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As a young Armenian American attending a public school in Cranston, Rhode Island, it always frustrated me that the Armenian Genocide, a part of my family’s history, was never taught by any of my teachers. I could not understand why this horrific event, which affected so many, was never mentioned in the slightest detail. After all, we studied the Holocaust in depth, analyzed wars and learned of the horrors of racism. The connection to the Armenian Genocide from all of these events and concepts
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Dear Laura,I can not express adequatly my appreation to you for your exceptional devotion to bring the Armenian Genocide at elementary school level as a third generation Armenian/American. Thank you.
My fathe was born in Marash and my mother in Antab Turky. My father in 1916 was recruited in the Ottoman Army and sent to Palestine to fight the British forces of General Alamby. He was 23 married with and had a 2 years old son when he was sent to Palestinian. In late 1918 WWI came to an and Turkey was defeated. Immediately, my father returned to Marash to join his wife, child, perents & siblings. Unfortunately, accept for one brother no one else was arround to be found. Broken hatred and alone he returned to Jerusalem to start all over again. I am his son from a second marriage. This is a typical story about the faith of 1.5 million Armenians slaughterd at the hands if the Ottoman Empire. Your desire to bring awareness of the Armenian Genocide at school level is perhaps the best way to pepetualize the memory of the victims. Thank you.
Sebu Tashjian
Former State Minister
of Armenia 1992-1996.