HLA Lauds Standout Hellenism Champion Dukakis Dismisses
Total Page：16
File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb
S o C V th ΓΡΑΦΕΙ ΤΗΝ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ W ΤΟΥ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΣΜΟΥ E 10 0 ΑΠΟ ΤΟ 1915 The National Herald anniversa ry N www.thenationalherald.com A weekLY greek-AmericAn PubLicAtion 1915-2015 VOL. 19, ISSUE 945 November 21-27, 2015 c v $1.50 HLA Lauds Dukakis Dism1isses the Standout “Midget Nerd” Remark Hellenism Bush 41 Made in Book Champion By Theodore Kalmoukos As to whether Dukakis found the remark unbecoming, BOSTON, MA – Former Massa - Dukakis persisted that he didn’t Karambelas chusetts and 1988 Democratic want to comment. “People presidential nominee Michael called me and they wanted me Honored at Dukakis spoke with The Na - to review the book, and I said I Barrister Gala tional Herald regarding com - would pass.” ments about him written in Des - The biggest headlines about tiny and Power, a new Bush’s book thus far have been By Constantine S. Sirigos biography about former Presi - negative remarks he made TNH Staff Writer dent George H.W. Bush, by for - about Dick Cheney and Donald mer Newsweek editor Jon Rumsfeld, who served as vice NEW YORK – The Hellenic Meacham (Random House, president and secretary of de - Lawyers Association (HLA) hon - 2015). fense in the presidency of Bush’s ored Nicholas Karambelas as its Meacham writes that during son, George W. He referred to Attorney of the Year at its annual the 1988 presidential election, both as having “iron-a**” per - gala on November 13. when Bush was the incumbent sonas that gave a harmful, While his career and contribu - vice president at the time, and swaggering image to the tions to Hellenism and the com - the 1988 Republican nominee, younger Bush’s presidency. munity are exceptional, Karam - Bush wrote in his diary that “I don’t know what that is belas’ story is typical among Dukakis looked like “a little going to do to his son’s cam - children of immigrants. midget nerd” as he came out of paign (referring to Jeb Bush, Hard work, integrity, and ed - a coal mine (Dukakis had visited who is running for president in ucation were driving forces a coal mine in Cedar Grove, WV 2016),” Dukakis said. “Obvi - Karambelas’ family experience. on May 5, 1988, wearing a hard ously, that’s not going well.” His sister Debbie is a retired psy - hat and overalls). HILLARY, NOT GOP chiatric nurse and the law firm AP Photo/Lefteris PitArAkis “That was way back in Further turning to the 2016 he cofounded, Sfikas & Karam - The Patriarch and the Prime Minister 1988,” Dukakis told TNH about election, Dukakis said “Kitty (his belas, LLP: Areas of Practice, has the comment. “Look, he’s an old wife) and I are supporting offices law in New York and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, left, stands with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the man and I don’t want to engage Hillary (Clinton). We like her, Washington, DC. spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians, following their meeting at the Patriarchate in any discussion with him. He All his grandparents came to in Istanbul, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015. Tsipras was in Turkey on an official visit. won, I lost. That’s it.” Continued on page 4 the U.S. from Laconia and both his parents were born in America, his father George in Ashville, NC and his mother Helen in Cam - bridge, MA. SNF Funds DC Museum Iakovos Area His family roots intertwine with genuine 20th century Amer - icana. His grandfather knew By Theodore Kalmoukos “When I was researching on the Museum’s outside wall Thomas Wolfe, beloved author or him, I found out how important on November 16. You Can’t Go Home Again. WASHINGTON, DC – The and very popular he was. The Museum broke ground, “Thomas Wolfe used to go into Stavros Niarchos Foundation “I have come to respect him at 1400 Constitution Avenue in his restaurant which was by the (SNF) has donated more than for what he did not only in DC’s NW section, in February, train station – it was called the $2 million, and its co-President Selma but for other stances he 2012, and is expected to be Atlanta Quick Lunch – after an Andreas Dracopoulos made a took. How was it that no Greek open this coming spring. all-night bender.” personal donation exceeding $1 hierarchy met with the Pope for Part of the Smithsonian, this The same pappou joined the million for the Reflection Area 350 years until Iakovos did so? museum will be a prominent Garibaldi Division of Greek-Amer - of the National African Ameri - Obviously, he was a great man place of exhibition for African- icans who fought for Greece in can Museum of History & Cul - and visionary” (“Selma Shows American history and culture, the Balkan wars. He then married ture, in Washington, DC, to be Archbishop Iakovos As Cham - and it will also be a centerpiece Karambelas’ grandmother and named after Archbishop pion of Civil Rights,” January venue for ceremonies and per - had six children. Iakovos. 