Greeks Now Becoming Pro-American Again General Sessions’ First Time in Decades, US Son’S Wife Is Greek Ranked 3Rd Favorite
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S O C V st ΓΡΑΦΕΙ ΤΗΝ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ W ΤΟΥ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΣΜΟΥ E 101 ΑΠΟ ΤΟ 1915 The National Herald anniversa ry N www.thenationalherald.com A wEEkly GREEk-AmERICAN PuBlICATION 1915-2016 VOL. 20, ISSUE 998 November 26 - December 2 , 2016 c v $1.50 Trump Attorney Greeks Now Becoming Pro-American Again General Sessions’ First Time in Decades, US Son’s Wife is Greek Ranked 3rd Favorite TNH Staff on Veterans Day.” Fr. Costopou - TNH Staff los also noted that “Sam Ses - BIRMINGHAM, AL – President- sions is a practicing attorney in ATHENS – Just ahead of Presi - elect Donald Trump’s pick for at - Birmingham.” dent Obama’s visit to Greece, torney general, Alabama Senator The Greek-American/Ortho - where he extolled Ancient Jeff Sessions has a connection dox connection is the second in Greek values and the diehard to the Greek Orthodox Church. the Trump inner circle, following perseverance of its people, a sur - Father Paul Costopoulos, Dean Chief of Staff Designate Reince vey showed that once-antago - of Holy Trinity-Holy Cross Greek Priebus, whose mother, Roula, nistic Greeks were leaning back Orthodox Cathedral, spoke with is from Lesbos. Priebus is also toward favoring America again. The National Herald about Sen - an Archon of the Church. A significant retreat of anti- ator Sessions’ Greek connection. The Sessions’ devotion to the Americanism in Greece has been “His son Sam is a member of Church is welcome news for recorded by Kappa Research, our Greek Orthodox Community, some who were troubled by the which was conducted on behalf Fr. Costopoulos told TNH. “He appointment of Sen. Sessions as of the newspaper To Vima. is married to the former Angela attorney general when they Out of 38% of Greeks who Stratas. They have four children. looked into his past record. One in 2010 – at the start of Greece’s Their youngest is about to be concerned citizen who chose to economic crisis – said they were baptized at our church. remain nameless hoped the pro-American, the figure has “Sam embraced our Greek teachings of the Greek Orthodox risen to 56 percent, largely due Orthodox Faith through the faith would help the Trump Ad - it seems to Obama’s popularity Sacrament of Chrismation sev - ministration be more tolerant as he has backed Greece’s calls eral years ago. He and his family and welcoming of all faiths. for debt relief. Some 74 percent attend Church regularly. Senator The Associated Press re - of Greeks like him. Sessions and his wife, while vis - ported that Sessions may have Eleven years ago, in 2005, iting their son and his family in trouble in the Senate confirma - only 28 percent of Greeks Birmingham, have attended tion hearings, which are likely aligned themselves with Ameri - church services on several occa - to bring up racially charged al - can views and just two years sions and the baptisms of the legations that ended his bid to ago, the American-based Pew grandchildren at our cathedral. become a federal judge. He be - Research center recorded that Senator Sessions was the guest came a symbol to many of black- TNH/COSTAS BEJ speaker at our church a year ago voter intimidation under the Attorneys George Tsougarakis and Pavlos Petrovas of Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP represented Continued on page 9 Reagan Administration. Senator the Greek Orthodox Church pro bono and successfully secured the manuscript’s return. Sessions’ record on race, polic - ing, and immigration would come under scrutiny in the hear - ings at a time when the Justice Attys Tsougarakis and Petrovas Help Rare Codex Department's Civil Rights Divi - sion has become more promi - nent under the Obama Admin - By Theodore Kalmoukos Panagia Eikosifoinissa, in the and through its representation the books of the New Testament istration. If confirmed, Sessions Paggaion mountain range near in the United States, requested is unusual. could define how federal prose - CHICAGO, IL – In a loving, re - the city of Drama, in Greece, fol - the return of the manuscript, to For example, the book of cutors across the country wield spectful, and aptly Christian ges - lowing the Balkan Wars of five which LSTC voluntarily and Revelation, today located at the their powers and make changes ture, James Neiman, president years earlier. It found its way to readily agreed. end of the New Testament, in to the Justice Department's pri - of the Lutheran Theological a European book dealer and was Greek manuscripts that con - the Codex 1424 precedes the orities. School of Chicago (LTSC), re - purchased in 1920 by Levi tain the entire New Testament Pauline letters. Lawmakers and advocates turned a 9th Century rare and Franklin Gruber, who later be - are rare. According