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 1007 January 28 - February 3, 2017 c v $1.50 The The Greek-American Presence at the Inauguration

“Greek As President Trump Freak” is sworn in, Priebus Streaks is by his side TNH Staff

Antetokounmpo: WASHINGTON, DC – The Greek-American presence was from Sepolia’s Streets strong at the historic festivities of the inauguration of the 45th to NBA All-Star US President Mr. Donald Trump. On Thursday evening January TNH Staff 19th Archbishop Geron Demetrios of America bestowed The son of Nigerian immi - during a Greek-American inau - grants to Greece, Giannis Ante - gural reception, the Medal of tokounmpo has become a force Saint Paul, the highest honor of in the National Basketball Asso - the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese ciation, ranked fifth among its of America, to Reince Priebus, superstars and a starter in the the new Chief of Staff of the All-Star game. White House, to Congressman It was an Odyssey that took Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) and to him from walking around the George Gigicos, Deputy Assis - streets of the Athens working- tant to the President and Direc - class neighborhood of Sepolia tor of Advance. All three are Ar - selling sunglasses to help keep chons of the Ecumenical his family from getting evicted Patriarchate, of the Order of St and being able to survive to the Andrew the Apostle.The inau - hardwood courts and bright gural reception, traditionally or - lights of the big time. ganized on the eve of the Presi - “I would like to thank each dential Inauguration, was and every one of you from the sponsored by The Hellenic Ini - bottom of my heart for your tiative and was held in St. Regis support throughout these days,” Hotel just two blocks from the Antetokounmpo wrote on his White House. Twitter account in Greek. “You Both Reince Priebus and all took an active part in making AP PHOTO/ANdREw HARNIk Congressman Bilirakis spoke my dream come true… I really Trump Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, center, accompanied by ald Trump, right, during a White House senior staff swearing appreciate it! You can be certain Vice President Mike Pence, left, is embraced by President Don - in ceremony in the East Room of the White House, Jan. 22. Continued on page 6 that I will be playing for you too at the All-Star Game. Thanks Greece!” Four years ago he was sitting in the stands at the NBA draft George Gigicos in Trump’s Inner, Inner Circle Archbishop with a Greek flag and looked at as a tall project with immense upside potential, a 6-9 point TNH Staff one of the “original five” who Trump often takes calls on his of the campaign, all the protests, Demetrios traveled with Trump around the phone (which has now been and negative stories. Scavino NEW YORK – Among the four country during the primaries, traded for a secure device) and continued, “We all have our staffers in Donald Trump’s inner Gigicos as Director of Advance watches cable news. The aide lanes and one common goal, Talks to TNH circle who survived the cam - is responsible for trip-planning continued, as quoted in Time and that’s to look out for our paign trail is Greek-American and Trump’s schedule. Also of “when he’s bored, he calls in boss and see him succeed.” George Gigicos, a Deputy Assis - note is the fact that Gigicos was Hope [Hicks], Keith [Schiller], An open-door policy for his By Theodore Kalmoukos tant and the Director of Advance the only person to join the [Dan] Scavino, John [McEntee] closest advisors is how Trump for President Trump, and who Trump campaign when the es - or George [Gigicos] to work on will apparently work every day. WASHINGTON, DC – His Emi - the organizer of each one of his tablishment chose to ignore or some new thing or to point out The inner circle will be close nence Archbishop Geron of rallies. Gigicos is one of the few even dismiss Trump’s presiden - some news story he likes.” even during off-hours at the America Demetrios discussed on the Trump team with actual tial bid. Scavino described the new White House. Choosing their his impressions with The Na - White House staff experience. Gigicos is expected to work president’s inner circle as housing with the distance from tional Herald of the presidential He previously served as an ad - very closely with the president bonded by fire, Time reported. the Oval Office in mind, some inauguration of Donald Trump. vance man for President George daily. As one top aide told Time “We’ve been through it all to - of Trump’s top aides will live His Eminence, who was offi - W. Bush, as reported in Time of President Trump, “he doesn’t gether. We’re like family,” he cially invited to the ceremonies magazine. A central figure and like being alone,” noting that said, referring to difficult days Continued on page 2 and had an opportunity to talk briefly with Mr. Trump told TNH that “I saw a polite and calm man.” The archbishop emphasized St. Sophia Debutante Ball in Beverly Hills, CA the great significance of the ap - pointment of Reince Priebus and AP PHOTO George Gigicos to key positions “Greek Freak” Giannis Ante - By Vasilis Papoutsis in President Trump’s circle, to tokounmpo, NBA All-Star the Greek-American community LOS ANGELES, CA – The 52nd and to Hellenism in general. guard who could shoot, dunk, Saint Sophia Philoptochos “Everything will pass through fly through the air and was still Debutante Ball was an elegant the Chief of Staff, Reince developing at 18 years old. and glamorous affair that took Priebus” the archbishop noted. Now 22 – and 6-11 – he’s the place at the world famous Bev - It was Demetrios’ fifth presi - tallest guard in the league and erly Wilshire Hotel in the heart dential swearing-in ceremony almost an unstoppable force of Beverly Hills, CA overlooking (he attended every one since when he’s on his game, which Rodeo Drive. 2001), and he said “the process he mostly is, and a nightly high - Originally, this was named and the protocol” were the same light with a jaw-dropping array the Coronation Ball and started as that of the others. of dunks and moves defying in 1950 as a means of social in - “I was invited to all the fes - gravity, a pterodactyl with a 7-4 teraction and fellowship for tivities,” he said. “We started on first-generation Greek Orthodox Continued on page 4 immigrant youths and was Continued on page 6 sponsored by the Hellenic Or - thodox Youth of America that is now the Greek Orthodox Youth of America(GOYA). Young ladies James were nominated and the most Greeks popular was elected queen, and she was accompanied by her Vlasto, Pol. royal court at the ball. “My dad Nominated Ernie Anast and his friend John Pappas were on couple of the Adviser, 82 coronation ball committees” for Oscars said Katrina Anast Beers, who is now a co-chair of the Ball. “As TNH Staff NEW YORK – James S. Vlasto, the ladies grew older and joined a prominent public relations the Philoptochos Society, the GINA CHIARAMONTE LOS ANGELES, CA– The nomi - practitioner and political adviser The 52nd St. Sophia Philoptochos Debutante Ball was an elegant affair at the world famous Bev - nations for the 2017 Academy in campaigns for Governor, Con - Continued on page 2 erly Wilshire Hotel introducing 16 young women shown here dancing a choreographed waltz. Awards were announced early gress and the Senate, passed on Jan. 24 and some notable away Jan. 19 from pulmonary Greek filmmakers are among disease, his son Christopher, an the nominees. The Greek film Executive Producer of ABC’s The Lobster directed by Yorgos Good Morning America said. Inauguration: Plexidas Follows his HS Hoop Dreams Lanthimos earned a nod in one He was born Dimitrius Solon of the major categories. The film Vlasto on June 11, 1934 in the Live from the is in the running for the Best Washington Heights neighbor - By Eleni Sakellis in the United States and not in he and his parents decided it Original Screenplay Oscar. The hood of Manhattan, to a promi - Greece, as their cousin Harry would be worth the long com - Lobster written by Lanthimos nent Greek-American family, the Bleachers JERSEY CITY, NJ – For many Prassakos told The National mute. It looks like it was the and Efthimis Filippou features New York Times noted in his athletically-inclined young peo - Herald. right choice.” Plexidas filled out one of the most original scripts obituary. By Constantinos E. Scaros ple, sports and sports scholar - Dimitri's parents, Nikos and his paperwork for his visa to at - among the nominees. Lanthi - His father, Solon, was an im - ships can be a great means to Kiki Stoumpou-Plexidas, are tend high school and since Sep - mos and his co-writer Filippou migrant from Athens who be - WASHINGTON, DC – January pay for an increasingly expen - both from Ptolemaida. Dimitri’s tember 2016, he commutes have been nominated before for came the publisher of The At - 20th was a very red day. I sive college education. With the mother is Harry’s father George from Flushing to Jersey City, NJ Dogtooth which received a nom - lantis, a Greek-language daily emerged from the Red Line of increasing popularity of basket - Prassakos' first cousin. Dimitri to attend St. Anthony’s High ination for Best Foreign Film six newspaper based in New York the Metro – the subway system ball around the world, the com - has an older sister Caterina School, famous for its basketball years ago. Also nominated is 4.1 that was founded by an uncle of Washington, DC and its sur - petition for such scholarships is studying theater in Thessaloniki program and Coach Bobby Hur - Miles by filmmaker Daphne of his. It was published from rounding bedroom communities intense. Only the best of the best and a younger sister, Glykeria ley, Sr. Matziaraki in the Best Docu - 1894 to 1972. His mother was – and with a red ticket in hand, can make it through even on the who is in middle school. Dimitri Dimitri says "I feel honored mentary Short Subject category. on my way to the U.S. Capitol’s high school level. moved in with his aunt and un - that I have the opportunity to The 89th Academy Awards cer - Continued on page 8 West Lawn, overlooking the Dimitris Plexidas was born cle, Prassakos’ parents, George play on such a good team with emony will take place on Feb. West portico of the building, to and raised in Greece, but his tal - and Konstantina Prassakos in a great history and the best High 26. watch Donald Trump take the ent as a basketball player Flushing, NY. Prassakos told School coach in the world!" The list of nominees for the oath of office as president of the brought him to the United TNH that “the family explored Head Coach for St. Anthony 89th annual Academy Awards For subscription: United States, at exactly 12 States to participate in basket - his going to schools in Queens, High School for 44 years, Hurley presented by the Academy of 718.784.5255 Noon. ball camps in recent years. Two but in the end, St. Anthony's in was inducted into the Naismith Motion Picture Arts and Sci - [email protected] The massive lines leading to years ago, the Greek teen was Jersey City really liked him and Basketball Hall of Fame in Au - ences follows. security tents and then onto the the MVP (most valuable player) it all worked out for him to at - gust 2010, only the second high Best Picture: West Lawn were orderly and at the Seton Hall Basketball tend there. I actually recom - school coach in history to re - Arrival, Fences, Hacksaw moved surprisingly quickly – far camp. The honor and their son’s mended that he go to High ceive the honor. His career Ridge, Hell or High Water, Hid - excitement over it made his par - School in Queens and that the Continued on page 6 ents realize that his future was commute would be difficult, but Continued on page 4 Continued on page 3 2 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 28 - FEBRUARY 3, 2017 The 52nd St. Sophia Philoptochos Debutante Ball Shines in Beverly Hills

Continued from page 1 lowed. The event requires a long preparation and a substantial fi - mission of the Ball changed nancial and time commitment from a social gathering to a by the debutantes, their families fundraising event benefiting the and their escorts. Because the various charities. The transfor - event is an elegant affair “the mation into the Debutante Ball venue selection is very impor - was a natural progression.” It tant, it has to be a draw,” Beers started as an annual event in said. The Beverly Wilshire Hotel 1967 and since 2001 it has be - certainly fits the definition as come a biannual event with par - the hotel has gathered interna - ticipating parishes originating tional attention since 1990 as from all of Southern California. the site of the acclaimed roman - This year's Ball introduced tic comedy Pretty Woman with sixteen young women from Julia Roberts and Richard Gere. eight parishes who have distin - That is why “keeping the budget guished themselves in acade - PHOTOS: GINA CHIARAMONTE to the minimum and at the same mia, the arts, and most impor - This year's Ball introduced 16 young women from 8 parishes who time making the event memo - tantly, philanthropy. Some of the have distinguished themselves in academia, the arts, and most rable is a real challenge,” Kezios young ladies continue on a path importantly, philanthropy. The debutantes danced with their fa - said. Ensuring proper and fair previously taken by another thers and their escorts to a beautifully choreographed waltz. seating arrangements for the member of their family, some ball was Cynthia Spears as a start a new tradition. events, the Debutante Ball and to bring families together and reservations chairwoman for the The National Philoptohos So - The Mother's Day Luncheon and strengthen the young ladies and second ball in a row and a for - ciety is the national philan - Fashion Show, which are the their families’ commitment to mer debutante herself. In re - thropic organization of the two major fundraisers for the philanthropy.” gards to the future of the debu - Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Society. She has fond memories of tante ball Co chair Beers said America and was established in Beers, who was a debutante her own time as a debutante. “My hope is that this tradition 1931 by the late Ecumenical Pa - herself, told TNH that the Ball's “It is a very special feeling to be and synergy of faith, philan - triarch Athenagoras. Today the core principals are the same as presented on the arm of your thropy and family will continue society has 26,000 members those of Philoptochos: “commu - father and receive your family's and flourish.” and more than 400 active chap - nity service and assistance to the recognition for your efforts. Not After chairing the last five ters nationwide. In 1945, the poor, the destitute, the hungry, to mention the appreciation of balls, Beers said that “I am look - Saint Sophia Philoptochos Soci - the orphans and anyone who hundreds of people who are ing forward to hand over the ety joined the National organi - wants the help or our church.” seen you for the first time at the reins to a new leader. As it is zation and created the Greek Some of the many charities who ball.” The evening began with our tradition I will be happy to War Relief Program and a spe - benefit from the generosity of Beers and co-Chair Georgia be an advisor to a feature chair - cial Red Cross Unit. They also the Philoptochos is the Chil - Kezios welcoming the attendees person as past chairpersons established two fundraising dren's Medical Fund, Kids' n to the elegantly decorated ball - were to me.” When she saw the Cancer Camps, Saint Nicholas room at the hotel and Emcee young ladies saying the Lord's Ranch, The Ecumenical Patriar - Perry Lambert, an accomplished Prayer before they were pre - chate, Orthodox Christian Mis - singer and comedian, intro - sented to calm their nerves she sions, and locally, the Los Ange - duced the debutantes and their was touched “and that to me is Please join Agapi Stassinopoulos , AGAPW les Mission and Lunches for fathers. a testament of faith and that is and ALLILONnet in welcoming the New Year with Agapi, Homeless Children in Holly - After the presentation, the what this tradition is all about.” wood. If some people feel that debutantes danced with their fa - Visiting the cathedral's web site Joy and the traditional cutting of the Vassilopita! debutante balls are outdated, thers and their escorts to a beau - stsophia.org/ministries/philop - Beers is not one of them. “Some tifully choreographed Second tohos you can find more details What better way to start the new year than to may feel that way but I don't. Waltz by Shostakovich. Greek about the history and philan - Wake up to the Joy of You ! This is a wonderful opportunity music by the Olympians fol - thropic efforts of the society. Agapi will share with us the secrets to living life with joy, will offer a guided meditation, and will sign copies of her new book. George Gigicos in Trump’s Inner Circle This promisses to be a delightful and inspiring celebration, filled with friendship, community, fun! Continued from page 1 Organic Greek wine will be offered and served by Eklektikon , within walking distance of the a boutique wine importer with a focus on authentic and organic Greek wines. new president. According to Thank you to Eklektikon for your continued support! Time, one chose an apartment only a quarter of a mile from Date: January 30th 2017, 6:00-8:00 p.m. the White House and as Scavino Location: Coco-Mat Showroom — 49 Mercer Street (Soho), New York, NY 10013 observed about his inner circle, “We have his back.” Thank You to Coco- Μat for hosting us once again in their beautiful SoHo showroom! An Alabama native with Preregistration is required as space is limited. $30 requested donation includes a copy roots in Kalamata, Gigicos has worked in logistics for cam - of Agapi Stassinopoulos' book. Please register at agapwjoyofyoul17.eventbrite.com . paigns or organizations since his For more information (917) 405-6833, [email protected] . college days when he worked in President George H.W. Bush’s We are looking forward to seeing you and celebrating with you! administration as a travel assis - tant in the Treasury Depart - ANNOUNCEMENT: Applications are now accepted for A.G.A.P.W.’s EXCELLENCE TUITION SCHOLARSHIP: ment. During the busiest time A.G.A.P.W.’s EXCELLENCE TUITION SCHOLARSHIP is awarded to a female student of Greek descent enrolled in the Trump campaign, Gigicos, in a four year accredited Bachelor’s program in the Tri-State area of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Selection criteria 49, often worked late, rarely bIll PETROS leaving his 15th floor office in His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios presented George Gigicos’ b are based on academic excellence, contribution to the community and financial need. Applications must be submitted between Trump Tower before 10:30PM, parents, Fr. Dean and Presvytera Elaine, on behalf of their son January 1st and February 28th. The applicant must submit a personal statement, a financial statement, and university his coworkers said, as reported with the Archdiocesan Medal of St. Paul for George’s outstand - by Bloomberg News. In the early ing service to the Greek Orthodox Church.

