Greek-American Leaders Comment on Trump's Travel
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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 1008 February 4-10, 2017 c v $1.50 Sylvia Greek-American Leaders Comment on Trump’s Travel Ban Mathews AHEPA opposes Executive Order, calls it Burwell AU’s “inconsistent with American values” By Theodore Kalmoukos ination, bigotry, and hatred felt at the hands of the Ku Klux 15th President BOSTON, MA – Andrew C. Klan. AHEPA is the largest and Zachariades, Supreme President oldest grassroots association of of the American Hellenic Edu - American citizens of Greek her - Greek-American is cational Progressive Association itage and Philhellenes with (AHEPA), the leading associa - more than 400 chapters across also the first woman tion for the nation's millions of the United States, Canada, and American citizens of Hellenic Europe. Its mission is to pro - to take on the job heritage and Philhellenes, is - mote the Ancient Greek ideals sued the following statement of education, philanthropy, civic TNH Staff about the recent Presidential Ex - responsibility, and family and in - ecutive Order regarding immi - dividual excellence through WASHINGTON, DC – The gration: community service and volun - American University (AU) on be - “America is a nation of im - teerism. half of its Board of Trustees in - migrants. Our immigrant fore - New York Assemblywoman troduced Greek-American Sylvia bears fled war-torn nations to Nicole Malliotakis said that Mathews Burwell as AU’s 15th come to America in search of “here in New York City we have president. Burwell will assume peace, security, and a better way a major issue with the sanctuary her responsibilities on June 1 of life in pursuit of the American city. Our mayor is harboring when President Neil Kerwin Dream. AHEPA was founded by people who are here illegally steps down, after more than a visionary Greek immigrants who who have committed crimes. It decade of outstanding service in were determined to find har - is very disturbing. An individual the role. mony among their new neigh - who commits grand larceny, sex - Burwell comes to AU after bors in America and who sought ual abuse, welfare fraud, iden - serving as the 22nd Secretary of to foster American patriotism tity theft, the city won’t comply the United States Department and good citizenship. with the Federal subpoena. So, of Health and Human Services "The United States must be I am supportive of the presi - (HHS), a role she held from safe and secure. However, we dent’s decision to crack down 2014 through the end of Presi - believe an optimal immigration the sanctuaries cities.” She also dent Obama’s second term. policy is one that strikes a bal - said that “the whole immigra - Prior to that Cabinet appoint - ance between national security tion issue needs to be resolved ment, Burwell was Director of AP Photo/Ben MArgot and the rule of law. after we secure the boarders; we the Office of Management and Another Yiannopoulos Speech Cancelled "A broad travel ban based on need to address the issue. Peo - Budget (OMB), also a Cabinet an ethnic or religious test is in - ple who want to become citizens position. She emerged as the top A fire set by protesters burns on Sproul Plaza on the University of California at Berkeley campus consistent with American values and want to contribute in this candidate in a very competitive on Wednesday, Feb. 1, in California and led to the cancellation of a scheduled speaking appear - and is counterproductive to our national search. ance by the Greek-British, Breitbart News editor Milo Yiannopoulos (insert photo). national security. We also be - Continued on page 5 The daughter of Cleo (née lieve refugees who have gone Maroudas) Mathews, a teacher through extensive screening, and Hinton, WV mayor from and who are deemed to pose no 2001 to 2009, and Dr. William threat to our national security, Peter Mathews, an optometrist, Metropolitan Emmanuel Talks to TNH should be afforded the oppor - Turkey Fights Burwell’s grandparents on both tunity to pursue the American sides were Greek immigrants. Dream. Moreover, although the An accomplished senior govern - By Theodore Kalmoukos high and serious ecclesiastical gration was discussed and how Department of Homeland Secu - Back after ment official and global foun - missions. can we help as Churches.” He rity has stated the travel ban dation executive, Burwell is a BOSTON, MA – His Eminence In an exclusive interview added that “I emphasized that does not include permanent le - leader of immense character Metropolitan Emmanuel of with The National Herald, Met - the Orthodox Church has played gal residents, we are deeply con - Greece Nixes and vision, known for her rigor France participated recently in ropolitan Emmanuel said that and plays a pivotal role in deal - cerned about the executive or - of thought and laser-like focus in high level conference on mi - “the Conference was about mi - ing with