to biblical The manuscript was copied expressed concern that Sessions unique manuscript of the New came president of Chicago scholar Kurt Aland, there are by a monk named Savas and could sideline or undo the Testament, handwritten in Lutheran Theological Seminary, only 60 such manuscripts in other monks three centuries Obama Administration's civil Greek, to the Greek Orthodox one of LTSC’s predecessor world collections. later added excerpts from St. rights efforts, which have in - Church on November 15. Only schools. Gruber bequeathed the Codex 1424, written in the John Chrysostom, St. Basil the cluded investigations of police 60 manuscripts of this kind ex - codex to his widow, and the 9th century AD, is the oldest Great, St. Gregory of Nyssa, and departments for unconstitu - ist. seminary later received his en - complete minuscule manuscript others as commentaries in the ASSOCIATED PRESS tional practices and lawsuits Known as Codex 1424, it was tire rare book collection from (written in cursive script) of the margins of the pages. Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions one of many manuscripts taken her. Earlier this year, the Ecu - Greek New Testament in the at Trump Tower on Nov. 17. Continued on page 4 in 1917 from the Monastery of menical Patriarchate directly world. Moreover, the order of Continued on page 4 Lecture on Hellenic Lawyers Honor Kourides, Tsoucalas Cyprus Pythagorean TNH Staff Talks NEW YORK –The Hellenic Technique Lawyers Association (HLA) held Fail its 28th Annual Dinner Dance Gala on November 18 at The TNH Staff Pierre in New York. A lifetime TNH Staff achievement award was pre - NEW YORK – A lecture on sented to the Honorable NICOSIA – Crucial talks being Stress Management and the Pro - Nicholas Tsoucalas, retired Se - held at a Swiss resort aiming to motion of Health was held on nior Judge of the United States reunify ethnically divided November 16 at the Archdioce - Court of International Trade. Cyprus hit an impasse, officials san Cathedral of the Holy Trinity Nicholas Kourides, Esq. said, in a serious setback that Chiotes Family Hall on the Up - American International Group casts doubt over whether 18 per East Side of Manhattan. The SVP and Deputy General Coun - months of negotiations can suc - informative presentation on the sel, Head of Global cessfully resolve the decades-old Pythagorean Self-Awareness Regulatory/Federal Reserve Su - dispute. Technique for Stress Manage - pervision, Mergers and Acquisi - Cyprus’ government spokes - ment (PSAT), Memory Improve - tions, was honored with the Dis - man Nicos Christodoulides said ment and Well-Being provided tinguished Legal Service Award. United Nations-backed talks on an introduction to the method The evening began with cock - how much territory Greek and along with the latest findings in tails followed by the welcoming Turkish Cypriots will adminis - the stress field. Highlighting the remarks of HLA President tratively control under an envi - often debilitating and devastat - Michael J, Hartofilis, Esq. The sioned federation proved “in - ing effects that stress can have invocation was offered by Rev - conclusive.” erend John Vlachos, Dean of the “This isn’t good for anyone,” Continued on page 6 Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Christodoulides told reporters Holy Trinity. The presentation of after the talks broke off shortly scholarships followed. Maria after midnight. “We are not at For subscription: Barous Hartofilis, Esq. an - all happy with the outcome.” 718.784.5255 nounced the presenters, schol - A UN statement said Cypriot [email protected] arship sponsors and the recipi - President Nicos Anastasiades, a ents. The promising young law Greek Cypriot, and breakaway students who received scholar - Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa ships were: Nicole Corey – TNH/COSTAS BEJ Akinci failed to narrow differ - Attorney Nicholas Kourides received the Distinguished Legal Service Award presented by HLA Continued on page 5 President Michael J. Hartofilis, on right, at the HLA 28th Dinner Dance Gala on Nov. 18. Continued on page 9 2 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, NOVEMBER 126 - DECEMBER 2, 2016 Pass the Pie and the Pepto on Thanksgiving By Dr. Constantina If your family is like my fam - here, neither in victory nor in The world watched us in disbe - Michalos ily, this election prompted some defeat. To those who voted for lief. We watched each other, in - lively exchanges. If your family the winning candidate, your re - credulous that candidates for HOUSTON, TX – I love Thanks - is like my family, not everyone sponsibility did not end at the the highest office in the land, giving. The food. The family. agreed on a candidate. If your ballot box. Rather, it began that the most important office in the The football. This last not so family is like my family, some day. 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