Christos Anesti!

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Christos Anesti!

INSIDE
Remembering Greek Dance
pioneer Athan Karras
page 4
Theofanis Economidis on
Religious Freedom
page 8
W E S T E R N G R E E K A M E R I C A N N E W S M O N T H LY
VOL. XXXVI, NO. 4 • H E L L E N I C J O U R N A L . O R G Christos
Anesti!
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Hellenic Journal April 2010
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April 2010 Hellenic Journal
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contents
Greece joins Visa Waiver Program . . . . . . . . . 7
Letter from the Editor
Dance? Did You Say Dance? Come
on my boy.
Dear Readers:
Christos Anesti! Once again, we celebrate our tradition
of sharing your special Easter greetings with our readers
Frosene
both in print and online at hellenicjournal.org this month.
With the unexpected loss of our HJ columnist Athan
Phillips
Karras
in February to complications from coronary
Editor
bypass surgery, we take a moment to pay tribute to a
man who while only 82 years young, left us too soon. He had so much
to offer.
As his editor, I will miss his phone calls of encouragement and
enthusiasm when it came to the HJ. He was always a champion of its
mission to keep the Greek community connected. He knew the value of
this. He was, after all, the ambassador of Greek dance.
In his memory, on page 4, we offer a special tribute of excerpts from his
family and friends such as Professor Thanasis Maskaleris, who wrote this
special poem to Athan:
Religious Freedom addressed
in Poland and Italy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
NHS launches Greek Heritage Program . . . . 11
HJ mourns the passing of
columnist Athan Karras
page 4
When you reach Charon’s shore, do not teach him how to dance,
Athan…
For if you do, he will rage and summon more pallikaria to join you,
in that insubstantial dance of shadows, where there is no sunlight…
Greek Americans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Violence and Injury Prevention . . . . . . . . . . 15
Tribute. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
You left us, Thanasi, off-staging with your quietest steps…
You, who for half a century led us to the communal circle dance,
who taught us the xasapiko and the earth-touching zebekiko
and not only the steps, but the Greek life-spirit that animates them,
the streams of our living traditions confluencing in your “Intersection”,
the new threshing floor on this other-land of dancing Greeks…
( even your e-mail address, Athan, began with “xasapiko…”)
AHC honors distinguished
News from Greece . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Orthodox News. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
National Hellenic Society
parters with the American
College of Greece
page 11
Youth Corner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Kali Orexi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Calendar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Southern California Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
As for us, Thanasi, we’ll always remember and miss your dancing
levendia,
your hands in the circling dance “ the hands that held the hands of
Homer”...
Northwest and Pacific Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Business Directory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
May his memory be eternal.
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tribute
Dance pioneer was ‘Zorba the Greek come to life’
By Tony Castro, Staff Writer,
LA Daily News
G
specials and films such
Greek dance pioneer and HJ
columnist Athan Karras, who
as the 1981 remake of
choreographed routines for
“The Postman Always
Broadway and Hollywood and
Rings Twice.”
was considered one of the
leading authorities on Greek
“While he loved,
folk dancing in America, died
enjoyed and respected
Feb. 12, 2010.
Courtesy photos
all work preserving
Greek dance, Athan
Pacific, the only way I
preferred to reinterpret dance for
knew to communicate
the present,” his widow, Jeanne
with the natives was by
Karas, said.
dancing with them ...
Karras starred in one of the
We couldn’t speak to
first Greek-American films, “Dark one another but through
Odyssey.” He is featured in many
dance we expressed our
folk-dance manuals and multijoy and feelings.”
cultural videos, and he is the
He remembered that,
author of numerous articles on
while a sailor in San
Greek dance and music.
Francisco, after losing
in Memory
reek dance pioneer
Athan Karras, who
choreographed routines
for Broadway and Hollywood and
was considered one of the leading
authorities on Greek folk dancing
in America, has died. The Tarzana
man was 82.
Also appearing on stage and
in television and motion pictures
as a dancer, Karras founded the
Greek-language Theater in Los
Angeles, where he produced and
choreographed several plays.
A noted dancer, teacher and
choreographer who for 25 years
all his money in a craps
taught Greek culture and dance
game, he browsed along
at Loyola Marymount University,
studied under Lee Strasberg,
Market Street and found himself
Karras died of complications from
Uta Hagen and at the American
homesick in a Greek restaurant
coronary bypass surgery Feb. 12.
School of Dance and the Carnegie
where he ordered a meal even
Frosene Phillips, editor of
Hall Dance Studios.
though he was broke.
the Greek-American monthly
Eventually he became a
“A nice-looking family with
Hellenic Journal, said Karras was
member of the Greek National
two gorgeous daughters caught
the country’s leading voice of
Theater and the Dora Stratou
my eye,” he wrote. “As the
Greek folk dancing.
(Greek) music began, they started National Greek Folk Ensemble.
“Athan was Zorba the Greek
“My father had a zeal for life,
to dance, I leapt onto the dance
come to life,” said Phillips, who
always taking on new endeavors,”
floor and joined the line. In no
also edited his column at the
said his daughter, Eleni Karas.
time, the girls pushed me to lead
San Francisco-based publication.
“Activity, generosity and
the dance, and soon we were
“Zorba was a free spirit, and so
hospitality defined him.”
laughing and dancing as if we
was Athan. He inspired people.
At Loyola Marymount
knew each other all our lives.
He was driven. He was
University, Karras also
relentless.”
choreographed several
Fittingly, said Phillips,
“While he loved, enjoyed and respected all work
productions of Greek
the name of Karras’ column
tragedies such as “The
preserving Greek dance, Athan preferred to
was “Did You Say Dance?” –
Persians,” “Helen” and
reinterpret dance for the present,” his widow,
Anthony Quinn’s memorable
“Thesmophoriazusae.”
line in the beachside climax
After creating the
Jeanne Karas, said.
of “Zorba the Greek.”
Intersection Folk Dance
Karras produced Greek
Center in Los Angeles,
festivals at the University of
Born Athan Karas in
he carried on the tradition by
“Their father generously took
California, Los Angeles, Loyola
Thessaloniki, Greece, Sept. 22,
founding the Athens Intersection
care of my bill ...”
Marymount and the University
1927, he adopted Karras as his
in Athens below the Acropolis.
Maria Vlahos Sullivan
of California, Berkeley. He also
theatrical name – and came to
Karras is survived by his wife
of Oakland, one of the two
created ethnic folklore programs
embody the immigrant American
Jeanne, their daughter Eleni
daughters who became lifelong
for the Southern California
Dream, arriving in the United
and their son George, daughter
friends with Karras, remembered
Heritage
States not knowing
Daphne Byers from his first
that the young sailor was an
Society, and
English but nevertheless incredible dancer.
marriage, his brother Gus and
he co-founded
speaking a universal
three grandchildren, Chloe,
“My father saw Athan sitting
the Intersection
language.
by himself and said, `That sailor is Phoebe and Lowell.
Folk Dance
“For me, dance
all alone. Someone should pick up Trisagion and Funeral
Center - a coffee
has always been a way
his bill,”’ Sullivan said in a phone Services were held at Saint
house where
to communicate when
Sophia Greek Orthodox
interview.
in the 1960s
words failed,” Karras
Cathedral in Los Angeles. The
“We danced and I don’t think
Marlon Brando,
wrote of his heritage in
family has asked that donations
his feet ever touched the ground.