a documents indicating status of enrollment and grades. Scholarship is awarded in March in honor of AGAPW’s Greek days of the campaign, Gigicos American Woman of the Year. The total amount of the award varies from year to year, depending on available funds. was on his own, but soon 100 ironing out the details. to New York. For further questions on applying for a scholarship or offering to donate to our scholarship fund, please contact workers joined his staff. He Gigicos is proud of his Greek Unfortunately, Gigicos Dr. Aphrodite Navab at [email protected]. For further information please visit http://agapw.org. would send advance teams of culture and heritage, and is an missed one performance when four people a week ahead of Archon of the Ecumenical Patri - he was in California on the cam - The Association of Greek American Professional Women (AGAPW) is a 501(c)(3) charitable Trump campaign events, advis - archate of the Greek Orthodox paign trail. Learning of the and educational organization under Section 402 of the Non-for-Profit Corporation Law of the State of New York. ing them live through Facetime Church. On the eve of the inau - stressful situation for Gigicos, For further information, please visit www.agapw.org calls on scouting locations and guration, he was honored with Trump recorded a video mes - the Archdiocesan Medal of St. sage for the girls explaining Paul for outstanding service to their dad’s absence. As the Greek Orthodox Church. Bloomberg reported, Trump The medal was presented by His said in the message, “Girls, your Eminence Archbishop father really loves you. We’re Don’t miss our February 11th, 2017 annual Demetrios to Gigicos’ parents Fr. running for president. If it’s OK Dean and Presvytera Elaine, with you, I’ll steal your father who accepted the award on his for the day. He's a very talented behalf at The Hellenic Initiative guy and I need him. Thank you, reception in Washington. During girls.” his busy campaign schedule, the Gigicos was moved by his devoted family man would fly boss’ thoughtfulness and the Greek American Wedding home to attend the ballet girls just said, “Cool,” as re - recitals of his two daughters, ported by Bloomberg. ages 6 and 9, at the time. As A very private person, Gigi - Deadline for placing your ad: February 3, 2017 Bloomberg reported, Gigicos cos usually shies away from the made sure not to miss the girls’ spotlight. As a member of first day of school, flying home, Trump’s inner, inner circle, it is arriving in the middle of the unclear if he will be able to night, seeing the girls off in the maintain a low-profile for very morning, and then flying back long. Event in CT Celebrating Patriarch’s 25th Anniversary

TNH Staff Saint Barbara Greek Orthodox Church. ORANGE, CT – With the bless - His All-Holiness, Patriarch ings of His Eminence Archbishop Bartholomew, recently cele - Demetrios, Geron of America, a brated the 25thAnniversary of lecture and dialogue will be held his Enthronement. In twenty-five at Saint Barbara Greek Orthodox years of leadership as the first Church, in Orange, CT, on Feb - among equals in the Pan-Ortho - ruary 15, focusing on twenty-five dox Church, Patriarch years of leadership, accomplish - Bartholomew has demonstrated ments, and environmental ac - dedication to Orthodox Church tivism of His All-Holiness Ecu - Unity and Christian Reconcilia - menical Patriarch Bartholomew. tion and activism devoted to the The lecture will be presented idea that the management of the

T H D E L N A by the Historian of the Order of environment God’s own creation AT ER IONAL H Saint Andrew Archon George E. is a moral issue. Demacopoulos, PhD, Professor The recent biography cele - The National Herald of Theology, co-Director, Ortho - brating the 25th anniversary, en - www.thenationalherald.com dox Christian Studies Center titled Twenty-Five Years of Guid - Fordham University, with an in - ing the Christians: Bartholomew troduction by Regional Comman - - Apostle and Visionary by Father der Nikiforos Mathews. John Chryssavgis, will also be dis - A Quarter-Century of Spiri - cussed at the event. This educa - tual & Theological Accomplish - tional lecture will include a ques - ments; Overcoming Denial of Re - tion and answer period as well. ligious Freedom is sponsored by A large turnout is expected the Order of Saint Andrew the with attendees from all of the Apostle, Archons of the Ecumeni - Parishes in Connecticut, the Ar - cal Patriarchate in America to - chon Districts in Connecticut, For more information contact: [email protected] or call: 718-784-5255, ext. 101 gether with the Order of AHEPA- New York, and New Jersey, and Chapter 98, the Hellenic Bar As - all of the AHEPA Chapters in sociation of Connecticut, and Connecticut. THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 28 - FEBRUARY 3, 2017 COMMUNITY 3 Comedian Basile Brings Laughs to Whitestone Nancy Horton Estate Gifts

By Eleni Sakellis show. In jeans and a borrowed Though he told TNH, he always $1.25M to AHEPA black shirt, Basile delighted the checks with the clergy, just in WHITESTONE – Comedian audience with his new material case the priest might be of - Basile performed at the Vasilios and some of the updated clas - fended by the word “fakies” or Thessaloniki Hospital and Athanasia Kartsonis Hall at sics. Many in attendance have lentils in general. Holy Cross Greek Orthodox been fans for years, having The crowd roared with WASHINGTON, DC – The drove Greeks out of that area of Church of Whitestone. The watched Basile on DVD, but see - laughter as Basile described his American Hellenic Educational Turkey amid a sea of atrocities Greek-American comedian with ing him live, everyone agreed, Yiayia’s iPhone experiences and Progressive Association (Order and outrage. roots in Ikaria apologized for his was an experience not to be trying to explain a “butt call” to of AHEPA), announced a gift of “Nancy Horton’s extraordi - appearance in jeans and late - missed. One woman noted that her. Basile mentioned that his $1.25 million to its Charitable nary benevolence will be memo - ness due to plane delays and she had seen Basile perform at Yiayia and Pappou are 103 and Foundation, the largest one-time rialized at the AHEPA Hospital lost luggage. He told The Na - another church a year or two 104 respectively and show no cash gift from a donor in the or - in Thessaloniki,” said Nicholas tional Herald that this was only ago and he was so funny, she signs of slowing down. He said, ganization’s 95-year history, A. Karacostas, Chairman, the second time in his career said, she didn’t want to miss him “They talk about the will, but from the Estate of Nancy P. Hor - AHEPA Board of Trustees. that he had to perform in street this time though the kids had a they’re never gonna to die.” ton “It’s her selfless charitable clothes and not his show attire. game in New Jersey the same When he talks about his Yi - Supreme President Andrew giving that will allow AHEPA to The enthusiastic crowd was day. ayia, Greek food, and his friends C. Zachariades said the annual continue to meet its public just happy to see the talented Basile spoke with TNH about who are xeni, we can all relate. donation will be made in her health assistance to Greece; a comedian perform on January his process, noting that he ap - Basile told TNH that he always name in support of the AHEPA commitment that AHEPA has 22, in spite of the slight delay. VINCE RICARdEll, COuRTESy OF bASIlE proaches each crowd, whether brings the joke back to himself. Hospital in Thessaloniki. maintained for seven decades, Food and wine were available Comedian Basile it’s a church or an organization, His personal experiences, “em - “Words cannot express our starting in the aftermath of for purchase for the event cre - as an individual, and he tailors bellished” as he said, are the ba - sincere appreciation and grati - World War Two.” ating a convivial atmosphere be - members from around the New his show to fit each group, gaug - sis of his comedy and then pick - tude to Nancy Horton, a tremen - Executive Director Basil Mos - fore the comedian’s arrival for York tri-state area joined the ing the audience, interacting ing a member of the audience, dous philhellene who was a saidis added: “AHEPA is deeply Comedy Night with Basile which Whitestone community for the with them, and creating a fun a “leader of the group,” helps philanthropist and academic,” grateful to Nancy Horton, who was sponsored by Dimitrios An - show. experience for all. He takes the focus his jokes on the themes Zachariades said. appreciated the importance of tonakis and George Isaakidis. Thunderous applause crowd into consideration, ob - and commonalities that bring us “Austerity measures have philanthropy and education and The event’s sponsors were greeted Basile as he made his serving that, “there are clergy together. The live show with its taken a toll on Greece’s public the positive impact AHEPA has Jax Inn Diner, Gyro World, New way to the stage. He later told present, teenagers, yiayias” at improvisation and the “human health sector where public hos - had in the community when it Hyde Park Diner, Sanfords TNH that his dressing room was his shows. A testament to aspect” have made Basile a Restaurant, the Holy Cross the church sanctuary, which Basile’s tremendous talent, his beloved comedian in Greek di - Ladies Philoptochos, and gave him a chance to do his material appeals to all ages and aspora communities all over the George Tselekas. Audience cross before the start of the he does so without profanity. world. He told TNH about per - forming in “tri-lingual coun - tries” for Greeks living in coun - tries like Germany with its large Greek community where they Greeks Nominated for Oscars this Year speak German, Greek, and Eng - lish, his comedy works as well as it does in Whitestone. Continued from page 1 Mills. Born in New Jersey, Basile Animated Feature Film: Kubo grew up on Long Island, and den Figures, La La Land, Lion, and the Two Strings-Travis went to college in Ohio. He was Manchester by the Sea, and Knight and Arianne Sutner; a football player and went to law Moonlight. Moana- John Musker, Ron school, but left it behind for a Actor: Casey Affleck- Man - Clements and Osnat Shurer; My career as a comedian. As he chester by the Sea; Denzel Life as a Zucchini- Claude Barras noted, his father wasn’t thrilled Washington- Fences; Ryan and Max Karli; The Red Turtle- when he chose comedy as his Gosling- La La Land; Viggo Michael Dudok de Wit and career, but audiences around the Mortensen- Captain Fantastic; Toshio Suzuki; Zootopia- Byron world appreciate his decision. Andrew Garfield- Hacksaw Howard, Rich Moore and Clark Basile’s pride in Hellenism Ridge. Spencer. and the Hellenic community, Actress: Isabelle Huppert- Costume Design: Allied- faith, culture, and history are vi - Elle; Ruth Negga- Loving; Na - Joanna Johnston; Fantastic tal aspects of his comedy which talie Portman- Jackie; Emma Beasts and Where to Find Them- brings people together and re - pitals’ budgets have been comes to meeting these facets Stone- La La Land; Meryl Colleen Atwood; Florence Foster minds us how much we have in slashed and medical supplies re - of the organization’s mission. Streep- Florence Foster Jenkins. Jenkins- Consolata Boyle; common. For his comedy and cycled. Nancy Horton’s generos - Her example of donating to our Supporting Actor: Jeff Jackie- Madeline Fontaine; La his philanthropic efforts, Basile ity will help to address this dire organization is inspiring.” Bridges- Hell or High Water; La Land- Mary Zophres. was awarded the 2016 AHEPA situation,” he said. The AHEPA Hospital in Thes - Mahershala Ali- Moonlight; Dev Documentary Feature: Fire at Academy of Achievement Award Horton, an author and poet, saloniki was dedicated in 1951. Patel- Lion; Michael Shannon- Sea- Gianfranco Rosi and Do - in the Arts at the 94th AHEPA passed away Feb.18 at the age Greek hospitals have been Nocturnal Animals; Lucas natella Palermo; I am Not Your Grand Banquet held in Las Ve - of 103. A Philhellene, she was victims, along with doctors and Hedges- Manchester by the Negro- Raoul Peck, Remi Grel - gas on July 28. the daughter of George Horton, nurses, health care professionals Sea." lety and Hebert Peck; Life, Ani - Up next for Basile is contin - the United States Consul Gen - and patients, of a near seven- Supporting Actress: Viola AP PHOTO/lIONEl CIRONNEAu, FIlE mated- Roger Ross Williams and uing the Dysfunctionally Yours eral in Athens and Smyrna at year-long economic crisis and Davis- Fences; Naomie Harris- Writer-director Yorgos Lanthi - Julie Goldman; O.J.: Made in World Tour in North America. the time of the September 1922 austerity measures that have Moonlight; Nicole Kidman- mos America- Ezra Edelman and International dates are also up - Catastrophe. been budgets slashed the point Lion; Octavia Spencer- Hidden Caroline Waterlow; 13th- Ava coming for the Greek-American He wrote the book, The where critical equipment can’t Figures; Michelle Williams- Craney; Lion- screenplay by DuVernay, Spencer Averick and comedian. 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Rebetiko Night at Drom in NYC GOINGS ON... Rebetiko Night with Rebet Asker at Drom, located at 85 Avenue A between 5th and 6th Streets in n JANUARY 26-30 n FEBRUARY 2 Manhattan, took place on January 14. BOCA RATON, FL – Passport to WASHINGTON, DC – Ancient In spite of the inclement weather, music lovers Greece, the St. Mark Greek Or - Greece in Popular Culture: Clas - gathered to hear Christos Papadopoulos on thodox Church Festival, 2100 NW sics and Comics by The Society bouzouki and vocals, Rena Tsapelas vocals, 51st Street in Boca Raton offers for the Preservation of the Greek Mavrothis Kontanis on oud and vocals, and Costas great food, music, dancing, and Heritage on Thursday, Feb. 2 at Baltazanis on guitar. The next Rebetiko Night at fun for the whole family. Hours- Squire Patton Boggs,2550 M Drom is scheduled for February 3. Thursday Jan. 26: 4- 9PM, Friday Street NW in Washington, from Jan. 27: 11AM-11PM, Saturday 6:30PM-8:30PM. Professor Jan. 28: 11AM-11PM, and Mon - Thomas Jenkins of Trinity Uni - day Jan. 30: 12 Noon-9PM. More versity will explore the depiction information is available online at of Ancient Greece in what might Antetokounmpo: The “Greek Freak” and NBA All-Star greekfestivalboca.org or by seem the least ancient of media: phone: 561-994-4822 comics. No longer just a medium for “illustrating” classical texts, Continued from page 1 Antetokounmpo’s parents, n JANUARY 28 comics often tackle contemporary Charles, a former soccer player, HOLMDEL, NJ – Hellenic social issues while refracting wingspan and 12-inch hands, and Veronica, a high jumper, Dancers of New Jersey (HDNJ) those concerns through depic - bigger than Wilt “The Stilt” came to Greece in 1991 from presents its 45th Anniversary tions of Ancient Greek societies Chamberlain. Nigeria and loved their new Taverna Night Dinner Dance Sat - and myth. Professor Jenkins will It’s been rewarding: this year country so much they gave their urday, Jan. 28, at Kimisis Tis consider the uses (and abuses) he signed a four-year extension children Greek first names. Gi - Theotokou Greek Orthodox of Ancient Greece as metaphor for $100 million as the franchise annis’ brother Thanassis is a Church, 20 Hillcrest Road in in such comics as Antigone, 300, player for the Milwaukee Bucks player good enough to have Holmdel. Beginning at 6PM, at - Three, Democracy, and Age of and the team’s first all-star se - earned a brief stint with the tendees will enjoy a full Greek Bronze, and will also glance at lection in 13 years and a fan fa - New York Knicks. dinner buffet and desserts, Greek parallel developments in other vorite around the league. Antetokounmpo is a multi- and popular music, and a special popular art forms, such as Anais It led to him receiving more millionaire leading the High Life performance and fashion show Mitchell’s recent folk musical than 1.6 million votes and to now but says he doesn’t forget by the Hellenic Dancers of New Hadestown. Thomas E. Jenkins, come in third on the Eastern what it was like only a relatively Jersey. All proceeds from the PhD is Professor and past Chair Conference’s five-man squad, few years ago to approach event will support HDNJ in pre - of the Classical Studies Depart - behind Cleveland Cavaliers su - strangers on the streets of Se - serving the folk dance customs ment at Trinity University in San perstar LeBron James with 1.9 polia hoping to sell a pair of of Greece, and perpetuating Antonio, TX; this year, he serves million votes and Kyrie Irving, knock-off sunglasses for sou - Greek heritage in America. Fund - as Director of the Collaborative a three-time all-star, with 1.7 vlaki money. ing from the event will also sup - for Learning and Teaching. million votes. No other Eastern “I can’t push it to the side,” port the dance troupe’s 2017 players got passed the 1-million he told SI. “I can’t say, ‘I’ve made touring schedule. Reservations n FEBRUARY 3 mark. it, I’m done with all that.’ I will for this event can be made by MANHATTAN – Rebetiko Night He’s the youngest foreign always carry it with me. It’s contacting Cheryl Bontales, 732- with Rebet Asker at Drom, lo - player to play in the All-Star where I learned to work like 796-1006; info@hellenicdancer - cated at 85 Avenue A between game, some weeks younger this.” sofnj.org Tickets range from $20- 5th and 6th Streets in Manhattan than China’s Yoa Ming, who He could sell all day, sere - $40 and will not be sold at the on Friday, Feb.3. Doors open at played in the 2003 game and nade tourists with Christmas door. 11PM, show begins at 11:30. has already surpassed some of carols at night, and return home Among the performers scheduled the lofty expectations of him. without enough cash for dinner. SPRINGFIELD, MA – Trivia Night are Christos Papadopoulos on When he was drafted with Still, he laments, “The results at the Greek Cultural Center, St. bouzouki and vocals, Rena the 15th pick in 2013, speaking were never guaranteed.” George Greek Orthodox Cathe - Tsapelas vocals, Mavrothis Kon - in still-learning English “I want He said of the NBA that, “If I dral, 22 St. George Road in tanis on oud and vocals, and to be an NBA player,” scouts work here. I get the results. Springfield takes place on Satur - Costas Baltazanis on guitar. Spe - were already drooling about That’s the greatest feeling ever day Jan. 28 6:30-10PM. Teams cial Menu: Kofte or chicken sou - what he would become even if, for me.” It keeps him coming of up to four players may partic - vlaki, mezze plate- dolmadakia, despite his immense skills, he back to the gym—straight from ipate. Winners will receive prizes. tzatziki, feta, and hummus, glass was unable to lead Greece’s Un - the arena after losses, straight Refreshments and snacks will be of wine, beer, or raki/ouzo. Ad - der-20 team to a world title or from the airport after road trips, served. Players must be 16 years vance ticket price is $35 with din - get the Greek national team into straight from the bed after back- of age to participate. Players and ner. Online tickets will be on sale the 2016 Olympics last year. to-backs, the report said. spectators entry is $5. Advanced until 5PM on the day of the show. He started off humble but AP PHOTO/JEFFREy PHElPS Antetokounmpo was born in reservations are preferred. Reg - If available, some tickets may be has grown into a menacing, if Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo reacts after his Athens on Dec. 6, 1994. He has ister your team by phone: 413- purchased at the door. Table smiling star, who will get in the three-pointer against the Houston Rockets during the 2nd half four brothers, including the old - 737-1496. reservations can be made online face of any opponent. "To make of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Jan. 23, in Milwaukee. est, who was left in Nigeria by at dromnyc.com or by phone: the next step, I've learned you their parents. FOXBORO, MA – Arcadian Soci - 212-777-1157. need a little cockiness inside footed at his inside moves and could become the league’s best Despite being born in Greece ety of Massachusetts “Tripolitsa” you," he told Sports Illustrated’s gasping to guard him outside player, saying something when he didn’t get citizenship until he Vasilopita Dance takes place on n FEBRUARY 3-5 Lee Jenkins. "I can be a little the paint. there’s LeBron James, James was elevated to celebrity status Saturday, Jan. 28 at 8PM at BROOKSVILLE, FL – Christ the cocky." “It's become impossible to Harden, Kevin Durant, and Rus - as anti-immigrant forces in the Demetri’s Convention Center 2 Savior Greek Orthodox Church The sports website Bleacher keep him away from the basket sell Westbrook to contend with. country still fight to keep citi - Washington St., Rt. 1 South in 7th Annual Greek Festival, at the Report said only four players as he works with a backbreaking Sports Illustrated, in a de - zenship from refugees and im - Foxboro. Enjoy Greek and Amer - Hernando County Fairgrounds lo - rank higher than him as he puts assault of lengthy strides, quick tailed feature of his life, showed migrants. ican dancing and music by Orfeas cated at 6436 Broad St. in up big numbers almost every spins and ever-extending arms,” his rise from the streets and Until he turned 18 he was with Thanasis Kotsias on clarinet. Brooksville. We love to share night and shows off his multi- the report added. hard knocks of being an immi - stateless, not a citizen of Nigeria The Metropolitan Dance Group with you our beautiful Hellenic talents. From the beginning of De - grant in a country where being or Greece but once his skills will perform. Cheese, crackers, tradition, culture, food, dance, “He flies through the air for cember through Jan. 6, Antetok - African earns only disgust from with a basketball became coffee and dessert will be served, and joyful spirit. Please visit the constant dunks, extending his ounmpo averaged 25.0 points, the likes of the anti-foreigner known, and as he grew like a meze available for purchase vendors, eat well, dance, break a lanky arms to put the ball be - 9.3 rebounds, 5.6 assists, 1.8 Golden Dawn Party, whose lead - sprout, he garnered attention along with cash bar. Great raffle plate, enjoy your time, and do yond the reach of paint-protect - steals and 2.1 blocks while ers ridiculed another Greek of fast in Greece, playing for the prizes- tickets $5 each, book of 6 not forget let us all say Opa! ing presences. He finds team - shooting 53.8 percent from the African origin, Sofoklis Schort - Filathlitikos youth squad at 15. for $25. More info is available by Hours: Friday, Feb. 3 and Satur - mates with passes no player his field, 35.8 percent on threes and sanitis, whose family is from Antetokounmpo's younger phone: 781-843-3575. day, Feb 4 from 11 AM - 8PM; size should be able to make with 78.0 percent at the stripe. Cameroon. brother Kostas plays college bas - Sunday, Feb. 5 11AM- 6PM. More any semblance of consistency. After missing a game due to Schortsanitis, who helped ketball at the University of Day - PEABODY, MA – Saint Vasilios information is available online at He even locks down his assign - illness, he returned to keep lead the Greek national team to ton, while his youngest brother, Greek Orthodox Church Winter Hernando County Greek Festival ments while ready to switch putting up the same consistent a stunning upset of the Ameri - Alexis, plays high school basket - Dance, 5 Paleologos Street in website: hcgreekfestival.com or onto virtually any player,” the numbers and confounding op - can NBA-packed roster in the ball in the US. Now anyone who Peabody on Saturday, Jan. 28 by phone: 352-796-8482. report noted, pointing out his ponents with dunks, mid-range 2006 World Championships, knows basketball knows the from 6:30 PM - Midnight at the uncanny Kevin McHale-like abil - jumpers, and learning on the fly, was mocked by Golden Dawn name Antetokounmpo, even if Fr. Andrew Demotses Educa - n FEBRUARY 8 ities to leave defenders flat - so to speak, with predictions he as not being really Greek. they can’t pronounce it. tional Center, sponsored by the MANHATTAN – The Stavros Niar - St. Vasilios Men’s Club. Tickets chos Foundation Brain Insight are $40 per person, $20 per child Lecture: How Do Early Life Ex - age 15 and under. Appetizers at periences Shape Behavior? on 6:30PM followed by choice of Wednesday, Feb. 8 6:30- 8PM at Future Looks Bright for HS Basketball Player Plexidas Dinner- Roast Pork Loin and the Columbia Univ.’s Faculty Baked Haddock, cash bar. Danc - House Presidential Ballroom 64 Continued from page 1 Dehere (LA Clippers, 1993), ettstown, NJ. St. Anthony’s Fri - ing until midnight and live music Morningside Drive in Manhattan. Roderick Rhodes (Houston ars won the game 52-48. They by Kefi. For more information, RSVP by Feb. 1. Registration is record stands at 1162-119. He Rockets, 1997), Roshawn followed that game with an - contact John Kourtelidis: 978- required; seating is first come, has led teams to 28 State McLeod (Atlanta Hawks, 1998), other win. Unfortunately, back- 907-3187 or John Psyhogios: first served. More info is available Parochial titles, four National ti - Tyshawn Taylor (Brooklyn Nets, to-back losses followed and the 978-239-9361. For reservations by contacting the Zuckerman In - tles (1989, 1996, 2008, 2011) 2012), and Kyle Anderson (San team’s record is now 9-2, but and payment contact John Psy - stitute at zuckermaninstitute@co - and eight undefeated seasons Antonio Spurs, 2014). with legendary Coach Hurley hogios: 14 Downing Rd. Peabody, lumbia.edu. Brain development (1974, 1989, 1996, 2004, 2008, At age 17, Dimitris Plexidas leading the way, the team is MA 01960. Snow date: Feb. 4. is dynamic process that reflects 2011, 2012, 2016). Coach Hur - has a bright future ahead of him bound to bounce back. The tal - complex interplay between genes ley achieved his 1000th win on after making the basketball ented Plexidas with his impres - n JANUARY 28-29 and environments. The experi - February 2, 2011. He is #3 on team and Hall of Famer Coach sive playing, racking up re - HOLLYWOOD, FL – St. George ences occurring during early life the NFHS (National Federation Hurley allowing him to start in bounds, a steal, and 5 Greek Orthodox Church Festival, can have profound effects on of State High School Associa - the January 8 game when the three-pointers in only a few 425 N. 58th Avenue in Holly - brain development with long- tion) list of coaches with the then-undefeated team played games played can only help the wood. Enjoy traditional Greek term implications for behavior most wins in boys basketball his - against Blair Academy in Hack - team. As his cousin Harry Pras - food, music, and dancing. Hours: and mental health. 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OUR EVERYDAY GREEK GREEK GASTRONOMY Whose Are the Shoes in the Living Room? Τίνος Eίναι; Citrus Fruit Desserts: Orange

