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. 19, ISSUE 977 July 2-3, 2016 c v $1.50 Greeks for Greece’s Trump to Capital Meet with Controls RNC July 1 Effects A Marafatsos Year Later Overseeing Greek, Cypriot 18 Percent Drop Outreach From 2015 in New Businesses Created TNH Staff ATHENS – A leading business Republican likely presiden - group in Greece is calling on the tial nominee Donald Trump’s government to loosen banking sagging campaign is getting a restrictions introduced a year boost from ethnic leaders, espe - ago when the country faced the cially the Greek- and Cypriot- risk of exit from the euro. American communities. The National Confederation The National Diversity Coali - of Hellenic Commerce, Greece’s tion for Trump — a group of main small- and medium-sized leaders from several ethnic business association, said the groups — is holding a closed- number of new businesses cre - door meeting with the Republi - ated so far this year has dropped can National Committee (RNC) 18 percent from the same period on July 1 and will include 35 in 2015 and 30 percent from ethnic leaders. two years ago. “We’re meeting with the SNF/YiOrgiS YErOlYmBOS Greece introduced capital strategic initiatives team to dis - The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center in Athens controls for bank transactions a cuss how we can better repre - year ago Tuesday, amid financial sent the community and get Visitors follow the subtle uphill path that leads to the highest square foot observatory with a glass shell and panoramic views turmoil triggered by bailout ne - Donald Trump’s support on be - point of the Stavros Niarchos Park, the Lighthouse, a 9,700 of the sea and the city.Story and more photos on page 4. gotiation delays. half of the entire communities,” Country residents can still Christos Marafatsos, Founder of only withdraw a maximum of Blue Sky Capital and Financier, 420 euros (around $465) in cash who is overseeing the outreach per week, though electronic to Greek- and Cypriot-Ameri - Great Council Ends with Meaningful Message transactions are subject to fewer cans said according to the Bre - restrictions. itbart news agency. The capital controls just after “The RNC invited the NDC By Theodore Kalmoukos Topics covered included the another word that characterizes in which the discussions and the Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, for Trump to meet with us,” an Church’s mission in the modern the unity, holiness, catholicity work of the Council was de - breaking yet another campaign RNC official told Time earlier CRETE, GREECE – The Holy world, the Orthodox Diaspora, and apostolicity of the Church, tailed: “To God, the Father of promise, closed banks for several this month, confirming the and Great Council (also called the Episcopal Assemblies’ oper - referring to its Eucharistic and mercies and all comfort, we ad - weeks, setting off long lines out - meeting. the Great Synod) officially con - ational regulations, Autonomy, eschatological identity and con - dress a hymn of thanksgiving side ATMs and their doors when Marafatsos said the National cluded on June 26, as His All- Fasting, Matrimony, and Ortho - sciousness. “If, as has been fit - and praise for having enabled they reopened. Diversity Coalition for Trump Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch dox relations with the rest of tingly said, the 21st century us to gather during the week of Images of pensioners wilting “was designed to help show sup - Bartholomew expressed his joy Christianity. could and ought to prove to be, Pentecost (18-26 June 2016) on in the heat trying to take out the port (and) that Donald Trump over the attendance of the Local In his June 26, Homily, Pa - the ‘century of Orthodoxy,’ then Crete, where the Apostle Paul then-limit of 60 euros ($60.45) supports these ethnic communi - Autocephalous Churches triarch Bartholomew noted that the Holy and Great Council of and his disciple Titus preached a day went around the world in ties and would be the right Pres - (though Antioch, Bulgaria, we should understand the our Most Holy Church, by the the Gospel in the early years of the middle of Greece’s tourism ident.” Georgia, and Russia did not at - Church as “substantially Synod - grace of God who is worshipped the life of the Church. We give season, although foreign visitors “We support Donald Trump tend.) ical,” and the whole life of the in Trinity and is Lord of All, has thanks to the Triune God who were exempted. and his solutions [to] strengthen Those primates emphasized Church as “life in Synod,” laid the foundation stone for the was well pleased that in one ac - International transfers were communities, foster job cre - the Council’s historical signifi - adding that the