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Forbes Magazine’s annual listof the 400 richest Americans in-cludes seven Greek-Americans,with New Balance runningshoe’s Jim Davis leading hispeers at number 94 with an es-timated fortune of $5.1 billion,tied with seven others.

Davis, 73, the son of Greekimmigrants, lives in Newton,Massachusetts, and overseesone of the top running shoecompanies in the world.

He has donated to manycauses, including financing stat-ues of 1946 Boston Marathonwinner Stylianos Kyriakides,with 1896 Olympic marathonwinner Spiridon Louis, near thestart of the Boston race and inMarathon, Greece, and con-tributing to another of the un-paralleled two-sport star HarryAgganis, who played for theBoston Red Sox and died at 26in 1955.

He bought New Balance in1972 when it was making only30 pairs of shoes a day but cap-italized on the running craze ofthat decade when Americanstook to the roads for exercise.In 1976, the New Balance 320was ranked the best runningshoe in the word, ahead of rivalssuch as Nike, Adidas, Tiger,Puma and others, pumping uphis fortunes.

He’s followed by:• New York grocery store and

real estate giant John Catsima-tidis at 194 with $3.3 billion,tied with 10 others

• Hair products and tequilabusinessman John Paul DeJoriaof Texas, tied with seven othersat 214 with $3.1 billion

• Acquisitions expert C. DeanMetropoulos of Connecticut andFlorida tied at 274 with $2.5 bil-lion:

• Alex Spanos, owner ofthe San Diego Chargers and areal estate empire, tied at 290with $2.4 billion

• California real estate ty-coon George Argyros, tied at335 with $2.1 billion

• New York investor Pete Pe-terson, tied at number 353 with$1.95 billion

The top 20 overall, led by Mi-

crosoft’s Bill Gates at numberone and Amazon’s Jeff Bezos,who moved into second placeahead of investor Warren Buffet,have fortunes totaling $814 bil-lion.

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerbergis fourth, former New YorkMayor Michael Bloomberg,sixth, and Larry Page and SergeyBrin of Google at 9 and 10, withBrin the richest immigrant onthe list, 14 of whom have moremoney than New York business-man and Presidential candidateDonald Trump, whose fortunefell $800 million very fast.

The top 20 immigrants havea net worth of $248 billion, thetop 20 women $262 billion andthe top 20 youngest have $114billion, including three whofounded Airbnb, used by 60 mil-lion people so far to rent roomsand apartments around theworld.

THE GREEK LISTA mover and shaker, Catsi-

matidis, 68, who ran for Mayorof New York and recently hadhis face put on a stamp inGreece, moved with his familyfrom Greece to New York andlived in an apartment inHarlem.

He worked as a grocery clerk

New Balance’s Jim Davis, a philanthropistand son of Greek immigrants, is #94

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William Maillis is a 9-year-old with a lot more on his platethan most kids his age. Most arein the fourth grade, tacklingnothing more challenging thanmultiplication and division, butWilliam is contemplating theorigins of the universe. Havinggraduated high school in May,the Penn Township, PA native isnow one of the youngest everto attend college.

A full-time student at Com-munity College of AlleghenyCounty, William will enroll atCarnegie Mellon University inPittsburgh next fall to ease intocollege life as his father Peter, aGreek Orthodox priest said, asreported in People magazine.William told People, “It doesn’tbother me” being the youngeststudent in class, “I’m used to itby now.”

With plans to study physicsand the chemistry of space,William has set his academicgoals about as high as any stu-dent can. He plans to earn hisdoctorate and become an astro-physicist. Already challengingthe theories of geniuses like Al-bert Einstein and StephenHawking when he talks aboutblack holes not being “supermassive” William uses “displace-ment of space-time,” “singular-ity,” and “pure gravity” in his ex-planations effortlessly.

By demonstrating that onlyan outside force could form theuniverse, he said, “I want toprove to everybody that Goddoes exist,” as People reported.

Maillis said William “was our17-year-surprise.” He and wifeNancy have two elder children,daughter, Marianna, 29, andson, Elias, 26. Maillis soon real-ized that their youngest was ad-vanced when at 6 months oldhe started accurately identifyingnumbers and speaking in com-plete sentences at just 7 monthsold, he said.

“William was just very sharp”and remembers everything hesees, his father noted.

The impressive milestonescontinued with math feats likeaddition at 21 months and mul-tiplication at 2 years old.William was also reading andwriting at age 2 and by age 4he added algebra, sign lan-guage, and reading Greek to hisacademic repertoire. Geometryfollowed a year later andtrigonometry by age 7.

Though he was obviously ad-

Maillis, a9-Year-OldEnrolledin CollegeBudding PhysicistPlans to Prove that God Exists

By Demetris Tsakas

NEW YORK – The Hellenic Ini-tiative’s (THI) fourth annual galatook place on September 30 atthe Waldorf Astoria in Manhat-tan, and was dedicated to theheroes of Greece.

Emceed by actor Chris Dia-mantopoulos, the event was at-tended by approximately 700members of the Greek-Americancommunity, including about 200young Greeks involved with thenewly established global orga-nization The Hellenic InitiativeNew Leaders.

Since its founding four yearsago, THI has raised nearly $10million for Greece. About two-thirds of that was committed tosupporting entrepreneurshipand development, and a third tothe victims of the economic cri-sis.

The first part of the eventlauded the work of the charita-ble organizations METAdrasi(Action for Migration & Devel-opment) and Together for Chil-dren, as well as the ReGenera-tion Program, which helpscombat youth unemploymentthrough paid internships in var-

ious companies, so that youngpeople may gain professionaltraining and permanent employ-ment.

The second part focused onOlympic champions who won 19medals at the Rio Olympics. Pre-sent were Greece’s Katerina Ste-fanidi (gold medal in women’spolevault), Eleftherios Petrou-nias (gold medal in men’s rings)and Spyros Gianniotis (silvermedal in men’s 10km marathonswim) from the homeland, aswell as Greek-American Helen

THI Honors Greece’s Heroes at Gala

The Refugee Crisis Continues in GreeceA Syrian girl runs through a light drizzle among tents at the Ritsona camp for refugees andother migrants. Greece’s Immigration Policy Minister Yiannis Mouzalas said the governmenthas failed to deal with the numbers of refugee and migrants flooding the country. Page 9.

Princess Tatiana and Prince Nikolaos Visit TNHThe couple talked about their love of Greece and Greek food. The Princess’ book, A Taste ofGreece, is already in its second printing with a Greek edition due out this December. Page 2.

TNH Staff

NEW YORK— In a statementreleased on September 29, Nas-sau County Comptroller GeorgeMaragos announced his decisionto switch parties and become aDemocrat. He said “for years, Ihave been at odds with the Re-publican Committee over issuesof fiscal responsibility, borrow-ing, waste, and trust in govern-ment. I have been at odds overraising the minimum wage, andincreased opportunities forwomen, minorities and veter-ans. Over time, I found that myvalues have become morealigned with the DemocraticParty. Consequently, this morn-ing, I have submitted, to theNassau County Board of Elec-tions, an application to changemy party registration to Demo-

GeorgeMaragos NowDemocrat

By Eleni Sakellis

NEW YORK – On October 3, theAmerican Friends of the OxfordPhilharmonic Orchestra (AFOP)New York Dinner Committeeheld a reception in honor ofMaestro Marios Papadopoulos,Founder and Music Director ofthe Oxford Philharmonic Or-chestra (OP), the Orchestra inResidence at the University ofOxford. The event was held at21 Club in Midtown Manhattan.Among those in attendance, theMaestro himself, Ambassadorand Mrs. Andreas Jacovides,Consul General of Cyprus VasilisPhilippou and his wife Anthi, Dr.Catherine Boura, Ambassador ofthe Permanent Mission ofGreece to the United Nations,Peter and Catherine Pappas,Carlene Soumas, and DaisySoros.

The gathering offered an in-troduction to the OP for sup-

porters of classical music in NewYork who will undoubtedly ap-preciate the opportunity to in-troduce the orchestra to an evenwider audience in the UnitedStates by joining the AFOP. Mae-stro Papadopoulos noted that“this little gem is one of theleading orchestras of Europe”and regularly collaborates withtop artists in classical music. Hepointed out that there is also“an educational component” tothe orchestra’s work, giving op-portunities to students, helpwith tuition, and touring pro-grams that add educational pro-grams. This season featuressome of the most renowned mu-sicians of our time, includingArtist in Residence MaximVengerov who will be perform-ing at the US Premier Perfor-mance of OP on October 31 atthe Metropolitan Club in Man-hattan as well as at the historicSheldonian Theatre in Oxford.

Conductor Valery Gergiev willappear in March. Pianist LangLang will make his second ap-pearance with OP performingRachmaninov in July. As Pa-padopoulos observed, “You seefrom the caliber of artists thatthis is a very special orchestra.”“Proud to be associated with Ox-ford,” he noted that it was justranked the top university in theworld.

Pianist/Conductor Pa-padopoulos will perform andconduct at the October 31event. Described by The Timesat his 1975 piano recital debutas “having all the attributes ofone of the world’s greatest play-ers,” Papadopoulos has gone onto enjoy an international careerboth as pianist and conductor.He has appeared as soloist withand conducted many of theworld’s great orchestras, and

Maestro Marios Papadopoulos in NY

TNH Staff

Turkish President RecepTayyip Erdogan said his countrymade a mistake signing the1923 Treaty of Lausanne that setborders and let Greece keep is-lands off his country’s shore.

Reconsolidating power in thewake of a July coup attempt thatfailed to oust him as he movedtoward dictatorial authority, Erd-goan told regional officials inAnkara that, “Some tried to de-ceive us by presenting Lausanneas a victory,” Kathimerini re-ported.

The pact set the borders ofmodern Turkey following thecollapse of the Ottoman Empirebut he said it gave away toomuch, setting off anxiety inGreece over what his intentionsmight be.

Turkish fighter jets regularlyviolate Greek air space withoutany reprimand from NATO, ofwhich both countries are a mem-ber, and draw no rebuke fromthe European Union, whichTurkey wants to join.

Erdogan said, “In Lausanne,we gave away the islands thatyou could shout across to,” andwhich now are the prime desti-nations for thousands ofrefugees and migrants, mostfrom Syria, who leave Turkey ina desperate bid to find asylumand a new home in the EU.

Erdogan struck a refugee swapdeal with the EU that would seethe bloc take in one for each thatwas returned to Turkey becausetheir asylum application was re-jected but it has been suspendedbecause of an overwhelmingnumber trying to stay in Europe.

The EU has closed its bordersto them, leaving 64,000 aban-doned in Greece to deal with andwith Erdogan warning he will lethuman traffickers again open thegates to send more to Greece un-less he quickly gets six billion eu-ros, visa-free travel for Turks, anda fast-track entry into the union,even though he refuses to recog-

ErdoganDisputesTreaty

By Penelope Karageorge

This year the New York CityGreek Film Festival played hostto an amazing gathering of di-rectors and actors and invitedfilmgoers to meet these talentsat a reception at 3 West. Withcompassion and originality,three of Greece’s great film di-rectors in particular have minedthe tragedy of contemporaryGreece to create involving dra-mas; Tassos Boulmetis, creatorof Mythopathy; ManoussosManoussakis, director of CloudySunday; and Christopher Pa-pakaliatis, writer/director ofWorlds Apart. They talked abouttheir movies with film goers andthe NH.

Boulmetis, brilliant direc-tor/writer of the beloved Poli-tika Kouzina, a movie that wentdown like honey, brought us thelong-awaited Mythopathy. Someviewers carped. They were look-ing for an easy film. The major-ity of filmgoers gave Mythopa-thy four stars. It’s tender,humorous and many-layered, abeautiful cinematic experience.Boulmetis sets his Mythopathyin the 1970’s, when he was astudent, a time of political crisis.“The same things are happeningtoday,” Boulmetis told the NH.“What happens to a societywhen it starts deconstructingthe myths on which it’s beenbuilt? That’s what we’re doingnow in Greece. We have rejectedthe past. We don’t have a placeto stand on, a spiritual infra-structure to rely upon.”

Calling his film “a sarcasticcomedy,” the director continues.“It’s a film about loss on manylevels. My theme is about man-aging loss. Absolutely it’s po-etic!” The film concludes as theyoung hero informs his parentsthat he’s turning down a surejob opportunity to travel and be-come a film-maker.

Boulmetis studied film atUCLA, believing that he had putall of Greece’s turbulence of the‘70’s behind. Instead, he foundyoung Americans rebelling. “It’slike the story of your life is fol-lowing you. So you might askme if the journey was worth tak-ing. I would answer like mycharacter in the film, every jour-ney is worth taking if at the endit’s an experience you canshare.”

Commenting on his WorldsApart, Papakaliatis says: “Basi-cally it’s a story about love, andgood story doesn’t have borders.”The film broke box office recordsin Greece, testimony to a super-talented young film-maker whogrew up acting and writing forTV and on stage. His film rever-berates with today’s issues, in-cluding the economic crisis, per-sonal crises as families fall apart,and the urgency of refugeesstruggling to find a new life.

Top GreekDirectors at NYCGFF

AP PHOTO/PETrOS GiANNAkOuriS

Seven Greek-Americans On Forbes’ 400 Richest List

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By Eleni Sakellis

BROOKLYN – Dr. Ioannis“Yanni” Hatzaras was named di-rector of NYU Lutheran’s Surgi-cal Oncology Outreach Pro-gram. The move willundoubtedly advance the scopeof cancer care at the hospitaland create further synergies be-tween cancer-related subspecial-ties.

Hatzaras officially joinedNYU Lutheran on September 1and is also a member of NYU'sPerlmutter Cancer Center. Hehas been a member of the fac-ulty in the Department ofSurgery at NYU Langone Med-ical Center in Manhattan since2013. Hatzaras is bringing histalents and expertise in gastroin-testinal cancers, sarcomas, andmelanoma to help NYU

Lutheran better serve the in-creasing number of patients ar-riving at the Sunset Park hospi-tal for cancer care. This latestleadership appointment was an-nounced jointly by Dr. H. LeonPachter – The George DavidStewart professor and chair ofthe Department of Surgery, andDr. Kenneth M. Rifkind- chief ofsurgery at NYU Lutheran.

“In a very short time,

Hatzaras has proven to be anextremely gifted surgical oncol-ogist,” Pachter said. “In addi-tion, he has shown to be aleader in building strong, work-ing partnerships with other can-cer-focused clinicians. He is theideal person to advance NYULutheran’s surgical oncologyoutreach program to the nextlevel of excellence.”

A Fellow of the American

College of Surgeons, Hatzarasholds the academic title of as-sistant professor of surgery atNYU School of Medicine, andserved as an attending surgeonat Bellevue Hospital Center forthree years prior to his appoint-ment at NYU Lutheran.

Hatzaras brings a wide rangeof clinical and research experi-ence in surgical oncology to theBrooklyn campus of NYU Lan-gone. He is board certified incomplex general surgical oncol-ogy and specializes in surgeryfor cancer of the gastrointestinal(GI) tract—from esophagealcancer to stomach, liver, pan-creatic, stomach, bile duct, gall-bladder and colorectal cancer,as well as melanoma and othersoft tissue cancers. He has par-ticular expertise in the Whippleprocedure—a complicated pan-creatic cancer operation to re-move parts of the pancreas, thesmall intestine, and the gallblad-der, and to reattach the remain-ing organs in order to restoredigestive function.

At NYU Lutheran, Hatzaraswill work with medical and ra-diation oncologists to managethe multidisciplinary care for pa-tients with cancer. "The oncol-ogy team will work together todetermine the best treatmentstrategy and tailor a manage-ment plan for each individualpatient," Hatzaras said.

Curious about everything sci-ence-related from childhood,Hatzaras studied at the AristotleUniversity of ThessalonikiSchool of Medicine in Greece.

While still a medical student, hespent a rotation in GI oncologyresearch at the Institut JulesBordet, a major cancer centeraffiliated with the Université Li-bre de Bruxelles in Belgium.

In 2003, Hatzaras came tothe United States to perform re-search in the Department ofSurgery at Yale UniversitySchool of Medicine, before start-ing his internship in generalsurgery at St. Mary's Hospital inWaterbury, CT. He completed hisresidency training at Ohio StateUniversity (OSU) Medical Cen-ter, where he also conducted re-search at the James Cancer Hos-pital and Solove ResearchInstitute at OSU’s Comprehen-sive Cancer Center in Columbus,OH. Hatzaras also earned amaster’s degree in public healthin the clinical investigation trackfrom OSU. He subsequentlytrained in surgical oncology andhepatobiliary surgery at JohnsHopkins Hospital in Baltimore,MD.

The accomplished Hatzarasis also the co-author of morethan 50 research papers in peer-reviewed journals and threebook chapters, and has givenseveral scientific presentationsand lectures nationally and in-ternationally. In addition toGreek and English, Hatzaras isalso fluent in French. He will beseeing patients at 6th AvenueSurgery and at the NYULutheran Medical Arts Pavilion,both in Brooklyn. More infor-mation is available onlinewww.nyulangone.org.

By Eleni Sakellis

LONG ISLAND CITY – PrinceNikolaos and Princess Tatiana ofGreece and Denmark visited theoffices of The National Heraldon October 3 to talk about thePrincess’ recently publishedcookbook, A Taste of Greece,their philanthropy, and their loveof Greece. Joining the meetingwith Publisher-Editor AntonisDiamataris were his daughterFordham law student Vanessaand the Princess’ head of publicrelations Irene Psyrra. The cou-ple noted the street sign in Greekthat caught their eye as they ar-rived at the offices of TNH was awelcome sight.

