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The National Herald A WEEKLY GREEK AMERICAN PUBLICATION November 4, 2006 www.thenationalherald.com VOL. 10, ISSUE 473 $1.00 GREECE: 1.75 EURO c v To subscribe call: 718.784.5255 e-mail: [email protected] Bringing the news to generations of Greek Americans O c v ΓΡΑΦΕΙ ΤΗΝ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ ΤΟΥ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΣΜΟΥ ΑΠΟ ΤΟ 1915 *110406* By Demetris Tsakas Special to The National Herald NEW YORK – The Greek American Community in Brooklyn was shocked by a double murder last weekend, when 48-year-old John Skellas stalked his estranged wife Karen outside her home and shot her dead with a sawed-off shotgun after a heated argument. Minutes later, he turned the gun on himself and dropped dead, right on top of his victim’s blood-stained corpse, the smoking weapon falling to his side. The couple’s daughter came home shortly after the shooting and burst into tears as she saw her par- ents dead. “That’s my mother. She’s the only one I’ve got,” Angela Skel- las screamed before police took her away. Mrs. Skellas, 44, a mother of two was killed while accepting a housewarming gift, when her new- ly estranged husband rushed up and shot her with a shotgun he had hidden up his sleeve, police and witnesses said. He then reloaded and shot himself to death. The murdered woman, an ad- ministrative worker at Lutheran Medical Center, had only just days before moved into an apartment at 2261 E. 2nd Street in Gravesend, having left her husband with plans to divorce him, said a coworker, John D’Atri. “She was such a lovely person. Karen was well loved as a person and a colleague, very highly re- spected at the hospital. I got her out of the house, and this animal is stalking her,” Mr. D’Atri said, adding that he felt he unintention- ally lured his colleague into the am- bush. Sobbing and shaking, Mr. D’Atri retold the chilling details of the car- nage he witnessed about 1 PM last Sunday, October 29, after dropping off a housewarming gift for Mrs. Skellas, who split with her husband the previous week and moved in with her daughter. Mr. D’Atri said he dropped by to deliver a housewarming gift shortly before 1 PM last Sunday, and watched in horror as Mr. Skellas, wearing a hooded sweatshirt, ap- proached and shot Mrs. Skellas. Mr. D’Atri said he’ll never shake the memory of seeing the double- barrels of the gun bearing down on them as Mr. Skellas, who would have turned 49 the next day, charged at his wife screaming something in Greek before shoot- ing her in the head. “I was standing outside her house and talking to her. He came out of nowhere,” Mr. D’Atri said. “They spoke. She kept saying, ‘No, no, no,’ and something in Greek, and he fired.” BLINK OF AN EYE Mr. D’Atri’s first thought was that he was witnessing a joke of some sort. “I didn’t know who it was,” he said. “He was apparently hiding his weapon in his sleeve. He fired once. I don’t know if it mis- fired or hit what she was carrying in her hands. I wasn’t sure if it was real, or if it was a Halloween prank. He backed up a little, and then in the blink of an eye, he came for- ward again and fired a second shot.” That shot killed Mrs. Skellas, he said. Mr. D’Atri said the weapon ap- peared to be a sawed-off shotgun. He ran away, seeking refuge at a neighbor’s house. As Mr. D’Atri rushed to get neighbors to dial 911, he said, Mr. Skellas ran down the block and re- Police: Man ambushed his wife with a sawed- off shotgun, then turned the gun on himself By Juliet Williams Associated Press SACRAMENTO (AP) – After their only debate earlier this month, State Treasurer Phil Angelides in- troduced Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to a special friend, a diminutive Greek immigrant who had been sitting near the front, cen- ter stage. His name was Angelo K. Tsakopoulos, a multimillionaire who is not widely known outside the Sacramento area except to those involved in California poli- tics. The name was instantly famil- iar to Schwarzenegger. The Governor smiled, shook his hand and remarked, "We all need these people as friends in this life." Tsakopoulos has been a very good friend to Angelides, himself the descendant of Greek immi- grants. The 70-year-old Sacramento area land developer played a cru- cial role in getting Angelides to that debate stage at Sacramento State University. He has given millions to Angelides' various campaigns for public office, as well as to other candidates, becoming one of the most influential political players in California. This year, Tsakopoulos and his family have given the vast majority of their $11.6 million in political contributions to help Angelides' bid for governor. They donated nearly $9 million to help Angelides over- come a bruising Democratic prima- ry challenge from State Controller Steve Westly, and more than $2 million this election season to help the California Democratic Party run television commercials favoring Angelides. The family's collective contribu- tions to Angelides and the Democ- ratic Party constitute the greatest level of support from one entity any candidate has received in a single race, said Ned Wigglesworth, poli- cy director for California Common Cause, a political watchdog group. Only Hollywood producer, Stephen Bing, has given more, about $40 million in favor of Proposition 87, an initiative which would tax instate oil production. "I don't know of any single big- ger spender at the state level in the U.S. -- for one year, for one race," Wigglesworth said. Tsakopoulos' company, AKT De- velopments, has left a mark on much of the capital region, from of- fice buildings to suburbs which stretch in every direction. His name is on the downtown library and a Hellenic Studies department at the Angelides Thankful For His Big Benefactor Angelo Tsakopoulos Has a Lot to Do with Treasurer’s Success By Beverley MacDougall Special to The National Herald VANCOUVER, B.C. – As the haunt- ing wail of the bagpipes drifts out towards the mountains and accom- panies a throng of students and fac- ulty, a legendary filmmaker and di- rector takes his place on the podi- um wearing, for the first time, the hood and gown of Simon Fraser University. He takes his front-row seat amid scholars and dignitaries, each of whom proudly wears the colors of his or her alma mater. The vision that remains on the podium of honor is spectacular. Universities know the meaning of pageantry. The setting is almost like a painting depicting a 16th Century courtyard in Venice, rather than a 21st Century ceremony on Cana- da’s west coast. The packed audience patiently listens to Simon Fraser University President Michael Stevenson ele- gantly announce, “Mr. Chancellor, I am honored to present a consum- mate artist whose chosen medium is film; who combines an unerring eye with a confident directorial touch and a profound social con- science to create cinema that edu- cates, entertains and provokes.” All eyes are on the renowned filmmaker and director, who shuf- fles uncomfortably in his seat. “Costa Gavras’ dedication to cin- ema as director, writer and actor is matched by his steadfast commit- ment to furthering this most impor- tant medium. Costa Gavras has re- ceived many awards, including the Palme d’Or for ‘Special Section’ and an Oscar for ‘Missing.’ His work has been nominated numerous times by such august bodies as the Berlin International Film Festival, the French Academy of Cinema and Costa Gavras Receives Honorary Ph.D Angela Skellas is consoled at her mother’s murder scene in Brooklyn last Sunday afternoon, October 29. Karen Skellas was reportedly stalked and ambushed by her estranged husband, John, who shot his wife with a sawed-off shotgun and killed himself. Cultural exchange through dance for friendship Dancers perform a traditional Italian dance during a United Nations-backed event aimed at using dance to promote greater familiarity and friendship between people near Athens this past October 26. ATHENS – The Stavros Niarchos Foundation is preparing to embark on three new projects of great rele- vance to Hellenic culture, detailed in a letter personally presented to Greek Prime Minister Costas Kara- manlis by the Foundation’s execu- tive director in Athens, Epaminon- das Farmakis. Plans for the construction of a national library, music hall and cul- tural events park are set forth in this correspondence. The completion of these projects will ultimately depend upon how receptive the Greek Government will be to the proposals. According to a press release issued by the Foundation, as well as ads appear- ing in some of Greece’s largest newspapers (and also in the Na- tional Herald), an initial study will first be conducted according to “the scope, complexity and funds need- The Niarchos Foundation’s New Projects By Demetris Tsakas Special to The National Herald NEW YORK – The National Sym- phony Orchestra of the Hellenic Public Broadcasting Company, ERT, was in New York for two historic performances at the United Nations and Lincoln Center last week, and received favorable reviews. The symphony orchestra’s two- night performance included poetry from Constantine Cavafy and No- belists George Seferis and Odysseas Elytis, accompanied by the musical compositions of Mikis Theodorakis, Manos Hatzidakis, Spyros Sama- ras, Demetris Lagios and Demetris Papademetriou. The orchestra, performing un- der conductors Andreas Pylarinos and Steven White, featured famous soloists Fotini Dara, Tasos Apos- tolou, Andreas Smyrnakis and world-renowned Mexican tenor Rolando Villazon, and received ac- claim from out-going U.N. Secre- tary-General Kofi Annan and sever- al notable international figures, in addition to thousands of concert- going New Yorkers who lavished the musicians with standing ova- tions. Mr. Villazon performed three songs in the Greek language and said, “After this musical perfor- mance, I feel like a Hellene. I feel the lyrics flowing through my blood.” His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of America, Greek Gov- ernment Spokesman and Minister of State Theodoros Roussopoulos, U.N. Security Council members, and diplomats from all over the world, including the U.N. ambas- sadors of Greece and Cyprus, at- tended both concerts. “Greece made its presence felt. The sounds of Greece filled these chambers. The works of the Greek artists featured in these perfor- mances are pure poetry, which transcends language barriers and speaks to all people,” Mr. Rous- sopoulos said at the U.N. General Assembly’s Great Hall on Wednes- day afternoon, October 25. “This evening, our country presented an image that honors everyone who partakes in Greek letters and com- prehends this culture.” Representing the Greek Govern- ment, Mr. Roussopoulos was con- gratulated by representatives of the U.N.’s 192 member states and many high-ranking officials. Mr. Annan thanked the Greek Government and the Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation Greek Orchestra Receives Rave Reviews By Steve Frangos Special to The National Herald From the early 1900’s until the 1930’s, Greeks dominated the sport of wrestling in North America. When wrestling was a legitimate sport, Jim Londos was the unde- feated champion who was as recog- nized a national figure as Jack Dempsey. No one knows how many Greek immigrants became professional wrestlers, but it is clearly docu- mented that they quickly became a recognized and widely feared con- tingent. Those who know a little something about the very begin- nings of Greek athletic competition in North America will find limiting this account to the early 1900’s a mistake. Greek strongmen were actively performing across the United States by the early 1880’s. Theodore Costaky was typical of this era’s strongman/wrestler. One brief New York Times’ account “Greek George’s Challenge” pro- vides us more than enough infor- mation about this period, as well as the sensationalized showmanship which was already part of this sport. “Tedory George Costaky, known in the sporting world as ‘Greek George,’ the wrestler, arrived from Boston yesterday and immediately posted $100 for a match with any athlete at Greco-Roman or catch- as-catch-can style for a purse not to exceed $500 a side. This offer, he said last evening, would stand until his match with Charles Green, the English champion, which is to take place per agreement within four weeks from January 21 at Philadel- phia or Scranton. It is to be catch- as-catch-can, Lancashire rules, best two out of three falls, no holds barred, for the championship of the world. During his stay in the city, Greek George may possibly give an exhibition of horseback wrestling. He has been in the West and South since his last visit here, and had enough engagements to keep him in good form (February 4, 1889).” Greeks Left Their Mark on Pro Wrestling By Theodore Kalmoukos Special to The National Herald BOSTON – Andrew Athens, the prominent Greek American busi- nessman from Chicago was the World President of the Council of Hellenes Abroad (SAE) for the last 11 years. This time, he said, he de- cided not to seek re-election be- cause a new law passed by the Greek Government, which now limits SAE presidents to a five-year term, has diminished the position of the president to a powerless cer- emonial role. Now in his eighties, Mr. Athens is as energetic as ever. “I am twice 40 years old,” he quipped, adding that he will continue to look after healthcare facilities he has helped established in the Balkans and for- mer Soviet republics to care for Hellenic communities who live in those countries and desperately need quality medical care. He spoke openly about the orga- nization he has headed since its in- ception in 1995, but he refused to endorse anyone who is attempting to succeed him in December (re- gional elections are being held this weekend), although he also said he it would be good for the organiza- tion to have a president from out- side of the United States. Asked about the SAE and its contribution to global Hellenism, Mr. Athens said, “I think that I have accomplished something, and the SAE leadership has tried to do whatever it could. After I was elect- ed president in 1996, I traveled all over the world, with my own mon- ey. The first allocation of money from the Greek Government came in January of 1997, so a period of one and one half years had elapsed without any funding. Many people on the board couldn’t afford to travel extensively, but that was nor- mal. You don’t expect the elected members of the board to be in a fi- nancial position to travel at their own expense because it is very ex- pensive to travel.” Asked if he had requested funds from the Greek Government, Mr. Athens said, “Every week, and the answer was always, ‘we’re working on it… we’ll see, we need to sit down and discuses regional bud- gets,’ and so on. I submitted the budget of each region, and includ- ed the world office, but they said this amount was unacceptable – that it was too much.” Asked how much the Greek Gov- ernment has allocated for SAE’s world office over the past 11 years, Mr. Athens said, “I don’t know the exact amount because, since 1997, it was not more than $800,000 a year. I’m talking about actual monies received for operations, not for the World Convention, the re- gional conventions and those type of things.” Mr. Athens noted that SAE North & South America Regional Vice President Chris Tomaras might be correct when he told the Nation- Andy Athens Reflects on SAE’s History Continued on page 3 Continued on page 5 Continued on page 4 Continued on page 4 Continued on page 4 Continued on page 5 Continued on page 2 DEBBIE EGAN-CHIN/PHOTO COURTESY OF NEW YORK DAILY NEWS AP/COSTAS TSIRONIS Community Shocked by Jolting Homicide-Suicide in Brooklyn

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By Demetris TsakasSpecial to The National Herald

NEW YORK – The Greek AmericanCommunity in Brooklyn wasshocked by a double murder lastweekend, when 48-year-old JohnSkellas stalked his estranged wifeKaren outside her home and shother dead with a sawed-off shotgunafter a heated argument. Minuteslater, he turned the gun on himselfand dropped dead, right on top ofhis victim’s blood-stained corpse,the smoking weapon falling to hisside.

The couple’s daughter camehome shortly after the shooting andburst into tears as she saw her par-ents dead. “That’s my mother. She’sthe only one I’ve got,” Angela Skel-las screamed before police took heraway.

Mrs. Skellas, 44, a mother oftwo was killed while accepting ahousewarming gift, when her new-ly estranged husband rushed upand shot her with a shotgun he hadhidden up his sleeve, police andwitnesses said. He then reloadedand shot himself to death.

The murdered woman, an ad-ministrative worker at LutheranMedical Center, had only just daysbefore moved into an apartment at2261 E. 2nd Street in Gravesend,having left her husband with plansto divorce him, said a coworker,John D’Atri.

“She was such a lovely person.Karen was well loved as a personand a colleague, very highly re-spected at the hospital. I got her outof the house, and this animal isstalking her,” Mr. D’Atri said,adding that he felt he unintention-ally lured his colleague into the am-bush.

Sobbing and shaking, Mr. D’Atriretold the chilling details of the car-nage he witnessed about 1 PM lastSunday, October 29, after droppingoff a housewarming gift for Mrs.Skellas, who split with her husbandthe previous week and moved inwith her daughter.

Mr. D’Atri said he dropped by todeliver a housewarming gift shortlybefore 1 PM last Sunday, andwatched in horror as Mr. Skellas,wearing a hooded sweatshirt, ap-proached and shot Mrs. Skellas.

Mr. D’Atri said he’ll never shakethe memory of seeing the double-barrels of the gun bearing down onthem as Mr. Skellas, who wouldhave turned 49 the next day,charged at his wife screamingsomething in Greek before shoot-ing her in the head.

“I was standing outside herhouse and talking to her. He cameout of nowhere,” Mr. D’Atri said.“They spoke. She kept saying, ‘No,no, no,’ and something in Greek,and he fired.”

BLINK OF AN EYEMr. D’Atri’s first thought was

that he was witnessing a joke ofsome sort. “I didn’t know who itwas,” he said. “He was apparentlyhiding his weapon in his sleeve. Hefired once. I don’t know if it mis-fired or hit what she was carryingin her hands. I wasn’t sure if it wasreal, or if it was a Halloween prank.He backed up a little, and then inthe blink of an eye, he came for-ward again and fired a secondshot.”

That shot killed Mrs. Skellas, hesaid. Mr. D’Atri said the weapon ap-peared to be a sawed-off shotgun.He ran away, seeking refuge at aneighbor’s house.

As Mr. D’Atri rushed to getneighbors to dial 911, he said, Mr.Skellas ran down the block and re-

Police: Man ambushed his wife with a sawed-off shotgun, then turned the gun on himself

By Juliet WilliamsAssociated Press

SACRAMENTO (AP) – After theironly debate earlier this month,State Treasurer Phil Angelides in-troduced Governor ArnoldSchwarzenegger to a special friend,a diminutive Greek immigrant whohad been sitting near the front, cen-ter stage.

His name was Angelo K.Tsakopoulos, a multimillionairewho is not widely known outsidethe Sacramento area except tothose involved in California poli-tics. The name was instantly famil-iar to Schwarzenegger.

The Governor smiled, shook hishand and remarked, "We all needthese people as friends in this life."

Tsakopoulos has been a verygood friend to Angelides, himselfthe descendant of Greek immi-grants.

The 70-year-old Sacramentoarea land developer played a cru-cial role in getting Angelides to thatdebate stage at Sacramento StateUniversity. He has given millions toAngelides' various campaigns forpublic office, as well as to othercandidates, becoming one of themost influential political players inCalifornia.

This year, Tsakopoulos and hisfamily have given the vast majorityof their $11.6 million in politicalcontributions to help Angelides' bidfor governor. They donated nearly$9 million to help Angelides over-come a bruising Democratic prima-ry challenge from State ControllerSteve Westly, and more than $2million this election season to helpthe California Democratic Party runtelevision commercials favoringAngelides.

The family's collective contribu-tions to Angelides and the Democ-ratic Party constitute the greatestlevel of support from one entity anycandidate has received in a singlerace, said Ned Wigglesworth, poli-cy director for California CommonCause, a political watchdog group.

Only Hollywood producer,Stephen Bing, has given more,about $40 million in favor ofProposition 87, an initiative whichwould tax instate oil production.

"I don't know of any single big-ger spender at the state level in theU.S. -- for one year, for one race,"Wigglesworth said.

Tsakopoulos' company, AKT De-velopments, has left a mark onmuch of the capital region, from of-fice buildings to suburbs whichstretch in every direction. His nameis on the downtown library and aHellenic Studies department at the

AngelidesThankfulFor His BigBenefactorAngelo TsakopoulosHas a Lot to Do withTreasurer’s Success

By Beverley MacDougallSpecial to The National Herald

VANCOUVER, B.C. – As the haunt-ing wail of the bagpipes drifts outtowards the mountains and accom-panies a throng of students and fac-ulty, a legendary filmmaker and di-rector takes his place on the podi-um wearing, for the first time, thehood and gown of Simon FraserUniversity. He takes his front-rowseat amid scholars and dignitaries,each of whom proudly wears thecolors of his or her alma mater.

The vision that remains on thepodium of honor is spectacular.

Universities know the meaning ofpageantry. The setting is almost likea painting depicting a 16th Centurycourtyard in Venice, rather than a21st Century ceremony on Cana-da’s west coast.

The packed audience patientlylistens to Simon Fraser UniversityPresident Michael Stevenson ele-gantly announce, “Mr. Chancellor, Iam honored to present a consum-mate artist whose chosen mediumis film; who combines an unerringeye with a confident directorialtouch and a profound social con-science to create cinema that edu-cates, entertains and provokes.”

All eyes are on the renownedfilmmaker and director, who shuf-fles uncomfortably in his seat.

“Costa Gavras’ dedication to cin-ema as director, writer and actor ismatched by his steadfast commit-ment to furthering this most impor-tant medium. Costa Gavras has re-ceived many awards, including thePalme d’Or for ‘Special Section’ andan Oscar for ‘Missing.’ His workhas been nominated numeroustimes by such august bodies as theBerlin International Film Festival,the French Academy of Cinema and

Costa Gavras Receives Honorary Ph.D

Angela Skellas is consoled at her mother’s murder scene in Brooklyn last Sunday afternoon, October 29.Karen Skellas was reportedly stalked and ambushed by her estranged husband, John, who shot his wifewith a sawed-off shotgun and killed himself.

Cultural exchange through dance for friendship

Dancers perform a traditional Italian dance during a United Nations-backed event aimed at using dance topromote greater familiarity and friendship between people near Athens this past October 26.

ATHENS – The Stavros NiarchosFoundation is preparing to embarkon three new projects of great rele-vance to Hellenic culture, detailedin a letter personally presented toGreek Prime Minister Costas Kara-manlis by the Foundation’s execu-tive director in Athens, Epaminon-das Farmakis.

Plans for the construction of anational library, music hall and cul-tural events park are set forth inthis correspondence.

The completion of these projectswill ultimately depend upon howreceptive the Greek Governmentwill be to the proposals. Accordingto a press release issued by theFoundation, as well as ads appear-ing in some of Greece’s largestnewspapers (and also in the Na-tional Herald), an initial study willfirst be conducted according to “thescope, complexity and funds need-

The NiarchosFoundation’sNew Projects

By Demetris TsakasSpecial to The National Herald

NEW YORK – The National Sym-phony Orchestra of the HellenicPublic Broadcasting Company, ERT,was in New York for two historicperformances at the United Nationsand Lincoln Center last week, andreceived favorable reviews.

The symphony orchestra’s two-night performance included poetryfrom Constantine Cavafy and No-belists George Seferis and OdysseasElytis, accompanied by the musicalcompositions of Mikis Theodorakis,Manos Hatzidakis, Spyros Sama-ras, Demetris Lagios and DemetrisPapademetriou.

The orchestra, performing un-der conductors Andreas Pylarinosand Steven White, featured famoussoloists Fotini Dara, Tasos Apos-tolou, Andreas Smyrnakis and

world-renowned Mexican tenorRolando Villazon, and received ac-claim from out-going U.N. Secre-tary-General Kofi Annan and sever-al notable international figures, inaddition to thousands of concert-going New Yorkers who lavishedthe musicians with standing ova-tions.

Mr. Villazon performed threesongs in the Greek language andsaid, “After this musical perfor-mance, I feel like a Hellene. I feelthe lyrics flowing through myblood.”

