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S O C V st ΓΡΑΦΕΙ ΤΗΝ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ W ΤΟΥ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΣΜΟΥ E 101 ΑΠΟ ΤΟ 1915 The National Herald anniversa ry N www.thenationalherald.com A wEEkly GrEEk-AmEriCAN PuBliCATiON 1915-2016 VOL. 20, ISSUE 1010 February 18-24, 2017 c v $1.50 La La Land Germany Raises Oscar Greece Eurozone Nominee Prospects Again Zophres TNH Staff would be to leave the Eurozone, although Germany doesn’t want BERLIN, GERMANY – German that either. Greek-American Finance Minister Wolfgang With German Chancellor An - Schaeuble said Greece is near - gela Merkel facing elections, costume designer ing an exit from the Eurozone she’s also under pressure to stay again over stalled reform talks tough on Greece with Germans talks about her work with its lenders. fearful Greece won’t pay back Germany is the biggest con - what it owes, most to German TNH Staff tributor to 326 billion euros banks, and leave taxpayers in ($346.88 billion) in three inter - the other 17 Eurozone countries LOS ANGELES, CA – Greek- national bailouts for Greece but footing the bill. American costume designer demanded, and got, big pay The German pro-business Mary Zophres is nominated for cuts, tax hikes, slashed pensions, party FDP (Free Democratic her work in the film La La Land, and worker firings in return and Party) also said that Greece the love story and homage to wants more tough conditions as should leave the euro zone and Hollywood and classic movie part of a third rescue package then receive debt relief, CNBC musicals, written and directed of 86 billion euros ($91.51 bil - said in a feature on Greece’s sit - by Oscar-nominated Damien lion). uation and Germany’s role. Chazelle. Prime Minister and Radical The International Monetary The film has received a total Left SYRIZA leader Alexis Fund, which took part in the of 14 Oscar nominations includ - Tsipras is resisting imposing first two bailouts of 240 billion ing Zophres' for costume design more austerity after agreeing to euros ($255.69 billion) has and acting nods for stars Ryan it after he saw his popularity go stayed out of a third for 86 bil - Gosling and Emma Stone. Zo - into a free fall and dissension lion euros ($91.51 billion) until phres has a long list of credits grow within his party he has be - more tough measures are im - when it comes to Hollywood. trayed its principles. plemented. Her incredible range as a cos - EurOkiNiSSi Schaeuble, who has been es - That has left the European tume designer is evident in just Mitsotakis in Berlin, Says “No” to Return of Drachma pecially harsh on Greece and re - Union-European Central Bank- a short list of the films she has jected debt relief, told German European Stability Mechanism worked on, including Oh New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel to dis - broadcaster ARD that the only Brother, Where Art Thou?, No cuss his party’s position that Greece belongs in the “inner core” of Europe and the Eurozone. way Greece could cut its debt Continued on page 9 Country for Old Men, Interstel - lar, Iron Man 2, The Terminal, and Catch Me if You Can. Born in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Zophres attended Vassar College Dr. Spireas’ SigmaPharm Laboratories Blessed in Bensalem, PA and graduated with degrees in art history and studio art. Her father was born in Ioannina. At By Dimitris Tsakas a new phase, we called Metro - asthai of God,’” he said. a young age, Zophres developed politan Evangelos to celebrate He then referred to Spireas a special interest in clothes. Her BENSALEM, PA – With a great the blessing and bless us. In the as a leader and benefactor of parents owned a store and she sense of pride for the commu - new phase we enter we need re - the Church and of the Diaspora, helped out with the clothing, as nity, SigmaPharm Laboratories newed blessing to achieve our observing that he donated the reported on ellines.com. Zophres was blessed by His Eminence goals,” he added. icon of Saint Charalambos and first job in film was as assistant Metropolitan Evangelos of New He then welcomed Dia - wished as he performed the costume designer on Oliver Jersey on February 10 in Ben - mataris, who noted that the his - blessing that the saint would Stone’s Born on the Fourth of salem, PA. Chairman of the torical newspaper of the Dias - guide and protect them. July. She spoke with The Holly - Board and CEO Dr. Spiro pora will celebrate its 102nd He also praised the charity wood Reporter about the unique Spireas and his wife Amalia wel - anniversary in