the migration issue. I der's impact upon them and on mission. A Rhodes Scholar, gration at Fletcher School of gration in Europe and in the made reference of the initiative upon individuals with dual citi - Extradition she possesses an inherent intel - Law and Diplomacy represent - broaden area. It was the third of His All Holiness Ecumenical zenship. lectual curiosity that she has ap - ing the Ecumenical Patriarchate. such Conference that was orga - Patriarch Bartholomew, who "We urge the administration TNH Staff plied to push the boundaries of Metropolitan Emmanuel is one nized under the section Religion along with Pope Francis and His to revise its broad travel ban knowledge in order to address of the most prominent and well and Security.” Beatitudes Archbishop Ierony - and maintain America as the ATHENS - Turkish fury over a complex problems. These traits, known hierarchs of the Ecu - Emmanuel also said that mos of Athens visited the island world's beacon of freedom, lib - Greek high court’s order that combined with her experience menical Throne and the most “other denominations partici - of Lesbos last April, which was erty, and opportunity." eight Turkish soldiers seeking and commitment to education closed confidant and associate pated as well such as Roman an initiative that shoed exactly AHEPA was founded in 1922 asylum shouldn’t be extradited and research, make her well of His All Holiness Ecumenical Catholics and Protestants. The the concern of the Churches in Atlanta, GA, on the principles ramped up military tensions be - suited to lead AU at this mo - Patriarch Bartholomew. The pa - issue what is the role of religion that undergirded its fight for tween the countries. ment in their history, as they triarch sends him to the most in approaching the topic of mi - Continued on page 6 civil rights and against discrim - Greece’s military went on build on the momentum and high alert Jan. 29 after a Turkish progress achieved in recent gunboat carrying Chief of Gen - years. eral Staff Hulusi Akar sailed past Burwell has managed large the disputed islets of Imia, and complex organizations Event where the two countries were across the public and private pushed to the brink of war in sector. Her career reflects strate - 1996 over who owned them. gic thought leadership at the Remembers The Turkish gunboat was es - highest levels of US govern - corted by several assault craft ment, and global executive lead - carrying commandos, which ership at two of the world’s Holocaust, also circled the islets, newspaper largest and most well-known Kathimerini said, with a Greek nonprofit and corporate foun - gunboat being sent to drive dations. Prior to her roles in the Greek Jewry them away. Obama Administration, she was Diplomatic officials told the President of the Walmart Foun - newspaper the incident was in dation, where she led efforts to TNH Staff response to the Greek Supreme fight hunger in America, em - Court ruling that peeved Turkish power women around the NEW YORK – “Never again! It’s President Recep Tayyip Erdo - world, and improve local com - not enough to only remember, gan, who had said Greek Prime munities. Previously, she served but also to act accordingly,” said Minister and Radical Left Rabbi Dr. Martin Cohen at the SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras Continued on page 2 Holocaust Remembrance Day of promised their return. the Greek Jewry event organized The eight fled a failed July, by the Consulate General of 2016 coup attempt against Er - Greece in New York. dogan by some factions of the This year, the event, which military but they said they were Hellenic took place on January 25, was not involved and left fearing for not held at the Greek Consulate their safety. or the press office, but at the He - The Turkish response was Tour USA: A brew Union College in Manhat - swift and the Turkish military tan. Scheduled as the keynote authorities released pho - speaker for the event was former tographs showing Akar on the Great Guide U.S. Ambassador to Hungary, gunboat, with Imia in the back - Eleni Tsakopoulos-Kounalakis, ground. who unfortunately could not be Earlier, Defence Minister By Steve Frangos present due to the recent death twelfth night PhotogrAPhy Panos Kammenos, head of the TNH Staff Writer of her mother-in-law, Vasiliki Providing Personalized and Comprehensive Health Care for Women pro-austerity, far-right, mar - Rozakis-Kounalakis. Ambassador ginal, jingoistic Independent Hellenic Tour USA, authored Kounalakis was represented by Dr. Hera Sambaziotis, highly regarded obstetrician-gynecologist at HSMF Women’s Care, in Greeks (ANEL) who are partners by Cleo Adeline Rumpakis (with her sister, Alexa, who read the Lake Success, NY, was the cover story of our monthly magazine devoted to Greek-American in a coalition with SYRIZA assistance from Katherina Ade - keynote address her sister had women “GYNAIKA” and circulates on the last weekend of each month with Ethnikos Kirix.