Telly Savalas and
one column, where he
in Karras’ memory be made to
People even applauded.
other celebrities
recalled as a teenager
“The next day he shipped out.” the Basil P. Caloyeras Center for
often went to dance.
learning the boogie woogie and
Modern Greek Studies at Loyola
After his stint in the Coast
In Hollywood, Karras
the Lindy hop.
Marymount University, 1LMU
Guard, Karras attended New
choreographed dance scenes
“Later, when I joined the Coast York University, where he studied Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90045for numerous TV commercials,
Guard and was sent to the South
2659, http://bellarmine.lmu.edu/.
classical dance and later also
Athan Karras
September 22, 1927 –
February 12, 2010
The following excerpts from
Athan Karras’ eulogies and tributes
can be found in their entirety at
hellenicjournal.org. To leave an
online remembrance for his family,
visit legacy.com. A guest book has
been established at the site under
his name.
Tommy. Thanasi. Athanasios.
Throughout his wonderful life,
my father had many names.
Though they all referred to the
same man. A man who used all
of his given gifts for the benefit
of others. Between his talents,
time, and possessions – there was
nothing that my father wouldn’t
share with his friends and family.
– George Karas, son
In a 1976 newspaper article,
his daughter Daphne, who was
getting started as a model in
LA, said, “My father was so
proud of his heritage, he literally
made a career of being Greek.”
Two years later, at a dinner
party Daphne and I gave at my
house in Hollywood, Athan was
describing how, the rhythm of
the music, when combined with
the passion, energy, and emotion
of Greek dance, raise the
dancer to a transformed state of
consciousness. When he finished
his monologue, Richard L. Coe,
the Pulitzer prize winning author
and critic, turned to me and
said, “My God, that was like
being in the middle of a tornado!
He’s a force of nature!” He WAS
a force of nature.
– Ralph Byers, son-in-law
Someone once said, “There
is no must in art because art
is free” – I like to think of my
Papou as a free-spirit. He was a
man who was put on this earth
to create an expression unlike
any other. After Greek dancing
with him on a calm, beautiful
night in Paros, I only wish I
could have danced with him
at the Intersection. He was
devoted to the arts… Writing,
Painting, Music, Dance, Acting,
he loved them all. He knew
and appreciated artists in all
disciplines, all over the world.
IN MEMORY
continued on page 5
IN MEMORY
continued from page 4
– Lowell Alexander Byers, grandson
In Psalm 149:3 we read, “Let
them praise His name with the
dance; Let them sing praises to
Him with the timbrel and harp.”
Athan did just that with his life – he
praised the Lord with dance and
song, and he is now rejoicing in the
Lord’s heavenly kingdom enjoying
the reward of eternal life. The
lessons he taught and the wisdom
he shared will remain in your hearts
always.
– His Eminence Metropolitan
Gerasimos of San Francisco
Thanasis and I kept
corresponding for 30 years; I
had visited him at his house; we
were meeting every time he was
coming to Athens; he was a friend
and a comrade, the patriarch of
Greek Folk Dance in America.
Athan was the one who started the
movement for dancing there; he
culminated as a dancer, teacher,
director, actor, author, and mentor.
Athan’s whole life was dancing. As
he was getting closer to the end,
he had the satisfaction of seeing
the immeasurable fruits of his
efforts—hundreds of groups with
tens of thousands of dancers, most
churches and communities with
their own groups or courses, and
great festivals. Athan was the one
who opened the road and stayed
close to instruct and guide all the
way. Athan Karras was made a
member of the “Dora Stratou”
Theater Society and was honored by
the USA communities, whereas he
was ignored by the Greek State like
all the great Greeks. The younger
dancers should know who Athan
Karras was, and what they owe to
him.
– Dr. Alkis Raftis, President, Dora
Stratou Theatre, Athens; President,
International Dance Council,
UNESCO, Paris
It was July 1964, when as a
young Lieutenant of the Greek
Artillery under a two year training
in Fort Bliss, Texas, I visited
my cousins in Los Angeles.
They showed me around and
one evening they took me to
Athan’s dancing school, The
Intersection. I was amazed. The
music, the variety of dances and
the graceful movements of the
dancers under the direction of
Athan, left an indelible imprint in
my memory. A few years later, our
paths crossed again when I, as a
UCLA student, became a frequent
participant to Athan’s exhibition
dancing. Through the years, I
maintained a great admiration
for this man’s dedication to dance.
He was a handsome dancer, a
great teacher, and a humble person
despite his unique talents. I will
miss him dearly and I am sure the
readers of the Hellenic Journal
as well as the entire Hellenic
American Community will miss
him. May his memory be eternal. – Fanis Economidis, President
Hellenic Journal Board of Directors
The dancers were hungry
to work with Athan. His
knowledge was endless with a
drive to match. He challenged us,
molded us, inspired us, and most
importantly, he loved us – we
were his kids. For young Greek
American teenagers, he connected
us to our Greekness in a way
that none of us could ever have
imagined.
– Frosene Phillips, Editor,
Hellenic Journal,
Greek Festival Company Dancer
Athan Karas, the legend whose
name is synonymous to Greek
dancing is no longer with us.
He passed away on February 12,
2010 and he left behind a legacy
of Hellenic Splendor and Hellenic
Ideals.
– Marina Moustakas, Founding
President, Hellenic Heritage Institute
C hristos
Kids ‘n’ Cancer ministry grows to assist families in need
U
nder the spiritual
guidance of His
Eminence Metropolitan
Gerasimos, the Greek Orthodox
Ladies Philoptochos Society of
the Metropolis of San Francisco
Kids ‘n’ Cancer Ministry will be
hosting their annual Reception
at the Talega Golf Club in San
Clemente, California, on April
11, 2010. The proceeds from
this event will benefit the Kids ‘n’
Cancer Camp Agape program.
Benefiting cancer-afflicted
children and their families, the
Kids ‘n’ Cancer Ministry has
grown from a single-camp based
ministry to a five-camp operation
with camps located throughout
the Metropolis. In addition,
the ministry funds the Emilio
Nares Foundation Ride with
Emilio program, which provides
oncology transportation and
family support systems to children
with cancer and their families.
Kids ‘n’ Cancer has also joined
the Emilio Nares Foundation in
supporting services at Children’s
Hospital of Orange County
(CHOC).
Camp Agape is a special place
where families can enjoy four
care-free summer days, away
from doctors and hospitals,
where they spend a good deal of
time. The children are able to
reconnect with their families in
a truly therapeutic and healing
environment. Many of these
families forge lasting friendships
with other families who are facing
similar life challenges. Through
the love and dedication of the
many Philoptochos volunteers,
the kindness and caring that
surround the children and
their families make their camp
experience truly special. They are
able to face their challenges with
renewed hope and optimism.
Families have described their
camp experiences as a “gift from
God”.
The all-expense-paid camp is
made possible by the continued
generosity of donors, who
touch the lives of many children
and families coming from
less fortunate circumstances.