The conversation soon turnedto Greece and food. The cook-book features classic and up-dated versions of Greek recipesalong with the memories andcomments of luminaries from avariety of fields including fash-ion, film, and literature. Thequality of Greek food, simplyprepared was noted throughoutthe discussion. Princess Tatianacooks for her husband as oftenas she can, using the wonderfulproducts available in Greece yearround. Prince Nikolaos men-tioned sea urchin right out of thesea with nothing added is a fa-vorite food. When asked aboutthe book’s contributors, thePrincess observed that they allhad a connection to Greece andthe response was so overwhelm-ingly positive when she ap-proached friends and friends offriends to participate that thebook could easily have beentwice the size. The fact that allproceeds of the book sales go tocharity, the nonprofit Boroume,was another positive factor thatattracted so many well-knownpeople to contribute their recipesand share their love of Greece.The “well-rounded group” as thePrincess called it, includes actressand author Olympia Dukakis,celebrity chef and award-win-ning cookbook author DianeKochilas, Ultra Marathon ManDean Karnazes, Hockey Hall ofFamer Chris Chelios, EmmyAward-winning sportscaster BobCostas, and Queen Anne-Marie,formerly Queen of the Hellenesand mother-in-law of PrincessTatiana.

The hospitality and the spiritof the Greek people have im-pressed the couple especially inthese difficult times. They moved

to Greece three years ago.Princess Tatiana said she kept“an open heart and mind” andthat is how the people have re-ceived her. “She’s been wel-comed warmly,” Prince Nikolaossaid. “I’ve always wanted to livein Greece, to return because Ilove Greece and she loves it.”The couple married on the islandof Spetses and lives in Athens. Atalented photographer, PrinceNikolaos noted the wonderfullight in Greece is another factorthat drew him to live and workin the country. In terms of theeconomic and refugee crises, heobserved it is a tragedy what hashappened in recent years, but itillustrated the character of thepeople, the philotimo and philox-enia (hospitality), as suffering in-dividuals opened their homesand gave bread to those in need.“It made me proud to be Greekat a time when people were look-ing down on us,” Prince Nikolaossaid. “The people have little andthey want to share it.” ForPrincess Tatiana, Greece is a landof contrasts, geographically sodiverse, but the people’s kindnessis the constant. Nature and

healthy living are important toher and in Greece, living “closeto the land, close to roots, tradi-tion, culture, family” have madean impression on her. Her inter-national upbringing was not sodeeply rooted and family gath-erings rare, but the Princessnoted that her family did get achance recently to visit and en-joyed their time together.

In her welcome at the begin-ning of the book, Princess Ta-tiana mentions moving to Greecewith her husband and how themove added a “new chapter” toher culinary identity. She de-scribes Greek cuisine accuratelyas “simple but never simplistic,unpretentious but still seductive,and authentic but always evolv-ing.” She also writes about theways food and community areconnected and how the lack offood causes alienation and ex-clusion which led to her involve-ment with the Athens-based non-profit organization Boroume (WeCan). All the proceeds of thesales of the cookbook go to thecharity. Boroume was founded in2011 to reduce food waste whilebattling against malnutrition in

Greece by establishing networksto connect food donors withthose in need. Boroume suppliesmeals and also fosters a strongersense of community during thedifficult times of crisis for thosestruggling to make ends meet.The motto of the charity is “Sav-ing lives by saving food.” XeniaPapastavrou, founder ofBoroume noted in the forewordby the book’s co-author DianaFarr Louis, “I was an active vol-unteer at the Greek Food Bankand was wracking my brain tofind a way to solve the problemof food waste. So much food wasbeing thrown away, yet so manypeople were going hungry, andout crisis was in its second year

already.”Papastavrou finally came up

with the idea for Boroume onher youngest son’s birthday andwith co-founders Alexia Moat-sou, and Alexander Theodoridis-Managing Director of Boroume,established the charity as a “fa-cilitator” linking people with do-nated food within a neighbor-hood or nearby neighborhoods.Once the contacts are in place,the community can continue onhelping people withoutBoroume’s intervention. Accord-ing to the charity’s website, morethan 5.5 million portions of foodhave been offered since 2011.

Princess Tatiana spoke aboutYoleni’s, an online food platform

featuring the best of Greece thatalso benefits Boroume. A greatresource for everything fromolive oil and honey to nuts andsweets and even beauty prod-ucts, the site is an easy way forconsumers to shop for Greekproducts and help the economyof the country. A Taste of Greece-themed gift baskets are alsoavailable on Yoleni’s websitewww.yolenis.com, a portion ofthe proceeds benefit Boroume.

A Taste of Greece is a charm-ing cookbook in support of a verygood cause. It was released onJuly 15 and as Prince Nikolaosmentioned, the book sold out insix weeks and is already in itssecond printing. The cookbookhas been printed in German,French, and English with theGreek edition due out in Decem-ber just in time for the holidaygift-giving season.

Dr. Hatzaras Leads NYU Lutheran’s New Oncology Outreach Program

Prince Nikolaos and Princess Tatiana Talk about Her Book “A Taste of Greece”

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ABOVE: Antonis Diamatarispublisher/editor of TNH talkswith Princess Tatiana andPrince Nikolaos. FAR LEFT:Princess Tatiana presentsVanessa Diamataris with asigned copy of A Taste ofGreece. The book is availablein English, French, and Ger-man with the Greek editiondue out in December. LEFT:Princess Tatiana is an avidcook and philanthropist. Theproceeds from A Taste ofGreece go to the nonprofit or-ganization Boroume.

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Maroulis (gold medal inwomen’s freestyle wrestling).

The crowd applauded theOlympians and participated inthe auction of two shirts (onewas signed by the Olympians ofthe Greek national team and thesecond by Greek-American He-len Maroulis) and other gifts.

THI President George Stamastold TNH that proceeds “are es-timated to reach $275,000 andthey will be used to support theOlympians so that they may win

more medals in the 2020Olympics and raise the flag ofGreece even higher."

Stamas, along with THIBoard Chairman Andrew Liverisand Dennis Mill welcomed theGreek-Americans and expressedtheir satisfaction for the partici-pation of two hundred youngpeople in the newly establishedinstitution THI New Leaders.

Archbishop Demetrios, whodelivered the prayer, welcomedthe Olympic medalists and con-gratulated THI for its excellentwork it has done.

The THI Leadership Awardwas presented to Lora Pappa,founder of the NGO METAdrasi-Action for Migration & Develop-ment. The honoree expressedher gratitude and noted the or-ganization’s work which extendsto Lesbos, Chios, Athens and toall the refugee reception facili-ties, and emphasized that theyhave helped more than threehundred children and that thechallenges and the refugees’needs are tremendous.

Upon accepting the award,Vice-President of the “Together

for Children” organizationAlexandra Martinou expressedher gratitude for the assistanceprovided by THI and gave a briefoverview of the organization'swork, which started 20 yearsago and supports 30,000 chil-dren per year.

Afterward, awards were givento Nikos Koumettis, co-Founderof the ReGeneration program andPresident of The Coca-Cola Com-pany’s Central and Eastern Eu-rope business unit, as well as toEvangelos Pappas, who is thefounder of RT Safe and has been

awarded the Hellenic Entrepre-neurship Award.

Retired U.S. Navy AdmiralJames Stavridis was the keynotespeaker. He congratulated THIfor its efforts and then focusedon the five reasons it is in thebest interests of the UnitedStates to help Greece.

First, that Greece is locatedin the hottest spot of theMediterranean, and that boththe Near and Middle East are inthe throes of war and conflict.

Second, all the values thatAmerica represents originate

from Ancient Greece.Third, Greece’s geostrategic

position. Fourth, Greece has the best

prepared armed forces partici-pating in NATO.

Fifth, the role of the GreekOrthodox Church and its influ-ence on the Balkans and Russia.

Princess Tatiana of Greeceand Denmark spoke about herlove for Greece and charitableactivities, and noted that theyhave offered over 9 millionmeals to people suffering fromthe crisis.

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Retired U.S. Navy Admiral James Stavridis gave the keynoteaddress at the event. The text of the speech follows.

I grew up as a baseball player, and given my modest size, it wasalways clear that I would end up playing in the infield. I had relativelyquick hands, and I gravitated toward third base, which has beencalled “the hot corner” in the baseball world. It was a spot on thefield that was pivotal to how defensive games came out, a placewhere a player had to be nimble and quick, and where mistakescould have big costs. A third baseman stands closer to the hitterthan any other player on the field, and has to react instantly to a hitbeing cracked his way. “Big doors swing on small hinges,” my highschool coach used to say about playing third base.

It seems to me now that the relatively small nation of Greeceoccupies that “hot corner in Europe.” A nation of just under 10million - with perhaps 4 million Greek-Americans here in the UnitedStates, by the way - Greece sits astride the most dangerous corner ofEurope. It has become a gateway for hundreds of thousands ofrefugees and migrants, most of them passing through towarddestinations deeper in Europe. But unfortunately for Greece, the restof Europe is increasingly resistant to taking in this mobile population,leaving ongoing financial stress on the already severely batteredGreek economy. All of this is occurring during a period of real stressin Greece in terms of political upheaval, dissatisfaction on the partof the electorate, and the difficulties faced by the Greeks inmaintaining the terms of the agreement from the last tranche of thebailout.

The rest of Europe and the United States need to stand withGreece during this difficult period for several key reasons.

First and foremost, Greece - perhaps more than any other country

- represents the confluence of values in the trans-Atlantic community.These values are fundamental to our societies and cultures:democracy, liberty, freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedomof education and assembly. They came to us from ancient Greece,passed through the Age of Enlightenment in Western Europe, andwashed up on our shores as the principles of the American Revolution.To walk away from a nation that represents the core of those valueswould be an abiding mistake.

Second, geography continues to matter, and Greece’s position -on the figurative hot corner of Europe - means that without stabilitythere, there will be an open gateway for migrant and refugeepopulations fleeing the violence in the Levant, the larger Arab world,and northern Africa. As a geographic location, Greece offers the bestbases in the NATO Alliance from which to operate in the troublespots of the Middle East and the Mediterranean. Our military-to-military relations with Greece are exceptionally good and provide ustrue strategic advantage both unilaterally for the USA and via theNATO Alliance.

A third crucial element that argues for supporting Greece is theexcellence and professionalism of the Greek military. It is a relativelylarge and very technologically advanced force, with fine capabilitiesat sea, in the air, and via its land army. Greek soldiers, sailors, andairmen have participated in every NATO operation over the pastdecade: Afghanistan, the Balkans, Libya, and piracy, to name a few.Ensuring Greece’s economic viability will ensure those troops andcapabilities are available for future operations as well.

Fourth, Greece has a unique and positive position in the Balkansand elsewhere via its influence in the Orthodox world. Greeks arewell established regionally, and have useful connections in most ofthe Balkan countries (despite some disputes, including, for example

over the name of Macedonia). The Greeks also have a relativelygood set of relationships with fellow orthodox nation Russia, andare leaders in the broader global Orthodox community, providing abridge to a variety of nations and communities around the world.

Lastly, while Greece has an economy under considerable straintoday, it also has highly educated, innovative, and enterprising workforce with the ability to reach into Europe and the United States tofind capital, attract dealmakers, and revitalize the economy. Thetourism and shipping sectors remain strong, and both services andtech are growing. There will be real and valuable marketopportunities in Greece over the coming years.

Let me close with a story from the history of Ancient Greece.Thermopylae in ancient Greece was a tiny mountain pass

bordering the sea. It was there that a small coalition Greek Army,led by the Spartan King Leonidas, slowed the advance of a vastPersian invasion force many centuries ago, essentially buying timefor the Greeks to organize an effective defense. All of the Spartansdied in the process of defending their country. They lived by a codethat was filled with honor and courage and above all a culture ofcaring for your comrade. On the monument there are carved thewords:

Go Tell the Spartans, Stranger Passing By,That here, faithful to our laws, We lieThat Spartan culture of sacrifice and honor, of courage and

commitment, is a fundamental part of the Greek Way. It reflects thevalues, enterprise, and determination of the people of Greece. Theydeserve our help and support, and - like the ancient Greeks beforethem - they will stand with and for us as well. The Greeks are trulyplaying “the hot corner” for Europe and they deserve our support -which is fundamentally in our interest to provide.

TOP LEFT: Among the guests were Dr. Miranda and Dr. George Kofinas, Nicolas Bornozis, OlgaBornozis, Dr. Marinos Petratos, Antonia and Spiros Milonas, and Nancy Papaioannou. TOPRIGHT: The guests stood while the Jimmy Vali Band played the national anthems of Greeceand the United States. BOTTOM LEFT: THI Board Chairman Andrew Liveris, THI President

George Stamas and the Olympians Katerina Stefanidi, Eleftherios Petrounias, Spyros Gianniotis,and Helen Maroulis. BOTTOM RIGHT: Also attending were Maria Galanou, Amalia Cosmetatou,Antonis H. Diamataris, Litsa Diamataris, Alex Malamatinas, Vanessa Diamataris, and Olympicgold medalist Eleftherios Petrounias.

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By Michael Kakias

TENAFLY, NJ – The annual Tav-erna Night of the St. John theTheologian community inTenafly NJ, which took place onOctober 1, was a huge success.

Hundreds of communitymembers and friends were pre-sent at the Fr. Socrates Tsamu-talis Cultural Center, where theyhad a fun time dancing to livemusic by the Stavros TheodorouBand and enjoyed delicious tra-ditional food and appetizers,while children’s entertainmentwas also provided.

The community’s head priest,Fr. Peter Zougras, expressed toThe National Herald the joy hefeels seeing so many peoplehonoring the Feast Day of St.John.

"It is truly a blessing to haveso many people with us. A bigthank you to the Parish Council,the ladies of the Philoptochosand the Parent Teacher Organi-zation (PTO), which helped or-ganize this very beautifulevening. Everyone worked to-gether nicely and lovingly. We

are approximately 600 familiesand we all feel that we belongto a family, and this is the greatasset and blessing of our com-

munity. Also a very big thankyou to all our sponsors who of-fered whatever was necessaryfor the evening's success.

“I would like to point outthat all the proceeds from theevent will go towards replacingthe church’s air conditioning

units which are in constant needof repairs," Fr. Zougras noted.

Parish Council PresidentPhilip Philliou in turn thanked

all the volunteers, sponsors, andall those who honored the eventwith their presence. "I grew upin this community and I am veryhappy because I see that it isconstantly growing and pro-gressing. More and more fami-lies are becoming members ofour church.

“About 300 people, including40 young children, are herewith us today to have fun andthat gives us pleasure becauseour community does not onlyhave a wonderful present, butan outstanding future as well,"Philliou emphasized.

Dr. Marinos Lilikas, ParishCouncil member and co-chair ofthe event, pointed out to TNHthat for the past seven years thecommunity has honored St.John the Theologian with thisgreat event which, as he noted,has two purposes: to honor theApostle John while giving allcommunity members the chanceto get together after the summerand to have fun and enjoy them-selves, as a family.

Philoptochos Society Presi-dent Stella Baker noted that all

the society members workedhard for the evening’s success,and pointed out that the dishesand sweets were donated and

prepared by the communitymembers.

PTO president StephanieKarlis stated that in order forthe event to be the most suc-cessful, they set up a specialspace where small children wereentertained by clowns, a magi-cian and many other activities.

Referring to the community’sschool, she expressed her joy be-cause, as she noted, it is an ex-cellent Greek school that oper-ates on Tuesdays, Thursdays,and Saturdays with 150 stu-dents, while there is also theSunday Church School, scoutingprograms and many other youthactivities.

Lastly, musician StavrosTheodorou expressed his greatpleasure and honor on behalf ofall the band members who tookpart in this celebration, andwished that next year TavernaNight will be as successful as itwas this year. “A big thank youto the board for giving us thegreat honor of being responsiblefor this evening’s entertainment,and we look forward to havingthe entire Greek-American com-

munity come and have fun withus at the Cathedral’s big NewYear's party here in Tenafly," hesaid.

Taverna Night at Saint John the Theologian in Tenafly: A Huge Success

The hall of the Cathedral’s Cultural Center, filled to capacity. • The children were entertainedwith a variety of activities in a specially designated area. • A group of volunteers, from left toright: Panayiotis Lalos, Stavros Kamilaris, Marinos Lilikas, George Lilikas, and Joseph Spac-cavento

By Steve FrangosTNH Staff Writer

CHICAGO- One of the trueomissions from Greek-Americanstudies is the fact that non-Greek comedians and actorsregularly portrayed comedicGreek characters in vaudeville,radio, and films. Given thatAmerica has lampooned oneethnic group after another, it re-ally should come as no surprisethat a kind of Greek-Americanblackface is also a part of thatstrand of racist-based humor.For those who doubt this claim,re-issued radio programs, oldfilms, and even computer sitesoffer more enough evidence ofthe existence of this type ofGreek stereotype.

The recognizable stereotypictrait that marked one as a Greekin North America was fracturedspeech. Malapropisms were atthe root of all Greek-dialect co-medians. But mangling the Eng-lish language was not limited toGreeks in the world of Americanethnic humor. Settings wereequally important so Greeks inthese comedy performances arepresented as fruit peddlers,restaurant owners, barbers, andother such trades in which theaverage American would mostoften have seen a Greek in theearly 1900s. Even in movie roleswhere Greeks were not the sub-ject of humor such as SmartMoney, when Greeks speak withGreeks it is always in a brokenform of what can only be called“wop-English.”

