Month: June 2016

Armenia’s Youth and the Tragedy of Untapped Potential

On May 30, ONEArmenia, a for-purpose organization focused on building a sustainable Armenian economy, launched a new campaign to accelerate…

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Chef’s Night Spirit Spills Over

Fate often works in strange ways. One night, I find myself hobnobbing with a crowd of 300 at a hotel,…

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German MP Faces Death Threats for Support of Armenian Genocide Resolution

BERLIN, Germany (A.W.)—The co-leader of the German Green Party Cem Özdemir—a German member of parliament (MP) of Turkish origin and…

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Cellist Edvard Pogossian Enchants Boston Pops Crowd

BOSTON, Mass.—Edvard Pogossian is his father’s keeper—a chip off the same musical block. Twenty-six years after his dad debuted with…

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Walking Tour Discovers Philadelphia’s Armenian History

A crowd aged 11 to 91 gathered at Arlington Cemetery outside Philadelphia on May 14 to experience a walk through…

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AGBU Gala in London Rouses Tremendous Support for Syrian Relief

 $325,000 Raised for the AGBU Humanitarian Emergency Relief Fund for Syrian Armenians On May 21, the Armenian General Benevolent Union…

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Guidance, Support from a Knowing Community

Susan is like a second daughter to me. I taught her religious education and Armenian studies. I was there when…

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Uncle Garabed’s Notebook (June 4, 2016)

Maxim Wisdom is to the soul what health is to the body. …La Rochefoucauld   An Early American Toast To…

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At Least Five Armenians Killed in Aleppo in a Week

ALEPPO, Syria (A.W.)—Aleppo’s Armenian-populated Nor Kyugh and Zvartnots districts were attacked by more than 30 missiles on June 2, killing…

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Armenian Serviceman Killed on NKR LoC on June 2

STEPANAKERT, NKR (A.W.)—Armenian serviceman Khoren Harutyunyan (b. 1997) was killed as a result of a gunshot wound in the northeastern…

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