Monthly Archives: April 2011

Dr. Rita Kuyumjian Presents Trilogy to Detroit

By Betty Apigian Kessel DETROIT — Who better than a specialist in the field of mental health to research and write about the events of the Armenian Genocide?

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Armenian Assembly Salutes Hovannisian For Contributions To Scholarship

LOS ANGELES — The Armenian Assembly joined Los Angeles City Council President Eric Garcetti and Los Angeles City Councilmember Paul Krekorian as they honored Dr. Richard G. Hovannisian on the occasion of the 96th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.

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Genocide Commemoration to Include Holocaust Remembrance on May 1

NEW YORK — Thousands of Armenians, Jews and their supporters will gather in Times Square to commemorate the Armenian Genocide and Holocaust Remembrance Day on Sunday, May 1, from 2 to 4 p.m.

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President again Avoids Saying ‘Genocide’ in April 24 Statement

WASHINGTON — On April 24, President Barack Obama issued a statement in honor of the day, yet again, he refrained from using the phrase “Armenian Genocide.” Instead, he used the Armenian term “Meds Yeghern,” which translates into the Great Calamity.

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Armenia Marks Genocide Anniversary, Slams Turkish Denial

YEREVAN (RFE/RL) — Hundreds of thousands of people silently marched to a hilltop memorial in the annual remembrance of some 1.5 million fellow Armenians slaughtered by Ottoman Turks.

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Belmont Board of Selectmen Issue Genocide Proclamation

By Alin K. Gregorian Mirror-Spectator Staff BELMONT, Mass. — The Board of Selectmen here read a proclamation into the official record at their April 25 meeting, in which they commemorated the Armenian Genocide.

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Kuyumjian Trilogy Presentation in New Jersey on Andonian and Teotig

  By Aram Arkun Mirror-Spectator Staff FAIR LAWN, N.J. — Dr. Rita Soulahian Kuyumjian presented her three new books concerning the Armenian Genocide at St. Leon Armenian Church here on April 13 in an event cosponsored by the church and … Continue reading

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Young Talents at Providence Music Series

  PROVIDENCE, R.I. — As part of the Music Appreciation Series, the Cultural Committee of Sts. Sahag and Mesrob Armenian Church, under the direction of conductor and composer Konstantin Petrossian, presented the debut of several talented performers.

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