His Eminence ArchbishopDemetrios of America, Greek Gov-ernment Spokesman and Ministerof State Theodoros Roussopoulos,U.N. Security Council members,and diplomats from all over theworld, including the U.N. ambas-sadors of Greece and Cyprus, at-tended both concerts.

“Greece made its presence felt.The sounds of Greece filled thesechambers. The works of the Greekartists featured in these perfor-mances are pure poetry, whichtranscends language barriers andspeaks to all people,” Mr. Rous-sopoulos said at the U.N. GeneralAssembly’s Great Hall on Wednes-day afternoon, October 25. “Thisevening, our country presented animage that honors everyone whopartakes in Greek letters and com-prehends this culture.”

Representing the Greek Govern-ment, Mr. Roussopoulos was con-gratulated by representatives of theU.N.’s 192 member states andmany high-ranking officials.

Mr. Annan thanked the GreekGovernment and the Alexander S.Onassis Public Benefit Foundation

Greek Orchestra Receives Rave Reviews

By Steve FrangosSpecial to The National Herald

From the early 1900’s until the1930’s, Greeks dominated the sportof wrestling in North America.When wrestling was a legitimatesport, Jim Londos was the unde-feated champion who was as recog-nized a national figure as JackDempsey.

No one knows how many Greekimmigrants became professionalwrestlers, but it is clearly docu-mented that they quickly became arecognized and widely feared con-tingent. Those who know a littlesomething about the very begin-nings of Greek athletic competitionin North America will find limitingthis account to the early 1900’s amistake.

Greek strongmen were activelyperforming across the UnitedStates by the early 1880’s.Theodore Costaky was typical ofthis era’s strongman/wrestler. Onebrief New York Times’ account“Greek George’s Challenge” pro-vides us more than enough infor-mation about this period, as well asthe sensationalized showmanshipwhich was already part of thissport.

“Tedory George Costaky, knownin the sporting world as ‘GreekGeorge,’ the wrestler, arrived fromBoston yesterday and immediatelyposted $100 for a match with anyathlete at Greco-Roman or catch-as-catch-can style for a purse not toexceed $500 a side. This offer, hesaid last evening, would stand untilhis match with Charles Green, theEnglish champion, which is to takeplace per agreement within fourweeks from January 21 at Philadel-phia or Scranton. It is to be catch-as-catch-can, Lancashire rules, besttwo out of three falls, no holdsbarred, for the championship of theworld. During his stay in the city,Greek George may possibly give anexhibition of horseback wrestling.He has been in the West and Southsince his last visit here, and hadenough engagements to keep himin good form (February 4, 1889).”

Greeks LeftTheir Mark onPro Wrestling

By Theodore KalmoukosSpecial to The National Herald

BOSTON – Andrew Athens, theprominent Greek American busi-nessman from Chicago was theWorld President of the Council ofHellenes Abroad (SAE) for the last11 years. This time, he said, he de-cided not to seek re-election be-cause a new law passed by theGreek Government, which nowlimits SAE presidents to a five-yearterm, has diminished the positionof the president to a powerless cer-emonial role.

Now in his eighties, Mr. Athensis as energetic as ever. “I am twice40 years old,” he quipped, addingthat he will continue to look afterhealthcare facilities he has helpedestablished in the Balkans and for-mer Soviet republics to care forHellenic communities who live inthose countries and desperatelyneed quality medical care.

He spoke openly about the orga-nization he has headed since its in-ception in 1995, but he refused toendorse anyone who is attemptingto succeed him in December (re-gional elections are being held thisweekend), although he also said heit would be good for the organiza-tion to have a president from out-side of the United States.

Asked about the SAE and itscontribution to global Hellenism,Mr. Athens said, “I think that I haveaccomplished something, and theSAE leadership has tried to dowhatever it could. After I was elect-ed president in 1996, I traveled allover the world, with my own mon-ey. The first allocation of moneyfrom the Greek Government camein January of 1997, so a period ofone and one half years had elapsedwithout any funding. Many peopleon the board couldn’t afford totravel extensively, but that was nor-mal. You don’t expect the electedmembers of the board to be in a fi-nancial position to travel at theirown expense because it is very ex-pensive to travel.”

Asked if he had requested fundsfrom the Greek Government, Mr.Athens said, “Every week, and theanswer was always, ‘we’re workingon it… we’ll see, we need to sitdown and discuses regional bud-gets,’ and so on. I submitted thebudget of each region, and includ-ed the world office, but they saidthis amount was unacceptable –that it was too much.”

Asked how much the Greek Gov-ernment has allocated for SAE’sworld office over the past 11 years,Mr. Athens said, “I don’t know theexact amount because, since 1997,it was not more than $800,000 ayear. I’m talking about actualmonies received for operations, notfor the World Convention, the re-gional conventions and those typeof things.”

Mr. Athens noted that SAENorth & South America RegionalVice President Chris Tomaras mightbe correct when he told the Nation-

Andy AthensReflects onSAE’s History

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■ THROUGH NOVEMBER 26BALTIMORE, Md. An antiquitiesexhibition entitled “Things withWings: Mythological Figures in An-cient Greek Art” is hosted at theWalters Art Museum, 600 NorthCharles Street in Baltimore. Explor-ing the various manifestations ofwinged beings in ancient GreekArt. For more information, call 410-547-9000 or visit the web atwww.thewalters.org.

■ NOVEMBER 4-5NEW YORK CITY. Saint John theBaptist Church in Manhattan (143E. 17th Street, between Third Av-enue and Irving Place) will be hold-ing its annual festival on Saturday,November 4, from 11 AM to 6 PM.The festival will feature Greek mu-sic, food and pastries. “Come andenjoy gyros, souvlaki, tiropita,spanakopita, dolmades, Greek cof-fee, baklava, loukoumades andmuch much more.” For more infor-mation, contact the church at 212-473-0648 or Stephanie Hatzakos at212-732-9000, or visit the web atwww.stjohn.ny.goarch.org.

ASTORIA. Volunteers are needed toassist with a 10-hour telethonbroadcast on NGTV (Time WarnerDigital Cable Channel 509) and AN-TENNA North America on Sunday,November 5, from 2 PM to midnightat NGTV studios in Astoria, Queensto raise much-needed funds for tele-vised services at the ArchdiocesanCathedral of the Holy Trinity inManhattan each Sunday and onhigh holy days. The Divine Liturgyis broadcast live from Holy TrinityCathedral every Sunday morningfrom 10 AM to noon each Sundaythroughout the Tri-State area, re-quiring $120,000 annually to sus-tain. Volunteers are needed to workat the studios of NGTV that day, es-pecially to answer calls coming intothe phone bank, but also to helpwith numerous other tasks. Formore information on how to help,call the Cathedral Office duringnormal business hours (212-288-3215) or Andrea Pappas at 917-691-4161; or visit the web atwww.thecathedral.goarch.org; or e-mail [email protected].

HUNTERDON COUNTY, N.J. Met-ropolitan Evangelos of New Jerseyis scheduled to make a historicarchpastoral visit to the new SaintsNicholas, Constantine & HelenChurch in Hunterdon County onSaturday-Sunday, November 4-5.The new parish community’s recep-tion for His Eminence will begin at6:30 PM on Saturday at Razberry’sin Flemington, New Jersey with a“Grecian Wine and Dine” event tosupport the Parish Building Fund.All members of the Greek Orthodoxcommunity are invited (space islimited; please call Doniki Ibrahimat 908-534-8675 to make reserva-tions). On Sunday, the Metropoli-tan will preside during the DivineLiturgy service, to be held at theParish’s temporary house of wor-ship, the Allerton United MethodistChurch in Annandale, New Jersey(Orthros at 7:45 AM, Divine Litur-gy at 9 AM). For more information,visit the web at www.go-church.org.

BOCA RATON, Fla. Saint Mark’sGreek Orthodox Church of BocaRaton is hosting “Ambassadors ofChrist,” a Pan-Orthodox religiouseducation teacher training seminarand workshop on Saturday, No-vember 4, from 9 AM to 4 PM for allwho work with young people or in-struct adults in religious education.Registration $20 per person ($15for groups of ten or more). Includesbreakfast and lunch. For more in-formation, and to register, [email protected] or [email protected], or call 561-994-4822.

SEATTLE, Wash. “The Divine Litur-gy by Tchaikovsky,” the work whichopened the floodgates to new musi-cal creativity in the Russian Ortho-dox Church, will be presented byCapella Romana (guest director,Mark Bailey, Yale Russian Chorus)on Saturday, November 4, at HolyRosary Church in Seattle (413942nd Avenue SW) at 8 PM. Formore information, call 503-236-8202 or 866-822-7735, or visit theweb at www.capellaromana.org.

■ NOVEMBER 9-11NEW YORK CITY. The Hellenic Amer-ican Bankers Association cordially in-vites the community to attend a cock-tail reception in honor of His Excel-lency Andreas D. Mavroyiannis,Cypriot Ambassador to the UnitedNations, at the Cyprus House in Man-hattan (13 E. 40th Street) on Thurs-day, November 9, at 6:30-8 PM. TOP-IC: “Cyprus, an Emerging Player in aVolatile Region.” This is HABA’s an-nual charitable event. All proceeds tobenefit the Cyprus Children’s Fund.Minimum donation $25. Those un-able to attend can make checkspayable to the Cyprus Children’sFund (c/o Kyriaki Christodoulou, 13E. 40th Street, New York, NY10016). For more information, con-tact HABA at 212-421-1057 or [email protected]

ASTORIA. The Hellenic MusicFoundation cordially invites thecommunity to attend its 7th AnnualGala Benefit Concert on Saturday,November 11, at the StathakionCultural Center in Astoria (22-5129th Street, between DitmarsBoulevard and 23rd Avenue) at7:30 PM. “Enjoy an evening of the

most beautiful and beloved musicof the classical and operatic reper-toire,” featuring works by Brahms,Mozart, Puccini, Astrinidis,Theodorakis and others. Donation$20. For more information, call917-371-1158 or visit the web atwww.HellenicMusic.org.

EAST NORTHPORT, N.Y. The LadiesPhiloptochos Society of SaintParaskevi’s Church in Greenlawnwill be celebrating 50 Years of Phil-anthropy on Thursday, November 9,at Larkfield Manor in East North-port (507 Larkfield Road) at 7 PM.Tickets are $55. The evening willconsist of Greek music, dinner anddancing, featuring the Magges. Forreservations, contact Elaine Here-takis at 631-543-5122 or GeorgiaConstantine at 631-543-5187.

BERGENFIELD, N.J. St. Anthony’sAntiochian Orthodox Church isholding its 29th annual Internation-al Festival from Thursday to Satur-day, November 9-11, in Bergenfield(385 Ivy Lane). A variety of qualitymerchandise will be offered at dis-counted prices, and an array ofmouthwatering multi-ethnic en-trees and desserts will be sold to eatin or take out. There will be musicalentertainment each evening. MyBig Fat Greek Wedding Band willdelight the crowd on Saturdaynight. St. Anthony’s is celebratingits 50th Anniversary. For more infor-mation, call 201-568 8840.

■ NOVEMBER 14WASHINGTON, D.C. The SoutheastEurope Project cordially invites thecommunity to attend, “Greek Uni-versity: Policy Reforms in HigherEducation,” a lecture by RichardJackson, president of AmericanCollege of Thessaloniki, on Tues-day, November 14, from 10 AM to11:30 AM at the Wilson Interna-tional Center for Scholars (1Woodrow Wilson Plaza, 5th FloorConference Room, 1300 Pennsylva-nia Avenue NW). RSVP accep-tances only, e-mail: [email protected]. For more information,call 202-691-4310.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. “Holy Image,Hallowed Ground: Icons fromSinai,” a visually stunning exhibi-tion featuring 43 icons and 5 manu-scripts from Saint Catherine’sMonastery, will be on display at theJ. Paul Getty Museum throughMarch 4. Nestled at the base ofMount Sinai in Egypt, Saint Cather-ine’s is the oldest functioning Chris-tian monastery in the world, with acollection of more than 2,000Byzantine icons, some dating backto the 6th Century. For more infor-mation, visit the web atwww.getty.edu/museum.

■ NOVEMBER 17ASTORIA. The Cyprus and ChianFederations of America and PSEKAcordially invite the community toattend, “Turkey’s European UnionCandidacy and Cyprus: Challengesfor Turkey – Perspectives fromAcademia, Law and Medicine,” aseminar organized by the Centerfor Byzantine & Modern GreekStudies – CUNY and the CypriotStudents Association of America,featuring remarks by Dr. GeorgeAnayiotos, senior economist for theIMF in Washington, D.C.; Dr. Chris-tos Ioannides, director, CBMGS –CUNY; Euripides Evriviades, Cypri-ot Ambassador to the U.S.; AndreasMavrogiannis, Cypriot Ambassadorto the U.N.; and Michalis Ignatiou,journalist for MEGA TV and authorof “The Secret Archives ofKissinger.” The seminar will takeplace at the Chian House in Astoria(44-01 Broadway) on Friday, No-vember 17, from 6 PM to 9:30 PM.A buffet reception featuring Cypri-ot cuisine will be held afterwards(coffee break at 8 PM). For more in-formation, call PSEKA at 718-545-7202.

■ NOVEMBER 19NEW YORK CITY. The Archdioce-san Cathedral of the Holy TrinityCathedral Philoptochos will honorGeorge & Alexandra (Wentworth)Stephanopoulos at the 53rd AnnualChrysanthemum Ball, to be heldSunday evening, November 19, atthe Metropolitan Club in Manhat-tan, beginning at 6:30 PM. Mr.Stephanopoulos, the son, grand-son, nephew and godson of GreekOrthodox priests, was named ABCNews’ Chief Washington Corre-spondent in December 2005, andbegan anchoring “This Week withGeorge Stephanopoulos” in Sep-tember 2002. Alexandra ElliottWentworth, an accomplished ac-tress, is the daughter of MabelCabot, who served as social secre-tary for First Lady Nancy Reagan inthe White House, and Eric Went-worth, formerly a reporter for TheWashington Post. Tickets: $300($125 for age 25 and under). InnerCircle Table of ten: $5,000. Formore information and reservations,call Catherine Moutoussis at 212-249-7244, Eleni Karatzas at 212-663-2579, or the Cathedral at 212-288-3215.

■ NOTE TO OUR READERSThis calendar of events section is acomplimentary service to the GreekAmerican community. All parishes,organizations and institutions areencouraged to e-mail their informa-tion on any Greek-related event 3-4weeks ahead of time to [email protected].

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Sacramento State campus.The family patriarch has bought

and sold thousands of acres duringhis three decades as a developer,and reportedly controls as many as40,000 acres in the region.

The National Herald, the coun-try's only Greek-language dailynewspaper, estimates his fortune atabout $800 million. That wouldmake Tsakopoulos the fourthwealthiest Greek American, ac-cording to Publisher Antonis H.Diamataris.

"He is one of the pillars of thecommunity. He supports almost allof the major undertakings of the(Greek American) community,"Diamataris said. "I know presi-dents, senators and congressmenhave gone to his house; he has heldfundraisers for them."

Angelides' association with thekingmaker began when he ap-proached Tsakopoulos about a jobwhile working for the state housingdepartment under then GovernorJerry Brown in 1983. Angelides, aHarvard graduate, quickly rose tothe top of AKT before setting out toearn his own millions, often work-ing with Tsakopoulos and otherGreek developers.

The friendship has proven enor-

mously beneficial for Angelides inhis political life, too.

During last spring's Democraticprimary, Tsakopoulos and hisdaughter, AKT President EleniTsakopoulos-Kounalakis, con-tributed $8.7 million to fund an An-gelides counter-attack againstWestly.

"It's conventional wisdom thatthe money spent by the Tsakopou-los campaign decided the 2006 De-mocratic gubernatorial primary. Itdoesn't get much more influentialthan that," Wigglesworth said.

The family considers it a privi-lege to participate in the politicalprocess, Tsakopoulos-Kounalakissaid during an interview with TheAssociated Press. She said their be-lief that all people should have thesame opportunities is most closelyaligned with the Democratic Party.

"They were the ones who werefighting for the policies that wouldallow the farmworker kid to be-come a civic leader, or a businessleader," she said, referring to her fa-ther's job working on a Lodi farmafter he arrived in America in 1951at the age of 15.

"I certainly do believe, and myfather believes, that it is the Demo-cratic Party that is most motivatedto keep the American dream alive,"she added.

Tsakopoulos' dream startedsmall, in Greece, where the familyreceived letters from relatives liv-ing in America. An uncle in Lodisponsored his move, and let himlive in an unheated outbuilding. Hedid not speak English, but attendedschool nearby and rode a bus onweekends to nearby farms, wherehe earned money by picking fruit.

Later, he attended SacramentoState, where he was a member ofthe school's boxing team, and spenthis weekends selling real estate. Helearned to buy land strategically,often in still-undeveloped marketsoutside major centers.

To keep that empire growing,Tsakopoulos and his family havebecome major financial players inlocal, state and sometimes congres-sional politics.

Despite their huge donations insupport of Democrats, they alsohave backed well-placed Republi-cans, particularly in local races.

Tsakopoulos gave $100,000 toRepublican Jerry Simmons in hisheated campaign for the PlacerCounty Board of Supervisors,where 12-year incumbent and fel-low Republican Robert Weygandthas questioned a pendingTsakopoulos project.

Tsakopoulos' son, Kyriakos, alsospent more than $100,000 on Sim-

mons mailers and other advertis-ing.

The race was by far the most ex-pensive in county history, said Wey-gandt, who was re-elected anyway.

"Here in Placer County, hehooked up very comfortably withthe Placer County Republican Cen-tral Committee," Weygandt said.

This spring, Tsakopoulos alsogave $4,200 to Republican Rep.John Doolittle of Rocklin, a conser-vative who is among the GOP in-cumbents being targeted this fall byDemocrats. The family controlsland in Doolittle's district.

A proposed AKT housing projectin San Joaquin County also has be-come an issue in the mayoral racein Tracy. Candidates in the quicklygrowing city are divided over aplanned AKT development and lav-ish spending plan for the city.

On the Sacramento-El Doradocounty line, a Tsakopoulos propos-al to develop thousands of acres ofranchland could help fund a newarena for the NHL's SacramentoKings, whose owners are in a powerstruggle with local officials over anarena funding measure on the No-vember 7 ballot.

Over the years, Tsakopoulos alsohas tangled with environmental-ists. He fought one project all theway to the U.S. Supreme Court.The justices eventually affirmedthat he violated the Clean WaterAct at least 358 times, using "deep-ripping" on federal wetlands toconvert a San Joaquin Countyranch and shrimp farm to vine-yards.

Tsakopoulos-Kounalakis saidshe believes environmentalists anddevelopers can co-exist. But shesaid creating housing for Califor-nia's growing population should beequally as important as protectingnatural spaces.

Those kinds of competing inter-ests cause some people to questionAngelides' closeness with Tsakopou-los, and to wonder what kind of po-litical sway he might hold in the gov-ernor's office if Angelides is elected.

During a recent interview withThe Associated Press, Angelides didnot directly answer a questionabout what favors friends such asTsakopoulos might seek from him.He said he has always opted to dothe right thing.

"I'm proud to have AngeloTsakopoulos as a friend. He's beena very committed leader in ourstate," Angelides said.

Angelides Owes Much of his Success to Tsakopoulos

By Brendan Farrington Associated Press

PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) – State At-torney General Charlie Crist jumpedoff a campaign bus and was imme-diately met by an adoring crowd. Heput his arm around a mentally re-tarded man, crouched down andtalked to a group of school children,kissed women, hugged men, signedautographs and posed for photos.

His eyes sparkled; he smiled andlaughed; and it was clear the Repub-lican gubernatorial candidate en-joyed being with the people. Stand-ing a few yards away, State SenatorDurell Peaden watched with admi-ration and said, "That's the realCharlie Crist. Trust me."

A day earlier, Crist was askedduring a debate what he would doto control growth. He talked aboutFlorida's great weather, how every-one wants to move here and the im-portance of protecting the Ever-glades, but didn't really answer thequestion. A week earlier the group,Aging With Dignity, expressed frus-tration that Crist was vague or pro-vided no answers on a candidatequestionnaire.

That's the real Charlie Crist, too.No one argues about Crist's abili-

ty to make personal connectionswith people. He's a likable guy whois sometimes compared to formerPresident Clinton when it comes tothe ability to charm people.

But no one will confuse him for(out-going) Governor Jeb Bush,whose brain is like an encyclopediaof state policy, when it comes totalking details on issues.

Crist, 50, is facing CongressmanJim Davis in the November 7 elec-tion to replace Bush, who can't seekre-election because of term limits.

Crist was elected to the FloridaSenate in 1992, where he earnedthe nickname "Chain Gang Charlie"for passing a bill which requiresfelons to serve at least 85 percent oftheir sentences.

He then challenged U.S. SenatorBob Graham in 1998, basically serv-ing as the party's sacrificial lambagainst the popular Democrat. Butthe failed run built his name recog-nition and a network which helpedelect him education commissioner

in 2000, and later as the state's firstelected Republican attorney gener-al.

Crist has also shown that he canthink independently of party leader-ship, refusing to get involved in theTerri Schiavo right-to-die case; stay-ing in Tallahassee when Bush andother Republican leaders were inSouth Florida campaigning againstslot machines; taking a "live and letlive" attitude on gay civil unions;and saying he wants to changehearts, not abortion laws.

He's also not your typical Repub-lican candidate for governor. He'snot a millionaire. He doesn't ownproperty, choosing to rent a down-town St. Petersburg condominium.He drives a Jaguar, but bought itused. When he talks about family

values, it has to do what he'slearned from his parents, sisters andhis grandfather, a Greek immigrantwho Crist says turned a shoe shinebusiness into the American Dream.

"I'm just telling what I believe,and that's what any candidateneeds to do with sincerity," Cristsaid.

Senator Mel Martinez, who hasbeen close to Crist and one of themost active public officials cam-paigning with him, said Crist'sviews on issues aren't crafted forpolitical purposes.

"Charlie leads with his heart.He's a very sincere and open guy.That's who he is and how he feels,"Martinez said. "He's not a manufac-tured political figure, he's justsomeone who strikes them as he

sees them."And if even if he's not talking at

length about policy, at least he's lis-tening.

"The most important quality of apublic servant is to be a good listen-er, and I strive to do that," Cristsaid. "My heart bleeds for people,and I have empathy for them."

And some people like the factthat he can listen to ideas that De-mocrats claim.

