, John Retsios of Terret Enter - tainment welcomed everyone to the premiere and introduced Christopher Papakaliatis. “It’s a fairy tale,” Papakaliatis told the audience during a Q&A conducted by film producer George Stephanopoulos. The crowd frequently burst into ap - plause as the writer/director/ac - tor spoke. In Greece, during the first four days after release, al - most 100,000 spectators at - tended What If. The film has now been seen by 600,000 Greek viewers. A larger audi - Greece very big. Greek Village is different. I like romance very film students, when they asked ence is anticipated with the Cinemas were the producers much. I love romance.” for his advice on achieving suc - summer cinema opening and and many people contributed. Does he consider himself part cess: “The only tip I have to give the release of the DVD. It was made in less than a year. of the Greek New Wave, produc - is that if you’re not in love with Asked about the key to the raised in South Africa, had met Papakaliatis moved on from Shooting took 2 ½ months Then ers of intriguing, enigmatic films what you do – if you’re not pas - film’s success, Papakaliatis said: his Cretan father in London. The his first role to continued suc - I was in the editing room for including Dogtooth, Attenberg sionate, possessed in a good “what I understand is that two married and moved to cess on TV, and wrote his first two months.” When I remarked and Alps? He saw and liked way – there’s no way you’re go - Greeks found themselves in the Athens, but separated when Pa - TV script at age 23, Life is a on the amazing velocity – one Dogtooth but says: “I don’t feel ing to succeed.” film – young and old – men and pakaliatis was four. They spoke Path, a big success with critics frequently reads that it takes a comfortable being part of some - His ultimate goal? “I only women. Everyone could iden - English at home to accommo - and audiences. He continued year to edit a film – he re - thing. I know I like to tell sto - want to tell stories. People need tify. Falling in love is important date his mother who herself had writing and acting in important sponded: “Time means money. ries, to make movies. I think stories. I was acting and writing in life.” to learn Greek. He learned TV films and series. After a We didn’t have that luxury.” that in movies there is space for when I was a child, and I’m act - We talked with Papakaliatis Greek in school, along with his twenty-one year TV and film ca - Papakaliatis is intrigued by everything, for everybody. For ing, writing and directing. It’s the day after the screening over two brothers and sister. None of reer, he was ready to make his ambiguity and life’s contrasts. “I all kinds of artist and for all three totally different roles, but lunch at Stix Mediterranean his siblings has pursued a career own first film, What If. always have both sides of the kinds of movies.” it is possible for a person to do Grill on 23rd Street. Handsome, in theater. “I wanted to do something coin in my scripts. I always want As for Greece: “This is a all three of them. It’s nice to urbane, casually dressed, de - “I started out as an actor on that would have to do with re - to combine drama and tragedy whole European crisis. Yes, write a script and it’s nice to di - spite his burgeoning success, he TV when I was 16 years old. I lationships, feelings, and the with comedy, because I think things are difficult right now, rect it because you want to tell impresses with his lack of pre - never had the idea to act. It was - state my country’s in right now,” in life, that’s what happens. If I and we have to change our way a story. And it’s nice to tell sto - tension and charm. Asked if n’t an idea. It was a need. I don’t he says. “It’s difficult to make don’t combine those two, I’m of thinking. Our generation was ries. And I think I’m very happy people ran after him in Greece, think you become an actor with movies now, not that it was easy getting very bored.” Unmarried, deceived. I hope and I think that with what I’m doing.” asking for his autograph, he “aa - an idea – it’s something you before. What If is a big budget he says: “I believe in true love. we will change things. It’s na - Papakaliatis has begun writ - hed,” and “ehred” and finally want from the inside. You need movie. I was very lucky. It cost I don’t believe in weddings and ture. You have to change, to ad - ing his next film and plans to said, with a rueful smile, “Yes, to do this job.” about a million. This is for marriage that much. True love just, to build again. If you really start shooting it in the fall. THE NATIONAL HERALD, APRIL 27 - MAY 3, 2013 COMMUNITY 7 Dr. Simopoulos and Greek Women Physicians Honored by HMS in N.Y.

TNH Staff Writer She is an internationally-rec - She focused on the important ognized authority on the evolu - fatty acids, the now-famous NEW YORK – The Hellenic Med - tionary aspects of diet and the omega 3s and the less well ical Society of New York hosted importance of the omega- known Omega 6. Those two sub - the Third Annual Mary 6/omega-3 balance. stances must be in balance, but Kalopothakes Symposium hon - Before presenting "Mediter - modern western diets are unfor - oring the contributions of Hel - ranean Diets: Reality Check," tunately dominated by Omega lenic women in Medicine at the Simopoulos gave an overview of 6, which leads to a variety of Einhorn Auditorium of Lenox the breakthroughs of ancient other imbalances. Hill Hospital in Manhattan on Greek physicians like Hip - The Greek diet, where the ra - April 18. pocrates, who placed the study tio is almost one to one, corre - Dr. Artemis P. Simopoulos, of medicine on a scientific basis lates with longevity and low who said she was “deeply hon - and anticipated the principles of rates of heart disease and cancer. ored” to receive the award for modern practice. Greek olive oil have been shown her lifelong contributions in the Hippocrates and his circle to be an especially strong pro - fields of endocrinology, genetics, took into account a patient’s moter of health, and the pre - nutrition and health, was also constitution and family history, dominance of pasta made of the keynote speaker. She is fa - which corresponds today to the bleached flour and water in the mous for her work on the so- role of genetics, his diet, and his Italian diet, which is not healthy, called Mediterranean Diet and exercise regimen, in addition to demonstrates that the Mediter - essential fatty acids such as environmental factors. ranean Diet label is deceptive. omega-3s, and was the first Diet was the focus of It is also beneficial that Simopoulos’ talk, but she Greeks also consume large warned against the popular but amounts of fruits, vegetables, misleading term “Mediterranean and nuts, but she said that the Diet.” The landmark studies that purslane plant has been shown revolutionized the subject were to have amazingly healthy prop - based on studies of the island of erties. ABOVE: (L-R) Dr. Anna Kaltsas, Dr. George Liakeas, Dr. Stella Lymberis, Honoree Dr. Artemis Crete, which she says repre - Simopoulos referred to the Simopoulos, Dr. Nicholas Mezitis, Dr. Despina Komninou, and Dr. Panagiota Andreopoulou. sented the diet of the people of Greek god of medicine and his LEFT: Dr. Mary Kalopothakes Greece prior to 1960. six daughters, but Mezitis de - She began by stressing that clared that Asclepios had more 1859-1941 and was the first made priceless contributions to E. Mezitis, MD, Senior Attending evolution has programmed the offspring, the three physicians Greek woman to practice medi - her native land. Physician, St. Luke’s Roosevelt human body to respond to a cer - who spoke at the event, not least cine in modern times. Despite Her heroism as a surgeon Hospital Center, Assistant Pro - tain kind of diet which humans among them, and many other the support of her physician fa - during the Greek-Turkish war of fessor of Clinical Medicine, Co - did consume for most of their Greek women around the world ther, she had to overcome great 1897 in Volos is legendary, and lumbia University College of history. She noted that there is who now practice medicine. obstacles as a woman seeking a she worked with determination Physician and Surgeons, intro - archaeological evidence for what Mezitis also addressed the career in science and medicine to combat the scourge of tuber - duced and presented an award people ate going back to the Old Greek crisis in the context of in Greece, and had to leave to culosis despite the initial lack of to Simopoulos, who is the Stone Age, and informed the threat it poses to the health care speaker in the scientific part of study in Paris. Nevertheless, as support from the Greek govern - Founder and President, The Cen - guests that the diet of the people system, and said that HMS is the program. a pioneer in public health and a ment. ter for Genetics, Nutrition and of modern Crete was extremely looking to help in a variety of Presentations were also made distinguished researcher, she HMS President Nicholas H. Health, Washington, DC. similar to that Paleolithic diet. ways. by Despina Komninou, MD, PhD, CNS, Senior Research Associate, Mezitis Education and Research Institute, and adjunct Professor of Clinical Nutrition, Technolog - Belesis Brokerage Accused of Fraud, Physical Violence Threats ical Educational Institution of Thessaloniki, who presented: “Reprogramming Adipocytes to By Kaja Whitehouse in as many months. didn’t return a request for com - one broker “in the street” be - firm’s offices. Burn Calories,” and by Anna New York Post The Securities and Exchange ment on the Finra suit. cause the broker complained Belesis, with his muscular Kaltsas, MD, MS, Assistant At - Commission, on March 22, In the complaint, Belesis and about the quality of the people build and bald head, fancied tending Physician, Infectious This one won’t end up on the charged Belesis and a Houston other JTF staffers are charged being brought in to give invest - himself on Wall Street like a Diseases Service, Memorial Tommy Belesis family highlights radio host with defrauding in - with conspiring to profit off the ment presentations, according to boxer getting ready for a bout, Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, reel. vestors in a hedge fund. backs of investors during a one- the complaint. sources said. who spoke on “MRSA: A Super - The embattled Wall Street ex - Belesis has denied the SEC day, 600-percent run-up in the The watchdog said Belesis He is “obsessed” with “Eye of bug under our Skin.” ecutive’s John Thomas Financial charges. price of America West Resources, also threatened to improperly the Tiger” — the 1982 song by Stella C. Lymberis, MD, As - brokerage was charged yesterday The lawsuits are quite a a tiny Salt Lake City-based coal mark up brokers’ licenses to un - Survivor that was also the theme sistant Professor, Department of with defrauding customers and comedown for the 38-year-old company. dermine their ability to get an - song to “Rocky III” — and the Radiation Oncology, NYU Lan - threatening its brokers — at Wall Street standout, who had a On Feb. 23, 2012, Belesis other job. original “Rocky” theme song. He gone Medical Center and HMS times with physical retribution cameo in Oliver Stone’s 2010 blocked the firm’s brokers from Upon firing another broker, has used them to pump himself Vice President, welcomed the — for bucking his system. “Wall Street: Money Never selling investors’ shares of AWR Belesis screamed: “F--k you, up for work, sources added. guests and spoke of the signifi - The 6-year-old firm sold its Sleeps” and was a frequent guest while helping to unload the you’re done in this business, Belesis has been known to cance of the annual event in her shares of a skyrocketing stock on cable-TV business networks. firm’s shares for a sweet $1 mil - you’re done in this business, get blast the songs in his chauffeur- presentation: “Women in Medi - while putting client sell orders Belesis, a Republican lion profit, the suit charges. the f--k out of here,” the com - driven SUV on the way to work cine: Role of Mary to the side, the Financial Industry fundraiser, has been honored Belesis was also charged with plaint said. — and to play them loudly Kalopothakes.” Regulatory Authority, or Finra, several times by New York’s GOP intimidating and harassing bro - The same broker was then through the firm’s intercom sys - Lymberis summarized the ex - said in a lawsuit yesterday. leaders as “Businessman Man of kers who questioned him or tried “shoved” by Ron Cantalupo, tem to motivate the brokers traordinary life and work of It was the second regulatory the Year.” to leave the firm. JTF’s regional managing director, ahead of morning meetings, Kalopothakes, who lived from action filed against Belesis’ JTF A spokesman for Belesis He threatened to run over and then escorted out of the sources said.

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April 27: Saturday of Lazarus Pre-Sanctified liturgy 8:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m. ( π.μ.) : orhros SERVICE OF THE NYMPHIOS 7:30 p.m. 10:30 a.m. ( π.μ.): Divine liturgy His Eminience Pre-Sanctified liturgy 8:00 a.m. • lΕΝΤΕΝ SuPP Er 6:00 p.m. Archbishop Demetrios of America Officiating SERVICE OF THE NYMPHIOS 7:30 p.m April 28: Palm Sunday 7:30 a.m. ( π.μ.) : orthros 8:30 a.m. ( π.μ.) :1st Divine liturgy Pre-Sanctified liturgy 8:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. ( π.μ.) :2st Divine liturgy HOLY UNCTION 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. April 29: Holy Monday His Eminence 7:30 p.m. ( μ.μ.) : Service of the Bridegroom 1st Divine liturgy ( main Sanctuary) 6:00 a.m. Archbishop 2nd Divine liturgy ( Sarantakos hal l) 7:00 a.m. DEMETRIOS Αpril 30 : Holy Tuesday 3rd Divine liturgy ( main Sanctuary) 8:15 a.m. of America 7:30 p.m. (μ .μ.): Service of the Bridegroom (holy communion will be administered only will preside hymn of kassiani at the appropriate time at each Divine liturgy) at the service THE SERVICE OF THE HOLY PASSION 6:45 p.m. of the Holy Passion May 1: Holy Wednesday 3:00 p.m. ( μ.μ.): Sacrament of holy oil 7:30 p.m. ( μ.μ.): Sacrament of holy oil royal hours 8:30 a.m. • Descent from the cross 3:00 p.m. trisagion for departed 6:30 p.m. May 2: Holy Thursday 6:00 a.m. ( π.μ.): Τ he liturgy of St . Basil THE LAMENTATIONS & PROCESSION OF THE EPITAPHIOS 9:00 a.m. ( π.μ.): Τ he liturgy of St . Basil (church) 7:30 p.m. ( Sarantakos hall) 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. ( μ.μ.): the holy Passion Service Service of the 12 Gospels 1st Divine liturgy ( main Sanctuary) 6:00 a.m. 2nd Divine liturgy ( Sarantakos hall) 7:00 a.m. May 3: Holy Friday 9:00 a.m. ( π.μ.): Τ he royal hours 3rd Divine liturgy ( main Sanctuary) 8:15 a.m. 3:00 p.m. ( μ.μ.): Apokathelosis (holy communion will be administered only at the appropriate time at each Divine liturgy) 7:30 p.m. ( μ.μ.): Service of lamentations PASCHA L VIGIL 11:00 p.m. and RESURRECTION 12 :00 midnight May 4: Holy Saturday resurrection liturgy 12:30 a.m. • AGAPE SERVICE 10:30 a.m. 8:30 a.m. ( π.μ.) the liturgy of St . Basil 11:00 p.m. (μ .μ.): The Holy Resurrection Service

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Οrthros 8:00 a.m. • Divine liturgy 9:00 a.m. on behalf of Fr. Dennis, the President, officers and members of the Parish council, the officers and members of all the organizations that comprise our parish we wish you and yours Protopresbyter PAUL C. PALESTY, the Priests, the Parish Council, the Educators, the Office Staff and all Parish Organizations a Blessed Pascha and a Joyous Resurrection! wish the members AND ALL GREEK ORTHODOX a Blessed Easter 8 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, FEBRUARY 6-12, 2010 Detroit’s Greektown, Though Smaller, Still Delicious after All These Year