There were more Greek di-alect comedians than anyone inGreek America now remembers.Among their number were suchcomedians as George Givot,known as the Ambassador ofPeace, Nick Parkyakarkus, andvarious others who performedas stereotypic Greek charactersin vaudeville acts. While Givotwent so far as to attempt, fromtime to time, to “pass” as aGreek, the others were carefulto maintain a respectable dis-tance between their perfor-mances and their own persons.

What is important for us to-day is not that our grandparentsand great-grandparents werethe blunt subjects of broad com-edy. Rather, even in these de-meaning depictions much canbe learned about how the aver-age Greek was perceived by theaverage American. Certainly allof these non-Greek comediansand actors were attempting toentertain their audiences andnot offer a sociologically correctpersona. Yet within any of theirefforts to entertain as a Greekpersona specific traits not simplyof speech but actions had to bemaintained to make the jokes

and their settings work. As a classic case in point of

this singular form of GreekAmerican blackface, we needonly review something of the ca-reer of ever affable NickParkyakarkus.BECOMING PARKYAKARKUS

On May 6, 1904, Harry Ein-stein was born in Boston, MA toJewish immigrant parentsCharles Einstein, a pawnbrokeroriginally from Austria, andSarah, who had emigrated fromRussia. In his nearly thirty yearsas a performer, Harry Einsteinproved to be highly successfulcomedic writer, radio, and filmactor. Over the course of his ca-reer, Einstein performed undera number of different names,such as Harry Einstein, HaroldEinstein, Harry “Parkyarkarkus”Einstein, Harry Parke all beforebecoming simply Parkyakarkus.The evolution of Harry Einsteinfrom business man to comedianwas anything but a straight line.

By the time Einstein gradu-ated high school, his father hada successful importing business.It was while spending time athis father’s new establishmentthat young Harry heard all thevarious dialects of a wide arrayof ethnic immigrants that wouldarrive to conduct business on adaily basis. As he recalled, yearslater, Greek was Einstein’s fa-vorite dialect to try and imitate.While Charles wanted his sonto join him in the importingbusiness, Einstein instead firstbecame a newspaper reporterand then went into the adver-tising business and with timebecame one of the most success-ful agencies in New England.There are passing references,here and there, in Einstein’s var-ious biographies that during thissame period “he entertained atclub functions” but other than

these vague fragments nothingelse is readily available on hispublic performances during thisearly period.

The odd circumstances sur-rounding Einstein’s 1932 debuton radio was once described ina press release. After describingEinstein’s early life and successat running an advertisingagency in Boston, the releasewent on to detail the followingevents. I should add parenthet-ically first that by the late 1940sthe average American knew Ein-stein not only as Parkyakarkusbut by the affectionate diminu-tive of Parky as well: “Parky hadsold one of his clients the ideaof a radio comedy show. He au-ditioned some 20 comedians butnone of them pleased the client.As time grew short, and still nofunny man, the client suggestedthat Parky try it. He did and theshow not only pleased the clientbut also the listening audience.Thus Parky was launched on hisprofessional comedy career.”

Whatever can be said Ein-stein’s first radio program inBoston was unquestionably aninstant sensation. In 1934,famed American comedian Ed-die Cantor heard Einstein’sshow and immediately hiredhim for his own radio program.For those unfamiliar with thehistory of American radio enter-tainment it is well recognizedthat “The Eddie Cantor Show”

was the biggest blockbuster ofthe early years of radio. So, Ein-stein’s regular appearance onthis show, as the Parkyakarkuscharacter, meant that the largestAmerican audience of any lis-tening to radio in the 1930sheard this comedian’s charac-terization of a Greek. Aside fromhis regular murder and mayhemof the English language,Parkyakarkus was portrayed onthis show as a “food-standowner.”

An unintended consequenceof the lasting popularity of “TheEddie Cantor Show” is that forthose interested in hearingParkyakarkus they can readilyfind re-issued compact diskrecordings of hours and hoursof this program (originaloldra-dio.com).

It is said in most historic ac-

counts on Harry Einstein’s radiocareer that he did his bestcomedic work as Parkyakarkuson Cantor’s show. Einstein spentfour years as a regular castmember as well as accompany-ing Cantor in his film Strike MePink in 1936. “In one of thefilm’s highlights Parkyakarkusshows his strength by tearing aphone book in half. “Wait aminute!” shouts Cantor, “you’retearing one page at a time!”Parkyakarkus: “I ain’t in a hurry(comedystars.com).”

But Einstein as Parkyakarkusdid not stay on the Cantor showbut moved on in 1938 to “TheAl Jolson Lifebuoy Show,” stay-ing until he briefly dropped outof radio in 1941. Without goinginto any detail, Einstein also ap-peared as Parkyakarkus occa-sionally on “The Jimmy DuranteShow” during this period aswell. It does seem a bit odd thatafter four years of weekly broad-casts on the Eddie Cantor Showand then another four years onthe “The Al Jolson LifebuoyShow,” always appearing asParkyakarkus, to say nothing ofhis own latter radio show HarryEinstein’s comedic career has es-caped the attention of every sin-gle Modern Greek scholar.

This omission is even morestriking given the fact thatParkyakarkus was to get his ownGreek-American diner, albeit onthe radio.

MEET ME AT PARKY’S“Meet Me at Parky’s,” was a

radio situation comedy featur-ing Harry Einstein as NickParkyakarkus, the Greek immi-grant owner of a small neigh-borhood restaurant. Writtenlargely by Einstein, with regularinput by Hal Fimberg, the showfeatured Parkyakarkus as thechief cook and bottle washer ofthis all-too typical small short-order Greek diner. The programfirst aired on June 17, 1945.Joan Barton played the cashier,Ruth Perrott, played the reoc-curring customer PrudenceRockbottom, Sheldon Leonardappeared regularly in his usualcon-artist type of persona asOrville Sharp. Also heard as reg-ular cast members were FrankNelson and Leo Carey. Thesinging talents of Betty JaneRhodes, David Street, Peggy Leeand Patty Bolton were regularlyheard along with the music ofOpie Cates and his Orchestra.Art Gilmore was the announcer.The show was sponsored by OldGold cigarettes. The showcaught on and for four years theGreek dialectician became oneof America’s favorite comedians.

Einstein’s son, actor, directorand screenwriter Albert Brooks(nee Albert Lawrence Einstein)during his interview in Playboy

recalled from memory one ofthe comedy routine’s from“Meet Me at Parky’s.”

“One bit I always rememberfrom that show: My dad wasslowly typing up the menu forhis restaurant and misspellingeverything. Roast: R-U-S-T.Beef: B-I-F. His assistant at therestaurant came in and said, “All

right Parky, I’m in a hurry justgive me the menu and give it tome quickly! I have a lot to do.”He said “Okay you want itquickly? We’re going to have sir-loin steak and tenderloin steak,good piece lamb chop, great bigpork chop, nice fried onions,fresh peeled scallions, french-fried potatoes, lettuce and toma-toes; string beans, baked beans,hup beans, too; cookeral, hook-eral, chicken stew; mackerel,pickerel, haddock, tripe; lobster,oyster, shrimp or pike; hot pies,cold pies, soft pie, mud pie, ick-leberry, bermberry, stroomberry,too; stiff cream, whipped cream,plain cream, no cream;squashed-up apple, coconut,custard; mustard, ketchup, chili,salt and pepper and a pick-a-lilly. Twenty-five cents!”

One description of Einstein’sscripting of “Meet Me at Parky’snotes: “He often combines com-edy with pleas for humanitariancauses. Last year he championedthe cause of higher wages forschool teachers; for greater pub-lic appreciation of the work ofpostal carriers and employees;emphasized the activities ofAmerica’s policemen to preservelife, law and order; and madean inspiring plea for greaterchurch attendance. Parky feelsthat the occasional mixing of aserious message now and then

with comedy is a very effectivemeans of conveying importantthoughts to the people (Nostal-gia Digest April/May 2002).”

One of the Parky’s programsI heard has a doctor that Parkysupported through medicalschool come back to see hisGreek mentor, not just to thankor acknowledge him but tospeak about why the March ofDimes is so important and needsthe support of more Americans.

How much of all that soundslike the war bond drives andother civic programs smallGreek businessmen were fa-mous for supporting throughoutthe 1930s and into the 1940s?

FILMS AND LATER YEARSBetween 1936 and 1945 Ein-

stein appeared in eleven featurelength films and three short fea-ture films as Parkyakarkus. Thefeature length films include:Strike Me Pink (1936), NewFaces of 1937, The Life of theParty (1937), She’s Got Every-thing (1937) Night Spot (1938),Glamour Boy (1940), A Yank inLibya (1942), The Yanks AreComing (1942), Sweethearts ofthe USA (1944), Earl Carroll’sVanities (1945), and Out of ThisWorld (1945). Einstein is cred-ited as writer on the three movieshorts: See Your Doctor (1939),Movie Pests (1944) and Bad-minton (1945). Before you goan order any of these films, justto see Harry Einstein perform asParkyakarkus, go towww.Youtube.com and see oneof his tangle-tongued skits fromA Yank in Libya. What I foundinteresting in this film is thatParkyakarkus plays none otherthan ‘Parkyakarkus’ which iscompletely acceptable to all.

Einstein married actress andsinger Thelma Leeds and thecouple had three sons: CliffordJay Einstein born in 1939, whobecame a writer and actor,Stewart Robert Einstein born in1942 best known for hiscomedic character Super DaveOsborne and Albert LawrenceEinstein born on July 22, 1947who later made a career forhimself as Albert Brooks. By hisfirst marriage to Lillian Anshen,he was the father of Charles Ein-stein, a writer.

Harry Einstein died on No-vember 24, 1958 and is most of-ten described in published ac-counts as simply “a radio dialectcomedian.” On the HollywoodWalk of Fame there is a Star withonly the name Parkyakarkus.Seems to me more could havebeen said about a comedian whoused a Greek-American mask tospread not just humor but alsoa universal humanitarian mes-sage as well.

hellenenow1@yahoo.com

Greek-American Blackface: Stereotypical Characters in the 1930’s-40’sHISTORICAL COMMENTARY

George Givot

Nick Parkyakarkus

The recognizablestereotypic trait thatmarked one as a Greek inNorth America wasfractured speech.Malapropisms were at theroot of all Greek-dialectcomedians.

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Peter and Nancy with son William, college student at age 9.

vanced, William was turneddown at age 4 when he appliedto Kindergarten. He missed a cou-ple of questions on the admissionstest, calling gray a shade, not acolor, and not identifying a ther-mometer, his father observed be-cause the family didn’t use thekind depicted on the test. A col-lege psychologist who studieswhiz kids administered IQ tests,declared William a “pure genius”and the elementary school al-lowed him to attend. Maillisnoted that his son finished thirdgrade last year, then simultane-ously attended fourth grade andhigh school while also takingsome college classes and this yearenrolled in college full-time.

According to his dad,William is allowed to choose hisareas of study. “Whatever

classes he wants to take, that’sokay with me,” Maillis said. “Idon’t want to push him.”

Aaron Hoffman, William’shistory professor, said Williamis not treated differently fromhis classmates. “We haven’tsteered away from any topics:Hitler, Mussolini, the Holocaust,wars,” Hoffman said. “If he’shere for college, he’s going toget college-level material.”

Hoffman noted the only dif-ference is that William doesn’ttake notes like the other stu-dents, but simply listens, reads,and absorbs the material.

Maillis observed about his re-markable son, “I just want himto appreciate the gift he has,which I think he does. I tell him,‘God gave you a gift. The worstthing would be to reject that giftand not use it for the bettermentof the world.’”

PETEr mAilliS

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crat.”Maragos went on to say “to

Republican Chairman Joe Mon-dello, I want to express my grat-itude for the great opportunityhe gave me to be of public ser-vice. I also, would like to thankmy many Republican friends fortheir friendship. I hope that ourfriendship will continue andtranscend party ideology.”

To reassure the voters whoelected him, he said “my partychange will have no impact onmy responsibilities as comptrol-ler. I will continue to run the of-fice in an independent and bi-partisan manner, as I have donein the past six years.

“We are all aware that Nas-

sau County faces significant fi-nancial challenges, multiple cor-ruption allegations, weak eco-nomic growth, and a costly andunfair tax assessment system,We cannot continue to borrowin order to pay the bills, deferpaying bills, or hit our residentswith big fees.

“Nassau County can do bet-ter! We need to restore trust ingovernment, strengthen publichealth and safety, eliminatewaste, balance the budget with-out borrowing, and finally fixthe broken tax assessment sys-tem which is costing tax payersnearly $100 million per year re-sulting in higher taxes formany.”

Maragos also announced hisrun for Nassau County Execu-tive, saying “in order to addressthese pressing issues, today, Iam announcing that I will beseeking the Democratic Partynomination for Nassau CountyExecutive. As a two-term Comp-troller, I have intimate knowl-edge of the challenges facingour government, 35 years ofproven senior management ex-perience, and the integrity todeal with the issues facing Nas-sau County.”

“Together, we can make Nas-sau County a better place tostay, live, find good paying jobs,raise a family, and retire in ourhomes! I look forward to workclosely with Chairman Jay Ja-cobs and all elected officials tomake Nassau County more af-fordable, vibrant, and with agovernment we can be proudof.”

George Maragos, Now aDemocrat Runs for ExecutiveContinued from page 1

TNH Staff

ARMONK, NY- The Livanosfamily and The Afya Foundationhosted a fundraiser in supportof Project SPORA and the peopleof Lesvos, Greece on Thursday,September 29 at Moderne Barnin Armonk, NY. Nick Livanos,proprietor of Moderne Barn, andthe entire Livanos family along-side Danielle Butin, ExecutiveDirector of The Afya Foundation,and her team, welcomed over ahundred guests for an eveningof auctions, Greek music, andfine food. The evening success-fully raised enough funding toship a 40-foot container of med-ical supplies and equipment toLesbos. The Livanos family andThe Afya Foundation thank allwho attended for their generoussupport.

According the Afya website,“since 2008, The Afya Foundationhas collected and shipped morethan 7 million pounds of criticallyneeded medical supplies (with avalue in excess of $27 million) toresource-poor hospitals and dis-tressed populations in 68 coun-

tries around the world. Afya’s op-erating model is exceptionally ef-

ficient, resulting in over 95% ofdonor dollars being used to sup-

port Afya’s life-saving work. Theevent spotlighted Afya’s recent

work in Greece – especially itssupport for the people of Lesbos

and their efforts to address theepic refugee crisis in the region.”

Livanos Family Hosts Afya Foundation Fundraiser at Moderne Barn in Armonk

LEFT: (L-R): Afya Board Co-Chair James Odell, Board Advisory Councilmember Cynthia Odell, Board co-Chair Beth Stevens, Moderne Barn Proprietors Bill andNick Livanos, Board Secretary John Dietz, Afya Executive Director and co-Founder Danielle Butin, Moderne Barn Proprietor Corina Livanos, Joanne Jones,Board Advisory Councilmembers Jennifer Katritos and Nancy Kliot, Director of Operations and Haiti Rehab Manager Sarah Schuyler, and Office Manager MaryBuckley. RIGHT: Afya Foundation Executive Director and co-Founder Danielle Butin, and Moderne Barn Proprietors Nick and Corina Livanos.

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worked with a host of eminentmusicians including VladimirAshkenazy, Hélène Grimaud,Maxim Vengerov, and RenéeFleming, Vadim Repin, andNigel Kennedy. His recordingsof the Beethoven sonatas havebeen compared to Schnabel,Brendel, Barenboim, and Wil-helm Kempff (Daily Telegraph,Classic FM Magazine Critics’Choice).

Papadopoulos has conductedthe complete cycle of Beethovensymphonies and directed fromthe keyboard the five piano con-certos in the Oxford Philhar-monic’s 2008 Beethoven Festi-val, a feat he repeated again tocelebrate the Orchestra’s 15thanniversary in the 2013-14 con-cert season. As part of theworldwide celebrations forMozart’s 250th anniversaryyear, he directed from the key-board the composer’s completecycle of piano concertos withthe OP.

A prolific recording artist, Pa-padopoulos’ catalogue includeshis critically acclaimed

Beethoven sonatas, perfor-mances of Stravinsky’s Concertofor Piano and Wind with theRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra(Hyperion), works by Mozart,Mussorgsky, César Franck andthe twenty-four Preludes andFugues by Shostakovich. Mostrecordings are now available onthe Oxford Philharmonic Or-chestra record label. He con-

ducts the Oxford Philharmonicin new recordings to be releasedsoon of the Brahms and Sibeliusviolin concertos with MaximVengerov as soloist. As a pianist,he and Maxim Vengerov haverecorded the complete Brahmsviolin sonatas in 2015. On Sep-tember 27, he performed theBrahms Sonatas with MaximVengerov in a sold out concert

at Vienna’s Musikverein. In Feb-ruary 2017, he will conduct sixperformances of Cosi fan Tuttefor the Greek National Opera inthe new Stavros Niarchos Foun-dation Cultural Centre.

Papadopoulos is dedicated tonurturing young talent andthrough his vast experience isable to impart knowledge toyoung artists, particularly dur-ing the prestigious Oxford PianoFestival, which he founded in1999. In 2015, he served on thejury of the Leeds InternationalPiano Competition.

Papadopoulos earned a doc-torate in music from City Uni-versity and is both a member ofthe Oxford University Faculty ofMusic and Fellow by SpecialElection of Keble College Ox-ford. He became an HonoraryFellow of the Worshipful Com-pany of Musicians in 2010 andwas awarded Oxford City’s Cer-tificate of Honour in 2013. Pa-padopoulos was awarded anMBE (Member of the Most Ex-cellent Order of the British Em-pire) in the Queen’s 2014 NewYear’s Honours List for servicesto music in Oxford.

while attending NYU, butdropped out for a chance to owna piece of the store. He openedhis own grocery store in 1969and had 10 stores by age 25.Besides Gristedes, he owns theUnited Refining oil refinery inPennsylvania, which he boughtout of bankruptcy, and also hasextensive real estate holdings.