"That's what I like about him.He's not extreme," said PhyllisRobinson, 69, of Pensacola, a Re-publican who said she sometimesvotes for Democrats because sheuses her intuition about people."You just look in his eye, and heseems like a nice guy. He's cutetoo."

Charlie Crist’s Strength is in Winning Hearts

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By Theodore KalmoukosSpecial to The National Herald

BOSTON – During its regular meet-ing on presided by His All HolinessEcumenical Patriarch Bartholomewof Constantinople this past Monday,October 30, the Holy & Sacred Syn-od of the Ecumenical Patriarchateunanimously elected ArchimandriteDemetrios Kantzavelos, chancellorof the Metropolis of Chicago, to theepiscopate.

The Ecumenical Patriarch sent atelegraphed message on Mondayevening, notifying ArchbishopDemetrios of America, MetropolitanIakovos and the newly elected hier-arch.

Bishop-Elect Kantzavelos ofMokissos will be an auxiliary Bishopof the Greek Orthodox Archdioceseof America, but he will be serving asan assistant of Metropolitan Iakovosof Chicago. The see of Mokissos wasonce a prominent Metropolis nearCaesarea under the jurisdiction ofthe Ecumenical Patriarchate.

The Very Rev. Kantzavelos’ elec-tion was expected after the over-whelmed majority of votes he re-ceived during the triprosopon(three-person ballot) selectionprocess held by the Holy EparchialSynod of the Archdiocese this pastOctober 19.

Father Kantzavelos received sev-en votes from the eight voting hier-archs. Metropolitan Nicholas of De-troit, the ninth member of the

Eparchial Synod, was unable to at-tend because of an illness.

Speaking to the National Herald,the newly elected Bishop ofMokissos said, “I glorify the name ofGod for this exceptional blessingand honor which He has bestowedupon me. I respectfully thank His AllHoliness, our Ecumenical Patriarch,Bartholomew and the members ofthe Holy & Sacred Synod of the Ecu-menical Patriarchate for the honorand trust which they have shown to-ward me. I also thank His EminenceArchbishop Demetrios and themembers of the Holy Eparchial Syn-od of our Archdiocese for the trust inmy humble person and the majorityvote during the triprosopon selec-tion process. Many thanks to mespiritual father and mentor Metro-politan Iakovos of Chicago and to allthose who supported me with theirprayers and wishes.”

Asked about the ordination,Bishop-Elect Demetrios said he hadnot yet learned when it would bescheduled.

Born in Chicago to Greek immi-grant parents, Father Kantzavelos,named as “one of the 12 people towatch” by the Chicago Sun-Times(January 5, 2003), grew up as an ac-tive participant in the life of thecity’s historic Assumption Greek Or-thodox Church community. His ear-ly education was in private academ-ic settings, including the MissouriSynod’s Lutheran High SchoolNorth. From there, he went ontoHellenic College and Holy CrossSeminary in Brookline, where he ob-tained his master’s in Divinity de-gree with high distinction in 1987.Following graduation he pursuedpost-graduate studies with LoyolaUniversity’s doctoral philosophyprogram in Chicago, concentratingin metaphysics.

Having received a monastic ton-sure, Father Kantzavelos was or-dained to the Deaconate at his homeparish by then-Bishop Iakovos ofChicago in October of 1989, afterwhich he served three years as theBishop’s deacon. He was ordained tothe priesthood in 1992, and elevat-ed to the rank of Archimandrite in1995, both through the hands ofBishop Iakovos. Since then, he hasserved as assistant to the bishop, asassociate pastor of the AnnunciationCathedral in Chicago, and presentlyas chancellor of the Metropolis ofChicago.

loaded.Another neighbor, who declined

to give his name, said he saw whathappened next. “He shoots thewoman. He goes back and dropsthe shells,” he said. Then the manreturned to Mrs. Skellas’ fallenbody on the sidewalk and shot him-self.

“He blasted away and wentdown right on top of her,” the mansaid. “He must have shot himself inthe stomach.”

After witnessing the shooting,Mr. D’Atri’s attempts to find refugeon E. 2nd Street were futile, withneighbors frightened by the loudgunshots. One neighbor, RinaLouzieh, said she was startledwhen a man appeared at her door.

“We just heard shots, threeshots. This man came to our home.He said, ‘Please open your door.Someone wants to kill me.’ Hepushed too much. He’s too big. Hesaid, ‘Please, someone wants to killme.’ I said, ‘Let him kill you out-side.’ And that’s it, I shut the door,”she said.

No one from the neighborhoodseemed to know about trouble inthe marriage, but Mr. D’Atri said hebelieved Mr. Skellas had threat-

ened violence in the past, leadingto the separation.

He said Mrs. Skellas had recentlytold him she feared for her safetyand was thinking about getting anorder of protection against her hus-band, who had battered her foryears.

“To my understanding, she waswaiting to see his reaction to the di-vorce, if there was going to be a ne-cessity for an order of protection,”he said. “She had felt threatened inthe past.”

Police said Mr. Skellas did notappear to have a criminal record,however, and that there was no his-tory of domestic violence betweenthe two. Friends described Mr. Skel-las as a construction worker whoenjoyed hunting, police said.

The couple had two children intheir twenties, a son who is a con-tractor and daughter who is plan-ning to enter the New York City Po-lice Academy during the next term,neighbors of the family’s Bay Ridgehome said.

George Lykourezos, 52, the own-er of Spartan Souvlaki on Eighth Av-enue, where Mr. Skellas often camefor Greek salads, said Mr. Skellasapproached him about four daysearlier. “He came in and asked if Iknew any investigators,” he said, re-ferring to his friend by the nameJohn. “I said, ‘John, I don’t knowanybody.’ ”

The next day, Mr. Lykourezossaid, Mr. Skellas returned: “He said,‘Forget about it. I took care of it. Idon’t need him anymore.’ ”

Grieving relatives refused to dis-cuss the tragic couple last night, butpeople who encountered Mr. Skel-las before the shooting said heshowed no hint of the impending vi-olence.

The owner of a nearby deli, whogave her name only as Mrs. Lee, 59,said Mr. Skellas came in most daysfor his favorite chewing gum, andalso bought a loaf of Italian breadthe day of the murder, displaying nosign of what was to come.

“He’s such a nice person. Notrouble. Like a happy family,” Mrs.Lee said, describing Mr. & Mrs.Skellas walking their pet pit bull to-gether. “Every time quiet, and hesmiled.”

Maria Lykourezos, a waitress atthe Spartan Souvlaki on Eighth Av-enue, told the National Herald thathusband and wife were regulars atthe restaurant and often talkedabout their children Angela, 23, andSpiro, 25. “I’m shocked because hedidn’t look like a troubled guy,” shesaid. “He seemed very nice. He wasalways joking around.”

Mr. Lykourezos, who knew thecouple and their family fairly well,told the Herald he couldn’t under-stand the killer’s motives. He saidhis restaurant has been at its cur-rent location for the past nine years,and that Mr. Skellas lived on thenext block. During that time, headded, he never observed anythingsuspicious in the couple’s relation-ship, nor did he ever have a sensethat they were fighting and experi-encing marital trouble.

He characterized Mr. Skellas ashard working and good family man:“Skellas built a house in his wife’svillage of Kalamoti in Chios. He alsohad a cottage in Delaware, becausehe loved hunting.”

Mr. Skellas worked as a contrac-tor with a large Brooklyn-basedGreek American construction com-pany. According to company em-ployees, he was a hard worker,calm, and kept a low profile.

“In all the years he worked withus, he never showed the slightestsign of any suspicious behavior, andwe can’t understand his motive, orthe reasons that led him to take hiswife’s life, along with his own,” acoworker told the Herald, offeringhis deepest condolences to the Skel-las’ two children and surviving rela-tives.

The Herald also caught up withAngela Skellas’ boyfriend this pastMonday morning, as he was tryingto clean up the blood-drenchedsidewalk, where Angela’s parentstook their last breath. He said hisgirlfriend does not want to speakwith anyone and is still too shockedabout the simultaneous loss of herparents. He spoke about Mrs. Skel-las with respect, but indicated thatthe perpetrator was had been abu-sive towards her.

Marathon Bank Vice PresidentZoe Koutsoupakis, who heads thebank’s Brooklyn branch, knew Mr.Skellas quite well, and rememberedhis wife fondly.

“She was a special woman, aspecial mother and wife. What tookplace is very sad for the community.No one can understand the reasonsbehind this tragedy. Certainly, thiswas no way for someone to resolvetheir problems,” she said.

Grieving family members in-cluded the victim’s parents, resid-ing in Chios, and her sister, wholives in Indiana, and reachedBrooklyn this past Monday eveningto stand by the orphaned childrenand attend her funeral.

The children’s relatives, andtheir friends in particular, havestood by Angela as she recoversfrom the shock of seeing her par-

ents’ bloodied bodies lying on thesidewalk, outside the three-storyhouse where her mother lived.

Niki Mastrandrikos, who hasbeen consoling Angela from the be-ginning of her ordeal, explainedthat the 23-year-old is having animmensely difficult time copingwith the tragic loss of her parentsand will need everyone’s help in theweeks and months ahead. “We areworking with Maria Petrou (aMarathon Bank manager at thebranch on 87th Street and FourthAvenue in Bayridge) to open an ac-count so we can help cover the fu-neral expenses and lend our sup-port to the children,” said Ms. Mas-trandrikos, who comes fromMegara, Crete and was close to theSkellas family.

When asked about the murder-er’s motive, Ms. Mastrandrikos said,“They were a loving couple, andeverything the press is writingabout the state of their relationshipcould not be further from the truth.What is most important now is thatwe stand by the two orphaned chil-dren and ease their pain.”

Details about the funeral ser-vices and burial of Mr. & Mrs. Skel-las have not yet been announced atpress time.

Angela Volandis, president of theBrooklyn-based Panagia Giatrissa(Our Virgin Lady the Healer) Soci-ety contacted the Herald to inquireabout the couple’s two children andask for their address. Mrs. Volandissaid she plans to visit the youngwoman at her home and offer thecondolences and support of all theorganization’s members.

“Angela and Spiro need every-one’s help and support. Eventhough we know we can’t heal thewounds caused by their parents’tragic death, we believe that we canembrace them with love, and offerour moral and financial support,”Mrs. Volandis said, citing the orga-nization’s willingness to contributetowards the funeral expenses.

“Panagia Giatrissa typicallyworks behind the scenes, and out ofthe public eye. Presently, we havecovered the funeral expenses ofeight needy Greek Americans infull, and we are determined to con-tinue the work we have begun. Ourgoal is to ease pain and healwounds,” she added. “We ask every-one willing to contribute to this ef-fort to contact our office at 718-921-3830.”

The above incorporates informa-tion from reports published bythe New York Times and NewYork Daily News.

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ABOVE: George Lykourezos (right), owner of Spartan Souvlaki inBrooklyn, where John & Karen Skellas often ate together, and MikeTsagaris. Lykourezos said he never saw signs of any marital problemsbetween husband and wife. BELOW: The bodies of John & Karen Skel-las, and the sawed-off shotgun that killed them, lay on a Brooklynstreet, as NYPD officers investigate the scene where a horrific murder-suicide took place last Sunday.

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NEW YORK – His Eminence Arch-bishop Demetrios of America metwith members from the coalitionwhich was barred from June 4 elec-tions at the Federation of HellenicSocieties of Greater New York, andother federation constituents, forabout two and a half hours last Fri-day afternoon, October 27.

Petros Galatoulas, head of thedisqualified coalition, Elias Tsek-erides, Harry Callas, George Geor-gopoulos, Apostolos Tomopoulos,Constantine Lambrakis andJoachim Barbalios al met with theArchbishop in His Eminence’s officeat the Greek Orthodox Archdioceseof America in Manhattan.

The delegation conveyed its bit-ter disappointment that His Emi-nence swore in the Federation’snew board and its president, NicosDiamantides, on October 15.

Mr. Diamantides has assumedcontrol of the Federation, eventhough the validity of the electionis still being challenged in court. Atthe meeting, the delegates arguedthat the election was not valid, andpresented the Archbishop with apetition circulated by the disquali-fied coalition requesting a newround of elections in the immediatefuture, in order to ensure better or-ganization of the Greek Indepen-dence Day Parade.

When asked to comment on thedelegation’s meeting with the Arch-bishop, Mr. Diamantides insistedthat there were no improprietieswith the elections. “The currentadministration of the federation islegal, according to the ruling of thecourt,” he said.

In a statement to the NationalHerald about the Archbishop’s re-action to their complaint, Messrs.Georgopoulos, Tsekerides, Callasand Barbalios said His Eminenceskirted around using the term,“swearing in,” to describe his ac-tions, and claimed that the newboard was not sworn in, but “af-firmed,” leading to confusionamong the delegates with regard tothe meaning of this term, since anoath of office was administered.

“His Eminence told us that they‘affirmed’ all the irregularitieswould have to be resolved in atimely manner. He also told us thathe himself would try harder to helpfacilitate tranquility in the Federa-tion.”

The Archbishop reportedly toldthe delegation that he understandstheir “indignation” regarding theswearing-in ceremony, at which

point Mr. Tsekerides reiterated thatthey did not feel indignant, butrather “disappointed.”

Members of the delegation alsotold Demetrios that the Federa-tion’s current administration restson the recent swearing-in ceremo-ny to prove that the Church has val-idated them. On behalf of the entiredelegation which met with theArchbishop, however, Mr. Geor-gopoulos called the meeting pro-ductive.

“We delivered our unaltered re-quest to His Eminence, in writing,that democratic elections be held assoon as possible,” he said. “Wemust not waste time with the ex-cuse that preparations must first beundertaken for the Parade, andother such justifications.”

Parade preparations usually be-gin in earnest after the New Year.

Delegation members recappedthe events which took place beforeand after the Federation electionsthis past summer.

“The Archbishop gave the im-pression that he knew about the sit-uation, but was not familiar withthe details,” Mr. Georgopoulossaid. “We explained that candidatesfrom the other coalition, which iscurrently running the Federation,mistreated people who served inthis organization for many years.Redress through legal recourse ispainful for the entire Greek Ameri-

can Community, and that the bestsolution is to sit down and come toan agreement for a new round ofFederation elections to be held be-fore Christmas.”

The Archbishop was also fur-nished with a file of documents re-lated to the legal proceedings. Thedelegation stressed that, “if Mr.Diamantides’ side shows good faithand casts ego aside, we can reachan agreement for the good of theFederation and the community, be-cause their actions during the elec-tions were completely improperand anti-democratic since, effec-tively, they trumped the electionprocess and took over the Federa-tion.”

The Greek American communityis presently divided, the delegationexplained to the Archbishop,adding that the blame lies with Mr.Diamantides’ side.

Speaking about this meeting,Mr. Diamantides called the Arch-bishop’s meeting with candidatesand constituents from the opposingcoalition a positive step, arguingthat his team adhered to Federationbylaws and that the opposition’s ac-tions have stained the Federation’sreputation within the wider com-munity.

“Surely, the meeting with theArchbishop was beneficial. Theother side has to understand thatthe Federation is not anyone’s per-

sonal property, but something thatthe entire Greek Community mustbe involved with. It was good that ameeting was held. The Archbishopis our spiritual father, and I have noproblem with this meeting. TheArchbishop is the one who alwaystries to guide us down the straightpath,” he said.

“We were given our instructionsby the Board of Elections, whichwas elected by the Federation’sgeneral assembly. The electionswere legitimate and accurate. TheBoard of Elections instructed us toform a board of directors. This is inkeeping with Federation bylaws,which give precise directions aboutthe steps that must be taken. Theother side brought this matter tothe courts, and thus, I believe thatthey tarnished the good name ofthe Federation,” he added.

When asked to comment on theArchbishop’s reported explanationthat the ceremony was not a“swearing-in” but an “affirmation,”he replied, “I don’t know what Arch-bishop Demetrios, who is a goodand worthy spiritual father, meansby this. All I know is that we askedto be sworn in because we are thelegitimate administration of theFederation of Hellenic Societies. Iwould like to say that, if there is anyantagonism between the coalitions,it should not be brought before ourChurch authorities.”

Federation of Hellenic Societies Members Complain toArchbishop Demetrios about Improper Elections in June

for their contributions to this “im-portant event,” noting that it wouldbe the last time he would be attend-ing annual celebrations as secre-tary-general, since his second termexpires at the end of the year.

Mr. Annan also spoke about theimportance of poetry and music asa means for achieving mutual un-derstanding, peace and security,encouraging those present to con-tinue their efforts towards thepeaceful coexistence of nations.

Mr. Roussopoulos thanked Mr.Annan for his ten-year service to theU.N. and spoke about the signifi-cance of culture in today’s world. Hestressed the timeless and ecumeni-cal messages found in the poetry ofSeferis, Elytis and Cavafy. He alsospoke about the unique nature ofGreek music, citing that its com-posers brought poetry to the peoplethrough their musical arrange-ments. “When Elytis prays to ‘the in-telligible sun of righteousness,’ ask-ing that his country ‘not be forgot-ten,’ he speaks not only for Greece,”Mr. Roussopoulos explained. “Hespeaks for every man and woman onevery corner of the planet sufferingfrom injustice and tyranny. The no-tions conveyed through poetryabout the needs, desires, fears anddreams of people in one particularplace are, at the same time, relevantto each and every one of us, to all ofhumanity; like the idea that the hu-man person is our greatest posses-sion. Culture unites us through com-mon values, upon which we canbuild a better tomorrow.”

U.N. Deputy Secretary-Generalfor communications Shasi Tarurpresented the program and notedthat “the language of music” unitesthe world. The president of the2006 U.N. General Assembly, SheikHaya Rashed al Khalifa, also re-ferred to “the power of music andpoetry.”

Onassis Foundation PresidentAntonis Papademetriou and Am-bassador Loukas Tsilas, executivedirector of the Foundation’s NewYork office, respectively, were alsopresent, as was ERT President &CEO Christos Panagopoulos.

The Foundation played a lead-ing role in sponsoring the two-night performance.

“It took a concerted effort, not tomention some risk, to bring Greekmusic to the center stage of the in-ternational forum here in New

York. I believe this risk paid off, asthe crowd’s reaction clearly indi-cates,” Mr. Papademetriou said.Ambassador Tsilas said the con-certs were “fabulous,” citing the“great promotion of Hellenic cul-ture through music and poetry.”

The concert was given on the oc-casion the U.N.’s 61st anniversary.The event was conducted under theauspices of the Greek Foreign Min-istry, and was made possiblethrough a generous grant from theOnassis Foundation and ERT.

“I am happy that our Foundationcould support this effort,” Mr. Tsilassaid. In addition to the U.N. perfor-mance, he noted, “over a thousandpeople attended Thursday night’sperformance at Lincoln Center (onOctober 26). On two consecutivenights, at two different venues,Greek music and poetry was heard.”

Mr. Papademetriou noted thatthe Foundation “made a consciouschoice to present Greek literary and

musical works with a specific eth-nic, yet simultaneously internation-al, flavor since Hellenic culture it-self is, by design, completely hu-manistic, ecumenical and, as wewould say today, universal.”

Miss Dara, a popular sopranoand actress in Greece, receivedwarm rounds of applause at boththe U.N. and the Lincoln Center’sAlice Tully Hall.

“Every time I perform in venueslike these, I feel very moved at thethought that I am representing mycountry in an international venue.This feeling is even greater now,since this is a site of worldwidepeace efforts, where we can allcome together as friends. This isthe true meaning of our perfor-mances,” she said.

Making his American debut, Mr.Apostolou said, “It’s very importantthat the concerts were held at theUnited Nations and in New York,because it automatically receives

international attention,” notingthat it is important to Greek musi-cians that Greek music is seen formore than just its ancient or folk-loric aspects.

“It’s crucial that modern Greekmasterpieces be promoted abroad,and that message came across inthese shows,” he said.

Mr. Pylarinos thanked the crowdfor its warm welcome, saying “I es-pecially want to thank the GreekAmerican community. They areGreeks twice over, because theystruggle tooth and nail to preserveHellenism here.”

Commenting on Mr. Villazon’sparticipation, he said, “It’s atremendous honor when a foreignmusician sings in our language.This honors the artist, as well. Itwas the first time that he per-formed in Greek, and his exampleproves that music is an internation-al language that unites the entireworld.”

Greek National Television’s Symphony Orchestra GetsRave Reviews For Concerts at U.N. and Lincoln Center

Conductor Andreas Pylarinos, left, and soloist Fotini Darras during the Hellenic Broadcasting Corpora-tion’s (ERT) National Symphony Orchestra concert, “Greece: Poetry in Music – Cavafy, Seferis and Elytis,”at the Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall in Manhattan last Thursday evening, October 26. The ERT Orches-tra also performed at the U.N. General Assembly’s Great Hall the previous evening.

al Herald recently that the GreekGovernment has given a total of$12-13 million during the 11-yearperiod since the organization wasestablished.

When asked if he had furnishedan accountability report to the gen-eral assembly regarding how muchmoney was allocated by the GreekGovernment, and how much wasspent and for what purposes, Mr.Athens said, “The Government toldus, ‘we are giving you the money,and the accountability should be giv-en to us,’ and we do that every year,so it doesn’t only go to KP&G, whichis one of the eight largest auditingcompanies in the world. And pleasedon’t forget that we have treasurer.The monies go to the treasurer, andhe keeps control.”

When Mr. Athens was told thatthe National Herald has heard fig-ures between $72-120 million givento SAE, he rejected those reports outof hand: “No way,” he said.

Mr. Athens disclosed that he hasspent some $200-300 thousand ofhis own money each year for hisSAE-related travels and expenses be-cause 0of his commitment to the or-ganization’s mission: “I’m a verydedicated man. I’ve been working tohelp advance Hellenism and Ortho-doxy for 55 years. I did it before SAE,and I’ll do it after SAE,” he said.

He also spoke about the Greekhealthcare Centers he has estab-lished in some six countries, to in-clude Ukraine, Georgia, Armeniaand Albania.

