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Greek-Americans Won Big in Elections Celebrating 20 Years Re-Election Bids Were Won in NY, of Grant-Making FL, MD, NV, and RI 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 996 November 12-18 , 2016 c v $1.50 Stavros Niarchos Fdn: Greek-Americans Won Big in Elections Celebrating 20 Years Re-election bids were won in NY, of Grant-making FL, MD, NV, and RI TNH Staff lion (€1.56 billion) through TNH Staff 3,646 grants to nonprofit orga - ATHENS — The Stavros Niar - nizations across the globe, in NEW YORK– Greek-Americans chos Foundation (SNF) cele - four main areas: Arts and Cul - did well this election year in brates its 20th anniversary this ture, Education, Health and New York. Re-elected by a wide year, fulfilling the original pur - Sports, and Social Welfare. margin were five Greek-Ameri - pose of its establishment: to Specifically, during the last can politicians. Michael Gianaris contribute, with all the means 20 years, SNF has committed was re-elected to the office of at its disposal, to the improve - the following, in total: State Senator winning 86% of ment of the lives of those less Arts & Culture: 752 grants the vote. In the state senate, the privileged and to support orga - (totaling €387 million) with the Democratic Party has secured 31 nizations and projects that are key strategic objective of broad - seats and the Republicans 30 expected to achieve a broad, ening public access to the Arts, seats, with two districts still lasting, and positive impact for promoting Greek art and culture counting the votes. Gianaris told society at large. SNF’s philan - worldwide, encouraging cre - the National Herald that in both thropic activity, to date, has ative partnerships between in - seats, the difference is small and spread across 111 countries, stitutions, organizations and that the one outweighs the can - with particular emphasis on artists on a national and global didate of the Democratic Party Greece which—among other level, as well as strengthening with 33 votes. grants and programs—is where the social role of cultural orga - “Even winning one of the some of the most important ini - nizations. two seats gives us the majority tiatives of the Foundation are Education: 1,107 grants (to - in the State Senate,” said Gia - being developed, such as the de - taling €484 million) supporting naris. If the election gives the velopment of the Stavros Niar - the implementation of innova - Democrats the majority as fore - chos Foundation Cultural Cen - tive educational programs, the cast, Gianaris will also be the ter, alongside Initiatives Against establishment of new education majority leader. the Greek Crisis and for centers in Greece and abroad, He said, “We thank the Recharging the Youth. and the creation of significant Greek-American community Since 1996, SNF has made capacity building opportunities who trusted us and gave us the grant commitments of $1.9 bil - for the benefit of diverse social aP Photo/John locher opportunity to keep us in office groups. Reince Priebus, Chair of the Republican National Committee (R), speaks as President-elect Donald in the state of New York. Our Health & Sports: 672 grants Trump gives his acceptance speech during his election night rally, Wednesday, Nov. 9, in NY. goal is to promote and get oth - (totaling €287 million) which ers involved in politics and to aim to improve the quality of elect Greek-American candi - life of society as a whole, while dates on Long Island and in the simultaneously helping to widen City of New York.” accessibility to comprehensive Demetrios, Return of Rare Codex In the New York State Assem - health care services for all. bly, Aravella Simotas was re- Social Welfare: 1,115 grants elected to represent Astoria win - (totaling €409 million) mainly NEW YORK – His Eminence firms in New York, represented was ransacked and many man - ning 99.45% of the votes. New focusing on the needs of the Archbishop Geron Demetrios of the Patriarchate on a pro bono uscripts, Codex 1424 included, York State assemblywoman for most vulnerable groups, includ - America, with the blessings of basis. were taken. We hope that other Staten Island and Bay Ridge, ing children, the elderly, the His All-Holiness Ecumenical Pa - Archbishop Demetrios in a collections in the United States Brooklyn Nicole Malliotakis, homeless, refugees, and the dis - triarch Bartholomew, will re - written statement said that “in which also possess manuscripts considered a rising star of the abled. ceive during a special ceremony the spirit of the upcoming originating from the Monastery Republican Party in the region Initiatives: Against the on November 15 in Chicago, IL, Thanksgiving holiday, our hearts of Panagia Eikosifoinissa will was elected with 77.09% of the Greek Crisis & Recharging the a rare 9th century Greek manu - are filled with gratitude to our follow the fine example set by vote. James Skoufis was re- Youth script (Codex 1424) of the com - Lutheran brothers and sisters for LSTC and voluntarily return the elected to the state assembly in In addition to its regular plete New Testament, which is this generous and kind gesture. manuscripts to their rightful the 99th district and Frank Skar - grant-making activities, and in being returned by the Lutheran “Nearly a century ago,” he home. Our gratitude to LSTC is tados was re-elected to the state order to contribute towards the School of Theology at Chicago continued, “our faithful lost an enormous indeed for adhering assembly in the 104th region of efforts to address the multifac - (LSTC) to the Greek Orthodox integral part of the treasures of to the original spiritual intent New York with 57.20% of votes. eted effects of the crisis on the Holy Metropolis of Drama in our Orthodox faith and tradition and moral mandate of the man - The first four belong to the Greek society, the Foundation. Greece. when the library of the uscript itself.” younger generation of Greek SNF co-President Andreas Hughes Hubbard and Reed Monastery of Panagia Eikosi - Dracopoulos. Continued on page 2 one of the most respect law foinissa (Kosinitza Monastery) Continued on page 8 Continued on page 8 Tsipras Christ’s Tomb Believed to Have Been Discovered At Swiss Wants Fast JERUSALEM – Specialists from Resort, the National Technical Univer - sity of Athens headed by Prof. 2nd Bailout Antonia Moropoulou have as - Cyprus Unity sumed the task to restore the crypt in the Church of the Res - Review urrection they believe to have Talks Resume found the very tomb of Christ. TNH Staff As the National Geographic first reported, no one had TNH Staff ATHENS – Breaking yet another looked inside the tomb for many campaign vow to cut the Cabi - centuries, except recently when Pushing toward what they net size, Prime Minister Alexis the team of specialists opened said is likely the last best hope Tsipras’ shakeup sees him with the tomb and found the lime - for Cyprus Unity, the island’s ri - 42 ministers as he tries to com - stone burial bed where accord - val leaders moved the negotia - plete a bailout review with in - ing to the Gospel accounts and tions to a Swiss resort. ternational creditors. oral traditions the body of Jesus Cypriot President Nicos The beleaguered Radical Left Christ lay after his crucifixion Anastasiades and Turkish- SYRIZA leader can’t get the debt and before his resurrection. Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci relief he so critically needs – nor Rev. Isidoros Fakitsas, the ec - have set an end-of-year deadline more money from a staggered clesiarch of the church of the to hammer out a plan to bring third bailout, this one for 86 bil - Holy Sepulchre of the Greek Or - together the island split since an lion euros ($95.08) he swore he thodox Patriarchate of unlawful Turkish invasion in would never seek nor accept be - Jerusalem said that “we saw 1974. fore doing both – until he im - where Jesus Christ was laid The two moderates have said plements more crushing mea - down,” and he added that “be - they think this is the best sures on orders of the lenders fore, nobody has saw it or at chance, and likely the last if they he vowed to oppose. least nobody alive today. Fr. fail, to find an answer to a He has been pushing for a Isidoros added that “We have dilemma that has been the debt relief deal before Christmas the history, the tradition. Now Dusan Vranic/national GeoGraPhic Via aP graveyard of two dozen diplo - from the 326 billion euros we saw with our own eyes the Workers remove the top marble layer of the tomb said to be that of Jesus Christ in the Church mats and envoys for decades. ($360.43 billion) the country of Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem. The marble layer was peeled away for the first time in centuries They began five days of sched - owes in three bailouts, two from Continued on page 8 in an effort to reach what it believes is the original rock surface where Jesus' body was laid. uled talks on Nov. 7 in secret previous governments, after say - with virtually no information ing he wouldn’t ask for it until coming out the first few days. 2018 before changing his mind United Nations peacekeepers again. patrol the dividing line in the He said the government be - Books for Maria Kontonis-Crumb, 41, Murdered capital Nicosia between Cypriots lieves that growth must “be in the south and the occupying based on a solid foundation and Turks on the northern third in a not in an obliteration of the la - Veterans BETHPAGE, NY – Authorities with non-life threatening stab territory recognized only by bor sector,” referring to his say Robert Crumb, age 44, fa - wounds to his neck and wrist.
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