GREEK INDEPENDENCE S DAY PARADES IN Bringing the news W PHILADELPHIA AND to generations of E FLORIDA THIS SUNDAY! The National Herald Greek- Americans LET'S ALL ATTEND! N c v A WEEKLY GREEK-AMERICAN PUBLICATION www.thenationalherald.com VOL. 17, ISSUE 858 March 22-28, 2014 $1.50 Greece Finalizes Deal Caratzas Targeted by Greek Justice Dept. With Troika; Samaras Government Raids The Athens Home Wants €14.6B on 4/1 Of Greek-Am. Expat By Andy Dabilis imposed on Troika orders. By Aris Papadopoulos TNH Staff Writer That is less than half what TNH Staff Writer he first promised although he ATHENS – It took seven months said the deal does not include ATHENS – The Greek Ministry of difficult negotiations, but any more pay cuts, tax hikes, or of Justice is investigating the Greece finally reached a deal slashed pensions as he is trying well-known Greek-American with its international lenders to hold down social and political publisher and business consul - over a series of undone reforms unrest. tant, Aristide Caratzas for rea - which the government hopes Greece needs the funds to sons that remain unknown to will lead to release of delayed meet a 10 billion euro bond pay - him. He has told The National installments. ment in May – the same month Herald that the investigating Prime Minister Antonis as critical elections for Greek magistrate does not directly re - Samaras said he wants the municipalities and the European spond to his questions, and this Troika of the European Union- Parliament with polls showing despite the fact that on March International Monetary Fund- Samaras’ New Democracy Con - 14 police, in his presence, European Central Bank (EU- servatives trailing the major op - raided his home and seized a IMF-ECB) to disburse 14.6 position Coalition of the Radical number of documents. billion euros ($20.31 billion) at Left (SYRIZA). Caratzas told TNH that when an April 1 meeting of Eurozone The coalition government’s the investigating magistrate finance ministers. partner, the PASOK Socialists, came to his house – “in the While most of the details have slid to about 5 percent sup - United States law enforcement were not revealed, Samaras said port even after aligning them - TNH/COSTAS BEJ officials require probable cause 500 million euros of a primary selves with new political move - TNH Honors 2014 and Past Grand Marshals of NY Greek Parade but in Greece they can look at surplus that was first estimated ment called Olive Tree, Elia, an everything,” he said. Caratzas at 1.5 billion euros – but could attempt to bring together the As the 2014 Greek Parade approaches, TNH hosted a reception at its headquarters honoring asked what exactly they were be as much as 2.9 billion – will country’s fractured center-left. 2014 and past Grand Marshals. George Tsunis, Ambassador-Designee to Norway and this year’s looking for. be given to people most affected There was no word on what Grand Marshal along with Senator Charles Schumer, thanked TNH and offered moving words The magistrate said “well, by harsh austerity measures he happened to Troika demands to about what it means to them to lead the Greek Parade. Hellenic Societies Federation President you are being investigated for break up professional monopo - Elias Tsekerides, Parade Chairman Petros Galatoulas, past Grand Marshals Phillip Christopher, subversion on behalf of a for - lies, speeding the pace of priva - FBI Asst. Director George Venizelos, Paul Statholopoulos, and Philoptochos President Aphrodite eign power,” which leaves tization, allowing supermarkets Skeadas, Antonis and Litsa Diamataris, and the Federation Board members were present. WiTH THiS iSSUE to sell non-prescription drugs Above: Tsunis addresses the guests. Continued on page 10 and extending the shelf life of fresh milk to increase competi - tion. Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras, who directed most of the seven-month-long nego - JHU Creates Dracopoulos Directorship Onassis Series: tiations, wouldn’t elaborate. Samaras wouldn’t reveal most of the details although he TNH Staff website, http://www.bioethic - as a gift, because the Berman Truth and Lies said the government will first sinstitute.org. Institute has earned this. Rather, help low-income pensioners, as The Berman Institute of “Mr. Dracopoulos’ extraordi - I consider it a recognition of well as the military, emergency Bioethics at Johns Hopkins Uni - nary generosity further secures what the Institute has already In Feminism services and the police, core versity has announced the en - the Berman Institute’s future. It achieved,” said Dracopoulos, ac - constituencies of New Democ - dowment of its directorship, will enable us to multiply the cording to the website. “It’s my racy. made possible by the generous impact of our work and mission, hope this will spur both the Uni - By Constantine S. Sirigos The government said it gift of its long-time supporter helping to shape and respond versity and the Berman Institute TNH Staff Writer would