By Dr. Dimitra Kamarinou 1.9. Τίνος είναι τα παπούτσια στα σαλόνι; (Σταύρος) Cake and Lemon Cake Do these questions sound familiar to 1.10. Τίνος είναι τα γυαλιά στο μπάνιο; you? Whose are the clothes in the bath - (μπαμπάς) By Eleni Sakellis the remaining orange juice, room? Whose are the shoes in the living olive oil, yogurt, orange zest, room? Where are my glasses? Τίνος είναι 2. Do you ever happen to walk around Citrus fruits are a staple of and vanilla extract. Beat until τα ρούχα στο μπάνιο; Τίνος είναι τα παπού - the house looking for something you cannot Mediterranean cooking. From a well combined. In a separate τσια στο σαλόνι; Πού είναι τα γυαλιά μου; find? Like your glasses or your slippers? squeeze of fresh lemon juice on bowl, whisk together the There are different ways to express the Translate the English words in Greek and grilled meats or cooked greens semolina and the baking pow - possessive in Greek: a. with the genitive complete the questions like in the given ex - and salads to sweet orange der and add to the egg mixture. case ( το σακάκι του Πέτρου, τα γυαλιά της ample. desserts, Greek cuisine often in - Stir in the cut phyllo. Pour the μαμάς ) b. with the possessive pronouns. Πού είναι ….. ( my slippers ); corporates citrus fruits at nearly mixture into the prepared bak - This is the simplest form of the possessive Πού είναι οι παντόφλες μου; every meal. Here are two cake ing pan. Bake until light golden pronouns. recipes to try. brown, about 35–40 minutes. η, το with possessive nouns: ο μπαμπάς μου, 2.1. Πού είναι …… ( our skirts ); Pour the syrup evenly over cake Pronoun Pronunciation Meaning η μαμά μου, το παντελόνι μου, while in 2.2. Πού είναι ….. ( your glasses ); and allow it to cool. To serve, Μου MOO my English we omit the article: my dad, my 2.3. Πού είναι ….. ( their gloves ); Orange Cake slice the cake into 12 squares, Σου SOO your mom, my pants. While the definite article 2.4. Πού είναι ….. ( Helen’s and Maria’s cut the baked orange slices into Του TOO his is put before the noun, the possessive pro - dresses); quarters, and top each square Της TEES her nouns are put after the noun: ο μπαμπάς 2.5. Πού είναι ….. ( Petros’ shirt); • 3 fresh orange slices 1/8 inch with the cut orange slice. Μας MAS our μου, η μαμά μου, το παντελόνι μου. 2.6. Πού είναι ….. ( your shoes ); thick Σας SAS your 2.7. Πού είναι ….. ( our sandals ); • 1 2/3 cups orange juice Τους TOOS their EXERCISES 2.8. Πού είναι ….. ( my pyjamas ); • 1 1/2 cups sugar Lemon Cake 1. Τίνος ( TEEnos ) είναι; Whose is it? An - 2.9. Πού είναι ….. ( my coat ); • 1 stick cinnamon, 2 inches Το παντελόνι μου = my pants swer the questions like in the given exam - 2.10. Πού είναι ….. ( Dimitra’s scarf); long Το παντελόνι σου = your pants ple • 1 1/2 cups water • 2 cups unbleached, all- Το παντελόνι της = her pants Τίνος είναι το φόρεμα στο μπάνιο; 3. DIALOGUE • 1 cup Greek extra-virgin purpose flour Το παντελόνι του = his pants (Ελένη) Try to translate in English olive oil, plus more for • 1 cup whole wheat flour Τα παντελόνια μας = our pants Το φόρεμα στο μπάνιο είναι της Ελένης. Μαμά: Τίνος είναι τα ρούχα στο μπάνιο; greasing the baking pan • 1 teaspoon baking powder Τα παντελόνια σας = your pants Είναι το φόρεμά της. Πέτρος: Στο μπάνιο είναι το παντελόνι • Flour for dusting the baking • 1 teaspoon baking soda Τα παντελόνια τους = their pants μου και η μπλούζα της Μαρίας. pan • 1/2 teaspoon salt Τίνος είναι το πουκάμισο στο σαλόνι; Μαρία: Όχι, η μπλούζα μου δεν είναι • 4 large eggs • 1 1/2 cups sugar Νote that the possessive pronoun in the (Πέτρος) στο μπάνιο. Είναι η μπλούζα του Πέτρου. • 3/4 cup Greek yogurt • 1 cup Greek extra virgin olive third person Singular, his = του and her Το πουκάμισο στο σαλόνι είναι του Πέ - Μαμά: Πού είναι τα γυαλιά και τα γάντια =της, are identical with the genitive case τρου. Είναι το πουκάμισό του. μου; of the masculine (= του ) and feminine (= της ) articles. Το παντελόνι της Ελένης = 1.1. Τίνος είναι το παντελόνι στο μπάνιο; PRONUNCIATION KEY το παντελόνι της. Το παντελόνι του Πέτρου (Θωμάς) i (i-diom), ee (n-ee-dle), e (e-nergy), o = το παντελόνι του. 1.2. Τίνος είναι η φούστα; (Μαρία) (o-rganism), oo (b-oo-t), y (y-es), h (h- In the third person Plural the possessive 1.3. Τίνος είναι το σακάκι; (Γιώργος) elium), th (th-eory), d (th-e), gh (w-olf). pronoun is τους for both genders: Τα πα - 1.4. Τίνος είναι η μπλούζα στο σαλόνι; The capitalized syllables are accented. ντελόνια του Πέτρου και του Γιώργου, τα (Δήμητρα) παντελόνια τους. Oι φούστες της Μαρίας 1.5. Τίνος είναι η φόρμα; (Παναγιώτης) Dimitra Kamarinou, PhD, has studied και της Ελένης, οι φούστες τους. The pants 1.6. Τίνος είναι το μπουφάν στην κου - philology and archaeology at the University in English are always in the Plural, while in ζίνα; (Γιάννης) of Ioannina,Würzburg and Bochum in Ger - Greek there is Singular, το παντελόνι, and 1.7. Τίνος είναι το παλτό; (γιαγιά) many. She has been honored with the Acad - Plural, τα παντελόνια. 1.8. Τίνος είναι τα γάντια στο μπάνιο; emy of Athens Award in Archaeology and In Greek we use the definite articles ο, (μαμά) Homeric Philology.

LITERARY REVIEW Honoring the Three Hierarchs and the Greek Letters

By Eleni Sakellis Three Hierarchs are depicted facing forward in a frontal pose. • 2 tablespoons finely grated oil On January 30 we celebrate They wear the hierarchical vest - orange zest • 2 tablespoons finely grated the feast of the Three Holy Hi - ments indicating their position • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla lemon zest erarchs and Ecumenical Teach - as bishops of the Church. Saint extract • 4 tablespoons fresh lemon ers, Saint Basil the Great, Saint John Chrysostom stands be - • 1/4 cup fine semolina juice John Chrysostom, and Saint Gre - tween Saint Basil (to his right) • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking • 4 large eggs gory the Theologian, the Church and Saint Gregory (to his left). powder • 1/2 cup nonfat Greek yogurt Fathers who were great men of Each Hierarch holds a closed • 12 oz. country-style phyllo letters, defenders of Orthodox gospel book, signifying their sheets, cut into 1 inch pieces Grease and flour a 10-inch Christianity, and supporters of roles as great teachers and tube pan, set aside. Preheat Greek learning. The Feast of the preachers of the Church. Saint Preheat oven to 350 degrees. oven to 350 degrees. In a large Three Hierarchs is therefore of - John and Saint Basil are shown Place orange slices in an 8-inch mixing bowl, whisk together the ten combined with the celebra - giving the traditional blessing square baking dish. Pour 1 cup flour, whole wheat flour, baking tion of Greek Letters in many with their right hand, and Saint orange juice over the orange powder, baking soda, salt, and Greek Orthodox parishes. The Gregory has his hand respect - slices. Cover the baking dish sugar. In a separate bowl, beat Divine Liturgy of Saint John fully resting over the gospel with foil and place in the pre - the oil, lemon zest, lemon juice, Chrysostom is conducted on the book. Saint Gregory and Saint heated oven. Bake until the or - eggs, and yogurt. Add the wet morning of the feast and pre - Basil hold the gospel with their ange slices are soft, 40–45 min - ingredients to the dry and stir ceded by a Matins (Orthros) ser - left hands covered by the phelo - utes. Transfer the baked orange until just combined. Transfer the vice. A Great Vespers is con - nion and omophorion as a sign slices to a wire rack to cool. batter to the prepared pan and ducted on the evening before the of special respect. 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GREEK AMERICAN STORIES Think Negative

By Phyllis (Kiki) Sembos mercial, the sympathy I got was, Nike foot wear, expensive jog - ure bills. Competing for the prize Special to The National Herald “My friend had a cold just like ging outfits, professional head or publicity can bring on depres - yours. She didn’t take Sudicano - gear with wires attached in their sion, anxiety and faster aging. I’ve discovered a way to liflex. She died!” Showing one ears, a cap with an impressive Just remember that somewhere make everyone happy, mainly of my oil paintings to a friend, I logo and state of the arts sun - someone does things a lot myself, and I am going to share received, “well, it’s not like glasses while I’m hatless, wear - worse than us. In fact, there’s it with you. We’ve all had the you’re going to exhibit it!” That’s ing a pair of faded jeans, sneak - stuff out there that are infinitely experience of seeing someone it! Forget it! ers from K-Mart and a worn worse, like some books I’d read, doing something much better Negative remarks can cause sweat shirt that’s seen better recently, but are backed by an than us, right? Then, we tend being hard on ourselves and be - years. They pass me with a snub agent that hopes for sales by to berate ourselves because coming negative to ‘get even’. – like I’m in the way. Do they re - publicizing them as ‘the best lit - we’re disappointed in ourselves. Well, not anymore! After a few ally believe that wearing that erature since Margaret Right? That’s called negative minor adjustments, my hand jazzy paraphernalia will make Mitchell’s, Gone with the Wind. thinking and I am tired of it. knit sweater looked great – on them better joggers, will turn We buy it and then realize Dr. I could be knitting a sweater Milo, my daughter’s dog. My their flab into svelte figures or Seuss writes better. There are and I’ll hear, “you should see garden could be something get inducted into the Healthy people who get paid to make us Katina’s! Really beautiful!” After Monet might paint – when Hall of Fame? I walk to relax feel inadequate for not using fixing a leaking pipe as well as I sober. I read that 24% of people is very practical, hanging on a line at the supermarket and no - and enjoy the autumn scenery, their products for, “maximum could, a remark comes, “Next in America are illiterate. So, my wall that had a huge crack on tice people’s carts holding for the daily exercise and to get good health,” or “not looking time I’d call a plumber.” letter had to look like an histor - it. So, we’ve got to look on the frozen TV dinners, Brand X out of the house for an hour. Be - our ultimate best.” This country Gardening under a swelter - ical document to the receiver. sunny side from now on. sausage (probably made from sides! All those fancy outfits has piles of people who do ing sun, fighting bugs and Besides! I never expect to have I always believed I made the deceased seals), Pre-boiled veg - merely provide Gucci or Versace things a heck worse than us – pulling every type of weed, I’d my stories hit the New York best spanakopita this side of the gies and ready mashed potatoes with money for repairing their like politicians, repairmen, doc - hear, “Why don’t you hire a pro - Times bestseller List. That leaky Atlantic. Then, we’d go to a that you just place in the mi - yachts or fueling their jets. tors, authors or even chefs. So, fessional landscaper?” Writing a pipe isn’t too bad – right now! posh Greek restaurant in the crowave oven, that’s when I We tend to compare our - start thinking that we shouldn’t letter that took a lot of time and I’m sure the Scotch tape I New Jersey suburbs, known for start thinking, Hey! I’m Lydia in selves with professional athletes, measure our achievements with thought, “Are you sure you want wrapped around the base will its exquisite cuisine and fancy the kitchen. magazine models, famous au - others. Look, instead, to those your name under this?” When I hold out. My cold is gone with décor, when, suddenly, my When I go for long walks in thors or repairmen, like Stavros, who can’t do a darn thing right had a cold, felt miserable and just tea and lemon, rest and the spanakopita tastes like boiled, the park I notice men and the Mr. Fix-it who can fix any - and feel good about yourself. refused to take anything com - phone off the hook. My painting green hay. But, when I stand on women flash past me wearing thing in the house for three fig - Then, get help! 6 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 28 - FEBRUARY 3, 2017