Continued from page 1 was developer Ted Gatzaros, 68, halls, but most of all they were who passed away in January. He places where friendships flour - then and now. A permanent and fellow immigrant Jim Pap - ished after long, hard workdays. church was built in 1913 on 660 pas built what became the In - According to the Annuncia - McComb Street and it was ternational Center Building and tion’s book, coffee houses out - joined by a Greek school in the striking Atheneum Suite Ho - numbered restaurants through 1918. For a time, there was a tel. the 1950s but the popularity of rival church right next door. Gatzaros and Pappas also the movie “Never on a Sunday” The parish was forced to played a major role in the most caused a boom in venues offer - move a couple of blocks to its powerful economic force in the ing Greek food and live Greek current magnificent-domed neighborhood today, the Greek - music which echoes today in the Byzantine home in the 1960s to town Casino. They were part - form of Greek music that is make way for a hospital that ners when they worked to open piped onto Monroe Street. was never built. the city's first casino by provid - And now a new generation – That is connected to another ing Greektown land to the again – takes its turn. Jim Pap - part of the Greektown story: Chippewa Indians. That plan pas’ daughter Athena, assisted The community never gave up was blocked by the governor, by her sister Stella, are among on Detroit after the social unrest but the enterprising Greeks those taking long, brisk strides of the Sixties. The Greek mer - played a role in the 1996 into the future. chants, who created the Greek - statewide referendum that ap - They transformed their suc - town Merchants Association, ad - proved casinos in Detroit. For - cessful restaurant, Mosaic, into justed to the sometimes hopeful, mer mayor Dennis Archer said a more authentically Greek sometimes painful realities. "if we didn't have casino gaming venue called Santorini to There have been numerous in the city of Detroit, we'd have strengthen the Hellenic element attempts to promote Downtown been bankrupt several years in Greektown. They even renaissances and Greeks were ago.” brought in a top chef from often right in the middle. Peter Karmanos, the founder Greece. A prime mover and example and CEO the software firm Com - Greektown was renowned for its bakeries whose aromas Above: Greektown now consists of a couple of blocks near the are still embedded in the mem - Church of the Annunciation on Monroe Street, but the kefi ories of people who grew up lives on with piped-in Greek music all the time. The annual there. The Astoria Pastry Shop Greek Independence Day Parade ends there with a rally. Left is a beautiful modern store on photo: Inside the Golden Fleece on Monroe Street. It is now Monroe Street. the oldest Greek restaurant in Greektown. Change is inevitable. Niki’s Pizza used to be Mykonos, but puware, moved his world head - town is now squeezed into a Golden Fleece still turns out quarters to a new building couple of blocks of Monroe great gyros. downtown that is adorned with Street and has come to consist Red Smoke Barbeque the philanthropic motto: “Love mainly of new and longstanding demonstrates that Greek restau - all, serve all.” restaurants; it has not been a rateurs like to throw culinary Recently, the casino was Greek residential neighborhood changes of pace, apropos of bought by developer Dan since the 1950s. nearby Comerica Field where Gilbert, and the Greek mer - Of the many cafes, a recent the Detroit Tigers play – night chants are looking forward to trip to Detroit by TNH found games pack Greektown, which working with their new neigh - only Mykonos. In their heyday, is also crowded when the Red bor to build the Greektown fu - each region, town or island Wings are playing hockey. ture. seemed to have its own place, Greektown is the story of im - The Casino, which was cre - with names reflecting various migrants who achieved the ated with the aim of reviving interests and nostalgias: Pelo - American dream but never for - Greektown, has been a mixed ponnesos Café, Laikon Café with got to give back to American blessing, however. A number of its “Grecian Cooking” and and their locales, and never for - Greek establishments were seafood. got where they came from. swallowed up by the new con - They were many things to The history of the tough and struction or pushed out by the the early Greeks, Hellenic imaginative Detroit Greeks more higher rents. refuges, sources of information than suggests there is hope for Once much larger, Greek - about the homeland, hiring Greece and Cyprus to rise again. Greek-American Alatzas Named Top Editor of the Baltimore Sun Media Group

Continued from page 1 around the clock across its print tially for the real estate section. was predisposed to like him as journalism, but because he loves winner. If he had a chance, you and digital publications. He was promoted to business a person," said Marimow, now The Sun. He's guided it through knew he was going to make the pecially instrumental in direct - "The world continues to editor in 2008, and led coverage editor of The Philadelphia In - this digital transition that has most of it." ing the integration of our print change, and the way our readers of the financial crisis, housing quirer. "Once I saw his work, it got it where it needs to be." Alatzas took his first full-time and online news divisions and demand information has bust and recession. The Sun was was clear he was an excellent Alatzas lives in Bel Air with job in 1989 as a reporter at the ensuring that our journalists are changed," he said. "And the recognized by the Society of journalist." his wife, the former Stacey Democrat and Chronicle in skilled in both platforms." great thing, I believe, about The American Business Editors and In 2009, Alatzas was named Tiedge, and their children, Rochester, N.Y. He later worked During Alatzas' tenure, The Baltimore Sun is we have em - Writers for work during that sports editor, and expanded on - George, 14, and Jamie, 10. as a reporter and editor at the Sun expanded its mobile tech - braced all of these platforms. time. line coverage. In 2010, he be - Raised in Rosedale, Alatzas News Journal in Wilmington, nology and social media offer - We are committed to print, we Sandy Banisky, a former came head of digital news. studied at Calvert Hall College Del. ings, added more than two are committed to online, we are deputy managing editor at The The Sun reached record High School and Loyola Univer - Glenn Proctor, an editor and dozen hyperlocal news sites and committed to mobile and social Sun, helped to choose stories for highs in online audience for sity Maryland. He earned a mentor in Rochester, guided launched the Darkroom photo and who knows what else?" the front page each day. page views, unique visitors, lo - bachelor's degree in communi - Alatzas in his coverage of county and video blog — its most pop - He takes over as The Sun's "We would read a story and cal visitors and social media and cations from Loyola in 1988 and politics. ular digital feature ever. parent, Tribune Co., emerges say this might not be going in mobile traffic, and was named a master's degree in public af - "He was one of my young Most recently, Alatzas led from four years in bankruptcy the right direction, or there are the top website the past two fairs reporting from the Univer - guns," Proctor said. "He was a The Sun's coverage in print and and weighs offers for its news - some questions that need an - years by the Maryland- sity of Illinois Springfield a year hustler." online of the 2012 elections, the papers. The newspaper industry swering," said Banisky, now a Delaware-D.C. Press Associa - later. Proctor, who retired in 2011 Ravens' Super Bowl champi - as a whole has been challenged journalism professor at the Uni - tion. Bill Hawkins was the regular as executive editor of the Rich - onship, and The Sun's investi - in recent years by declining versity of Maryland, College Robert Little, a high school at the family restaurant who of - mond Times-Dispatch, said serv - gation into Baltimore's troubled print circulation and advertising Park. "By the time I made my classmate, worked closely with fered Alatzas the internship at ing as top editor is "a big weight speed camera program. revenues. way over to the business desk, Alatzas as investigations editor the Evening Sun. to carry." Alatzas said The Sun remains "What we've done is we focus Trif was already standing with at The Sun. "He was smart," said "But he can carry the committed to its "core mission" on good journalism," he said. the reporter, working on "Trif is, of course, the perfect Hawkins, who retired as pub - weight," Proctor said. "He'll be of "providing the kind of urgent "That's what we can control." changes." person for the job," said Little, lisher of the Post and Courier in a strong advocate for The Sun, and in-depth local news that our Alatzas joined The Sun as an Bill Marimow was the Sun who is now senior investigations Charleston, S.C. "He didn't have for your readers and for the Bal - readers demand," and to ensur - assistant business editor in editor who hired Alatzas. editor at NPR. "Not just because any great experience, but you timore community. I think he'll ing that information is available 2002, taking responsibility ini - "From the time I met him, I he loves Baltimore and he loves know, you could tell he was a make the paper even better." Greek-American Manager of Diner Pleads Not Guilty to Plot to Kill His Uncle

Continued from page 1 (the undercover agent and in - No charges were filed and formant) alleged this defendant Spyropoulos' attorney dismissed torney General's office. was," Chiesa said. "The under - claims made by three separate According to court docu - cover told Spyropoulos 'Once I waitresses. ments, the defendant allegedly leave here today, this is on.' "The police investigated it, approached a customer in Feb - What actually was on was the and there were no charges," he ruary who, unbeknownst to operation to arrest Spyropou - said. "To me, it's just a distrac - Spyropoulos, worked as an in - los." tion. At this point, it's not even formant for the state police. The A State Police detective a blip on the radar screen." One state police were able to utilize wrote in court papers that the waitress alleged that Spyropou - the information to ultimately in - undercover officer told Spy - los told her he would fire her if troduce Spyropoulos to an un - ropoulos he would disappear she did not engage in sexual dercover detective who posed following the murder and they congress with him, according to as the would-be hitman and se - would never see each other police reports. Another woman cretly recorded their conversa - again. However, court papers al - alleged Spyropoulos threatened tion, said New Jersey Attorney lege Spyropoulos told the un - to "destroy her" after she com - General Jeff Chiesa. dercover that the two "would plained to another diner super - On April 2, Spyropoulos met have a lot more to do" which visor about his treatment of her. with the would-be assassin out - the trooper believed was an im - One of Tick Tock's male em - side a Clifton home improve - plication that Spyropoulos had ployees told police that he had ment business and provided the other hits he'd like the agent to witnessed the defendant grope undercover cop with an unreg - carry out. waitresses while at the diner. istered handgun, a photo of the Court documents also allege Another employee said he intended target along with his that Spyropoulos said he or - recorded complaints from wait - address as well as a down pay - dered the killing to take place resses regarding Spyropoulos ment of $3,000 for the hit, on a Sunday night because the but had never before witnessed Chiesa said. Manhattan location would not Georgios Spyropoulos, manager of the Tick Tock Diner in Clifton, as he appeared in court with him actually sexually harass his Spyropoulos provided the be busy when the informant his lawyer Matthew Cavaliere during his arraignment on charges that he attempted to have his female co-workers. undercover state detective with would break into the safe at that wife's uncle, the co-owner of the diner, killed. Pojanowski said Spyropoulos a map of his uncle's Clifton - location. was interviewed by police and neighborhood along with his According to police, recorded tan Tick Tock Diner and an ex - For his own safety, authori - Clifton officials said that the that the matter was closed. schedule, how to disable his se - conversations between the un - terminator's uniform and a box ties said Sgourdos was left in home was scheduled to be sold The first degree charges re - curity cameras and a plan to dercover officer and Spyropou - of extermination equipment to the dark throughout the inves - for auction had the outstanding garding the murder-for-hire plot abduct him from his home, los allegedly show that Spy - serve as a disguise. tigation and only made aware balance not been paid by Sep - carry a sentence of 10-20 years Chiesa said. Spyropoulos even ropoulos requested the hit man Chiesa said that the defen - of the threat against his life once tember. in prison and a criminal fine of provided the undercover officer torture Sgourdos to learn of the dant was unhappy with how Spyropoulos was arrested. Po - Several of the defendant's up to $200,000, according to with details about how his uncle safe's combination before Sgour - Sgourdos, who Spyropoulos janowski said that Sgourdos and neighbors were blindsided by the attorney general. The case parks his car, according to state dos was murdered. called "Uncle Alex," was divvy - his client's wife were "shocked" Spyropoulos' arrest because they will be prosecuted by the divi - police information. The informant and the un - ing up the profits from the fam - when they were informed of the had long considered him to be sion of criminal justice's gangs Sgourdos, who has been a dercover officer first met with ily business. The Attorney Gen - alleged murder plot. "They are a model citizen. and organized crime bureau. co-owner of the diner for three Spyropoulos on March 28 in the eral added that Spyropoulos still in disbelief," Pojanowski One of Spyropoulos' neigh - The Tick Tock Diner first decades, lives in a spacious parking lot of the Clifton T.G.I. hoped to "advance himself fi - added. "It's like a meteor fell out bors, who desired to remain opened its doors in 1948 and Clifton home which is secured Friday's. During the initial meet - nancially." of the sky and landed on their anonymous, said he seemed like has since seen its business ex - by a stream, gate and security ing, Spyropoulos was recorded According to the victim's at - front lawn." "a nice, normal guy" who was pand from a small Clifton eatery camera system. Spyropoulos as saying he would pay the hit torney Joseph Pojanowski, Spy - Although Spyropoulos was "always pleasant" and often out - to a large restaurant which seats also allegedly told the under - man $20,000 to kill his uncle ropoulos worked at the diner driving a Mercedes-Benz and side playing with his two daugh - 350 people as well as a second cover detective to kill his aunt, and would split any additional the last 15 years and the attor - living in an $800,000 home on ters. location in New York City which Sgourdos' wife, should she ob - money that was recovered from ney said he was not aware of Churchill Drive at the time of According to Clifton police, opened in 1997 which seats struct the murder plot in any the safe, court records alleged. any problems between Spy - his arrest, the defendant re - however, Spyropoulos was also 280. Sgourdos is also part- way, according to state police Additionally, the suspect al - ropoulos and Sgourdos aside cently paid in excess of $30,000 investigated regarding accusa - owner of The Grove, a catering reports. legedly provided the undercover from minor disagreements re - he owed in City property taxes tions that he sexually harassed and wedding hall in Cedar "That is how cold-blooded agent with keys to the Manhat - lated to business matters. he had failed to pay for a year. diner employees. Grove, according to tax records. THE NATIONAL HERALD, APRIL 27 - MAY 3, 2013 COMMUNITY 9

ALL HISTORY Glamorous Entertainer Jeffries: Still "Frantastic" after All These Years