Donations are accepted at the
ministry’s website kidsncancer.
org. Support of this worthwhile
ministry is tax-deductible and will
be truly valued and appreciated
by the children and their families.
Anesti!
The Members of
The Elios Society wish
all of our friends
a very Happy Easter!
T H E
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S O C I E T Y
A Company of Friends for Hellenic Heritage
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“You, O Christ, Who has destroyed Hades and raised up mankind by Your
Resurrection, make us worthy with a pure heart to praise and glorify You.”
Resurrectional Orthros Praises - First Tone
May the light of Christ’s Resurrection be a
beacon for all the world and be a constant
guide in your lives throughout the year!
With Love in our Risen Lord,
 Metropolitan Gerasimos of San Francisco
May the Love, Peace and Joy of the Resurrection live
in your hearts now and forever more.
CHRISTOS ANESTI!
Constantine G. Caras, Chairman
Charles H. Cotros, Vice Chairman
George S. Tsandikos, Treasurer
Kassandra L. Romas, Secretary
Paulette Poulos, Acting Executive Director
Pascha 2010
Advancing Orthodoxy and Hellenism in America
Happy Easter
e
From the
Tsakopoulos Family!
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news from greece
athens news agency
Greece Joins Visa Waiver
Program
Department of Homeland
Security Secretary Janet
Napolitano has announced that
Greece will join the VWP. This
decision is a major milestone
reflective of the strong and
enduring relationship between
the U.S. and Greece. This
program will make it very
convenient for most Greek
citizens to travel to the United
States, strengthening the longstanding family, educational,
social and business ties between
the two countries.
“This is an exciting day for
both the United States and
Greece. A lot of hard work and
cooperation by a lot of people in
the U.S. and Greek governments
have made visa waiver a
reality for Greek citizens.” said
U.S. Ambassador Daniel V.
Speckhard.
The Visa Waiver Program
enables Greeks traveling to
the U.S. for tourism or some
business purposes to stay in
the United States for up to 90
days without a visa, though
travelers will have to complete
some information online prior
to traveling. To visit the U.S.
without a visa, a traveler will
need the following three items:
The ESTA is an electronic
form which must be filled out
on line at the following and only
the following web site: https://
esta.cbp.dhs.gov. It is similar to
the forms travelers have filled
out prior to landing in the
United States. Currently there
is no fee for ESTA applications,
however, there is likely to be a
modest application fee in the
future. Travelers are strongly
advised to avoid the numerous
websites which charge fees for
submitting applications on their
behalf.
After filling out the form,
in the vast majority of cases,
ESTA immediately indicates
travel has been authorized. The
authorization should be printed
and brought to the airport. The
ESTA authorization normally
will be valid for two years, but if
the passport expires, the traveler
must apply again.
Travelers without an ESTA
approval or a visa will be denied
admission at the U.S. port
of entry. Travelers who have
previously been denied a visa,
previously refused entry to the
United States, or previously
removed from the U.S. are not
likely to obtain ESTA approval.
Such applicants should apply for
a visa at the Embassy.
Visas will still be required for
those Greek visitors planning to
stay in the U.S. for longer than
90 days or who are traveling for
example to study, participate
in exchange programs, to work
temporarily, or as a media
representative.
Athens Satisfied over
Papandreou’s Visit to the
USA
US President Barack Obama
accepted Greek Prime Minister
George Papandreou’s invitation
to visit Athens. Papandreou
expressed its absolute satisfaction
over the results of his talks with
Obama at the White House on
March 9, while the opposition
parties in Athens welcomed
the results with mixed feelings,
with the main opposition New
Democracy party requesting the
Prime Minister brief, upon his
arrival to Greece, the political
leaders and the House on the
results of his meetings on the
other side of the Atlantic.
Obama Accepted Invitation to
Visit Greece
Athens is absolute satisfied
with the results the meeting held
between Papandreou and Obama
at the White House yielded.
Deputy Foreign Minister
Dimitris Droutsas said that the
Greek Prime Minister invited
the US President to visit Greece,
with the latter accepting the
invitation.
“I will be honest about
Obama’s reaction. He himself
told us he regrets not to have
visited Greece so far, as he did
not have the chance to do so. He
intends to visit our country in
the first chance he gets during
his term. If possible, he will
include a visit to one of our
beautiful, as he called them,
islands,” noted Droutsas.
“The first stage I can tell you
about is a joint letter signed by
Ms. Merkel, Mr. Sarkozy, Mr.
Juncker and the Greek Prime
Minister towards the President
of the European Committee”
message voiced by Obama
amidst the fiscal crisis. In the
meantime, an initiative aiming
to stamp out international
profiteering is to unfold in the
days to come.
“The European Commission,
as you already know, is the
European Commission’s
executive arm responsible
for processing the proper
mechanisms and proposals
that will lead to specific
measures against international
profiteering,” added the Deputy
Defence Minister.
Reactions by Opposition Parties
ND requested political
leaders be analytically briefed
on the results of the talks held
between George Papandreou
and Barack Obama, while it
hailed the abolition of the visa
requirement for Greeks wishing
to travel to the US as a positive
development.
ND spokesman Panos
Panagiotopoulos noted that, it
comes from the government’s
announcements, that there is
strong mobility in Greek-Turkish
relations, with an exchange of
letters between the Greek and
Turkish Prime Ministers while,
GREEK NEWS
continued on page 13
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O
n Nov. 20, 2009, Archon
Theofanis Economidis
addressed the European
Parliament’s European People’s
Party (EPP) Meeting in Venice,
Italy. A few weeks prior to that,
Economidis was in Warsaw,
Poland, to address the plight of
the Ecumenical Patriarchate to
the Organization for Security and
Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).
Economidis, being Regional
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(Archons of the Ecumenical
Patriarchate), made these
presentations with the blessings
of His All Holiness Ecumenical
Patriarch Bartholomew.
OSCE is comprised of 56
countries of the European
continent, the United States of
America and Canada, each having
a delegation led by the Ambassador
of each country. The 1992
Helsinki Document mandates
that OSCE will conduct, on an
annual basis, a two-week meeting
to: Review the human dimension
commitments entered into by all
OSCE participating countries and
to foster the implementation of
these commitments; Look at ways
to enhance compliance with these
commitments; and, Evaluate the
procedures and mechanisms for
monitoring compliance.
For the past decade, this
meeting has taken place in Warsaw
with over 1,000 attending. The
agenda of the last two year’s
meetings, where Economidis
presented to the participating
delegates the problems facing the
Mother Church, has featured
three broad areas: Education and
awareness-raising in the promotion
of Human rights with particular
emphasis on Tolerance and
Non-discrimination; Freedom of
religion or belief; and, Focus on
identification, assistance and access
to justice for the victims of human
trafficking.
The following
presentation was
given by Economidis
to the EPP of the
European Parliament
in Venice, Italy. It
was also shared with
the Archons of the Metropolis
of San Francisco, their spouses
and the participating clergy at
FDF in the presence of His
Eminence Archbishop Demetrios
and Metropolitan Gerasimos last
January in San Jose, California as
well as the congregation of the St.
Nicholas Church of San Jose on
the Sunday of Orthodoxy.
