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 1012 March 4-10, 2017 c v $1.50 Miffed over Migrant Shutout, O’s Angelos Balks at President Trump will not throw out the first pitch, unless he apologizes for statements TNH Staff John Angelos is no fan of President Donald Trump and wouldn’t want him throwing out the first pitch at a Baltimore Ori - oles’ game – unless the Com - mander-in-Chief apologizes for what the team’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer calls troubling state - ments about immigrants, women, persons with disabili - ties, and others. While he said it would be up to the ownership group of the team – led by his father, Peter, a major donor to the Democratic Party and candidates – to decide whether Trump would get the first pitch owner, the younger Angelos said that he doesn’t John Angelos want him. SNF Speaking to the B-More come throw a pitch. But that’s Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center Delivered to the Greek State Opinionated podcast, he said he up to the ownership as to what was disturbed by Trump’s cam - they would like to do there.” In a celebration that included fireworks and music, the im - ficially delivered to the Greek state. The event was streamed paign rhetoric, that has contin - Throwing out the first pitch pressive Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center was of - live online to the world. See the full article on page 2. ued into the Presidency, where at a baseball game is fraught the President wants to bar peo - with some backlash potential – ple from seven largely Muslim especially if the hurler can’t hit countries from the United States the mark and isn’t athletically- and has taken verbal shots inclined enough to find the plate Tsouka Talks to TNH about Ludlow Documentary about race, religion, gender, eth - from sixty feet, six inches away, nicity, and the disabled. setting up some potential for “People in those communi - mocking. By Eleni Sakellis the film, its upcoming New York confrontation in April 1914, af - Greek Cinema Today, an impor - ties have been spoken about John Angelos — who is also premiere, and the tremendous ter the Ludlow Massacre and the tant cinematic event curated by very negatively by a candidate the president of the MASN tele - NEW YORK – The nonprofit appreciation it has already re - murder of the Greek leader, visiting professor Eleftheria As - and now President,” he said. vision network — hasn’t shied company “Apostolis Berdebes,” ceived in Greece. Louis Tikas. The film has re - trinaki, and organized every “It’s really incumbent upon away from speaking out, espe - producer of documentaries on As Tsouka told TNH, “Lud - ceived awards at all the docu - year by the A.S. Onassis Pro - any individual who leads the cially on issues close to his heart the history of Greeks in Amer - low tells the story of Greek im - mentary festivals in Greece and gram in Hellenic Studies at country to step away from those and his family, who come from ica, proudly announced the New migrants who found themselves has been embraced by the pub - NYU, under the direction of Dr. types of statements, to apolo - an immigrant family from the York premiere of the award-win - in distant Colorado working for lic of Greece and of the Greek Liana Theodoratou.” gize for those statements and island of Karpathos in Greece. ning documentary Ludlow: many years under inhuman con - Diaspora. The film has been The history is not well- retract them,” Angelos said. Earlier, he talked to the New Greek Americans in the Col - ditions of semi-slavery. They shown in Zurich, Munich, known, even in the United “And then to turn the page, York Times about his team’s use orado Coal War, a 2016 produc - eventually united with thou - Berlin, London, Los Angeles, States, Tsouka noted, but the and then to move forward in of Woody Guthrie’s This Land is tion directed by Leonidas Var - sands of other immigrant miners and Australia. film resonates powerfully in embracing their community, all Your Land fabled folk song at daros. Co-Producer and and took part in a long strike Here in New York, we have Greece wherever it is shown be - parts of that community. Until Friday night home games. researcher Frosso Tsouka spoke that started peacefully in 1913 the honor of being included in that happens, it wouldn’t be my with The National Herald about and developed into an armed the Spring 2017 film series Continued on page 3 preference to have the President Continued on page 5 Kofinas Fertility Group Opens New Center in Manhattan Beauty & the TNH Staff opening. Dr. George Kofinas is Beast Writer Chief of Reproductive En - NEW YORK – Dozens