Synodical Deci - realization of this God-pleasing cord we should bring to a con - also limited to 500 euros ation, support small businesses, cance and confidence in a new sions of the Holy and Great vision.” clusion the work of the Holy and ($553.74) per month, a limit and support faith and family era of conciliarity, in which the Council should be introduced in THE MESSAGE Great Council that was con - that’s still in place. Government principles with conservative ac - Orthodox Church can express its the life of the local Orthodox The Council issued a Mes - voked by His All Holiness Ecu - officials had said they expected positions on the contemporary Churches. sage “To the Orthodox people to lift the controls by the end of Continued on page 2 issues facing humankind. He added that conciliarity is and to all people of good will,” Continued on page 2 the year but have backed away from that after wary Greeks haven’t returned as much money to banks as was anticipated. Tsipras had also indicated a New Find from Ancient City Hippos gradual lifting of the controls Continued on page 9 TNH Staff the god Pan or one of the rustic fail to yield some surprises,” he gods?" said. “The researchers were HAIFA, ISRAEL – In a region of Dr. Eisenberg believes the site working on the hypothesis that Israel overlooking the Sea of was perhaps a compound for the building formed part of the WITH THIS ISSUE Galilee, once the site of the An - worshipping the half-man, half- fortifications of the city, but as cient Greco-Roman city Hippos, goat diety, Live Science reported. they dug deeper they found two a sanctuary of the Ancient Greek "The mask, and now the gate in square basalt towers with dimen - god Pan may have been discov - which it was embedded, are con - sions of approximately 6.3m. by ered by the Zinman Institute of tinuing to fire our imaginations. 6.3m. and a portal of 3.7m. wide Archaeology at the University of The worship of Pan sometimes in between.” Haifa, Live Science reported. included ceremonies involving An article by Dr. Eisenberg The new find, a monumental drinking, sacrifices and ecstatic and Arthur Segal, titled “The Roman gate, may help re - rituals, including nudity and sex. Spade Hits Sussita,” which was searchers better understand pre - This worship usually took place published in the November 2015 vious discoveries of Hippos, Live outside the city walls, in caves compendium Forty Groundbreak - Science noted, such as bronze and other natural settings." ing Articles from Forty Years of mask of Pan discovered last year. New discoveries about Hippos Biblical Archaeology Review, ap - Dr. Michael Eisenberg of the would be historically significant pears on the Zinman Institute’s University said this is a starting beyond Pan. Excavations were website: http://hippos.haifa.ac.il. point that will guide them to seek made in the 19th and 20th cen - In the Sermon on the Mount TNH/COSTAS BEJ additional answers. turies, and after those conducted (Matthew: 5-7), Jesus said: “You Greek Fancy Foods Shine in New York "Now that the whole gate has in the 1950s, Israel used the site, are the light of the world. A city been exposed, we not only have Mt. Sussita, as a fortress to de - set on a hill cannot be hidden.” The Greek presence was the most impressive and dynamic better information for dating the fend against foreign enemies, just Jesus is believed to have ever at the Fancy Food Show held this week at the Javits Center mask, but also a clue to its func - as the Ancient Greeks had done. preached in Hippos, and some in New York. Among the companies at the show: Krinos, Kon - tion," Eisenberg said, Live Science “As happens almost every biblical scholars contend that is tos, Optima Foods, FAGE USA, ION, Greektopia, Loumidis reported, "are we looking at a year,” Eisenberg told the the city to which Jesus refers in Foods, and Anastasia Confections. gate that led to the sanctuary of Jerusalem Post, “Hippos did not that Sermon. Gynaika’s 100th Edition Pres. Obama Celebrated at the Herald Greets Amb. By Eleni Sakellis graced the pages of Gynaika, Lalacos in DC celebrating them for the inspi - LONG ISLAND CITY – National ration and pride they bring to Herald-Ethnikos Kyrix held an the community. Among those at - TNH Staff event on June 28 at its Long Is - tending the event were Nassau land City headquarters in honor County DA Madeline Singas, WASHINGTON, DC – President of all the women from its Gy - NYS Assembly member Aravella Obama welcomed Haris Lalacos, naika insert, which celebrated Simotas, Yiota Stratis, Kathy Greece’s new Ambassador to the its 100th issue this month. Boulukos, Olga Alexakos, Vasi - United States, to the White House The cover of the insert fea - liki Filiotis, Stella Kokolis, Irene on June 27.