Steve Flynn Named Genocide Educator of the Year On April 26, about 500 people gathered to commemorate the 94th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide at the Armenian Martyrs’ Memorial Monument in Providence, R.I. During the […]
YEREVAN—Should the New York Yankees win the American League pennant and go on to capture a World Series title, the loudest cheer of all may not come from the Bronx. It may just send off […]
Speaking at the consecration of St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral’s new bronze entry doors last Sunday, May 31, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg described the grand portal as “a remarkable piece of work” that reflects […]
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (A.W.)—Armenian Weekly editor Khatchig Mouradian was recently named the Seventh Arsham and Charlotte Ohanessian Lecturer at the University of Minnesota. His talk, titled “What’s in a Name?: The Adoption of ‘Genocide’ to Describe […]
By Ara Jeknavorian Armenians from throughout the Merrimack Valley and southern New Hampshire gathered together over the April 22-24 weekend to pray and honor the memory of 1.5 million martyrs, victims of the horrific first […]
WATERTOWN, Mass.—On the eve of the Armenian Relief Society’s centennial, Jacky and Seta Guevrekian of Egypt established an endowment fund of $100,000 to be part of the ARS Endowment Fund. The annual proceeds of the […]
I have a fascination with borders. Movement, escape, freedom, confinement, walls, death, the Rio Grande River, and legal and illegal crossings, are just some of the realities that hover around and on borders. Generally, a […]
FRANKLIN, Mass.—With the 2008 camp season still a pleasant memory in our hearts and in our heads, we at AYF Camp Haiastan will soon embark on a new year and a new season for 2009. […]
Gagik Beglaryan Will Be Mayor YEREVAN (A.W.)—In the first-ever municipal elections that were held in Armenia’s capital, the Republican Party won the overwhelming majority of votes, it was revealed on June 1. The Republican Party, […]
GLENDALE, Calif.–At the conclusion of the six-hour ANCA Endowment Fund Telethon, $2,548,000 was raised from donations large and small from a wide cross-section of the community, demonstrating and bolstering the grassroots power and capability of […]
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