Oral Presentation by Archon
Theofanis Economidis
Order of Saint Andrew the
Apostle
We are here on behalf of the
Ecumenical Patriarchate in order
to highlight its important rights
and prerogatives and the serious
impediments and threats that this
2000-year old religious institution
is facing on a daily basis: We are
doing this mindful of current
Turkish aspirations to join the
European Union and of certain
encouraging recent events.
The Turkish government does
not recognize the “Ecumenical”
status of the Patriarch and
Patriarchate
The term or title “Ecumenical”
has been used since the 6th
century A.D. and is recognized
and used universally throughout
Theofanis Economidis, representing the
Order of St. Andrew, made religious freedom
presentations at Europe’s largest human rights
conference, The Human Dimension Meetings of
the Organization for Security and Cooperation in
Europe September 2009 in Warsaw, Poland. Here,
Theofanis Economidis and Achilles Adamantiades
meet with the Ambassador of Greece to Poland,
His Excellency Gabriel Koptsidis, at the Greek
Embassy.
the world. Officials of the Turkish
Republic must understand that
the Ecumenical Patriarch is the
spiritual leader of 300 million
Orthodox Christians in the world
and not just the Bishop of a local
congregation, as the Turkish
Government contends.
The Ecumenical Patriarchate
currently has no legal identity or
bona fide personality in Turkey
The Turkish authorities do not
allow the Ecumenical Patriarchate
to own property, not even its
churches. It is absolutely imperative
that the Patriarchate be afforded
legal standing, so that it can appear
in court and defend itself when its
property is illegally confiscated.
The Turkish government
interferes in Patriarchal Elections
The Ecumenical Patriarch, and
Hierarchs who elect him, must be
Turkish citizens at the time of the
election. In fact, the government
arbitrarily reserves to itself veto
power for any candidate for the
position of Ecumenical Patriarch.
should be permitted to elect freely
and without interference future
Patriarchs who are not Turkish
citizens at the time of their
election. There is a precedent for
this as for example, Ecumenical
Patriarch Athenagoras I (19481972) was an American citizen at
the time of his election. If this veto
right practice continues, it may
lead to the eventual closure of the
Ecumenical Patriarchate.
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n a little over a year, the
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has emerged as an important
Greek American organization
whose mission is to preserve
Greek American heritage in
the United States through the
support and development of
programs that especially target
the next generation.
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Greek Americans that want to
experience Greece for the first
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“What every Greek American
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for the next generation to have a
strong sense of Greek identity, to
cherish and pass on our heritage,
our culture, the values and spirit
of Hellenism,” added Timothy
Maniatis, NHS Executive
Director. “This is an investment
we must make individually
and collectively, and one the
National Hellenic Society is now
undertaking with great pride.”
The Heritage Greece program
is made possible in cooperation
with DEREE - The American
College of Greece, Europe’s
largest and most historic
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programs all serve as valuable
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Experience demonstrates
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its contemporary and historic
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connection with the land, its
people and their own respective
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The new Heritage Greece
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young Greek Americans their first
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“according to Mr. Papandreou,
a visit by Erdogan to Athens is
pending in the early summer.”
ND deputy Dora
Bakoyannis voiced her
satisfaction over Barack
Obama’s decision to have the
visa requirement abolished,
as it was the desired result
of a major national effort
launched in March 2006
with her visit to the USA and
culminated with the signing
of relevant agreements by the
Conservative government in
Corfu in June 2009.
Barack Obama’s political
support means support to
war waged by the Greek
government against the
people, in collaboration with
the EU and the rest urban
political parties, commented
KKE (Greek Communist
Party).
With regard to the visa
waiver programmer, KKE
stressed: “Greece’s inclusion
in the visa waiver program,
which is hailed by the
government as a great
achievement, legalizes the
surveillance of the Greek
people (fingerprints, DNA,
personal data etc).”
SYN (Coalition of the
Radical Left) spokesman
Panos Skourletis spoke of
generalized approached that
mean to cast a cloud over
the real problems. “I am
referring to the so-called war
against the profiteers to be
waged by Ms. Merkel, Mr.
Sarkozy and Mr. Obama.
The uncontrollable activities
of the profiteering markets
resulted from a neo-liberal
economical model served
by the two major political
families of Social Democracy
and the Right.”
– Compiled by Ted Laliotis
In the spirit of Easter, the HJ offers
a special lamb recipe from Chef
Michael Psilakis’ latest cookbook
How to Roast A Lamb. Psilakis
is also featured this month in Mavis
Manus’ Southern California Notes
column on page 16.
Sun-Dried TomatoCrusted Loin Of Lamb
With Wilted Arugula &
Tsatziki
Arni Me Krousta Apo Liastes
Tomatoes, Horta Kai Tzatziki
Serves 6 as a plated entrée
T
his dish screams “Greek”
to me: lamb, yogurt, and
greens. What else do you
really need? Try to find the large,
bright red sun-dried tomatoes that
are soft and pliable, like a good
dried peach, not the dark purple,
papery variety. Mince the rosemary here, because it’s so tough
that even in the food processor, it
will not reach the very small size
necessary.
Hellenic
Federation
of Northern
California
For the crust
¾ cup large, plump sun-dried
tomatoes, roughly chopped
2 tablespoons oil-cured black olives,
pitted
½ teaspoon minced rosemary
1 small sprig thyme, leaves only
½ teaspoon dry Greek oregano
1 ½ teaspoon Dijon mustard
7 cloves Garlic Confit or 2 tablespoons Garlic Puree
1 ½ tablespoons extra-virgin olive
oil
2 teaspoons red wine vinegar
About ½ teaspoon cracked black
pepper
For the lamb
3 lamb loins, at room temperature
Kosher salt and cracked black pepper
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil,
plus more for drizzling
2 shallots, finely chopped
6 cups (about 6 oz.) baby, arugula
leaves
1/3 to ½ cup Tsatziki
For the crust, in the food processor, combine all the ingredients and
puree to a very smooth, thick paste,
about 45 to 60 seconds. Reserve.
For the lamb, preheat the oven
to 400 degrees. Season the lamb
loins liberally on all sides with
kosher salt and pepper. Warm an
ovenproof pan over medium-heat
with the olive oil and sear the loins
well on all sides. Discard the oil and
transfer the pan to the oven; roast
5 to 6 minutes per side. (A skewer
inserted at the thickest point of
the meat should feel warm when
pressed against your lower lip.)
Remove the loins from the oven and
smear the sun-dried tomato crust
over the top. Allow to rest for about
10 minutes before serving.
Meanwhile, warm a heavy skillet
over medium-high heat and add the
remaining olive oil. Add the shallots
and sauté for about 1 ½ minutes.
Add the arugula and wilt briefly,
about 30 seconds. Divide the arugula among 6 plates and top with a
spoonful of Tsatziki.
Carefully slice the lamb into
1/2-inch pieces and place on top of
the arugula and the Tsatziki sauce.
Finish with a drizzle of extra-virgin
olive oil.
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Celebrating our Culture, our Heritage, and Greek Independence Day
Saturday, April 10, 2010, in San Francisco
Parade: 2:00 PM-4:00 PM, From 2nd & Market St. to Civic Center. Grand Stand at UN Plaza (Market & 7th St.)
