Travelers on the Road of the Great Dream: Sebuh
By Hagop Vartivarian Arapgir, 1881 – Van, January 23, 1908 “He lived for two years secretly in Van. He impelled forward the idea and work of national self-defense, strengthened the Armenagan...
View ArticleSts. Vartanantz Day Observed at St. Vartan Cathedral
By Florence Avakian NEW YORK — They lost the battle. But theirs was a moral victory — its powerful implications surviving and strengthening until today. Vartan Mamigonian and his outnumbered Armenian...
View ArticleOrgan Concerto to Memorialize Berj Zamkochian, Commemorate Genocide Centennial
BOSTON — The Boston Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Andris Nelsons, will present the world premiere of Ascending Light, a new work for organ and orchestra by celebrated composer Michael...
View ArticleMemorial to Women Victims of Armenian Genocide Unveiled in Paris
Memorial to women victims of Armenian Genocide unveiled in Paris PARIS (Panorama) – On March 8, on the initiative of La Croix Bleue des Arméniens de France, as part of the events dedicated to the...
View ArticleIn Memory of Dr. Edgar Housepian
In Memory of Dr. Edgar Housepian: Unforgettable Personal Recollections By Hagop Vartivarian NEW YORK – He was one of the three founders of the Diocesan Fund for Armenian Relief (FAR), which quickly...
View ArticleHaig Hovsepian Brings (Violin) Trills and Chills with Khachaturian Violin...
Haig Hovsepian Brings (Violin) Trills and Chills with Khachaturian Violin Concerto at BHS BELMONT, Mass. — Belmont High School parents who are interested in music are lucky; the school has a top-notch...
View Article‘Ermeni’ to Confront Armenian Genocide Aftermath at the Yale Rep
‘Ermeni’ to Confront Armenian Genocide Aftermath at the Yale Rep NEW HAVEN, Conn. — This month, the Yale Dramatic Association will present its Spring Ex Production, “Ermeni,” a play about an...
View Article‘If the Thief Is not from the House…’
‘If the Thief Is not from the House…’ By Edmond Y. Azadian When the jihadists destroyed monuments and artifacts in the Mosul Museum in Iraq last week, their battle cry was “Allahu Akbar” (God is...
View ArticleStephen Kurkjian to Speak about New Book at St. James Men’s Club
Stephen Kurkjian to Speak at St. James Men’s Club WATERTOWN — Award-winning journalist Stephen Kurkjian will be the speaker at the St. James Men’s Club dinner meeting on Monday, April 6. He will...
View ArticleCreative Philanthropy
Creative Philanthropy By Edmond Y. Azadian Armenians have been persecuted and have suffered tremendously over the centuries, often depending on charities from their own folk or from foreign charities...
View ArticleSpecial Mission
Special Mission – Nemesis Graphic Novel Launched at Tekeyan Centre. YEREVAN — On the threshold of the Armenian Genocide Centenary, “Special Mission – Nemesis. Soghomon Tehleryan”, a graphic novel by...
View ArticleThere Is no Alternative to Peaceful Resolution of Karabagh Conflict:...
There Is no Alternative to Peaceful Resolution of Karabagh Conflict: Sargisian | YEREVAN (Armenpress) — The President of Armenia Serge Sargisian attended the opening meeting of the Fourth Session of...
View ArticleGerman Green Party Leader Ozdemir Calls on Turkey to Recognize Genocide
German Green Party Leader Özdemir Calls on Turkey to Recognize Genocide, Normalize Ties With Armenia YEREVAN (RFE/RL and Armenpress) — An ethnic Turk leading a major German political party urged Turkey...
View ArticleSOARing to New Heights to Help Orphans
PHILADELPHIA — The Society for Orphaned Armenian Relief (SOAR), the only non-profit organization whose only mission is to provide humanitarian assistance to orphaned Armenians worldwide, hosted its...
View ArticleWhat Is Turkey’s Final Answer?
By Raffi Bedrosyan Turkey has announced that the annual commemoration of the Gallipoli Dardanelles battles of World War One, which were traditionally held on March 18, will now be held on April 24 this...
View ArticleBSO to Premiere Major Commissioned Gandolfi Work Commemorating Armenian Genocide
By David Weininger BOSTON (Boston Globe) — Michael Gandolfi spent a chunk of the summer of 2009 at the Tanglewood Music Center, on whose composition faculty he has taught for the last 15 years. One day...
View ArticleSen. Schumer and More than 70 Colleagues Call on State Department to Address...
WASHINGTON — US Senator Charles E. Schumer, along with 73 other United States Senators, wrote to Secretary of State John Kerry this week to urge the State Department to immediately address issues...
View ArticleProvidence Hosts Art Exhibits and Concerts in Tribute to Centennial
PROVIDENCE — In commemoration of this year’s centennial commemoration of the Armenian Genocide, an extensive multimedia exhibit will be presented at Studio Z, consisting of original and historic art...
View ArticleStanford Press Releases English Translation of Genocide Survivor’s Memoir
PALO ALTO, Calif. – The full horrors visited upon a nation can be expressed by the story of one small boy. The nation is the Armenian people who lived in their ancient lands in the Ottoman Empire and...
View ArticleKnights of Vartan Ani Lodge Sponsors HALO Trust Fundraiser in Washington
WASHINGTON —For the past five years, the Knights of Vartan (KOV) Ani lodge has been an annual contributor to the HALO Trust and on February 24, Andrew Moore, HALO Trust Desk Officer for Balkans and...
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