By Steve Frangos singing a duet with Stevie Won - the Roosevelt Hotel’s Blue counts so strongly in her favor. TNH Staff Writer der. In 1972, Jeffries traveled to Room, belted out one number The essence of any showroom Southeast Asia with Bob Hope entitled ‘What the World Needs act is the projection of glamour, PART FOUR as part of his Christmas Special Now. In truth, what the world and the glittering Miss Jeffries USO Tour. As it was the time of needs now are more Fran Jef - projects glamour all over the CHICAGO- Fran Jefferies was the Vietnam War, troops were fries. And her act is the only stage…Dressed in form-fitting one of the most versatile and stationed throughout the Pacific. thing there’s too little of. A top gowns and sporting a shining glamorous performers of the So in 1972, Hope and his tour recording artist and an up and new tan, she looks—well, re - 1960s and 1970s. An extremely went to the Aleutians, Japan, coming motion picture star, Miss markably healthy—as she popular performer Jeffries, Thailand, the island of Diego Jeffries is a rousing, wake-up- moves about the stage with as - moved effortlessly from movie Garcia, South Vietnam, and the-audience type of entertainer. sured seductiveness. Her stage studios to recording studios to Guam. Hope’s troupe logged She puts you in the palm of her presence demonstrates her casino lounges and back again. 25,055 miles and spent 63 ½ graceful hands right from the awareness of her appeal, but she Jefferies’ undeniable magnetism hours in the air within 15 days. start and you stay there until has the knack for showing off accompanying her lush vocal A CD of the 1972 Bob Hope she blows you a kiss goodbye her assets without seeming to talent and on-stage presentation USO Tours with Jeffries is read - (Times-Picayune September 27, strike poses. culminated in what one re - ily available. During all this 1968).” “But she’s also a good, solid viewer identified as cosmopoli - hurly burly Jeffries also found As one would expect not singer—better in fact than any tan sensuality. Far from a for - the time to record with the every critic loved Jeffries’ act: woman who moves as well as gotten singer/starlet, Jefferies Count Basie Band. “Miss Jeffries too often covers she moves needs to be. If a cer - albums are still avidly sought af - Jeffries’ showroom act is over her basic warmth with a tain theatricality is discernible ter. what made her a sensation. To hard, shrill, impersonal manner in her delivery, her selections Much has been made of the cite just a few of the supper of singing, working for surface are wisely chosen to accommo - Swingin’ Sixties and Jeffries’ in - clubs, resorts and showroom effects that reduce her to date the tendency. ‘I Still Believe volvement in it. But a glimpse venues where Jeffries per - anonymity (New York Times in Love,’ from the current at where Jeffries was perform - formed would have to include: February 21, 1972).” But, then Broadway hit They’re Playing ing and with whom underlines New York City’s fabled Copaca - again, others saw this same kind Our Song, demonstrates a the hard work involved in being bana, the Roosevelt Hotel’s Blue of performance differently, “Miss strong dramatic grasp of the a celebrity. Jeffries’ career as a Room in New Orleans, the Jeffries is definitely an ‘ultra’ poignant lyrics and brought one performer cannot be understood Three Rivers Inn of Syracuse, performer. She’s ultra-sophisti - of the evening’s most resound - without recognizing all the trav - the Sands and Riviera Hotels in cated, ultra-sexy and ultra-fem - ing ovations (Dallas Morning eling involved. Traveling the Las Vegas, the Garland Theater- inine. The problem, of course, News July 11, 1979).” world as a performer means ex - Restaurant in Baton Rouge, the with ‘ultra’ performers is that Naturally, Jeffries’ perfor - actly that, e.g. moving all the Persian Room at the Plaza Hotel their highly-stylized perfor - mance was carefully calculated: time. and the Cabana’s Bon Vivant mances sometimes creates an “You’ve got to keep up with During the early 1960s, Jef - Room in Dallas. Jeffries’ physi - artificial barrier. Fran tempers what’s happening. I saw Sinatra fries first turned Europe with cal performance attracted gossip this dilemma by maintaining a in Las Vegas and he opened with Sammy Davis Jr. She married columnists, such as Dorothy Ki - healthy sense of humor. No mat - ‘Mrs. Robinson.’ He doesn’t miss director Richard Quine (1920- gallen, who in her syndicated Fran Jeffries did not rely on her God-given beauty or voice: “I ter how theatrical her move - a thing you’ve got to give him 1989) sometime in 1965 and di - “Voice of Broadway” reported: study and work hard in this business - I assure you.” ments, she keeps her tongue in credit for his taste. I know I’m vorced him on June 10, 1969. “Fran Jeffries has a fashion se - her dimpled cheek and a twin - going to last a long time. Jeffries appeared in two of cret. The dresses she wears in ping that energizes the somno - to resent my act and I’ve tried kle in her long-lashed eyes (Dal - Whether I’m 30, or 40, or 50. Quine’s films Sex and the Single her act at the Copacabana fit lent summer audiences and stirs to change it. But people are las Morning News January 6, I’ll last. It’s a foundation I’m Girl (1964) and Talent for Lov - sleekly because she doesn’t wear flickers of life and some excite - tired now, they want excite - 1971).” building. How many of these ing (1969) which was filmed in anything under them (Trenton ment among spectators.” In con - ment, they’re aware of what’s Then, at the Venetian Room, kids who come along now will Spain. In 1965, Jeffries was in Evening News August 22, tinuing to describe Jeffries’ “fre - happening musically. What I try “Fran Jeffries’ current act could last? Some of these kids make Elvis’ film, Harum Scarum. In 1961).” netic act” Weinraub takes some to do now is perform as well as qualify as a consummate show - one record and that’s it. I study 1969, Jeffries appeared on the During the 1960s and 1970s, time to describe her “low-cut ca - sing. I’m a visual performer. I room performance. This isn’t to and work hard in this business I Tom Jones Show singing a duet, Jeffries’ performances were nary yellow gown—possibly the like moving around. I don’t imply the gifted performer is the assure you, I’m going to be “You’ve Got What It Takes,” with carefully appraised. As Bernard most intriguing outfit north or stand with my eyes shut. I want most flexible song stylist or the around a lot longer than these the host. In 1970, Jeffries first Weinraub observed: “For nearly south of ‘Oh! Calcutta!’ [The in - the audience to know what I most lithe dancer in the busi - kids (New York Times August stared with Dick Shawn in his an hour each evening, Fran Jef - famous 1960s musical where feel’ (New York Times August ness. But she knowingly makes 22, 1969).” Great American Dream show at fries engulfs the room with an nudity was the official dress- 22, 1969).” the best of everything she has— Lake Tahoe then appeared on exuberant surge of drums, danc - code] then returns to quoting Or “Fran Jeffries, in her stun - and she has plenty. It’s a combi - [email protected] The Smokey Robinson Show, ing, finger-snapping and clap - Jeffries directly: ‘Women used ning opening Thursday night at nation of the elements which

GREEK AMERICAN STORIES Running from Office

By Phylis (Kiki) Sembos tions, couldn’t believe him sin - saw their grim expressions. Special to The National Herald cerely concerned for the neigh - Clearing his throat, he began, borhood – any neighborhood. “The...men...who want to be Everyone’s coffee grew cold Narrowing his eyes, asked, councilmen...are good men. I in Dixon, faces stopped moving, “How much does the job pay?” like them, all of them. They are and the world seemed to have “About two thousand a year,” good men. Please vote for any tilted on its axis when Yiannis he muttered. “But, that’s not the of them – ahh, one of them. Our announced he was going to run point, George! Being council - mayor is a good guy, too. Thank for neighborhood councilor. man means prestige and respon - you!” Collecting his papers, he “What do you know about sibility and...” a grin escaped ran off and sat down. There was neighborhood politics, Yiannis?” him, “...people offer gifts in ex - thunderous applause. Dimos, Dimos demanded to know. change for favors and for look - John, George, and Kipreos John, hoping he was just tooting ing the other way. I can accept heaved a sigh of relief. John his horn, as usual, told him, “the that! That’s business! But, I’m chuckled, “What’ll he tell us men now in office are doing a for clean government and hon - now?” Grinning sympathetically, fair job. What can you offer esty!” his arms spread out. “I’m Dimos said, “Let’s be easy on that’s better?” Irritated at their scheduled to speak at the him.” George, dying to needle lack of confidence, Yiannis in - school auditorium Friday him, reluctantly, agreed. formed them that there was evening. I’m going to When they all gathered in plenty in the neighborhood that make the best, ‘elect Dixon on Sunday, John asked, wasn’t perfect and he could me!’ speech anyone “How did your speech go over, bring more efficiency and better ever made.” Kipreos, Yiannis? Think you have a conditions if he had the power. sold on Yiannis’s sin - meeting was one more citizen had come for - him in the dimness. Suddenly, chance at getting elected?” Yian - “For instance, the fruit and veg - cerity, wished him called to or - ward seeking a post. Yiannis, he wondered about their friend - nis, puffed up and all smiles, etable vendors never sweep up good luck. Filled with der. One by holding a few sheets of paper, liness – if they objected his can - told them, “I changed my strat - the street after they close; those curiosity –and, doubts one, a hopeful went to the microphone. Dimos, didacy. It wasn’t like talking to egy at the last moment. I de - posters on walls are unsightly, - they all decided to at - for the post John, George and Kipreos sat the guys at Dixon who accepted cided to be magnanimous – get the sanitation men drop stuff tend that meeting – to hear spoke, revealing towards the back, hoping not to anything he’d say. These people in ‘good’ with everyone by com - and never pick it up,” he how Yiannis will comport him - their education, back - be seen by Yiannis. were strangers – enemies, plimenting the candidates. spouted, observing their expres - self despite his thick Greek ac - ground in politics and what they His red hair combed down maybe. Suppose they’re holding Then, when they all fall flat on sions. “I intend to issue sum - cent and lack of social de - could offer the community. The flat, wearing his one good suit eggs or…worse…someone had their deceiving, cheatin’ faces, monses for a cleaner, more effi - meanor. audience’s responded to each – tight - due to added weight, a cattle prod to get him off I’ll be remembered as the ‘good’ cient environment. I care about Over ninety people attended with scant applause. Yiannis approached the podium, stage. Suppose they’re mafia one.” this neighborhood.” the meeting in the school audi - The mayor, looking at the pa - looked out at the audience – who didn’t like anyone muscling Leaning back, full of self George, knowing the world’s torium; the head table held the per in front of him, shrugged his and froze. A thousand, curious, in on their territory. He looked pride, he said, “You should have greatest skin-flint’s real motiva - mayor and councilmen and the shoulders and announced that threatening eyes stared up at at the candidates seeking office, heard the applause.” 10 OBITUARIES CLASSIFIEDS THE NATIONAL HERALD, APRIL 27 - MAY 3, 2013