also put aside one billion and board member, Andreas C. to the pressing bioethics issues to take bioethics at Johns Hop - euros to pay suppliers and an - Dracopoulos, said Ruth R. of this generation, and those to kins to the next level.” BROOKLYN – The auditorium other one billion euros toward Faden, Director of the Institute. come,” Faden said. Bioethics is The website also included a of the Fishman Space at the reducing the country’s stagger - Named the Andreas C. Dra - a field that is only a few gener - statement from Johns Hopkins Brooklyn Academy of Music ing debt of 309 billion euros copoulos Directorship, this is the ations old, Faden said, and Dra - president Ronald J. Daniels: (BAM) was filled on a Saturday ($430 billion). first such-known endowed di - copoulos’ generosity helps to “We are truly grateful for An - afternoon with men and women MR. MEMORANDUM rectorship at a center of fortify its permanent place in dreas’ extraordinary support of of all ages – but mainly young bioethics scholarship, an - the academy. people – who looked forward to Continued on page 11 nounced the Institute on its “I don’t think of this donation Continued on page 7 hearing a conversation “On Truth (and lies) in Feminism” between Anne-Marie Slaughter and Simon Critchley. In 2012, Slaughter’s article Protopsalti’s Sad Adieu for Explosion Victim Panagopoulos “Why Woman Still Can’t Have it All” became the most widely- read article in the history of The MMA Event By Constantine S. Sirigos Atlantic magazine. According to TNH Staff Writer the event’s program it “helped spark a renewed national debate Raises Funds NEW YORK – Tears flowed as on the continued obstacles to the friends and family of An - full male-female equality.” dreas Panagopoulos and of his Critchley, author and Hans For Children wife, Liseth Perez Almeida, and Jonas Professor of Philosophy at Greek-Americans gathered at the New School for Social Re - By Demetris Tsakas the Church of the Evangelismos TNH Staff Writer to bid him farewell at a Trisa - Continued on page 7 gion service on March 16 after NEW YORK – More than 700 the Divine Liturgy. Greek-Americans filled the au - The service for the repose of ditorium of the Metropolitan the soul of the gifted Greek mu - Museum of Art in Manhattan sician who lost his life on the Salt Lake City and turned the space into a morning of March 12 in the huge choir loft as they joined tragic explosion and collapse of their voices with Alkistis Protop - two buildings in East Harlem Parish Shall salti in a show of love and soli - filled the Upper West Side darity for the people of Greece. church. They sang with passion the Present beneath the church’s Stay Unified lyrics of the most touching mod - famed Tiffany windows that ern Greek songs such as: “No, glow with an icon of the Resur - please, do not forget my coun - rection were his wife, Liseth By Theodore Kalmoukos try," "We are still alive,” "The Perez Almeida, his brother Aris, crazy boat” and “Beautiful won - who flew to New York from SALT LAKE CITY, UT – Ecclesi - drous fatherland.” Copenhagen, Denmark, where astical developments seem to be The audience also expressed he resides, the Consul General underway at the Holy Trinity their love for the great singer, and Consul of Greece in New Parish in Salt Lake City. There some of them shouting “you are York George Iliopoulos, and was a two-hour meeting on amazing,” and “you are unique.” Manos Koubarakis, respectively, TNH/COSTAS BEJ March 12 at the Metropolis of Protopsalti, visibly moved, Father Chrysiastomos Gilbert presided over the trisagion service for Andreas Panagopoulos at Denver headquarters among echoed: “You are unique -You Continued on page 12 the Church of the Evangelismos in Manhattan that was filled with friends and family. Parish Council officials – Presi - are amazing." dent Demetrios Tsangaris and Protopsalti and Alma Bank, member Jim Skedros – and the concert’s sponsor, inspired Archbishop Demetrios of Amer - the community and prompted ica, Metropolitan Isaiah of Den - them to make contributions to Iliou Film on 3 Greeks and 1 Mil. Sq. Ft. of Sand ver, and Archdiocesan Chancel - the Greek organization called lor Bishop Andonios of Parents Association of Children Phasiane. with Cancer “Floga -Flame." Aegean Like By Constantinos E. Scaros 89 conical crevices from which Various issues were dis - The National Herald ob - sand – 280,000 square feet of it cussed, including the closing of served that the decision of Alma EL GOUNA, Egypt – Looking at – was removed to construct 89 the Holy Trinity and Prophet Bank to cover all of the costs of Smyrna Pt. 2 photos of the Sahara – the corresponding pyramids, all of Elias churches in August at Isa - the concert and offer it free to largest desert in Africa – taken which depict Danae Stratou’s vi - iah’s directive, resulting in the the Diaspora touched the hearts by a satellite, one encounters a sion of “two parallel realities in congregants gathering at those of Greek-Americans.