AP PHOTO/EVAN VuCCI On his first day in office, President Donald Trump, flanked by and Archon Reince Priebus, signed his first executive order on tary Rob Porter handed President Trump a confirmation order Vice President Mike Pence and Greek-American Chief of Staff health care in the Oval Office of the White House. Staff Secre - for James Mattis as defense secretary. The Greek-American Presence at the Presidential Inauguration

Continued from page 1 ple at the Patriarchate, and rec - ognizes the oppression and the about their deep connection struggle, that really is not just a with their orthodox faith and symbol for the Orthodox Hellenic heritage. George Gigi - Church, but it is a symbol for cos, was not able to make the people of faith around the event, since he was involved in world.” the preparations for the inaugu - Archbishop Demetrios, in - ration, and his parents Fr. Dean vited by the Presidential Inau - Gigicos and Presvytera Elaine guration Committee and repre - received the medal on his be - senting the Greek Orthodox half. Church in America, attended Archbishop Demetrios after early on Friday morning Janu - bestowing the medals to the ary 20th the special Inaugura - honorees said that the appoint - tion Day Prayer Service at St. ment of these Greek Orthodox John’s Episcopal Church in faithful members in the new ad - Washington’s Lafayette Square. ministration could be a catalyst AP PHOTO/EVAN VuCCI, POOl AP PHOTO/PATRICk SEMANSky President Donald J. Trump and for more involvement of the President Donald Trump waves as he walks with first lady Donald Trump is sworn in as the 45th president of the United Vice President Mike Pence, to - people in the community in the Melania Trump during the inauguration parade. States by Chief Justice John Roberts as his family looks on. gether with their families and a political field. select group of guests were in “It is about time that we yond optimism or pessimism, Community were in attendance. To bring us together. Nothing tell you something that I think attendance. show the dynamism of the but with hope for better things Present from Greece were the happens if it is not in God's will. you'll take from this that will Shortly after, Archbishop Greek-Orthodox soul and mind to come.” Minister of Defense Panos Ka - We are here because of God's matter to us here. We want to Demetrios, accompanied by Fr. and these appointments of George Stamas, of The Hel - menos and the Minister of Digi - will. And, so now we need to put the concept of religious free - Alexander Karloutsos were Greek Orthodox people in the lenic Initiative, presented the tal Policy, Telecommunications take the opportunity that God dom, our Patriarch in Constan - seated with the prominent dig - new administration is a cata - program, while introductions of and Media Nikos Pappas. has given us, and accomplish tinople, the recognition of the nitaries platform at the U.S. lyst,” he said and added: “The the honorees were made by An - Mr. Priebus in his remarks the goals that our great new struggle of the Orthodox Church Capitol to attend the Presiden - Greek Orthodox Church in drew Manatos, Michael Karlout - said that “All of us didn't get President has talked about in front and center in this White tial Inauguration and the swear - America is going to be with you sos, and John Catsimatidis. into this room by accident. Be - making this country great House. I'd love to see the day ing in of the 45th President of in prayer, in love, in care and Many leaders and prominent cause God did, as John said, put again.” that the President of the United the United States Donald J. with the absolute certainty, be - members of the Greek-American his hands on all of us to be here. Mr. Priebus also said, “Let me States shows up in Constantino - Trump. Archbishop Demetrios Speaks Exclusively to TNH about the Inauguration

Continued from page 1 that Trump “thanked me po - litely for offering the prayer at January 19 with a very interest - the Republican National Con - ing ceremony at the Regis Hotel vention and for being present at (in DC) attended by approxi - the inaugural ceremonies. It was mately 300 guests.” He ex - a very warm and cordial meet - plained that they honored ing.” Priebus, Gigicos (who is Deputy The day following the inau - Assistant to the president and guration, massive marches by also his Director of Advance), women throughout the world and Congressman Gus Bilirakis took place, in opposition to what (R-FL). “It was a very good ex - they perceive to be anti-women, perience because they spoke anti-immigrant, and anti-minor - theologically, not politically. ity positions by the new presi - They are active members of the dent. Regarding those marchers, Church and Archons of the Ecu - Demetrios said: “The Church menical Patriarchate.” embraces the entire world. The Demetrios spoke very highly Church embraced the crowd that of both Priebus and Gigicos. was at the swearing ceremony, “Mr. Priebus is a very prudent but I also had in mind and in person, well-organized. He will bIll PETROS my prayer those who were not not start to do things about His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios presented awards to there because they did not want Greece and the Ecumenical Pa - Church Archons Bilirakis, Gigicos, and Priebus at the THI event to be there for many and differ - dEAN POPPS triarchate in a simplistic way, for on Inauguration Eve. ent reasons, but they are citizens Archbishop Demetrios offers antidoron to Wisconsin State Sen - example. He is a very composed of the same country. Because we ator and Assistant Majority Leader Leah Papachristou Vukmir person.” He spoke about how come has proven.” Mike Pence told him “I always are a Church and we believe that (Republican-Brookfield) following a Hierarchical Divine Liturgy Gigicos was in charge of TALKING TO TRUMP remember and I am in debt to God and the Holy Spirit ‘have at Saint Sophia Cathedral in Washington, DC. Both the Arch - Trump’s rallies throughout the The archbishop described his you that you welcomed me at called all to unity,’ it is the con - bishop and State Senator Vukmir were in the nation's capital campaign, and how he was the opportunity to speak briefly the Archdiocese before the elec - stant mission of the Church to to participate in inaugural events. Senator Vukmir is a life- “mind” who organized things, with the incoming president. tion and we spent two hours to - embrace everybody and give long member of Annuciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Mil - and successfully, “as the out - First, incoming Vice President gether.” Then, Demetrios said hope to all.” waukee, Wisconsin. The Trump Inauguration – Live from the Bleachers, a Unique Perspective

Continued from page 1 lengthy. From this day forward, a new vi - POPULISM AND sion will govern our land. From quicker than, say, the U.S. Cus - NATIONALISM this day forward, it’s going to be toms lines at the airport upon For better or for worse – to only America first.” returning from abroad. some people’s sheer delight and Limiting the address to 20 The crowd was also a sea of others’ utter horror – Donald minutes as he had promised, so red. The now-universally unam - Trump, in his inaugural address, that “people won’t have to stand biguous red cap with “Make was quintessentially Trumpian. in the cold” (as it turned out, in America Great Again,” Trump’s He spoke big (or “huge” – as the drizzle), Trump sent a mes - campaign logo, embroidered in it were), both in his praise and sage that – at least for the time white must have topped one out in his criticism. He spoke of a being – he’s not going to stop be - of every four heads, including the “depleted” military and described ing who he is. two men standing directly in the plight of inner cities as The crowd filed out in as or - front of me as the line pro - “American carnage” that will stop derly a manner as in which it had gressed: a 60-something white right here and now. But he also assembled. As hundreds of thou - man and a 30-something black said that in their part to facilitate sands of red Trump caps with man, which seemed to reflect an the transition of presidential ad - bodies underneath went their image contrary to the one of a ministrations, Barack and separate ways, the streets of our racially divided electorate that Michelle Obama were not mere nation’s capital continued to be some are inclined to perpetuate. helpful, or good, or kind, they dominated by enthusiastic well- Protesters to the left of us were “magnificent.” wishers, yet peaceful but vocal marched by, peacefully, with po - The first president to wear protesters were also conspicuous. lice shadowing them. They populism as a badge of courage There were reports of vio - chanted the praises of labor since Andrew Jackson, Trump in - lence, but as is often the case, it unions, as the black man in front voked those principles by declar - was the exception rather than the of me turned to me (I was not ing that “we are transferring rule. wearing a Trump cap) and said: power from Washington, DC and The president said that “when “they complain, complain, com - giving it back to you, the people.” you open your heart to patrio - plain, and then they don’t even And he said that “this, the United tism, there is no room for preju - vote.” AP PHOTO States of America, is your coun - dice.” Sure, there was some dis - The security tent experience Of the multiple ways one can experience a presidential inauguration, this one is live, from the try.” play of poor sportsmanship on was quick and painless, and soon bleachers with a crowd wearing “Make America Great Again” caps. Moreover, with perhaps the both sides, but most of the red enough we were on the West most apartisan stance since Pres - Trump cap-wearing people lawn, a good 90 minutes before standing! We were, without a tol were to the West Portico, the paign. ident Tyler, Trump declared that around me did not boo when the noon. It was about 45 degrees, doubt, in “the bleachers.” more they seemed to appreciate When Obama was shown, a “what truly matters is not which Obamas and the Clintons were one of the warmest inauguration BLEACHER BUMS the dignity and solemnity of the man behind me and to the right party controls our government, featured on the screen. And days in memory, though a cloudy At a baseball stadium, event. screamed “traitor,” and a young but whether our government is many even gave polite applause. sky meant that rain could spoil “bleachers” are what the cheap But even among those female attorney directly behind controlled by the people.” Soon enough, the drizzle the festivities at any moment. seats are called, far into the ex - bleacher bums standing around me admonished him: “He is an It had finally started to rain, stopped entirely. It would have The Red Section was so far tremes of the outfield, and their me, only a few were disrespect - American president!” The reply but only lightly, and no one been too easy if the gray sky back from the Capitol building occupiers are the proverbial ful. Some booed, and mostly came back to her: “freedom of seemed to mind much. The red turned blue and the sun bril - that not only was the event “bleacher bums.” The farther re - Hillary Clinton and Barack speech!” The rest of the crowd, Trump caps served a dual pur - liantly shone through from be - broadcast on giant screens near moved they are from the main Obama. Some alternated boos including me, chose only to cheer pose. hind the clouds. Perhaps that, us, but the dignitaries looked like activity (the pitcher pitching to with a taunting “ha-ha” and a few or to stay silent – not to boo. U.S. The new president continued: too, symbolizes what President blips on a screen not on the Capi - the batter at home plate), the even chanted “lock her up!” Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) “we assembled here today are is - Trump said about the road tol steps, but on some of the more rambunctious they are when the cameras panned on the got the loudest and most pro - suing a new decree to be heard ahead: “we will face challenges, screens closer to the building but likely to behave. Conversely, the Clintons – a line often heard at longed boos for making a speech in every city, in every foreign cap - we will confront hardships, but still quite far from where we were closer the attendees at the Capi - Trump rallies during the cam - the crowd thought was far too ital, and in every hall of power. we will get the job done.” THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 28 - FEBRUARY 3, 2017 COMMUNITY 7 Remarks by White House Chief of Staff and Archon Reince Priebus

Remarks by White House Chief of Staff and Nellie and my cousin Harry from Greece are here. he's going to be successful is he's going to be a Archon Reince Priebus on January 19, 2017 at But, in the end, it’s freedom. And it is what person of his word. We're going to talk about the Presidential Inaugural Reception at the St. God put in our heart. God put the hunger for Obamacare, tax reform, things that we know the Regis Hotel freedom in everybody's heart. So when the Or - American people and the American worker are "I'm just so honored to be here with everybody. thodox Church is feeling oppressed, it's an op - hungry for. Obviously, with our wonderful Archbishop, who pression from freedom. When people are tired of If we become the party of the president of the took me in, in New York and we had that great Washington, when they want something to get American worker, people that work with their meeting in 2011, His Eminence. Father Alex who, done, they are hungry for freedom. Freedom to hands people that are skilled every day, we'll I think everyone in this room has benefitted from put more money in their pockets. Freedom to never lose another election. What you all did, to - the wisdom of Father Alex and the friendship of know that they can travel overseas and not get gether as the Greek community, was extraordi - Father Alex. Michael, his son, who also became killed. The freedom that their sons and their nary. very close to me over the last six years. I will tell daughters are going to be able to pay the mort - And lastly, let me just close with this, I don't you that the leadership of the Orthodox Church gage, have a car to drive, put money away for think I would be here if it wasn't for my pappou, became woven into the fabric of the things that your kids and your retirement. But people ask his name was Hercules, and that's who I'm named we did at the Republican National Committee. me, but what is this all about? after. This was the person who I looked up to the Maybe not all obviously policy-wise, but the in - I would encourage you, even if you go for fif - most of any person in my life. I don't really know tegrity and the discipline of the Orthodox Church teen minutes, do it. You drive past it. Go to the how it all happened but for you guys out there is something that everyone can learn from: at - World War II Memorial. Go to the site. And just that remember your grandfathers. There, for tention to detail, checking boxes, doing things take fifteen minutes and walk around. You'll see whatever reason, whatever they did, you wanted properly, doing things correctly. For those of you Trump Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, left, ac - the quotes from Nimitz and Eisenhower and all to be alike. Anything. The notes, the papers, the that have been altar boys as a young kid, you companied by President Donald Trump, right, of those heroes from the time. And you walk up routines that he would go through. I just wanted know what I'm talking about. And when you get during a White House senior staff swearing to that wall. And you have those 4,000 golden to be like him. brought in by a great priest, Father Peter at the in ceremony in the White House, Jan. 22. stars on that wall. And you figure it out. For every And I remember the days where we would Kimisis Tis Theotokou Church in Racine, Father one of those golden stars, for every one of the go, or he would come for a couple months, be - John, obviously, it started with Father Tzikas in is not just a symbol for the Orthodox Church, 4,000 golden stars, a hundred little guys, a little cause you know the Greeks don't come for two New Jersey, his son became a priest in San Diego. but it is a symbol for people of faith around the bigger than Jack, a hundred for every one, did weeks, it's a three month deal, right? They're liv - He ended up baptizing my two nieces in San world. not come home to mom and dad. And in front of ing with you. He would come for three months Diego, went to Florida, he'll be at the ball tomor - When you have Christians' heads laying on those golden stars, in gold on the black granite, and, for whatever reason, I remember he would row, as well as Father John. But, the Orthodox the shores of the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast, it says ‘Here we mark the price of freedom.’ Free - take the encyclopedias off the shelf. He would faith, and the discipline and the commitment to and you have ISIS gaining a foothold across the dom. just read the World Book. He would take the recognize that nothing is by accident. All of us world, it's no wonder why people across the And lastly, let me just make a comment that letter P off the shelf for president and start flip - didn't get into this room by accident. Because world, people here in America, in the United some of you have heard before. But I want to ping through those presidents. God did, as John said, put his hands on all of us Kingdom, throughout Europe, just wait, wait for just frame it in a way that I know you can all un - And it didn't matter, Republican or Democrat, to be here. To bring us together. Germany next, people are tired, they want some - derstand because it's important. I walked into every one of them was a hero, to him, the person Nothing happens if it is not in God's will. We one to fight for them. People are hungry for some - this job and it was a catastrophe. The Greek com - I looked up to. But the thing that I took from are here because of God's will. And, so now we body that is real. John talked about sixteen knock munity, the Orthodox community, starting with that was that it didn't matter who it was, but, need to take the opportunity that God has given out punches. the Archbishop, Father Alex, the Archon society, and he wasn't from this country, but he loved us, and accomplish the goals that our great new You know what? In the end it didn't matter. my good, good friend and like my uncle and sec - every single crumb and morsel about the United President has talked about in making this country Because you know what people are starving for ond father John Catsimatidis took me under his States of America. So as a little guy, the person I great again. in this country, in this world? They are starving wing and always said yes every time I called. looked up to most, my pappou, loved somewhere Let me tell you something that I think you'll for real. They are tired of plasticized politicians, This group of people here in this room is family. he wasn't from the most and it made me proud take from this that will matter to us here. We whether they are from Athens or whether they You helped save the Republican party. You helped to be an American. And I'll never forget that and want to put the concept of religious freedom, our are from Washington, DC, plasticized doesn't save the Republican party, to build the Republican I'll never forget the folks here. Father Alex, the Patriarch, Constantinople, the recognition of the work anymore. Real does. National Committee, to put a ground game and Archbishop, John, Gus my friend who took me in struggle of the Orthodox church front and center No matter where you're from, and I'm proud a data operation in place so that a person that I on Capitol Hill. You made this happen. But, ulti - in this White House. I'd love to see the day that that my son Jack, and I think Grace is here some - believe is going to be an incredible president, in mately, we know that God made this happen. the President of the United States shows up in where, my aunts and uncles from California and Donald Trump, who is going to be sworn in to - The Lord made this happen. And we couldn't be Constantinople, at the Patriarchate, and recog - cousins, my wife Sally, my mother, my sister and morrow. To not just save our party, but save our here without Him. With that, thank you and nizes the oppression and the struggle, that really brother-in-law, and very special guests, my Aunt country but to bring freedom back. The reason God bless you.” Church Archons Bilirakis, Gigicos, Priebus Honored by THI on Inauguration Eve