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TNH Staff 1960s, when the shipping indus - triarch of the Poll Family. resemblance to the great Greek try was showing signs of trou - Poll and his wife of 63 years, statesman. He also noted Poll’s NEW YORK – James A. Poll, ble, he decided to purchase his Alexandra, raised three sons affection and support for Ecu - noted Greek-American entrepre - first restaurant, the famous Pap - who now own and operate nine menical Patriarch Bartholomew neur and restaurateur who also pas Restaurant in Sheepshead prominent restaurants through - and Archbishop Demetrios. served as director of the New Bay. out Long Island and New York Poll was very active in the York office of the Kulukundis He spent the next ten years City, including the Boathouse in Order of AHEPA. He was a Life family shipping company during building the business and show - Central Park and Bryant Cooper Member of Gold Coast Chapter the 1950s, passed away April 17 ing the ropes to his oldest sons, Steakhouse in Roslyn. Following 456 and rose to the post of following complications from Gillis and Dean. Today, Gillis his retirement and up to a few Supreme Secretary. Life Member pneumonia. He was 93. fondly remembers his hard - days before he passed away, Poll of Gold Coast Chapter 456. A man who liked to adorn working father who, after a long was a frequent fixture at his AHEPA Supreme President Dr. his 6-foot frame in perfectly-tai - day of work at the restaurant, sons’ restaurants. A man who John Grossomanides issued a lored suits, Poll had an active would take him to Nathan's at loved being surrounded by peo - statement in his memory: entrepreneurial spirit from an Coney Island for a hot dog. ple, he would drive himself to "Brother Poll was an upstanding early age. While attending NYU, In 1970, Poll and a couple of the restaurant sit at the bar and Ahepan who dedicated a signif - he worked at an upscale men's his friends opened the well- enjoy a big steak. icant amount of time and effort clothing store where he became known New York Casino Russe Poll is survived by his wife toward AHEPA's work in support friendly with several customers Supper Club, which movie stars Alexandra, his sons Gillis, Dean, of Saint Basil Academy and to involved in the shipping indus - and notables such as Henry and George, daughters-in-law his community…He will be truly try. World War II interrupted his Kissinger and Aristotle Onassis Linda and Kristen, and grand - missed. May his memory be plans to go into shipping and he frequented. A man with a love children Alexandra Elle, James, eternal." TNH Writer’s joined the U.S. Coast Guard. Af - for big parties and dancing, Poll Nick, Madison and Alexandra. Paulette Poulos, Executive ter the war, Poll's advantageous enjoyed the venture, calling it a Poll was an Archon, a mem - Director of Leadership 100, told shipping connections landed great experience. ber of the Order of St. Andrew, TNH, “He was wonderful man, Mom Adrianna him a job with the Kulukundis Then in the late 1970s, he and Fr. Alexander Karloutsos, their hearts and their home to a distinguished gentleman, with Family, owners of an oceangoing bought a three-store operation Protopresbyter of the Ecumeni - me and Presbytera Xanthi.” a great commitment to the Tsakas, 70 merchant shipping company, in the Time-Life Building at cal Patriarchate, told TNH, “He He said “Poll was a great his - Church. “I remember that when where he quickly climbed up the Rockefeller Center, where he was an extraordinary man. He torian of the community and the Archbishop visited his parish corporate ladder. At the same worked with his sons until years raised three sons and set a stan - was always proud of the accom - they would spend quality time By Theodore Kalmoukos time, he became owner of an oil later, when he decided to retire dard of excellence in the restau - plishments of his fellow Greek- together talking about the issues TNH Staff Writer tanker. and let them continue the fam - rant business that we are very Americans. He pursued excel - of the Church.” She said one of In the years to come, he of - ily's restaurant legacy. proud of.” lence and was very proud to see Poll’s biggest concerns was in - NEW YORK – Adrianna Tsakas ten remembered the times as a Today, Poll, a man who loved Karloutsos said he had the it in his sons and all those he terfaith marriages and how to died on Sunday April 21 at New young boy when he would wake everything big, from the 17-foot joy of meeting Poll and his wife met” in his Church and AHEPA make everyone feel welcome in York University Hospital, at age up early on the weekends and tall Christmas tree the family when he served as interim priest extended families.” the Orthodox Church. “And I 70. She was the loving mother go to work at his father's New had to have every year to the at the Church of Archangel Karloutsos also remembers know he was very proud that of Demetris Tsakas, a longtime York City gourmet food store. biggest steaks at the biggest out - Michael in Roslyn, NY. He said fondly Poll’s close relationship his son Dean followed in his TNH reporter. She was sur - That is where he received his door barbecue he could buy, will he will never forget how, “Jim with Archbishop Iakovos , who footsteps by becoming the Pres - rounded by her loving husband first hands-on experience with perhaps best be remembered as and Alexandra were always el - always called him “Venizelos,” ident of Holy Trinity Cathedral’s Anastasis, her brothers and sis - the food industry. So in the the charismatic, cigar-loving pa - egantly dressed and opened for his dapper style and strong Board of Trustees. ters, her children, and grand - children. Tsakas’ wake took place at the Antonopoulos Funeral Home in Astoria on Tuesday Emanuel Kontokosta, Architect of Numerous Archdiocesan Churches, Was 82 April 23 and her funeral service was on April 24 at the Transfig - TNH Staff nity and the church through his of the Atlantic Bank of New born determination to succeed uration Church in Corona. passionate dedication to Greek York. for the sake of those he loved. She is survived by Anastasis, NEW YORK - Emanuel M. Kon - Orthodox Archdiocese projects, Later, he formed an investor A loyal husband, generous fa - Demetris and his wife, Elli, tokosta, (82), Archon of the Ec - including designing the group and purchased the First ther and devoted brother, Kon - other children Harikleia and umenical Patriarchate, died parochial schools at the Church Savings Bank of Little Falls tokosta worked hard, perse - Anestis Dokos, grandchildren peacefully at his home in Man - of Kimisis Tis Theotokou in where he served as Chairman of vered and thrived with one goal Anastasis and Anna Tsakas, Gi - hattan on March 31, surrounded Brooklyn and Holy Cross the Board for 8 years. In 1992, in mind: a better life for his annis and Marina Dokos, Elena by his loving family. Kontokosta, Church in Brooklyn and design - he became the Publisher/Owner beloved family. Kontokosta is and Zographos Barkouras, the son of Michael and Anna ing St. Demetrios High School of the Traveler Watchman, one survived by his wife Patricia, great-grandchildren Andreas- (Gregos) Kontokosta from Kar - in Astoria. He also designed the of the oldest community news - their children Michael, Constan - Anastasis and Iliana Barkoura, damyla, Chios, Greece, was cultural center at the Three Hi - papers on Long Island. Kon - tine and Anna, six grandchil - and numerous other relatives in born in New York City in 1931. erarchs Church in Brooklyn and tokosta is a 1999 Ellis Island dren and his sisters Calliope and the United States, Greece, and He earned a Bachelor of En - the library at St. Basil Medal of Honor Award recipi - Alice. Northern Epirus, including Gen - gineering degree from Brooklyn Academy in Garrison, NY. ent. A United States Army vet - The family received visitors ovefa Souliotis, Vasileios and Polytechnic Institute and at - For more than 20 years, Kon - eran, Kontokosta served from April 5 at the Frank E. Campbell Olga Gounndas, Athanasios and tended the Graduate School of tokosta served on the Council 1954 to 1956 with the 79th En - Funeral Home in Manhattan. Anthoula Gounda, Anthoula Architecture at Columbia Uni - of the Archdiocesan Cathedral gineering Battalion. The funeral service was held on Gabesis, and Konstantinos versity. Kontokosta, a profes - of the Holy Trinity. For 22 years, As a small boy and until the April 6 at the Archdiocesan Tsakas. sional engineer, was the head of including 5 years as Council very end, Kontokosta loved to Cathedral of the Holy Trinity. In - Tsakas was born in North the New York City-based archi - President, he served on the build things. Nothing made him terment followed at the Sterling Episkopi of Argyrokastron tectural and engineering firm of Parish Council of Kimisis Tis happier than overseeing a con - Cemetery in Greenport, NY. In Northern Epirus. Her parents Kontokosta Associates for over Theotokou. For 16 years, includ - struction site, standing back and lieu of flowers, memorial dona - raised her with the values of 50 years and also presided over ing two terms as President, he smiling as the physical structure tions may be made to: Greek Or - Hellenism. She was married at the KACE Development Corpo - served as a Board Member of grew from a picture in his mind. thodox Church of the Hamptons age 16 to Anastasis. ration, a successful land devel - St. Michael’s Home for the But the pride he felt upon com - a lasting legacy to his children, Building Fund, 111 Saint An - After diplomatic relations opment and urban planning Aged. For six years he served as pletion of a project was never his children’s children and gen - drew’s Road, Southampton, NY were reinstated between United firm with projects in Manhattan, a Trustee at St. Basil Academy. about the achievement itself, it erations yet to come. 11968 or Kimisis Theotokou States and Albania in 1993, the Brooklyn, and Long Island. Beginning in 1984, Kontokosta was instead the realization of Kontokosta was a self-made Church, 224 18th Street, Brook - Tsakas Family secured permis - He gave back to the commu - served for six years as a Director his strong desire to leave behind entrepreneur, driven by a stub - lyn, New York 11215. sion and they came to the United States as American citi - zens because Anastasis’ father and brother had come here and DEATH NOTICES were American citizens. n BALLIS, KATHERINE ceived her B.A. in Chemistry son Gary Seitis from New Lon - United States speaking no Eng - her life. Katherine was an excep - BOSTON, MA (From The Boston Cum Laude at Connecticut Col - don and her daughter Sophia lish. Overcoming all language tional mother, wife, sister, aunt, Globe, published on Apr. 11) – lege in 1976. She went on to at - Spirounis of Boston. She is also barriers, she became an accom - friend, colleague and physician. this is a service to Dr. Katherine Of Boston passed tend the University of Pennsyl - survived by her four sisters Felia, plished physician, highly valued Please visit www.byles.com to the community. away peacefully on Apr. 9, after vania to obtain her medical Vassiliki, and Barbara Ballis and by colleagues and patients alike. sign her guest book or to share Announcements of deaths may a long and courageous battle degree in 1980. Katherine com - Maria Longinidis, of Waterford, She was also passionate about a memory. be telephoned to the classified with leukemia. She was born pleted her residency and fellow - Ct, and several nieces and her family, claiming the role of Department of the national Jan. 31, 1953 in Rhodes Greece, ship in radiology at Tufts New nephews: Stacy and Niko Dela - matriarch unselfishly. She found Days and dates of funerals, herald at (718) 784-5255, emigrating with her parents to England Medical Center in tolas, Stephanie Eoanou, and extreme joy in helping her sisters memorials, and other events di - monday through Friday, the US on Oct. 31, 1965. She Boston, Ma. She was a partner Yianni and Nina Longinidis. She realize a lifelong dream in open - rectly correspond to the original 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ESt graduated from New London at Harvard Vanguard Medical was predeceased by her parents ing the Caffe NV in Waterford, publication date, which appears or e-mailed to: High School in 1970, continued Associates for over 25 years in Efstathios and Efstratia Ballis CT. Katherine was also ex - at the beginning of each notice. [email protected] her education at Mitchell Col - Boston. She is survived by her and her sister Eleni Ballis. tremely well versed in Greek his - lege in New London and re - husband Vassilios Spirounis, her Katherine Ballis came to the tory. She was generous to all in THE NATIONAL HERALD, APRIL 27 - MAY 3, 2013 COMMUNITY 11 Nick Mouyiaris Honored by Rutgers Univ. Hellenic Cultural Association

Continued from page 1 to many people. My father erful in your chosen field, you Philip and mother Theodoula should never forget where you – $102,000 was raised leading who brought me into this world, came from. Never forget your up to the April 20 event. and showed me love and com - debt and responsibility to soci - Rutgers student Aristidis passion. My aunt Eleni and un - ety, your country, your heritage, Marousas, a member of the cle George, who raised me with people close to you and far. Board of the HCA, was the love and taught me how to be Keep true to the fact that there evening’s MC. He introduced Dr. independent and how to be an is much more pleasure in giving Thomas V. Papathomas, profes - entrepreneur. than in receiving and that, will sor of Biomedical Engineering I am thankful to my village help you make the right choice. and Busch Campus Dean who of Athienou on the island of Be generous with your time also serves as the HCA’s advisor. Cyprus; I spent my childhood and money for the causes you Papathomas, who organized living the village life and had believe in. Never expect any - the event – he acknowledged the most care-free times of my thing in return but only the in - and expressed appreciation for life. My schools: elementary in ner satisfaction that you were the assistance of his wife Geor - Athienou, The Pancyprian Gym - able to help. gia – praised the dedication of nasium in Nicosia, St. John’s Do your best to be a good, the students and their work University and of course, Rut - aware and active citizen; this is which contributed to its success. gers. what our country deserves. But Vasilis Chantzis, the Chair - I thank my uncle George and never forget your Hellenic her - man of the Board of the HCA, my aunt Kyriaki (Sunday) who itage. Never forget that this said that the threefold purpose made it possible for me to come Elytis Chair will always need of the event was to “to raise to this country. They took care your help to survive, to continue awareness for the HCA Modern of me for the first four months to thrive and to educate other Greek Studies program, and to by letting me stay in their house students; to spread our amazing celebrate the closing of another and showing me all the love and culture to the world. academic year." care in the world. Thank you Never forget Greece and Chantzis said the event was Dr. Richard S. Falk, Acting Executive Dean of Arts and Sciences at Rutgers University, thanks Aunt Sunday. Cyprus at this time of great attended by at least 300 people, Nick Mouyiaris for his $600,000 gift for the school’s Modern Greek Studies program. I am also thankful to my need. Join and work with orga - including United States Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey, ticipants by 2009, and added received an impressive com - the Consuls General of Greece courses through the years. Geor - memorative journal. and Cyprus respectively, George gopoulos also praised the gen - The following is from Iliopoulos and Koula Sophianou, erosity of Mouyiaris and Mouyiaris’ speech, addressing the Dean of Rutgers State Uni - promised that his vital donation the students in attendance: versity Richard Falk, the Presi - will make the program better Although many times life is dent of the Federation of Hel - and stronger. not easy, the choice we make to lenic American Organizations of Mouyiaris thanked everyone attend a university makes life New Jersey, Tasos Efstratiadis, and told the guests “I am hon - easier in the long-term and gives the President PSEKA Interna - ored and humbled by this recog - us many opportunities that we tional Coordinating Committee nition and thank the University, would not have otherwise. "Justice For Cyprus," Philip the President, the Deans, the The opportunities available Christopher, the President of the Hellenic American Cultural As - to us in this great country, the Cyprus Federation of America, sociation’s students and alumni United States of America are im - Costas Tsentas, and its former and especially Professor Thomas mense. With focus on what we president Peter Papanicolaou, Papathomas, Professor Panos have passion for, with hard the President and CEO of the Georgopoulos, Tasos Zambas, work, with our brains and with Mystras Group, Sotirios J. Va - and Sophia Cotzias, for making a little luck, we can achieve any - haviolos, Ph.D, Peter Kakoyian - this evening possible.” thing we set our minds on. nis and Tassos Zambas. Chantzis told TNH “Last year We live in a land of opportu - Papathomas noted it is im - 65 people attended, this year nity. Amongst us we have great portant for the community to we reached 300. The event re - examples of success through fo - honor genuine philanthropists ceived support not only from the cus and hard work: like Mouyiaris, "whose brilliant students of Rutgers but from the • Senator Robert Menendez; ideas, capable leadership, and Greek students of the New Jer - the son of an immigrant laborer vision for the future of Hel - sey Institute of Technology, The from Cuba, who with hard lenism have generated enthusi - College of New Jersey (TCNJ), work, diligence and passion to asm for the Modern Greek Stud - William Paterson University, and serve for the common good, ies program at Rutgers." other universities. We started or - achieved the pinnacle of power Professor Panos Georgopou - ganizing last September. The and success to become a United los provided a brief overview of work the students did was phe - States Senator, one out of 100, the Elytis Chair, which was es - nomenal. I want to stress that,” amongst 300 million. Thank you The students of Rutgers University’s Hellenic Cultural Association in a commemorative photo tablished in 1980 by Professor Chantzis said. He also thanked Senator! with the honoree. Nick Mouyiaris (L-R) Konstandina Tampasis, Aristidis Marousas, Mouyiaris, Stathis Bourodimos, and the his student Dimitris Tsakos, who • Philip Christopher; the son Vasilis Chantzis, Matina Clapsis, Christina Zikos, and Michael Christatos. Modern Greek Studies program. offered his DJ services and the of a restaurant worker from Beginning with just a few stu - music program gratis. Cyprus, he became the CEO of tions company and a leader in friend Kyriakos Papademetriou nizations whose mission is to dents, the program had 159 par - When the guests arrived thy a 2.5 billion telecommunica - the Greek-American community who gave me his unwavering help. These two nations where sacrificing his time and money friendship and love during our you, or your parents or grand - not only for our Hellenic issues, college years in New York and parents were born, are on their but also for the American pas - here at Rutgers. knees financially. The people are sion for protecting human I cannot forget all the people suffering. They are in this dire rights. Thank you Philip. that gave me jobs while a stu - condition because of bad lead - • Dr. Thomas Papathomas dent, and individuals such as ership over the last 30 years. and Dr. Georgia Papathomas; Tom Tsakanikas, Alan Steiner, Greece and Cyprus are facing who came here from Greece as Rena Black, and many others, existential threats. Our commu - a scholarship recipient and who who in their own way helped nity here is also facing existen - with hard work and smarts, me out when I was just starting tial threats. It is our duty to safe - earned their Ph.D., worked as a out. And of course, my brother guard Greece, Cyprus and the researcher at Bell Labs and Apostolos, who loaned me Greek diaspora. Thomas is now a Rutgers pro - $6,000 and gave me a lot of en - During these dangerous fessor serving academia and the couragement and support to times we need to unite and world with his research. Georgia start the business in 1975. work together so we can be - is a successful businesswoman. I thank all the past and pre - come a stronger and more re - He has reached the pinnacle of sent employees at Mana, whose sourceful community. We need success by helping the common loyalty and hard work brought to plan for the future and help good with his hard work and us to where we are today. And you become leaders. We need sharing his knowledge with last, but not least, my wife to help create institutions in our hundreds if not thousands of Carol, who has been a true part - community that people will be - students. Thank you Thomas, ner through all the highs and lieve in. It cannot be done any thank you Georgia. lows life brought us. other way. If we do not, we dis - But I know that no matter Dear students, your future is appear as a Hellenic community. how smart we are, how hard we bright and is ahead of you. You Get involved and help us see work, or how lucky we are, we can certainly succeed with the light with your innocence, could not reach our goals with - smarts, hard work and a little enthusiasm, idealism and out the help of others, without luck. You will definitely succeed boundless energy. We need you stepping on the shoulders of if you follow your passion and as much as you need us. others. not what will make most money Together, united, we can Yes my friends, it is by get - for you. And you can be ab - thrive as an ethnic community ting a helping hand from our solutely sure of success if you in this amazing country. parents, our friends, our teach - lean on the side of inventiveness Together, united, we can help ers, our schools, our culture, our and disruptive ideas instead of Greece and Cyprus and the country that we are able to suc - rote knowledge. world. The energy being devoted to fundraising for Rutgers’ Modern Greek Studies program is im - ceed. But no matter how successful Together, united, we can. pressive. Above, guests examine the raffle prizes at the HCA dinner dance. Personally, I owe my success you become, how rich or pow - Thank you.