about two of his wife and her parents Dr. look of La La Land and her cos - comed Metropolitan Evangelos, months. Anastasio and Vasiliki Kasapidis, tume designs. the clerical head of the commu - “Today, we celebrated the who at every opportunity speak When asked about her re - nity of St. George in Trenton, blessing of this institution,” he with pride about the achieve - search Zophres said, “I always NJ Fr. Jimmy Pavlow, TNH Pub - said. ments of their children and their do a breakdown of the script by lisher-Editor Antonis H. Dia - Evangelos expressed his grat - grandchildren, Maria and hand; it helps me by writing and mataris, and journalists. itude to the host for this “event Sotiris. repeating. In order to explain Dr. Spireas noted that “the of faith and love. God inspires Visibly moved by the gesture the film, Damien cut a montage blessing of the buildings and the the work you are doing. It is sa - of the Metropolitan, Spireas together of romantic musicals staff is a tradition with which cred work that contributes to said, “Saint Charalambos is the and movies. It was such an in - we grew up with and which improving the health of all peo - patron of our family to whom spiring piece, it got me in the continued at the opening. I ple regardless of faith. It is a we pray at every step. In my vil - mood, and it had everything think it gave us strength to re - work of faith, with love and sac - lage in Mani we have the church TNH/COSTAS BEJ from The Bandwagon (1953) to alize our visions.” rifice for your fellow man. I con - of Saint Charalambos and Metropolitan Evangelos blessed SigmaPharm Laboratories Singin' in the Rain (1952) to Baz “Now that we’ve grown, we gratulate you and thank you for with Dr. Amalia Spireas, Dr. Spiro Spireas, and TNH Publisher- Luhrmann's Romeo and Juliet expanded, and we are entering the invitation, it recalls the 'arx - Continued on page 4 Editor Antonis Diamataris among those attending. (1996) and Strictly Ballroom (1993) to Boogie Nights (1997) and Catch Me If You Can (2002). I went to Vidiots [in Santa Mon - ica] and started renting all the Dr. Papadimitriou Addresses Leadership 100 Margaret films, and printed up freeze- frame images. Then I went through my books of actresses TNH Staff for many years and his wife Es - by the ignorant. I do believe that is not limited just to Ancient Georgiadis, from other time periods, modern telle and my wife Afroditi, for in these times, when our com - Greek as a language, but it has photography — anything that MANALAPAN, FL – Dr. Anthony inviting us to participate in this mon humanistic heritage is ques - to do with all of the humanities. had an interesting image that Papadimitriou, President of the meeting. tioned, we should return to these History, philosophy and art, in Mattel’s could be good for a scene. Then, Onassis Foundation, spoke at the I am not going to preach to sources. However I will remind general, are struggling when for three days, my team met 26th Congress of Leadership 100 the choir and I will not repeat you that during the Renaissance their field of study is more than with Damien and the production held at the Eau Palm Beach Re - how great is Greece and its civi - only a handful of scholars under - about 200 years back. So what New CEO designer and set decorator and sort & Spa in Manalapan, FL. The lization, what was our impact on stood Greek. we should concern ourselves focus of his speech was on two the world. My speech today will It was a privilege that only a with, is that the future leaders of TNH Staff Continued on page 5 issues: Teaching the humanities deal with two topics, seemingly few shared. In the late 19th cen - our communities are not ac - and the role of the Onassis Foun - unrelated but in fact with a sig - tury and in the 20th century it quainted with the knowledge EL SEGUNDO, CA – Mattel, the dation in the 21st century. nificant common ground. My first was again an elite that studied that will allow them to deal with company behind such iconic The full speech follows: point will have to do with the the classics and the humanities. the issues of our society today. toys as Barbie, Hot Wheels, and Distinguished guests and dear teaching of the humanities and It was a very small minority of We live in world of uncertainty, the Fisher-Price brand, has a Author Gus friends, the second will have to do with people but they were the leaders in a world where too much in - new chief executive officer, Mar - I would like first of all to ex - what is the role of an organiza - of their societies and they shared formation and disinformation or garet “Margo” Georgiadis.