WATCH ALSO

 

l Dro's great grand child addresses the Lebanese-Armenian community during an event commemorating Genral Dro.

 

l The funeral of Avedis Aharonian, Representative of the First Independent Republic at Armenia during the peace negotiations following World War I in Sevres, France.
 

This historic film shows Dro, Shant, Vratsian and other leaders of the
First Independent Republic of Armenia in Boston, walking on Stewart Street and visiting Boston Common. According to contemporaries, Levon Shant visited Boston only once in 1947 or 1948 to fundraise for the Hamazkayin Djemaran in Beirut, Lebanon.

COMMENTS:

From: Garo Armenian

Date: May 29, 2007

Dear Hairenik Web TV team;

   Levon Shant visited America in September 1948 and this film was taken during that visit, which impacted greatly the Armenian-American community. The visit was also successful as a fundraiser. As a result, the Djemaran succeeded in paying the hefty debts it had accrued for the purchase of its building in central Beirut and establish itself as a viable educational establishment. This was a big accomplishment in our life. The story of those days is detailed in the memoirs of one of our teachers Mr. Karnig Panian, recently published in Beirut.

   Congratulations on this important endeavor. We must safeguard our collective memory.

(Translated from Armenian)