DeJoria, 72, is a self-madebillionaire who started outsleeping in his car and sellingshampoo door-to-door before heteamed up with Paul Mitchell in1980 and turned $700 into hair-care outfit John Paul MitchellSystems.

The company is still goingstrong with an estimated $1 bil-lion in annual revenues. He laterhelped create tequila distillerPatrón Spirits as a hobby.

Today Patron sells some 2.4million cases of premium tequilaper year. DeJoria also has inter-ests in a range of industries, in-cluding life sciences, yachts andtelecom.

Metropoulos, 70, is famousfor having resurrected near-dead brands, making Pabst BlueRibbon the beer of choice forBrooklyn’s hipsters and bringingback the name he then sold for$750 million, and turningaround other products such asTwinkies.

He previously bought, turnedaround and sold brands likeChef Boyardee, Pam cookingspray, Bumble Bee tuna and Per-rier-Jouet champagne.

Spanos, 93, bought a control-

ling stake in the Chargers in1984; the team is now worth $2billion. His grandchildren Johnand A.G. run the team, whileson Dean serves as Chairman.The son of Greek immigrants,Spanos started a catering com-pany in 1951 with an $800 loan.He used the profits to buy realestate, eventually building A.G.Spanos Companies into one ofthe country's largest apartmentdevelopers.

Argyros, 79, the grandson ofGreek immigrants, runs Arnel &Affiliates, a real estate firm with5,500 apartments in OrangeCounty, Calif., and about twomillion square feet of retail andoffice properties in southernCalifornia.

Argyros was once the largeststockholder in DST Systems, a

Kansas software developer, buthas sold the bulk of his and hisfamily's shares under a 2014agreement. He is a graduate ofChapman University in southernCalifornia and served on itsboard.

He founded Arnel in 1968and owned the Seattle Marinersbaseball team during the 1980s.From 2001 to 2004 he was theU.S. Ambassador to Spain andAndorra.

In August 2015, Argyros andhis wife, Julia, pledged $13.5million to help renovate an Or-ange County cultural center.

Peterson, 90, has one of themost distinguished résumés inAmerica. He served as Secretaryof Commerce under PresidentRichard Nixon, was Chairmanand CEO of Lehman Brothers in

the 1970s and early 1980s, co-founded Blackstone Group in1985 with fellow billionaireStephen Schwarzman, and thenserved as the chair of New York'sFederal Reserve Bank from 2000to 2004.

He made most of his fortuneat Blackstone and sold a chunkof his stake for $1.85 billion(pretax) in 2007 when the com-pany went public. He retiredfrom the private equity firm ayear later.

The son of poor Greek immi-grants, Peterson held his firstjob during the Great Depressionat age 8, working the cash reg-ister at his frugal father's 24-hour restaurant.

Peterson is married toSesame Street co-creator JoanGanz Cooney.

Maestro Papadopoulos to Lead Oxford Phil. US Debut

Seven Greek-Americans On Forbes’ 400 Richest

He wrote the film in 2013,shot it in 2014. and it premieredin Greece at the end of 2015. Ayoung woman falls in love withan illegal immigrant, while herbrutish father, believing his busi-ness is threatened by the new-comers, joins up with a violentgroup to eliminate them. “Backthen when I was writing thescript, the immigration issuewas different. I never thoughtthen that it would be such a bigEuropean issue. Unfortunatelyit’s a reality we face.”

Papakaliatis made his film for$2 million, a bargain by Holly-

wood standards, and filmed itin 43 days. Worlds Apart will bereleased in the USA in Novem-ber. “It’s the first time foreignerswill watch a movie about the re-alities of Greece. I wanted a pic-ture about my country andwanted people to know aboutmy country.”

Manoussakis, working withhis producer wife, Maria, hasmade many important series forGreek television on the subjectof intolerance. His powerful filmCloudy Sunday was inspired byreading the book Ouzeri Tsitsa-nis set in 1943 Thessaloniki. “Isaw that through the eyes of ayoung couple in love, and

through the eyes of a great com-poser, Tsitsanis, I could show anepoch. We think it’s very con-temporary although the story offascism is old. I wanted to re-mind people who had forgottenwhat fascism and Nazism reallyis during a time when neo-Nazimovements are threatening theEuropean ideological structure.

“The simple love story in thisfilm unfortunately reflects to-day’s reality, where racism andneo-Nazism lie in wait, eager toinfect the global community. Myaim was to provide a reminderof the atrocities committed dur-ing WWII for those who are un-aware and for those who have

chosen to forget.” As it con-cluded, Cloudy Sunday leftmany audience members intears while the words of re-betika composer Tsitsanisplayed on the screen.

A nephew of actress IrenePappas, Manoussakis studied atthe London Film School. Hisnext film is “based on an ancientGreek tragedy by Euripides,Hecuba. It shows how degener-ate politicians strive for power,their intrigue as they seek to ma-nipulate people. Hecuba is amasterpiece. I think it’s very con-temporary. I’m setting my filmin a futuristic time and calling itsociological science fiction.”

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Ambassador Andreas Jacovides, Maestro Marios Papadopoulos,Mrs. Daisy Soros, and Mrs. Pamela Jacovides.

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GREEK GASTRONOMY

By Eleni Sakellis

The cooler temperatures and shorter days are a perfect time toenjoy the flavors of fall. Take advantage of the plentiful seasonalfruits and vegetables available including apples and acorn squash.Here are two recipes to enjoy for the fall.

Roasted Acorn Squash with Rice

• 4 medium acorn squash• Greek extra virgin olive oil• Greek sea salt• Freshly ground pepper• 1 ½ cups brown rice• 1 large onion, diced• 2 celery stalks, chopped• 1 fresh fennel bulb, sliced thinly• 1 cup walnuts• ½ cup golden raisins (optional)• 1 lemon• ½ cup crumbled feta (optional)

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Prepare the acorn squash,wash thoroughly, and cut in half.

Remove the seeds and set aside. Place the acorn squash cut sideup in a large baking pan, drizzle with olive oil, and sprinkle withsea salt and pepper. Place in the oven and roast for 1 hour or untilthe squash is tender.

While the squash is baking, cook the brown rice. Bring 4 cupsof water to a boil in a saucepan over medium high heat, reduceheat and add the brown rice. Stir in 1 teaspoon sea salt and allowto cook until the water is absorbed and the rice cooked. A table-spoon of butter may also be added to the rice, if preferred.

In a sauté pan, heat two to three tablespoons of olive oil. Addthe onion and celery, sauté until the onion is translucent, and thenadd the fennel and sauté 2 minutes. Remove from heat and stir inthe walnuts and golden raisins, if using.

Stir together the rice and the vegetable mixture. Adjust salt andpepper to taste.

Place the baked acorn squash on a plate or on a serving trayand top with rice mixture, freshly squeezed lemon juice, and adrizzle of olive oil. Top with crumbled feta cheese for added Greekflavor.

Baked ApplesWhen apples are in season, it is sometimes best to do as little as

possible with them, or just eat them out of hand. If however, yougot carried away in your apple picking, you may have no choicebut to cook some of the apples before they spoil. The followingrecipe is a tasty, relatively simple way to enjoy the warm flavors ofthe apple harvest.

• 4-6 medium apples• 1/3 cup brown sugar• 1/3 cup oats• 1/3 cup finely chopped walnuts• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon• 2-3 tablespoons butter• Water

Wash the apples and core them using a paring knife, melonballer, or apple corer. Set aside.

In a mixing bowl, stir together thebrown sugar, oats, walnuts, and cinna-mon.

Fill the cored apples with the mix-ture and place in an eight or nine-inchsquare baking pan, or larger as needed,depending on the size of the apples.

Cut the butter into equal pieces andtop each apple with a piece of butter.Add just enough water to cover the bot-tom of the pan. Tent the baking panwith foil and bake in a preheated 375degree oven for 20 minutes.

Remove foil and continue baking forabout 20-30 minutes more until the ap-ples are tender and their skins wrinkly.

Spoon the liquid from the pan overthe apples and serve warm with a scoopof your favorite ice cream or Greek yo-gurt. Golden Delicious, Gala, and Fujivarieties work well with this recipe.

The Flavors of the Season: Two Recipes to Enjoy in the Fall

By Phyllis (Kiki) SembosSpecial to The National Herald

I know that being presidenthas many advantages. You getto live in a huge, white houserent-free, get a fat salary andpension when you’re out, get adoctor at the snap of a finger,have a helicopter and plane atyour disposal, a chef of yourchoice, a staff to keep the placeclean, bullet-proof cars to takeyou where you’re told to be andtake naps when you need to be-fore a sharp finger jabs at youbecause some potentate is wait-ing in the Oval Office to ask formoney.

Still, being a president isn’tall fun and games. He has to getdressed, every single day, in veryformal wear, have a silk tie andwear shoes that are so shinyyour face reflects in them beforegoing to see that no-good, freeloader in the Oval Office.

I can wear a T-shirt, jeans,sneakers and go to the zoo,Botanical Gardens, or a movie

with friends or alone. Then, af-ter choosing any movie of mychoice, I can buy tickets, a bagof popcorn and search the aislesfor a seat that’s not sticky or thatwon’t have a pervert next to meor kids that wiggle or cry be-cause her brother pulled herhair. The president has to sitwith body guards, have his pop-corn analyzed and he can’t goto the bathroom alone, either.That, alone, would make me dosomething to get impeached.

I can go to a Greek, Italian,or Thai food restaurant. Or takeit out. I can go to Joe’s GreasySpoon, down the block if Iwanted to. I can go to the lotterystore, buy my losers, scratch -offs and newspapers and go tothe park and sit on a bench andgaze up at the clouds, the calm,soothing lake where kids pitchtheir fishing lines for a nibble,watch those Canadian geese de-posit their poops, everywhere.The president can’t do that – notuntil the body guards search thetrees for snipers, and geese for

h i d -d e nbombs. Even, ol’Henry, the bent and arthritic,park attendant, has to be patted

down forh i d d e n

weapons. “Let’s seethat hoe, mister! Looks like a ri-fle. And, get down from that

lawn mower and stand asidewith your hands up – higher –over your head. NOW!”

I can get up late each morn-ing and say, “Now, what do Iwant to do today – if anything?”And, not have my secretarycome in, after a quickie break-fast to tell me what I have to dofor the next four years, like it ornot. Then, imagine if, after sign-ing a bill that is supposed tosave the country piles of money,I become, inadvertently, respon-sible for the laying off of mil-lions of people. You’d see a verydespondent Kiki! You’d see megoing from door to door, withpackages of koulourakia, apol-ogizing, and promising I’d makeeverything right, again – if it’snot too late. The president hasto take the public’s ‘ranting andraving’. He can’t go on the spurof the moment for a ride or va-cation or see an old friend with-out some reporter reportinghow he’s wasting the tax payer’smoney; or, he’s a ‘do nothing’president. When I do any of

those things, only my husbandwill tell me that!

The president can’t denounceother leaders, dictators or primeministers visiting from anothercountry – even if he deserves tobe kicked out by the seat of hispants. Why in the world wouldI want to be president, assumingthat anyone would vote for mein the first place, when I amfreer, safer, and more usefulthan the president? I write let-ters to the editor of the localnewspaper here in my town,complaining about our lousymayor who is turning our littlesuburban town into DelanceyStreet with over development,his latest having proposed aStarbucks Drive, in where apretty country house used tostand. At least my letters mightget approval from neighbors. Infact, my neighbors would, prob-ably, vote for me if I ran formayor of this town or even,president. But, I don’t want tobe mayor of this town – or, pres-ident, thank you.

GREEK AMERICAN STORIES

Why I Don’t Want to be President

By Dr. Dimitra Kamarinou

Η γέννηση means birth, like the genesis. The word γεννήθηκα=I was born comes from this root (remember γενέθλια =birthday).Πότε γεννήθηκες; means When were you born? Εγώ γεννήθηκαστις 5 Δεκεμβρίου του 1962. Του 1962 means of the year 1962.This is how this verb is conjugated.

VOCABULARYGreek word Pronunciation MeaningΕγώ γεννήθηκα eYO YeNEEthika I was bornΕσύ γεννήθηκες eSEE YeNEEthikes you were bornΗ Μαρία γεννήθηκε EE maREEa YeNEEthike Maria was bornΕμείς γεννηθήκαμε emEES YeNEEthikame we were bornΕσείς γεννηθήκατε esEES YeNEEthikate you were bornΗ Μαρία και ο Πέτρος EE maREEa ke o PEtros Maria and Petrosγεννήθηκαν YeNEEthikan were bornΠριν PREEN beforeΜετά meTA afterΠότε POte whenΤο εισιτήριο TO isiTEErio ticketΤα εισιτήρια TA isiTEEria tickets Το αεροπλάνο TO aeroPLAno airplaneΟ αέρας O aEras airΤο τρένο TO TREno trainΤο καράβι TO kaRAvi shipΤο πλοίο TO PLEEo shipΤο κρουαζιερόπλοιο TO krooazyeROplio cruiserδύο χιλιάδες DEEo hiliAdes two thousand

The word air comes from the ancient Greek o αήρ, o αέρας inModern Greek. It is the first compound of the word τοαερο+πλάνο= air+plane.

We use two synonyms for the ship: το καράβι and το πλοίο. Τοκρουαζιερόπλοιο is a compound word from the English cruiserand the Greek πλοίο.

Μετά is a Greek word for after or beyond and is used as a prefixin many English words: metaphysical (ο μεταφυσικός>μετά+φυ-σικός= beyond what is perceptible to the senses), metastasis (ημετάσταση>μετά+στάση= next placement), metathesis (η μετά-θεση>μετά+θέση= transposition), metaphor (ημεταφορά>μετά+φέρω= carry another meaning).

These days the prefix meta- is added to the name of a disciplineor a method designating a more abstract approach or a higher/sec-ond level of research: metaphilosophy, metalinguistics, meta-analy-sis.

EXERCISES

1. WHICH YEAR WERE YOU BORN?1.1. -Εσύ πότε γεννήθηκες; -Εγώ ……….. στις 5 Δεκεμβρίου του 1962. Είμαι … χρονών.1.2.-Πότε ……….. η αδελφή σου;-Η αδελφή μου …….. στις 12 Μαρτίου 2001. Είναι … χρονών.1.3.-Πότε γεννήθηκε η Μαρία;-Η Μαρία …….. στις 15 Αυγούστου του 2008. Είναι … χρονών.1.4.-Εσείς ……….. πριν το 2000?-Ναι, εμείς ……………. πριν το 2000.1.5.-Ο Χρήστος και η Γιάννα γεννήθηκαν μετά το 2000?-Ναι, ο Χρήστος και η Γιάννα ……….. μετά το 2000.

2. WHEN WERE THE OLYMPIC GAMES HELD?Find out the years of the Olympic Games and write them innumbers.2.1. Ρίο, Βραζιλία, δύο χιλιάδες δέκα έξι= Rio, Brazil, 2.2. Αθήνα, Ελλάδα, δύο χιλιάδες τέσσερα= Athens, Greece,2.3. Βερολίνο, Γερμανία, χίλια εννιακόσια τριάντα έξι= Berlin,Germany,2.4. Αθήνα, Ελλάδα, χίλια οκτακόσια ενενήντα έξι= Athens,Greece, 2.5. Λονδίνο, Αγγλία, δύο χιλιάδες δώδεκα= London, England,2.6. Λος Άντζελες, Αμερική, χίλια εννιακόσια ογδόντα τέσσερα=Los Angeles, U.S.,2.7. Πεκίνο, Κίνα, δύο χιλιάδες οκτώ= Beijing, China,

3. CHOOSE HOW YOU PREFER TO TRAVELGive your answers in complete sentences and write the numbers inwords. -Πόσο κάνει/κάνουν 20 εισιτήρια με το καράβι από Αθήνα γιαΡόδο για τις 10 Σεπτεμβρίου στις 12.45; (2640 ευρώ)-Δεκαπέντε εισιτήρια με το καράβι από Αθήνα για Ρόδο στις δέκαΣεπτεμβρίου στις δώδεκα και σαράντα πέντε κάνουν δύο χιλιάδεςεξακόσια σαράντα ευρώ.

3.1. Πόσο κάνει/κάνουν 15 εισιτήρια με το αεροπλάνο από Αθήναγια Ρόδο στις 3 Αυγούστου στις 20.30; (2010 ευρώ)3.2. Πόσο κάνει/κάνουν 15 εισιτήρια με το τρένο από Αθήνα γιαΘεσσαλονίκη στις 18 Μαΐου στις 8.35 ; (2220 ευρώ)3.3. Πόσο κάνει/κάνουν 2 εισιτήρια με το κρουαζιερόπλοιο απόΜαϊάμι για Πουέρτο Ρίκο στις 20 Ιουνίου στις 13.20; (2650δολάρια)3.4. Πόσο κάνει/κάνουν 1 εισιτήριο με το κρουαζιερόπλοιο απόΛος Άντζελες για Αλάσκα στις 16 Ιουλίου στις 19.35; (2145δολάρια)

PRONUNCIATION KEYi (i-diom), ee (n-ee-dle), e (e-nergy), o (o-rganism), oo (b-oo-

t), y (y-es), h (h-elium), th (th-eory), d (th-e), gh (w-olf). The cap-italized syllables are accented.