WASHINGTON, DC – On Janu - was appointed by Trump to lead ing next to the president-elect ligious freedom abroad – and in - ary 19, the eve of the 58th inau - a manufacturing council – was of the United States.” Rev. Gigi - vited those who haven’t yet vis - guration of the president of the held at the St. Regis Hotel in the cos accepted the honor on his ited the new Freedom Tower at United States, Archbishop NW District of the nation’s cap - son’s behalf. the World Trade Center to do so. Demetrios bestowed honors ital featured numerous digni - Gigicos, in fact, was in Demetrios recognized the impor - upon three Archons of the Ecu - taries among the Greek-Ameri - charge of all of Trump’s rallies tant role former New York Gov - menical Patriarchate: (in alpha - can community, including during the campaign. ernor George Pataki – who also betical order): Congressman Gus billionaire entrepreneur and “When I walk in to the House attended – played in the rebuild - Bilirakis (R-FL), George Gigicos, 2013 NYC Mayoral candidate Chamber,” Bilirakis told a cheer - ing of the St. Nicholas Greek Or - who will be President Trump’s John Catsimatidis, who intro - ing crowd, “I do not leave my thodox Church at the Ground Director of Advance and a duced Priebus. Community Greek Orthodoxy at the door.” Zero site. Deputy Assistant, and Reince leader Michael Karloutsos spoke “ERAKLIS” Other notable guests included Priebus, who is stepping down very kindly of his friend Gigicos Priebus’ middle name is Her - Philhellene and Founder of the as Chairman of the Republican – both of their fathers are cules, as many on the stage Congressional Hellenic Caucus National Committee to be Chief priests, Revs. Alexander Karlout - noted, but it was Archbishop bIll PETROS Carolyn Maloney, prominent DC of Staff to the president. sos and Dean Gigicos, both in Demetrios who emphasized that The Hellenic Initiative Inauguration Eve reception was held at lobbyist and Founder and Presi - The reception, hosted by The attendance – and who was un - “he has a Greek name – let’s say the St. Regis Hotel. dent of the Coordinated Effort of Hellenic Initiative – whose able to attend because, as Kar - it in Greek – Eraklis.” Hellenes Andy Manatos, and Chairman Andrew Liveris, also loutsos explained because “he’s Priebus told an appreciative will not only help the Republican spoke about the virtues of free - Greek Minister of Defense Panos Chairman of Dow Chemical, doing his job right now, stand - crowd that as president, Trump Party, but the entire country. He dom – including championing re - Kammenos.

Trump’s Inauguration Speech Full Text

WASHINGTON, DC – Donald J. Trump was sworn Islamic terrorism, which we will eradicate from in as the 45th President of the United States on the face of the Earth. January 20. The full text of his inaugural address At the bedrock of our politics will be a total al - follows. legiance to the United States of America, and through our loyalty to our country, we will redis - Chief Justice Roberts, President Carter, Presi - cover our loyalty to each other. When you open dent Clinton, President Bush, President Obama, your heart to patriotism, there is no room for fellow Americans and people of the world, thank prejudice. you. The bible tells us how good and pleasant it is We, the citizens of America, are now joined in when God’s people live together in unity. We must a great national effort to rebuild our country and speak our minds openly, debate our disagreements restore its promise for all of our people. honestly, but always pursue solidarity. When Together, we will determine the course of America is united, America is totally unstoppable. America and the world for many, many years to There should be no fear. We are protected and come. We will face challenges, we will confront we will always be protected. We will be protected hardships, but we will get the job done. by the great men and women of our military and Every four years, we gather on these steps to law enforcement. And most importantly, we will carry out the orderly and peaceful transfer of be protected by God. power, and we are grateful to President Obama Finally, we must think big and dream even and First Lady Michelle Obama for their gracious bigger. In America, we understand that a nation aid throughout this transition. They have been is only living as long as it is striving. We will no magnificent. Thank you. longer accept politicians who are all talk and no Today’s ceremony, however, has very special action, constantly complaining, but never doing meaning because today, we are not merely trans - anything about it. ferring power from one administration to another The time for empty talk is over. Now arrives or from one party to another, but we are transfer - the hour of action. ring power from Washington, D.C. and giving it Do not allow anyone to tell you that it cannot back to you, the people. AP PHOTO be done. No challenge can match the heart and For too long, a small group in our nation’s cap - lic. We assembled here today are issuing a new fight and spirit of America. We will not fail. Our ital has reaped the rewards of government while But for too many of our citizens, a different decree to be heard in every city, in every foreign country will thrive and prosper again. the people have borne the cost. Washington flour - reality exists: mothers and children trapped in capital, and in every hall of power. From this day We stand at the birth of a new millennium, ished, but the people did not share in its wealth. poverty in our inner cities; rusted out factories forward, a new vision will govern our land. From ready to unlock the mysteries of space, to free Politicians prospered, but the jobs left and the scattered like tombstones across the landscape of this day forward, it’s going to be only America the earth from the miseries of disease, and to har - factories closed. The establishment protected it - our nation; an education system flush with cash, first, America first. ness the energies, industries and technologies of self, but not the citizens of our country. Their vic - but which leaves our young and beautiful students Every decision on trade, on taxes, on immi - tomorrow. A new national pride will stir ourselves, tories have not been your victories. Their triumphs deprived of all knowledge; and the crime and the gration, on foreign affairs will be made to benefit lift our sights and heal our divisions. have not been your triumphs. And while they cel - gangs and the drugs that have stolen too many American workers and American families. We It’s time to remember that old wisdom our sol - ebrated in our nation’s capital, there was little to lives and robbed our country of so much unreal - must protect our borders from the ravages of diers will never forget, that whether we are black celebrate for struggling families all across our ized potential. other countries making our products, stealing our or brown or white, we all bleed the same red land. This American carnage stops right here and companies and destroying our jobs. blood of patriots. That all changes starting right here and right stops right now. Protection will lead to great prosperity and We all enjoy the same glorious freedoms and now because this moment is your moment, it be - We are one nation and their pain is our pain. strength. I will fight for you with every breath in we all salute the same great American flag. longs to you. Their dreams are our dreams. And their success my body and I will never ever let you down. And whether a child is born in the urban It belongs to everyone gathered here today will be our success. We share one heart, one home, America will start winning again, winning like sprawl of Detroit or the wind-swept plains of Ne - and everyone watching all across America. This and one glorious destiny. The oath of office I take never before. braska, they look up at the same night sky, they is your day. This is your celebration. And this, the today is an oath of allegiance to all Americans. We will bring back our jobs. We will bring back will their heart with the same dreams, and they United States of America, is your country. For many decades, we’ve enriched foreign in - our borders. We will bring back our wealth. And are infused with the breath of life by the same What truly matters is not which party controls dustry at the expense of American industry; sub - we will bring back our dreams. almighty creator. our government, but whether our government is sidized the armies of other countries, while al - We will build new roads and highways and So to all Americans in every city near and far, controlled by the people. lowing for the very sad depletion of our military. bridges and airports and tunnels and railways all small and large, from mountain to mountain, January 20th, 2017 will be remembered as We’ve defended other nations’ borders while re - across our wonderful nation. We will get our peo - from ocean to ocean, hear these words. You will the day the people became the rulers of this nation fusing to defend our own. ple off of welfare and back to work, rebuilding never be ignored again. again. And spent trillions and trillions of dollars over - our country with American hands and American Your voice, your hopes, and your dreams will The forgotten men and women of our country seas while America’s infrastructure has fallen into labor. define our American destiny. And your courage will be forgotten no longer. disrepair and decay. We’ve made other countries We will follow two simple rules; buy American and goodness and love will forever guide us along Everyone is listening to you now. You came by rich, while the wealth, strength and confidence and hire American. the way. the tens of millions to become part of a historic of our country has dissipated over the horizon. We will seek friendship and goodwill with the Together, we will make America strong again. movement, the likes of which the world has never One by one, the factories shuttered and left nations of the world, but we do so with the un - We will make America wealthy again. We will seen before. our shores, with not even a thought about the derstanding that it is the right of all nations to make America proud again. We will make America At the center of this movement is a crucial millions and millions of American workers that put their own interests first. We do not seek to safe again. And yes, together we will make Amer - conviction, that a nation exists to serve its citizens. were left behind. The wealth of our middle class impose our way of life on anyone, but rather to ica great again. Americans want great schools for their children, has been ripped from their homes and then re - let it shine as an example. We will shine for every - Thank you. God bless you. And God bless safe neighborhoods for their families, and good distributed all across the world. one to follow. America. jobs for themselves. These are just and reasonable But that is the past. And now, we are looking We will reinforce old alliances and form new Thank you. demands of righteous people and a righteous pub - only to the future. ones and unite the civilized world against radical God bless America.” 8 OBITUARIES CLASSIFIEDS THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 28 - FEBRUARY 3, 2017 Vasiliki “Vaso” Kounalakis, Proud Cretan in CA, was 86 CLASSIFIEDS

