The following was submitted in response to a call for photographs to be featured online with Stepan Piligian’s column “The Answer is in the Mirror: Parents and Grandparents.”
This is me with my grandfather, Reverend Manasseh Shnorhokian, a Christian gentleman with a deep love for God and the Armenian people.
He founded the children’s magazine Badena
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So wonderful that you had this time with him. My maternal grandfather new your grandfather. My grandparents left for the motherland and my mom never saw them again. Such a wonderful tribute to our past. Tsoleen, your grandfather would be so proud.
Thank you for sharing this Tsoleen. Being inspired and inspiring others is a foundation of life. Great picture.
Such a sweet memory, Tsoleen…
What a memorable picture with your grandfather, Tsoleen. He was a teacher of mine in the Armenian Evangelical College in Beirut. For a few generations of us growing up in Lebanon he remains unforgettable so does the Badanegan ArtsaKank he edited.
Love this story, Tsoleen – thank you for it.
I missed Rev. Manasse, happy to see this photo, he was my mother’s first cousin ( Alice Shnorhokian) .He was a great man. Are you Arpy Sarian ‘s daughter I love her very much? Tsoleen you are so lovely.