Dimitra Kamarinou, PhD, has studied philology and archaeology atthe University of Ioannina,Würzburg and Bochum in Germany. Shehas been honored with the Academy of Athens Award inArchaeology and Homeric Philology.

Δύο χιλιάδες δεκαέξι is theYear Two Thousand Sixteen

OUR EVERYDAY GREEK

FEATURETHE NATIONAL HERALD, OCTOBER 8-15, 2016 7

By Eleni Sakellis

The diversity of the Greek ex-perience is explored in the newbook entitled We are inExile/Estamos En Galut by MaraW. Cohen Ioannides. Thenovella chronicles the decline ofthe Jewish community in thecity of Rhodes in the years be-fore World War II. The ancientand once vibrant Greek Jewishcommunity destroyed by theHolocaust lived in peace withthe Greek Christians during theyears of Italian rule on the is-land. This coming of age storyfollows two sisters, Dora andHannah in the traditional com-munity of the Rhodelisi.

Hannah dreams of travelingto America to join her elderbrothers who have alreadymoved to Atlanta, Georgia towork and send home money totheir families. Her hopes andthose of her friends to find jobsin the United States are apoignant reminder of the con-tinuing economic struggles thathave plagued Greece and forcedso many to leave their home-

land in search of a better life.Alejandro is Dora and Hannah’syounger brother, the youngestof the five children in their fam-ily. His experiences reveal thedifferences between the Jewsand the Christians of Rhodeswho lived side by side, but withdifferent traditions and customs.The two groups may haveclashed at times, but the chil-dren played together, develop-

ing friendships in spite of theirdifferences. The grandmother ofthe family, also called Hannah,struggles to make ends meet forthe family whose men havegone off to work in America.The children’s parents, Mosesand Miriam come to the difficultdecision many of our parents,grandparents, and relatives hadto make, to pull up stakes andmove to America. GrandmotherHannah accompanies them onthe voyage, but the extendedfamily remains on Rhodes.

The epilogue reveals the fateof the family after the Holo-caust. Geared toward youngadults, the book is a concise 128pages and is appropriate foradults as well.

The use of Ladino, the lan-guage of the Jews of Rhodesand Sephardic Jews, adds a dis-tinctive element to the storywith song lyrics and sayings,bringing the community to life.Ladino, also called Judeo-Span-ish is a Romance languagebased on Old Spanish and is stillspoken in over thirty countries.The language, traditions, and

customs presented in the bookpreserve the memory of theJewish community of Rhodes.We are in Exile/Estamos enGalut by Mara W. Cohen Ioan-nides is available online.

Mara W. Cohen Ioannideshas a doctorate in Jewish Stud-ies from The Spertus Instituteof Jewish Learning and Leader-ship, an MA in ProfessionalWriting from Carnegie MellonUniversity, and a BS in Com-puter Science from ColumbiaUniversity. She writes both fic-tion and non-fiction and has di-rected a documentary all aboutJewish subjects. This is her sec-ond novel examining the Jewishcommunities in Greece. Herfirst, A Shout in the Sunshine,was a National Jewish BookAward finalist. Originally fromEwing, NJ, where she graduatedEwing High School, she cur-rently lives in Springfield, MO,with her husband and daughterand teaches at Missouri StateUniversity. She is a member ofTemple Israel and is the presi-dent of the Midwest JewishStudies Association.

LITERARY REVIEW

New Book Highlights Jewish Community of Rhodes

OBITUARIES CLASSIFIEDS8 THE NATIONAL HERALD, OCTOBER 8-15, 2016

DEATH NOTICES

n ALEXOPOULOS,THEODORA M.

LENEXA, KS (from the KansasCity Star, published on Oct. 2)–Theodora M. Alexopou-los, 84,Lenexa, Kansas passed awaySept. 30, 2016. She was born inAxlathokabos, Greece. She waspreceded in death by her hus-band Merino G. Alexopoulos.Survivors include her son, DeanM. Alexopoulos and his wifeDee Ann of Lenexa, grand-daugh-ter Christina Alexopoulosof Chicago, and Son Chris M.Alexopoulos and his wife An-nieof Kansas City. Visitation is 6-8p.m. Monday, October 3 at Mt.Moriah, Newcomer and Free-man Funeral Home in KansasCity, Mo 10507 Holmes Road.Trisagion ser-vice at 7. Funeralservice at Annunciation GreekOrthodox Church at 10 a.m.Tuesday, October 4. Gravesideservices to follow at CalvaryCemetery in Kansas City. Con-tribu-tions to the church build-ing fund. Mt Moriah & FreemanFuneral Home & Cemetery. Dig-nity Memorial.

n ANASTASOPOULOS,THERESA

PARAMUS, NJ (from theRecord, published on Oct. 2)–Theresa Anastasopoulos, age41, of Paramus, NJ, passed awaypeacefully on Friday morning,September 30, 2016 surroundedby her loving family. Beloveddaughter of John and PamelaAnastasopou-los, cherishedgranddaughter of EleftheriaPashalis, loving sister of PeterAnasta-sopoulos and his wifeDespina, Alexander Anasta-sopoulos, Eleftheria Hondrosand her husband Sotiris, JoanneAnastasopoulos and MariaAnastasopoulos, dear aunt ofYianni Lambros, Niko and Ma-rina. Theresa is also survived bymany other loving rela-tives inGreece and abroad. Theresa wasa member of St. AthanasiosGreek Orthodox Church in Para-mus. Services will be 11:30 AMMonday, October 3, 2016 at St.Atha-nasios Greek OrthodoxChurch, 51 Paramus Road, Para-mus, NJ. The family will re-ceivetheir relatives and friends at thechurch beginning 10AM untilthe time of the ser-vice. Burialwill follow at George Washing-ton Memorial Park, 234 Para-mus Road, Paramus, NJ. Memo-rial donations in memory ofTheresa Anastasopoulos may bemade to: St. Athanasios GreekOrthodox Church, 51 ParamusRoad, Paramus, NJ 07652

n BOGDANOS, JOANNE G.SAN LEANDRO, CA (from theEast Bay Times, published onSept. 23)– January 17, 1933 -September 20, 2016 Joanne G.Bogdanos, of San Leandro, CA,passed away on September 20,2016 at the age of 83. Joannewas born in the village of Mer-tidi, near Aigion, in Greece. Herhusband Fr. George M. Bog-danos preceded her in death in2004. She is survived by her 4children, Michael (of Lodi),Demetrios (of Alameda) andAntonia and Panayiotis (of SanLeandro) and many relatives inthe Bay Area and in Greece. Vis-itation will be held at Santos-Robinson Mortuary 160 Es-tudillo Ave. San Leandro fromnoon to 5:00 PM on Sunday,September 26th. Funeral ser-vices and In-terment will be pri-vate. In lieu of flowers, dona-tions to the MS Society,Parkinson's Re-search, or to theGreek Assembly of God Church(1771-36th Ave, Oakland, CA94601) is preferred.

n CHIPOURAS, GEORGE A. WASHINGTON, DC (from theWashington Post, published onSept. 30)– George A. Chipouras,Lt. Col., USAF, Ret. (Age 93) OnSeptember 26, 2016, at JacksonSouth Community Hospital inMiami, FL. Born on October 22,1922, in Washington, DC to thelate Arthur and VirginiaChipouras, George was edu-cated in DC public elementaryand high schools. He earned aMasters and Bachelors degreein political science with a minorin psychology from The Ameri-can International College ofSpringfield, MA and a Mastersin business administration/business management from theUniversity of Mi-ami. Lt. ColonelChipouras served in the U.S.Army Air Corps and later U.S.Air Force from 1942-70 at dutystations spanning the globe. Hewas on active duty during WorldWar II, the Korean Conflict andfor two tours in Vietnam. Lt.Colonel Chipouras was a highlydecorated officer, having beenawarded the Distinguished Fly-ing Cross, Bronze Medal andPurple Heart just to name a few.His duties included expertise asa naviga-tor/ bombardier withspecialties in thermonuclearweaponry and special missionsplanning. After retiring from themilitary, he relocated to Miami,

FL where he worked as the Di-rector of Construction Adminis-tration and Management withFerendino, Grafton, Spillis andCandella, an architectural andengineering firm. Later, he wasthe Director of Facilities Plan-ning and Construction Manage-ment for the University of Mi-ami, finally retiring again in1988. Beginning in 1956, Lt.Colonel Chipouras became veryactive in all aspects of the Ma-sonic Bodies and the Shriners,where he held many prestigiouspositions. He was very proud tobe recognized as the Grand Gen-eral Grand Council Cryptic Ma-sons International Ambassadorto Greece and as the State Chap-ter Dad and Honorary Legion ofHonor for the International Or-der of DeMolay. He also servedon the Jurisprudence Commit-tees and was the Grand Com-mander of the Florida State Il-lustrious 33rd Degree of theSouthern Jurisdiction ScottishRite. Lt. Colonel Chipour-as wasa member of the American In-ternational College and the Uni-versity of Miami alumni associ-ations, the Retired OfficersAssociation, the ConstructionSpecifications Institute, St.Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathe-dral in Miami, FL and Ss. Con-stantine and Helen Greek Or-thodox Church in Annapolis,MD. In addition to his parents,Lt. Colonel Chipouras was pre-ceded in death by his belovedwife, Mary Alice Chipouras andhis sisters, Anastassia and FeliciaChipouras. He is survived by hischildren, Arthur G. Chipourasand Virginia S. Thomas; his son-in-law, Tommy Thomas; hisgrandchildren, Cynthia Lynnand Mike Pozdol and StevenThomas. He was the loving andproud Popou to his great-grand-children, Michael and KelseyPozdol. He will be rememberedfondly and faithfully by his fam-ily and friends. Relatives andfriends are invited to cele-brateGeorge's life from 5 to 8 p.m.on Wednesday, October 5, at theGeorge P. Kalas Funeral Home,2973 Solomons Island Rd.,Edgewater, MD. Funeral servicewill be held at 11 a.m. on Thurs-day, October 6, at Ss. Constan-tine & Helen Greek OrthodoxChurch, 2747 Riva Rd., Annapo-lis, MD 21401. Interment withfull military honors will be atArlington National Cemetery ata later date. In lieu of flowers,memorial contribu-tions may bemade in his name to Ss. Con-stantine & Helen Greek Ortho-dox Church. Online condolencesmay be made at: www.KalasFu-neralHomes.com

n ELLINIKIOTIS, JOHNSAN MATEO, CA (from the SanFrancisco Chronicle, publishedon Sept. 21)– Yianni (John) El-lenikiotis Apr. 28, 1931 - Sept.19, 2016 Yianni Ellenikiotis, aproud husband, father, grandfa-ther (Papou), and great grand-father, passed away Monday,September 19, 2016 at 85 yearsof age. He leaves his daughter,Pauline Alevizos, his son-in-lawTim Alevizos, his two sons An-thony Ellenikiotis and Jim El-lenikiotis, his seven grand-chil-dren, Kate Alevizos-Ramacciotti,Eleni Alevizos, Eleni Ellenikiotis,Soula Ellenikio-tis, Yianni El-lenikiotis, George Ellenikiotis,and great-grandaughter, AthenaRa-macciotti. Yianni adored themother of his four grandchil-dren Georgia Ellenikiotis, cher-ished Jim's significant other,Bridget Peterson, and his grand-daughter's hus-bands, John Ra-macciotti, Scott Robson, andDavid Soleimani-Meigooni.Yianni was born and raised inthe Greek village of Monokariaby his mother Polixeni, who heloved and adored. Yianni mar-ried his beloved wife Eleni sixty-one years ago in Istiaia, on theisland of Evia in Greece. Duringhis service in the U.S. military,Yianni went to Greece to marryEleni. Together, they returnedto the United States to begintheir new life together. Yianniproudly worked for the UnitedParcel Service for 35 years as aFeeder Driver. Yianni was be-yond proud to be an American,especially in San Fran-cisco, Cal-ifornia. He was an outstandingfather and provider who tooktremendous pride in his family.His life's mission was to help hischildren and grandchildren be-come educated and successful.His sacrifice and incredible workethic were an inspi-ration to hischildren and grandchildren.Coming from humble begin-nings, Yianni wanted nothingmore than for his children tohave a better life than he had.His grand-children consideredhim a second father. Yianni wasthe backbone of his family. Hegave the best advice and con-sistently encouraged everyoneto be the best they could be.Yianni was known for his gre-garious personality, loud voice,and great sense of humor. Forthe past 45 years, Yianni andEleni lived happily in San Ma-teo, where they were blessedwith the constant support andaffection of lifelong friends andfamily. Yianni's passions in-cluded gardening, hunting, andsports. Throughout his life, he

spent his summers in Edipsos,Evia, Greece taking care of thehotel he built. A favorite quoteof Yianni's was "Kanis kalo, kaithe vris apo to Theo." Performgood deeds, and you will findgoodness from God. Trisaigonwill be held at 7:00pm on Fri-day, Septem-ber 23rd & FuneralService will be held at 10:30amon Saturday, September 24th atthe Holy Cross Greek OrthodoxChurch, 900 Alameda de lasPulgas, Belmont, CA. In-termentat Greek Orthodox MemorialPark, Colma, CA. Donations canbe made to the Church of theHoly Cross Greek OrthodoxChurch.

n ASSULIOTIS, THEODORAGREENWICH, CT (from Green-wichTime, published on Sept.23)– Theodora Fas-suliotis,beloved sister and sister-in-lawof longtime residents of Green-wich, CT Wil-liam and DespinaFassuliotis, passed away on Sep-tember 21 at King Street Reha-bili-tation Center at the age of94. Born March 29, 1922 toMaria and Constantine Fassuli-otis, Theodora was a life-longresident of Sheepshead Bay,Brooklyn. With a family homefacing Sheepshead Bay and thefishing boats that lined itsshores, she loved the water andwas an ardent swimmer. Her family was well known inthe growing Sheepshead Baycommunity of Greek fami-liesand Theodora was proud of herHellenic roots. Sundays afterchurch were "drop-in" days andit was not unusual for familyfriends to drop in unannounced,seeking the sea breeze as theysat on the family porch andcaught up on the local news Hermoth-er was one of the found-ing members of the Three Hier-archs Greek Orthodox Churchof Brooklyn and Theodora wasa constant member of its choirfor all of the adult years thatshe lived at home. She taughtSunday School and at one timehad the present pastor, FatherEugene Pappas, in her SundaySchool class. During World War II, with twobrothers in the military, sheserved as a volunteer nurse'saide. She entered Federal Ser-vice with the State Departmentand was assigned to of-fices inlower Manhattan.When World War II ended,Theodora received overseas as-signments in JUSMAG (Joint USMilitary Assistance Group). Sheserved the military as a civilianemployee in Leghorn, Italy,Ankara, Turkey and then spentmany years at JUSMAG officesin Ath-ens, Greece. She loved totravel and used her vacationtime while working abroad tovisit European and Africancountries as they opened up totourism. When she returned tothe States, she was assigned tothe Army Corp of Engineers of-fices in lower Man-hattan whereshe received many serviceawards. Theodora was prede-ceased by her parents and herbrother. Dr. George Fassuliotis(Helen) of Charleston, SouthCarolina. She is survived by herbrother, William (Despi-na), hernieces Dr. Karen Fassuliotis,Constance Fassuliotis, Dr. Bar-bara Rogers (Robert), hernephews George Fassuliotis(Anastasia), Dennis Fassuliotis(Elaine), and Dr. Thomas Fas-suliotis (Ginger), two grandnieces and five grand nephews.Funeral services will be held atthe Greek Orthodox Church ofOur Saviour, 2195 WestchesterAvenue East, Rye, New York10580 on Saturday, September24 at 11:00 a.m. Interment willbe at Putnam Cemetery, 35 Par-sonage Road, Greenwich, CT. Inlieu of flowers, donations maybe made to the Greek OrthodoxChurch of Our Sav-iour. To sendthe family an online condolence,please visit, www.leopgallagher-greenwich.com

n GREKIS, JEAN ANGELOPITTSBURGH, PA (from thePittsburgh Post-Gazette, pub-lished on Sept. 4)– Jean An-geloGrekis Age 60, of Pittsburgh, onThursday, September 1, 2016,after a coura-geous six-year bat-tle with pancreatic cancer.Beloved wife of the late AngeloGrekis; loving mother of CostasA. Grekis and Christina (OmarAdnan) Grekis; dear sister ofMary Mavroides and the lateMichael and George Lignos;cherished Yia Yia of Gia-vannaand Milania Grekis; also sur-vived by her dear friend, JulieKartman; numerous nieces,nephews, Godchildren, andmany friends. Jean will be re-membered for her zest of lifeand her determination to not letcancer win before she couldcomplete her personal bucket

list. She was a pillar of thechurch community, serving as ateacher in the Greek School Pro-gram, volunteering her time inmany church activities, and hermany acts of kindness and will-ingness to lend an ear. Youcould find her walking Key-stone Oaks track with her coffeefriends and dogs, bouncing in abounce house with her grand-children, ziplining in Costa Ricaor hopping on a flight to Greecewith her kids. Family suggestsmemorial contributions to theNativity of The TheotokosMonastery, 121 St. Elias Lane,Saxonburg, PA 16056 or HolyCross Greek School Program,123 Gilkeson Rd., Pgh., PA15228.

n KONSTANTINIS, STEVENSTAMFORD, CT (from the Stam-ford Advocate, published onSept. 23)– Steven "Stav-ros"Konstantinis, 53, formerly ofStamford passed away on Mon-day, September 19, 2016. Hewas born in Stamford on Janu-ary 19, 1963 to Maria MentavlosKonstantinis and the late Evan-gelos Konstantinis. He attendedboarding school at Anargyriosand Korgialenios in SpetsesGreece – then later graduatedfrom King School in Stamford.Steve attended Hellenic Collegein Brookline Massachusetts andthe University of Connecticut.Steven was a Senior PrincipalService Delivery Engineer withOracle for over 12 years. One ofSteve's many talents that folksmay not be aware of, is that hewas a talented ''drummer' andharmonica player – also his lovefor playing basketball. He is sur-vived by his loving mother MariaMentavlos Konstantinis, hisdaughter Angela M. Konstantinisboth of Stamford, his sonMatthew S. Konstantinis of St.Petersburg, FL, a sister PatriciaK. Tsouris and her husband LeeC. of Fairfield, a brother RobertH. Konstantinis and his wifeChristina C. of Darien, as wellas several nieces and nephews.Funeral service to be celebratedat the Annunciation Greek Or-thodox Church, 1230 NewfieldAvenue, Stamford. Donationscan be sent to https://www.go-fundme.com/2q4wex8. To leaveonline condolences, visitwww.cognetta.com

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ATHENS – Greece’s ImmigrationPolicy Minister Yiannis Mouzalassaid the government has failedto deal with the numbers ofrefugee and migrants floodingthe country.

