The National Herald

keeley’s valuable double vision

Angelike Contis
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March 06, 2010, 02:25 AM

The Princeton-based Translator/Writer Speaks to TNH NEW YORK – Somewhere in Princeton, New Jersey, in a ranch house next to an out-of-place McMansion, lives a retired professor whose contribution t...

greek government announces new austerity measures

Christopher Tripoulas
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March 06, 2010, 02:25 AM

Greece Presents Third Austerity Program; EU and Bond Markets Welcome Moves NEW YORK - The Greek government announced a sweeping new austerity program on Wednesday, the third in as many months, in a...

selling greek tourism in hard times

Demetris Tsakas
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March 06, 2010, 02:25 AM

NEW YORK - Greece's Culture and Tourism Minister Pavlos Geroulanos visited The New York Times 2010 Travel Show in New York City where some 500 tourist destinations were on display to an audience of 30...

joannou’s art at new museum

March 06, 2010, 02:25 AM

NEW YORK – Over 100 works by 50 international artists - in a myriad of shapes and sizes (including colossal) – were shipped from Athens to New York for the New Museum’s current exhibit “Skin Fruit”. T...

greek parade 1/4 shorter

TNH staff
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March 06, 2010, 02:25 AM

TNH Staff NEW YORK - A new round of budget cuts in New York City will affect the way that parades will be organized. New restrictions on the length of routes and the duration of parades means that ...

ringing the closing bell: navios in wall street spotlight

March 06, 2010, 02:28 AM

On Friday, February 26, Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. (NYSE: NM) rang the closing bell of the New York Stock Exchange. Holding the gavel is Uruguayan Finance Minister Alvaro Garcia, with Navios Chair...

raising funds for mani archaeology

Eleni Kostopoulos
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March 06, 2010, 02:28 AM

NEW YORK – Up to $50,000 was raised at a testimonial dinner held on Sunday evening, February 28, at Brooklyn’s Grand Prospect Hall - an affair organized by and for the Greek American community. Michae...

fr. moskovites is mourned

Constantine S. Sirigos
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March 06, 2010, 02:28 AM

NEW YORK - Members of the parish of the Annunciation/ Evangelismos in Manhattan, friends, and the many spiritual children of Rev. James G. Moskovites throughout the New York metropolitan area and the ...

greece in crisis and the response of the community

March 06, 2010, 02:48 AM

The moment is historic. The financial measures announced by the Greek government are nothing if not extraordinary. After considering different measures for months and concluding that neither the Euro...

controversial communications of metropolitan methodios revealed

Theodore Kalmoukos
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March 06, 2010, 02:36 AM

BOSTON – In a polarizing gesture, Metropolitan Methodios of Boston unsuccessfully attempted create a factional sprit among the hierarchs of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America and the Ecumenical...

the billy goat - chicago’s most popular tavern - celebrates 75 years

Maria A. Karamitsos
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March 06, 2010, 02:36 AM

CHICAGO - The Billy Goat Tavern, immortalized in the 1970s by the show “Saturday Night Live,” recently celebrated its 75th anniversary. The charismatic William “Billy Goat” Sianis founded the establis...

cathedral lectures focus on environmental issues and orthodox faith

Eleni Kostopoulos
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March 06, 2010, 02:36 AM

NEW YORK – “[St. Vladimir has] published the books on environmental issues, we gave His All Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew an honorary doctorate and yet, I walked on a campus where we didn’t do basic ...

times reporter louise story on wall street’s role in the greek crisis

Theodore Kalmoukos
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March 06, 2010, 02:36 AM

BOSTON - Louise Story was one of the three journalists of the New York Times who wrote the revealing article, “Wall St. Helped to Mask Debt Fueling Europe’s Crisis”. On February 14, about how Goldma...

edith hamilton’s timeless classic “mythology” still delights & inspires

Alexandros K. Kyrou
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March 06, 2010, 02:38 AM

EDITH HAMILTON. Mythology. Boston: Back Bay Books/Little, Brown and Company, 1998. Pp. xiv, 497. $13.99 (paperback). BOSTON - There have been countless attacks in the postmodern...

eight decades later, the struggle for imvros and tenedos continues

Eleni Kostopoulos
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March 06, 2010, 02:38 AM

NEW YORK – In 1923, the Hellenic diaspora communities of Constantinople, Imvros and Tenedos, were ceded to Turkey by the Treaty of Lausanne, though more than eight decades later, many of the legal str...

columbus, ohio greek restaurateur chalkias donates sunday sales to haiti

Kevin Corvo - Columbus Local News
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March 06, 2010, 02:38 AM