Cultural Program and Reception: 4:30 PM – 7:00 PM at Civic Auditorium.
Parking at Underground Civic Center Garage with shuttles to parade start location.
www.greeksf.org
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American Hellenic
Council Awards
Dinner honors
distinguished Greek
Americans
By Mavis Manus
T
he American Hellenic
Council (AHC) is hosting
its 35th annual awards
dinner on Saturday, April 17, at
the Omni Hotel, 251 S. Olive
Street in downtown Los Angeles.
This year’s honorees include
entrepreneur and philanthropist,
George Marcus, an active
member of the Greek American
community serving on the Board
of Directors of
the Modern Greek
Studies Foundation
at San Francisco
State University,
International
Orthodox Christian
Charities (IOCC),
Leadership 100,
The Hellenic
Journal, The Elios
Society and the
National Hellenic
Society, among others. He is
a supporter of many worthy
causes, CEO of Marcus &
Millichap and Regent of UCLA.
He will receive AHC’s Aristeio
Award.
The Theodore Saloutos Award
will be bestowed on Demetrios
Liappas, longtime director of
the Basil P. Caloyeras Center for
Modern Greek Studies at LMU,
and Zoye Marino Fidler for
Maybe the Ancient Greeks invented the Olympics
to work off all that Baklava.
This year’s honorees (from left to right):
her decades-long
Zoye Fidler, Demetrios Liappas,
contributions to the
George Marcus, and Dina Titus.
local community
that recently culminated in the
family the value of community
production of the documentary
involvement and was introduced
The Promise of Tomorrow. She
to politics at an early age.
is co-founder and President
Emmy Award winning
Emeritus of the Greek-American journalist, San Francisco Bay Area
Heritage Society.
based Anchor/Reporter Vicki
Congresswoman Dina Titus
Liviakis will serve as Mistress of
– US Representative (D-NV)
Ceremonies. Her career has also
will receive the Pericles Award for
included a stint as nightly news
her dedication to education and
anchor in Los Angeles as well.
public service. She has represented The American Hellenic
Senate District 7 in the Nevada
Council is a non-partisan political
Legislature since 1988 and served
advocacy organization. Its goal is
as the Democratic Minority
to promote democracy, human
Leader from 1993-2008. Elected
rights, peace, and stability
to the House of Representatives,
in Southern Europe and the
she serves on the Transportation
Eastern Mediterranean, with an
and Infrastructure Committee as
emphasis on Greece and Cyprus,
well as the Education and Labor
by informing the American
Committee and the Homeland
public and the government about
Security Committee. Dina
on-going issues and conflicts in
(short for Constandina) grew
the area.
up in the small community of
For reservations and
Tifton, Georgia where her Greek
information on AHC’s Awards
grandfather ran a restaurant.
Dinner, call 323-651-3507 or
She learned from a close-knit
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Arts, Events, Lectures & Entertainment
April 1 through 15
AHEPA Family Annual
Excursion to Constantinople,
Greece & Cyprus. This historic
journey will include celebrating
Easter with His All Holiness at
the Phanar. Please call AHEPA
Headquarters to inquire at 202232-6300.
April 4 • Sunday
St Demetrios Church
presents Greek Easter
Festival 2010. Agape Service at
1:00 p.m. at St. Demetrios Church
in Macedonian Park. Lamb or
Chicken Souvlaki with rice and
greek salad. For more information,
call Maria Merkouri 925-964-1626.
April 7 • Wednesday
Agape Easter Dinner hosted
by AHEPA/Daughters of
Penelope San Francisco.
Traditional Easter dinner at 6:30
p.m. to be held at Holy Trinity
Church Hall, 999 Brotherhood
Way, San Francisco, CA.
April 10 • Saturday
Hellenic Cultural Parade
and Celebration. Parade will
be held from 2:00p.m. – 4:00
p.m. from 2nd & Market St. to
Civic Center. Grand Stand at UN
Plaza (Market & 7th St.), San
Francisco, CA. Cultural Program
and Reception: 4:30 p.m. – 7:00
p.m. at the Civic Auditorium. The
parade is sponsored by Hellenic
Federation of Northern California
and Metropolis of San Francisco.
For information, visit www.greeksf.org.
April 11 • Sunday
Kids n’ Cancer Camp Agape
Annual Reception. From one
to five o’clock at Talega Golf Club
990 Avenida Talega, San Clemente,
CA. Hosted by the ministry of
The Metropolis of San Francisco’s
Philoptochos Society. For more
information, Dolly Peponides 760436-3584 or Kidsncancer.org.
The Minoan Cretans
will be presented by George
Stamatoyannopoulos, M.D., Dr. Sci.,
who is Professor of Medicine and
Genome Sciences and Director of the
Markey Molecular Medicine Center
at the University of Washington.
5:00 p.m. at St. Demetrios
Church in Seattle, WA. For more
information, 206-325-4347.
Greek Heritage Night with
the Warriors. Enjoy the game, the
National Anthem by members of
Bay Area Greek
Orthodox Church Choirs as well
as a traditional Greek Folk Dance
Performance. 6:00 p.m. at the
Oracle Arena. Please see ad in this
issue for further details.
April 16 • Friday
Ascension Dancers Comedy
Relief Show starring Ellen
Karis. Doors open at 8:30 p.m.
Show at 9:30 p.m. with Greek night
immediately following with DJ
Tasso. Ascension Cathedral 4700
Lincoln Ave., Oakland, CA. For
further information, Kathy Lembesis
510-364-3373.
National Hellenic Museum –
Windows to the Aegean: The
Work of Peter Calaboyias.
Featured artist Peter Calaboyias
explains his methodology in bronze
sculpture and casting. Exhibition
through April 17, 2010. 801 W.
Adams St., 4th Floor, Chicago, IL.
Call 312-655-1234 or visit www.
nationalhellenicmuseum.org.
The American Hellenic
Council’s 35th Annual Awards
Dinner Dance. High-Profile
Hellenes and Philhellenes will
be honored. The formal event
features a full-course meal and
live entertainment. Bunker Hill
Ballroom of the Omni Hotel in Los
Angeles, CA. For more information,
call 323-651-3507 or e-mail
[email protected].
Hellenic Heritage Museum’s
Greek Movie Night. 7:00 p.m. at
1650 Senter Rd., San Jose, CA. For
more information, contact Marina
Moustakas at 408-241-8662.
April 22 through 25 Thursday
through Sunday
19th Annual Hermes Expo.
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at the Cathedral, 4700 Lincoln
Avenue in Oakland. She will
address the subject of violence and
injury prevention.
Social Worker Stefania
Kaplanes has been the Community
Injury Prevention Coordinator
for the Trauma Department at
Alameda County Medical Center
at Highland Hospital for nine
Taverna Night presented
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Dancers. Evening begins at
Social Work in 2001 and her BA
6:30 p.m. Souvlaki Dinner and
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dancing to Mythos Band. $40.00
Amherst. Kaplanes’ experience
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psychiatric hospitalizations, juvenile
reservations or questions, Sophia
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Ascension Cathedral’s
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the respect we showed it – by
cooking it well and enjoying it ■■■
and by gaining nutrition and life
How to Roast A Lamb
from the animal that gave its life.”
