Opinion
Is Lebanon really home?
Ossana was 19 years old during the Armenian Genocide in 1915. Born in 1896 in Urfa, in the Ottoman Empire (Turkey today), she found herself in Beirut, Lebanon after the ordeal she and her people […]
Lebanon
Reflections
A Dedication to my Dad
I have never written anything about my dad—Nishan Salibian. In fact, I don’t think anyone has. That’s why when his only granddaughter Leeza asked me to write a tribute in his memory for Father’s Day, […]
Statements
In Support of the Lebanese Armenian Community
Dear Compatriots, Relatives, Sisters and Brothers, Once again, the Armenian people are in turbulent waters. Armenia and the Diaspora have been hit hard with the COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, the Armenian community in Lebanon is […]
Opinion
In Solidarity with the Armenians of Lebanon
My community in Lebanon needs me. It needs you, it needs us. Lebanon’s imminent economic collapse and increasingly deepening political crisis have had an insurmountable toll on the Armenian community. To add insult to injury, […]
Announcements
In Solidarity With Djemaran: An Online Fundraising Initiative
The scholastic year 2019-2020 has been greatly disturbed by the COVID-19 pandemic. School closures throughout the world have adversely affected most of the world’s student population. In Lebanon the pandemic, coupled with the already turbulent […]
Announcements
‘Together for Anjar’ Launches Fundraising Campaign
Anjar, the picturesque Armenian town located in Lebanon’s Central Bekaa Valley east of the capital Beirut, and its people urgently need our help today. Lebanon’s economic crisis, which has taken a turn for the worse […]
Nonprofit News
The Crisis in Lebanon: Our Commitment
Our communities in Lebanon are facing existential threats. And this time it’s not the indiscriminately flying bullets. It is poverty, unemployment, loss of jobs, layoffs, bankruptcies or half a salary that has surrendered its purchasing […]
Nonprofit News
ARS Eastern US Chapters, Supporters Donate $25,000 to Lebanon Emergency Relief
WATERTOWN, Mass. – The Armenian Relief Society (ARS) of the Eastern US has announced that it is donating $25,000 to the ARS Central Executive Board in response to the Lebanon Emergency Appeal for three ARS […]
Nonprofit News
The Armenian Relief Society: 110 Years Strong and Relevant
The year 2020 welcomes the 110th anniversary of the Armenian Relief Society (ARS), as well as a new threat to the Armenian community by way of COVID-19. The Armenian Weekly recently sat down with ARS […]
Nonprofit News
ARS Cambridge “Shushi” Chapter’s Sold-Out Masquerade Ball Surpasses Goal for Syria, Lebanon Relief
Photos by Salbe A. Photography CAMBRIDGE, Mass.— The Armenian Relief Society (ARS) Cambridge “Shushi” Chapter hosted over 170 guests at its sold-out Poon Paregentan Masquerade Ball fundraiser for Syria and Lebanon Relief on Saturday at […]