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Sunday is the only day off for a Whitehall business owner, but he and his employees donated their time Sunday, February 21, to raise money for earthquake relief in Haiti through Lifel...

h.u.c. of philadelphia honors preservationist nicholas i. gianopulos

Billie P. Rorres
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March 06, 2010, 02:42 AM

PHILADELPHIA - The Hellenic University Club of Philadelphia held its 70th Annual Dinner Dance on Saturday, February 13 at the Loews Philadelphia Hotel in Center City Philadelphia. The evening benefite...

in the spotlight: james demetro

Eleni Kostopoulos
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March 06, 2010, 02:28 AM

NEW YORK – James DeMetro (Hatzidimitriou) is a retired English professor who taught at Bronx Community College for 39 years. Mr. DeMetro now devotes much of his time to directing the annual New York ...

worcester epirotes mark liberation of ioannina

March 06, 2010, 02:28 AM

The “Enosis” Society luncheon commemorated the Liberation of Ioannina in 1913 and the Autonomy of N. Epirus in 1914. (L. to r.) Demetrios Koutoulas, Chrysostomos Dimou, honorees, author Nick Gage and...

‘argonauts’ honor prefect of magnesia at annual ball in n.y.

March 06, 2010, 02:30 AM

At the Stathakion Hall are seen from l. to r. Asher Matathias, Alekos Karpetis, 'Argonautes' President Dimitra Savvelidi, Magnisia Prefect Apostolos Papatolias, Apostolos Zoupaniotis, Pavlos Markakis...

astoria couple honored at st. demetrios luncheon

March 06, 2010, 02:30 AM

The Church of St. Demetrios offered a lenten meal Sunday, February 28 whose proceeds will be devoted to the campaign for new cathedral doors. The community also honored Despina (with flowers) and Eva...

lerian dinner-dance a success at terrrace on the park

March 06, 2010, 02:30 AM

The Leros Society of New York “Leros” hosted its 63rd annual Dinner-Dance at Terrace on the Park in Flushing on Saturday, February 27. The successful event attracted all generations of Greek American...

vacationer discovers the miraculous story of the jews of zakynthos

Leora Goldberg
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March 06, 2010, 02:55 AM

ZAKYNTHOS - I needed a break at the end of a long and exhausting semester. My family was off to the southern end of the Balkan Peninsula, to an unknown island in Greece. I decided to join them. We f...

a renovated island home in kioni is imbued with personal history

Niki Kitsantonis - New York Times
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March 06, 2010, 02:55 AM

KIONI, GREECE - For Christos Raftopoulos, a fashion photographer born in Melbourne, Australia, to Greek parents, buying and renovating unusual city properties has always been a passion. But it was the...

orthodox christian laity (ocl) seeks participation

March 06, 2010, 02:45 AM

To the Editor: Thank you for publishing the review of George Matsoukas's very timely and insightful book "A Church In Captivity". Unfortunately, the review by Constantine E Scaros has two glaring err...

germans oppose greece bailout, point to imf for crisis solution

Christopher Tripoulas
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March 06, 2010, 02:42 AM

NEW YORK - Germany's chancellor says she is opposed to EU countries bailing out fellow Eurozone member Greece. Chancellor Angela Merkel says the best help for Greece now is to make sure the government...

uncle sam has a head wound

March 06, 2010, 02:42 AM

Anti-American sentiment still runs deep in some quarters of Greece. Not so far off the streets that tourists prefer, you can see it displayed on posters, especially in the anarchist hotbed of Exarchi...

erdogan: turkey could pull troops from cyprus

March 06, 2010, 02:42 AM

NICOSIA (Reuters) - Turkey would be willing to withdraw its troops from Cyprus if a peace deal is reached between estranged Greek and Turkish Cypriots, Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan was quoted as sayi...

r.i. loses public servant/businessman panichas, 87

March 06, 2010, 02:42 AM

LINCOLN, R.I. – The Woonsocket Call reported that George T. Panichas, (87), of Lincoln, Rhode Island, an international investment broker who was the first Greek American elected to state office in Rh...

zenon n. trivelis, churchman, passes away at 81

Walter F. Naedele - Philadelphia Inquirer Staff Writer
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March 06, 2010, 02:45 AM

Zenon N. Trivelis, 81, a founding member of the Greek Orthodox Church of St. Luke in Broomall, died of complications from Alzheimer's disease Friday, February 19 at his Haverford home. Mr. Trivelis w...

