Month: February 2016

Letter: Why Armenians Should Lean Right in 2016

A Response to ‘Why Armenians Should Lean Left in 2016’ Dear Editor: So dismayed and dumbfounded was I with Raffi…

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Balakian to Speak at Salem State

The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Salem State University will welcome Dr. Peter Balakian on Wed., March 3,…

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Marilyn Altoon Arshagouni (1935-2016)

Marilyn Altoon Arshagouni, beloved wife of Hagop Arshagouni and devoted mother of Robert, Mary (Papazian), Michael, and Paul Arshagouni, passed…

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Mouradian: Aleppo Armenians, the Genocide, and a Reversal of Roles

The city of Aleppo constituted a major hub for deportation routes during the Armenian Genocide. Convoys that survived the treacherous…

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ARS Eastern USA Sponsors ‘Have a Heart’ Soseh Kindergarten Fundraiser

Every organization pours its heart and soul into its projects, hoping to achieve success and make a difference. So it…

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‘This Little Light of Mine’: A Conversation with Susan Kricorian

By Bethel Bilezikian Charkoudian The confluence of cultures, white and black, ancient and present-day Armenian, are represented in the art…

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Lost Hagopian Art to Be Exhibited at AMA

On Sat., March 12, the Armenian Museum of America (AMA) will host the opening of a touring exhibition displaying the works…

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Uncle Garabed’s Notebook (Feb. 20, 2016)

On Teddy the Bear   My father always wanted to be the corpse at every funeral, the bride at every…

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Tracing Family Roots: First Armenian Genealogy Conference Planned for April

WATERTOWN, Mass. (A.W.)— The Armenian Genealogy Conference will take place April 9-10 in Watertown. The conference, which grew out of the…

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Houses without Doors: A Journey of a Hundred Years

A Film Review Special for the Armenian Weekly  “Houses without Doors” (Syria, Lebanon) 2016, color, 1:28 In Armenian, Arabic, French,…

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