Year: 2015

How Could Such Beauty Be Left Behind?

Zabelle Panosian’s Breathtaking Recordings Special for the Armenian Weekly   Zabelle Panosian was 23 years old and the mother of…

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Mark Moogalian Awarded French Legion of Honor

Armenian-American Mark Moogalian, the 51-year-old Sorbonne professor who was identified by the UK’s the Telegraph daily as the first passenger…

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New York Community Honors ARF Heroes and Martyrs on 125th Anniversary of ARF

NEW YORK—On Fri., Aug. 28, the New York “Armen Garo” Gomideh and the New York “Hyortik” AYF Chapter hosted an…

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Knights and Daughters of Vartan to Hold Armenian Independence Commemoration at WPL

On Tues., Sept. 22, the Knights of Vartan Arshavir Lodge No. 2 and Daughters of Vartan Santoukht Otyag No. 5…

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Chooljian Enters Hall-of-Fame—for 5th Time!

PLAISTOW, N.H.—In this spangled world of athletics, being inducted into one Hall-of-Fame is a marked achievement. Two is even better…

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Taner Akçam and Umit Kurt’s ‘Spirit of the Laws’ Published in English

The English translation of Taner Akçam and Ümit Kurt’s The Spirit of the Laws: The Plunder of Wealth in the Armenian…

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Armenian Numismatic and Antiquities Society Launched in Chicago to Spotlight Ancient Artifacts

CHICAGO, Ill.—A new organization, the Armenian Numismatics and Antiquities Society (ANAS), was launched in August on the sidelines of the…

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A Suggestion to ‘Time’ Magazine

No doubt the editors at “Time” magazine are gearing up to choose their person/people of the year. You might recall…

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Artsakh at 24: A Reality Check

Sept. 2 marked the 24th anniversary of Nagorno-Karabagh’s (Artsakh) independence. This is a good time to take a reality check…

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Vaughan Turekian Named Science and Technology Adviser to US Secretary of State

Armenian-American Dr. Vaughan Turekian, formerly the Chief International Officer (CIO) at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS),…

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