“I made an arrangement with theUnited States Government, and be-cause of the influence we had inWashington, Congressman BenGilman of New York – who waschairman of the House InternationalRelations Committee at the time –asked me, ‘Andy, what are you do-ing,’ and I told him I have developedfour healthcare centers on my own,on behalf of SAE, and that I have fea-sibility studies for six countrieswhere Hellenes are living, and that Iwould especially like to help coun-tries which the United States wantsto embrace. He went to the State De-partment and explained what I wasdoing, and he came back and said,‘Look, if you can raise one third fromthe private sector, the U.S. Govern-ment gives one third and the GreekGovernment gives one third, we gota deal, because I would like to devel-op a humanitarian partnership withthe Greek American community,Greece and the United States.’ So Iwent to Prime Minister Simitis be-fore he left office, and I said to him,‘You have made me a beggar,’ and re-minded him that he and Mr. Papan-dreou had already agreed to this.Then he called his people in, andtold them, ‘We agreed to this,’ andthen I went from office to office;waited for half an hour; and thenthey told me, ‘We don’t have themoney, nor has the budget hasn’tcome in yet.’ ”

Mr. Athens said he is creating an-other organization called HellenicCare. “We’re going to have our ownboard right here in the UnitedStates,” he said, noting that atelethon is scheduled later thismonth.

Mr. Athens has been elected tothe world presidency of the SAEevery year since its inception, andhas traveled seven million mileswith American Airlines alone. Butthis year, he has opted not to renewhis candidacy.

“This was discussed at length be-tween myself and Deputy ForeignMinister for Hellenes Abroad Pana-giotis Skandalakis. As you know, thelaw has been changed. The ministernow has direct control over the re-

gions, and they established the bud-get for each region, and regions willbe individually responsible to reportto the minister’s office, and thismeans that, from now on, the worldpresident, becomes a ceremonial fig-urehead.”

Mr. Athens refused to take a posi-tion on any of the candidates – to in-clude Mr. Tomaras and renownedauthor Nicholas Gage – who areseeking the world presidency at theThessaloniki convention nextmonth. “I think I should be neutral. Idon’t want to come out and endorseany one person.”

He also declined to take a posi-tion on this weekend’s elections forthe regional president of the Americ-as.

When he was asked whether thenext SAE world president shouldcome from the Unites States, he said,“Maybe it would be a good thing, fora term, for a president to be locatedoutside of the United States.”

Mr. Athens also conceded thatSAE could have contributed more tothe Greek American community.

“The organization has not con-tributed very much to the GreekAmerican community, but I think ithas contributed to the smaller com-munities. In the smaller communi-ties, even in Canada, they like to seethat we are organized, and we are aworld organization, so they embraceit and they are emotional about it.”Speaking about the Greek Americanrole in SAE, he said, more contribu-tions. “What do we need? There areprobably more Greeks on the For-tune 500 now than there ever were.”

The SAE American Regional Con-ference is being held on November3-5 in New York. The meeting wasoriginally scheduled for back in Sep-tember, but it was postponed due tolack of participation.

One of the main purposes of theConference, in which some 200 del-egates are expected to participate, isto elect the regional president.

Thus far, Three heads of GreekAmerican Organizations have open-ly expressed interest in the regionalpresidency: Ted Spyropoulos, presi-dent of the Hellenic American Na-tional Council, an umbrella organi-zation of 23 out of a total of 27 Fed-erations of Hellenic Societiesthroughout the U.S.; Philip Christo-pher president of PSEKA (Interna-tional Coordinating Committee –Justice for Cyprus); and MichaelServos, president of the Pan-EpiroticFederation of America, Canada andAustralia.

Mr. Christopher would be a can-didate under the auspices of the Fed-eration of Hellenic Societies ofGreater New York, currently headedby Nicholas Diamantides, becauseCyprus is considered a separate re-gion within SAE.

The Greek Government underPASOK established SAE in 1995,through the efforts of the formerdeputy minister of foreign affairs,Gregory Niotis. Its original objectivewas to unify Hellenes of the entireDiaspora.

The Greek Government has fund-ed SAE from its inception up thisday. Nobody knows for sure the totalamount the Greek Government hasallocated for SAE programs and op-erations, however.

Mr. Spyropoulos said that, ac-cording to former foreign ministryofficials, the Greek Government hasgiven $72 million officially, and upto $120 million unofficially.

In 1995, the late ArchbishopIakovos attempted to become thefirst world president of SAE, but hewas prevented from doing so by theEcumenical Patriarchate because thearchiepiscopal office could not coin-cide with the presidency of a secularorganization.

Andy Athens Reflects on his11-Year Experience with SAE

ed for the realization of these pro-jects, during which all options willbe analyzed by the Foundation andrelated government ministries anddepartments.”

The Foundation expressly statesthat, “once the board of directorsdeems that this phase has been suc-cessfully completed, our Founda-tion will be in a position to fullycommit itself to the completion ofthese projects and sign a memoran-dum of understanding detailing theterms and conditions agreed uponwith the respective governmentagencies.”

In its letter to the Prime Minis-ter, the Foundation states its intenton fully funding the planning, con-struction and equipping of thethree projects, encompassing200,000 square meters at the Phal-iron River delta in downtownAthens. These projects – theStavros Niarchos Foundation Na-tional Library, Music Hall and Cul-tural & Educational Park – will bebuilt according to the highest mod-ern international standards, andwill be accessible to the Greek pub-lic. Special care will be given to en-sure that the facilities also havehandicap access.

Prime Minister Karamanlis metwith the Niarchos Foundation’s ad-

visory board this past March 16 todiscuss the development of theseprojects. After that, the Ministry ofPublic Works, the municipality ofKallithea and the Foundation be-gan working together to map outthe location of the new buildingsand discussed matters of urbanplanning. The projects are set to bebuilt at the old racetrack locatedthere. The next steps in the processinvolve an initial study, followed bya memorandum of understandingbetween the government and Foun-dation.

According to the layout fur-nished by the Foundation, the na-tional library will include nationalgallery, previous and current na-tional bibliographies, and manyother works from the existing li-brary.

The Foundation’s goal is tomake the new library one of themost modern in existence, throughthe Internet, which will facilitatepatrons in Greece and abroad. TheFoundation also wants to make thenational music hall rival the world’stop opera houses and concert halls,providing it with excellentacoustics and state-of-the-art tech-nical equipment. Finally, the cultur-al & educational park will set asidea green area where many cultural,educational and other events willbe hosted.

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Others will contend that limit-ing this account to wrestlers whoseprincipal fame was in the 1920’sthrough the 1930’s eliminates espe-cially noted champions like Johnny(The Golden Greek) DePaulo(1932-97), George “The ZebraMan” Bollas, John and Chris Tolos,and many others.

Then again, other readers willrightfully contend that I do nottrace the origins of Greeks in Amer-ican wrestling directly from the car-nival and circus midways as a mis-representation of the documentedfacts.

But what particular individualswithin the Greek American com-munity may know of our collectivepast is one thing. What the generalreadership of the National Heraldknows about Greek American his-tory is quite another.

With no fully documented his-torical account of Greek immi-grants and American wrestling, weare unfortunately forced to severe-ly limit the scope of this account.

Various Internet listings of fa-mous Greek sports figures havelargely forgotten the vast majorityof these once nationally and eveninternationally acclaimed athletes,but these professional Greekwrestlers often worked for decades.There were both regional perform-ers and those who worked the na-tional circuits. Not every man was aprize-winning belt holder, but allwere seasoned, dedicated athleteswho performed almost on a dailybasis.

As even this limited listing at-tests to the fact that professionalGreek wrestlers were once com-

manding figures in the world ofAmerican professional wrestling.

DAPPER DRESSERLETHAL ADVERSARY

Steve Bartis, of Spartan origin,was billed as “The Greek Chal-lenger.” Bartis was a junior heavy-weight with tremendous skill whowas always a lethal adversary inthe ring. Outside the ring, he was adapper dresser.

Paul Bozell, another Spartan,was known as a big, strong and par-ticularly mean wrestler, whose ca-reer peaked around 1932.

Nick Bozinis (died 1926) firstbecame known as a wrestler inElmira, New York and eventuallymade his way down to New YorkCity. Weighing only 190 pounds,Bozinis regularly defeatedwrestlers 40-50 pounds heavierthan himself. At one point in hisprime, Bozinis had difficulty secur-ing matches, since there came atime when few professionalwrestlers dared to meet him in thering. He eventually opened a travel-ing carnival with James Stratas.

Kostas Davelis was a successfulwrestler who fought for the Greekarmy during the Balkan Wars. Afterhis professional career ended, Dav-elis became a referee.

In the 1920’s, Bill Demetral,“The Greek Devil,” was a topwrestler with brutal skill. Very earlyin his professional fighting career,Demetral curiously was also a pro-fessional boxer. Once retired fromsports, he became a Chicago police-man.

Bill Demetrious, another Spar-tan-born wrestler, was known forhis bar and chancery hold, which hedeveloped into a powerful weaponwithin the ring.

Mike Dobrois, known as “TheSlasher” and based in New YorkCity, claimed that the females tat-tooed on his forearms were amonghis most notable fans.

Tom George, known as the“Greek Giant Killer,” was killed in aplane crash while flying to Europewith five other wrestlers for a USO(United Service Organizations) ex-hibition tour during World War II.

Chris Jordan (died 1925), basedin Birmingham, Alabama, was astar welterweight “open to anyonein his (weight) class,” who regular-ly defeated many professionals whogreatly outweighed him.

Gust Karras (1902-76) was aone-time national middleweightchampion, performed in all the ma-jor arenas of Missouri, Kansas, Ne-braska and Colorado from the early1900’s until his retirement from thesport sometime in the 1930’s. Kar-ras came to the United States whenhe was 14 and lived in Chicago be-fore moving to Chillicothe, Mis-souri. After he retired, Karras be-came a very successful promoter,working out of St. Joseph, Missouriwith wrestling interests extendinginto northwestern sections of thatstate.

As Bill Scott recalled in his 1961column, “Wise Owl: Column Re-called,” “Gust used to be a gallantwrestler of note himself. He hadwrestled with the circus and carni-vals for years before making it bigon the pro circuit. Then sturdy andmuscular, Karras was known as the‘Chillicothe Kewpie Dolly,’ a taghardly fitting, but one in keepingwith the Runyanesque patternwhich has been woven through hiscareer.”

Wrestling promoter Jack Pfefer

always called Steve Karas, the“Original Karas.” Pfefer’s point wasthat, out of all the Greek wrestlersthen appearing throughout thecountry with the last name “Karas,”his wrestler was the first profession-al wrestler to enter the ring withthat name. Steve Karas was basedin Boston, and his career crested inthe early 1930’s.

Konstantinos Kerveras (Konstan-tinos Tsamopoulos, 1889-1970),“The Greek Lion” was a wrestler ofnational standing whose frequenttriumphs appeared in the NationalHerald (see “Reclaiming a Greek Li-on: The Story of Gus Kerveras,” July8, 2005 edition).

John Kilonis, a one-time resi-dent of Manchester, New Hamp-shire, was heavyweight championin 1919.

George Kondilis was recognizedas one of the great Greek wrestlersbefore Londos appeared on thescene. With his bushy mustacheand vicious style of wrestling,Kondilis fit well into the “MustachePete” stereotype of Greek wrestlersbefore Londos’ movie-star goodlooks displaced that imagery.

George Kotsonaros, “The GorillaMan,” was so named because heonce appeared in a movie with thattitle. “Kots” was a very popularwrestler whose work in silent films

made him a rich man before the1929 stock market crash took themajority of his wealth. He died in acar wreck in July 1933 at the age of45.

Jim Londos (ChristopherTheophelus) (1897 – August 19,1975) was long cited as the mostpopular wrestling champion in thehistory of the sport. Known as the“Golden Greek of the Mat,” manyGreek Americans grew up hearingtheir parents and grandparents say,“drink your milk, if you want togrow up strong like Jim Londos.”

John Maxos (1930-31), billed asthe “Greek Hercules,” was seen asthe younger understudy of Jim Lon-dos and the rightful heir to the titleof national wrestling champion, apowerful, skilled wrestler whomade a great deal of money andthen retired to Greece, where he be-came a Greek Orthodox priest.

Prince Mihalakas, who wrestledin the mid-1930’s, was not of royalblood, but he was definitely a mem-ber of the flashy showman school ofwrestling.

Leo Papinnos wrestled in the200-pound weight division in the1930’s, retiring to Council Bluffs,Iowa to run a night club sometimein the 1940’s.

Jim Sarandos, known as “TheSmiling Spartan,” performed pri-marily in the 1930’s, and was an es-pecially strong draw in Boston.

George Tragos, an Olympicmedal winner, was considered bymany professional wrestlers to per-sonify the “catch-as-catch-can”Greek wrestler. Aside from his ca-reer as a professional wrestler Tra-gos also worked with Tom Packs,the Greek wrestling promoter. To-day, Tragos is perhaps best remem-

bered as the trainer of Lou Thesz,last of the true world-class catch-as-catch-can wrestling champions.

Demetrios Tofalos, anotherOlympic medal winner, was not on-ly a professional wrestler in NorthAmerica, but also a noted trainerand promoter. Tofalos spent time invaudeville, and was a tireless pro-moter of amateur athletes amongearly Greek immigrants.

George Vassels, billed as the“Greek Idol” by his manager JackPfefer, was called “one of the bril-liant Greeks of the Golden Days” ofwrestling in the 1930’s.

George Zaharias (Vetoyanis,1908 – May 22, 1984) had a longand complex career not only as awrestler, but also as a promoter.Known as “The Crying Greek fromCripple Creek,” Zaharias also wres-tled with his two brothers, Chrisand Tom, and his nephew Babe, as“The Wrestling Outlaws.”

Zaharias’ career as a wrestlerand promoter has been overshad-owed by his marriage to Mildred El-la “Babe” Didriksen. Didriksen, thedaughter of Norwegian immigrantswho always used her marriedname, won the gold medal in trackand field at the 1932 Olympics.George Zaharias’ talent as a sportspromoter has never been adequate-ly considered in Babe Zaharias’ riseas one of the first American femalegolf professionals.

This is only a partial listing ofGreek wrestlers of the Golden Era.For those who have only seen theclowns of the current “spectacle”which is professional wrestling to-day, it is nearly impossible to under-stand the athletic skill these giantsonce exhibited all across NorthAmerica.

From Sport to Spectacle: Greek Americans Left their Mark on Pro WrestlingContinued from page 1

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the American Academy Awards. Yetdespite the acclaim, like all trueartists, Costa Gavras has main-tained his vision and independencein a competitive and formula-dri-ven industry,” Dr. Stevenson said.

Finally, turning to ChancellorBrandt C. Louie, Dr. Stevenson pro-claims, “Mr. Chancellor, on behalfof the senate of this university, I askthat you now confer upon CostaGavras the degree of Doctor of FineArts, honoris causa.”

Costa Gavras strides toward themicrophone. He stands for a fewseconds in silence, while his direc-tor’s eyes scan the audience. “I ambreathless,” he whispers into themicrophone. The great storytellernow has everyone’s attention.

Mr. Gavras received his hon-orary doctorate from Simon Fraserduring a ceremony attended bythousands of students, parents, fac-ulty and dignitaries. The entireevent, held on October 4, tookplace outdoors with the mountainsas a backdrop.

Mr. Gavras delivered his speech,which provided considerable in-sight into why he loves doing whathe does.

He spoke in a manner whichmade each member of the audiencebelieve he was speaking to them di-rectly: “What I do in life… what Ilike to do is to tell stories by meansof images. In Greek, we call themicons,” reflecting on the days of hisyouth in Greece, and sharing his ex-periences.

“In my youth, my imaginationwas fed by these icons in thechurches where my parents tookme every Sunday or feast day.There, I was surrounded by a worldfull of amazing, fiery colors, and byextraordinary priestly characters.They all imposed their presenceand authority beyond the Churchinto everyday life,” he said.

“What moves us on the screen isthe life of the city. It’s called ‘polis’in Greek. To me that’s what politicsis all about. That’s why I agree with

what the critic and semiologistRoland Barthes wrote: “All filmsare political… There is a politicalelement to all films… All films canbe analyzed politically.”

These words ring true for the di-rector who has educated severalgenerations through the medium ofcinematography.

Mr. Gavras has always dealtwith issues which reach deep intoour political consciousness withfilms like “Z,” “State of Siege,”“Missing,” “The Music Box,” “MadCity” and more recently, “Amen,”“The Ax” and “The Colonel.”

His works move the audience onseveral plains; the audience mustthink, question, sympathize, under-stand and, on occasion, even be re-pelled by the human condition.

“In a movie theater, confronted

with a film, we become the specta-tor of our own passions, of our ownpowers over others – and of thepowers of others over us,” Mr.Gavras explained.

In his adopted country, France,he tirelessly promotes national cin-ema and supports French filmcrews. He served as director of theCinémathéque Francoise, andplayed a central role in rejuvenat-ing that venerable institution, yethis beneficence reaches as far asthe Canadian west coast.

“We at Simon Fraser Universityhave also been the beneficiaries ofhis exceptional generosity. As aguest of our Hellenic Studies Pro-gram, he premiered ‘The Ax,’ andasked that the proceeds be used bythe Vancouver International FilmFestival fund for a new theater. He

also gave graciously of his time tothe students and faculty in ourSchool for the Contemporary Arts,”Dr. Stevenson noted this in his pre-sentation.

Mr. Gavras paid another visit tothe university in 2005, courtesy ofthe Alexander S. Onassis PublicBenefit Foundation, and it was theFoundation’s program for promot-ing Hellenism which was the cata-lyst for one of Canada’s premieruniversities to recognized and hon-or a son of Greece.

Greek Consul General in Van-couver George Aravositas acknowl-edged as much a few days prior tothe official ceremonies, during a re-ception he organized in honor ofMr. Gavras and SFU.

At the event, held in his privateresidence, Mr. Aravositas cordially

received members of the local me-dia and Simon Fraser’s academiccommunity, as well as members ofthe Greek Canadian Communityand diplomatic community. SFUDean of Arts & Social Sciences JohnPierce and his wife Jan were alsopresent, as were SFU Hellenic Stud-ies Chair Andre Gerolymatos, se-nior members of the University’sfaculty and prominent members ofthe diplomatic corps.

For members of Vancouver’sGreek community, the recognitionof Mr. Gavras represents a momentof pride which will be rememberedfor years to come.

Ms. MacDougall is The NationalHerald’s freelance correspon-dent in Vancouver, British Co-lumbia.

Costa Gavras Receives Honorary Doctorate from Simon Fraser UniversityContinued from page 1

LEFT: (L-R) Dr. Michael Stevenson, President of Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, filmmakers Allan King and Costa Gavras and Dr. AndreGerolymatos, Chair of SFU’s Hellenic Studies Department. RIGHT: Legendary Greek filmmaker Costa Gavras delivers his acceptance address af-ter he received his honorary doctorate from SFU last month. “What moves us on the screen is the life of the city. It’s called ‘polis’ in Greek,” hesaid. BELOW: Greek Consul General in Vancouver George Aravositas, who hosted a reception in honor of Costa Gavras at his private residence.

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By Dr. D.G. KousoulasSpecial to The National Herald

This is the second of two parts. Inpart one (published in last week’sedition), Dr. Kousoulas reviewedthe conditions in 1935 Greece. TheGreek army’s victories against Ital-ian invaders can not be properly ap-preciated and understood without areview of the events which preparedthe country for this major chal-lenge, he pointed out. In 1935, po-litical instability, deep division be-tween political forces, and the mili-tary revolt of March 1935 strength-ened those who wanted to abolishthe republican form of governmentand restore the vassilevomenidemokratia (constitutional monar-chy). Former King George, who hadbeen living in London in exile, andwho had close ties with the BritishRoyal Family, was supported byBritish strategists who did not wanta weak Greece to come under Axiscontrol. His return was also sup-ported by the statesman, EleftheriosVenizelos, who was privy to theBritish views.

VOTE OF CONFIDENCEThe vote of confidence given to

the Metaxas government by thedeputies did not calm the opposi-tion down. Strikes, demonstrations,street fights and riots followed oneanother with increasing intensityuntil they came to an explosive cli-max in Thessaloniki on May 9,1940. Bloody clashes betweendemonstrators and police claimedthe first victims. The next day, morethan 150,000 people attended themass funeral of those who had diedwhen the police opened firedagainst the demonstrators. Therewere no incidents at the funeral be-cause Ioannis Metaxas had orderedthe police and the army to stay intheir barracks.

The Thessaloniki eruptionplayed right into the hands of dicta-torship advocates. On the otherside, the leaders of the communistparty realized that the small size oftheir party was not an importantfactor. Once democratic leaders hadvirtually deserted the politicalstage, the initiative had passed intothe hands of the two extremes onthe right and left. In between, themajority of the people remained un-certain, frustrated and leaderless. Insuch a situation of passive equilibri-um, either of the two extremescould tip the scales to its favor.

As news from Spain raised thespecter of a similar threat in Greece,Sophocles Venizelos, the son of thelate statesman, went to the King inlate July and voiced his concernover deteriorating instability. Underthe circumstances, he added, thecountry needed a strong govern-ment, if only to restore order, andeven if a few articles of the Constitu-tion were to be suspended. TheVenizelos intervention strength-ened those who advocated a dicta-torship. The same evening, the Kingtold Metaxas about the Venizelosvisit, and indicated that he was in-clined to allow a temporary suspen-sion of a few articles of the constitu-tion if conditions worsened.

For the next ten days, strikes anddemonstrations continued inAthens and other major cities. A fireat the Salamis naval base threat-ened to blow up the ammunitionstores of the fleet. Another firebroke out in the Patras military de-pots. Whether by accident or de-sign, the fires added to the emotion-al climate and strengthened the ad-vocates of dictatorship.

On the other side, the leaders ofthe communist party were con-vinced that the situation was ripefor more drastic action. In a fieryproclamation, the General Confed-eration of Labor (GSEE), which wasstrongly influenced by the commu-nist party, called for a nationwidegeneral political strike, set to beginduring the early hours of August 5.In Marxist revolutionary protocol, ageneral political strike was consid-

ered a prelude to an uprising.Metaxas made his move on theevening of August 4. He called anemergency cabinet meeting andpresented a decree suspending cer-tain articles of the constitution. TheKing signed the decree. Greece wasnow under a dictatorship.

UNDER DICTATORSHIPDuring the next four years,

Metaxas governed with an ironhand. Political parties no longerwere allowed to function; the presswas muzzled; leaders and promi-nent cadres of the communist partywere now the main target; and mostof them were arrested and exiled toAegean islands.