31). formances. His parents, George Karambe - Dracopoulos told TNH that That the Iakovos area will be A photograph of the las and Helen Darviris, met right he and the Stavros Niarchos a place for reflection “should Iakovos/King image captured after WWII when his father at - Foundation made the donations make us reflect where we are as on the Museum’s large screen tended MIT on the GI Bill of in Iakovos name, “who dared a community,” Dracopoulos was featured on the front page Rights, introduced by a mutual under very difficult conditions added, regarding Greek-Ameri - of the November 17 edition of friend. of that time to march alongside cans and Greece. the Washington Post. After Karambelas’ father Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (in LIFE Magazine captured the The movie Selma (2014), joined Price-Waterhouse, the fam - the 1965 Selma, AL civil rights iconic image of Iakovos and about the historic marches, also Carnegie Concert Honors Univ. of Macedonia ily moved to Brooklyn, where march). King marching side-by-side on paid homage to Iakovos’ answer Karambelas was born, and at - Michael Shikany, who played its March 26, 1965 cover. to Dr. King’s call to join him in Greek-American composer and LSU professor Dinos Constanti - Iakovos in the film, told TNH That image was digitally dis - the effort. nides will present a concert of his music at Carnegie Hall on Continued on page 2 last year: played on an oversized screen Nov. 20 in homage to the University of Macedonia. WITH THIS ISSUE TNH Correspondent Visits Site of Paris Attacks Our Everyday Greek We are happy to announce By Marguerite Gallorini few vans and motorcycles unleashed social media here, is zoom lens, and instead get as the launching of a new TNH Correspondent posted on all four corners of the that the families' sorrow is tan - close as a few inches away from regular column that many plaza. gible and manages to contain the candles and flowers for a readers have requested: it PARIS, FRANCE – Surprise. To - But the fair begins. All sorts the eagerness of the more reck - better picture – sometimes get - is about learning the day, November 15, there are a of people are already on the less ones. In front of the monu - ting in the way of people who Greek language, and is lot of people on Place de la spot, behaving more or less with ment and under today's sun - came to add a candle. Doing written by Dr. Dimitra Ka - République. Contrast that with decency. In between, red-eyed light, it is impossible to hide. one's job and taking a picture of marinou. yesterday's small group, on the people holding a tissue and cou - On Alibert street, where the a memorial does not have to be Don't miss the lesson, day following the attacks, under ples trying to forget their pain attacked Carillon bar and Le Pe - disrespectful in the process, every week! (Page 9). the grey Parisian sky and police - in an embrace, selfie amateurs tit Cambodge restaurant is lo - there is just a way of doing it. men asking through speakers already interfere, posing in front cated, there is a small crowd. But, far from the busy ambiance for people to leave the scene. of the plaza's monument. We can still see bullets' impacts of press conferences, here no Today the good weather Cameras and TV presenters, on the street's wall, next to one raises their voice against urged people to go out, invigo - naturally, are also present. The mural drawings in memory of anyone. It would seem that pain Liturgical rated. However a policeman, most respectful stay in margins, the victims. is too great and numbs all ani - somewhat disillusioned, con - while the brashest take their Here, the only person we can mosity. firms that crowding is still place directly on the monu - hear is a loud German TV pre - The “route” between the at - Recordings banned until Thursday, but ment's step, right in front of the senter, speaking right in front of tacked spots looks like a pilgrim - there are no speakers this time. flowers and candles, for a better the improvised altar, while the age. Contrary to empty sur - Police forces settle for patrolling background scenery. The only crowd is set back. A couple of On 78RPM within the peaceful mob, with a difference between reality and photographers do not use their Continued on page 6 By Steve Frangos Fundamental Dean Skelos' TNH Staff Writer CHICAGO- The history of the establishment of the Greek Or - Writings of Corruption thodox Church in North Amer - ica is without a doubt the core topic of the vast majority of all Aristophanes Trial Beings community publications.