I spent a recent afternoon at the Armenian Home in Flushing, N.Y., interviewing three Armenian Genocide survivors. In the four years that I have been doing these yearly interviews, the number of survivors in the […]
Growing up in Soviet Armenia, one of the highlights of director Inna Sahakyan’s childhood was watching tightrope dancing performances that would take place in her grandparents’ village. She vividly remembers the vibrant colors of the […]
Ece Temelkuran’s latest book Deep Mountain: Across the Turkish-Armenian Divide explores the history and continuing discussion surrounding the Armenian Genocide in Armenia, Turkey, France, and the United States. The project, which was borne from conversations […]
With a music scene dominated by recycled pop music and digital voice enhancers, it is a challenging feat to turn on the radio and hear a song that is unique yet appealing to the listener. […]
The Museum of Jewish Heritage, located on the tip of Manhattan in Battery Park, on the shores of Ellis and Liberty Islands, served as the setting for the honoring of Ambassador Henry Morgenthau, Sr. and […]
NEW YORK—Harut Sassounian, the publisher of the California Courier newspaper, will speak at the 95th commemoration of the Armenian Genocide on Sun., April 25 from 2-4 p.m. in Times Square, New York. A seasoned writer […]
NEW YORK—The Mid-Atlantic Knights and Daughters of Vartan will hold their Third Annual Awards Dinner on Sat., March 27, under the auspices of His Eminence Archbishop Khajag Barsamian, Primate of the Diocese of the Armenian […]
Author Michael Bobelian’s first book, Children of Armenia: A Forgotten Genocide and the Century-Long Struggle for Justice, focusing on the aftermath of the Armenian Genocide, was recently published by Simon & Schuster. Bobelian sat down […]
The Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin served as the site for the first ever “Global Armenian Library Conference,” which took place from Aug. 25-27 in Armenia, attracting heads of the most prestigious Armenian libraries in […]
For the 24th consecutive year, Armenians converged in Times Square to commemorate the 94th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Under a bright sky and record-breaking temperatures, the enthusiastic audience listened attentively to an assemblage of […]
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