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TNH Staff He then introduced the lending and investments, such low tax rates.” Guests noted the keynote speaker, Stavros Zenios, as buying Greek government people of Greece do don’t seem NEW YORK – Sharp, knowl - Professor and former Rector at bonds. to see that link. edgeable minds that see matters the University of Cyprus, and He also discussed the bases During the Q & A, O’Cleirea - clearly can be both realists and the two panelists, Seamus O’ - and criteria for recovery, and on cain said expectations about optimists. On April 22, four ex - Cleireaca and Preston Keat, both the positive side, he said Cyprus what will follow this fall’s Ger - perts examined the wreckage of adjunct professors at SIPA. turned its current account man elections should be tem - the economic catastrophe that Zenios noted that Cyprus was deficits into a surplus in 2012. pered. He does not see an ap - has struck the Republic of hit by the prefect crisis, politi - Zenios stressed “Small petite in Northern Europe for Cyprus and the consensus is that cal-economy’s equivalence of a economies can shift relatively overarching solutions like eu - if the right steps are taken by its perfect storm, a vicious cycle of quickly if they do the right robonds or a fiscal union, but government and the EU, it can sovereign debt problems, debt things,” and the others agreed. the banking union, which emerge even stronger, especially overhang in the private sector – They also agreed that some should provide better regulation if its natural gas windfall is man - among companies and house - kind of debt restructuring must and crisis management, is mov - aged properly. holds, and declining competi - occur, “after Cyprus has done its ing forward, although Zenios The event was presented by tiveness, which he discussed. part with austerity and reforms,” said the Cyprus fiasco and the the European Student Associa - He said that the only way he Zenios said. current solution hurt the cause. tion of Columbia’s school of In - could defend his countries, Keat noted there was plenty O’Cleireacain also expressed ternational and Public Affairs Cyprus, and the EU, was to offer of blame to go around, and that hope for a coalition of Southern (SIPA) and the Columbia Uni - perspective, noting among other there were many policy failures. The panel’s moderator, Alexis Antoniades of Georgetown Uni - European states to stand up to versity Hellenic Student Associ - things, than it took Cyprus much He warned it could still be a dis - versity, called the Cyprus agreement a “bad haircut” and an the North and demand solutions ation with the support of the longer to default on its debt than aster for Europe despite Cyprus’ example of “bad politics getting in the way of good policy.” beyond mere austerity. Blinken European Institute and other newly independent coun - small economy because what Keat warned those who Columbia’s Hellenic Studies Pro - tries in the past 200 years, and happened there increases con - He touched on the broader meaning, have a reputation for would like Cyprus to drop the gram. pointed out Germany defaulted cerns about the larger South Eu - issues of how to correct counties meeting Troika targets, moving euro that although there are Demetra Atsaloglou, MPA twice in the past century, which ropean economies. that are poorly run. The punish - reforms forward, and avoiding benefits, “the costs of exiting are Candidate at Columbia and he said meant “Cyprus was man - Three frightening precedents ment pushed by German politi - prolonged and acrimonious ne - overwhelmingly larger.” president of its Hellenic Associ - aging its affairs reasonably were set which could cause de - cians pays them political divi - gotiations. Zenios closed the Q&A period ation, organized the panel, wel - well.” posits to flee Southern Europe: dends at home but does not Ireland has done that, and he by noting that Cyprus must comed the guests and intro - About the banking sector, he the bail in, the capital controls, solve the problems. added that it is extremely im - make serious decisions about its duced the moderator, Dr. Alexis said that independent of the is - and the ECB ultimatum that O’Cleireacain spoke about portant for recovering counties natural gas, and that they Antoniades, Assistant Professor sue of “dirty” money, Russian or hinted at Cyprus’ Eurogroup what happened in Ireland, to make the best use of EU de - should be able to gain political of Economics, Georgetown Uni - otherwise, was the “hot money,” ejection after Nicosia rejected which had some similarities to velopment funds, “to put pro - leverage from the EU’s interest versity School of Foreign Ser - so called because it can flow in the first deal (which Zenios the Cyprus crisis. jects in place and move them in having gas sources in its own vice. and out of an economy very noted was the better deal). He also said among the along,” which Greece has tradi - backyard. Antoniades said that time quickly. Among the causes of the The EU’s reputation for crisis lessons Ireland learned was “you tionally struggled with. Among those present were permitted only “brief analyses crisis was the banks’ practice of management was damaged – don’t want to be compared with He said that is how Ireland the Cypriot Consul General of causes and consequences, but treating that money as is if it they saw the crisis coming for Greece,” and that “when deals earned the credibility it needed Koula Sophianou, and former noted “whatever could go constituted solid deposits, and months and it was exacerbated are being made you want to to “dig in its heels and fight for Cypriot Ambassador to the wrong, went wrong.” using it as the basis for risky by last-minute actions. have friends in the room,” its key demand – to retain its United States Andrew Jacovides. Letter from Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades to ECB’s Mario Draghi

TNH Staff with the former Government. that it was an interim one and who have incurred financial However, this does not •ex - that the investigation by the losses. [The president of Cyprus Nicos clude questions as to the reasons A&M" would include Laiki, albeit It is obvious that these various Anastasiades sent a letter last that permitted the Central Bank failing to adequately explain del ays in implementing agreed week to Mario Draghi, the of Cyprus to carry on funding an about his contrasting statements measures and in properly super - president of the European insolvent bank, especially as, and and when the investigation vising and handling the banking Central Bank. Here is the letter I quote the opinion of the ECB about Laiki should be expected. system, in conjunction with the in its entirety.] (CON/2012/4): "The ECB notes In my opinion, Governor actions or inactions of Governor that emergency liquidity assis - Demetriades, for his own rea - Demetriades as I have presented Dear Mr. Draghi, tance, granted by the national sons, clearly failed or omitted to them to you, negatively con - I refer to your letter dated 10 central bank (NCB) indepen - properly instruct ''A&M" to carry tributes on the ongoing uncer - April 2013 through which you dently and at its full discretion out a full inquiry, especially for tainty in the banking system and have conveyed concerns as re - to a solvent credit institution. Laiki Bank, which, as he had the economy of the country and gards reports of discussions in In relation to this, it is also stated was insolvent. has a deteriorating effect by in - the House of Representatives appropriate to raise the following I also feel obliged to raise an creasing the reasonable appre - suggesting that a procedure for as per the relevant ECB Annual issue of concern, which can help hensions of not only the people the dismissal of the Governor of Report of 1999: "The main guid - provide a clearer picture and that of Cyprus, but also of the resi - Cyprus Central Bank, Mr. Panicos ing principle is that the compe - may be of particular interest for dent and non-resident depositors Demetriades, might be initiated, tent NCB takes the decision con - the orderly performance of the and investors in Cyprus, who, and I would like to note the fol - cerning the provision of ELA to European Central Bank and the asides the financial losses which lowing: an institution operating in its ju - Eurozone system in general. they have incurred, are already (a) As you are well aware, risdiction. This would take place Despite the assurances of facing a number of additional Cyprus has a Presidential system under the responsibility and at Troika, which includes the ECB, difficulties in their financial deal - of government, not a Parliamen - the cost of the NCB in question. in that all the necessary mea - ings and transactions. tary one, and, as such, the com - Mechanisms ensuring an ade - sures for implementing the pro - I would like to stress that con - petences of its executive branch AP Photo/PEtroS kArADJiAS quate flow of information are in cedure of resolution would be sciously and with a sense of re - are clearly distinct from those of President Nicos Anastasiades presents his economic recovery place in order that any potential •immediately effective three sponsibility, neither I, nor offi - its legislative. My Government plan at the presidential palace in Nicosia, Cyprus, April 19. liquidity Impact can be managed weeks have already gone by and cials of my Executive made any fully respects the constitutional in a manner consistent with the this has yet to happen. public statements about an initi - separation of powers and, there - ernor Demetriades. Such a pro - Laiki Bank to receive 11 .3 billion maintenance of the appropriate This is largely attributable to ation of a procedure for the dis - fore, I believe that it is under - cedure, of course will, undoubt - Euros can be partly answered by single monetary policy stance.' the shortcomings of the Central missal of Governor Demetriades, standable that its executive edly, be in conformity with the Governor Demetriades himself, Moreover, pertinent to Laiki Bank of Cyprus. Whether these with the aim of avoiding public branch cannot in a way intervene Constitution of the Republic of who in a Press Conference on Bank and the State aid it re - include the failure of the Central confrontation and ensuring that or preempt decisions, proce - Cyprus and the Central Bank of March 28, stated: "I was con - ceived and whether the neces - Bank to adequately prepare to in the midst of the financial crisis dures, or even intentions, of the Cyprus Laws, as well as the EU stantly informing the Govern - sary measures were adopted is execute•decisions reached, its the necessary collaboration independent legislative body. law provisions, as you also refer ment about the risk for the bank - the opinion of the ECB inability to comprehend them, or would, through the adoption of (b) The House of Represen - to your letter. ing system to collapse and that (CON/2012/4): In this respect, even its incompetence to mate - the necessary measures, help re - tatives, within the context of its Taking this opportunity, I feel is why I pushed the former Gov - it is essential that Member States rialize what has been agreed, is store trust and confidence in the constitutional rights and compe - obliged .to bring to your atten - ernment to reach an Agreement comply with the European Com - irrespective of the fact that the economy and its banking system. tences, instigated an investiga - tion some facts, which you for a bailout deal in June (2012), mission's communications on ECB should have been alerted by This also intended to safe - tion as to whether Governor •might not be aware of, but as the situation was evident since the application of State aid rules the delays being displayed. guard the Governor's indepen - Demetriades withheld or pro - which would render all those then. Emergency Liquidity Assis - to support measures in favor of At the same time, it is under - dence and avoid putting addi - vided misleading and untrue in - who are of knowledge either in - tance of Laiki reached 60% of banks and government guaran - standable that this is of particular tional pressure on his person formation in relation to the ob - dividually or jointly responsible the Gross Domestic Product of tee schemes for bank debt, in - concern to •me and my govern - from the one already facing by jectives, terms of reference and to all that has taken place or is Cyprus. This was not something cluding with regard to the tem - ment, as it raises several ques - the House of Representatives, instructions he gave to the audit taking place as a result of the ac - pleasant, but we had to sustain porary nature of the acceptability tions concerning the co-opera - professional organizations and firm "Alvarez & Marsal" ("A&M''), tions or inactions of Governor Laiki. It was required to sustain of such aid measure and the tion between the ECB and the the public in general. which had been hired to investi - Demetriades: Laiki in order for the elections need for credit institutions re - Central Bank of Cyprus and the Concurrently, in the past few gate the circumstances under (a) A systemically important to take place, a new government ceiving State support to submit consequent capability to effec - days three more members of the which the Bank of Cyprus and financial institution of Cyprus, to come to power and take its to the Commission restructuring tively implement decisions or six-member Central Bank of Laiki Bank sought state assis - Laiki Bank, which according to decisions, to reach an Agreement plans'' even abide to Article 3.3 of the Cyprus Board resigned, in dis - tance. Troika and the European Central with our European Partners so (c) Concerning the mandate Statute of the ESCB and the ECB agreement with the policies con - (c) The above mentioned Bank was already bankrupted, as to avoid not only the bank - given to ''A&M", which as Gov - which states that “In accordance ducted by the Governor. parliamentary practice by no received 9.5 ------emergency ruptcy of Laiki, but also the bank - ernor Demetriades in writing in - with Article 105(5) of this Treaty, I believe that these resigna - means constitutes a procedure Liquidity Assistance {ELA), an ruptcy of the country". I believe formed would involve investigat - the ESCB shall contribute to the tions clearly indicate that Gov - for the dismissal of Governor amount that accounts for about that the decision of Governor ing the responsibilities of both smooth conduct of policies pur - ernor Demetriades does not Demetriades. However, this does ------annual Gross Domes - Demetriades not to annul the on - the Bank of Cyprus and Laiki sued by competent authorities even enjoy the trust and confi - not exclude the possibility for tic Product (GDP). The assis - going liquidity assistance pro - Bank, the final report of "A&M" relating to the prudential super - dence of the Institution he is the House of Representatives, tance received by ELA ------vided to Laiki Bank by ELA with focused exclusively to the Bank vision of credit institutions and running. following the findings of the said the 1.8 billion Euros bailout the aim of holding elections in of Cyprus, selectively ignoring to the stability of the financial sys - In concluding, I would like to investigation and having reached provided by the State and the February 2013, despite the fact examine the activities of Laiki, tem". reassure that my full and out the conclusion that Governor former Laiki Bank in• June that the "situation was evident" irrespective of the fact that it had Moreover, Governor Demetri - most respect to all independent Demetriades was engaged in se - 2012, about 10% of Cyprus' an - since June 2012, demonstrates received 9.5 billion euros from ades, has yet to appoint the institutions and their officials rious misconduct, to communi - nual GDP. Therefore, in total his failure of effective prudential ELA. Board Members of the Bank of should be taken as granted. In cate its report to the Attorney Laiki Bank received 11 .3 billion regulation and• supervision of Following heated reactions by Cyprus and a Chief Executive Of - parallel, it should also be taken General of the Republic, who, Euros, almost 70% of Cyprus' an - the banking system, and of the all parties of the House of Rep - ficer, leaving the bank leaderless as granted that the independent as the competent authority, is the nual GDP, whilst the amount that monetary policy of the Eurozone resentatives, asides the former and to be supervised by a special institutions and their officials only one responsible to judge is required for the financial needs in general, he is obliged to pro - party in Government, Governor administrator appointed by the should reciprocate this respect whether or not there are reason - of the Government does not ex - tect and, at the same time, raises Demetriades withdrew his initial Governor himself, nor did he to the elected president, as he able grounds for initiating a pro - ceed 7.5 billion Euros. questions related to the indepen - statement in that the report by proceed with the issuance of reflects the popular sovereignty cedure for the dismissal of Gov - (b) The motive for allowing dency that the Governor enjoyed "A&M" was the final one, arguing bank stocks for those depositors of the people. Cyprus Maintains Restrictions on Bank Withdrawals, May End up Keeping Gold