arghyris, nitsa

March 06, 2010, 02:45 AM

NORFOLK, Va. – The Virginian Pilot reported that Nitsa C. Arghyris, 96, passed away on February 5 in Norfolk. She was born January 2, 1914 in Laspi, Greece, and was a daughter of the late James and An...

mihas, nick

March 06, 2010, 02:45 AM

CHICAGO, Ill. – The Chicago Tribune reported that Nick K. Mihas, 80, passed away peacefully. He was from Vachlia, Arkadia, Greece. He is survived by his beloved wife, Irene; his son, Deno (Bessie) Mih...

nicolopoulos, george

March 06, 2010, 02:45 AM

PHOENIX, Ariz. – The Arizona Republic reported that George Chris Nicolopoulos, 74, passed away on February 8. He was born in Athens, Greece on July 4, 1935. George immigrated to the United States at 1...

march 6

March 06, 2010, 02:30 AM

CHICAGO, Ill. –The National Hellenic Museum, The Hellenic American Women's Council, The Greek Women's University Club and International Women Associates Chicago present: “Women Leaders: A Cross-Cultur...

march 6

March 06, 2010, 02:30 AM

PORTLAND, Ore. - AHEPA will honor excellence in the Greek American community as its “National Regional Salute Banquet” series will make its second stop in Portland, Ore. On March 6 at 7:00 p.m. at the...

march 5 – march 19

March 06, 2010, 02:32 AM

NEW YORK, N.Y. – The Church of the Annunciation presents its annual lenten lectures, titled “What Do the Church Fathers Say About....” on Fridays during Lent after the salutation services and a lenten...

march 13

March 06, 2010, 02:32 AM

CHICAGO, Ill. – The National Hellenic Museum will be featuring an art series, introduction to printmaking on March 13 from 1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Discover how “mass” production of art started as far ba...

march 17

March 06, 2010, 02:32 AM

NEW YORK - The Hellenic Medical Society of New York invites you to a Dinner Symposium on "Carotid Disease - Controversies in Diagnosis & Current Management" on March 17 at 7:00 p.m. with guest speake...

march 19

March 06, 2010, 02:32 AM

ASTORIA, N.Y. – The Honorable Michael Gianaris, New York State Assemblyman, in conjunction John Catsimatidis, Philip Christopher, Peter Papanicolaou and Nikos Mouyiaris, cordially invite you to attend...

march 20-21

March 06, 2010, 02:32 AM

ASTORIA, N.Y. – The Hellenic Cultural Center Theatre will be hosting a unique concert featuring the best Greek songs from the Byzantine and Asia Minor tradition to Rebetiko, the golden sixties and the...

march 21

March 06, 2010, 02:36 AM

East Brunswick, N.J. – The nationally famous Hellenic Dancers of New Jersey will celebrate Greek Independence Day on March 21 at East Brunswick Vocational School with a performance of traditional Gree...

the ghosts of economic nazis still haunt greece

Andy Dabilis
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March 06, 2010, 02:48 AM

Greeks old enough to remember World War II and the occupation by the German army can also recall the withering Greek resistance that broke the spirit of even the Third Reich and made Nazis hide in cit...

the current greek crisis and the baggage of the past

Dr. Andre Gerolymatos
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March 06, 2010, 02:48 AM

VANCOUVER, B.C. - A great many people in and out of Greece are pondering why has the country reached such a pathetic state of financial chaos and systemic corruption. One British historian, and a dist...

bubbles in the air & sharks in the water: disaster pays

Nikolaos A. Stavrou
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March 06, 2010, 02:50 AM

WASHINGTON, D.C. - It will be an error to attribute the financial collapse of 2008-2009 to the mysterious “market forces”. The financial tsunami that wiped out over twelve trillion dollars of wealth i...

for greece, innovation the only path to recovery & papandreou may know the way

George Vradis, Ph.D
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March 06, 2010, 02:52 AM

NEW YORK - Historical evidence is unequivocal in its conclusion that the rise of societies to prosperity, and potentially power, lies in their ability to innovate in at least a few sectors of societal...

out of the ashes: innovating with meaning

Dr. ALEX - Pattakos
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March 06, 2010, 02:48 AM

SANTA FE, N.M. - Innovation is a very hot topic these days. Let’s face it, we’re currently in a period of what could be called creative destruction and efforts by all sectors and industries to revita...

the greek crisis, glass houses and european disunion

Christopher Tripoulas
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March 06, 2010, 02:48 AM

NEW YORK - Over the past few months, Greece has been on the receiving end of heavy criticism by its European peers over its finances. And while its true that a lot of Hellas' economic woes are its own...

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