HELP WANTED LEGAL NOTICE Vasiliki "Vaso" Kounalakis (née Rozakis) fore that became a popular term - these val - danced through life. The melodic and some - ues and lessons are not lost on her family. Private Greek Elementary School in Notice of Formation of LAMALLORCA, LLC WHITESTONE is seeking full time (DOM LLC). Articles of the Organization were times wild music of her native Crete was a One regular reward was watching her SECRETARY, must be bilingual in filed with the Secretary of State of New York driving force for how she lived: with fierce grandchildren grow into responsible people (SSNY) on 12/07/16. Office location: Kings English/Greek. Fast moving environ - County. SSNY has been designated as agent of grace, beauty, rhythm, joy. who speak a bit of Greek. She loved seeing ment. Must be able to multi-task, the LLC upon whom process against it may be In this life she survived wars, found love, them at church. Lessons taught, lessons have knowledge of Excel, Word and served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to established family, experienced successes, learned. Quickbooks. Please fax resume (718) the LLC at: c/o United States Corporation traveled new lands, worked hard, and drank Alzheimer's caused her to slip, but as 747-3277 attn.: Theodore Kusulas Agents Inc., 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: For any lawful in the wonder of God's creation. long as she stood, she never lost her dance Head of School. purpose. 118656/13040/1- 28 A native of Greece, she rejected an step. 275579/20252 arranged marriage and, instead, took a Vaso is survived by her husband, Anto - then-radical route by choosing her own hus - nios; her younger siblings Chrisoula LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE Arts for All Abilities Consortium LLC. Art. of band and love, Antonios - they met at her Doukakis and Demetrios Rozakis; her son Project61 LLC. Art. of Org. filed w/ SSNY Org. filed w/ SSNY 1/13/17. Office in NY 1/5/17. Office in Kings Co. SSNY Chania City Hall workplace. After WWII and and daughter, Markos Kounalakis and Diane Co. SSNY designated for service of process designated for service of process and shall the Civil War, the newlyweds arrived in the Kounalakis-Baxter and their spouses Eleni and shall mail to: The LLC, 262 W. 107 St. mail to: The LLC, 304 Boerum St. #41, Ste. 1C, NY, NY 10025. Purpose: Any lawful United States with refugee status thanks to Tsakopoulos Kounalakis and Jeff Baxter. She Brooklyn, NY 11206. Purpose: Any lawful activity. the World Council of Churches. San Fran - was a constant presence and early caregiver activity. cisco became home. and teacher for her four grandchildren, 275592/18796 275575/18796 Vaso was a loving and devoted wife. Tony and Victoria Baxter, Neo and Eon LEGAL NOTICE Finding a photo of her without Antonios at Kounalakis. LEGAL NOTICE her side is rare. Professionally, she started Her extended family include in-laws, Notice of Formation of SYNVARO DEVELO- PM ENT SERVICES LLC (DOM LLC). Articles of Notice of Formation of BUY VINTAGE ADS,LLC her career by working the midnight shift at she rubbed her hands with fresh rosemary countless cousins, nephews and nieces, and the Organization were filed with the Secretary (DOM LLC). Articles of the Organization were Bank of America's Day and Night branch at and basil, those hands always smelled godchildren in San Francisco, Granite Bay, of State of New York (SSNY) on 01/23/17. filed with the Secretary of State of New York Powell and Market. She stayed with the sweet. Sacramento, New York, Singapore and her Office location: New York County. SSNY has (SSNY) on 12/13/16. Office location: Nassau bank in various roles at both Redwood City Classy and well put-together, she was native Crete. She danced with them all. The been designated as agent of the LLC upon County. SSNY has been designated as agent of whom process against it may be served. SSNY the LLC upon whom process against it may be and Palo Alto branches until retirement. impeccable in dress and inscrutable in atti - music has now stopped. May her memory shall mail a copy of process to the LLC at: Cor - served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to First in her family to finish high school, tude. Vaso's compassion knew no bounds be eternal. porate Filings Of New York, 90 State Street, the LLC at: c/o United States Corporation Vaso valued education and insisted her own and only subtle refrigerator-taped photos The Trisagion service starts at 7 pm on Ste 700, Office 40, Albany, NY 12207. Agents, Inc., Suite 202, 7014 13th Avenue, Purpose: For any lawful purpose. Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: For any lawful kids go both to college and graduate school. gave away her consistent support for various Wednesday, January 25, 2017 at the Church purpose. 275601/20264 America made that possible, she made it impoverished children around the world, of the Holy Cross, 900 Alameda de las Pul - 275573/20246 necessary. all of them living in hard conditions or war gas, Belmont, CA 94002. Funeral services LEGAL NOTICE Possessing a cutting wit and a wicked zones. Next to pictures of her grandchildren will be held at 10 am on Thursday, January LEGAL NOTICE Notice of formation of [IRONROCK CAPITAL sense of humor, she was tough, but rever - were the photos of these other kids - boys 26, 2017 at the church as well. A Makaria MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC]. Arts. of Org. 6622 12th AVENUE, LLC. Art. of Org. filed ent. Vaso was a progressive amidst a con - and girls Vaso would never meet - remind - luncheon reception will follow the service, filed with NY Secy. of State (SSNY) [ON with the SSNY on 10/19/15. Office: Kings 01/23/2017 with an effective date of servative Cretan tradition and community ing her of the responsibility to share what with an interment at the Greek Orthodox County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC 01/24/2017]. Location: [New York County]. upon whom process against it may be served. and was always attuned to the Zeitgeist. we can and do what we must. Memorial Park cemetery in Colma later that SSNY designated for service of process and SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, Vaso's deep Greek-Orthodox faith in love Passion for children everywhere also day. In lieu of flowers, please donate to the shall mail copy of process served against the 1482 86th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11228. LLC to Registered Agent: c/o [Corporate drove her good works and her respect for meant a deep love for her grandchildren at Alzheimer's Association, the Pancretan As - Purpose: Any lawful purpose. nature. She enjoyed wandering and water - home - she tried to be with the grandkids sociation of America, a local Greek Ortho - filings of New York], [Ste 700, Office 40, Albany, NY 12207]. Purpose: [For any lawful 27 5567/17973 ing her yard, always stopping to smell her daily. Vaso was strong, independent, clear, dox church, or any child in need. purpose]. LEGAL NOTICE garden's roses, jasmine, and anise. When critical, and reflected "girl power" well be - greekobituary.net 275600/20263 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: 1256 REALTY, LLC. Ar ticles BP BOERUM LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the of Organization filed with the Secretary of SSNY on 08/24/2016. Office loc: Kings State of New York (SSNY) on 12/16/2016. Of - James Vlasto, NY Public Relations & Political Advisor County. SSNY has been designated as agent fice location: Nassau County. SSNY has been upon whom process against the LLC may be designated as agent of the LLC upon whom served. SSNY shall mail process to: Blesso process against it may be served. SSNY shall Properties, Attn: M. Blesso and D. Kessler, mail a copy of the process to the LLC, 224 Continued from page 1 mocrats, including Franklin D. Roosevelt 32 Court St., Ste 1506, NY, NY 10021. Pur - North Long Beach Road, Rockville Centre, NY Jr., who challenged Rockefeller as a Liberal pose: Any Lawful Purpose. 11570. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. the former Tima Stamaton. Party candidate in 1966; Herman Badillo, 275588/16818 275558/20229 In 1956, he joined the business staff of the Bronx Borough President and later Con - LEGAL NOTICE The Atlantis, where he was later named gressman, in his 1969 and 1973 campaigns FUNERAL HOMES Managing Editor and gave a young free - for Mayor; and Richard L. Ottinger, a New Notice of Formation of DAY TO DAY FITNESS LLC (DOM LLC). Articles of the Organization APOSTOLOPOULOS lance writer named Pete Hamill – who York Congressman who ran for the Senate were filed with the Secretary of State of New Apostle Family - would become one of the country’s best in 1970. All three lost. York (SSNY) on 12/05/16. Office location: Gregory, Nicholas, Andrew - known journalists and novelists, a job. Vlasto also worked as a New York state Kings County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it Funeral Directors of Vlasto was a recognized and respected adviser in several presidential campaigns may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of figure in his fields, where he had the ears – and set up a PR firm representing candi - process to the LLC at: Dwight Duval, 407 RIVERDALE FUNERAL HOME Inc. and whispered advice into them – of a long dates, members of Congress, corporate Ocean Ave #2A, Brooklyn, NY 11226. 5044 Broadway Purpose: For any lawful purpose. line of noted New York politicians, starting clients, and the president of Cyprus. 27 5582/20254 New York, NY 10034 with Nelson Rockefeller’s first campaign for He was later communications director (212) 942-4000 Governor in 1958 as a young assistant. for the nonprofit New Visions for Public LEGAL NOTICE He was Press secretary to Gov. Hugh L. Schools and the Editor of Medal of Honor Toll Free 1-888-GAPOSTLE Notice of Formation of HOLYRAD STUDIO LLC CONSTANTINIDES Carey, a Democrat, in 1976-77; to New York News, a website dedicated to medal recipi - (DOM LLC). Articles of the Organization were City Schools Chancellor Joseph A. Fernan - ents. filed with the Secretary of State of New York FUNERAL PARLOR Co. dez, from 1990-93 and as Director of Com - He attended the private Hackley School (SSNY) on 12/19/16. Office location: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as agent of (718) 745-1010 munications to Betsy Gotbaum, the city’s in Tarrytown, NY, Greenwich High School the LLC upon whom process against it may be Services in all localities - public advocate, from 2003 to 2008. in Connecticut, and the School of General served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to “He was never afraid to speak his mind, Studies at Columbia University, though he the LLC at: Daryl Oh, 694 Hicks Street, Apt. Low cost shipping to Greece 2F, Brooklyn, NY 11231. Purpose: For any even if it was going to offend the person he did not graduate. He served in the Army in lawful purpose. was working for, and he had good instincts Japan after the Korean War. 275580/20253 ANTONOPOULOS and judgment,” Stephen Berger, who He was married to, and divorced from, FUNERAL HOME, INC. worked with him in several campaigns and Dianne Chappas and Carol Opton, both of LEGAL NOTICE Konstantinos Antonopoulos - recommended him to Carey, told The Times. whom survive him. BABY DOLLAR, LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the Funeral Director Not all his ventures were successes. He Besides his son Christopoher, Vlasto is SSNY on 12/22/16. Office: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon 38-08 Ditmars Blvd., worked in the Mayoral campaign of then- survived by a daughter, Tima Vlasto, both whom process against it may be served. SSNY Attorney-General Louis J. Lefkowitz in 1961 campaigns of Rockefeller and with Jacob K. from his first marriage; a son from his second shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 553 Mor - Astoria, New York 11105 and the Senate campaign of Kenneth B. Javits for the Senate in 1962. All were Re - marriage, Josh, who was Press Secretary to gan Avenue, #1, Brooklyn, NY 11222. (718) 728-8500 Keating in 1964 that were losses. publicans. Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Senator Chuck Purpose: Any lawful purpose. Not affiliated with any 275577/17973 But Vlasto was also a winner with the After that, most of his clients were De - Schumer; and four grandchildren. other funeral home. John Pirsos, DEATH NOTICES n BITHOS, CATINA thodox Church in Pensacola, FL. Antigone Prazak of Sydney, Aus - ducted into the International died peacefully Saturday, Janu - PENSACOLA, FL (from the Pen - Pall bearers include Gabriel tralia. A Funeral will be held on Hepatic-Biliary Society. He ary 7, 2017 surrounded by his Ahepan of sacola News Journal, published Zambrano, Stelios Peterson, Saturday, Jan. 14 at 10 AM at served as a respected and dedi - loving family. Beloved and de - on Jan. 11) – Catina (Aikaterini) Pantelis Peterson, Demetri St. George's Greek Orthodox cated member of the New Eng - voted husband for 54 insepara - Park Ridge Athanasiou Bithos September Athanasiou, Spero Athanasiou, Church (meet at church), 1130 land Baptist Hospital from ble years to Kiki. Loving father 28, 1938 - January 8, 2017 Born Jr., Michael Scapin, Gary Falmouth Road, Centerville. In - 1985-2017, best known for his to Michael and daughter-in-law on Samos Island in Greece, she Tringas, and Honorary pall bear - terment to follow in St. An - excellent surgical skill and out - Margaret Kourgelis, and Jimmy was 82 attended elementary school and ers include Nick Gomenis, thony's Cemetery, 167 East Fal - comes, his endearing personal - and daughter-in-law Kristina secondary school in the town of Jimmy Tringas, John Scapin, mouth Hwy, East Falmouth. For ity and commitment to his Kourgelis. Adoring grandfather PARK RIDGE, N.J. -- John Pir - Vathi. In 1956, her Aunt Stella Andy Tringas, Pete Gomenis, online guestbook, obituary and beloved patients. He will forever of Johnny, James, Christian, An - sos of Park Ridge, died on Mon - Comminos, residing in Mobile, Greg Pomas, Dr. Ted Ortega, Dr. directions please visit, www.ccg - be fondly remembered and gelina, Angeliki, and Yianni. day, Jan 23. He was 82. AL, sponsored her father, Michael Papadelios, Neal Nash funeralhome.com. Visiting missed by his many patients at Beloved and cherished by He was born in Pirsogiani, Demetrios, her mother, Maria, and Joe O'Neal. In lieu of flow - Hours: Friday, Jan. 13, 5-8 PM, the New England Baptist Family brother Tommy and sister-in- Greece and came to the US in and her brother, Spero, along ers, the family of the deceased Chapman Cole & Gleason Fu - Hospital. He is survived by his law Carole Kourgelis, and 1952. He owned and operated with her to immigrate to the US. requests that donations be made neral Home, 475 Main St., Fal - five sons with his first wife Mar - brother George Kourgelis. the Barbecue House Restaurant She attended Murphy High to Annunciation Greek Ortho - mouth, MA. Chapman Cole & ilyn; Peter of Medfield, Christian Brother-in-law George and De - in Park Ridge from 1965 until School for her Junior and Senior dox Church in Pensacola, FL, or Gleason Falmouth, MA - of Canton; Jonathan of Milton; spina Nyktas (Chios, Greece). his retirement in 1993. He was years. Despite her very limited to the Alzheimer's Association 's 508.540.4172 Ilia of Milton; Stefan of Dorch - Gus and Marcella Fotis and a parishioner of St. John the knowledge of English, she nev - Panhandle Chapter's Pensacola ester; his daughter in-laws, Theodoros and Popi Kesoglou. Theologian Greek Orthodox ertheless graduated a member Office. The deceased's family n DIAMANDIS, DR. SOTIRIS P. Rachel, Jill, Michelle, and Gia, Preceded in death by his parents Church a member of Epirotes of its Honors Society. In April of wishes to express its thanks to FRAMINGHAM, MA (from the as well as his seven grandchil - Marouso and Dimitrios Kourge - Anagenisas, AHEPA and Kali 1958, she met Christ Bithos, the staff of Broadview Assisted Framingham Tab, published on dren Alexi, Dillon, Leila, Cather - lis and his sister Despina and Parea. and, as part of God's plan, each Living at Pensacola's memory Jan. 7) – Dr. Sotiris Peter Dia - ine, Keira, Scarlett and Ava. He Nikolaos Nyktas. Also survived He is survived by his wife of fell in love with the other. Fol - care unit as well as Regency mandis, “Chris,” son of the late is also survived by his beloved by numerous nephews, nieces, Thekla (Gassios) for 57 years; lowing a beautiful courtship, Hospice. Catina Bithos, a wife Mr. and Mrs. Peter Diamandis wife Carolyn of Wayland, and cousins, many other relatives, his children Thomas Pirsos and they were married on July 12, of fifty-seven years, a mother of of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, died her children, Nicholas A. and and friends here in the U.S. and his wife Rena and Nick Pirsos 1959. Throughout the course of four, a grandmother of eight, on Monday, January 2nd, 2017 Christina K. Pappas of Sudbury; Greece. Papa John, as he was and his wife Stephanie; grand - their wonderful life together, and a friend to countless resi - while vacationing in Puerto Rico Paul N. Pappas of Framingham; known to by so many, was a children of John and Michael they raised four children: Nora dents of Greater Pensacola, Gulf with his wife Carolyn Pappas John C. Pappas III and Jill P. man that enjoyed the simple Pirsos and Nicholas and Alexan - Bithos Constantopoulos, wife to Breeze and beyond, reaching Diamandis. Born in Athens, Pappas of Southborough; and moments in life. Former owner dra Pirsos. the Rev. Dr. Constantine Con - back across the ocean to her na - Greece, Dr. Diamandis grew up her grandchildren, John C. Pap - of the Cedar Lane Grille in Tea - Visitation is 4-9 p.m. on stantopoulos, Maria Bithos Pe - tive Samos from whence she in Ethiopia where his father was pas IV, Alex, Jackson and Chloe neck, New Jersey with his Wednesday at the Robert Spear - terson, Peter Bithos, married to came, will be missed deeply. As working as an agriculturist. Dr. Elizabeth. Dr. D, as he was af - brother Tommy and his first ing Funeral Home, Inc., 155 the former Megan Derzis, and she loved everyone, so, too, did Diamandis is a graduate of fectionately known, will be re - cousin George Mereos (de - Kinderkamack Road, Park Anastasia Bithos Zambrano, everyone love her. May her Lycee Franceas College in membered for his love of family, ceased). He was so loved by so Ridge. Funeral mass is 10 a.m. wife to Gabriel Zambrano, Esq. memory be eternal. Visitation Ethiopia and Athens Medical coaching and the many lives he many individuals that had on Thursday, Jan 26, at St. John Her grandchildren include Ste - will be Friday January 13, 2017 School in Athens, Greece. He be - touched throughout his long worked for him over the course the Theologian Greek Orthodox lios and Pantelis Peterson; Chris - from 5 to 7 p.m. at Waters & Hi - gan his internship at St. Vin - and dedicated practice of medi - of many years. In his years of Church, 353 Clinton Ave., tos and Penelope Bithos; and bbert Funeral Home. Services cents Hospital at the University cine. Relatives and friends are retirement, his daily trips to the Tenafly. Interment in George Gabriel, Katerina, Christian and will be Saturday January 14, of Massachusetts after moving invited to attend his funeral ser - Venetian in Garfield, New Jersey Washington Memorial Park, Mia Zambrano, all of whom she 2017 at 10 a.m. at the Annunci - to Massachusetts with his first vice on Tuesday, January 10, to visit with his sons and family Paramus. loved very much, as did she her ation Greek Orthodox Church wife Marilyn Diamandis. He 2017 at 10 AM at St. Demetrios members brought him great In lieu of flowers donations nieces and nephews. In addition with Father Matthew Carter Of - completed his General Surgery Greek Orthodox Church, 57 pleasure. He enjoyed his annual in memory of John may be to being the loving matriarch ficiating. Interment will be at Residency at the Bay State Med - Brown Street, Weston. Inter - trips to his native island Chios, made to St. John the Theologian that she was, as the woman of Bayview Memorial Park. To send ical Center and a fellowship in ment will follow in the Mau - Greece and his village Agios Greek Orthodox Church. the house, she loved to cook for condolences please visit Advanced Surgical Technique soleum at Edgell Grove Ceme - Georgios Sikousis. The family both her immediate and ex - www.watersandhibbert.com and Nutrition at New England tery, 53 Grove St., Framingham. will receive relatives and friends tended families, always having Waters & Hibbert Funeral Home Deaconess Hospital and Dana Visiting hours at the Norton Fu - from 4:00-9:00 PM on Tuesday, food at the ready, be it a deli - is in charge of arrangements. Farber. He then served as fellow neral Home, 53 Beech St. (cor - January 10, 2017 at St. Athana - cious main course or one of her Express your condolences in our to the renowned Dr. Kenneth ner of Union Ave.), Framing - sios Greek Orthodox Church, 51 This is a service sought after deserts, for all who guestbook at pnj.com/obits. Warren, before joining the New ham, will be Monday from 3:30 Paramus Rd, Paramus, NJ to the community. eagerly would be awaiting her England Baptist Hospital and PM to 7 PM. In lieu of flowers 07652. A funeral service is Announcements of deaths next treat. Always the one to in - n BOUGIOUKOS, PETER J. Dr. Warren, specializing in donations can be made in his planned for Wednesday, January sist on all present eating, never FALMOUTH, MA (from The surgery and diseases of the liver, name to New England Baptist 11, 2017. 11:00 AM at St. may be telephoned to the would she take "No" for an an - Boston Globe, published on pancreas and biliary tract. He Hospital, 125 Parker Hill Ave., Athanasios Greek Orthodox Classified department of swer. Her legendary deserts, Jan.10) – Peter J. Bougioukos, was a member of the Massachu - Boston, MA 02120. For online Church. Interment immediately The National Herald at which she always was certain to 86, died on January 5, 2017. setts Medical Society and in - directions and guestbook please following at Valleau Cemetery make with her most essential in - Born in Likohia, Greece a son of log onto www.nortonfuneral - 546 Franklin Turnpike, Ridge - (718) 784-5255, gredient, that being love, were the late James and Olympia home. com. wood, NJ 07450. Arrangements Monday through Friday, enjoyed by family and Angus Bougioukos. Survivors include days and dates of funerals, are being handled by Vander 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST Restaurant guests alike. As with his beloved wife, Diana Bukuras memorials, and other events di - n KOURGELIS, JOHN Plaat-Caggiano Funeral Home her family, she loved God Bougioukos; of Falmouth, son, rectly correspond to the original HACKENSACK, NJ (from The Inc., Fair Lawn, NJ 201-797- or e-mailed to: deeply, and in a very personal James Bougioukos of Foxbor - publication date, which appears Record, published on Jan. 9) – 3500. For additional informa - [email protected] way, long being an active mem - ough; grandson, Peter Bou - at the beginning of each notice. John Kourgelis, 84, of Hacken - tion please visit www. vpfair - ber of Annunciation Greek Or - gioukos of Las Vegas; and sister, sack, NJ born in Chios, Greece, lawn.com THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 28 - FEBRUARY 3, 2017 GREECE CYPRUS 9 Greek Court Rejects Extradition for Turkish Servicemen