nitude” in the bailout deal. “It terms, such as increasing corpo - and wrong to deliver Cyprus into year loan from Russia in late to redeem its medium and long- Continued from page 1 is something on the agenda, but rate tax, spending cuts and tax the hands of the Troika and allow 2011. Russia had previously said term debt, and €2.5 billion for it is not something we are tack - increases, had already been ap - it to become a colony,” he said. it was ready to restructure the the recapitalization of banks pretty confident these necessary ling now,” he said. proved virtually unanimously by Fearing a run on the banks, terms by extending the credit apart from Bank of Cyprus and but temporary measures will not Asked whether Cyprus could lawmakers in bylaws as part of especially by rich Russians with and cutting interest to 2.5 per - Laiki. be needed in the next days or reconsider the sale if it managed austerity measures. large deposits after the confis - cent from an earlier 4.5 percent. The government wants to weeks,” Georgiades said. to find the amount elsewhere, A TOUGH VOTE cation plan was announced, Cyprus will have to start pay - put the banks back on their feet But while Georgiades said Georgiades said: “So long as we Cyprus’ cabinet approved the Cyprus imposed capital controls ing back the bailout in 10 years, although no managers are being the gold sale was one of several are able to meet the financial deal and government at the end of March, although and have a maximum term of held to blame for the decisions commitments to the island’s in - element of our commitments I spokesman Christos Stylianides the controls also limit how 20 years with interest of be - with brought the institutions to ternational lenders, he said it think all possibilities should be said that “Ratification of the much people can take out of the tween 2-3 percent. the edge of ruin with account was not an issue which took pri - explored and they will be ex - loan agreement is expected after country, only 2,000 euros Laiki Bank and Bank of holders being made to pay. ority. plored. April 26,” from the Parliament. ($2,600) and with daily ATM Cyprus (BOC) were the worst Cyprus is expected to receive “We shall do whatever it “The same applies not only But it may be tougher than limits of 300 euros, about $390. hit by last year’s writedown of around half of the full bailout takes, we shall meet all fiscal for that particular issue but the expected as President Nicos Businesses cannot transfer more Greek sovereign debt, suffering money within 2013. The aim is targets. I am sure we shall suc - whole framework of our com - Anastasiades doesn’t have a ma - than 20,000 euros ($26,130) €4.5 billion losses ($5.87 bil - for Cyprus to return to interna - ceed in gathering the amounts mitments. What I feel it is nec - jority in the 30-member Parlia - without approval of the central lion,) equivalent to around 25 tional markets for loans after which remain our responsibility essary to repeat is our commit - ment and the Communist AKEL bank which reviews cases on an percent of Cyprus’ GDP. No por - the three-year program ends in in order to avoid any need to ment for fulfilling everything and Socialist EDEK parties, individual basis. tion of the €10 billion can be 2016. come back with a new (adjust - without hesitation.” which together have 24 seats, Firms have complained the used to recapitalize the Bank of Some analysts believe that ment) program,” he said. The bailout deal may yet go have been have been vehement restrictions are stifling, while Cyprus or Laiki whose losses are the money won’t be enough and Repeatedly declining to spec - before the Parliament for ap - critics of the deal. We’ve fought Russia has warned it will only considered too big to be covered that Cyprus will have to find ulate on the timing of any dis - proval and Georgiades said that for freedom, we’ve fought to restructure its own loan to the by the EU. other ways to restructure its posal, he said the gold sale was he believes it will be approved maintain the Cypriot Republic,” island if its interests are pro - Instead, €3.4 billion of the debt or raise revenues during “not even the most important, because, “There is no alternative lawmaker George Perdikis said. tected. Cyprus received a 2.5 bil - funds will be used to cover what’s expected to be a long re - or the issue of the greatest mag - at this point.” Most bailout “It is, in my opinion, a crime lion euros ($3.26 billion) five- Cyprus’ fiscal needs, €4.1 billion cession. THE NATIONAL HERALD, APRIL 27 - MAY 3, 2013 GREECE 13 Greece Plans to Fire 15,000 Workers, Renews WWII Reparations Demand

ATHENS – As Prime Minister An - tirements, and also getting rid of and another 6 billion euros be approved before Parliament In a bid to show unity, Sama - to make investments that will cre - tonis Samaras’ coalition govern - problem workers. ($7.83 billion) in May. It’s the first breaks for the May 5 Easter Holi - ras and PASOK leader Evangelos ate new job opportunities. ment has decided to press ahead But Greece’s Constitution time the government has agreed day, and so Greece can receive Venizelos scheduled a rare public THE NAZI DAMAGE with firings of public workers, makes it almost impossible to fire to dismiss workers employed by 8.8 billion euros ($11.44 billion) appearance together at a work But after previously stating some 15,000 in the next two a worker, even those who have the state. in bailout loans it is expecting in site on the Corinth-Patra highway that WWII reparations from Ger - years, to reduce debt, Greece also faked their credentials, don’t The Troika wants a reduction the next few weeks. The commit - after the government announced many was not a priority issue, has renewed its claim to WWII come to work, or have committed of the workforce by 150,000 over tee will then have to identify an - that work on several stalled road Greece has stepped up its claim reparations from Germany for felonies, including murder. The the next three years, but the gov - other 12,500 workers who will construction projects would re - for as much as 240 billion euros damage caused by the Nazi inva - government said it could take ernment had been resisting. Ad - be let go before the end of 2014. sume. ($315.5 billion) in damages, plus sion and occupation. years to fire anyone because of a ministrative Reform Minister An - Samaras said earlier this month Venizelos and DIMAR leader another 80 billion euros ($157.75 Samaras, the New Democracy lengthy review process and ap - tonis Manitakis, who had that fired workers would eventu - Fotis Kouvelis, however, are said billion) for repayment of forced Conservative leader, was under peals so instead is turning to get - threatened to step down if the ally be replaced by younger, bet - to be unhappy that Samaras loans demanded by the Nazi pressure from his coalition part - ting rid of redundant positions. government went along with the ter-skilled staff. wouldn’t go along with their re - regime. ners, the PASOK Socialists and Greece’s crushing economic Troika, changed his mind and TAKIN’ IT TO THE STREETS quest to ask the Troika for per - Foreign Minister Dimitris tiny Democratic Left (DIMAR) not crisis has been caused largely by said the first firings will be mainly The layoffs seem certain to mission to lower the Value Added Avramopoulos said Greece would to lay off public workers who are alternating administrations of from state organizations that are spark protests although they Tax (VAT) from 23 to 13 percent revive its demand for the money, their core constituency, as a gen - Samaras’ New Democracy Con - deemed defunct. would be the first since the gov - for restaurants who are hurting which could stress the already- eral strike of private sector work - servatives and PASOK packing the “The initial numbers will be ernment began receiving bailout for customers as tourism season tenuous relationship with Ger - ers loomed on May 1. public payrolls with hundreds of made up almost exclusively from loans three years ago and im - has begun. many, whose Chancellor Angela Samaras has so far this year thousands of needless workers for the organizations operating under posed austerity measures in re - Samaras has been more opti - Merkel has insisted on harsh aus - avoided the kind of large-scale generations in return for votes. private law that will be closed turn, which have created a record mistic lately and got good news terity measures in return for in - protests, strikes and riots against ADEDY, which represents down,” he said without going into 27.2 percent unemployment rate from Labor Minister Yiannis ternational aid. Germany foots austerity measures the govern - 500,000 public workers, said it details of when the firings would in the private sector. Vroutsis that according to the much of the bill for $325 billion ment is imposing on orders of its would stage a rally outside Par - take place. Manitakis said that by June, government’s Ergani electronic in two rescue packages. international lenders and trying liament on April 28 as lawmakers Greece has agreed that it will the government will have finished system, there were 8,950 more “We are pressing on with all to keep stability as more recue meet to approve plans to fire fire 4,000 civil servants by the the “second phase” of restructur - hirings than sackings in March. the necessary measures,” loans are pouring in. workers. end of the year. Manitakis con - ing the civil service, which in - The issue was discussed dur - Avramopoulos said. He called for His Finance Minister, Yiannis Greece’s government and in - firmed that a high-level commit - volves developing new organiza - ing a meeting of government of - “the restoration of justice and Stournaras, had insisted that ternational creditors reached an tee would oversee the departures, tional structures for ministries ficials chaired by Samaras that fo - truth about the suffering of the Greece could meet conditions set agreement on conditions to re - which are one of the key pledges and job descriptions for positions. cused on combating Greek people during the difficult by the Troika of the European ceive more aid, including firing that Greece made to its lenders “This is the most crucial phase,” unemployment. Samaras also years of the occupation …a diffi - Union-International Monetary state workers, on April 15, paving during the recent rounds of talks said Manitakis, who said the re - heard that a survey of companies cult period during which the Fund-European Central Bank the way for the disbursement of in Athens. ductions will save money and in Greece with an annual Greek people suffered, went hun - (EU-IMF-ECB) to reduce the the 2.8 billion euros ($3.7 billion) The plan for dismissals will be make public services more effi - turnover of more than 1 million gry and were looted like no other number of workers through re - remaining from a previous review included in a multi-bill that must cient. euros ($1.3 million) are planning country. Samaras went to Berlin last year to get Merkel’s support for his reform efforts and she re - turned the favor with a trip to Athens, where there was heavy security to keep away protesters who blamed her for a decline in their standard of living because of big pay cuts, tax hikes and slashed pensions. “Most legal experts think Greece doesn’t have much of a chance on this issue, given the passage of time and the fact that Germany has been among the most active donor nations con - tributing to European structural funds and funds to Greece since the 1980s,” said Theodore Couloumbis, professor emeritus in international relations at the University of Athens. “In my view, a political game is being played and it is being exaggerated,” he told The Wall Street Journal.

AP Photo/yvES loGGhE NATO Foreign Ministers Meeting Creates Opportunity for Dialogue ABOVE : Greek Foreign Minister Dimitrios Avramopoulos, left, talks with Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu, during a NATO foreign ministers meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Tuesday, April 23, 2013. NATO foreign ministers meet in Brussels to discuss the situation in Syria and Afghanistan. LEFT: Greek Foreign Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos chats with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on the sidelines of the NATO Foreign Ministers' meeting. The Greek Crisis’ Oft-unseen Victims: Hungry Schoolkids

Continued from page 1 boy, Pantelis Petrakis, bent over with hunger pains. “He had eaten almost noth - ing at home,” Nikas said, sitting in his cramped school office near the port of Piraeus. He said he EurokiniSSi talked to the boy’s parents and US Ambassador in Athens found they had been out of work Daniel Bennett-Smith. for months and were eating ra - tions of pasta and ketchup. During a recent debate on more austerity measures, Mem - Ambassador to bers of Parliament dined on free food and whiskey in the halls Greece Would and have exempted workers there from more austerity mea - sures after they threatened to Like More U.S. go on strike. The harsh di - chotomy hasn’t escaped Greeks caring about children. Investments “Not in my wildest dreams would I expect to see the situa - ATHENS (AMNA) – US Ambas - tion we are in,” Nikas said. “We sador in Athens Daniel Bennett- have reached a point where chil - Smith stressed that "we want to dren in Greece are coming to see more American investments school hungry. Today, families PhotoS: AnGEloS tZortZiniS/thE intErnAtionAl hErAlD triBunE in Greece", in an exclusive in - have difficulties not only of em - ABOVE: Michalis Petrakis, who is jobless and whose son Pan - terview on ANA-MPA WebTV ployment, but of survival.” telis has been going to school hungry, shows his nearly empty last Friday. THE HUNGER GAMES refrigerator. ABOVE RIGHT: The Petrakis family, from left: "What Greece needs today is Three years of austerity have Michalis, Kostas, Pantelis and Themelina (in profile). RIGHT: as many investments as it can shrunk Greece’s Gross Domestic Mr. Petrakis with his wife, Themelina, and their son Kostas. get. And we hope that the Amer - Product (GDP) by 20 percent icans will play an important role and cut deeply into government providing a sandwich, fruit and that was bustling with activity in both in privatisations and in spending in health care and ed - milk at 34 public schools where from imports until the economic other investments here," he said. ucation while tax evaders who more than half of the 6,400 fam - crisis wiped out thousands of "Greece and the United owe $70 billion have largely ilies participating said they had factory jobs. States, it’s a very strong rela - gone unprosecuted and the experienced “medium to serious Now, several of Evangelia’s tionship now, but it’s based on country’s politicians and rich hunger.” classmates are frequently hun - a number of different pillars. We elite prosper. After the program, that per - gry, she said, and one boy re - The government, which ini - “In many schools today, it is have a long-standing friendship Many Greek families say they centage dropped to 41 percent. cently fainted. Some children tially dismissed the reports as the parents' associations who and security relationship, but cannot afford to feed their chil - Financed by an $8 million grant were starting to steal for food, exaggerations, recently ac - come together, gather food and also a strong economic tie. And dren properly and school offi - from the Stavros Niarchos Foun - she added. While she does not knowledged that it needed to discreetly arrange to allocate it we have, obviously the Greek- cials said they see more coming dation, an international philan - excuse it, she understands their tackle the issue of malnutrition to those families of the school American community, which is to class hungry or underfed, thropic organization, the pro - plight. “Those who are well fed in schools. But with priorities who are suffering. In coopera - one of the pillars of our bilateral even malnourished, according gram was expanded this year to will never understand those placed on repaying bailout tion with the teachers, they relationship," the US envoy to private groups and the gov - cover 20,000 children at 120 who are not,” she said. funds, there is little money in know which children in the added. ernment itself. schools. “Our dreams are crushed,” Greek coffers to cope. school are hungry and in need Asked to pinpoint specific Last year, an estimated 10 Greek schools do not offer added Evangelia, whose parents Konstantinos Arvanitopoulos, of help.” sectors in which bilateral coop - percent of Greek elementary subsidized cafeteria lunches. are unemployed but who is not Greece’s education minister, “When the principal called, I eration will be further en - and middle school students suf - Students bring their own food in the same dire situation as her said the government had se - had to tell him ‘we don’t have hanced, the Ambassador fered from what public health or buy items from a canteen, of - peers. “They say that when you cured European Union financing food,’” said Petrakis, 36, replied: "We're hoping to see professionals call “food insecu - ten fast food or junk food. The drown, your life flashes before to provide fruit and milk in cradling Pantelis’ head as he cast more trade and tourism. I think rity,” meaning they faced hunger cost has become insurmount - your eyes. My sense is that in schools, and vouchers for bread his eyes to the ground. the number of American tourists or the risk of it, Dr. Athena able for some families with little Greece, we are drowning on dry and cheese. It is also working Her husband said he felt should be up this year. We'd like Linos, a professor at the Univer - or no income. Their troubles land.” with the Greek Orthodox emasculated after repeatedly to see more investment and sity of Athens Medical School have been compounded by new THE LUXURY OF LEGUMES Church to provide thousands of failing to find new work. When two-way trade. I think what told the Times. austerity measures demanded Alexandra Perri, who works care packages. “It is the least we food for the family ran low, he Greece needs right now is as She also heads a food assis - by Greece’s creditors, including at the school, said that at least can do in this difficult financial stopped eating almost entirely, much investment as it can get tance program at Prolepsis, a higher electricity taxes and cuts 60 of the 280 students suffered circumstance,” he said. and rapidly lost weight. and we're hoping that Ameri - nongovernmental public health in subsidies for large families. from malnutrition. Children A report in the British news - “When I was working last cans can play an important role group that has studied the situ - As a result, parents without who once boasted of sweets and paper The Guardian last year summer, I even threw away ex - both in privatisations and in ation. “When it comes to food work are seeing their savings meat now talk of eating boiled said that teachers were report - cess bread,” he said, tears other investments here". insecurity, Greece has now and benefits rapidly disappear. macaroni, lentils, rice or pota - ing cases of hunger and malnu - streaming down his face. “Now, Asked if he anticipates that fallen to the level of some “All around me I hear kids toes. “The cheapest stuff,” Perri trition in students. Victoria I sit here with a war running many American tourists will African countries,” she said. saying: ‘My parents don’t have said. Prekate, an Athens secondary through my head, trying to fig - come to Greece this summer, A 2012 UNICEF report any money. We don’t know what This year the number of mal - school teacher and psychologist, ure out how we will live.” Smith replied: "We're very hope - showed that among the poorest we are going to do,’” said Evan - nutrition cases jumped. “A year said some schools have stopped When the hunger comes, Pe - ful that this is going to be a good Greek households with children, gelia Karakaxa, a 15-year-old at ago, it wasn’t like this,” said physical education classes be - trakis has a solution. “It’s sim - season for Greece and for Amer - more than 26 percent had an the No. 9 junior high school in Perri, fighting back tears. cause underfed students were ple,” she said. “You get hungry, ican tourists in Greece, and “economically weak diet.” Pro - Acharnes, a working-class town “What’s frightening is the speed getting dizzy and fainting while you get dizzy, and you sleep it we're encouraging as many to lepsis started a pilot program among the mountains of Attica at which it is happening.” trying to exercise. off.” come as possible...". 14 EDITORIALS LETTERS THE NATIONAL HERALD, APRIL 27 - MAY 3, 2013