of col - docrinology and Infertility at Spiliotopoulos leagues, relatives, and friends New York Methodist Hospital in attended the celebration of the Brooklyn, considered among the opening of the Kofinas Fertility best in the world. He has also Talks to TNH Group’s new fertility center in been listed among New York the heart of Manhattan on Feb - Magazine’s Best Doctors for the ruary 24. last two decades. By Eleni Sakellis The center is located at 55 “We opened the center to of - Central Park West, across from fer treatments to patients in LOS ANGELES, CA – Originally Central Park and about a block Manhattan suffering from infer - from Athens, Evan Spiliotopou - away from Lincoln Center. The tility. It is our third comprehen - los has made a name for himself state-of-the-art facility features sive center and started-up three in Hollywood as a writer with the latest equipment and a months ago and is opening such credits as Hercules- star - soothing decor. Even the light - tonight. We have two more cen - ring Dwayne Johnson, and The ing and the color scheme create ters, one in Brooklyn and one Huntsman: Winter’s War, as well a welcoming atmosphere. The in Staten Island and decided to as several animated films. He expert fertility care offered by open the center to offer services spoke with The National Herald Kofinas Fertility Group is to our patients from Manhattan about the experience of working summed up by their slogan who were traveling to our on the live-action Disney film “start thinking of baby names.” Brooklyn location,” said Dr. Beauty and the Beast- opening Dr. George Kofinas, Founder George Kofinas. on March 17, his Greek her - and Medical Director of the Referring to the center, he itage, and his upcoming pro - group, and his son Dr. Jason Ko - said that “it is completely inte - jects. finas, director of the new center, grated. We have laboratories TNH: What were the chal - welcomed the guests at the and operating rooms where we lenges of working on Beauty can carry out the necessary pro - and the Beast (BB) such a well- cedures. We have the diagnostic known story and animated film? capability and make on the spot ES: Primarily, we were all For subscription: all the tests and exams for those aware of the responsibility of 718.784.5255 seeking treatment for infertility handling such a beloved fairy [email protected] to discover the problem and the tale and popular Disney prop - cure.” erty. Our goal was to be respect - As for the center's interior de - ful of the animated film's great sign, Dr. Kofinas explained that TNH/COSTAS BEJ elements, songs and characters Dr. Antonia Kofinas and Dr. Miranda Kofinas look on as Dr. George Kofinas and son Dr. Jason Continued on page 4 Kofinas cut the ribbon at the opening of the Kofinas Fertility Group’s new center. Continued on page 6 2 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, MARCH 4-10, 2017 Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center Delivered to the Greek State TNH Staff events in all corners of the reparable to mankind—implica - SNFCC, smaller and larger artis - tions.” ATHENS – On February 23 the tic groups, composed a free fes - Prime Minister Tsipras said: Stavros Niarchos Foundation tival, open to all. The event fea - “The Stavros Niarchos Founda - (SNF) delivered the Stavros Niar - tured the Ballet, the Children’s tion chose to offer something, at chos Foundation Cultural Center Choir and the Adult Choir of the a time when most others choose (SNFCC) to the Greek people in Greek National Opera, the ERT only to receive. And I would like an Open Celebration. A special National Symphony Orchestra, to reaffirm that the Greek people event marking the handover of Natassa Bofiliou, Alkinoos Ioan - as a whole, deeply appreciate the SNFCC’s spectacular new facili - nidis and the Baroque Ensemble, enormous importance of this ini - ties and park on Athens' southern the Lyceum Club of Greek tiative. The economic value of coast to the Greek state included Women, George Kontrafouris on the project may be significant in music, dancing, and many other piano, street dancers, skaters and itself, but its cultural value is festive activities and was live roller bladers, alongside video even greater. streamed via the SNF website. screenings of readings by famous “In a country where culture The Stavros Niarchos Hall of actors, curated by the National defines our national capital, the the Greek National Opera at Library of Greece. The artistic possibilities created with this SNFCC hosted the delivery cere - program was under the direction Cultural Center are vast, and can mony and an original artistic of Thomas Moschopoulos.