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TNH Staff Eide stressed that “there is a by the UN at the conference. Service Newark-Athens window of opportunity which is Anastasiades said the meet - UNITED NATIONS – The U.N. not extremely long.” ings of the advisers were held to envoy trying to help promote the But he said he wouldn’t set a “record” the proposals of both TNH Staff Director of the Hellenic Ameri - reunification of Cyprus said that deadline for negotiations. sides, signaling that real can Leadership Council said, key security issues including the “We don’t need that,” Eide progress will only be made at DUBAI, UAE – Emirates Airline “the Greek-American commu - continued presence of Turkish said, “because my very strong the political level. announced it will launch a new nity has long been anticipating troops are being looked at sense is that not only the two The newspaper Kathimineri daily service from Dubai to the reestablishment of year “through new eyes” — and the sides in Cyprus, but also the said it was told by diplomatic Newark Liberty International round direct travel between political will is there to find so - other players involved, are sources Turkish President Recep Airport, via the Greek capital city Greece and the United States. lutions. aware that there is a momentum Tayyip Erdogan won’t back of Athens, starting on March 12. For this moment to arrive thanks Espen Barth Eide told re - now…We’re probably at the best down from keeping an army on The new route complements to Emirates – the world's top air - porters after briefing the U.N. of times in creating…the circum - the island, which could be a deal Emirates’ existing four daily line – is special indeed. Greece's Security Council behind closed stance in which a solution can breaker and scuttle hopes again flights between Dubai and New economic comeback is going to doors that because Greek Cypri - be found.” as they have been for more than York’s JFK airport, by offering have to include year round ots want Turkish troops out and But Eide stressed that “it’s not 42 years. global travelers another conve - tourism and easier business Turkish Cypriots want them to open-ended that we’re going to UK delegates, along with nient access point to the popular travel. The new Emirates route remain, both sides and the guar - AP PHOTO do this for many, many months Greece, reportedly backed the New York Metropolitan area. makes this possible. The Greek- antors of Cyprus‘ security — UN Special Advisor for Cyprus or years to come.” abolition of the current system Emirates’ new Dubai-Athens- American community will be Britain, Turkey and Greece — Espen Barth Eide. And if it’s wasted, he warned, of guarantees, maintaining, Newark flight will also provide thrilled with this new itinerary, are now looking for “solutions no one knows when another op - however, British rights to its sov - a year-round non-stop daily ser - and we thank Emirates Airline that they can all live with.” independent state in 1983, but portunity might arise. ereign bases in southern Cyprus. vice between the United States for establishing its route and for Among questions being only Turkey recognizes it and TALKING THE TALK The negotiations remain and Greece – a service that does its endorsement of travel to asked, he said, are whether new keeps 35,000 troops there. Cyprus President Nicos Anas - tense, especially after an adviser not exist today and has not ex - Greece.” “mechanisms” and new “connec - While the island joined the tasiades and Turkish-Cypriot to Erdogan said in a recent TV isted since 2012. The airline will tions” to the international com - European Union in 2004, only leader Mustafa Akinci were to interview that, “There is no operate a widebody Boeing 777- munity and neighboring coun - the internationally recognized also meet Jan. 26 to keep alive Greece, because Prime Minister 300ER powered by General Elec - tries can ensure that both Greek-speaking south enjoys full the faltering hopes for a unity (Alexis) Tsipras has sold it, turn - tric GE90 engines on the route, Turkish and Greek Cypriots feel membership benefits. deal. ing the Greeks into slaves.” offering 8 seats in First, 42 seats Aegean Island secure. Earlier this month, Greek They met in Geneva earlier “We are facing so many situ - in Business and 304 seats in “Is it easy? No. Is the will Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot this month and carved up the is - ations of disasters,” UN Secre - Economy class, as well as 19 there to find solutions? Yes. And leaders and officials from the land with a prospective map tary-General Antonio Guterres tonnes of belly-hold cargo ca - Mayors Want that’s what will be most of our three “guarantor” countries met showing how much territory said after the Geneva talks. “We pacity. focus now,” Eide said. “They in Geneva. Eide said the guar - stolen by Turks should be re - badly need a symbol of hope. I Sir Tim Clark, President of Refugees Moved might not be exactly those that antors are exchanging views turned. strongly believe Cyprus can be Emirates Airline said “the Greek people have been seeking for all now and working with the U.N. That led to the guarantors of the symbol of hope at the begin - Government and Athens Inter - these years, but I think they can “to prepare the next phase.” security on the island, the United ning of 2017.” national Airport approached TNH Staff eventually work.” The Security Council wel - Kingdom, Greece and Turkey to Eide said the security envoys Emirates some time ago to con - He refused to provide any de - comed the progress in the try to reach agreement on how wrapped up their initial work ear - sider serving the route between ATHENS — The mayors of five tails explaining that all parties Cyprus talks and said it will ex - to safeguard any deal but ended lier than expected but said talks Athens and New York. After eastern Greek islands used to agreed not to discuss specifics tend the mandate of the U.N. with Ankara insisting on keeping would continue. He didn’t pro - careful review, Emirates con - limit the movement of refugees publicly. peacekeeping mission to support a 30,000-strong army and the vide details about when the Greek cluded that extending one of our and migrants have called on the Cyprus was split into a Greek the two sides in reaching a set - right to militarily intervene. Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot lead - Dubai-Athens flights to Newark European Union to ease the re - Cypriot south and a Turkish tlement. Technical envoys have been ers along with the foreign minis - would be commercially and op - strictions amid continued prob - Cypriot north in 1974 when Council members “urged all trying to hash out details and ters of Britain, Greece and Turkey erationally feasible. We are lems created by winter weather Turkey invaded after a coup by parties to maintain momentum Anastasiades said that the polit - would reconvene pleased to be able to help meet and overcrowding. Cypriot supporters of union with and seize the opportunity they ical discussion of the proposals a strong consumer need long ne - The mayors of Lesbos, Chios, Greece. now have to secure an historic must adhere to the principles (Material from the Associated glected by other airlines, and we Leros, Samos, and Kos met with Turkish Cypriots declared an agreement for a united Cyprus.” outlined in the statement issued Press was used in this report) would like to thank the authori - Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to ties and our partners in both the make the request in person to US and Greece for their support move migrants to mainland of the new route. Greece. This Week in Greek History “The availability of high qual - Under a deal between Turkey ity, daily international air ser - and the European Union, mi - Compiled by put in command of Ali paid a modest $12,000 an - vices is essential for the devel - grants who reached islands over Eraklis Diamataris Pasha’s personal body - nually. Known for his play - opment of business and cultural the past 10 months are mostly guard. He lost Ottoman boy ways Onassis was in - ties. Trade, especially in high- not allowed to leave until their JANUARY 23: On this day in 1782 in a favor and returned to the volved in numerous high value and time-sensitive prod - cases were reviewed for poten - monastery near Arta, Greek revolutionary mountains to maintain profile relationships, usu - ucts, will be facilitated by the tial deportation. hero Field Marshal Georgios Karaiskakis his guerilla klefti and ar - ally with women who ample cargo capacity on Emi - There was no response from (1782-1827) was born. At the age of 15 matolos resistance were substantially older rates’ Boeing 777 aircraft. We the government and the news - Georgios Karaiskakis was captured by Ot - lifestyle. His most famous than him such as Fiona also expect tourism to receive a paper Kathimerini said the toman forces seeking to suppress the Greek victory on the battlefield Thyssen. A lover of aircraft major boost from the availability Prime Minister had no response, resistance that was beginning to take hold occurred at Arachova and aviation, Alexander of daily flights year-round.” days after the European migra - of the mainland.Whilst in captivity, where his greatly out - Onassis was a pilot with Elena Kountoura, Minister of tion chief, Greece’s Dimitris Karaiskakis impressed his captors with his numbered forces de - over 1,500 flying hours to Tourism of the Hellenic Republic Avramopoulos met them and intellect and fighting capabilities and was stroyed an Ottoman army his name but due to poor said that “within the framework gave them the cold shoulder to of over 2000 strong with eyesight was prohibited of our excellent cooperation, their plea. minimal casualties. from flying commercial and in line with our common Both sides agreed the sus - Karaiskakis suffered a fa - airlines. On January 22, goal for the growth of tourism pended European Union swap tal wound from a rifle 1973 Onassis was on his between our two countries as deal with Turkey, in limbo over shot near Faliro , Piraeus Piaggio P.135L-2 airplane, well as the expansion to long- the overwhelming number of and would die from his where he was a passenger haul markets, I would like to asylum applications, shouldn’t injuries in 1827. Karaiskakis’ final resting , and it suddenly fell out of the sky and thank Emirates for having posi - be allowed to collapse, the pa - place, per his wishes, is on the island of crashed at Ellinikon International Airport tively considered our request to per added. Salamis. in Athens. The crash left Onassis with mor - launch a new Emirates itinerary In the meeting, also attended tal wounds and Onassis died of his injuries connecting Dubai with New York by senior officials of the Central JANUARY 23: On this day in 1973 the next day. His father Aristotle flew in via Athens all year round. This Union of Municipalities and Greek shipping heir Alexander Onassis died globally recognized neurosurgeons and doc - strategic choice substantially Communities of Greece at the age of 24 in Athens, Greece. Alexan - tors but it was too late. Aristotle Onassis supports our efforts at the Min - (KEDKE), the mayors said the der was the only son of shipping tycoon would never recover from the heartbreak istry of Tourism to enhance the situation on the islands, which Aristotle Onassis and Tina Livanos (Onassis’ of losing his only son and his health quickly already increasing flow of visi - are housing almost 14,000 first wife). Alexander Onassis was not for - deteriorated and would die himself just two tors to Greece from the United refugees – another 50,000 are mally educated but had private tutoring and years later. In commemoration of his son’s States and the UAE on a yearly already in mainland camps and was introduced to his father's’ businesses life, Aristotle Onassis created the Alexander basis, traveling either for leisure detention centers – was tense from a young age working his way up S. Onassis Foundation as a vehicle to ad - or business purposes.” and spates of violence could through the Monaco branch office, getting vance philanthropic missions. Endy Zemenides, Executive grow. 10 EDITORIALS LETTERS THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 28 - FEBRUARY 3, 2017

The National Herald LETTERS TO THE EDITOR A weekly publication of the NATIONAL HERALD, INC. Thrice-Married President (ΕΘΝΙΚΟΣ ΚΗΡΥΞ), sive predicament: Money: Let Parishes Decide" nizations should make a reporting the news and addressing the issues of paramount interest Receives Blessing, but None I faithfully served our Church (Jan. 14). supreme effort to focus on pre - to the Greek-American community of the United States of America. for a Priest’s Second for 48 years. After the passing I am speaking personally, not serving the mellifluous Greek on of my presvitera following a on behalf of my parish. It seems language. As my Italian col - Publisher-Editor Antonis H. Diamataris five-year struggle with cancer, to me that the Church is all league said, language and cul - Assistant to the Publisher, Advertising Veta H. Diamataris Papadopoulos To the Editor: my circumstances became un - about money; taxation by the ture are topics of everyday life. As I was watching the par - bearable, not only with the care Archdiocese! Language is rooted in culture Assistant Executive Editor Eleni Sakellis ticipation of our Archbishop of a disable son, but with cross Acclaimed actor Tom Hanks, and culture is passed on by lan - Religion Editor Theodore Kalmoukos Demetrios in the historic events of living as a widowed priest the husband of Greek-American guage. Contributing Editor Constantinos E. Scaros of the past weekend, regardless with honesty and adherent to Rita Wilson, was quoted in the It is the duty of the Archdio - of the political side and over - my moral principles. 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They So, we can accommodate should include the writer’s public figures, no matter what name, address, and telephone their way of life, but neglect to number and be addressed to: pay attention to the pain to our Conversation with Kammenos The Editor, The National Her - priests. What an irony! ald, 37-10 30th Street, long Fr. Basil Papanikolaou Island City, Ny 11101. letters Davenport, IA Greek Defense Minister Panos Kammenos called me on January can also be faxed to (718) 472- 19 demanding – and threatening – that I retract my commentary 0510 or e-mailed to More Praise for Analysis “Trickery without Limits,” claiming that it was inaccurate and [email protected] . On Archdiocese Fees that I was “creating a negative climate” about his visit to Wash - we reserve the right to edit ington. letters for publication and re - It goes without saying – at least for those who are familiar gret that we are unable to ac - To the Editor: with this newspaper – that I would be eager not only to retract, knowledge or return those left I wish to commend the but also to publicly apologize, in case that piece indeed contained Analysis article by Theodore unpublished. GEORGE SARAFOGlOu / SPECIAl TO THE NATIONAl HERAld inaccuracies, and that is naturally what I pointed out to him. Kalmoukos, "On Matters of The minister, who leads his own small party and provides the majority votes in Parliament to SYRIZA that make Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ government possible, insisted that he had evidence that confirmed my inaccuracies. So, in turn, I insisted that he COMMENTARY send it to me. And indeed he did. But what he sent me was the invitation he received from the Greek-American Inaugural Reception to attend Rediscovering our Phronema in the Face of Challenges the reception in honor of Archbishop Demetrios, Greek-American officials in the Trump Administration, and Congressman Gus Bili - rakis. No sooner did the New Year the presidency, of education as amazement at Basil’s bravery, Out of respect for this position, I shall refrain from character - arrive than Hellenism found it - gullibly expecting well as houses of the latter replied “that is be - izing the evidence. self confronted by a new array him to respect their worship, they opt cause you have never before Had he read my commentary carefully, he would have noted of challenges. former mandate. for the easy road, fallen in with a true bishop.” that I did not write that he had not been invited. I wrote that both Plans are reportedly under - Yet, if these even if it means Similarly, when Gregory the he and State Minister Nikos Pappas had invited themselves. way by Greece’s creditors to im - problems seem dis - profiting off of in - Theologian was elected Arch - I also wrote that they are deceiving the Greek people by spread - pose a bail-in on the sum-total tant for the average stitutions that often bishop of Constantinople, the ing information through their “parrots” that they would be having of citizens’ estates, inspired by Hellene of the Di - propagate mes - Arians controlled all the substantive discussions with Chief of Staff Reince Priebus and Hermann Goering 1938 decree aspora, marginal - sages in direct con - churches, leaving him com - others in the new administration. for the compilation of a “register ized by a daunting flict with the teach - pelled to serve in a tiny house For the sake of fairness, I reprint my commentary here, in per - of Jewish wealth.” On another bureaucracy that ings of the faith. chapel. From there he began to tinent part, so as to enable each of you to judge for yourselves: front, Cyprus President Nicos guarantees only Where is the self- preach his famous five sermons “Naturally, when the Greek diplomatic authorities in America Anastasiades’ unpredictability at labyrinths to trap by Christopher sacrifice and desire on the Holy Trinity, called the learned about the reception they requested and, of course, secured the negotiating table turned into the citizenry it TRIPOULAS to reform a difficult Triadica. Two short years later, seats at the reception for two senior members of the Greek Gov - a debacle (as expected), with prays upon, and si - Special to situation through the Arians did not have one ernment: Nikos Pappas, the Prime Minister’s right hand man, and Turkey refusing to discuss with - lenced by a polity The National Herald one’s hard work church left to them in the city. Defense Minister Panos Kammenos. drawing its occupying forces that won’t even of - and faith in God’s St. John Chrysostom never “Why not? You might ask. even after reunification, while fer voting rights for citizens liv - Grace? shuddered from denouncing of - “I would agree, provided that they would not attempt to mis - “His Excellency” jeopardized ing abroad (a foregone conclu - It is increasingly dissipating, fenses – regardless of how pow - inform the Greek people about allegedly having meetings with free Cyprus’ negotiating position sion even in third world overshadowed by the warped erful the adversary. This ulti - high White House officials about substantive issues such as the as a sovereign state by forgoing countries), the same cannot be self-deception that our parish’s mately led him to clash with the national issues of Greece the IMF role there and Cyprus, as their his legal title. said of the conundrums vexing spiritual leaders are CEOs who empress herself. The power of ‘parrots’ are propagating in Greece. His actions proved so irra - the Greek-American community. deserve six-figure salaries and his preaching was so strong that “Such behavior is unworthy of Greece. tional that they led to wide - Case in point: the Archdio - various perks because they are it earned him the wide acclaim “It is certain that they will be photographed with Priebus and spread speculation that he is ei - cese’s reaction to recent scan - “executives.” If that’s really the of the masses, but the enmity of [the president’s Director of Advance George] Gigicos at the re - ther inebriated or being dals. How is substituting avarice case, we’re better off mandating the privileged, ultimately result - ception. Everyone will be photographed with them in the short blackmailed. Meanwhile, in for sex a solution? In the 2015 that they earn an MBA rather ing in his banishment. He fa - time that they will be present.” New York, a member of the scandal, the clergyman who re - than sustaining a seminary that mously noted that “it takes only I must admit, however, that I have indeed made a mistake: I clergy was suspended following placed his defrocked predeces - is producing priests barely one man burning with zeal to never imagined that the Greek Minister of Defense would grant news of a scandal. As a substi - sor hastened to shut down his knowledgeable in conversa - reform an entire city!” an award from his country’s Armed Forces to someone at an un - tute for him on the first Sunday parish’s day and afternoon tional Greek. And this sort of The Three Hierarchs, men - related event. following his suspension, the schools just months into his faux-phronema (phronema is tioned above, whose memory First of all it’s not clear why he awarded Priebus the award. Archdiocese reportedly sent the charge, without even attempt to the Greek term used in Ortho - we honor at the end of January, Has Mr. Priebus had the chance to do something, anything, for clergyman responsible for shut - keep them open. Instead, he dox theology to refer to mindset represent the timeless paradigm the Greek Armed Forces, before his boss even took the oath of of - ting down the Greek school in chose the lure of easy money or outlook) is spreading of Orthodox phronema that fice? another New York parish com - and demonstrated his own lack unchecked, because unlike the parish administration should Secondly, one might think that there is a time and a place for munity rocked by a sex scandal of linguistic and cultural scandals that do get punished seek to emulate. Together with bestowing awards. in late 2015, immediately after learnedness (the gross mis - and gain public interest, there their faith, they are heralded for The way he did it displays provincialism of the worst kind, replacing the now defrocked spelling of his own name in the is no fear of lawsuits or rising their love of learning and char - which is unacceptable for a Minister of Defense. pastor serving there. This wrin - letter convening a parish assem - insurance premiums to regulate ity. In safeguarding the faith, Now, regarding his threat to sue me if I don’t retract: I would kle is perhaps the most disturb - bly to shut down the school was it. they also preserved the Greek consider it as insignificant, as a statement made in the heat of the ing one in the entire story – and poetic justice). Most of the poster boys of language and culture, and left moment, if he was not a Cabinet Minister, if it wasn’t for his the one most frequently over - Besides, the argument can al - this CEOism continue to reap a legacy that remains with us history with reporters in Greece, and if he was not a member of a looked. ways be made that clergy pun - the rewards of the gold for until today. In the face of the government with a history of attempting to intimidate – and thus With so many challenges ished for marital infidelities may which they didn’t perspire, not growing challenges affecting control – the media. confronting Hellas domestically have behaved immorally, but at so much as incurring even an our communities, the example Kammenos apparently is not familiar with us, nor with the and abroad, we must inevitably the end of the day, they ended unfavorable transfer or issuing and intercessions of the Three American legal system, according to which the truth is an absolute question whether the problems up harming mostly their own a public apology for peddling Hierarchs can be the difference- defense in all cases and even more so with regard to public fig - befalling us are not at least par - family and that of their consent - the legacy entrusted to them by makers in restoring our ures. tially related to our prevalent ing partner. However, clergy the founders of their parishes, phronema and rediscovering the Therefore, if this story proves anything, it is the authoritarian mindset. For example, the per - shutting down schools and brag - which provide them with their grandness of our cultural legacy, tendencies of Greece’s leftist government, a testament of incom - verted partisanship of Greece’s ging of their supposed business lavish livelihoods. which is threatened by the petent people who unfortunately hold high government positions. legislators inevitably became the prowess are selling out their Basil the Great is famously temptation of today’s ultra-ma - slippery slope that brought on past and auctioning off their fu - recorded as standing up to the terialistic society and the afflu - the financial crisis. The same ture. Their transgressions affect imperial prefect Modestus, who ence that Greek-Americans must poor judgement led Cypriot vot - a much wider audience base threatened him with deposition, learn to manage wisely, before Will Greece Become Known as ers, who overwhelmingly re - and the consequences are far confiscation, exile, tortures, it impoverishes our communal jected the disastrous Annan Plan more lasting and dire. Rather death if he would not espouse existence. back in 2004, to commit politi - than work to rebuild their the heresy of Arianism. Basil Being Anti-Trump? cal suicide and elect one of the schools and propagate the faith, courageously resisted, and Follow me on Twitter biggest pro-Annan supporters to culture, and language in houses when Modestus expressed his @CTripoulas Everyone is trying to elicit President Donald Trump’s intentions on the basis of his first decisions. But this is not easy. 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Papajiannis… Quincy MA… $100.00 me to share a thought with the Greek media, not because I some - 16. Mr. Elias Perdikologos… Flushing NY… $50.00 48. Ms. Lisa Papamarkou Jewell… New York NY… $200.00 how expect them to listen to me, but due to a sense of obligation: 17. Mr. & Mrs. George Iakovou… Arlington MA… $200.00 49. Mr. & Mrs. Michael Zervos… Ronkonkoma NY… $50.00 They should not regard Trump’s presidency as negative from 18. Mr. & Mrs. Michael Bikakis… Wethersfield CT… $100.00 50. Mr. John Vlahos… Somerset MA… $100.00 the outset, and they should not just follow the pack by superficially 19. Ms. Eva Panaghi… Brooklyn NY… $50.00 51. Mr. & Mrs. Apostolos Tomopoulos… Astoria NY… $50.00 criticizing anything and everything he does. 20. Mr. & Ms. Basil Papanikolaou… Danverport IA… $10.00 52. Mr. Athanasios Tsagdis & Mrs. Phyllis Zouvelos…Astoria They should consider that, at the end of the day, all of us, 21. Mr. & Mrs. John Gianos… Pelham Manor NY… $1,000.00 NY… $50.00 Trump included, are judged by our deeds and not – just – our 22. Mr. & Mrs. Nick Lambros… Brooklyn NY… $100.00 53. Mr. & Mrs. Chris Costianis… Morton grove IL… $20.00 words. And, he should mainly be judged by the decisions he will 23. Mrs. Eleni Georgiou… Astoria NY… $100.00 54. Mr & Mrs. Alexandros Tsoukalas… Flushing NY… $200.00 take in regards to Greece. 24. Mr. Constantinos Lycoyannis… Elmsford NY… $100.00 55. Mr. & Mrs. Peter Marathakis… Ravena NY… $100.00 So if the media turns the Greek people massively against him 25. DR. Apostolos Tambakis… New York NY… $250.00 56. Mr. & Mrs. Alex L. Rigopoulos… La Mesa CA… $200.00 now, without circumspection, if the country earns the reputation 26. Mr. & Mrs. John Nikolaou… West Yarmouth… $100.00 Total $49,860.00 of being anti-Trump, then besides the fact that it will neutralize 27. Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Kalogridis… Edison NJ… $100.00 his close Greek-American advisors, it will also turn him against 28. Mr. John E. Kladas… Shrewsbury MA… $30.00 To send your contribution: the Greek people. And that might cost them dearly. 29. Ms. Dora Athanasiadis… Asotira NY… $50.00 The National Herald Foundation 30. Mr. & Mrs. Aristoteli Iassonidis… New York NY… $50.00 37-10 30st Long island City, New York, 11101 THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 28 - FEBRUARY 3, 2017 VIEWPOINTS 11 The Imperative for Can Greeks Improve Collaboration through Education?