Considering the pro-Britishviews of King George, the introduc-tion of the Fascist and Nazi trap-pings of a youth organization, a fas-cist salute, and practices and slo-gans imitating what were used inGermany and Italy, seemed entirelyout of place. We now know that thiswas a gigantic camouflage opera-

tion, of course, designed to per-suade Hitler and Mussolini that, inMetaxas, they had a kindred spirit,and that in the war they were plan-ning, they could count on Greece’sneutrality which, in practical terms,meant keeping the British out ofGreek soil.

Behind this facade, the Metaxasgovernment reorganized the armedforces; strengthened the air force,which previously was virtually non-existent; bought additional navalunits; procured armaments andsupplies; and fortified the frontiersin the north.

With stability, the economy im-proved. Social policies (it was dur-ing that time that social securitywas introduced); aid programs forlower-income groups; and introduc-tion of modern agricultural meth-ods to increase production damp-ened, to some extent, any resent-ment that the Greek people musthave felt because their freedomswere curtailed. During the four

years, there was only one uprisingin 1938, on the island of Crete, butwithout popular support, it fizzledwithin a day. Still, it must be saidthat Metaxas was never truly popu-lar. The Greek people do not likedictators. They value freedomabove Else.

MOMENT OF TRUTHWhen the Italian forces landed

on Albanian soil in April 1939, fewGreeks were not aware that thethreat of war was no longer simplytheoretical speculation. To meet thechallenge, Metaxas initiated a sys-tem of sending “individual invita-tions” to all men between the agesof 21 and 45. These were ordinarypeople who had served in the armedforces in fulfillment of their obliga-tion to serve as draftees. In the indi-vidual invitations, they were in-structed where to report in theevent of an emergency. Some ofthem were given instructions to re-port to those centers immediately.These places were usually barracks

and depots stocked with the neces-sary supplies of war materiel. All re-cipients of individual invitationswere instructed to keep the letterfor future guidance, and also tokeep the information to themselves.

It was in this way that Greece wasprepared for a speedy mobilization,without issuing orders for peacetimemobilization, a move which could beconsidered provocative by othercountries, specifically Italy.

Metaxas wanted to keep Greeceout of the war if he could. But if warcame, he wanted the country to beprepared.

When Count Grazzi, the Italianambassador to Greece, came toMetaxas’ small house at 3 o’clock inthe morning with Mussolini’s ulti-matum, the Greek Prime Ministerwas ready. The ambassador, visiblyembarrassed (as he himself wrote inhis memoirs later) read Mussolini’sdemand to permit Italian forces toenter Greek soil and occupy certain(unspecified) strategic points.

Metaxas did not hesitate: “Then weare at war,” he said.

As soon as the Italian ambas-sador left, Metaxas called the Kingand told him what had transpired.Then he called a special cabinetmeeting and dispatched instruc-tions to the frontier units. Thenewspapers were notified, and atsix o’clock in the morning, the na-tional radio station broadcast thefirst communiqué from the front. Itwas brief and to the point: Italianforces had invaded Greece. “Ourforces are defending the land oftheir fathers.”

Italian forces had crossed theborder less than two hours after theItalian ambassador delivered the ul-timatum. Mussolini was confidentthat his divisions would be inAthens by the end of the week.

Within hours, thousands ofyoung men from all parts of Greecereached their pre-designated mobi-lization locations; put on their uni-forms; picked up their rifles andgear; and left for the front with theirunits. In fierce fighting, Greek sol-diers stopped invading Italiantroops, then pushed them back.

The Italians had 59 infantry bat-talions, 400 pieces of artillery, 150light tanks and 300 airplanes.

The Greeks had 39 infantry bat-talions and 120 guns. They had notanks. Of 115 planes, only 60 wereup-to-date, purchased in the previ-ous three years.

Nonetheless, by November 8, noItalian soldier remained on Greeksoil. Hundreds of Italians were cap-tured. Mussolini’s dream of an easyvictory had turned into a night-

mare.A few days later, Metaxas called

the editors of the major newspa-pers to a meeting. Alerting themthat what he was about to say was“off the record” for the time being,he told them the real story. Hisspeech came to light much later,but it is still largely unknown, espe-cially to the younger generations.

Most speakers extolling theheroic deeds of the Greek soldiersomit any mention of the name ofMetaxas. Yet he had made Greekvictories against the Italians possi-ble by preparing Greece for war.And without preparation, heroismcould have easily become a futileact of desperation.

Dr. Kousoulas is Professor Emeri-tus of Political Science at HowardUniversity in Washington, DC. Heis the author of several books,notably “The Life and Times ofConstantine the Great (1999),and numerous scholarly articles.

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ABOVE: A column of German-made Leopard tanks files past crowds during a military parade in the northern port city of Thessaloniki last Sat-urday, October 28. The parade is held every year on a public holiday marking Greek defiance of an Italian invasion during World War II. BE-LOW LEFT: Italian cavalry during the German occupation of Greece. The Italians were unable to defeat the Greeks without German aid. BELOWRIGHT: Greek soldiers defending Greece from Italian invasion on the Albanian frontier.

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By Stavros MarmarinosSpecial to The National Herald

NEW YORK – Costas Ladopoulos isthe first military doctor who enteredKorytsa in Northern Epiros with theGreek army in 1940.

“I can still hear the bells fromGreek churches tolling on that glori-ous and unforgettable day in histo-ry,” said Dr. Ladopoulos, who nowresides in Riverdale in the NorthBronx, during an interview with theNational Herald. He is now morethan 90 years of age, but his memoryis still intact, and he vividly remem-bers details from his younger days,when he scaled the mountains of Al-bania with the Greek soldiers to de-fend his country from invasion.

“On November 22nd, 1940, at 5o’clock in the afternoon, our soldiersentered the city of Korytsa. Earlier, at11 o’clock that morning, the Italianarmy had abandoned its position. Iwas in the third battalion of the 27thInfantry Division from Kozani. Thechurch bells were ringing joyfully,and patriotic songs filled the air. Forthe third time since our indepen-dence, the Greek army had tri-umphantly entered our long suffer-ing city of Korytsa,” said Dr.Ladopoulos, who was a second lieu-tenant doctor at the time.

“On the night of the previous day,we had a difficult battle on rocky ter-rain with the Italians. I was in a near-by canyon, tending to our woundedunder the light of a lantern,” he said.

Dr. Ladopoulos has written hismemoirs of the war so that they willnot be forgotten, and also that soyounger generations can have afirsthand account of the dramaticevents of that time and the heroismof Greek soldiers.

On the afternoon of 13 Novem-ber 1940, the major told troops thatthey would be crossing into Albaniavery stealthily at exactly midnight,and that everyone should have theirpersonal bandages with them, in theevent they would need first aid.

The first day of the attack beganat dawn on November 14. The trum-pets signaled the charge, and Greeksoldiers began crossing the DevolisRiver. “The water was cold andreached waist-high, but no one gavethat a second thought because thebattle was under way,” Dr. Ladopou-los recalled. “I dug a trench to pro-tect myself, while the bullets whis-tled by above our heads. Our major,with his pistol in hand, was leadingus forward, yelling ‘on lads, forGreece.’ ”

The soldiers of the third battalionadvanced slowly, until they reachedMoravas. There, in a canyon, Dr.Ladopoulos set up a makeshift med-ical station to dress the soldiers’wounds.

“Luck would have it that the firstinjured solider I tended to was anenemy – an Italian solider,” Dr.Ladopoulos said. “He was a verytall, strapping lad, who told us hewas a machine-gunner in Mussoli-ni’s Centurion division. In brokenFrench, he told me that he was froma suburb of Rome. He was the onlychild of a widow, and was engaged. Ifelt sorry for him, as a fellow humanbeing and I thought that there weretroops of ours who were in the sameposition as him. I promised him thatI would inform his mother throughthe Red Cross. In the end, I sent himto be operated on at our hospital inthe mountains, charging an Alban-ian to take him there with his oxcart.”

Dr. Ladopoulos said he always re-members that first injured soldierwhom he helped. He never saw himafter that, nor did he ever find outwhat happened to him. Years later,he happened to be in Rome, but hisstay was so short that he had no timeto determine the soldier’s where-abouts.

“I was very moved by the Italian’splight,” said Dr. Ladopoulos. “Hegrew up without a father, just likeme. His widowed mother raisedhim. He got engaged and went off towar. I don’t think he ever made itback home, because his conditionwas serious. I don’t think he sur-vived. I have dreams about him upuntil this day.”

Dr. Ladopoulos continued his ac-count, recalling that, as he woke upon the second day of the Greek-Ital-ian War, he encountered the worstscene of brutality in his life. Ten or12 Italian soldiers lay dead on theground. Battle resumed at daybreakand lasted all day long, he said.There were few casualties, but manycaptives. On the third day, Greektroops marched to the tip ofMoravas, where they were greetedby friendly fire from Greek artillery,but fortunately, there were no casu-alties.

“It was Sunday morning, and wewere outside the Greek village ofDarza. We were greeted by womenwho brought us flowers and sweets,”Dr. Ladopoulos said. “I remembereating the most delicious halva. Westayed on the mountaintop for a dayor two. They brought the Italian pris-oners to the makeshift infirmary, andI tended to the wounded. We pushedtowards Korytsa, amid heavy fight-ing in this mountainous region,reaching it after two or three days onNovember 22nd, 1940.”

One thing that stands out in Dr.Ladopoulos’ memories of the warwas the time that he and severalGreek soldiers were in the area ofMnima Graias, at an altitude of2,420 meters (more than 7,000

feet). He set up a provisional sickbaythere, too.

Two days later, he said, moreheavy fighting broke out for controlof the mountaintop, so that theGreek army could march into El-basan. Four officers lost their lives:captain Theodorakopoulos, a com-patriot from Vytina, and three lieu-tenants, reserves who were teachersin Kozani. All of these men were Dr.Ladopoulos’s friends.

“One of these teachers hadshared his life story with me,” Dr.Ladopoulos said. “He was an orphanand sold newspapers. Since he hadno money, he would go to schoolwithout shoes. He was a great patri-ot.”

Dr. Ladopoulos remained behind,along with 13 other reserves. It was8 February 1941, a momentous dayfor him: “At noon, we were under adead tree, when a shell burst rightabove us, injuring everyone. Someof the shrapnel hit my helmet. I triedto help the injured parties. One ofthem died instantly from a wound tothe chest. When I finished helpingall those wounded, I looked to see ifI was hurt anywhere. I couldn’t be-lieve that there wasn’t even a scratchon me. That’s why I consider thatday to be a historic day for me. It wasthe most dangerous day of my life,”he said.

The doctor went onto say that, onthat same frigid night, he wentdown to camp with a few others. Atmidnight, the officers and soldierswho could no longer withstand thecold left the mountaintop.

“Later, we learned that the Ital-ians also abandoned their positiondue to the cold. Some of the officerscame to my tent, and asked me togrant them leave from duty. Theywere friends of mine, and I toldthem that if they got court-mar-shaled for going AWOL (absentwithout leave), I would have to tellthe truth and be against them, be-cause they weren’t really sick,” hesaid.

Afterwards, the doctor went tothe major, who was trying to get intocontact with division headquarters,but the telephone was not function-ing, since the lines were down due toimmoderate weather.

Furious and discouraged at thesame time, Dr. Ladopoulos kickedthe telephone, telling the major thathe himself would take the men as-signed to carry the stretchers – wholiterally adored him – and remove allRed Cross emblems from them, sothat he could arm them and go to themountaintop with them.

The major’s aide stopped him,however, saying that, since he was adoctor, he had to stay put in theevent of an emergency, and that hewould go up to the mountaintopwith the soldiers instead. In themeantime, other officers, who hadjust heard what had taken place,came and gathered their troops andtook them up the mountain.

“Later on, I found out that it was

rumored I took control of the moun-taintop during that charge, but thatisn’t true,” Dr. Ladopoulos stated.

A few days later, because he wasthe only medical officer in the divi-sion who had been through so much,he was sent to the village of Pyrgos,where he set up a kiln to help disin-fect every soldier in the entire divi-sion.

“A dentist from the division camethere to meet me one day,” Dr.Ladopoulos said. “He told me that hewanted to meet me because hefound out that I was the doctor whotook control of the mountaintop. Itold him that I had not taken anymountaintop; only that I had simplyfought there.”

The doctor also looked back andlaughed about something whichhappened to him on Christmas Eve1940.

“I was in the village of Nija, in themountainous area of Kamia. It wassnowing nonstop, day and night, butthe weather was mild. At one point,an Albanian Muslim ran over andbegged me to go to his house be-

cause his wife was in pain. He tookme to a small village home. The bedwas next to the stable. I saw his wifesprawled on the floor, screamingfrom the terrible pain and doubledover on the mattress,” he said.

“I was trying to take off the heavywoolen covers to examine her, buther husband stopped me, telling methat I had to examine her by puttingmy hand underneath the covers. Itried to explain that I had to uncoverher, so I could make a diagnosis andgive her the medicine she needed.He wouldn’t budge. Then I got theidea to give her a couple of drops oflabdanum to stop the convulsions,and left upset that I was unable toexamine her and send her to my di-vision’s hospital in the mountains ifnecessary,” he said.

“An hour later, the Muslim cameand found me, and he was in a goodmood. He knelt down before meand kissed my hand, saying that hiswife became well. Her pains ceased,and she even ate some soup. Tothank me, the Muslim brought me achicken. I laughed, thinking to my-

self that she was the first patient Icured without being able to exam-ine. I called to the officers, whom Ilived in the same house with, andtold them that the next day wewould celebrate Christmas with aboiled chicken,” he said.

“Early in the morning, my stable-man killed the chicken and beganboiling it at 10 o’clock. The hourswent by, but the chicken wouldn’tboil. It ended up turning black. Atfive o’clock, the chicken was stillraw, tough and black. Then, we de-cided to stop boiling it and beganeating it like that, tough as it was.Nevertheless, we had a hearty ap-petite and a good sense of humor.We joked that the poor old chickendidn’t want to abandon this world,and that it ended up becoming yetanother casualty of war,” Dr.Ladopoulos added.

Dr. Ladopoulos was born in Lan-gadia in 1916. From 1933 to 1939,he studied at the Athens UniversityMedical School, where he graduatedwith honors. On 19 October 1939,he enlisted as a reserve officer candi-date in the Health Department at theSchool for Reserve Officer Candi-dates in Corfu. He was bestowedwith the War Cross for his valor dur-ing his service in the war. He foughtin 13 battles and received varioushonors. He also served in the Nation-al Intelligence & Sabotage Organiza-tion. He ran for office in the nationalparliamentary elections of 1950. In1952, he came to America on a Ful-bright scholarship. He is still an ac-tive physician in New York, specializ-ing in cardiology.

In closing the interview, Dr.Ladopoulos said he is against war,and shared the following thoughts:“I think to myself, how terrible waris, and the death that accompaniesit. Death does not discriminate be-tween religion or nationality, andhappily hovers above the blood-stained fields of war, where the bod-ies of opposing soldiers lie scatteredside by side. War is what brings dis-asters and misery to both sides, andfuture problems like Gulf syndromeand Balkan syndrome. Let the costlypreparations for future war cease,and let’s use the money of the work-ing people for far better purposes.”

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The Recollections of the First Military Doctor who Entered Korytsa

Dr. Costas Ladopoulos (standing 2nd from the right, back row) with comrades at the Officer’s TrainingSchool in Corfu during World War II. Dr. Ladopoulos was a member of the Greek Army’s 3rd Battalion,27th Infantry Division.

Dr. Costas Ladopoulos (standing, 1st from the left) with fellow GreekArmy officers during the Second World War. Dr. Ladopoulos tended tomany wounded during the Italian invasion of Greece.

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OBITUARIES CLASSIFIEDS8 THE NATIONAL HERALD, NOVEMBER 4, 2006

By Lee HammelWorcester Telegram & Gazette

WORCESTER, Mass. – It was earlySeptember, when rescue officialsfound the wrecked sloop of Stavros"Steve" Theoharides, who was lost atsea while sailing off the coast ofMytiline (Lesbos) in early Septem-ber, when the terrible truth startedto emerge.

The truth is that Steve Theo-harides, who survived multiple bul-let wounds in a 1980 holdup and astorm-tossed solo cross-Atlantic voy-age in that same Alberg 35 sailboatfrom Florida to Greece, may nothave made it through an estimated250-mile trip in his beloved sloop tovisit a friend. At press time, his bodyhad not yet been found.

On Sunday, October 22, hun-dreds of family members andfriends from all walks of life gath-ered to celebrate the 77-year life ofMr. Theoharides, owner of Theo'sSandwich Shoppe & Restaurant at151 Highland Street from 1953 to1984. The memorial service washeld at Saint Spyridon Greek Ortho-dox Cathedral.

"I would have loved him to liveanother 20 years," said Donald S.Theoharides, his son. But, he re-called of the man who so many re-member as a unique and spiritedlover of life, "He always said to meas a young man that he wanted to beburied at sea."

Steve Theoharides himself wasamazed at the "extra" life he wasgranted after November 18, 1980, aday he referred to as his rebirth. Al-though news accounts at the timetold of him taking five bullets duringan aborted robbery, his son said thisweek that his father was shot tentimes that awful day.

"He got three in the chest, threein stomach area and four in the

legs," Donald Theoharides said, andthree of those bullets were never re-moved.

Nor were the news accounts cor-rect when they implied that he wasshot after a struggle over bags con-taining the day's receipts fromTheo's Restaurant. In fact, Mr. Theo-harides did not have the day's re-ceipts, and his bag contained twobowls of chowder he was taking tohis girlfriend, his son said.

It is true that Mr. Theoharides be-gan chasing the two robbers, his sonsaid, but that was after he had beenshot and the robbers started shoot-ing at a waitress who was with himbehind the restaurant. The waitresswas grazed by one bullet.

Eventually, two brothers wereconvicted of committing four rob-beries that week. In each robbery,someone was shot, and the cus-tomer of one store was killed in oneof the robberies.

To celebrate the tenth anniver-sary of his "rebirth," Mr. Theoharidesembarked on a solo voyage fromFlorida to Bermuda to Greece.Waves of 40-50 feet in nauticalwinds of 55 miles per hour couldhave qualified the stormy trip as asecond rebirth.

But, his son said, being at sea wassecond nature to his father. DonaldTheoharides said his father told himstories of growing up in the seaportof Piraeus, Greece where he and histhree brothers "were harbor rats."

"Their afternoon of playing wasshimmying up the anchor lines ofboats, then climbing the masts anddiving from them."

Despite the sadness of losing Mr.Theoharides, friends exchangedwarm, admiring and often funnystories about the man who came tothe United States in 1951 as a yeo-man in the Hellenic navy, and re-turned to marry a young Worcester

woman two years later. The couplelater divorced.

Retired Judge Paul V. Mullaneyremembers how Mr. Theoharides,after his divorce, considered the cus-tomers at his place on HighlandStreet as family. You could often findWPI (Worcester Polytechnic Insti-tute) students or professors at Mr.Theoharides' home, he said.

And you often could find Mr.Theoharides in the home of JudgeMullaney's mother, who lived not farfrom the restaurant. The judge re-membered Mr. Theoharides playingthe accordion at his mother's house.

"He had a good voice. He knewsome Irish songs, as well as Greeksongs," Judge Mullaney said.

Some of the memories camefrom the judge's own house, whereMr. Theoharides would show up at 6AM to begin roasting a lamb in ahalf-barrel on Easter Sunday.

"He was one of the most remark-able men I've ever met," the judgesaid.

Michael F. O'Mara, now the chiefhousing specialist at WorcesterHousing Court, remembered thefamily-like atmosphere at therestaurant, where Mr. Theoharidesreplaced the lemon blend in a mixerand served liquor to the customersduring Christmas week.

Mr. O'Mara was a frequent gueston Mr. Theoharides' boat. "Therewas no project he wouldn't tackle,"he said.

After spending most of his lifeworking seven days a week at therestaurant, his brush with death in1980 got Mr. Theoharides to "slowdown a little bit and relax and enjoylife a little bit," his son said. For thepast five years, Mr. Theoharidesspent 6-8 months a year living onTheo's Place II in Greek waters; win-ter in Florida waters; and holidaysin Worcester.

He said about living on his boat,"When I don't like my neighbor, Ipick up my hook and I go to the nextisland."

His son was unable to get him tostop his daring solo trips.

A couple on the Greek island ofSamos recorded in 2003, "We hadan unexpected two-day visit fromStavros Theoharides, who sailed in-to the Vathy harbor with his 33-foot(boat) S/Y Theo's Place II. Stavroshas single-handedly taken Theo'sPlace II across the Atlantic, and hestill single-handles now in his seven-ties."

Their record continued, "He is aninspiration to all sailors. We spent awonderful evening together in Kala-mi eating freshly baked food fromour wood oven, drinking wine fromour own vineyard, and listening toStavros' repertoire of romanticGreek and English songs to his ownaccompaniment on his accordion."

In addition to his son Donald, Mr.Theoharides is survived by hisdaughter in-law, Sharon A. Theo-harides of Shrewsbury; a brother,Dionysios Theoharides of Dennis;four grandchildren, Adrian andAlexia Theoharides of Harwich, andStephen and Christopher Theo-harides of Shrewsbury; and manynieces and nephews.. He was prede-ceased by his brothers, Spiro Theo-harides of South Yarmouth andTheoharis Theoharides of Cotuit,and by his former wife, the lateTheodora Theoharides. His son, An-thony D., died in 1992. In lieu offlowers, the family requests thatmemorial donations be made toSaint Spyridon Cathedral (102 Rus-sell Street, Worcester, MA 01609,TEL: 508-791-7326).

The Worcester Telegram &Gazette published the above onOctober 18.

Steve Theoharides, Lost at Sea, Loved Life and Sailing

By Alan RayburnThe Globe and Mail

TORONTO – Jimmy (never James)Klappis was the only child of Harryand Blanche (Riley) Klappis. Duringhis childhood, he suffered withbreathing problems. A doctor rec-ommended moving him to a higherelevation. In 1930, a Greek family inOwen Sound, Ontario took Harry,Blanche and Jimmy to Orangeville,then a small town some miles north-west of Toronto. They had arrived inone of the towns in Ontario at a suit-ably high elevation, and theystayed. Recalling his Arcadian rootsin Sparta, Harry opened a confec-tionery and called it the ArcadiaSweets. It soon became a full-ser-vice restaurant, which continuedoperation until the early 1960's.

