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 994 October 29 - November 4 , 2016 c v $1.50 For the Community and Country: Hillary for President What should have been a celebration of free - not their fault alone. We, the voters, must all ac - munity, country, and Hellenism. dom and democracy in this election cycle has cept a big part of the responsibility, as well as Avoiding making an endorsement would have turned into a bitter, shallow exhibition of the must all those who guide public opinion. rightly rendered us unworthy of your trust and two major party presidential candidates’ tortured Consequentially, the country is going through respect. personal worlds. a period of self-doubt regarding its exceptional - But merely stating whom we support is not Consequently, rather than basking in the ism and hopes to overcome it by selecting not enough. We have a responsibility to present you essence of the democratic process – that is, the the best and brightest, but the lesser of two evils. with our reasoning for selecting Mrs. Clinton: debate of ideas and the presentation of proposals Judging by that criterion, the choice is clear: the promise of the candidate, but also the short - that seek to solve some of the country’s most we prefer Hillary Clinton. comings. pressing problems – we are instead subjected to We confess of having toyed with the idea of To reach our conclusion, we examined criteria the clash of two personalities who seek, though not endorsing either of the two and instead ask - such as personality, temperament, trustworthi - AP Photo/Andrew hArnik the popular vote, to exorcise their personal ing you, our readers, to vote according to the ness to serve as commander-in-chief, knowledge, Hillary Clinton, accompanied by traveling demons, an undertaking that has resulted in bit - dictates of your judgement and conscience. ability to listen and advise and learn, one’s stand - press secretary Nick Merrill, right, brings terly dividing the country. But that would have been equivalent to for - ing not only in the United States but throughout pieces of birthday cake back to members of That Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have feiting our responsibility to express our position the media aboard her campaign plane. reached the pinnacle of political leadership is with clarity and in the best interests of our com - Continued on page 10 Nitzia Logothetis is Greece Awaits Obama’s Post-Election Visit Honored as HACC’s Amid Tough Bailout Talks, White House Person of the Year Confirms Trip By Demetris Tsakas institutions. TNH Staff HACC president Brian NEW YORK – The Hellenic- Devine referred to the organi - ATHENS — Greece’s govern - American Chamber of Com - zation’s activities and focused ment says it was facing pressure merce (HACC) of New York his attention on the most impor - from the International Monetary honored Nitzia Logothetis, tant events that are organized Fund to aggressively scale back Founder and Executive Chair - together with other professional union powers and employment woman of the Seleni Institute bodies of New York. rights, as the White House con - with the “Person of the Year" Meanwhile, he pointed out firmed Oct. 25 that U.S. Presi - award during its 68th Annual that next year marks the 70th dent Barack Obama will pay a Dinner Dance which was held anniversary of HACC’s founding, post-election visit to Athens. on October 21 at The Pierre Ho - for which they are planning var - But also on the agenda is a tel in Manhattan. ious events. He said Nitzia Lo - visit to the refugee-overrun is - The Seleni Institute is an ad - gothetis’ charitable work is as land of Lesbos near Turkey’s vanced treatment center based important as that of Seleni. He coast, and as the President re - in Manhattan that aims to trans - also talked about the coopera - portedly wants to defuse tension form mental health and well - tion with other institutions for caused by Turkish President Re - ness for women. It was founded children with disabilities in cep Tayyip Erdogan’s coveting in 2011 by Nitzia and her hus - Great Britain, Panama and Peru, of Greek islands and even Thes - band, George and fully main - and with the Hellenic Society saloniki. tains the character of a non - for Disabled Children (ELEPAP) The President also wants to profit organization. in Greece. discuss the slogging Cyprus The dinner was attended by HACC Chair Nancy Papaioan - unity talks in which Greece is a the Consul Generals of Greece nou, who is also the president guarantor power. and Cyprus, Konstantinos of Atlantic Bank, spoke about Obama’s Nov. 15 trip could Koutras and Vasilios Philippou the Chamber’s achievements boost efforts by the