Restoring Orthodox Unity Being able to collaborate ef - relationships, mis - suggesting teach - dents’ collaboration. The imple - fectively in the Greek commu - understandings and ing methods, mentation of teamwork activi - nity is a crucial, but difficult skill negative competi - which are uniform ties in the school classroom, By Dennis Menos the first in honor in the Ortho - to master. Could the introduc - tion occur. Less for all students, where the teachers are present dox East. But “primacy in tion of team work in the Greek skilled students are they ignore the and try to facilitate the collabo - In the history of the Ortho - honor,” it points out, does not education manage this prob - usually ignored by particular needs, ration. Simple and specific tasks dox Church, the year 2016 also extend to “jurisdiction,” an lem? Teamwork is often being more capable ones. skills, and interests have to be assigned to each stu - could have been momentous. It area which in its view the Ecu - suggested by the educational lit - During a goal ori - of each individual dent of the group and to the was, after all, the year of the menical Patriarchate has a ten - erature and the teacher’s man - ented project quite one. The result can group as a working unit. The Holy and Great Council (HGC), dency of infringing upon. uals edited by the Greek Min - often the more be that the teach - teacher gives leading roles to the once in a millennium mega There is no Cannon of the istry of Education. The problem knowledgeable and ing process and the each group member successively event that was designed to bring Church, Moscow emphasizes, is that, when teachers try to en - skilled students in teacher’s choices and tries to support the active together all fourteen Orthodox that gives primacy of “jurisdic - gage their students in group the team undertake by DR. DIMITRA are defined by the participation; not necessarily by Autocephalous Churches in a tion” over the entire Orthodox work activities, they realize that the organization, KAMARINOU potential of the his/her presence in the group. grand demonstration of unity. Church to the Patriarch of Con - they have to encounter more the guidance and more skilled stu - He/she may remain an observer, Sadly, it did not turn out to be. stantinople. He is merely the problems than they initially may the implementation Special to dents, which are willing, when necessary, to fa - Four Churches boycotted the “first among equals” in the East think, regarding the students’ of the basic tasks. The National Herald the minority in the cilitate the collaboration event, in the process providing – no more. unwillingness to work together The less capable classroom. The ma - through posing questions for evidence of the disunity that Compounding the uncertain - and the unsuccessful accom - ones either remain their assis - jority then cannot follow discussion, task assignment, and sadly afflicts today the Orthodox ties between the two Patriar - plishment of the assigned tasks. tances or stay indifferent. through. students’ empowerment. Church. chates is the future status of the Splitting the students in groups “There are problems in team - According to the literature, Team work skills develop - The degree of disunity, Ukrainian Orthodox Church and giving them the assigned work, though we may not al - when students have the oppor - ment is not crucial, only because demonstrated by the absence (Kiev Patriarchate). This task does not necessarily mean ways sense them. Sometimes a tunity to learn individually step- they are essential life skills. Re - from the Council of the Patriar - Church, established when that they will work together, or student writes something in his by-step and try to solve the search has shown that the deep chates of Russia, Georgia, Bul - Ukraine received its political in - that they will learn. In order to journal and when you read it, emerging problems on their understanding of a unit can be garia, and Antioch, should not dependence, is functioning at bridge the gap between the Min - you realize that he/she is un - own, they better understand the reached, when the students be underestimated. Not only did the present time outside the ju - istry’s guidelines and the class - happy in his/her team, because process, because each has to go have to use the content and the the four decline to attend, but risdiction of the Moscow Patri - room’s reality, we need to ex - through all stages and en - vocabulary of the studied topic to this date, are refusing to ac - archate. It also has the strong plore the potential and the counter the difficulties. Addi - in order to communicate and cept the legitimacy of several support of the government of limitations of individualized and The barriers of teamwork tionally, the teacher can meet collaborate with their peers in documents that were promul - Ukraine. Repeatedly, during the team work regarding students’ learning in school are part each student’s difficulties and a team. gated by the Council during its past years the Ukrainian gov - learning. effectively assist him or her. The combined approach of deliberations. The most notable ernment has petitioned the Ec - When a group of students is of the problem Learning can be significantly im - individual and team work is sig - and important of these is enti - umenical Patriarch to grant au - assigned a task that needs to be proved through scaffolded in - nificant. For the accomplish - tled “Relations of the Orthodox tocephaly for its “Ukrainian” implemented within a time someone had expressed an ego - struction, i.e., when each stu - ment of learning goals the indi - Church with the Rest of the Church. Needless to say, the span, only two or three students centric attitude. The opposite dent is given a detailed vidualized learning approach Christian World.” likelihood of such action infuri - out of the group usually work. can happen as well. If the team questionnaire together with can be more effective. Neverthe - Sadly, the year 2016 saw also ates the Patriarchate of Moscow. The barriers of teamwork learn - works well, they are all satisfied guidance of how he or she can less equally important for the a deterioration in the relations Granting Kiev such status by the ing are the difficulties in collab - and they report it in their jour - accomplish the assigned task. learners’ future work and social Ecumenical Patriarch, it warns, oration, the competition and the nals. In the end they consider it This may result in a vertical rise life is the practice of teamwork will result in a major schism indifference of the majority of as particularly important to get in motivation and participation. skills in a safe environment. within the Orthodox Church. students in the group. Collabo - along within the team well.” The conclusion is that students Thus far, Patriarch Bartholomew ration within a classroom is ap - (from a Greek Gymnasium can’t undertake a research or a Dimitra Kamarinou, PhD, has wisely has resisted the demands plied in an environment of dif - teacher’s interview) problem solving task without studied philology and archae - of the Ukrainian government, ferent ideologies, values, Quite often efforts for the in - systematic step by step guid - ology at the University of but the future on this issue is mentalities, and characters. In troduction of innovative pro - ance, employment of individu - Ioannina,Würzburg and uncertain. one dominated by complex in - grams in the schools remain un - alized learning methods and ap - Bochum in Germany. She has While disunity is increasingly terpersonal relationships, where successful and are criticized, propriate educational material been honored with the Acad - making its mark in the Ortho - disagreements and conflicts are because they make the same for each one of them. emy of Athens Award in Ar - dox East, powerful forces in expected. Due to the multifac - mistake which characterizes the The following prerequisites chaeology and Homeric Rome as well as in Constantino - eted character of interpersonal traditional school system. By may contribute to successful stu - Philology. ple, are promoting the reunifi - cation of Christ’s Church after a senseless separation of a thou - sand years. Successive Ecumeni - LETTER FROM ATHENS cal Patriarchs and Popes, since Patriarch Athenagoras of Blessed Memory and His Holi - ness Pope Paul VI met in How Greek Parties Got Away with Bank Robbery Jerusalem in 1964, have been seeking the reconciliation of the two principal branches of Chris - Here’s a phone call you’d nancial system the Financial ther. tianity. The conditions for rec - love to listen in on. which is a cesspool Times said. So New Democracy and PA - onciliation could not be more “Hello, New Democracy of internecine inter - The parties SOK – and other parties entitled favorable than they are at the headquarters. How can I help ests tying together who essentially to taxpayer funding – get money TNH ARCHIVES present time, with the leader - you?” politicians, media rob the banks from the state coffers free, use Patriarch Bartholomew ship of both Churches being on “Hi, this is the law firm of owners and bankers don’t have to ac - it as collateral to gets loans far record of supporting such an ac - Dewey, Cheatem and Howopou - in a big circle jerk of count for how they more than what they put up, between the Patriarchate of Rus - tion, and with neither imposing los. I’d like to speak to your corruption in which spend the money don’t pay them back and then sia and the Ecumenical Patriar - unacceptable conditions. leader, Mr. Kyriakos Mitsotakis.” everybody’s hands so there’s no trail, pass laws to let banks seize the chate. The rivalry between the Orthodox reconciliation with “He’s not in. He’s busy saving are dirty. yet it’s more than assets of honest, decent, hard - two is not new, of course. It Rome cannot be accomplished, Greece from SYRIZA. How can While New curious that both working people who can’t pay traces its origins to the Ottoman however, as long as the Ortho - I help you?” Democracy and PA - New Democracy their mortgages, credit cards and Tsarist days, and though dox East is divided and unable “Can you give him a mes - SOK shamelessly al - by ANDY and PASOK, with and loans. dormant during the years of to speak with a single voice. A sage?” lowed banks to go DABILIS hundreds of mil - In return for their largesse, communist rule, has returned change is imperative: The four - “Sure, what is it?” after debtors who lions of euros for the banks got 50 billion euros with renewed energy after the teen Churches constituting the “Well, you owe Agricultural couldn’t pay be - Special to free, are both re - ($53.6 billion) from 326 billion collapse of the Soviet Union and Orthodox East must end their Bank almost 214 million euros cause of big pay The National Herald ally bankrupt. euros ($349.56 billion) in three the ascendance to power of preoccupation with their own and we were wondering when cuts, tax hikes, PASOK couldn’t international bailouts Greece Vladimir Putin and of Patriarch narrow interests; they need to you were going to pay.” slashed pensions and worker fir - pay its rent or staff, New needed because New Democ - Kirill of Moscow and all of Rus - stop operating as fourteen sep - “We’re not going to. Why ings imposed by the govern - Democracy couldn’t balance its racy and PASOK took turns – sia. arate mini-kingdoms, and begin don’t you hound PASOK. Those ment, the most mud is on books and Mitsotakis, after he then teamed up – to bankrupt Since the rivalry has its ori - the process of building one uni - guys owe you a lot too, don’t SYRIZA, reprehensible hyp - took over last year, set about the country they professed to gins in Moscow, it is extremely fied Church. they?” ocrites that they are, led by trying to right it but no one love but robbed. difficult for outsiders to assess How this will be accom - “Well yes, they owe more Prime Minister and Looney Left knows where all the money This scandal is even worse its real intentions. Some ob - plished is difficult to predict. Per - than 120 million euros but we leader Alexis, “Che” Tsipras. went and no one’s going to look when you count the 1.2 billion servers suggest that the Moscow haps a follow-up Council will called them and they said they The alleged leader of the – and the banks aren’t going to euros ($1.29 billion) in bad Patriarchate is striving to be - have to be convened or other couldn’t pay and said, and I country had the home of Bank get it back. loans given to the media, whose come the “New Rome,” in the mechanism be created for the quote: ‘Call New Democracy of Greece chief Yannis All this phony-baloney owners typically own other process replace Constantinople purpose of resolving the differ - and tell them to pay what they Stournaras raided in reprisal for mumbo jumbo SYRIZA is spit - companies and get lucrative and assume primacy over the ences between the Patriarchates owe and then we will.’ Then the bank leader putting a lend - ting out is just to disguise its in - state contracts – paid by work - entire Orthodox Church. Others leaning to Constantinople and they hung up laughing.” ing ban on Agricultural Bank, volvement in neck-deep corrup - ers, pensioners and the poor differ, however; Moscow has no those to Moscow. Orthodoxy can “Well, we’re not going to pay which is just a front for a private tion, at the same time the party hammered by austerity. such ambitions, they claim. no longer operate as if all is well so why don’t you call people ATM to hand out hundreds of said it would “place special em - In return, political parties get Being the largest of all Patri - within its ranks. Unity is power who owe 2000 euros or 200 eu - millions of euros in fake loans phasis on the case” of inter - propaganda coverage from all archates in terms of Orthodox and restoring Orthodox unity ros and threaten to seize their to steal from the public. twined bank and political party but a few of Greece’s media out - faithful under its jurisdiction, it now is of the utmost importance. assets and homes and leave us RIGGED GAME connections. lets and all the involved inter - is only logical that it pursue an alone.” SYRIZA has big ties to the They won’t and nothing will ests – banks, politicians and me - activist policy. 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ANALYSIS On the Scandal at St. Paul’s in Hempstead: Another Hypocritical Pietism

By Theodore Kalmoukos was getting paid by the church time. Those “woes” are so timely I am at times astonished by such high esteem and sought festivals with the skewered – meaning, the faithful – he was for a big part of our clergy of all the Archdiocese’s lack of criteria guidance and direction from lambs, pigs, souvlakia, and, of Before the Greek-Orthodox sending inappropriate photos of ranks today. I should emphasize, and discretion regarding the ap - him? course, the loukoumades. This Archdiocese of America and our himself to a woman in the though, that there many clergy - pointments of priests like Anas - Bishop Andonios of Phasiane, is the reality and the drama of Greek-American community had parish. This is one more case of men today also who are “men tasios Gounaris (he was de - Chancellor of the Archdiocese, our Church. a chance to recover from the hypocritical pietism. full of grace and truth” in con - frocked) to the Archdiocesan told TNH about Melackrinos’ un - One more thing: priests with huge sexual scandal of George I have written in the past tradistinction to those who are Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in holy acts and that he will send ethos, in good spiritual and men - Passias – once Chancellor of the about the pestiferous syndrome full of hypocrisy, corruption and New York and after that to St. him for counseling, and that tal health, well-educated, and Archdiocese – the scandal of Rev. of the pseudospiritualism that hoodlumism. Nicholas in Tarpon Springs, FL, there are others too. The Arch - bilingual are cast off to small and Luke Melackrinos broke. Just some priests use in order to ap - Melackrinos seemed “pious” and such as Luke Melackrinos to diocese, which is actually the inconspicuous parishes, while like Passias, Melackrinos also ap - pear to be “spiritual fathers” and and “traditional,” whatever that the St. Paul Cathedral. body of the faithful, us, not the others who are exceptional medi - peared to be a pious priest, pre - soul saviors. Let me clarify one means. He wore an anteri (inner I am wondering what the building, will be called to as - ocrities in all aspects are ap - tending to be spiritual, whatever more time that piety is one cassock) with a big red cross in - Archdiocese is going to say to sume the expense of the therapy. pointed to prestigious cathedrals, the term “spirituality” means thing, the living of the truth of wrought in front and also the St. Paul’s faithful and generous Let me remind that these ex - enjoying high salaries and bene - anymore. the Church, and it is another kalimavhi (clerical hat) teaching congregants, who paid Melack - penses, including the Archdio - fits, luxurious homes and cars, Another parish in our Greek thing to publicly display one’s and preaching to the faithful rinos well to be their priest and cese’s sustenance – the salaries, and living a lavish lifestyle. Orthodox Archdiocese, St. Paul’s “spirituality” in a hypocritical about confession. That some teacher in faith and not an “ex - the benefits, the trips, the meet - I respectfully our archbishop, in Hempstead, NY, is now going manner. parishioners and also members hibitionist” who sends inappro - ings, and of course the psychol - His Eminence Geron of America through much suffering that it’s It was the pseudopietism and of the Archdiocesan Council told priate photos. ogists for problematic clergy – Demetrios for the good of the presiding priest’s scandal cre - the hypocrisy that made Christ me that St. Paul’s was being Furthermore, what will the are paid by the selling of can - Church and also for his own ated. Himself say those denunciatory transformed into some sort of Archdiocese say to the children, dles, the collections in the trays, legacy to be bold in clean up the Instead of praying and doing “woes” to the cast of Pharisees Ephraimite monastery is quite teenagers, and young men and the donations, and also the in - clergy of all ranks before more the work of God for which he and Scribes – the clergy of His alarming. women who held Melackrinos in come from the “heroic” Greek scandals emerge. 12 THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 28 - FEBRUARY 3, 2017

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