‘A delight of love and memory,’
Psilakis has written a superb
Barbara Kafka
book and his publishers have
Not that Greeks need to be
supported it with handsome
told how to cook a Pascal lamb,
layouts, including illustrations of
but Michael Psilakis in his
the dishes, photographs of family
recently published “How
dinners and
To Roast A Lamb” may
parties. This
give some ideas how to
is much
improve on the traditional
more than
dish this Pascha. This
a cookbook
deservedly successful chef
it is a loving
and restaurateur has taken
memoir of
his mother’s culinary skills
growing
to a new level, to an almost
up in the
mystical attitude to food
strong Greek
and eating. He remembers
(Cretan)
his first hunting trip as a
tradition,
young boy, being awakened
discovering
Michael Psilakis
PHOTO by Michael
at 3:00 in the morning,
his vocation
Harlan Turkell
the excitement of joining
and working
his father and uncles, then the
long and hard to realize it. He
realization that the dead rabbit on
wrote it when his father died
the ground, alive a moment ago,
and it is to him that the book is
would be cooked that evening by
dedicated.
his mother into a kouneli stifado.
He begins each chapter with
“The food was special because
reminiscences of his family, the
we knew where it came from and
deep respect and love for his
and keen intelligence.
By Mavis Manus
N
he recent death of
Athan Karras, my
fellow columnist for so
many years, was sad indeed. He
wrote many vivid features for the
newspaper, not only about Greek
dance but Greek culture in general
– films, theater, books, poetry and
language. It was not just a pleasure
but an education to read him.
Athan has also left a mark as
a teacher. His Greek dance class
at LMU influenced generations
of students. He also introduced
Greek music and song to many
non-Greeks at his famous folk
club, The Intersection. In addition
he participated in many Greek
theater projects as both actor and
director, and mentored many
young writers, actors, and poets
in the Greek community. I will
deeply miss his generous nature
“Don't be afraid,
the angels will
always protect us”
Bryna
Cancer Survivor
father, the patriarch of a large
extended family, and for his
mother who expressed her love in
the marvellous food she cooked
every day for family and friends.
His father and mother (from
Kalamata) emigrated to the U.S.
and Psilikas went through the
familiar initial embarrassment at
school, uncomfortable with the
English language and dressed as
for church. It didn’t take long
for him to assimilate with his
peers, working through difficult
teenage years, sporting a Mohawk,
multiple piercings and attitude
to match. “But no matter how
rebellious I was with the world,
I never missed sitting down to
dinner with the family. The best
birthday gift was being able to
choose the menu for that day.
Mine was always giouvarlakia
(meatball soup).
Obeying the wishes of his
father, he earned a BBA in
accounting and finance, but it was
as a waiter at T.G.I.F (where he
met his wife Ana) that he began
on the path to his true vocation.
Through trial and error, luck and
serendipity, but mainly through
hard work, Psilikas rose from
waiter to manager and part-owner
of his first restaurant. When the
chef of Ecco didn’t show up one
day, he thought he’d better learn
how to cook and stepped into the
kitchen. Learn he did. Within two
years the restaurant received two
stars from the New York Times
and he was named by Esquire
as 2007 Chef of the year. The
following year Food & Wine and
Bon Appetit awarded him the same
accolade.
Some of the book’s recipes
challenge the home cook but
Psilakis guides you through the
work gently and in careful detail,
and also takes mouth-watering
photographs of the results. He
also gives tips on variations and
short cuts. His specialties include
octopus and chickpea salad, and
of course many wonderful lamb
dishes – braised lamb pastitsio,
lamb shanks with Orzo, whole
spit-roasted, and about 40 seafood
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Happy Easter and a
Peaceful World
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and family
“…with dignity and
respect
for those we love.”
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In honor of our
25th anniversary,
the Greek
Heritage Society
announces
the DVD
release of our
documentary,
“The Promise
of Tomorrow
1940-1960.”
To order the DVD,
please contact GHS at (310) 528-8214 or
[email protected].
Visit greekheritagesociety.org.
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free, the only cost they bear is
travel to and from New York
where the participants will meet
and leave together as a group.
The National Hellenic Society
is fully funding the entire trip
as a grant and gift to these
qualified young Greek American
participants. The participants
will visit Greece for two weeks
leaving on June 10, 2010, for an
immersion program designed to
fortify their respective knowledge,
understanding and appreciation
of Greek language, culture, and
history.
Participating students will be
hosted at residences provided by
DEREE-ACG which are close to
the College’s main 60-acre, ultramodern campus and facilities in
Aghia Paraskevi (just six miles
from the Acropolis and major
archaeological sites and museums
in Athens). DEREE-ACG was
home to the U.S. Olympics
team during the 2004 Athens
Olympics Games. The students
will attend specially designed
for-credit courses at DEREE and
have access to a host of sporting
and leisure facilities on campus.
This year’s course is “The
Greek Cultural Experience,”
and will offer three academic
credits, readily transferable to
the student’s home institution.
ACG is accredited by the New
England Association of Schools
and Colleges, through its
Commission on Institutions of
Higher Education. NEASC is
the oldest and most prestigious
accrediting organization in the
United States.
As part of the program,
participants will visit important
archaeological and religious
sites, tour the Greek countryside
and visit a Greek island. They
will also meet with members
of the Greek government and
parliament, officials of the US
embassy in Greece, and various
media, business and cultural
leaders. Visiting students will be
paired with peer students from
DEREE who will serve as their
hosts and cultural ambassadors.
This year, the Heritage
Greece program lasts from
June 11-25, and applications
will be accepted until April 15.
For information, contact The
American College of Greece at
[email protected] or visit
acg.edu.
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Applications can be downloaded
from ahepa22.org. Completed
application packets must be
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to be considered. The Northwest
AHEPA disseminated $14,000
in 2009 and to date has awarded
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or Katherine Karafotias (503644-5175). Also, AHEPA awards
scholarships via AHEPA’s National
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Download those applications also
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Argue
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KALI ANASTASI!!
CHRISTOS ANESTI!!
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Foundation (AFEF) of
Chapter 22, covering
Washington and
Oregon states, awards
scholarships to college
bound and matriculated
students based on
academic performance,
community
involvement, and/
or financial need.
Chris Kokalis,
co-owner of
the Kent (WA)
Predator Indoor
Football League
team.
NEW FRANCHISE
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and president,
Chris Kokalis
recently announced
the establishment
of the Kent
(WA) Predators
as the newest
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as a member of
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from Alaska to Maryland and holds
a 14-game season from February
through June. Chris Kokalis has
held a variety of administrative,
marketing and sales positions
with several teams: the Minnesota
Thunder, Milwaukee Rampage,
Milwaukee Bonecrushers and Los
Angeles Dodgers. He also is part
owner of the La Crosse Spartans,
an IFL franchise in La Crosse, WI.
Kokalis is presently the President
and Chief Executive Officer of
CKME Group Marketing &
Entertainment, a full-service
marketing firm with offices in
Milwaukee, WI and Los Angeles,
CA. Kent Predators games for the
month are April 9 with Fairbanks
(AK), April 18 with Tri-Cities
(WA), and April 30 with Billings
(MT)–all at Showare Center, 625
West James Street, Kent, WA.