Some 64,000 are being keptin detention centers and camps,thousands on the islands nearTurkey, after a European Unionswap deal with Ankara was sus-pended because Greece can’thandle an overwhelming num-ber of asylum applications.

Mouzalas said previous gov-ernment statements it was doingwell in coping with the crisis did-n’t jibe with reality and that ithas dumped too many on the is-lands and other parts of thecountry while trying to processthe asylum requests.

Speaking in Parliament, hecalled on rival parties who havecriticized the ruling Radical LeftSYRIZA-led coalition to helpeven as they have scorned thegovernment’s response to the cri-sis.

“It is true that we overbur-dened certain municipalities,”Mouzalas said, conceding thatnorthern Greece has borne alarge share of the burden.

“We didn’t succeed withElliniko,” he said, referring to anabandoned international airporton Athens’ southern coast thathas been housing several thou-sand refugees and migrants formonths even as the governmentkeeps pushing back to the dead-line to move them.

He also said that, on the is-lands, “There is a problem. Is-landers are struggling to dealwith overpopulation,” he said,referring to thousands of mi-grants in crowded camps.

Responding to the calls ofmayors on the islands for mi-grants to be transferred to themainland, Mouzalas said onlyunaccompanied minors and peo-ple who are protected from de-portation will be transferred tothe mainland.

Transferring all migrants tothe mainland could underminea deal between the EuropeanUnion and Turkey to curb humansmuggling in the Aegean, hesaid.

But he said the type of peopleflocking to Greece has changedin its composition. “Now be-tween 70 and 80 percent are mi-grants while before it wasrefugees,” he said, referring toeconomic migrants as comparedto refugees who have priority inseeking asyum.

He is due to meet Prime Min-ister Alexis Tsipras on Oct. 3 totalk about the growing difficul-ties, especially on the island ofLesbos.

THEY KEEP COMINGWith a European Union swap

deal with Turkey suspended, an-other 280 refugees and migrants

arrived on Greek islands on Oct.3.

Those who come to Greeceafter March 20 are supposed tobe returned to Turkey but canclaim asylum, as have somemore than 90 percent of the ar-rivals, overwhelming Greece’smigration service.

Of the more than 64,000stuck in Greece, some 14,581 arein island detention centers andcamps designed to hold only7,450, raising tension and vio-lence between different ethnicgroups from Syria, Iraq,Afghanistan and other countries.

The island of Lesbos hosts themost, some 5,955, followed byChios with 4,047, Kos with 1,864and Samos with 1,704.

Officials say the Turkish CoastGuard stopped 126 migrants at-tempting to cross into Greeceover the weekend. The Gover-nor’s office for the city of Izmirsaid two separate inflatable raftswere intercepted.

The first was carrying 25mostly Syrians off the coast ofBalikesir while the second wasstopped off the coast of Izmirwith 40 Syrians. Several childrenwere among the passengers.

On Sept. 30, a boat with 61migrants was caught off thecoast of Balikesir, according tothe Governor’s office.

More than a million peoplereached Europe in 2015, withnearly 3,800 migrants losingtheir lives in the Mediterraneanafter their overcrowded boatssunk.

Turkey and the EU reachedan agreement earlier this yearaimed at curbing the flow of mi-grants to Europe.

SEND HELPMeanwhile, the head of the

association representing Greece’smunicipal authorities (KEDE)pressed the embattled rulingRadical Left SYRIZA-led govern-ment to pick up the pace of deal-ing with the crisis.

In a letter addressed to PrimeMinister Alexis Tsipras, GiorgosPatoulis said cities and towns arestretched to the limit dealingwith the numbers and need help.

Patoulis said the island are be-ing hit the hardest, according toKathimerini. “They are con-stantly being tested; social cohe-sion has been disturbed as theentrapment of the refugees andmigrants has not been restrictedto a specific timeframe.”

He also warned that the is-lands are unable to provide “pub-lic health and social services, northe security to which people whohave risked their lives are enti-tled.”

The KEDE chief said that theislands are at further risk of “eco-nomic annihilation” as they arealmost entirely dependent ontourism.

(Material from the AssociatedPress was used in this report)

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Greek MigrationMinister Admits GreeceCan’t Cope with Crisis

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OCTOBER 3Greek-Ameri-

can drummerand Mötley Crüefounding mem-ber, Tommy Leewas born on thisday in 1962. Leewas born inAthens, Greeceto a Greekmother who wasa former StarHellas and anAmerican ser-viceman sta-tioned in Greece.The familymoved to California when Lee was one yearsold. Tommy Lee has been active in musicthrough solo projects and his world renownband since 1979. In addition to music, Leeis a supporter of animal rights and PETA.Tommy Lee is also known for his high-pro-file marriages including to Heather Locklearand Pamela Anderson. As of 2014, Lee isengaged to Sofia Toufa a Greek-Germansinger and rapper.

OCTOBER 6On this date in 1910, Eleftherios Venize-

los was elected to be Prime Minister ofGreece for the first time. Venizelos who isoften considered as the “ethnarch” of mod-ern Greece would go onto serve as PrimeMinister 6 more times before his politicalcareer was over. His first election as PrimeMinister came on the heels of his successfulunion of Crete to Greece. Upon his election

in 1910 and until 1914 Venizelos and hiskey advisors, in particular Finance MinisterEmmanuel Benakis ,a wealthy Greek-Egypt-ian merchant, ushered in an era of socialand economic reforms.

OCTOBER 7During the General Mission’s Morea Ex-

pedition in 1828, the city of Patra was lib-erated by French expeditionary forces. Pa-tras had been controlled by Ibrahim Pashasince the evacuation of the Peloponnese.The third brigade had been sent by sea totake the city, located in the north-westernpart of the peninsula. The French forces de-feated Ibrahim Pasha and were instrumentalin the liberation of the entire region.

OCTOBER 8In 1973 Junta leader George Papadopou-

los appointed Spyros Markezinis as thePrime Minister of Greece. Markezinis wascharged with leading Greece to parliamen-tary rule. In this way Papadopoulos wantedto legitimize the regime by enacting reformsand approaching democratization. The goalwas to make the country a President of the

Republic after he abolished the monarchyin 1973. This attempt at liberalization wasthwarted by Dimitrios Ioannidis a hardlinejunta leader and leader of the Military Policewhen he overthrew Papadopoulos followingthe Polytechnic Uprising.

OCTOBER 9On this day in 1831 the founder of the

modern Greek State, Ioannis Kapodistriaswas assassinated in Nafplion, Peloponnesus.

Kapodistrias had ordered PetrosMavromichalis of the notoriousMavromichalis family to be imporesoned.The family couldn’t forgive Kapodistrias forthis dishonor and so while Kapodistrias at-tended church on Sunday, October 9, 1831the brother of Petro and Petro’s son assassi-nated Kapdostrias. The initial bullet firedto assassinate the Governor missed and tothis day is lodged into the exterior of SaintSpyridon church in Nafplio. Following hisdeath, Greece plunged into chaos that ledto the arrival of Otto as the first King ofGreece, reign that would be short.

This Week in Greek History (10/3-10/9)

nize member CyprusReacting to Erdogan’s com-

ments, a Greek Foreign Ministrysource remarked that “everyoneshould respect the Treaty of Lau-sanne,” noting that it is “a realityin the civilized world which noone, including Ankara, can ig-nore,” and that Erdogan wasmore likely trying to showstrength to Turks after he wasnearly toppled.

Erdogan said it would havebeen worse for Europe if his gov-ernment had fallen even as hekeeps trying to bully EU leaders.

“If this coup had succeeded,they would have given us a treatythat would have made us long forSevres,” he said, referring to thepact that preceded the Treaty ofLausanne in 1920, abolishing theOttoman Empire.

“We are still struggling aboutwhat the continental shelf will be,and what will be in the air andthe land. The reason for this isthose who sat at the table for thattreaty. Those who sat there didnot do (us) justice, and we arereaping those troubles right now,”he said.

His pronouncement came ashe is pushing for NATO patrols inthe Aegean hunting for humantraffickers to end as the numberof refugees and migrants fleeingto Greece has waned markedly.

DANGER SIGNSGreek Prime Minister Alexis

Tsipras said Erdogan’s question-ing of the treaty and the bordersettings was unsettling talk dur-ing a time when Turkey regularlyviolates Greek air space and sendswarships past Greek islands.

“Questioning the LausanneTreaty, that clearly and defini-tively settled Greek Turkish rela-tions, as well as the status of theAegean and its islands, is danger-

ous for relations between the twocountries and the wider region,”Tsipras said.

Tsipras said Greece, which hedescribed as "a pillar of peace andstability in a volatile region,"would not respond in a similarmanner.

He told a top NATO Comman-der he had “deep concern” thatErdogan disputed the 1923 Treatyof Lausanne setting borders be-tween the countries.

During a meeting with NATO’sSupreme Allied Commander Eu-rope (SACEUR), General CurtisScaparrotti, in Athens on Oct. 3,Tsipras was quoted by sources assaying that “security and stabilityin the region can only be securedon the basis of international law,”the newspaper Kathimerini re-ported.

The statement was apparentlydesigned to bolster internationalsupport for Greece in the face ofErdogan’s growing bluster as hemoves toward near dictatorialpowers in the aftermath of afailed coup attempt against him.

Both countries are membersof NATO but Turkey regularlysends fighter jets into Greek airspace and war ships past Greekislands without drawing any re-bukes from the allied bloc.

“The only topic of exploratorycontacts was and still is the de-limitation of the continental shelfaccording to the provisions andthe rules of international law,” astatement from the ministry said.

In a meeting Oct. 3 with out-going Turkish Ambassador toAthens, Kerim Uras, New Democ-racy Conservative oppositionleader Kyriakos Mitsotakis saidthe Premier’s statements were“counterproductive” and unnec-essary.

(Material from the AssociatedPress was used in this report)

Cyprus Returns Remainsof Greek Soldiers Killed in Accident

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NICOSIA – An insistence bybreakaway Turkish Cypriots tocede Turkey the right to militar-ily intervene under a hoped-fordeal reunifying ethnically di-vided Cyprus is “excessive andunjustified,” President NicosAnastasiades said.

He said in a televised addressmarking Cyprus’ 56th anniver-sary of independence fromBritish Colonial rule that nomodern state within the Euro-pean Union has any need forthird-country security guaran-tees.

Any negotiated settlement tothe island’s 42 years of ethnicdivision must eliminate any de-pendence on third countries,Anastasiades said.

He acknowledged TurkishCypriot mistrust of Greek Cypri-ots but said he would not “satisfyunjustified concerns” at the ex-pense of “existing and legiti-mate” Greek Cypriot fears.

Cyprus was split in 1974when Turkey invaded after acoup aimed at union withGreece. Only Turkey recognizesa Turkish Cypriot declaration of

independence, and it keepsmore than 35,000 troops in thebreakaway north. Cyprus is anEU member, but only the inter-nationally recognized south en-joys full member benefits.

“Having in mind the tragicexperience of the past, we mustbe the ones who will put ourstate above all else and beyondthe interests of foreigners,”Anastasides said.

Anastasiades and TurkishCypriot leader Mustafa Akinciare locked in complex negotia-tions to reach a peace accord bythe end of the year. Both leadershave said progress has beenmade in shaping a federatedCyprus, but key differences re-main.

The thorniest issues are howto deal with property abandonedduring the Turkish invasion, howmuch territory each side will ad-minister and security — mattersAnastasiades said would “tip thebalance as to whether a settle-ment is achievable.”

Akinci has repeatedly saidTurkish Cypriots trust no secu-rity arrangement other thanTurkey’s protection of at leastthe zone they would run in case

an accord unravels. He said he wants negotia-

tions to stick to a strict timetableand to have the remaining andmost difficult issues discussed inthe presence of Turkish, Greek,and British officials.

Anastasiades has rejectedtimetables, calling a deal by theend of 2016 “ambitious” butdoable as long as Turkey “ex-hibits the necessary politicalwill.”

Greek and Turkish Cypriotswill vote on any agreed upondeal in simultaneous, but sepa-rate referendums.

Negotiations trying to reunifythe island picked up again onOct. 4 when Anastasiades re-sumed talks with Akinci.

A May deadline to resolve the42-year-old problem created byTurkey’s unlawful invasion in1974 passed and has beenpushed back to the end of theyear as the two hope to find ananswer before United NationsSecretary-General Ban Ki-moon,who has done almost nothing tohelp the process, sees his termexpire.

NO ARMYTurkish President Recep

Tayyip Erdogan, who can over-ride whatever Akinci brings tothe table, won’t recognizeCyprus, still bars its ships andplanes, sends in warships andresearch vessels to look for en-ergy and said he won’t removethe army.

So far, 17 months of infre-quent talks between Anastasi-ades and Akinci have yieldedonly minor concessions butdiplomats, including UN envoyEspen Barth Eide, keep saying asolution is at hand only to keeppushing back their assessments.

For all that, Anastasiadessaid that he remained confidentthat the challenges could beovercome somehow without ex-plaining himself.

Anastasiades said the mostdifficult obstacles concern terri-tory and property seized byTurks, the same ones that havebeen the problem for decadeswithout an inch of progress.

Those, he said, along with se-curity and guarantees, “whichwill weigh significantly as towhether a solution would be fea-sible,” the Cyprus Mail reported.

“Nonetheless, I remain con-fident that the above-mentionedchallenges can be tackled duringthe intensified negotiations totake place in the comingmonths,” he said.

“Our aim is to avoid failuresof the past and to present to thepeople a clear and well-pre-pared settlement agreement,with no constructive or otherambiguities and deficiencies,”Anastasiades added.

He said it’s incumbent onTurkey to do more, echoing thesame words that have beenheard for years with little ad-vancement.

“There is no solution that canbe reached without Turkey’s in-put. We do therefore expectTurkey, which is responsible forthe illegal stationing of morethan 40,000 occupation troopsin Cyprus, to take concrete stepstowards this end, taking into ac-count not only the benefit of thepeople of Cyprus, but also thepositive impact a settlement willhave to regional stability andcooperation.”

(Material from the AssociatedPress was used in this report)

Anastasiades: No Unity Deal With Turkish Military

Anti-Austerity Protest in AthensA pensioner throws water on his face after Greek police have fired pepper spray at retireestaking part in an anti-austerity protest against pension cuts in central Athens near the primeminister's office on Monday, Oct. 3, 2016. About 1,000 people, took part in Monday's protest.

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Erdogan Disputes Treaty onGreek-Turkish Borders, NATOContinued from page 1

EDITORIALS LETTERS10 THE NATIONAL HERALD, OCTOBER 8-15, 2016

Educator Stella KokolisIs an Inspiration

To the Editor:I was very proud to read the

article in your September 3 is-sue about Stella Kokolis. It is al-ways good news to read, see,and hear about Greek-Ameri-cans as well as nationals whocontinue to foster the GreekLanguage and have inspirationsto write poetry and beautiful lit-erature in today’s world, and I

congratulate her for her accom-plishments.

I am an Andrioti as well,born in the United States. Itraced my roots back in May1970 going to Greece- Levadia,Andros to meet my family forthe first time.

I will never forget the smellof lemon blossoms that filled thenight air, those were good mem-ories. My family congratulatesStella for all her achievementsand may our loving God con-

tinue to bless her in all her fu-ture endeavors.

George E. VoulgarisFair Lawn, NJ

The Super Rich and theirResponsibilities

Every year, Forbes business magazine publishes the list ofthe 400 wealthiest Americans.

This year, the magazine chose to respond to DonaldTrump’s anti-immigration statements by pointing out thatmore than 10% of the “Forbes 400” are immigrants, 14 ofwhom are richer than Trump, highlighting the contributionof immigrants to the country.

Of the seven (7) Greek-Americans that are included onthe list, only two (2) were born in Greece, namely John Cat-simatidis and Dean Metropoulos, but they both came to Amer-ica at a very young age, the first a few months old and thelatter just 10 years old.

The discovery of an individual’s assets can not be done ina scientific manner.

I am familiar with this from the evaluation of assets of ourfellow Greek-Americans who we rank for our own, sought-after and widely read annual list of the “50 Wealthiest Greeksin America” (the new edition one will come out in February).

So it is certain that even Forbes will make mistakes abouttheir assets, and they will also fail to include individuals whoshould be on their list.

But without the cooperation of the individuals themselves,it is almost impossible to make a serious assessment of theassets.

The question ultimately is why we should be interested inthis list?

