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Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II Honors Nazar and Artemis Nazarian for Life of Service, Philanthropy
By Florence Avakian NEW YORK — “There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward.” These words by poet Kahlil Gibran might be considered the lifelong creed of Nazar and Artemis Nazarian. On Friday, May 10, close to 400 people attended a gala banquet in the Plaza Hotel, to bear witness [...]
New Book Launched – A Legacy of Armenian Treasures Celebrated in Michigan
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — On Thursday, May 16, more 250 people gathered at St. John Armenian Cultural Hall to celebrate the publication of A Legacy of Armenian Treasures: Testimony to a People — The Alex and Marie Manoogian Museum. The book features more than 160 of the museum’s objects, each reproduced in full color and accompanied [...]
A Tale of Two Operas
By Edmond Y. Azadian With the spectacular and complete disappearance of the iron curtain, millions of people who had been trapped behind it, suddenly were exposed to the rest of the world. There was a deluge of Western cultural trends inundating the former Soviet republics. Armenia, being one of them, proved to be defenseless against [...]
K-9 Officer Toumayan Shares her Passion with the Community
By Gabriella Gage Mirror-Spectator Staff CONCORD, Mass. — In 1999, Concord Police officer Sylvia Toumayan found a way to combine her passion for canine training with her dedication to helping fellow citizens as an officer of the law. For years Toumayan had dreamt of starting Concord’s first K-9 program because of the potential benefits she [...]
Court Rules Dink Murder Was ‘Organized’ Crime
ISTANBUL (Hetq) — Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals this week overruled previous decisions absolving suspects in the Hrant Dink murder case of any connection to armed criminal organizations, according to Hürriyet Daily News. The ruling states that the suspects are members of such groups and thus it opens the way to their retrial on charges related to [...]
Opening Ceremony of Expanded Tekeyan Center in New Jersey
ORADELL, N.J. — On Friday, May 17, the official ribbon-cutting ceremony for the expanded offices of the Tekeyan Cultural Association (TCA) New York/New Jersey chapter took place with the participation of Primate Khajag Barsamian, Armenia’s Ambassador to the United Nations Garen Nazarian, benefactor Nazar Nazarian, TCA Central Board of Directors Secretary Dr. Nubar Berberian and [...]
NAASR Launches Leadership Circle in Southern California
LOS ANGELES — The National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) launched a campaign for its Leadership Circle of membership in the Southern California Armenian community on April 13, at the Pasadena home of David and Margaret Mgrublian. The evening was organized by NAASR’s Southern California Board members Bruce Roat and Dr. Gregory Ketabgian, [...]
Turkish Prime Minister’s Triumphant Visit to Washington
By Edmond Y. Azadian It is well said by English historian and writer Lord Acton that power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. There can be no better example to demonstrated the veracity of the above adage then citing the names of a political duo at the top of the power pyramid in [...]
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