Dance, Festival, and
other ministries.
They were invited
to “bring an open
mind and open
heart for a day-long
exploration of issues
related to individual
and parish renewal”
(Left to Right): Fr. Tom Zaferes of
while they listened
Ascension Cathedral in Oakland, CA; His
to and learned as
Eminence Metropolitan Gerasimos; Fr.
Rev. Fr. Thomas
Aris Metrakos of Holy Trinity Church in
San Francisco, and Fr. Photios Dumont
Zaferes, Ascension
of Seattle’s St. Demetrios Church which
Cathedral, Oakland, hosted the Northwest’s Leadership
Training Seminar.
CA, spoke on the
Photo by Clifford T. Argue
“Internal Witness
5:14). Metropolitan Gerasimos gave
of Our Faith” (Luke 17: 20-21)
the closing remarks.
and Father Aris Metrakos, Holy
Trinity Church, San Francisco, CA,
DONOR HONORED
addressed the issues of “External
Seattle’s Ted Dimitriou was
Witness of Our Faith” (Matthew
presented the
Tree of Life
Award in
January 2010
PEOPLE AND EVENTS
at the annual
LEADERSHIP TRAINING
Puget Sound
His Eminence Metropolitan
Blood Center
Gerasimos brought the “Can I Get
Partners in
a Witness” Leadership Training
Life Awards
Seminar to the Northwest to
Breakfast with
Seattle’s St. Demetrios Church in
300 people in
late February. Some 100 people
attendance. He
Ted Dimitriou holds the artistic glass bowl
from the Northwest region of the
is a lifetime
award presented to him by Puget Sound
Metropolis attended the one-day
donor of 252
Blood Center Board of Trustees President
Alan Schulkin (back) and Dr. James P.
seminar, open to all people in
pints of whole
AuBuchon, PSBC President and CEO (right).
parish leadership—Parish Council
blood at the
Well-known glass blower Ginger Kelly
members, Philoptochos, Sunday
Seattle Blood
created the bowl.
PHOTO by Puget Sound Blood Center
School, Youth Ministry, Choir,
Center where
he is one of
“You know, the Greeks invented real estate!”
the favorite donors. His blood
type, O Negative, makes him a
universal donor. He donates blood
to the community blood supply
because he feels it is important for
people to help others of all races,
nationalities, and walks of life.
He doesn’t know who will receive
it and that makes it even more
meaningful to him. Each pint
is divided into red cells, serum,
and platelets, so three people are
helped by one pint. Ted Dimitriou
is President of the Parish Council
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NW PACIFIC NOTES
Fanari Academy of Greek Education, a 501
(c) (3) nonprofit Greek language program, is
accepting applications for teaching positions for
2009-2010. Also needed is a Computer & Greek
language instructor: Applicants must hold a
degree in computer science or related field and
speak Greek fluently. This position is designed
to enhance teaching Greek with the integration
of computers. The school is located at the
campus of Rainbow Montessori in Sunnyvale.
Qualified candidates should be fluent in Greek
and have a university degree. Please register
online www.fanariacademy.org or contact us by
e-mail at [email protected].
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA NOTES
dishes, such as Cretan spiced
Tuna with bulgur salad. While
he includes dishes like gigantes,
Greek salad and spanakopita, there
is always an added preparation or
ingredient to surprise the palate.
Desserts get short shrift but
instructions are given for several
spoon fruit preserves (he describes
how his mother spent two days
pitting 80 lbs. of fresh cherries by
hand with a bobby pin!).
If you were told you could
only have one Greek cookbook
this is the one to have and keep,
not only for the recipes but for
the writing, the stories he has to
tell, and the kefi he expresses so
well.
“Life, love and learning,
food, family and friends. These
NW PACIFIC NOTES
of Seattle’s Assumption Greek
Orthodox Church.
WORK EXPERIENCE
WORKSHOP
St. Nicholas Church in
Tacoma, WA, is spearheading
a Learn from Our Experience
Workshop in the Spring to
help teens with one of the
many important decisions
in their lives: choosing a
career. In preparation for the
workshop(s), coordinators
Habib Serhan and George
Pirotis are looking for adults
interested and willing to
share their work experiences
and wisdom with the teens.
Contact Habib Serhan at 360353-4397 or theserhans@gmail.
com or George Pirotis at 206841-5705.
SPARTAN RECEPTION
Odysseus George
and Kay Constantine of
Seattle, WA, were the first
in a projected series to host
receptions to augment the
number of supporters for the
University of Washington
Hellenic Studies Program.
The push is on to raise the
remaining moneys required to
create a permanent position
in Hellenic Studies. With
subsequent receptions, it
is hoped that 300 people
will step up to the plate by
donating $1,000 to the cause
to preserve and promote
our heritage, the basis of
are the things that I
hope to share from my
table to yours. Like
the ingredients of each
of the recipes, they
are intertwined, one
cannot exist without the
others.”
Nowadays, even
St. George Greek Orthodox in
though he owns four
Downey CA will be consecrated
restaurants, Anthos,
on Saturday, April 24. Eminence
Metropolitan Gerasimos will officiate.
Kefi, Eos (in Miami),
Courtesy Photo
and his newest, Gus &
page 13 for Chef Michael Psilakis’
Gabriel, (named after his father
special lamb recipe.)
and son), he takes the time to
do some cooking in each of the
■■■
kitchens.
St. George Greek Orthodox
All we can say is, “Please open
Church in Downey, Calif., will be
your fifth in Los Angeles!”
consecrated on Saturday, April 24.
How To Roast A Lamb: New
In 1996, a wholehearted and
Greek Classic Cooking $35:
diligent fund raising campaign
Hardcover; 304 pages: 75 photos.
run by the Greek community
Pub: Little, Brown & Co. (See
in Downey resulted in the
Thyranoixia (door opening) of
democracy, thus the title 300
the new church in October 2002.
Spartans. Donors will receive a
The late Metropolitan Anthony
medal.
presided, assisted by his grace
Bishop Anthimos of Olympos.
NONAGENARIAN
As a result of the unstinting
WORKING
efforts of Fr. John Constantine,
Three years ago, at the
the current priest, the interior
age of 88, Katherine Poulos
furnishings and the iconography,
decided to get her first job!!
(by Athenian husband and wife
She works at her son-intearm Spyro Tsalangiras and
law’s business, Karussos Hair
Katerina Vlachou) have been
Odyssey, in Lake Oswego,
completed.
OR. A hard-working, stay-at With a stewardship of 160
home mother of four children
families, the church is located on
for 65 years, Mrs. Poulos is at
nearly three acres in a prestigious
the shop four full days a week,
area in the center of Downey.
enjoying her daughter Elena
Designed in 6th Century
and son-in-law Mike and at
Byzantine style, the 10,000 square
the same time keeping the
foot church with its patinated
linens in tiptop shape. Na zisi
copper dome is a significant
kai chronia polla.
architectural landmark.
The Hierarchical Vesper
THE YALE RUSSIAN
service will be held at 7 p.m.
