Month: November 2014

NAASR Christmas Open House to Feature Illustrated Presentation by Thomasian

BELMONT, Mass.—Ruth Thomasian, the founder and executive director of Project SAVE Armenian Photograph Archives, will be the featured speaker at…

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Hamazkayin Welcomes Rakel Dink in New Jersey

PARAMUS, N.J.—The Hamazkayin New Jersey chapter organized a gathering in honor of Rakel Dink, who was in New Jersey to…

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Minsk Group Co-Chairs Express ‘Serious Concern’ Over Downed Helicopter

(A.W.)—Following news of the downing of an Artsakh Mi-24 helicopter by Azeri forces, the Minsk Group Co-Chairs—Ambassadors Igor Popov of…

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Azerbaijan Shoots Down NKR Air Force Helicopter, Casualties Reported

STEPANAKERT, NKR (A.W.)—Azerbaijani Armed Forces shot down an Artsakh Air Force Mi-24 helicopter on a training flight on Nov. 12.…

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Turkey’s Post-Post-Modern Coup and U.S. Foreign Policy

Special for the Armenian Weekly Turkey is no stranger to changes in regime. The administration in Ankara has seen fundamental,…

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‘Armenian Asia Minor’ Volume Released

LOS ANGELES—Armenian Communities of Asia Minor was recently released by Mazda Publishers as the 13th volume in the UCLA series,…

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Sassounian: Republican Congressional Majority Casts Dark Shadow on Armenian Interests

Nearly all congressional candidates nationwide who supported Armenian-American issues were victorious during the Nov. 4 elections. The outcome was similarly…

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RI High School to Put on Play on Genocide Survival

BRISTOL, R.I.—“We Survived! Stories of Survival from the Armenian Genocide of 1915” is a theatrical compilation of survivor stories and…

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Heghnar Kherdian Paloian: The Life of a 108-Year-Old Genocide Survivor

By Deacon Charles Kherdian Hardy Heghnar (Helen) Kherdian Paloian was one of the few survivors left of that generation of…

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Rakel Dink Will Be Special Guest at AIWA Reception on Nov. 14

WATERTOWN, Mass.—Rakel Dink, wife of Hrant Dink, the Armenian journalist shot on the streets of Istanbul in January 2007, will…

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