Survivors to Honor Morgenthau Family at Museum of Jewish Heritage

NEW YORK—On Thurs., April 22 at 11 a.m., Armenian Genocide survivors from metro New York will meet with Robert M. Morgenthau to tour “The Morgenthaus: A Legacy of Service” exhibit at the Museum of Jewish Heritage. The survivors will be joined by leaders from the Armenian community. Together, they will personally thank Morgenthau for his family’s contributions to world events and honor his grandfather, Henry Morgenthau, Sr., the former U.S. ambassador to the Ottoman Empire during World War I.

While serving as ambassador, Henry Morgenthau Sr. was a champion for the Armenians being persecuted by the Young Turk government. Among the artifacts on display in the exhibit is his 1915 telegram where he alerted the U.S. State Department: “it appears that a campaign of race extermination is in progress.”

Profiling three generations of the Morgenthau family, including Henry Morgenthau, Sr.; his son, Henry Morgenthau Jr., Franklin D. Roosevelt’s treasury secretary; and his grandson, Robert M. Morgenthau, the former New County district attorney and chairman of the Museum of Jewish Heritage, the exhibit includes rare documents and dramatic footage of the Armenian Genocide, the Holocaust, and the formation of the state of Israel.

Dr. Mary Papazian, the provost of Lehman College, City University of New York, will give the opening remarks.

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This special event takes place two days before the 95th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. On Sun., April 25, for the 25th year, thousands of Armenian Americans and citizens against genocide will gather in Times Square (on Broadway between 43rd and 44th Streets) from 2-4 p.m. for the 95th Anniversary Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide (Medz Yeghern), under the theme: “Turkey is the Question, America is the Answer.”

The event will pay tribute to the 1.5 million Armenians annihilated by the Young Turk government of the Ottoman Empire (1915-23) and address the consequences still felt today. Major political figures will speak, along with civic, humanitarian, and educational leaders.

The event is organized by the Knights and Daughters of Vartan, and co-sponsored by the Armenian General Benevolent Union, Armenian Assembly of America, Armenian National Committee of America, Armenian Democratic Liberal Party, and the Armenian Council of America.

Participating organizations include the Diocese of the Armenian Church, Prelacy of the Armenian Church, Armenian Missionary Association of America, Armenian Presbyterian Church, Armenian Evangelical Church, Armenian Catholic Eparchy, and Armenian youth organizations.

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