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Periodical postage paid at L.I.C., N.Y. and additional mailing offices. Postmaster send change of address to: COMMENTARY THE NATIONAL HERALD, 37-10 30th Street, LIC, NY 11101-2614 Democracy’s Superiority Hungry Greek Children By A.H. Diamataris Greek edition. in a society. We believe that we superiority of democracy. On April 18, a new chapter unfolded in the saga of the Greek We are especially interested have an obligation and respon - Just think: would a dictator - economic crisis, one with a more human form. The numbers have The pro-junta advertisement in publishing letters from read - sibility to inform readers about ship ever allow a newspaper to yielded the stage to the faces and names of children that are hun - that appeared in our Greek lan - ers that express a different opin - the issues of the day in the publish an item that was op - gry. guage newspaper in the week - ion than that of the newspaper broadest way possible. posed to it? Never. An article in the New York Times shocked the community as end Edition, which is placed and our staff. That I make this 3. TNH believes so strongly Such cases, then, increase nothing else has so far. every year, provoked reaction exception now is due to the sen - in the right of the other person appreciation and respect of the Anger against those responsible for Greece’s economic collapse from a small group of readers, sitivity of the matter, but also to express his or her views, es - citizens for democracy, which in moved into the background. The spotlight turned to the suffering or not, that protested in emails because I want to present, once pecially the minority viewpoint, the end is the only effective way of the children. from throughout the world. again, the philosophy that gov - that we are even willing to fight, of protecting Democracy, and It brought to mind old stories and experiences ... They are preaching to the erns the publications of TNH, if necessary, to protect the rights confirms it as the wisest system The news broke hearts. And awakened consciences. choir, however, as they should and to express the honor and of those with whom it disagrees of government discovered by What happened? have known if they even had a responsibility I feel for being the to express an opinion. man. The Times’ historic front-page article was a report from Athens cursory knowledge of the news - publisher and editor of this his - 4. Advertisements, as is the Mea culpa: Due to a techni - by its correspondent, Liz Alderman, titled “More Children in Greece paper in general and on its po - toric institution: case with all newspapers, ex - cal error, the name of the man Are Going Hungry,” which tells the story of children that go to sition on this issue, although 1. TNH does not need to put press only the opinion of the who was responsible for the ad school hungry. We published it in our Greek edition the following most of our readers put it in its on special display its deep op - people that place them. The was missing from it. His name, day, and have published in English in this issue. proper perspective. position to any form of authori - newspaper does not refuse an which we publish with his con - One of those children is Pantelis Petrakis, who attends a school I thank both groups for con - tarian, non-democratic systems advertisement based on its dis - sent, is Dionysis Pilarinos. located near the port of Piraeus. The Director of his school, Leonidas tacting me. I consider any com - of government, including, of agreement with its message. Finally, it is time to end the Nikas, said "I could never have imagined that I would encounter munication from readers on any course, the junta of the 5. The decision to include this lectures of supposedly-superior such a thing." subject to be precious. I usually Colonels. particular ad was not a pleasant democratic preachers and The situation is indeed tragic: 10 percent of children in ele - do not comment on the positive 2. TNH’s publishing philoso - one to make. However, it is in pseudo-progressives. We have mentary and secondary schools are experiencing the syndrome of or negative reactions of our phy is that of the Western jour - just such circumstances that the seen where such Third World- “food insecurity,” that is, they are either hungry, or fear that they readers. That is the function of nalistic principles and practices quality of the media shines, and type reactions have gotten us. will go hungry. In this matter, says Dr. Athena Linos, "Greece has the Letters on page two of the regarding the role of the press one experiences the power and It is time to get serious. now fallen to the level of some countries in Africa." Alexandra Perri, who works at the same school, told the Times that what is frightening is the speed with which this has occurred. Nikas said that the government is doing everything it can to ad - Not above the Law dress the situation. And while he is aware that Greece’s image abroad is improving, “tell that,” he says, “to the family of Pantelis." Offering hope amid the atmosphere of anguish that prevails in By A.H. Diamataris few years ago would have been are more serious. year term as a minister, some of the country, however, there is the hand of God, and philanthropic inconceivable. It is unbelievable, yet he is the other members of the gov - endeavors. Apostolos Tsochatzopoulos, Yet is it is true. The former accused of buying material, sup - ernment must have heard, seen, Some individuals and organizations are doing everything they known as Akis, was thin and right hand man of Andreas Pa - plies, equipment etc. for the or suspected what was happen - can to help. pale – a shadow of his former pandreou, PASOK’s henchman, a Armed Forces that were inade - ing. The same is unfortunately For example, the Times wrote about an organization called Pro - self, staring into space and candidate for the Presidency of quate, defective or unnecessary, true for those officers who lepsis, which offers sandwiches, fruit, and milk in 34 public schools seemingly unable to grasp what the party and, thus, Prime Min - in order to personally profit. signed off on the suitability of where half of the 6,400 families involved say they have experienced is going on –as he descended ister - fortunately he lost the con - Naturally, the companies he the purchases. hunger. from the police bus that trans - test to Costas Simitis – Tsochat - bought the items from had to Nevertheless, the image of And now thanks to an $8 million gift from the Niarchos Foun - ported him from prison to court. zopoulos instead was the Defense cut back somewhere to pay for Akis in handcuffs is a pro - dation – the first and unfortunately the only representative of His right hand held a folder with Secretary (for God's sake!) from Akis’ commission. foundly hopeful message. It Greece’s affluent community that is leading the battle against documents, an indication per - 1996-2001, and Minister of De - Akis was indicted for embez - shows that – yes – something is poverty – the program will be expanded to 20,000 children in 120 haps of his determination to velopment from 2001-04. Yet zling perhaps hundreds of mil - changing for the better in schools. prove his innocence. His left there he was, in handcuffs. lions, along with family mem - Greece, something serious is Each one of us can help. hand was hidden. There are no good thefts and bers and close associates. But happening, even if this is a case If we do not wake up now, then when? But he failed to completely bad thefts. Theft is theft. But we must, however, pose the in - of his former "comrades" throw - obscure what was there. One this is a more heinous matter by evitable question: who else ing him to the wolves in order could clearly see the chains of far. The accusation is that, as knew about the actions he is to escape themselves. the handcuffs that tied his defense minister, he actually charged with – if they are up - In the old days, someone at Strawberry Fields For-Never hands. Yes, indeed, he is wear - jeopardized the security and ter - held – during the time they were his political level would never ing handcuffs. This photograph ritorial integrity of his country taking place? have felt threatened by the ju - - Akis being handcuffed - only a to enrich himself. Few charges I imagine that over his four- diciary. “An armed uprising by Greek miners was suppressed today after four men were killed and several others slightly hurt by stray bul - lets. The trouble began last Friday when the Greek miners com - PRESS CLIPPING plained that discrimination was shown in the weighing of coal in favor of American. “A proposal from the mine superintendent that they appoint their own weighers failed to give satisfaction. This morning the Harvard Law School’s Dearth of Intellectual Diversity Greeks took to the foothills and began a desultory fire on the Amer - icans who were going to work. “That morning the Americans climbed the mountain and began By A.J. Kritikos tellectual diversity at Harvard tion, relying on assertion rather to shoot against Greeks went to work. When two of the Greeks Washington Times Law is the new exhibit in the his - than argument, is far from what had been killed one mortally wounded and five others captured toric Caspersen Room of one would expect from a uni - the rest took to fight.” Harvard Law School’s chap - Langdell Library titled “Long versity where the spirited ex - - The Lewiston Daily Sun, Feb 6, 1911, Salt Lake City ter of the Federalist Society re - Road to Equality.” According to change of differing views is en - I am stunned by the brutality of the attacks by a few Greeks cently hosted a conference ad - the library’s website, the exhibit couraged. against some foreigners. I can almost see nightmarish scenes in dressing intellectual diversity in is dedicated to “the involvement The combination of loaded the villages and towns of their birth, when people are informed of law school. Martha Minow, dean of HLS students, faculty and terms and the complete absence the fate of their relatives in distant Greece, where, instead of real - of the Harvard Law School, is - alumni in the long road to mar - of any mention of those at Har - izing their dream of a better life, they will be returning to their sued a statement at the confer - riage equality.” vard Law opposed to the redefi - homes as cripples. ence professing Harvard Law’s What strikes one at the outset nition of marriage demonstrates I am terrified as I think about how as a people we have arrived commitment to intellectual di - is the use of the term “marriage the problem. I do not mean to at the point of shooting into a crowd and wonder about what else versity. equality,” which stacks the deck alumnus and a visiting faculty suggest that the administration our eyes will see before the crisis in Greece is over. Dean Minow quoted John against those opposed to re - member for the year, is a leading gathered and agreed on an in - If a group of Greeks can feel secure in taking up a gun and Stuart Mill in support of the in - defining marriage. The larger advocate for the conjugal under - sidious plot to shame and silence shooting against a group of people, why shouldn’t we expect much strumental reasons for intellec - problem is that the exhibit only standing of marriage as the students who hold the conjugal worse? tual diversity, and expressed her celebrates those on one side of union of husband and wife. Ad - view of marriage. The adminis - Those immigrants are accused of committing the crime ... of belief that Harvard should be a the debate. This simply reflects ditionally, Harvard Law profes - tration does not need to. The asking to be paid for services reentered for picking strawberries model of honest and civil en - and reinforces a campus ortho - sor Mary Ann Glendon warned very result of an ideologically from the fields after six months of work without a payment. Quite gagement on contentious issues. doxy something quite toxic to in a 2004 Wall Street Journal monolithic community is that it possibly, they did not ask for it in a nice way. Neither, perhaps, As a student at Harvard Law, the ideal of the law school as a op-ed that same-sex marriage cannot even see that there is rea - were the Greeks polite when they wanted to be paid for their labor I have no reason to doubt Dean place of serious intellectual in - would usher in a new era of re - sonable dissent on an issue. in the mines of Salt Lake City a century ago! Minow’s good-faith commitment quiry and the engagement of di - ligious persecution. In her comments, Dean Mi - I do not care at this point about the circumstances that led to to ensuring all viewpoints are verse ideas. Since the exhibit bears the now stated that “it would be the carnage. welcome and heard on campus. One might reply that possibly imprimatur of the Harvard Law wonderful if one did not have I am interested in the mindset, the contempt for the value of a If that is the goal, however, Har - there just have not been any sig - School, it clearly sends the mes - to leave Harvard Law School to human life that happens to belong to a foreigner. The same mindset vard Law fails miserably. There nificant Harvard Law students, sage that those who dissent from discover objections and improve - prevailed among the authorities at the mine where four Greeks is an appalling dearth of conser - faculty or alumni involved on the administration on the mar - ments [to one’s arguments].” were shot with “stray bullets.” vatives on the faculty and a sig - the other side of the marriage riage issue are blocking the road That is precisely what one must That is the source of the problem. The authorities, the political nificant ideological imbalance in issue. That, however, would be to equality and will be left in the do, though, if one wants to hear parties, the media will condemn this atrocity with sincere outrage, the student population. preposterous. Robert George, dustbin of history. This type of reasoned argument on the mar - without a doubt. Emblematic of the lack of in - who is both a Harvard Law marginalization and stigmatiza - riage issue. 