Born on March 27, 1918 in Buf-falo, New York, Jimmy was an ex-ceptional person, who possessed to-tal visual recall. When he was ayoung man, he went to see where atrain had wrecked a car. With nonotes at all, he returned home anddrew an accurate picture of thescene. The Orangeville Banner pub-lished the sketch, and observed thathe had “every promise of making hismark as an artist or a newspaper il-lustrator.” Jimmy became a highlyrespected courtroom artist, cover-ing many important trials. He alsodesigned many houses and build-ings, as well as store and churchfronts.

In the late 1930's, Jimmy studiedat the Royal Conservatory of Musicin Toronto. Noting his distinguishedbaritone singing, a teacher urgedhim to audition for the Metropoli-tan Opera in New York, but he de-clined. An aunt in Niagara Falls,New York recommended him to theclassically trained baritone NelsonEddy, who kindly wrote a two-pageletter to tell him that it was very dif-ficult to pursue a musical career inLos Angeles.

In 1944, Jimmy joined the Royal

Canadian Ordnance Corps. The fol-lowing year he was accidentallypushed off a train carrying Canadi-an troops, and his arm was pulledfrom its socket. He was taken to theChorley Park Hospital in Toronto torecover. A colonel at the hospitalknew about Jimmy's skills forsketching, and arranged to get himwork at Victory Aircraft Company inMalton, Ontario. There, he drewtechnical illustrations for the con-version of the Lancaster bombers topassenger planes. He left that com-pany when it became Avro CanadaLTD. He was given a turret of abomber, which was donated in 2005to the Canadian Warplane HeritageMuseum.

Jimmy preferred to workovernight, then sleep until the earlyafternoon, when he would go to therestaurant for his breakfast. Jimmynever served in the restaurant, nomatter how busy it might havebeen.

Many Canadian and AmericanGreek families with marriageabledaughters visited Harry andBlanche to urge Jimmy to offer hishand, but Jimmy wanted to marryMarion Emack, an Orangeville ladywho had briefly worked at therestaurant. They were married inSeptember, 1965. In 1978, theymoved to Etobicoke, where Jimmywas closer to his work as a freelancecameraman for CBC-TV. Theymoved to Niagara Falls in 1987,where they had relatives and friendson both sides of the border.

Jimmy left school in 11th grade,but his education surpassed manybrilliant scholars. He was true a Re-naissance man. He died on April 30,in Niagara Falls, Ontario at the ageof 88.

The Globe and Mail publishedthe above on October 27. Mr.Rayburn was a friend of the lateMr. Klappis. Marion Klappis andher brothers, George and JackEmack, contributed to this story.

Jimmy Klappis, Artist, Painter,Architectural Designer, Singer

■ CHRISTIDIS, EFSTATHIAThe Rockford Register Star reportedthat Efstathia “Sula” Christidis, 69,of Rockford, Illinois died on Mon-day, September 25, at OSF Saint An-thony Medical Center. Born onMarch 25, 1937 in Andritsena(Greece), she lived in Rockford for43 years. She married Stefanos“Steve” Christidis on July 14, 1963.She was a member of Saints Con-stantine & Helen Greek OrthodoxChurch in Rockford and the localPhiloptochos Society. She was a vol-unteer for the Cornucopia FoodPantry and aided the Center forSight & Hearing through the Philop-tochos. Sula’s talent for cooking wasshared with many and given freelyto her church. She is survived by herhusband, Steve; her daughter,Bessie (Tom) Apostle of Muskegon,Michigan; three sons, Nico (Pati) ofBeloit, Wisconsin, George (Angeliki)Christidis of Deer Park, Long Island,Bobby (Michele) of Aurora, Illinois;eight grandchildren, Stephanie,Matthew, Efstathia and VincentChristidis, Alexander and StefanosApostle, and Damon and Gabi Chris-tidis; two sisters, Lambrini (Nick)Meris of Beloit and Antonia Tzifas ofGreece; her brother, Foti (Bessie) Pa-pageorge of Beloit; and severalnieces and nephews. She was prede-ceased by three sisters, Olympia,Anna and Marika. The funeral washeld on September 28, at SaintsConstantine & Helen Church, withRev. Mark Munoz officiating. Memo-rial donations to the church appreci-ated (108 N. 5th Street, Rockford, IL61107, TEL: 815-963-8625).

■ GEORGES, SOPHIA The Chicago Tribune reported onTuesday, September 26, that SophiaGeorges passed away. She was thebeloved wife of the late AnthonyGeorges; loving mother of Gus(Joan) and the late James; and deargrandmother of Anthony, Jonathanand Matthew. Her funeral was heldon September 28 at Holy CrossGreek Orthodox Church in Justice,Illinois with burial following at Elm-wood Cemetery. Arrangementswere by the Damar Funeral Home inJustice. In lieu of flowers, memorialdonations to Vitas Hospice appreci-ated (700 N. Sacramento Boulevard#201, Chicago, IL 60612, TEL: 708-496-0200).

■ GERAPETRITIS, MICHAELThe Baltimore Sun reported thatMichael Gerapetritis, 64, owner ofMichael’s Steak & Lobster House inSoutheast Baltimore, died of canceron Friday, September 22, at the St.Joseph Medical Center. TheLutherville, Maryland resident was64. Born in Menetes of Karpathos inGreece, he moved to Baltimore in1958 and went into the restaurantbusiness. He was a chef at Jimmy’sFamous Seafood, until purchasing arestaurant in the 6200 block of East-ern Avenue formerly known as Smit-ty’s in 1990. The business is now op-erated by his wife and four children.“I know of no other person whoworked as hard, who put others firstand loved his family as much as hedid,” said George Minas, a longtimefriend. Mr. Gerapetritis enjoyedmaking Greek dishes, prime rib andcrab cakes. He was a memberAHEPA and Saint Nicholas GreekOrthodox Church in Baltimore,where funeral services were held onSeptember 26. He is survived by hiswife of 36 years, the former FotiniDiakomichalis; his son, Tommy; andthree daughters, Sophia, Penny and

Voula Gerapetritis, all of Lutherville.

■ KAZAKOS, POLYCRATISThe Rockford Register Star reportedthat Polycratis “Paul” Kazakos, 81,of Freeport, Illinois passed away onTuesday, September 26 at his homewith his family by his side. He was aloving and devoted husband, fatherand grandfather. Born on February2, 1925 on the island of Samos, hewas one of four children of Philocti-tis and Katherine (nee Hatigeor-giou) Kazakos. He married AliciaKazakos at Holy Cross Greek Ortho-dox Church in Freeport On July 24,1960. Paul served with the Hellenicnational forces during the GreekCivil War from 1947 to 1950. He im-migrated to the United States in1960 and worked for Micro Switchfrom 1961 until his retirement in1985. He loved the great outdoorsand had a passion for gardening.Paul also enjoyed writing articles fora Greek newspaper “Rizes,” pub-lished in his native Samos. Duringthe Greek civil war, he kept a diarywhich has been translated into thebook, “Diary of a Soldier.” Paul tookgreat pride when he became a citi-zen of the United States in 1962. Henever forgot his roots, and was ex-tremely proud of his Greek heritage.He was a member of the AmericanHellenic Society, Holy Cross GreekOrthodox Church in Freeport andSaints Constantine & Helen GreekOrthodox Church of Rockford, Illi-nois where he enjoyed singing in thechoir for a number of years. In addi-tion to his wife, Paul is survived byhis three children, John (Carolyn)Kazakos of Rockford, Katherine(James) Lohmeier of Davis, Illinoisand Helen (Steven) Dierks of Rock-ford; six grandchildren, Sam Hiebel,Paul and Kayla Kazakos, AliciaLohmeier, and Anthony and AndrewDierks. his sister, Stamatia (Stelios)Yiocarinis of Samos; his niece, Naki(Harry) Mersingolou; his greatniece, Anna-Maria of Athens; andtwo godchildren, Polycratis Con-standides and Athena (Kara) Fulfer.He was predeceased by his parents;his sister Eleni; his brother Yianni;and his father-in-law, John. The Fu-neral was held on October 2 at HolyCross Church, with Revs. MarkMunoz, Ted Poteres and JohnArtemis officiating. Burial was atOakland Cemetery. Arrangementswere by Burke-Tubbs FuneralHome. A memorial fund has beenestablished in Paul’s name. For moreinformation, visit the web guest-book at www.burke-tubbs.com.

■ KOSTOPOULOS NICKThe Detroit Free Press reported thatNick Kostopoulos, 73, of Detroitdied on Tuesday, September 26. Hewas the beloved companion ofSamantha Harlow and dear brotherof Gus (Olga), George (Kitsa) andPaul Kostopoulos, and Mina (Zese)Lazaropoulos. He is survived bymany nieces, nephews and cousinssurvive, both here and in Greece.The funeral was held on September

29 at Assumption Greek OrthodoxChurch in St. Clair Shores, Michi-gan. Arrangements were by the KaulFuneral Home in Roseville, Michi-gan. Friends may share a memorywith the family at www.kaulfuneral-home.com.

■ KUSULAS, PETERThe Chicago Daily Herald reportedthat Peter Kusulas, 65, of FairHaven, New Jersey died on Wednes-day, September 6. Peter was the sonof Greek immigrants who emigratedas teenagers from the small moun-tain village of Anavryti, near Spartain Greece, and later operated a lun-cheonette. He became an engineer-ing manager for Bell Laboratoriesand Lucent Technologies. His 37years at ATT Bell Laboratories andLucent Technologies spanned theheyday of the American telecommu-nications industry’s growth. A grad-uate in electrical engineering fromRutgers University, he began workon the earliest digital telephone sys-tem designed for customer premisesat Bell Labs in Holmdel, New Jerseyin 1963. When he retired from Lu-cent Technologies in 2000, hisgroups were developing business In-ternet networking and voice-over-the-Internet systems. Throughouthis career, his twin goals were tofield products which met customerneeds, and to foster rewarding ca-reers for his associates. In 1966, hewas one of hundreds transferred byBell Labs from the east coast to staffthe new Naperville, Illinois facility.He worked there for 16 years andlived in Glen Ellyn and Wheaton,Illinois. Returning to New Jersey in1983, he worked in Lincroft andMiddletown and Holmdel and livedin Colts Neck and Fair Haven. Afterhe retired from Lucent, he servedthe Borough of Fair Haven as chairof its Long-Range Planning Commit-tee and as a member of the mayor'’World War II Monument and Fi-nance Committees. He was a mem-ber of his Rutgers 40th reunion classfundraising committee in 2003, anda member of Phi Gamma Delta fra-ternity. He is survived by his wife,Rose Greco, of Fair Haven; his broth-ers, Elias of Naperville andTheodore Kusulas of Whitestone,New York; his nieces, Carolyn Que-dens of Cummings, Georgia andDeborah Clemens of Naperville; andhis nephew, Matthew Kusulas ofPhiladelphia. Memorial contribu-tions can be made to the AmericanCancer Society by calling their tollfree number 800-227-2345, or tothe Rutgers University School of En-gineering Foundation, 7 College Av-

enue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901.

■ MOURGES, THEODOREThe Hartford Courant reported thatTheodore “Ted'” Mourges, 42, ofSouthington, Connecticut died un-expectedly at his home on Thursday,September 28. He was the husbandof Susan Zientarski Mourges. Hewas born on September 11, 1964 inPort Chester, New York, the son ofAnna Batsakis Mourges and the lateJohn Mourges. He was raised in Ma-maroneck; moved to Watertown in1976; and graduated from Water-town High School in 1982. He hadbeen a Southington resident since1996. He attended Rochester Insti-tute of Technology and graduatedfrom the University of Hartford. Hewas employed as a Data Base Ana-lyst for the Hartford Steam BoilerCompany. He was a Little LeagueCoach at Southington Northern, aCub Scout Den Leader of Den 2(Pack 72), and helped coach his chil-dren’s soccer teams. Ted is survivedby his best friend and adoring wifeof ten years, Susan, and was “thebest dad in the world” to his threechildren, Teddy, Emily and Alexan-dria who, along with his wife, werehis reason for living; he is also sur-vived by his mother; a brother andhis wife, Steven and Pam Mourgesand their children, Angelica,Spencer and Sydney, all of Torring-ton, Connecticut; his aunt and god-mother, Dorothy Batsakis; and aspecial aunt and an uncle, Marionand Perry Pantginis of New York.The funeral was held on October 2at Holy Trinity Greek OrthodoxChurch in Waterbury, Connecticut.Burial was at Oak Hill Cemetery.Arrangements were by thePlantsville Memorial Funeral Home.Memorial donations to the MourgesChildren’s Education Fund appreci-ated (c/o Webster Bank, 359 QueenStreet, Southington, CT 06489, TEL:860-620-5582).

■ XENEDIS, PAULINEThe Sarasota Herald-Tribune re-ported that Pauline Xenedis, 71, ofVenice, Florida died on Friday, Sep-tember 22. She was born in Lilly,Pennsylvania and came to Venice 28years ago from Chicago. She was theformer owner of the Dutch ValleyRestaurant in Sarasota, Florida anda member of Saint Barbara GreekOrthodox Church in Sarasota. Sur-vivors include her husband of 52years, Anthony; a sister; three broth-ers; and several nieces andnephews. Funeral services wereheld in Greece. Arrangements wereby the Farley Funeral Home.

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ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish PrimeMinister Recep Tayyip Erdogan hasdecided to attend a NATO summit inLatvia instead of staying at home togreet Pope Benedict XVI during hisfirst official visit to a Muslim country,a an official said this past Wednes-day, November 1.

The Turkish Government officialsaid Erdogan's absence was notmeant as a snub to the German-born

Pontiff, adding it was "unfortunate"that the two events coincided.Turkey is NATO's only Muslim mem-ber.

"A meeting hasn't been scheduledwith the Pope because the primeminister is booked to attend a NATOsummit on November 28 through29," the official told Reuters.

President George W. Bush andother leaders will be in Riga for the

NATO talks, which will focus onturning the alliance into a global se-curity organization.

Pope Benedict's November 28 –December 1 visit was recentlythrown into doubt amid Muslimanger over controversial commentshe made about Islam.

Some of the strongest criticism ofthe speech, which linked Islam to vi-olence, came from Turkey, where na-

tionalists and Islamic activists havepushed for his trip to be cancelled.

ESCAPING THE POPELeading Turkish newspaper

Sabah said Erdogan was "escapingthe Pope," and also queried why thereligious Affairs Minister MehmetAydin would also be abroad.

The official could not confirmwhether Aydin would be away.

Turkish President Ahmet Necdet

Sezer, a staunch secularist often atodds with Erdogan, a pious Muslim,extended the invitation to the Popeand will be his host in Ankara.

Benedict's predecessor, PopeJohn Paul II, visited Turkey in1979, shortly after becoming Pon-tiff.

Erdogan has publicly welcomedthe Pope's visit and often refers toTurkey as a bridge between East

and West, and between the Muslimand Christian worlds.

Apart from Ankara, Benedictwill also visit Istanbul and Ephesuson the Aegean coast, where legendsays Mary, Christ's mother, lived af-ter his death. The main purpose ofthe Pope's visit is to meet with Ecu-menical Patriarch Bartholomew ofConstantinople, spiritual leader ofthe world's Orthodox Christians.

Erdogan to be Out of Town for Pope’s Historic Visit, will Attend NATO Summit

ATHENS (AP) – Turkey's militarychief began talks in Athens this pastThursday, November 2, aimed atbuilding confidence and reducingtension between the two regionalrivals and uneasy NATO allies fol-lowing a fatal jet collision in disput-ed airspace.

General Yasar Buyukanit visitedthe Greek Defense Ministry afterarriving Wednesday for a four-dayvisit. He made no statements aftermeetings with Greek Defense Min-ister Evangelos Meimarakis andmilitary chief Admiral PanagiotisChinofotis.

The purpose of the talks is to"explore ways of strengthening mu-tual confidence and understand-ing," Greece's Defense GeneralStaff said.

Earlier this week, ahead of Gen.Buyukanit's visit, Greek authoritiesannounced that military units fromthe two countries would hold ajoint disaster-response exercise inAnkara next week. A 15-memberGreek air force unit will take part inthe November 6-10 drill.

"The aim of the exercise is to ex-change experience on addressingthe results of natural disasters andimprove techniques through jointaction," the statement said.

Common assistance in disasterresponse – following destructiveearthquakes in Greece and Turkeyin 1999 – helped improve relationsbetween the two countries, whichcame close to war three times since1974 over territorial rights and thedivided island of Cyprus.

NATO allies Greece and Turkeyare at odds over divided Cyprusand over Aegean Sea boundaries –

disputes diplomats from the twocountries have been discussing forseveral years. But military leadersstarted a more direct dialogue aftera Greek fighter pilot was killed onMay 23, when Greek and Turkish F-16 jets collided while shadowingeach other over the Aegean.

In July, Greece and Turkeyagreed to set up telephone hotlinesbetween the two countries' air com-

mands and chiefs of staff, and Chi-nofotis visited Turkey that month.

The agreement also extended asummer moratorium on militaryexercises in the Aegean.

But after the ban ended on Sep-tember 15, tension mounted againwith the Turkish military accusingGreek warplanes of harassing Turk-ish fighters over the Aegean.Greece said it intercepted the Turk-

ish planes after they failed to sub-mit flight plans before entering anarea controlled by Greek civil avia-tion authorities.

Athens claims its airspace ex-tends to 10 miles (16 kilometers)offshore, while Ankara only recog-nizes six miles (10 kilometers) –the extent of Greece's territorialwaters. This leads to frequentbrushes between the two air forces.

By Toby SterlingAssociated Press

AMSTERDAM (AP) – A lobbygroup began a campaign this pastTuesday, October 31, to urge Dutchvoters of Turkish ancestry to boy-cott any party which labels the1915 mass killing of Armenians inTurkey genocide.

The campaign – three weeks be-fore national elections on November22 – is a setback for both major par-ties, the governing Christian Democ-rats and the Labor Party, which havestruck ethnic Turk candidates offtheir rolls for refusing to use the term"genocide" to describe the killing ofArmenians during World War I.

Events which took place far be-yond Dutch borders nearly a centu-ry ago have become a surprise cam-paign issue in elections otherwisefocused on bread-and-butter eco-nomics.

The lobby group, which calls it-self Turks Forum, distributedposters urging voters to write in acandidate of the small centrist D-66Party in the elections. D-66 is theonly mainstream party which does-n't refer to the slaughter as geno-cide in its stated positions.

The European Parliament hassaid Turkey should be required torecognize the killings as genocidebefore it is considered for E.U.membership. The French Parlia-ment recently voted for a billwhich, if enacted, would makedenying the genocide a crime.

"Whom should the Turkish com-munity's votes go to? Let's use thevoting ballot to teach a lesson tothose who want to limit our democ-ratic rights," said the Turks Forumposter. It is being distributed in thecountry's largest cities, where eth-nic Turkish populations are concen-trated.

The poster carries pictures ofethnic Turk candidates with a redcross and the words "definitely not"in Turkish next to the names of par-ties which say the killings constitut-ed genocide. At the top of the list isa photo of a candidate for the D-66party, Fatma Koser Kaya, with theword "evet," Turkish for yes.

Koser Kaya wrote on her websitethat allowing open debate on thematter was a matter of free speech."Many hundreds of thousands of

Armenians were slaughtered" in1915, she wrote.

"Definitely, there can be nodoubt about it. There needs to be,in Turkey, too, an adult and scien-tific debate over what exactly hap-pened during the fall of the Ot-toman Empire – who is responsible,and how those events should be de-scribed. But the point is, why areDutch candidates of Turkish de-scent being pilloried and forced toconfess a 'genocide' standpoint?"

D-66, which has been in adecade-long decline, was forecastto disappear entirely during thiselection. But the Turkish issue hashelped it recover slightly, and re-cent polls show it holding two seatsin the 150-seat Dutch Parliament.

Meanwhile, Labor, which led inmost polls a month ago, has nowfallen slightly behind the incum-bent Christian Democrats. Immi-grant voters traditionally have sup-ported Labor or other left-leaningparties.

In an apparent attempt to limitpolitical fallout, Labor NationalParty Chairman Michiel van Hultenwrote to local party offices at TheHague and Rotterdam instructingthem not to use the issue as a litmustest for Turkish-Dutch candidates,newspaper Trouw reported.

The killings of 1 million or moreArmenians, starting in 1915, havebeen the subject of academic andpolitical debate across Europe, es-pecially in view of Turkey's applica-tion for E.U. membership.

Most European governmentsconsider it genocide. Turkey deniesthe deaths resulted from systematicslaughter, saying estimates of 1.5million dead are wildly inflated,and that both Armenians and Turkswere killed in fighting during thecollapse of the Ottoman Empire.

The U.S. Government does notuse "genocide" to define thekillings.

Greek-Turkish Military Leaders Start Confidence-BuildingTalks in Athens to Reduce Tension between Uneasy Allies

Turks in Holland AngryAbout Armenian Problem

THESSALONIKI (AP) – Riot policefired tear gas to break up a group ofleftist protesters who tried to dis-rupt a student parade in the north-eastern Greek city of Thessalonikilast week, officials said. No injurieswere reported.

Police said around 150 demon-strators attempted to breakthrough police barriers last Friday,October 27, and march past a standfor officials attending the annualparade, which had just ended. Thegroup clashed with riot police, andone demonstrator was detained.

The protesters want the GreekGovernment to abolish school pa-rades – held before the October 28OXI Day and March 25 Indepen-dence Day national holidays.

The clashes coincided withwidespread unrest in Greece's stateeducation system, which had beenparalyzed for weeks by teachers'strikes for higher starting salaries.Unions called off the strikes duringa meeting later that day.

But some 900 of the country's3,000 high schools have been occu-pied by students who oppose a newgrade-point threshold introducedby the government for universityentry.

OXI Day school parades wereheld in Athens and other majorcities last Saturday, while studentsfrom the schools being occupiedthreatened to disrupt the events

with black flags.Thessaloniki hosted a military

parade for OXI Day – which marks

Greece's rebuffing of Mussolini'sdemands and joining World War IIon the side of the Allies in 1940 –

which was attended by PresidentKarolos Papoulias and Prime Minis-ter Costas Karamanlis.

Demonstrators Oppose OXI Day Student Parade inThessaloniki, Demand that Government Abolish Parades

By Nicholas PaphitisAssociated Press

ATHENS (AP) – The Greek Govern-ment urged educators and studentsto return to the classroom afterteachers indicated they would enda strike which kept primary schoolsclosed for most of the semester.