CHORUS, directed by
on Thursday, Apr. 22. Friday,
internationally acclaimed
Apr. 23, is Saint George Feast
expert on Slavic Music Mark
Day with the Divine Liturgy at
Bailey, sang in Portland on
10 a.m. and the Consecration
March 6 and at Seattle’s St.
Vespers at 4.30 p.m. On
Demetrios Church on March
Saturday a ‘mini-festival’ in
7, The concert’s theme was
the church grounds will follow
“Music of the Orthodox
the Matins, the Consecration
Tradition: Ancient Chants
Service and the Divine Liturgy.
and Exquisite Early and
Consecration events co-chairs:
Romantic Choral Works”
Georgia Covell and Sasha
by Bortniansky, Tchaikovsky,
Vithoulkas.
Rimsky-Korsakoff, Kedrov,
For more information contact
and Rachmaninoff. The
co-chair Georgia at 818 790Yale Russian Chorus has
3433 or Covell-gcovell@sbcglobal.
performed in venues around
net/ or visit stgeorgedowney.org/
the world from The White
consecration.
House to Moscow’s Red
Square.
■■■
Email Theodora Argue at
[email protected]
Kalo Pascha to all readers.
Email Mavis Manus at
[email protected]
ORTHODOX NEWS
future of this religious institution
will be seriously imperiled.
The Turkish government has
confiscated thousands of
properties from the Ecumenical
Patriarchate
Massive confiscations have taken
place of properties of institutions
that serve the needs of the local
Greek Orthodox minority.
In 1936, the Church owned
more than 8,000 properties but,
by 1999, the number was down
to about 2,000 and today, the
number is less than 400. These
Properties, including monasteries,
church buildings, schools, and
land, should be returned or
arrangements made for appropriate
restitution.
The Expropriation of the
Prinkipos (Buyukada)
Orphanage and the Ruling of
ECHR
Following the official removal
of the Orphanage from the list
of properties of the Ecumenical
Patriarchate, and after a number
of unsuccessful appeals within
the Turkish Courts system, the
Ecumenical Patriarchate filed a
legal action against the Turkish
Government in the European
Court of Human Rights (ECHR)
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to which Turkey is a signatory.
That process ended on July 7,
2008 with a ruling strongly
in favor of the Ecumenical
Patriarchate. With a unanimous
verdict of seven judges (including
that of the Turkish judge) the
Court condemned the Turkish
State for its action. In summary,
the court held the following:
has the power to own property
and thus has legal personality; The
Ecumenical Patriarchate can use
the title “Ecumenical” and has a
role of initiative and coordination
throughout the Orthodox Christian
world; and, the treaty of Lausanne
applies to the Ecumenical
Patriarchate, thus providing an
additional basis by which the
Government of Turkey must protect
the basic human rights of the
Ecumenical Patriarchate and of the
Greek Orthodox minority in Turkey.
Although the period afforded
by the ECHR for compliance
expired on April 8, 2009, we have
no knowledge as to the progress in
negotiations.
Decades of harassment
and seizure of property have
accomplished their nefarious
purposes and, as a result, the local
Orthodox population has been
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significantly diminished to less
than 3,000.
It is distressing to note that
violations of human rights have
been a pervasive and persistent
policy in Turkey for over 100
years. A continuous policy of
harassment over the past fifty
years has driven down the Greek
Orthodox population in Turkey,
from over 100,000 in the 1950’s
to less than 3,000 at present.
The recorded demographic and
economic decline as well as the
dramatic reduction in property
owned by minorities over the
years offer unequivocal proof of
the deep and persistent strategy of
oppression and persecution of the
Ecumenical Patriarchate and the
Greek Orthodox minority by the
Turkish Government.
does not proselytize and presents
no threat to secular Turkish
society.
The present Ecumenical
Patriarch was born in Turkey and
is a Turkish citizen, yet his life has
been under constant threat.
In Closing
Having stated these
unacceptable violations of
religious and legal rights, we are
encouraged by recent events, most
D
notably by the visit on August 15,
2009 of Prime Minister Erdogan
together with the Ecumenical
Patriarch to the Orphanage of
Buyukada which is the largest
wooden structure in Europe .
This visit was an indirect, if
not explicit, acknowledgement
of ownership rights of the
Ecumenical Patriarchate over the
Orphanage and a tacit acceptance
of the verdict of ECHR on the
issue. The Turkish Prime minister
was quoted by the Anatolia news
service as saying:
Persians have a saying, “They
gathered, talked and dispersed. We
should not be of those who gather,
talk and disperse. A result should
come out of this.”
We hope that the Turkish PM
meant what he said and that the
European Parliament demand of
Turkey to: Officially allow the use
of the title” Ecumenical” and cease
and desist from any interference
with its use; Stop interfering in
Patriarchal Elections, and allow
the Church to elect its Ecumenical
Patriarch without requiring the
candidate and those who elect
him to be Turkish citizens at
the time of election; Return to
the Ecumenical Patriarchate the
Orphanage of Buyukada and all
illegally confiscated properties;
and, Reopen the Theological
School of Halki.
The European Parliament must
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demand of the Turkish Republic
that religious discrimination
against the Ecumenical
Patriarchate, at all levels, must
cease and the consequences of past
discrimination must be remedied.
Reaction
Given the seriousness of the
subject, Economidis was asked to
share the reaction of the attendees
in all these meetings.
“Regarding the presentations
in 2008 and 2009 in Warsaw,
Poland,” he said, “the overwhelming
majority of these Nations were
very sympathetic to our cause
except for the representative of the
Turkish delegation. He called our
interpretation of the decision of
the European Court on Human
Rights regarding the Orphanage
of Pringipos in Turkisk, known
as the Orphanage of Buyukada,
‘baseless’ and the ‘Ecumenical Title’
as non-existent in the documents
which govern the relationship of the
‘Greek Patriarchate’ and the Turkish
State. He sarcastically complained
about ‘the surprisingly harsh’ tone
of my statements and claimed that
they were made with a view toward
‘gaining notoriety.’
“In Venice, the reaction of
the members of the European
Parliament was overwhelmingly
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positive. Several key
members particularly
from Germany, Italy,
France and Spain
expressed their anger and
disgust with the way the
Ecumenical Patriarchate
has been treated by Turkey.
Furthermore,” Economidis added,
“if the problems I enumerated in
my briefings remain unresolved
for too long, the survival of the
Ecumenical Patriarchate will be
greatly jeopardized. We can not
allow this to happen.”
The Archons of the Ecumenical
Patriarchate have placed its
focus on a four pronged effort:
Educate the US government and
Congress, on the problems facing
the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
(Economidis was afforded the
opportunity to explain to Speaker
Nancy Pelosi the severity of the
problems facing the Ecumenical
Patriarchate. She was interested to
learn more about these problems
and was convinced that the
government must look at this issue
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from a purely Religious Rights
point of view and nothing else);
Raise the awareness of the State
legislatures around the country
by adopting resolutions in favor
of the Ecumenical Patriarchate
(California, Arizona, Nevada and
Oregon have already passed such
resolution). Washington, Alaska
and Hawaii need to do the same;
Work closely with the various
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Union to force Turkey to change its
attitude in light of its aspirations to
join the EU; and, Take Turkey to
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