In a classroom decorated with ancient and modern maps and photos of students in front of statues and monuments, restless high school juniors dressed in navy and plaid uniforms are seated at their desks trying […]
Two otherwise unrelated but Armenia-impacting items caught my eye this week. The first was yet another “brilliancy prize”-worthy article by Arye Gut, an Armenian-hating hack. The second was Nikol Pashinyan’s proposal to make the Republic […]
A top Israeli diplomat is raising eyebrows after a recent visit to the Armenian Genocide Memorial Complex—Dzidzernagapert. “The tragedy of the Armenian nation has never been questioned,” said Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Ben-Zvi late last […]
Last week, German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. Media reports indicated that her visit to Armenia and meetings with its leadership were very constructive. Armenian-German political, cultural and trade relations are expected […]
WASHINGTON—In a sign of Turkey’s diminishing capacity to enforce its longstanding Armenian Genocide gag-rule across the U.S. government, the Smithsonian—America’s leading cultural and historical institution—screened two high profile films about this crime—“The Promise” and its […]
Last week, I was honored to introduce Oscar-winner Terry George’s Armenian Genocide-era drama, “The Promise,” as part of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival “Armenia: Creating Home” program’s Cultures of Survival series. Just a few hours ago, I had the chance […]
JERUSALEM—The expected vote for Israel to formally recognize the Armenian Genocide is no longer on the Knesset’s agenda this week, after Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein pulled the item on Monday. Edelstein, who has continually supported […]
BELMONT, Mass.—The National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) has received one of the most significant archives of documents relating to the Armenian Genocide—the archive collected by the late Father Krikor Guerguerian—for research and […]
WATERTOWN, Mass.—Dr. Julien Zarifian, Associate Professor in American History at the University of Cergy-Pontoise, France, and Fulbright Visiting scholar, USC Shoah Foundation Center for Advanced Genocide Research, will present a lecture entitled “From Humanitarianism to […]
WASHINGTON—United States Representative Jackie Speier (D-Calif.), Co-Chair of the Congressional Armenian Caucus, speaking at a full hearing of the influential U.S. House Armed Services Committee on May 9, underscored the importance of applying the lessons […]
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