Month: April 2011
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Apr- 2011 -30 AprilNews
Aghjayan Recaps Genocide Survivor’s History
ARF political activist George Aghjayan did what many of us didn’t do: He made an effort to document his grandmother’s…
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30 AprilNews
Armenian Community in Albany Commemorates Genocide
ALBANY, N.Y. (A.W.)—On April 29, the Armenian community in Albany held a genocide commemoration event in Monument Square in Troy,…
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29 April
Rendahl: Lost Innocence
The Armenian Weekly April 2011 Magazine “But does it really matter if one kind of bird goes extinct?” I asked…
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29 AprilOpinion
Erbal and Suciyan: One Hundred Years of Abandonment
By Ayda Erbal and Talin Suciyan The Armenian Weekly April 2011 Magazine The history of the Ottoman Armenians in the…
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29 AprilNews
Armenian Genocide Commemorated in Boston
WATERTOWN, Mass. (A.W.)—The 96th Armenian Genocide Commemoration in Boston took place on April 25 with a keynote speech by Ambassador…
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29 April
Armenian Americans Hold Vigil, Pro-Ankara Protesters Celebrate Genocide in DC
WASHINGTON—Over 300 Armenian Americans gathered at the Turkish Embassy on Easter Sunday holding a silent vigil in memory of 1.5…
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28 AprilNews
Genocide Commemorations Held in Turkey on April 24
ISTANBUL, Turkey (A.W.)—For the second year in a row, major cities in Turkey witnessed public events commemorating the Armenian Genocide…
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28 April
Reps Dold, Costa Call on State Department to Include Genocide in Online Histories
Legislators Also Call on Secretary Clinton to Report on Turkey’s Violations of the Freedom to Worship and Religious Property Rights…
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28 AprilNews
Evening to Benefit Restoration of Dikranagerd Church
NEW MILFORD, N.J.—A Benefit Night to raise funds to restore the St. Giragos Armenian Church in Dikranagerd will take place…
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28 April
Sassounian: Mr. President, Armenian Americans Reject Your Offensive Word Games on Genocide
Despite Armenian Americans’ persistent admonishment of President Obama to refrain from substituting “Meds Yeghern” (Great Calamity) for the Armenian Genocide…
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