February 2019

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28 February

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ANCA’s Raphael Lemkin Policy Lecture Focuses on Transitional Justice

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Inspired by the recent adoption of the landmark Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act, the Armenian…

28 February

Obituaries

Guest Contributor

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Obituary: Vahan Der-Assadourian (1944-2019)

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Vahan Der-Assadourian on February 23, 2019 at the Hopital…

28 February

Family Histories

Weekly Editorial Board

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A Snapshot from the Past: A Lost Photograph of Soghomon Telirian

The following is an email we received last September, containing a lovely story of a very special photograph. The email…

28 February

Diaspora

Guest Contributor

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Knights & Daughters of Vartan Hosting Armenian Genocide Essay Contest

How has creative expression—literature, music, cinema, visual arts—enhanced your personal understanding of the Armenian Genocide? How has it contributed to…

28 February

Community News

Barbara Haroutunian

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Setting Sail ‘Armenian-Style’

More than 1200 Armenians punched their tickets onboard this year’s Armenian Heritage Cruise (AHC). Sponsored by the Armenian Cultural Association…

28 February

Notes from the Pink City

Raffi Elliott

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Azerbaijan Shouldn’t Exploit the Memory of Khojali Victims

Last week, I proposed a thought experiment to the readers of the Armenian Weekly. I argued that if Armenians are…

27 February

Obituaries

Guest Contributor

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In Loving Memory of Melanie Bandazian Kerneklian

KERNEKLIAN, Melanie Bandazian, 77, of Manakin-Sabot, Va., passed away on Monday, February 25, 2019. She was preceded in death by…

27 February

Local Spotlight

Leeza Arakelian

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Local Spotlight: Meet the Author Behind ‘Kids Reading Armenian’

When her daughter Areni was just a year old, Taline Badrikian vividly remembers watching her on the baby monitor, just…

26 February

Op-Eds

Hratch Tchaghatzbanian

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On Laws, Suspicion, and Education: A Way Forward

I am neither apolitical nor unbiased, yet regardless of where one falls on the political spectrum, there is an aura…

26 February

Statements

Weekly Staff

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121st ARF Eastern U.S. Regional Convention Held in Chicago; New Central Committee Elected

CHICAGO, Ill.—The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Eastern United States held its 121st Regional Convention in Chicago, Ill., on Feb․ 21-24,…