January 2013 - Page 8 of 9 - The Armenian Weekly

Heffern Speaks at Diocese

January 4, 2013 Florence Avakian 2

On Mon., Dec. 17, U.S. Ambassador to Armenia John Heffern spoke to an audience of more than 150 people at the New York headquarters of the Diocese of the Armenian Church of America (Eastern). Heffern […]

Mayissian: Armenia’s ‘Silent’ National Security Threat

January 3, 2013 Houry Mayissian 85

As we make our plans and commit to new resolutions for 2013, at least for some of our compatriots in Armenia new plans will unfortunately mean immigrating to new countries. More than 20 years after […]

Boyer Introduces New Genocide Denial Criminalization Law in France

January 3, 2013 Weekly Staff 12

PARIS, France—French Parliament Member Valerie Boyer, who spearheaded last year’s effort to pass a bill criminalizing the denial of the Armenian Genocide, submitted a new draft of the bill last week. The bill stipulates the […]

Apigian-Kessel: Helen (Nazarian) Pompeian (1925-2012)

January 3, 2013 Betty Apigian-Kessel 1

It was with shock and sadness that those of us who knew and loved Helen Pompeian received news of her passing so close to Christmas. The news of her death prompted me to reach into […]

Kelly Stuart Wins ADAA Saroyan Prize

January 3, 2013 Weekly Staff 0

David Kherdian Receives Armenian Star Award LOS ANGELES, Calif.—New York playwright Kelly Stuart won the Armenian Dramatic Arts Alliance (ADAA)’s 3rd Biennial William Saroyan Prize for Playwriting for her play, “Belonging to the Sky.” The […]

A Personal Reminiscence of Armen Babamian

January 3, 2013 CK Garabed 1

By Charles Kasbarian My first glimpse of Armen Babamian was in 1931 when I was four years old. My mother had enrolled my older brother and me in the Sunday School of Holy Cross Armenian […]

In Memoriam: Armen Babamian

January 3, 2013 Guest Contributor 3

By Charles and Lucine Kasbarian Armen Babamian was a leading guardian of our nation’s musical heritage in the Armenian Diaspora. He bridged Armenian musical customs from the past into the present to instruct countless Armenian-American […]

Gunaysu: My Views on Post-Genocidal Turkey

January 2, 2013 Ayse Gunaysu 56

Below is the full text of a speech delivered by Armenian Weekly columnist Ayse Gunaysu during a panel discussion at the Grotowski Institute in Wroclaw, Poland, on Nov. 10. For more about the event, click […]

Gunaysu: My Silent Sister

January 2, 2013 Ayse Gunaysu 0

The setting is a small, beautiful, historical city in the south of Poland, Wroclaw. It’s night-time on the 11th of November 2012. The St. Anthony of Padua Church is full. People are listening to a […]

Obituary: Helen Nazarian Pompeian, 87

January 2, 2013 Weekly Staff 0

Helen Nazarian Pompeian passed away on Dec. 17 at St. Mary’s Hospital at the age of 87. She was born and raised in Pontiac, Mich., and worked as a probate registrar of the Juvenile Court […]