What will the billionaires do for the rest of the society? It should interest us for three reasons:First, consider how badly we would feel if there were no

Greeks on this famous list. Secondly, doesn’t the fact that we have successful Greek

Americans raises the Greek name in America? And, thirdly, doesn’t the Community also benefit from the

generosity of even a few of them, in this case mainly that ofCatsimatides but also of Metropoulos, who holds plays a cen-tral role in the Faith Endowment, after the death of the lateMichael Jaharis?

It is commonly assumed that the rich and particularly thesuper-rich have obligations towards society in general andtoward the people from which they originate in particular.

Otherwise, it will really be difficult to justify the concen-tration of such huge amounts of wealth in any one person.

Thus, under the concept of social responsibility, our superrich could undertake a joint initiative and create a few insti-tutions, such as a model school in Manhattan, a large nursinghome, a cultural center, etc.

They are likely to respond that they would gladly do so,but which leaders will they rely on for the subsequent opera-tion of these projects?

The answer is that they themselves will act as catalysts tocreate a serious leadership team to which they will entrustthe correct functioning and perpetuation of their contribu-tion.

In any case, they deserve our congratulations.

In Greece: A Government “At War With Itself”

There is now enough evidence that the international com-munity is losing its patience with the government of AlexisTsipras.

The information leaked is that the postponements and theexcuses for implementing the agreements have become tire-some even for those who have shown some understandingtowards us until now.

But the recent “uproar” over a damning article by the WallStreet Journal, possibly the worst one for Greece in recentmonths, if not years, leaves no room for misinterpretation.

The business community is deleting Greece as a countryfor possible serious investments, which the country so badlyneeds, due to government inadequacy.

The long article in the Journal outlines the government'sfailure in Greece and basically warns the business communityto avoid investing there.

It presents a government in a state of schizophrenia –“atwar with itself”- as it characteristically states, in which thePrime Minister says one thing and his Ministers are doing an-other.

And as if that weren’t enough, it wraps the government ina detestable ideological garment of Marxism, the worst kindfor investors. “But Syriza’s roots,” it writes, “in the Marxist,anti-globalization left make privatization a bitter pill”

Precisely what an investor needs to hear...Furthermore, in order to indicate the size of the problem

which is posed by the existing mentality, the newspaper re-veals a dialogue between the Prime Minister and the chairmanof Cosco - the company which bought the port of Piraeus -during Tsipras’ visit to China.

“We hope,” said the Cosco chairman, that the Greek sidewill help us create a favorable environment. It would be goodif we didn’t have so many strikes,” he said.

And the Greek Prime Minister replied as follows: “Strikesare a natural phenomenon, when the workers are not happy.But I’m sure your policy is to have happy workers as well ascustomers.”

After that, an anonymous Cosco official told the newspaperthat “If the location of the port didn’t serve China’s geostrate-gic plans for its presence in Europe…the company wouldhave left a long time ago.”

For those who have even elementary knowledge and ex-perience in management, it is a basic principle that no orga-nization, let alone a government, can yield results withoutcohesion, common purpose, coordination, or without a con-ductor.

And, of course, since Tsipras’ team never imagined theywould govern, it did not pay attention to such… details.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

COMMENTARY

By Dr. Constantine E.(Dean) Scaros

For months, readers of TheNational Herald have been fed asteady diet of support for thecandidacy of Donald J. Trumpthrough the commentary of itsExecutive Editor, Constantinos E.Scaros (our names are almostidentical; he is my cousin).

I would like to offer an alter-native view.

I should acknowledge at theoutset that I believe DonaldTrump is a genuine phenomenonin American electoral politics.His is a truly singular profile:never in recent American historyhas the nominee for president ofa major political party presentedsuch a barren resume for the of-fice he seeks. Mr. Trump has notspent a day in public office, leda single important cause for thepublic good, or performed a ser-vice for the common welfare thatdid not somehow redound to hispersonal gain. Undaunted, he as-pires to the presidency.

The solitary item in Mr.Trump’s curriculum vitae – thathe is a billionaire and CEO of alarge company – is upon closeinspection hardly a qualificationat all. Managing a companywhose business is the licensingof the name “Trump” has littleor nothing to do with leading themost powerful nation on earth.Citizens are not stockholders, taxrevenues are not earnings,branding is not the purpose of agreat nation and profit is not itsmeasure of success. Most impor-tant of all, the instruments of warare not marketing tools.

As if this weren’t self-evidentenough, we should consider thatamong the seven presidents whowere businessmen – AndrewJohnson, Harding, Coolidge,Hoover, Truman, Carter andGeorge W. Bush – all are re-garded by most scholars as hav-ing been poor presidents with theexception of Harry Truman who,ironically, was the only one of thegroup who failed in business.

In the absence of relevant ex-

perience we are left to considerthe man himself: Here, in para-phrase of Dante, we enter into adark wood.

It is indisputable that Trumpis an accomplished, habitual, andwell-documented liar. When heis called out on a lie he never re-tracts it; he simply refines it orrepeats it without remorse, guilt,or apology. His staunchest de-fenders do not find this objec-tionable. Everyone lies, they say,and of course, they’re right. Goodpeople lie. Lovers lie and politi-cians lie and even St. Peter lied.

This truth actually promotesan untruth: it creates the illusionof equivalency. If everyone lieswhy should Trump be singledout? After all, a lie is a lie, isn’tit?

No, it is not. Each lie is unique in its mag-

nitude and its consequences.Hillary Clinton lied about heremails and damaged her candi-dacy. Trump lied about the birthof a president and damaged a na-tion. Hillary lied in defense of aphilandering husband therebydemeaning herself. Trump liedabout seeing “thousands uponthousands of Muslims” celebrat-ing the destruction of the TwinTowers, thereby demeaning a bil-lion people and their religion.Hillary lied about being firedupon at an airport in Bosnia toinflate her image as courageous.Trump lied about releasing histaxes, denying voters evidence ofhis net worth, charitable givingand business partnerships.

And yet, lying – often lavishlyand maliciously – is not Trump’sgreatest offense. Rather, it is hissuccess in rendering truth irrele-

vant. Through a constant flow oflies, insults and outrages he hasforced the lowering of the bench-mark of normalcy. There are somany and they arrive in such ra-pidity that each one seems trivialin relationship to the aggregate.Thus, the boundaries of accept-ability, civility, and moral behav-ior are eroded. In such a climate,everything becomes permissible.Trump himself famously ac-knowledged this phenomenon:“I could stand in the middle ofFifth Avenue and shoot some-body and I wouldn’t lose voters.”

Besides his penchant for ly-ing, Trump’s character deficien-cies and missteps are breathtak-ing. Time and again, he’s provenhimself to be impulsive, reckless,quick to react, slow to learn, andcontemptuous of anyone whodisagrees with him – qualitiesthat in the most powerful manin the world invite catastrophe.His abysmal performance in thefirst presidential debate on Sep-tember 26 only serves to rein-force that conclusion.

As for policies or ideology,Trump has exhibited ignoranceof history, inconstancy andthoughtlessness. He has ex-pressed admiration for VladimirPutin and other tyrants; he hasmade thinly veiled threatsagainst press freedoms, the judi-ciary and due process and dis-paraged en masse the currentU.S. military leadership; he hasoffended Hispanics, African-Americans, Muslims, immi-grants, women, and persons withdisabilities; he has made an ille-gal cash contribution to the cam-paign of Florida’s Attorney Gen-eral; he has been sued fornon-payment of vendors andother breaches of contract over3500 times; at least four busi-nesses he’s led filed for bank-ruptcy; his Trump University isbeing tried for defrauding stu-dents; he’s involved in countlessforeign financial entanglementswhich would make it virtuallyimpossible for him to conductAmerican foreign policy withouta conflict of interest; he has

made irresponsible statementsregarding the proliferation of nu-clear weapons, the defense ofour NATO allies and advocatesAmerica’s commission of warcrimes. He has promised to buildwalls that will not be built, con-duct deportations that will notoccur and show tax returns thatwill never be shown.

And yet, despite this danger-ous and chaotic record, Mr.Trump is in serious contentionfor the office of president. Why?

No doubt millions of well-meaning Americans see Trumpas a changemaker. They are sofed-up with what they perceiveto be a dysfunctional system thatthey’re willing to take a risk theyacknowledge to be considerablebut necessary. Millions of othersfind irresistible Mr. Trump’s darkvision of an America thrown into“a death spiral” by undocu-mented aliens and sinister forcesbent on our destruction. It is thatage-old mix of fear and resent-ment that Trump feeds upon –that ancient, heedless rage aris-ing from the spleen. Facts, truth,competence, experience, wis-dom, goodwill, tolerance – allthe reliable remedies are nowscattered like chaff in the wind.What’s needed now is a strong-man with an indomitable willand the promise of easy, right-eous, and perfect change.

Sadly, the nations of theworld have traveled this rutted,crooked road many times beforeto their inevitable horror. I forone, never believed that Americawould ever take it. Now, withTrump so effectively summoningour demons, I’m not so sure.There’s reason to fear that itmight. November 8 may wellturn out to be another day of in-famy. Or, perhaps as I continueto hope, we will have resistedthe siren song of a charlatan andresumed our course toward amore enlightened and more per-fect union.

Constantine E. (Dean) Scaros,PhD, is a retired business execu-tive and university professor.

The Case Against Trump- A Barren Resume & the Lies

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Observations By Antonis H. Diamataris

Greeks in the American PressAn old habit of mine is to search lists and

reports for Greek names in the Americanpress.

For me it is the yardstick of how we aredoing as a minority in the US.

I can not say that I come across manyGreek names that have succeeded in a cer-tain field. But I almost always come acrossat least one Greek name. And I am eitherglad, when the reference to the name is agood one, or sorry when it is negative.

Each year, a multi-page magazine (120pages) is published under the title SuperLawyers, in which, from a list of possibly2,000 names, I have detected the following:

Maria Coffinas, Nancy Gianakos, ElenaKarabatos, George Tsougarakis, GaryPetropoulos, Steven Verveniotis, Stavros Siti-nas, Lambros Lambrou, Paul Asfendis,George Mastoris, Christos Papapetrou,Michael Pospis, Despina Hartofilis, EvridikiPoumpouridis, Dimitra Tzortzatos, John Pa-padopoulos, and Stephen Tountas.

As you may notice, the ratio of womento men is 6:10.

Well done to the ladies. And sincere con-gratulations to all.

On another list published recently in theNew York Times for the «Siebel Scholars

Class of 2017» awards, I found only oneGreek name, Elena Kassianidou, from theUniversity of Berkeley Bioengineering.

She deserves our congratulations.

The Hellenic Initiative can, as long as….

The Hellenic Initiative (THI) held its 4thand magnificent annual gala of its shorthistory on Friday September 30.

The large banquet hall of the WaldorfAstoria was filled by the 1% of the Greek-American community, as indicated by An-drew Liveris, THI Chairman of the Boardand a magnet for new members.

It seems, then, that a major new organi-zation has been born in the Greek-Americancommunity, by descendants of immigrants,whose main aim is to help create opportu-nities for entrepreneurship in Greece.

And who could argue with that heftygoal when nobody and no assistance is ex-cessive for the suffering Greek people.

To understand the magnitude of the re-sponsiveness, I counted thirty-seven (37)individuals or companies who contributed$100,000 or more to the Hellenic Initiative.

I also counted nine (9) individuals or

companies that contributed between$50,000 and $99,999.

So, then, the Greek-American commu-nity… has money. What is missing is inspi-rational leadership to undertake importantinitiatives for institution building withinthe Greek-American scene.

However, for me, the emcee of the event,actor Chris Diamantopoulos, stole the showwith his wonderful Greek.

He even imitated Karagiozis, the shadowpuppet.

It was also pleasant to finally hear thespeakers refer to their Greek origin, toGreece, with the warmest of words.

How can this be explained? Maybe be-cause now that they are growing up, theyare becoming aware of the importance oftheir origin or perhaps they are having acrisis of conscience and seized the oppor-tunity to demonstrate their charitable sen-timent, or both. In any case, this is a posi-tive development that will affect youngpeople - and there were many there thatnight.

Nevertheless, I couldn’t help but remem-ber the major events during ArchbishopIakovo’s time in the same hall where wasthe THI gala took place.

The major new Greek-American organi-zation has raised $10 million in just 4 years.

Mr. Trump has not spent aday in public office, led asingle important cause, orperformed a service forthe common welfare thatdid not somehow redoundto his personal gain...

By “X”

Virtues exist in everyone, andin all peoples, with respectiveshortcomings. That well-knownmaxim is absolutely correct.

A smart individual can easilybecome a wiseguy and overop-timistic. A swift person can be-come habitually hasty andfickle. Methodical and system-atic people may occasionallyturn into formalists, slow andindecisive.

The list is long, since assetsand virtues, like coins, alwayshave another side.

This reality compels us, afterfirst going through the stage ofself-awareness, to protect our-selves from the liabilities thatare interwoven with our assets,because these flaws and theirnegative effects lurk in our everyaction and behavior.

The Greek nation cannot be– and indeed is not – an excep-tion to this rule.

Greeks are undoubtedlysmart, forward-looking, ambi-tious, competent and committedto their personal developmentand loyal to family.

But could these good quali-ties perhaps lead them to oftenbecome wiseguys seeking easysuccess and to forget about dili-gence and methodical work?

Does the commitment totheir personal effort and successpossibly alienate them from theoccasionally imposed collectivejoint effort and initiative? Doestheir flair for the support andinterest in their family some-times make them forget theyhave a duty to participate in thegreater social compact? Doestheir ambition sometimes leadto envy for the successes of oth-

ers and to discord? All these questions, or more

accurately, findings, sometimeslead us to sad conclusions, be-cause we wonder if our short-comings are stronger than therespective virtues and assets.But there is evidence to the con-trary: Hellenism abroad in itstimeless and widespread geo-graphical presence.

Whenever and wherever theGreeks have gone, from antiq-uity until today, they have pros-pered and exceled. Greekvirtues were the powerful traitsthat created great communitiesabroad, produced competentleaders, and led to great collec-tive and individual distinction.And they made the Greeks standout, regardless of the level ofcivilization of the land that ac-cepted them.

So, if we search for the rea-

son that the shortcomings of theGreeks often seem to dominatetheir virtues, resulting in severecrises such as the one currentlyplaguing their country, we maycome to the conclusion that thisonly happens in Greece.

A conclusion that creates sadthoughts about the respectshown by the Greeks for theirhomeland, but mainly for theenvironment that exists inGreece in its present form andthe function of political, eco-nomic, cultural, and educationalinstitutions.

Perhaps therein lays the an-swer: it could be that the im-perative need for self-criticismand serious, substantive and ur-gent reforms stems from there.

“X” is a former senior policy ex-ecutive who prefers to remainanonymous.

Virtues and Vices

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God is a potter, he works inmud, it has been said, and thefight between Greek EducationMinister Nikos Filis and Arch-bishop Ieronymos, head of theChurch of Greece, over religionclasses turned into a real mudfight between them.

It was one the Archbishop lostfrom the get-go to Filis, whoseLooney Left SYRIZA party – andits Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras– is said to be riddled with Athe-ists.

Tsipras came to power on aplatform that included separationof Church and State, one promisehe should have kept while reneg-ing on anti-austerity vows, butbacked down.

It’s up to the state and Educa-tion Ministry, not the Church, toset curricula and courses, includ-ing religion. Too bad the ministerwasn’t someone other than Filis,a college dropout who wants tohire people with fake degrees,who has denied the Pontiangenocide and not been prose-cuted for it, and who removed itfrom school curricula.

He’s an easy target for the ul-tra-devout, a man who’s unlov-able and doesn’t have much of aclue about education, even lessthan the former SYRIZAN whoheld the post, Aristides Baltas,who said “excellence in educa-tion is not a virtue.”

Filis has been vilified by thebloggers who think they’re jour-nalists as a God Mocker becausehe doesn’t even want students tomake the sign of the cross in theclassroom. You can’t ride a busin Athens without being almosthit in the face by the cross makersevery time they pass a church butthat’s a different story.

The U.S.Supreme Courtstruck down schoolprayer in 1962 in acase that precededthat brought by thefamous late AtheistMadalyn MurrayO’Hair and there’s noplace for it in schoolswhere there are somany different reli-gions among stu-dents, includingAtheists or thosewho feel uncomfort-able bowing theirheads and asking adeity to help them.

True, SYRIZA needs morethan a prayer to stay in powerbut Tsipras is relying on spinninghis farce than turning their headstoward the heavens looking foranswers that aren’t there andaren’t coming from any God.

It’s hard to give the LooneyLeftists credit, especially whenthey pray at the altar of Che Gue-vara, Stalin, Lenin, and Mao TseTung and put their party and ide-ology before their country, butthey’re right not to let religionclasses in Greece be determinedby the Church and used to pros-eltyize.

LOSING THEIR RELIGIONFilis wants a secular approach,

including the objective teachingof the meanings of other religionsand it’s generally the Catholicswho think they’re the only onesgoing to heaven, the Greek Or-thodox Church doesn’t want any-one knowing there are Jews,Buddhists, Shintoists, Muslims,Protestants, or other faiths orknowing what they believe.

This prompted a reaction

from the Church,the newspaperKathimerini said,which then trig-gered a backlashfrom Filis, whoquestioned theChurch’s role dur-ing the 1967-74military dictator-ship, accused ofbacking the dicta-torial Colonels.

The archbishopfired back that “thematter of theChurch is one forthe people and not

for a minister,” also denying theChurch was tight with the repres-sive junta that imprisoned andtortured opponents.