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Voice of Reason in the GOP On the heels of the second the habit of many efforts and invest in was not intended to increase at most important collective activ - participants. Fi - this critical sector. interest (Politics, Book 1, Part X). ity in the Greek-American com - nally, there could Simply put, let - Moreover, relying on lots (a Finding some - of the hands of law- munity (the Greek Parade) and have been a march - ting the Greek process right at the heart of thing good to say abiding citizens.” right ahead of the most impor - ing band (one of schools march first democracy according to Aristo - about Republican Of course, there are tant one (Holy Week and the schools actually would have created tle) only to determine the march - elected officials some on the radical Pascha), the lines separating in - had one, to its a clear-cut hierar - ing order of the Parade, but pre - these days (or De - left that think indi - dividualism and communal re - credit) playing chy in terms of the cluding it from other aspects of mocratic ones, for vidual citizens have lations seem clearer than ever, Greek marching Greek-American our organized community life that matter – but absolutely no right and the contrasts are apparent. tunes, as opposed Community’s prior - (unlike the ancient Athenians, that’s another to bear arms – and Despite the reportedly large to relying on for - ities and estab - Greek-Americans unfortunately story) is about as that guns should be turnout at the Greek Parade on eign sheet music lished community- do not distribute offices amongst rare as finding a in no one’s hands Fifth Avenue, for yet another from rented bands. by Christopher wide criteria themselves by lot. Alas! Perhaps parking space in other than military year, the collective image of the But more impor - TRIPOULAS regarding its hier - we’d see some fresh ideas if we Midtown Manhat - or law enforcement community looked more like a tantly, the act of let - Special to archy of needs. did) is a clear mockery. The National Herald tan. In fact, the last by CONSTANTINOS E. personnel. There is carelessly- compiled collage ting the schools Sadly, for yet an - A parade is typified by a dis - time I put my vote SCAROS no need to even ad - than a carefully-composed por - march first could other year, institu - tinctive, but common marching to good use in dress the fallacy of trait. The fundamental setup of have served an even more im - tions whose relationship to Hel - beat. But when individualism terms of electing a Special to that contention, as the Parade once again lacked portant function than spiffing lenism or reflection of a cultural triumphs over the communal Republican was The National Herald it is proposed by any rhyme and reason, as orga - up our public image. It could “otherness” that bears the conscience, everyone marches back in 2009, a few only a tiny fraction nizing authorities opted to leave have represented an active unique worldview of Hellenism to the beat of their own drum - months before I moved to Cen - of Americans. The point, how - the matter of marching order to demonstration of love for pos - is practically nil trumped edu - mer, and this opens the flood - tral Pennsylvania from New Jer - ever, is that the Minchen- chance, in the hopes that Lady terity, proving to the youth that cation. gates to kitschiness, or some - sey, when I voted for the Garden Toomey bill would not – repeat, Luck would sort everything out. the community embraces them For a community that prides thing even worse. State’s current governor, Chris not – take guns out of law-abid - Unfortunately, racetracks, casi - and offers them a prominent itself on being descendants of When people of all ages use Christie – a diamond in the Re - ing citizens’ hands. How could nos, and poker parties are filled place our organized communal great philosophers like Aristotle, the Greek flag as an article of publican political rough. it possibly do that, when the with people who have found out life – the one that we always this was quite ironic. clothing, is Greek Independence Recently, however, I found whole point of a background the hard way that Lady Luck is complain lacks participation For one, placing banks ahead really being honored? When at - myself proud once again of being check in the first place is to pre - quite a finicky gal indeed. from the youth. It could have of schools (especially in a year tention-starved folks start paint - the constituent of another Re - vent guns from falling into the In a parade that featured underscored that Greek educa - when Hellenism has suffered ing their faces (was it the Greeks publican worth praising, U.S. hands of those who are not law- everything from banks to soccer tion is a real priority. And by much at the hands of bankers) or the barbarians who painted Senator (PA) Pat Toomey. abiding? fan clubs, roller-skating balleri - turning the spotlight on our defies Aristotle’s axiom that their faces?) or flaunting their… Senator Toomey was the To illustrate, let’s consider an nas draped in the Greek flag, schools, it could have encour - usury is the most hated sort of assets (with an emphasis on the cosponsor of a bipartisan bill example concerning that argu - face-painted youths, and aged all parties to redouble their retail exchange and that money penultimate syllable) decorated (along with Democratic Senator ment, as well as another one that women painting all four of their with Greek pins and stickers, is from Michigan Joe Manchin) usually goes with it hand-in- cheeks blue and white, schools it self-aggrandizement that is that would have made a micro - hand: “the law wouldn’t stop were once again thrown under being served or the Greek na - scopic yet important change to criminals from getting guns any - the bus and left to march last. tion that is being (dis)honored? American gun laws. way.” Suppose we take two fel - If Greek education and the Despite the prevalence of Toomey, along with three rea - lows, both well-known in Amer - preservation and propagation of problems, there is always a sonable Republican colleagues, ican society: one is Mike Brady, the Greek language is a priority chance for “metanoia” (change Senators Susan Collins (ME), the father on the classic fictional in our community, the myriads of mind). Leadership could al - Mark Kirk (IL), and John McCain television comedy, The Brady of spectators or the audiences ways surprise us and fix this (AZ), voted for the bill. Five De - Bunch. The other is the notorious watching the event on television perennial problem next year. mocratic Senators, bucking their gangster Al Capone. Both of would have never known it. In But before the 2014 Parade even party’s trend, voted against it: them want to buy a gun, and un - that sense, the Parade was a comes up, the chance to shine Max Baucus (MT), Mark Begich der the proposed law, would colossal failure, considering the will appear in just a matter of (AK), Heidi Heitkamp (ND), have to undergo a background amount of cash invested in get - days. The Greek people will Mark Pryor (AR), and Harry Reid check. When Mike’s background ting the event aired on Ameri - once again rediscover their (NV). Reid’s vote, however, was check comes back squeaky clean can television stations for the sense of “philokalia” (love of the a procedural maneuver so that – he is a model citizen, after all purpose of promoting Hellenic beautiful) and remember their the bill could be reintroduced at – he gets to buy the gun. Al issues or shaping the Greek- priorities. The Epitaphios pro - a later date; he really supported Capone, of course, would be American image for a wider au - cession will inherently draw the it on its merits. turned down: among other dience. attention of all the people in the The rest of the vote was things, he is ranked “Public En - How else could you term the neighborhood, who will marvel solidly partisan: all remaining emy Number One” by most law decision not to promote the best at its beauty, and the faithful Republicans voted against it and enforcement agencies. organized groups within the will gather at the first hours of the rest of the Democrats voted Certainly, Al Capone would community – our schools? After the Sunday of Pascha to an - in favor of it. have other ways of obtaining a all, with the exception of a se - nounce that Christ is Risen and If you are surprised that the gun – he wouldn’t have to buy lect few other associations, that death is now trampled bill was “defeated” even though one from Walmart (or the 1930s Greek schools are the only ones down by death. Individualism 54 Senators voted for it and only equivalent). In that case, the marching with a uniform dress will regress and we will come 46 against it, here’s why: in to - background check would do code. Secondly, if given ample together – as generations upon day’s shameful, contentious, ven - nothing to stop him from getting notice and incentives, students generations of our forefathers omous political climate, unless a his hands on one. But it also could have actually “marched” did – communally to reveal our full 60 Senators (60%) support would not prevent a law-abiding (walked in unison in a synchro - truth. a particular bill, the other side citizen like Mike Brady from buy - nized manner) as opposed to can create a filibuster – a tactic ing one, either. “promenading,” “strolling,” Follow me on Twitter that amounts to an obnoxious “Aha! So, the law is neither “walking,” “skating,” etc. as is @CTripoulas impediment to progress – and here nor there,” the naysayers delay the vote indefinitely. Most would say. Not necessarily, be - frighteningly, perhaps, is that of cause the universe of potential the two houses of Congress, the gun purchasers is not limited to LETTER FROM ATHENS Senate is usually considered to the extremes of Mike Brady and be the more collegial one. Al Capone. Let’s consider a guy Before we try to figure out who walked into a bar, had a few why in the world 46 Senators too many drinks, and became Xenophobia, Not Philoxenia, for Immigrants in Greece voted against this measure, let’s hostile and violent. The bouncer review exactly what the bill asked him to leave, and the would have accomplished: to re - drunken fellow took a swing or The brazen alleged shooting ment, toil the fields The police, of buddies keep evading taxes. quire anyone purchasing a gun two at him. The bouncer then and wounding by foremen of 29 of shame that bring course, are often The farm where the shoot - to go through a background floored him with one punch, to immigrants in Greece, mostly fruit and vegetables aligned with ings took place is owned by check, to determine if the person the delight of the onlookers who from Bangladesh, who had been to the tables of Golden Dawn and Nicos Vangelatos, who appar - is not on a list of those prohibited had had enough of the annoying picking strawberries on a farm Greeks who don’t look the other way ently didn’t read his foremen the from purchasing firearms – such drunk’s antics – and they cheered on the Peloponnese but went un - care where it came or even join in the riot act after one was alleged in as a criminal, or a terrorist sus - on the bouncer and laughed at paid for six months, showed the from, or how badly assaults because August of 2012 with dragging pect. That’s all! There was noth - the drunk on the floor. sullying influence the neo-Nazi treated were the immigrants are fair an Egyptian worker, whose hand ing in the bill about establishing The drunk then rose to his Golden Dawn Party has had in people who har - game in Greece, got stuck in the a car window a gun registry, or banning certain feet, stumbled out of the bar, and soiling the soul of Greece. vested it. target practice re - while he demanded his back pay types of assault weapons, or even into a local diner. After downing Emboldened by the Nazis’ When they’re ally for thugs with too. reducing the size of clips that fire a burger and several cups of cof - beating of immigrants, other Ne - paid, the immi - single-digit IQ’s Human rights groups, prop - successive bullets rapidly. It was fee, he sobered up, and walked anderthal-thinking Greeks think grants get from 15- by ANDY and no education erly, have called for Greeks to simply about a background into a gun shop, plopped some they can treat immigrants – 20 euros, or about DABILIS who won’t attack boycott Manolada strawberries check. cash on the counter, and walked many of whom admittedly are $19-$26 a day for one unless the but that will disappear faster True to the notion that the out with a loaded gun. Back to in the country unlawfully – the backbreaking, mind- Special to odds are 30-1. than a politician when a poor least intelligent form of political the bar he stormed, opened fire, way Americans treated Greek bending, insuffer - The National Herald The immigrants person approaches, because conversation is the catchphrase and killed the bouncer that had immigrants working on the rail - ably boring work can’t count on what’s human rights when you platitude, the prevailing argu - punched him and the folks that roads 100 years ago. Like slaves. most Greeks shun, even during much help from the government need a strawberry? ments against the bill are: “it vi - had laughed at him. Fragiska Meloudi, who has a crushing economic crisis with because Prime Minister Antonis Golden Dawners, whose olates the Constitution!” or the Chances are that if the re - been chronicling the lives of im - a record 27.2 percent unemploy - Samaras, who is only a Swastika knowledge of history extends even more basic: “they’re trying cently-sober drunk had actually migrants working for nothing in ment. away from embracing Golden only too WWII with fond mem - to take away our freedom!” taken the steps to buy a gun, many cases in Greece, cata - From that, you can deduct Dawn’s anti-immigrant platform, ories of Hitler, a man they think Of course, those are state - walk into a bar, and kill people, logued just how brutal their lives the “rent” they pay, about 100 wants them tossed out of Greece was misunderstood (“He was a ments uttered by folks who ei - then he might have had some are in a piece she did that should euros ($130) per month each to too, which would mean there’d great painter! A whole room – ther haven’t read the U.S. Con - sort of unstable past, one that make Greeks ashamed, but be packed into tents with no be nobody left to pick the straw - two coats. One hour!”) have no stitution, or worse yet, who do might have caused him to appear won’t. showers or toilets, bringing the berries and other fruits and veg - idea who Louis Tikas was. understand it themselves but are on the list of those ineligible to About 550,000 people of farm owners more than they pay etables that adorn the tables of A Cretan, Tikas was the main trying to manipulate others into buy a gun. Maybe he never killed Greece’s four million working in wages, when they pay them, politicians and the rich. If only labor union organizer at the believing in some false sense of anyone before, but maybe he got population work in agriculture, of course. Golden Dawn knew that there Ludlow camp in Colorado in government takeover that can into a bar fight or two that with 95 percent of its cultivated The problem the immigrants were Pakistani or Bangladeshi 1912, one of many Greek immi - only be prevented by a scattered caused him to spend a few nights surface owned and operated by face is that they have no lever - hands on their food before it got grants working the coal mines random bunch of civilian Ram - in jail. A background check small farmers. Every year, thou - age and no right to be in Greece to them. who were being treated like Pak - bos that fend off the full force of would have uncovered that, and sands of migrant workers are and there’s an argument to be The arrests have been sym - istanis working in Greek straw - the United States military, when he would not have been able to employed in farms and green - made they shouldn’t be allowed bolic, and almost certainly to berry fields in 2013. The Greeks the latter is ordered to trample walk out of that store with a houses, who earn about 3 per - to stay in some cases – although lead to no prosecutions once the didn’t like it either, especially upon our liberty on direct orders loaded gun in tow. cent of Greece’s Gross Domestic Greece needs unskilled workers statute of limitations in Greece Cretans, who don’t take guff from our foreign-born, secret- Is such a scenario rare? Cer - Product of $298.73 billion. doing jobs that Greeks won’t do. on ignorance and racism – which from anyone. Muslim double-agent president, tainly not as rare as some might When they are paid, of course. One 25-year-old Pakistani is one minute – passes or until Tikas led a strike by 63 fellow Barack Obama. When consider - think. But even if it happened They live year-round in told Megaloudi, who was on people forget what happened in Greeks who were being cheated ing how many Americans actu - only once per year in a nation of squalid, filthy tent-like structures Crete studying their lives on the strawberry fields of of what was due them (sound ally believe all that bunk, one 300 million, and even if only one in fields where they work in con - farms, that one of his tent mates Manolada. familiar?) but he paid for it, eter - wonders whether the proper re - life were saved, the Minchen- ditions that decent people and hadn’t been paid for a year and Samaras, whose election nally. On April 20, 1914, the day action would be to laugh or to Toomey bill would be worth labor organizers such as Cesar had no choice but to keep work - campaign included a platform to after Greek Easter, he was shot cry. passing. Chavez fought against in Cali - ing, hoping the farm owner rid Greece of immigrants, has and killed during the so-called A slightly more plausible ar - Thank you, Senator Toomey, fornia and Florida. would one day have an ounce bigger problems on his mind, Ludlow Massacre. There wasn’t gument (“slightly” meaning for being a rare voice of reason The immigrants in Greece, of decency or compassion. But such as oppressing workers, pen - a strawberry in sight. third-graders might believe it in the Republican wilderness. who have no rights and are then he asked for his money. sioners and the poor with more but fifth-graders still would not), You make me feel proud to live afraid to speak up or even ask “The boss threatened to call the pay cuts, tax hikes, and slashed [email protected] is that “it would take guns out in Pennsylvania. for their wages, fearing deport - police,” he said. pensions while letting his rich 16 THE NATIONAL HERALD, APRIL 27 - MAY 3, 2013

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