Teachers and students heldweekly demonstrations since lateSeptember – unrest which hademerged as a major challenge toGreece's conservative government,but a challenge which the Govern-ment eventually overcame lastweek.

The strikes began on September18, a week after schools opened, inGreece's primary schools andspread to secondary schools, butthe state primary school teachers'union finally decided to recom-mend ending their strike over morepay last Thursday, October 26.Their secondary school colleagues,who launched a sympathy strike

earlier this month, made the samedecision. The final decision camelast Friday during both unions' gen-eral assemblies.

"We will recommend continuingour fight in another form," unionleader Demetris Bratis said. Bothunions said they will propose 24-hour strikes on November 3 and 9.

Primary and secondary schoolteachers are demanding increasesin net starting salaries from around$1,100 to $1,750 a month – whichthe Government has ruled out –and the allocation of more funds toeducation.

Now that the strike is over, Edu-cation Ministry and union officialsmay extend school hours and holdclasses on holidays to make up forlost time.

"Right now, we should all beaiming to fully restore the normalfunctioning of the education sys-tem at all levels," GovernmentSpokesman Evangelos Antonarossaid.

"Without pressing pupils toomuch, we will find a way," UnionSecretary-General PolyzoisBabouras said.

But many secondary schools hadremained closed with some 900 outof about 3,000 schools throughoutGreece under occupation by stu-dents protesting for curriculumchanges. The students want theGovernment to abolish a new mini-mum grade requirement for admis-sion to state universities and poly-technics, a demand backed byteachers, as well as cuts to the re-quired curriculum.

The governing conservatives al-so face strong reactions from uni-versity staff and student unionsover plans to end the state monop-oly on tertiary education by allow-ing the creation of nonprofit pri-vate universities. This would re-quire a constitutional amendment,which would come into effect afterthe next elections, set for March2008.

Greek Government Overcomes Teacher’sStrike, Students Urged to Return to Class

By Kerin HopeFinancial Times

NICOSIA – The managing directorof Cyprus' most prestigious lawfirm denied facilitating the illegaltransfer to the island in the 1990sof billions of dollars by the govern-ment of Slobodan Milosevic, theformer Serbian president.

Pambos Ioannides told a Nicosiacourt this past Monday, October 30,that the firm, which set up morethan 100 Serbian-owned tradingcompanies under Cyprus' offshorebusiness regime, "always acted infull compliance with Cypriot legis-lation."

"We always followed the instruc-tions of the central bank regardingoffshore companies. We never hadany communication with Milosevic,either directly or indirectly. He wasnever our customer," Mr. Ioannidessaid.

Mr. Ioannides was testifying in acase for damages for conspiracy todefraud brought against LaikiBank, a Greek Cypriot lender, by aSerbian businessman.

The claim concerns a paymentmade in 1994 by Antexol, an off-shore "front" company set up by Mr.Ioannides' firm, which was used bythe Belgrade government to chan-nel funds abroad during the 1990'sUnited Nations embargo againstYugoslavia, according to U.N. in-vestigators.

During the embargo, cash wasflown to Cyprus and deposited inaccounts held by Antexol and other"front" companies at Cyprus Popu-lar Bank, now known as Laiki, ac-cording to testimony by former Ser-

bian Government officials and Laikiemployees.

Mladan Dinkic, then-governorof the Yugoslav central bank, saidin 2002 that about $4 billion wasmoved through the Cyprus-basedfront companies. None of the mon-ey has been recovered.

The funds were used to buyweapons, raw materials, spareparts and fuel for the Milosevicgovernment to pursue wars inBosnia in 1992-95 and Kosovo in1998-99, according to a 2002 in-vestigation by the U.N. war crimestribunal at The Hague.

Mr. Ioannides and colleagues atthe law firm, which was founded byTassos Papadopoulos – now thepresident of Cyprus – were direc-tors of Antexol. Mr. Ioannides tookover as managing director of thelaw firm after Mr. Papadopouloswas elected president in 2003. Thefirm also acts as Laiki Bank's legaladvisers.

At the plaintiff's request thecourt was provided with copies ofAntexol's balance sheet for 1994-96, which were audited by PWC'sNicosia operation and approved bythe central bank.

The accounts show manage-ment fees – paid to Mr. Papadopou-los' firm – of $1.3 million yearly, butdo not report any income fromtrading activities.

Mr. Ioannides, whose name ap-pears on Antexol's 1994 balancesheet, said, "We registered so manyoffshore companies that I don't re-call the details of their operations."

The Financial Times publishedthe above on October 31.

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Leftist protesters clash with riot police after a student parade in the port city of Thessaloniki in northernGreece last Friday, October 27. Police fired tear gas to disperse some 150 demonstrators who attempted tobreak through police barriers. The group opposes school parades.

Admiral Panagiotis Chinofotis (left), chairman of the Greek Joint Chiefs of Staff, with his Turkish counter-part, General Yasar Buyukanit, at the Greek Defense Ministry this past Wednesday, November 1. Gen.Buyukanit was in Athens for a four-day visit. He also met with Greek Defense Minister EvangelosMeimarakis. No statements were issued after meetings at press time.

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Congratulations to TNH for NewLook and its Global Perspective

To the Editor:I have been an avid reader of the

National Herald for two years now.I enjoy the fact that you provide aperspective on Hellenic affairs andHellenic American personalitiesthroughout your pages, plus a veryvaluable global view on your edito-rial pages by well-respected expertslike Professor Kousoulas and Am-bassador Theros.

As American citizens, we mustalways be aware that we are in aglobal, and not just a local or na-tional, environment. When we dosomething, the world watches us,so we need to be aware of our im-pact and realize there are conse-quences to all our actions, good orbad.

I also appreciate your change inlook and format. It keeps the news-paper fresh. Thank you for yourconsideration of us, the readers.

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Jacksonville, Florida

The Pope Should Not Have toApologize for Koran’s Mandates

To the Editor:The upcoming Papal visit to

Turkey as highlighted in Ian Fish-er’s article (see Press Clippings inthe National Herald’s October 14edition), brings to light the mindsetof many prominent Turkish leadersand intellectuals on religious mat-ters.

Unfortunately, they choose to ig-nore reality, and historical fact. Thequote used by Pope regardingMuhammad’s command to “spreadthe Islamic faith by the sword” istrue, and can be found in the Ko-ran.

This violent command by thefounder of Islam has been the causeof many conflicts throughout the

ages. It is also a major factor in therift between Christianity and Islam.

In contrast, the New Testamentdoes not contain any command byJesus or his Apostles to commit vio-lent acts, or force people to convert.

Therefore, the Pope made nomistake in his comments, andshould not have to apologize. In-stead, the international communityshould focus its attention on themany troubling aspects of Islamand its holy book. This, in turn,could lead to an Islamic reforma-tion, and possibly a peaceful recon-ciliation between the two faiths.

Nick GatsoulisAstoria, New York

Considering the Plight of LordElgin from Another Perspective

To the Editor:The friendship between the

British Government and Greece isequaled by the friendship betweenthe U.S. and Greece, but this leg-endary friendship has beenstrained by the refusal of GreatBritain to return the Parthenon’sstatuary. This all started whileGreece was under Ottoman rule.

Melina Merkouri dedicated heroffice to this issue. Phil-Hellenes allover the world have been urgingGreat Britain to return what arenow known as the Elgin Marbles.

The late George Papandreou,when he was Prime Minister, un-dertook special efforts, but failed.Andreas Papandreou also failed.There was some hope that Britainwould return the Marbles on a loanbasis during the Olympics, but theBritish Prime Minister Tony Blairand his government vetoed it.

Now there is renewed hope thatthe marbles might be returned toAthens in the near future. Thishope is based on a new $162 mil-lion museum which is being built inGreece, and is expected to open in

the first half of 2007. The museumis being built at the foot of theAcropolis in direct line of sight ofthe ancient hill. Initially scheduledfor completion before the 2004Olympics, construction of the new20,000 square-meter (215,000square feet) glass-and-concretestructure was delayed, running intolegal fights and new archaeologicaldiscoveries at the site.

The museum was designed byU.S.-based architect BernardTschumi, in collaboration withGreece’s Michael Photiades. It willincorporate remains of a 3rd-7thCentury Athenian neighborhooddiscovered in 1990. We know whatthe Greek Government’s official at-titude is regarding the issue. I thinkit’s useful to know the official state-ment on the matter, however:

Lord Elgin (Thomas Bruce, 7thEarl of Elgin) took up the post ofAmbassador to Constantinople, thecapital of the Ottoman Empire in1799. Greece was then part of thatempire, and had been since 1453.Wishing to improve the arts ofGreat Britain, Elgin assembled agroup of architects, painters,draftsman and molders to makecasts and drawings of Greek monu-ments. They began work in Athensin 1800.

The following year, Elgin wasgranted a firman (a royal mandate,letter of instruction) ordering au-thorities not to hinder his employ-ees. Another firman was secured bySir Robert Adair in February 1810,which instructed authorities inAthens to allow the embarkation ofall the remaining antiquities col-lected by Elgin.

It is a popular misconceptionthat Elgin purchased the antiqui-ties; in fact, the firman was grantedto him as diplomatic gesture fol-lowing the defeat of French forcesin Egypt, then an Ottoman posses-sion.

It was the continuing destruc-tion of classical sculpture in Athens

which prompted Elgin to rescuewhatever sculptures he could forposterity. The Parthenon had beenreduced to a ruin more than 100years previously, in 1687, duringthe Venetian siege of the Acropolis.The defending Turks were usingthe Parthenon for gunpowder stor-age, which was ignited by theVenetian bombardment. The explo-sion destroyed the roofs and partsof the walls, and the colonnade.

On his return to England, Elginfaced severe financial difficulties.In 1810, he began formal negotia-tions with the British Governmentfor the sale of his collection. In theend, Elgin agreed to accept the val-ue determined by a special commit-tee appointed by the House ofCommons.

The committee found that thecollection had been legitimately ac-quired by Elgin as a private individ-ual and the sale went through. Thecollection was then vested in theTrustees of the British Museum inperpetuity.

Christopher Xenopoulos Janus,Wilmette, IllinoisThe need for transparency

When high winds knocked huge trees down in parts of Queens at theend of September – prior to last weekend’s high winds – residents in Rich-mond Hills waited more than a month for New York City authorities to re-move the fallen trees from their streets.

Their complaints to city authorities went unheeded – until the local me-dia exposed the inexcusable cleanup delays last week. Suddenly, thecleanup began in earnest.

This is a splendid example why the media’s role is so important in a freeand open society: It exposes inefficiencies and corruption to ensure that,with public pressure, legitimate authorities and government agencies dotheir jobs correctly; serve the public responsibly.

In a closed society, authorities, left to their own devices, would simplyslip into complacency, which is often at the root of poor service. In turn,unchecked complacency could eventually lead to corruption in the systemand even oppression of the citizenry.

Transparency is therefore the key to exposing complacency and ineffi-ciencies and preventing them from becoming an unchecked problem.

For those who think the press is “powerful,” this is the true power of anewspaper which takes its responsibility to its readers seriously: to ensuretransparency in the system.

And the need for transparency is not limited to government. It applies toall service-oriented organizations and institutions. We ask you, our readers,to keep this in mind as we move onto our next topic.

Reality vs. killing the messengerWe were happy to publish Dr. Candace Hetzner’s response last week to

Theodore Kalmoukos’ story concerning tension between faculty and adminis-tration at Hellenic College/Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology inour October 21 edition.

Dr. Hetzner hits the nail on the head when she cites the “internecinesquabbling of our clergy and hierarchy” as part of the problem, but she givesus a little too much credit when she writes that HC/HC “has been steadilyhobbled by Mr. Kalmoukos’ reporting.”

While no newspaper or journalist is perfect, the fact remains that this par-ticular correspondent has been steadily chronicling the life of the Church inAmerica on the pages of both our publications for almost three decades now,so objectively speaking, he knows something about issues affecting theChurch here. Moreover, as a graduate of HC/HC, he also knows a more thana just little bit about the school’s administrative history.

Dr. Hetzner also suggests that the National Herald help lead efforts to sup-port the school. But this is exactly what we are doing by covering the schooland offering suggestions on how to improve it.

This newspaper is not responsible for the school’s problems. Moreover,ganging up on our correspondents and asking us to remain silent about injus-tice and incompetence, when they smack the community in the face, is notthe answer; neither would it be helpful to the school.

Mr. Kalmoukos’ story, which obviously ruffled more than few feathers,was not simply about an individual professor’s “failure to follow procedures(concerning parking regulations).” It was about the HC/HC Chief Adminis-trator James Karloutsos’ conduct, and how he treats faculty and staff. Tosome measure, the story was also about the same administrator’s argumentsconcerning fulltime and part-time teaching requirements.

It should also be noted that this conflict was not an isolated event. JohnChirban, the professor who was justifiably outraged by the towing of his carfrom a small Christian school, where he has been teaching for many years,shared his anger and dismay with the entire faculty and staff, so no oneshould pretend this is a trivial matter.

At the same time, there are several larger issues to consider.What is particularly interesting about Dr. Hetzner’s response was the

swiftness with which it came to us, not to mention the speed with which itwas subsequently distributed to students, faculty and even the school’s boardof trustees.

This clearly signifies that those who feel threatened by Mr. Kalmoukos’story have orchestrated a response in order to downplay a problem which ismuch larger than they care to admit.

Their actions also indicate active attempts to intimidate the school’s stu-dents, the future of this community. And that, by far, is the most disconcertingaspect to a story which continues to unfold.

We don’t object to constructive criticism – we welcome it, in fact – but wedo object to empty platitudes and pontification.

In her commentary, Dr. Hetzner, herself a member of the HC/HC Board ofTrustees, asks a legitimate question: “As a convert to Greek Orthodoxy, I askmyself almost daily why Roman Catholics can support 238 institutions ofhigher learning, and the Greek Orthodox can not support even one?”

The answer to this question is multi-dimensional and requires careful con-sideration, but Dr. Hetzner and the people who tried so hard to distribute herarguments among the HC/HC community fail to genuinely address this ques-tion: “Last year, it was my privilege to work with the faculty of Hellenic Col-lege to revise the core curriculum to provide a solid liberal arts education inthe context of Hellenism and Christian Orthodoxy… (students) can alsostudy such things as economics, political science, philosophy, history, litera-ture and foreign languages… Hellenic College enables students to be the re-cipients of their great tradition without majoring in Classics or religion,though both are available in the curriculum,” she writes.

That might sound well and good to some, but there is a lot more to it thanthat. While it is important for HC/HC students to have an opportunity tolearn foreign languages, for example, the school’s limited resources shouldfocus on making sure students learn their Greek; and to suggest that Ortho-dox Christian students can receive “their great tradition” without learningGreek or studying Classics and religion is absurd.

Furthermore, it’s not enough for subjects to be “available in the curricu-lum.” Certain subjects must be required and others, at the very least, shouldbe strongly encouraged.

But recent attempts to de-Hellenize the curriculum at Hellenic College(yet another story Mr. Kalmoukos’ broke some months ago) prove that the re-verse is taking place, and Dr. Hetzner even admits she has played a role in thede-Hellenizing effort.

Those who seek to undermine Hellenism’s dynamic present – and it’s on-going vitality within Orthodox Christianity – by confining it to the past are on-ly fooling themselves, not to mention adversely impacting impressionableyoung minds. “You have turned from the way, and by your teaching havecaused many to stumble (Malachi 2.8).”

Finally, this newspaper is simply doing its job by exposing flaws in the sys-tem, and by pointing out that there are individuals who should be held ac-countable:

The Archbishop, who is chairman of HC/HC’s board of trustees; membersof the board; Mr. Karloutsos, an elementary school administrator who is nowrunning our community’s only institution of higher learning; HC/HC Presi-dent Rev. Nicholas Triantafilou; and all those associated with them, whoseprimary interest seems to be keeping things “in the club.”

We offer these comments as points for open and honest discussion. It ispart of our effort to help address more substantive questions concerning theschool and its future, which is crucial to the future of this community.

So there’s no need to kill the messenger. Just try improving the school, in-stead. Admit that your de-Hellenizing formulas aren’t working, and try ex-ploring other healthier strategies. Our community depends on the school tosupply its future priests.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

PRESS CLIPPINGS

"There is no such thing," GeorgeOrwell once said, "as a genuinelynonpolitical literature." That prob-ably comes as news to millions ofDanielle Steel fans. Still, if Orwellhad only tacked on the word"award" to his aphorism, that 1946statement would have been as eeri-ly prescient as his novel "1984."

Take Thursday, October 12'sawarding of the Nobel Prize for Lit-erature to Turkish writer Orhan Pa-muk. Though the secular storytellerhas been a rumored Nobel candi-date since his lyrical 2002 novel,"Snow," he is perhaps best knownfor being charged in his nativecountry last year for "denigrating"Turkish identity. His crime consist-ed of pointing out, in an interviewwith a journalist, that the OttomanEmpire killed 1.2 million Armeni-ans nine decades ago, and that itssuccessor has killed 30,000 Kurdsover the last two.

Although charges against him

were eventually dropped, Pamukbecomes the third consecutive liter-ature laureate with heavy politicalbaggage. Last year's winner, Britishplaywright Harold Pinter, is equallywell known for his strident leftistpolitics. The 2004 honoree, El-friede Jelinek, is a fierce critic ofAustria's conservative establish-ment.

As tempting as it is to poke funat political moralizing from the No-bel committee, the ones truly de-serving of criticism are the govern-ments – not just of Turkey, but alsoof France and the United States –which twist language into politicsby criminalizing speech and deny-ing the truth.

Turkey continues to demon-strate its unreadiness to join theranks of mature democracies withits many attacks on free expression,most of them springing from lawsagainst insulting the state or its in-stitutions. And the list of jokes

which insecure Ankarites can't takeis long: suggesting that troops bewithdrawn from Cyprus; criticizingKemal Ataturk, the long-dead fa-ther of modern Turkey; even hav-ing a fictional character in a novelspeak of the Armenian Genocide.

Turkey is consistently rankedabout 100th in the world by globalnonprofit groups which measurepress freedom, and the EuropeanUnion has insisted on easing theserestrictions as a precondition toTurkey's future membership.

During that process, France hastaken the lead in pushing Turkey tojoin the 21st Century, instead ofsquabbling over the 20th. But as istoo often the case in Europe, thestate's zeal to promote the truth hasmanifested itself in a prohibitionagainst the individual's right tostate falsehoods. As Pamuk waswinning his prize, the French Na-tional Assembly passed a bill mak-ing it an imprisonable offense to

deny that the Armenian Genocidetook place. This matches similarlaws across the E.U. criminalizingHolocaust denial. Both notions ex-hibit an unseemly lack of confi-dence in the free competition ofideas and leave European govern-ments open to charges of hypocrisy.

France has a partly questionablemotivation – anti-Turkish animus –for coming down on the side oftruth. The U.S., which is motivatedby a desire to please its most impor-tant Muslim ally, has come out onthe other side – refusing to call theArmenian Genocide by its propername, proving again that nothingcorrupts language more than poli-tics.

"Political speech and writing," toquote Orwell again, "are largely thedefense of the indefensible."

The Los Angeles Times publishedthe above as an editorial on Octo-ber 14.

Monitoring Morality: The Nobel Truth Prize

ISTANBUL – There may be seriousfall-out from Turkey's present poorrelationship with both the Euro-pean Union and America.

“There's a lot of talk these daysof a trainwreck later this year bring-ing Turkey's negotiations for mem-bership (in the European Union) toa shuddering halt. Is this exaggera-tion, or just brinksmanship? Nei-ther, I fear. The danger is real.”These valedictory words from theoutgoing British ambassador, SirPeter Westmacott, reflect a growingconcern over Turkey's relationshipwith the E.U.

The trigger for the looming de-railment is Cyprus, which joined theE.U. as a divided island in 2004.The E.U. insists that Turkey musthonor its pledge to open its ports toGreek Cypriot ships and aircraft.Turkey retorts that part of the dealwas to end the economic isolationof Turkish Cypriots. It will notbudge on the ports until the embar-go on Turkish-occupied northernCyprus is lifted. If this row is not set-tled by the end of the year, E.U.membership talks may be suspend-ed.

A longtime NATO ally, Turkey'sstrategic importance and size meanthat a rupture with the E.U. wouldhave effects far beyond its borders.It would confirm suspicions acrossthe Islamic world that the union is aChristian club. Mindful of thestakes, Finland, which holds theE.U. presidency, has been pushing aplan which would let Greek Cypri-ots use Turkish ports and TurkishCypriots export their goods, underUnion supervision, from the Turk-ish-controlled port of Famagusta.Abdullah Gul, the Turkish foreignminister, and Ali Babacan, the econ-omy minister and lead negotiatorwith the E.U., have both said theywere hopeful of a breakthrough be-fore the European Commission is-sues its progress report on Turkishaccession on November 8th.

In private, Turkish officials say

that any deal would have to includereopening northern Cyprus to com-mercial air traffic, because tourismis the only way of ending its depen-dence on handouts from Turkey.And the Greek Cypriots say this isout of the question as long asTurkey refuses to recognize theirgovernment as the only legitimateone on the island.

Barring a last-minute miracle onCyprus, the best hope is that negoti-ations are allowed to continue onchapters which are unrelated totrade or other matters affecting theGreek Cypriots directly. But thatmeans persuading the Greek Cypri-ots to lift their veto on opening newchapters. And the suspicion inAnkara anyway is that countriessuch as Austria and France, wherethere is strong public resistance toTurkish accession, would only betoo happy to see the talks suspend-ed.

How else, ask the Turks, can oneexplain the French National Assem-bly vote for a bill to criminalize de-nial that the mass slaughter of theArmenians by the Ottoman Turks in1915 was genocide? Or the de-mands by French politicians thatrecognition of the massacre asgenocide should be made a condi-tion for Turkey's membership, eventhough E.U. Enlargement Commis-sioner Olli Rehn has firmly declaredthat it should not be?

Given the public response inTurkey to what are seen as Euro-pean snubs, some are now speculat-ing that it will be Turkish PrimeMinister Recep Tayyip Erdogan tofirst walk away from the talks. Withsupport for E.U. membership dip-ping below 50 percent, a firm showof defiance might be a good way ofdrawing nationalist votes to Mr. Er-dogan's mildly Islamist party in theparliamentary election which is dueby next November.

