(Armenian Weekly)–The Turkish government recently announced that real estate assets confiscated by the State, which once belonged to Armenian, Greek, and Jewish charitable foundations, would be returned to the rightful owners, and that the government […]
“I’m going to the hayrenik” (fatherland) a friend said. “Yegur hon yertank” (Let’s go there). There were assumptions in the statement. That the homeland is home, that the homeland is theirs, that the homeland is […]
Society is abundant with reunions. Just look around you. There are school reunions, military reunions, family reunions, and those associated with the work environment. There are reunions between neighborhood friends, ethnic sojourns, and others that […]
DELAFIELD, Wisc.—August 14, the date set for the second annual “Day on the Blue” Armenian orphanage fundraiser, dawned perfectly. The weather was sunny and delightful, a great day for a garden reception. A refreshing breeze […]
Her name was Mayrig, that’s all I knew about the woman. She was leaning up against the back of the Mother Cathedral in Etchmiadzin one bright September day in Armenia’s Holy Land. People were coming […]
Turkish leaders came up with a new ploy last week to impress world public opinion with fake magnanimity toward the country’s long-oppressed minorities. Prime Minister Erdogan signed a decree last Saturday that supposedly will return […]
During a dinner highlighted by pomp and circumstance on Aug. 28, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared that properties confiscated from minorities after 1936 would be returned. Partial lists of buildings and houses to […]
YEREVAN (A.W.)–The Armenian National Congress, a block of oppositional parties led by former president Levon Ter-Petrossian, has been actively engaged in negotiations with the ruling Republican Party. The main item on the agenda is the […]
The Hairenik Association, Inc. is looking for a full-time Receptionist/Administrator with sales skills to work in our close-knit team in Watertown, Mass. The ideal candidate will have a track-record of successful sales management; intermediate to advanced Microsoft Office Suite […]
I leaned over and whispered to my husband, “It’s not an Armenian event until you cannot hear yourself talking.” We were the first arrivals at Shiawasee Park near downtown Farmington on an overcast Sunday to […]
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