left-wing respectively, as well as represen - and noted that it made history government in Athens to press tatives of other Greek-American two years ago by electing a eUrokiniSSi for debt relief from European woman as chairperson for the Greece Celebrates Oxi Day bailout lenders, as the country’s first time. national debt approaches 180 She then spoke about the With Greek flags waving, the crowds lined the streets for the annual parade commemorating Oxi percent of Greece’s stagnant WITH THIS ISSUE honoree and her husband , who Day and the historic victory of the Greek forces against fascism in World War II. Gross Domestic Product. Obama is Chairman and CEO of the Li - will travel on to Germany after bra Group, and invited him to his Greek visit. present his wife. George Logo - Greece is pressing bailout thetis spoke about the decision lenders to start talks on debt re - that was made six years ago to Violinist Leonidas Kavakos Conducts lief measures — with longer ma - found Seleni. He said it was her turities and a more even repay - initiative and aimed not only to ment schedule — before the end treat women, but to also By Eleni Sakellis for the 2016-17 season and per - folk violinists in his family. The of the year but is facing opposi - awaken public opinion in order formed Johann Sebastian Bach’s experience of performing takes tion from lead rescue lender to stop the cycle of silence on NEW YORK – Classical violinist always popular Violin Concerto on a religious quality for Germany. the mental health issues women Leonidas Kavakos performed in D minor. His stirring solo vi - Kavakos who said in an inter - On Oct. 25, Prime Minister face during the prenatal period, with the New York Philharmonic olin was moving to say the least, view for the New York Philhar - Alexis Tsipras discussed the is - as well as during childbirth and on October 20, 21, 22, and 25, with evidence of his passion for monic Playbill, “It’s a commu - sue with French Foreign Minis - postpartum. marking his debut as a conduc - music in every note. Kavakos nion we are experiencing in the ter Jean Marc Ayrault. He also spoke about the hon - tor with the famed orchestra as range as an artist is impressive concert hall,” noting that great MORE BAILOUT TALK oree’s collaboration with the well. The incredibly talented in everything from Baroque to composers, “have given us the Bailout negotiators returned motherland, and noted that dur - musician dazzled the audiences contemporary pieces. He con - chance to get closer to divinity.” to Athens last week after the ing the difficult times Greece is with his tremendous skill on the ducted Ferruccio Busoni’s Speaking about his residency, he lenders backed the payout of a going through, we must em - violin, a priceless Stradivarius, Berceuse élégiaque, Op. 42, and observed that it, “generates in - loan installment worth 2.8 bil - bolden the people and restore making the listeners feel like Robert Schumann’s Symphony credible emotions for me.” The lion euros ($3.1 billion). Pay - their confidence, hope and in - they are hearing the true sound No. 2 in C major, Op.61. New York Philharmonic is “an ment was formally approved spiration. of a violin for the first time. The 48-year old artist and orchestra full of incredibly tal - Oct. 25 by the Eurozone rescue Kavakos is the Mary and James Athens-native comes from a Continued on page 2 G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence long line of traditional Greek Continued on page 4 Continued on page 9 Greek Court Greek-Americans’ Thoughts on the Election Cyprus Unity Nixes TV Lic. TNH Staff Talks Could The National Herald asked Auction several Greek-Americans about Change Venue their thoughts on the upcoming election. Here are a few of the TNH Staff responses. TNH Staff ATHENS — A high court has Andrew Manatos, former NICOSIA — The leaders of eth - canceled a television license Assistant U.S. Secretary of nically divided Cyprus' Greek auction in Greece, dealing a Commerce, Founder and Pres - and Turkish speaking commu - blow to the country’s left-wing ident of the Washington Oxi nities have agreed to conduct a government which carried out Day Foundation key phase of reunification talks the sale as part of an anti-cor - “Strictly from the perspective in Mont Pelerin, Switzerland, ruption drive. of Orthodoxy and Hellenism one next month, a United Nations Judges from the Council of can look at the election this way. spokesman said Oct. 26. State court ruled 14-11 late Oct. Hillary Clinton was deeply in - Aleem Siddique said Greek 26 that the auction in Septem - volved in unprecedented accom - Cypriot President Nicos Anas - ber was unconstitutional be - plishments for our issues.