As ever, pro-European Turks arepinning their hopes on America toride to the rescue. The economic

and political ructions which manyfear would follow a suspension ofthe E.U. membership talks andmight galvanize America into usingits influence with heavyweightssuch as Germany's chancellor, An-gela Merkel, who is due to assumethe E.U. presidency in January.

The trouble is that Mr. Erdogannow has very few friends left inWashington. His failure to deliveron promises to facilitate America'sinvasion of Iraq and his overtures toIran and Syria have made him seemlike an unreliable partner. This mat-ters, as America ponders the best re-sponse to Iran's nuclear ambitions.

At home too, Mr. Erdogan is fac-ing problems with the country's

hawkish new chief of the generalstaff, General Yasar Buyukanit.Since taking over in August, thegeneral and his fellow commandershave turned up the volume ofrhetoric they aim at both the gov-ernment and the E.U.

When Mehmet Agar, leader ofthe opposition True Path Party, de-clared that he would not allow thegenerals to talk when he came topower, General Buyukanit respond-ed that he would continue to talk“even if you are in charge.”

The army's assertiveness isaimed in part at bullying Mr. Erdo-gan into renouncing his presumedambitions to succeed the deter-minedly pro-secular Ahmet NecdetSezer as president when his termexpires in May. Mr. Sezer has spentthe past three years blocking anylegislation proposed by Mr. Erdo-gan which he has deemed to be athreat to the secular tenets of theconstitution. For secularists, the

presidency is their sole remainingbastion; should the overtly pious Is-lamist Mr. Erdogan conquer it, theyfear that it will be the end ofAtaturk's republic. The knee-jerkanti-Semitism displayed by some ofMr. Erdogan's colleagues has nothelped him.

General Buyukanit may well betempted to voice these concernswhen he visits Washington shortly.His views on Iran (he once de-scribed Iran's theocracy as the “an-tithesis” of Ataturk's republic) willundoubtedly appeal to his hosts.Should the E.U. talks collapse, thearmy may be given an even freerhand. There is loose talk of a repeatof the generals' so-called “soft coup”in 1997, when they managed toleverage Turkey's first Islamist-ledgovernment out of power.

Yet although some in Americamight be tempted to welcome suchan outcome, the chances of its hap-pening remain tiny. Unlike 1997,the opposition parties lack the par-liamentary strength to form a gov-ernment. Foreign investors, crucialto sustained economic growth,would take fright if the armymoved. Another risk is that opposi-tion to a military-backed govern-ment would no longer come onlyfrom mainstream Kurdish and Is-lamic groups, but from their mili-tant hardcore detractors with sus-pected ties to Islamist terrorists.

That such scenarios are now se-riously conjured up only goes toshow that E.U. membership, wartsand all, is the best – and possibly theonly – guarantee of Ataturk's dreamfor a firmly pro-Western democracy.With the right vision and selflessleadership, Mr. Erdogan could stillgo down in history as the man whomade it come true. But he will haveto show statesmanship – and the EU(and America) will have to help himalong the way.

The Economist published theabove in its October 21 edition.

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The trigger for the

looming derailment

is Cyprus, which joined

the E.U. as a divided

island in 2004

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Cyprus has been divided for thepast 32 years, and almost 38 per-cent of the island remains underTurkish occupation. In the courseof these years, the so-called Cyprusproblem has defied solution.

Turkey, of course, has no com-pelling reason to press for reunifi-cation of the island because, if forno other reason, it will then have towithdraw its occupation forcesfrom the island.

The Greek Cypriots, on theirhand, would like to see the islandunified under their control, withthe democratic principle of “major-ity rule” being applied, thereby as-signing to the Turk Cypriots the sta-tus of a minority with minimal au-thority.

Knowing, however, that this isvirtually impossible because ofTurkish opposition, the GreekCypriots have accepted the formulaof a “bizonal, bicommunal federa-tion.” The problem is that the ma-jority of them do not seem to reallyfavor such a federation.

The formula for a “federation”has been around for a long time. InJanuary 1977, 30 years ago thiscoming January, President Makar-ios met with Rauf Denktash, theleader of the Turkish Cypriots. Dur-ing that meeting Denktash, pressedby Makarios, repeatedly stated thathe favored a “federation” not a“confederation.” As usual, the devilwas in the details – territorialboundaries, the rights of refugees,properties refugees left behind dur-ing the Turkish invasion, and onand on. Nothing came out of it, ex-cept that the “federation” formularemained on the table.

In 1983, the Turkish Cypriots es-tablished their own “state” in theoccupied territories. They soughtinternational recognition, but onlyTurkey recognized the new entity.Denktash who was now “president”of the Turkish Cypriot “state,”changed his tune and shifted to a“confederation” as the solution.Since confederation meant twoseparate, sovereign states with only

certain minimal ties between them,the Greek Cypriots rejected any dis-cussion of this new formula, andcontinued to insist on a “federa-tion.”

The Turkish Cypriots aban-doned the demand for a “confeder-ation” in 2004, when they voted forthe so-called Annan Plan, whichprovided specifically for a “federa-tion.” The Greek Cypriots rejectedthe Annan Plan by an overwhelm-ing majority. Nevertheless, theycontinue to speak of a “bi-zonal, bi-communal federation.” Do theymean it?

In a two-part interview with theTurkish Daily news this past Sep-tember, former Cypriot Foreign

Minister George Iakovou summa-rized the problems with Turkey asfollows: “If we wanted to apply ageneral description to them, itwould be general normalization ofrelations between Turkey and theRepublic of Cyprus.” The diplomat-ic implications of this statement arenot so easy to see, yet they touch onthe very heart of the problem. A“normalization of relations” withthe Greek-controlled Republic ofCyprus puts the formula of federa-tion on the back burner and com-pletely marginalizes the TurkishCypriot entity which Turkey recog-nizes as a “sovereign state.”

So “normalization of relations”between Turkey and the Republicof Cyprus under those conditions isimpossible without a drasticchange in Turkish policies, andsuch a change is unlikely. If suchnormalization is a prerequisite, anychance for a solution becomes veryremote.

In a hard-hitting arti-cle published by the Na-tional Herald on Octo-ber 21, another formerGreek Cypriot foreignminister, Nicos Rolan-dis, accused the presentGreek Cypriot leaders oflust for power. “The rootof the evil,” he wrote,“consists of three words:‘Passion for Power.’ ”

Rolandis, who fa-vored acceptance of theAnnan Plan, accusesPresident Tassos Pa-padopoulos “and thegoverning coalition” of“a lot of brainwashing(as AKEL itself charged) to rejectthe Plan. They promised a fast, Eu-ropean solution. They promised re-turn of the occupied territories.They promised that a vote of ‘no’would cement a ‘yes’ vote in sixmonths. They promised that theywould capitalize on our Europeanidentity, and that they wouldachieve much better terms thanthose of the Annan Plan.”

These are harsh words, but hewent even further: “They have in-stead led the people to embracepartition.” In effect, Rolandis ac-cused the current Greek CypriotGovernment of blocking a solutionfor the sake of holding onto power.Is there any basis for such a seriouscharge?

One will have to put aside theassertions of both camps and lookinto the fundamentals.

How is a “federation” formed?Since 1787, when the 13 states senttheir delegates to the Conventionin Philadelphia and decided toform the United States of America,the basic principles for establishinga federation have been set clearlyand beyond dispute: The partiesenter the constitutional Conven-tion as “legally equal,” regardless oftheir territorial size or number ofcitizens. And after the federation isformed, the component parts(states or districts) are legally

equal. In the UnitedStates today, the state ofRhode Island or the stateof Nevada are legallyequal, under the Consti-tution, to the state ofNew York or the state ofCalifornia. These princi-ples apply to all existingfederations in the world.

In Cyprus’ case, howcould these principlesapply? First, there mustbe a constitutional con-vention with the aim offorming a federation.Second, the Greek Cypri-ot community, repre-sented by its elected

leaders – in practical terms, by thePresident of the Republic of Cyprusor an appointed delegation – willcome to this convention. So will adelegation representing the Turk-ish Cypriot community – very likelythe president of the northern entityor an appointed delegation. Bothwould have to come to the conven-tion as legally equal.

In the light of these fundamen-tals, the claim so often asserted byPapadopoulos and others that theGreek-controlled Republic ofCyprus represents all of Cyprus –while legally correct and, in effect,accepted as such by all countries inthe United Nations except Turkey –becomes irrelevant if the partieswant to reunite the island as a fed-eration.

The Greek Cypriots refuse to ac-cept the legal existence of the Turk-ish Cypriot entity in the north, andrightly so. That entity has no basisfor legal existence under interna-tional law. But its existence also be-comes irrelevant if the objective ofall concerned is to form a federa-tion. In fact, the proper legal identi-fication of the delegates to a consti-tutional convention is not “dele-gates of the current Republic ofCyprus or the Turkish Cypriot ‘state’in the north.” Their proper identifi-cation would be “delegates of theGreek Cypriot community” and

”delegates of the Turk Cypriot com-munity.”

There is every indication thatthe Greek Cypriots do not see it thatway. If they did, Papadopouloswould have already invitedMehmet Ali Tallat, the TurkishCypriot leader, to join him andrestart discussions for the federa-tion as the representatives of thetwo – legally equal – communities.

Papadopoulos does not seem toeven consider such “legal equality.”In fact, he does not seem to acceptor understand the fundamental of afederation, at all.

It is instructive to recall that, in ahighly emotional, nationally tele-vised speech to the Cypriot peoplethe day before the referendum onwhether to accept or reject the An-nan Plan in April 2004, Papadopou-los said, “Voting for the Annan Planwill mean the end of the Republic ofCyprus.” Since the Annan Plancalled for the formation of a federa-tion – a federal republic of Cypruscomposed of two component states– approval of the Plan would indeedhave meant the end of the Republicof Cyprus, which would have had tobe replaced by the new Federal Re-public. That was the whole idea.

Papadopoulos presented thisoutcome as a calamity, however.

There is another obstacle to thefederal solution. Most Greek Cypri-ots believe that, in a federation, theaffluent Greek Cypriot south willhave to spend money to help ele-vate the poverty-stricken TurkishCypriot north’s economic condi-tion. The post-reunification prob-lems encountered by West Ger-many in trying to bring East Ger-many up to the economic levels ofthe West are often used as a perti-nent illustration. It is a serious ar-gument, although for diplomaticreasons, it is practically never men-tioned publicly by Greek Cypriotleaders.

Regardless of its valid, however,this argument can not be the onlycriterion. The current status quomeans that the partition of Cyprus

will continue, pure and simple. Formany years, the Turks were push-ing for partition to counter theGreeks’ call for enosis (union withGreece). Partition has been theTurkish solution of choice. Now,Greek Cypriots are giving the parti-tion to the Turkish side for free,without even getting anything inreturn.

But even if we were to disregardthe specter of partition as a Turkishgain, does the current status quo fa-vor Greek Cypriot interests?

Under the current state of af-fairs, the Turk Cypriots will contin-ue to control 38 percent of the is-land; no refugees will go back totheir homes; Greek Cypriot proper-ties in the occupied north will re-main in Turkish Cypriot hands (andthere is an awful lot of constructiongoing on involving Greek proper-ties); the number of settlers frommainland Turkey will increase atthe discretion of Turkish authoritiesin the north; and, of course, theTurkish armies of occupation willremain.

Another, little discussed possi-bility is that, at some point, the Eu-ropean Union may decide to acceptthe north as a member, side by sidewith the Republic of Cyprus. Withboth parts of the island being mem-bers of the E.U., the Cypriot prob-lem will be technically “solved.”

The history of the Cyprus issue isthat, time after time, the GreekCypriots have rejected a proposed,imperfect settlement – hoping andinsisting for a perfect one – only tobeg later for the settlement theyhad just rejected when the newproposal was worse than the previ-ous one. This pattern of miscalcula-tion seems to be the main problemwith Greek Cypriot strategy.

Dr. Kousoulas is Professor Emeri-tus of Political Science at HowardUniversity in Washington, DC. Heis the author of several books,notably “The Life and Times ofConstantine the Great (1999),and numerous scholarly articles.

For Greeks today, occupation,resistance and civil war invoke aparade of images – some magnifi-cent, others outrageous – all cata-loguing a painful period in their re-cent history.

The Athenians define the occu-pation as the period of darkness.Most remember the first day, a glo-rious Sunday on April 27, 1941.The capital basked under a cloud-less rich blue sky, offsetting overthe Acropolis and the bone whitemarble of the Parthenon, the cen-terpiece of ancient and modernAthens.

That morning, the Germans, in asolemn ceremony, raised the redand black swastika at the Acropolis.At 11 AM, the German comman-dant of Athens ordered a GreekEvzone, a soldier of the unit whichtraditionally guarded the UnknownSoldier and took part in official cer-emonies, to lower the Greek flag asa special tribute to Hitler.

The Evzone, dressed in the tra-ditional kilt of the revolutionarysoldiers of 1821, refused the com-mand, and then, as the Germanswatched in astonishment, he threwhimself over the wall, plummetingto his death 500 feet at the foothillsof the Acropolis.

Three days later, on a moonlitMay evening, two young men,Manolis Glezos and Apostolos San-tas, scaled the Acropolis andclimbed over the barbed wire en-closing the Parthenon. They weredetermined to bring down theswastika and thus, for a brief mo-ment, leave the Parthenon freefrom the stain of the Third Reich’sbattle flag. At a few minutes pastmidnight, the young men reachedtheir objective and, with some diffi-culty, managed to pull down theswastika. The Athenians were jubi-lant – word spread quickly –enough people had noticed the ab-sence of the swastika from theAcropolis and passed the news byword of mouth.

The German response was dis-proportionate to the deed, and ahallmark of their administration ofGreece. They imposed a 10 PM cur-few to punish the Athenians and

declared the Acropolisoff-limits to all Greeks.

During the firstmonth of occupation,the issue of flags onthe Acropolis almostbecame an obsessionwith the Axis. The Ital-ians, a few days afterthey arrived in Athenson the heels of theGerman Army, raisedan immense Italianflag on the Acropolis,dwarfing the swastika.By noon, the wind hadshredded the Italianflag, which waspromptly replaced by a muchsmaller one. A few days later, Ital-ian authorities raised yet anotherflag, this one merely three times aslarge as the swastika. The Germansresponded by replacing their flagwith one significantly larger thanthe Italian one. Twenty-four hourslater, the wind tore the swastika topieces, the Germans then raised anewer smaller version, but onewhich was still larger than that oftheir Italian allies.

The comic relief of the battle ofthe flags soon gave way to a harsh-er reality. The Germans confiscatedall Greek hospitals, still overcrowd-ed with the wounded of the Alban-ian war. Greek soldiers, many withamputated limbs, had to leave re-gardless of their condition. Somelucky few had means of transporta-tion; however, most had to maketheir way on foot. For several days,Athens was awash with thousandsof wounded soldiers making theirway home. Shortly, a new creatureappeared in the capital – the pro-Nazi and pro-Fascist Greeks.

Before the war, the small moun-tain towns and villages in the hin-terland constituted distinct soci-eties, self-contained and remotefrom the political and socialchanges which buffeted the rest ofGreece. For centuries, the onlycommon denominator between thevillages and cities was religion, buttrade remained the primary modeof communication. Villagers andfarmers supplied the urban centerswith the basic staples – olive oil,dairy products, beans, wheat, etc. –in exchange for essential products,such as tools, plows, knives, shoes,fabrics and glass, as well as a fewluxuries. Nonetheless, centralizedauthority was the primary featureof the Greek state, and power radi-ated from the city and dominatedthe village. Because of the famineand the emergence of the guerrillaforces in the mountains, their roleswere reversed, and legitimateGreek political authority shifted tothe village.

The famine also disintegratedcivil society in Greece and discred-ited the authority of the state.Whatever limited influence overevents the first occupation govern-ment (headed by General Tso-lakoglou) may have had, thefamine exposed the effectiveness ofthe first German-sponsored Quis-lings as a cruel joke. It was nothingmore than a collection of ex-sol-diers and politicians addicted to theexaggerated pomp of petty bureau-cracy.

The writ of theregime had only limit-ed currency in largertowns and cities, andeven there it simplyadjudicated over triv-ial matters of state orcases of petty crime. Is-sues of organizedcrime, such as theblack market, homi-cide and other seriousoffenses, came underthe jurisdiction of theAxis control law en-forcement. Underthese circumstances,the police and gen-

darmerie were too often identifiedwith the instruments of occupation,and regardless of their contributionto the resistance, both officers andmen were eventually tainted withthe stain of collaboration.

During the first year of the Axisoccupation, the vast majority of theGreek population was still recover-ing from the shock of defeat andthe anxiety and fear of life underforeign occupation. Greek societywas in a state of reshuffling, and al-most the entire country was on themove. Anxious people yearned forthe security of familial surround-ings and sought comfort in oldneighborhoods, or found a way outof the cities. The fortunate onescould return to ancestral villagesand islands to weather the storm,but a great many, especially par-ents, spouses and children of sol-diers, had to stay put, waiting withapprehension for the return of themen who fought in the war.

The postal network between Al-bania and Greece was practicallynon-existent and the few pre-wartelephone and telegraph lines haddisintegrated during the course ofthe fighting. The tens of thousandsof demobilized soldiers (the futureresistance fighters) were slowlymaking the arduous trek home, andhad no ready means of communi-cating with their families.

Long columns of bone-wearymen – some wounded, all gaunt –snaked around the few mountainroads in southern Albania as theyheaded back towards the Greekfrontier. For almost a year, they hadfought with grim determination,relentlessly hounding the ItalianArmy out of Greece and forcing itback to the bleak mountains ofSouthern Albania.

In the winter of 1941, the fight-ing was bitter and waged under theharsh mountain conditions ofNorthern Greece and Southern Al-bania. Greek soldiers, sufferingfrom frostbite and unattendedwounds, were tormented by lice,worn down with fatigue, and hand-icapped by dwindling critical sup-plies. Cold and hungry, theymounted bayonet charges in bliz-zards and fought hand-to-handwhen they ran out of ammunition,but all to no avail.

In the spring, a German army ofmechanized and armored divisionspoured over the northern-westernfrontier to rescue Hitler’s van-quished ally. It was over in less thanthree weeks.

The Greek soldiers in Albaniawere outflanked, when the British

expeditionary force fell back fromthe German onslaught and, for thesecond time in the war, had to berescued by the Royal Navy. Mussoli-ni, with the false bravado of acheat, insisted on a final Italian of-fensive in Albania, to take advan-tage of the German victory, only toface yet another failure. The Greeklines held because the Greek Armyrefused to concede defeat to a van-quished foe.

In the early summer of 1941, theheroes of the Albanian campaignwere just anxious to go home andprotect their families from the un-certainty of occupation. The Ger-mans, in a rare gesture of compas-sion, did not intern the GreekArmy; the soldiers were simply giv-en indefinite leave and sent home.Tragically, the arrival of thousandsof hungry men further aggravatedthe critical shortage of food sup-plies and accelerated the progressof mass starvation.

The famine remains as the dark-est legacy of the occupation, andwas the incubator of hatred whichinspired mass resistance against theAxis. Starvation pervaded every cityand town in Greece, consuming itsvictims at an alarming rate. Thou-sands succumbed to the debilitatingaffects of malnutrition or died fromthe onset of disease triggered by the

famine. More than 100,000 died ofstarvation and associated diseasesin Athens alone, and thousandsmore in other cities and towns. Formany, survival hinged on thedrudgery of waiting in long lines tocollect a bowl of watery soup deliv-ered daily by the Greek Red Cross.People sought every means possibleto survive. They sold whatever theyhad of value to purchase a loaf ofbread, a couple of eggs or any formof vegetable. Cats and dogs becamea rare delicacy, and when thesewere not available, even rodentshad to suffice.

Every morning, vans collected afresh crop of the famine’s victimsand headed to the outskirts ofAthens, disgorging their grizzly car-go into open pits which served asmakeshift graves. Soon, lack of fuelcurtailed these grim convoys, andthe backlog of decaying bodiesposed a new hazard for the belea-guered Athenians. For many sur-vivors, images of emaciated chil-dren standing vigil over a dead par-ent and small piles of corpsesstacked by street corners personifysome of their haunting memories ofthe famine.

Mass starvation was inevitable,however. The Germans had de-scended like locusts upon Greece,consuming or conscripting every-

thing of value and paying for it withuseless occupation currency. TheNazis awarded Macedonia andThrace to their Bulgarian allies,who promptly seized the wheatfields and denied any supplies toGreece, which exacerbated the crit-ical food shortage.

The Axis also mined Greek wa-ters and appropriated most of thefishing fleet, allowing only a hand-ful of boats to supply the mainland.In addition, the Axis confiscation ofall locomotives and rolling stock,trucks, cars, motorcycles, bicycles,horses, donkeys and mules severedthe connection between country-side and cities for the duration ofthe occupation.

A quarter of a million dead fromstarvation (a conservative estimateat best) was the downpayment forthe Greece’s adherence to the causeof the Allies in the Second WorldWar, followed by occupation, resis-tance, reprisals and then the finalcruelty: a civil war which lasted un-til 1949.

Dr. Gerolymatos is Chair of Hel-lenic Studies at Simon FraserUniversity in Vancouver, BritishColumbia and the author of “RedAcropolis, Black Terror: TheGreek Civil War and the Originsof Soviet-American Rivalry.”

The Glory and the Tragedy: The Greek People in the Second World War

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The Problem with Greek Cypriot Strategy: Insisting on Perfect or Ideal Solutions

But even if we were to

disregard the specter of

partition as a Turkish

gain, does the current

status quo really favor

Greek Cypriot interests?

by DR. ANDRE

GEROLYMATOS

Special to The National Herald

The Battle of Cape Matapan, known as the “Italian Naval Massacre” of World War II, is illustrated above.On March 28, 1940 British Admiral Andrew B. Cunningham decided once and for all who would be masterof the Mediterranean. It was called Mare Nostrum (Our Sea) by Benito Mussolini and his Fascist stalwarts.The Italian navy, or Regia Marina, claimed it was an open question as to who would rule the Mediter-ranean. Operation Gaudo, a plan to sweep the Royal Navy from the waters surrounding Crete, was intend-ed to demonstrate, after a number of one-sided encounters, that the Italians were still a force to be reck-oned with.

by DR. D.G.KOUSOULAS

Special to The National

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