The archbishop said theChurch’s role had been “consis-tent and irreproachable,” andclaimed that any criticism wasprompted by the “ideological in-terpretations” of critics.

Filis said that the debate re-garding the Church’s role duringthe junta was one for “scientificand broader public debates” thatshould happen “calmly so thatwe can all learn from our mis-takes.”

Deputy Education Minister SiaAnagnostopoulou tried to bringa truce in the feud and said that,“It is a dispute that should endhere, for all of our sakes.”

It got so intense that BishopDamaskinos of Didymoteicho inNorthern Greece sent a letter toFilis saying he was sorry for whathe called crude insults by fellowChurch officials.

Damaskinos said he was“deeply aggrieved” over the “un-called for and unacceptable” lan-

guage used against the ministerand that the comments were notin line with the Christian ethosand “of course they do not rep-resent all of us (Church offi-cials).”

The Archbishop Ieronymosand Filis at one point exchangedfiery letters and harsh words notbecoming a prelate or a ministerwho left vanity get in the way ofsanity and objective thinking.Filis told the Archbishop to stayout of his affairs in setting schoolcurricula.

While he wants to keep goodrelations with the Archbishop,Tsipras backs Filis and reforms tothe religion classes although thePremier’s coalition partner, PanosKammenos, leader of the far-right, marginal, pro-austerity, jin-goistic Dependent Greeks (ANEL)wants the Church to decidewhat’s taught in religion classes.He’ll lose.

Tsipras was worried the feudcould influence the proceedingsof the Holy Synod, Kathimerinisaid, which is expected to take astand on the ministry’s decisionto tweak religion classes atschools and could be used as apulpit to slam the Premier, who’sfading fast in popularity afterreneging on anti-austeritypromises.

It’s the late, great Americancomic George Carlin who had theright approach to religion thoughand he put it just right. “When itcomes to b……t, big-time, majorleague b……t, you have to standin awe of the all-time championof false promises and exagger-ated claims, religion. No contest.No contest. Religion.”

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The Greek-American Commu-nity unexpectedly made head-lines in most Greek news siteslast month during a visit by GreekPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras toNew York following two publicslights to the Premier at commu-nity events. The first – whichwent viral thanks to live coverageby The National Herald – in-volved the refusal of a highschool student to shake the PrimeMinister’s hand during the latter’svisit to a Greek-American School,while the second public call-outwas made by an academic at anevent affiliated with a universityGreek Studies program.

Greece’s current Prime Minis-ter laid the groundwork for his“political persona” through stu-dent protests, which have beengrossly misused in Greece fordecades now and are responsiblefor extensive damage to publicproperty, the perpetuation of aclimate of social blackmail, andmany other maladies currentlyplaguing Greek society, so it islaughable to believe that heshould have any objections toone student’s individual choiceto refuse a handshake with him.

Whether or not one approvesof the channels with which bothof the aforementioned audiencemembers chose to express theirdissatisfaction, parties on bothsides of the Atlantic need to beasking themselves some seriousquestions. The prime ministerought to be wondering just howsomeone as young and hereto-fore politically untainted by thelongstanding corruption associ-ated with Greek politics got to beso unpopular as to be scorned insuch a short time by everyday cit-izens from very different agegroups… You might chalk it upto the hated memorandum ren-dering every Greek legislator whoserves it a public pariah, but per-haps the arrogance that comeswith power and the misguidednotion that the ideological prin-ciples of the cadres of his partywho traditionally represented no

more than 3-5 per-cent of the elec-torate can beforcibly imposedupon the majority ofHellenes withoutany protests alsoplayed a key role.Mr. Tsipras’ choice ofministers and asso-ciates (i.e., the de-greeless Minister ofEducation NikosFilis), who have of-fended countlessHellenes throughtheir attempts todeny the Pontian Genocide, theirpolemic against the Church andthe faith of the vast majority ofthe country’s citizenry, their sub-jective treatment of non-partymembers in the state apparatus,their criminalization of the pri-vate sector and its employees,and their ideological ankylosesin general have nothing to dowith memorandum mandates,and yet have made this govern-ment perhaps more intolerablethan any one of the odious taxesheaped upon the backs of thevery people they claimed theywould save from the onslaughtof neoliberal cannibalism.

Mr. Tsipras touted his recentelection reform plan as beingmore democratic because itdivvies up more proportionallyand nixes the bonus (currently atfifty seats) given to the partyplacing first to help it form a sta-ble government. One of the fea-tures of his plan even includeslowering the voting age to sev-enteen. Ironically, it was ateenage ex-pat who embodied so-ciety’s disappointment and dis-dain for the prime minister andlikely the entire political system;a victim of the economic crisis inGreece like everyone else in hisgeneration, whose life was up-rooted and who was forced tochange continents to secure hisacademic and professional fu-ture; a citizen who has only oblig-ations to the state (military ser-

vice, taxes), butwho is politicallymarginalized andobstructed fromparticipating in hisrights (voting). Mr.Tsipras would allow17-year-olds inGreece, still wet be-hind the ears, tovote so as to playthe democrat, butdeny this right totheir counterparts(and everyone elsefor that matter)who are Greek citi-

zens living abroad. Some democ-racy… To add insult to injury, thecontinuation of this unacceptablepractice is justified by citing com-plexities in safeguarding the va-lidity of the electoral process. Ifthe United States, which allowsabsentee ballots, seems too dis-tant an example to emulate, per-haps all the other EU nations(which all allow absentee ballotsas well) should be asked, orEgypt, which has a substantiallylarger population than Greeceand implements the practice aswell.

When you deny people theirright to participate in the politicalprocess, you cut off the appro-priate channels of expression andlead them to voice their senti-ments in other manners, whichcannot be contained to the ballotbox.

But it’s not just Greek politi-cians that have soul searching todo. Greek-Americans must alsoconsider whether the maturityand organization to handle vot-ing rights exists. At the moment,the option of creating separateelectoral districts for HellenesAbroad seems dangerous – atleast in America – because therecontinues to be a tremendouslack of organization within thecommunity to tackle critical is-sues. Various self-styled Greek-American leaders sprout up everynow and then and make a bit ofnoise, but often times they all

seem to be talking at the sametime, or worse yet, talking at peo-ple instead of talking to them inorder to form real grass rootspartnerships. Many of the famil-iar faces leading the communitydecades ago continue to be in thedriver’s seat today, while prob-lems affecting the collective bodyof Greek-Americans like educa-tion and the maintenance of theGreek language continue to spiralout of control, and remain peren-nially overlooked; as opposed tophoto ops and schmoozing,which always get full attention.The most telling example can beframed through the followingcomparison: Turkish-Americanshave set up well over a hundredcharter schools to promote theirculture and language, whileGreek-American institutions areshutting down the few remainingGreek parochial schools be-queathed to them by their patriotforefathers, without any seriousobjections or alternatives beingproposed by our “leaders.”

For all their shortcomings,Greek politicians at least figuredout that if you control education,you shape the cultural climate ofa collective body. The problem,of course, is that those shapingthat body chose to mold it alongthe lines of cronyism, blackmail,and partisanship, perpetuatingthe systems that they built.Greek-Americans of recent gen-erations still haven’t appreciatededucation’s tremendous transfor-mative (or degenerative) powers.

There are Greek-Americans ofall ages with a desire to expresstheir voice, but the apparatusesand organizational infrastructureseems to be sorely lacking withinthe Community. It’s not a badthing for politicians to fear get-ting called out every once in awhile… but it’s probably a farbetter and more productive thingfor community leaders to fear thesame fate.

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Left Hanging: Snubbing Politicians & Accountability

LETTER FROM ATHENS

Proselytizing Belongs in the Church, Not in Classrooms

by ANDYDABILIS

Special to The National Herald

Perhaps “whowon the debate?”is the wrong ques-tion to ask. Thebetter questionmight be: “whohelped the cam-paign most?”

Thus far, we’vebeen exposed totwo debates thisseason. Theopener, on Septem-ber 26 betweenfrontrunners De-mocrat HillaryClinton and Repub-lican DonaldTrump. On October 4, their re-spective running mates, TimKaine and Mike Pence debated.

By a considerable majority,most poll respondents thoughtClinton won the first debate,and as of this writing – late intothe night following the October4 debate but before any scien-tific polls were released – it ap-pears most will give the nod toPence.

On both occasions, the view-ers clearly preferred the com-posed, “grown-up,” “presiden-tial” debater over the loud,rude, and boorish one.

Yet the way I see it, Trump“won” the first debate in thesense that he did more to helphimself than Clinton did – as Iwrote in my column last week.And in the running mates’ de-bate, I don’t think Pence didnearly as much as he couldhave.

Through two debates wehave yet to see eight years ofthe Obama Administration ontrial. After all, that is the inher-ent advantage challengers en-joy: the opportunity to assailthe incumbents’ existing recordin front of tens of millions oftelevision viewers.

Trump’s supporters won-dered why he let her off thehook on issues like her emails,on Benghazi, and on the ClintonFoundation.

Pence was a little better atit, but not much. The big storyearlier in the day was thatHillary’s husband and formerpresident, Bill Clinton, whilestumping for her the previousday described Obamacare – thehallmark of the current admin-istration’s initiatives andstrongly supported by HillaryClinton – as “the craziest thingin the world.”

We should know by now notto expect debate moderators –least of all a rookie like ElaineQuijano, making her debut as amoderator and clearly in overher head – to ask the toughquestions, but Pence only men-tioned it in passing and neverpressed Kaine about it at all. Healso mentioned Hillary’s emailsalmost as an afterthought.

Kaine, for his part, made acomplete jerk of himself. He ob-noxiously interrupted Pence –who, in stark contrast, was acomplete gentleman – so often,that he actually rivaled Hillaryin terms of unlikableness.Granted, Trump interruptedHillary quite often in the open-ing debate but did so mostlywith one-word interjections:when he thought she was inac-curate, he would simply say“wrong.” Kaine, though, com-pletely stole the speaking timefrom Pence, who was too dig-nified to try to out-shout him,and Quijano rarely intervened.By my unofficial count, Kaineinterrupted Pence more than 30times, while Pence interruptedfewer than 10. Amazingly, Qui-jano actually reprimandedPence more so (albeit slightlymore so) than she did Kaine!

Pence missed the chance todefend Trump strongly. WhenKaine threw out the biggest lieI’ve been writing about for overa year – that “Trump calls Mex-icans rapists,” Pence shouldhave called him out on it: “No,

Senator Kaine,Trump did not callMexicans rapists,and you know it.He blasted theMexican govern-ment for being cor-rupt and sendingtheir rapists to theUnited States pur-posely, to be rid ofthem. And he’s notthe one whostarted this – theNew York Timesdid, when they re-ported that theMexican govern-

ment issued a pamphlet abouthow to sneak across the border,illegally into the United States,and Transparency Internationalconsistently rates the Mexicangovernment as highly corrupt.”But he didn’t.

When Kaine said that“Trump calls women slobs andfat pigs,” Pence should have re-sponded: “Donald Trump, whenhe feels he has been attacked,often counterattacks strongly,regardless of the individual’srace, gender, nationality, or re-ligion. That he may have calledsomeone a name, and thatsomeone happens to be awoman, does not mean he sayssuch things about women. Us-ing that logic, when you andHillary Clinton criticize Trump,we should accuse you of beingbiased against people of Ger-man and Scottish descent.” But,again, he didn’t.

Like the first debate, therewas no knockout punch, and soit was essentially a draw. But de-bates are primarily useful insofaras swaying truly undecided vot-ers (not just the ones who reallyknow whom they’re voting forbut won’t admit it out loud).

For the rest of us, we’re go-ing to vote Hillary or Trump, re-gardless of whether our candi-date and running mate win orlose all four debates. To the ex-tent, then, that the debatessway undecided voters, thequestion is, which is more im-portant – Pence’s gains or hislost opportunities?

Granted, Pence’s demeanoris bound to win over undecidedwomen – who tend to be lesswilling to overlook bullying tac-tics – and so in that sense, hemay have “won” on points. Butin terms of moving the needlecloser to Trump’s side, I thinkPence “lost” the debate becausehe didn’t move it nearly farenough.

At this point, Trump is prob-ably going to have to win thenext debate – the Town Hall onOctober 9, and unquestionablythe final showdown on October19.

That Team Clinton is notreeling from punch after punchmeans the challengers haven’tdone a good enough job utiliz-ing the arsenal of ammunitionat their disposal.

Remember, in a debate sea-son, it’s not about scoring eachdebate on a points system to betallied, like the rounds of a box-ing match. Instead, it is aboutthe overall fight: is one fightertaking advantage of the oppo-nent’s weakness, or letting theopponent catch his/her breathand get back in the fight?

To put it in perspective, theDemocrats, behind CandidateObama, were unbeatable in2008. By 2012, however, Presi-dent Obama was beatable, andin 2016, Candidate Clinton iseven more beatable. Four yearsago, the Democrats didn’t win;the Republicans lost. If Hillarywins, it will be because the Re-publicans lost again.

Constantinos E. Scaros' latestbook, Grumpy Old Party (aboutthe 2016 presidential election),is available for purchase onamazon.com and in bookstoresnationwide.

VP Debate: Razing Kane?No, Merely a Brushback

By Dr. Dimitra Kamarinou

Father Aetios of thePanachrantos Monastery stirs thehylopites pasta inside the hugecauldron, fresh made and offeredby Ioanna Louvaris for the party,while Chrysa Papaioannou fromthe Korthi Women Associationdisplays local delicacies andRobert Karalis presents the run-ners the technical details of nextday’s race.

On October 2 Andros orga-nized its first trail race event, thethird phase of the Tenos-Syros-Andros trail race. Andros has alarge network of 180 marked hik-ing routes. Due to the “AndrosRoutes” initiative, 100 km of thisnetwork have been awarded theEuropean certification “LeadingQuality Trails – Best of Europe”(LQT). Andros is the only islandin Europe that has got the LQTCertification. The LQTrating/grading is an award aswell as a transparent method

used to optimise the overall routeinfrastructure and improve thequality of the walking experience.

Ariana Masselou, the soul ofthe trail race event, says that be-sides the detailed marking of thetrails a comparative advantageis that the biggest part of theroutes consists of old stonepaved ways, which pass throughplaces of natural and historicalinterest. The Aegean island trailsare often the same routes thatpeople used over centuries tocommunicate with the next vil-lage, to seek safety inside the cas-tles, to reach their fields. Theseare "stenes" bordered with dry-rock fences, grand Venetian-timetrails, wide enough for the oldcarts, dirt paths. Being aban-doned for decades they can nowbecome the veins which willcarry visitors and new life to theisland’s small settlements. Evena new culture of caring about theassets that the nature and thepre-industrial communities have

inherited them. Greeks keeptheir houses and their gardensvery clean, while they are not in-terested to maintain the sur-rounding environment. They be-lieve it is the state’s job to do it.In many cases they would eventhrow their garbage into theravines next to their village. Thetrail race initiative reached thevillagers who decided to volun-teer and assist the Municipalityto clean up the race routes.

The south part of Andros of-fers high quality accommodationfacilities and the Chora, due tothe benefactors, has a vivid cul-tural life supported by importantMuseums and Art Centres. Onthe contrary the northern andeastern parts remain intangiblefrom tourism and can now be-come an additional asset for theisland’s development. Androscombines the typical Cycladiclandscape with fountains andstreams offering a unique walk-ing experience through moun-

tain peaks crowned by medievalcastles, Byzantine monasteries,old water mills, dovecotes, tra-ditional villages, ravines andstreams with stone archedbridges -among them the LoveBridge, well known from PantelisVoulgaris’ movie Little England.

“What can the villages offerthe visitors, since they don’t evenhave a kafeneio open today?” Itmay take some time to open orre-open the kafeneio for the vis-itors in the small settlements ofthe 50-100 inhabitants, but theywill learn to care more aboutwhat they have. They may nothave a kafeneio, but they all haveCultural Associations, which canbecome more active now. A firststep is to keep their villagesclean, to maintain the paths, towhitewash their houses. “Thepeople of Andros till recently did-n’t want tourists on the island.The men were mainly sailors,they wouldn’t be at home andthey didn’t want strangers next

to their wives and families.” Forthe needs of the race’s runnerssome of them opened theirhouses for the first time to pro-vide them accommodation. Anew culture is slowly built.

“The tourist product is there.We just need to offer it,” saysMasselou, who plans to organizeparallel activities to prolong therunners stay. Guiding tours at themedieval castles, storytelling atthe watermills, night star watch-ing at the peaks, bird watchingof endangered species, mush-rooms and herbs collection, andgastronomy.

Mayor Theodosis Sousoudis’goal is to create opportunities tokeep the young people in the is-land. Therefore Eleni Politou,Head of the Tourism Committee,realizes a successful policy thatreveals Andros’ natural and cul-tural resources and implementsinnovative ideas in order to in-crease the number of visitors andextend the tourist season in the

spring and fall. Sustainable rural develop-

ment exploits but doesn’t destroy.Takes advantage of the aban-doned olden and the nature anddoesn’t need to spend for themodernization. The efforts to in-crease the welfare of the ruralareas are not necessarily con-nected to asphalt and cement.As the trail race team states:“This is the nature we love andprotect, this is the nature wewant to highlight, this is wherewe want to continue to live andwork, with a deep faith that An-dros can and should be grantedthe alternative tourism destina-tion title.”

Dimitra Kamarinou, PhD, hasstudied philology andarchaeology at the University ofIoannina,Würzburg and Bochumin Germany. She has beenhonored with the Academy ofAthens Award in Archaeologyand Homeric Philology.

A Pasta Party Leads to Rural Development and Increased Opportunities on Andros

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