January 2015 - The Armenian Weekly

Pan-Armenian Declaration on Genocide Centennial Adopted

January 31, 2015 at 6:50 pm Weekly Staff 5

YEREVAN (A.W.)—The State Commission on Coordination of Events for the Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide released a Pan-Armenian Declaration on Jan. 29. According to the Office of the President of Armenia, […]

Aram Garabedian Remains Ultimate Patriots’ Fan

January 31, 2015 at 5:52 pm Tom Vartabedian 3

CRANSTON, R.I.—When it comes to cheering on the New England Patriots, look no further than Aram Garabedian. You’ll find him at the Super Bowl in Glendale, Ariz., on Sunday, same as always, dressed in red […]

Display of Genocide Commemorative Medals Wins Top Award

January 31, 2015 at 5:48 pm Guest Contributor 4

By Charles A. Hajinian MILWAUKEE, Wisc.—A spectacular display of commemorative medals memorializing the Armenian Genocide received “Best-in-Show” honors at the annual October 2014 convention of the Milwaukee Numismatic Society. The exhibit was prepared by Dr. […]

Suny to Present History of Genocide at Mt. Holyoke

January 31, 2015 at 5:35 pm Guest Contributor 2

SOUTH HADLEY, Mass.—On Thurs., Feb. 19, Prof. Ronald G. Suny will present a lecture entitled, “‘They Can Live in the Desert but Nowhere Else’: Explaining the Armenian Genocide,” at Mt. Holyoke College. The lecture is […]

DC-Area Students Write Letters to Syrian-Armenian Children

January 31, 2015 at 5:26 pm Guest Contributor 1

BETHESDA, Md.—Just before going on Christmas break, students at the Soorp Khatch Hamasdegh Armenian School participated in a letter-writing activity and fundraiser for their Syrian-Armenian counterparts living in war. The students drew beautiful pictures and […]

Uncle Garabed’s Notebook (Jan. 31, 2015)

January 31, 2015 at 5:21 pm CK Garabed 1

Smart Alecs No fools are so difficult to manage as those with some brains. … La Rochefoucauld Tongue Twister How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? He’d […]

Black Robes in the Armenian Bar Association: Five Profiles of Judges in the Federal Sector

January 31, 2015 at 12:11 pm Guest Contributor 1

By Karnig Kerkonian A Foreword It seems we, in the Armenian Bar Association and beyond, are compelled to find unifying threads in the lives of the people we value. Similar stories of origin, upbringing, influences, […]

ANCA Welcomes Rep. Dold as New Republican Co-Chair of Congressional Armenian Caucus

January 30, 2015 at 6:47 pm Guest Contributor 0

Launches Online Campaign Urging Increased Bi-Partisan Armenian Caucus WASHINGTON–The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) today welcomed Illinois Congressman Robert Dold (R-Ill.) as the new Republican Co-Chair of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues. Rep. […]

Recent Publication Highlights Complexities of Uncovering the History of the Medieval City of Ani

January 29, 2015 at 4:16 pm Katie Vanadzin 6

Special for the Armenian Weekly “Preserving the Medieval City of Ani: Cultural Heritage between Contest and Reconciliation,” an article by Dr. Heghnar Zeitlian Watenpaugh, was published last month in the highly competitive international “Journal of […]

Heating Armenia the Sustainable Way

January 29, 2015 at 3:40 pm Ali Hamlin 3

Special for the Armenian Weekly This is the last installment in a six-part series I’ve written as a volunteer with the Armenian Environmental Network in Yerevan. The goal of this project was to bring to […]