S. Florida Marks 93rd Anniversary of Armenian Genocide

"The Armenian Weekly", Volume 74, No. 18, May 3, 2007

MIAMI, Fla.—The Armenian National Committee of South Florida (ANC of S. FL) joined with Armenian-Americans—and all Armenians around the world—in commemorating the 93rd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide of 1915-1923.

The commemoration, held at St. Mary’s Davitian Hall in Hollywood, was co-sponsored by St. Mary Armenian Apostolic Church, St. David Armenian Church, the Armenian National Committee of South Florida, the Knights of Vartan Hayasdan Lodge, and the Armenian Assembly of America.

In addition to the strong community turnout, the program featured the representatives of Armenian Church leaders, leading community figures in South Florida, and a broad range of ethnic and human rights activists.

Among the major steps taken this year by the South Florida Armenian community was the first screening of the documentary titled, “The Women of 1915,” produced by the Telly award winning Team (The Wall of The Genocide) Bedo Der-Bedrossian and Baret Maronian of Armenoid Productions, a division of Ayasa Video Productions Inc. of Coconut Creek, Florida.

Additionally, ANC of S. FL youth activists setup laptops as members of the audience web-faxed their respective US Representatives to end Turkey’s “gag rule” on Armenian Genocide recognition and pass H.Res.106 and S.Res.106. “We are tremendously proud of the increasingly active, vocal, and effective Armenian community of South Florida, and are committed to making our unique contribution to, once and for all, ending U.S. complicity in Turkey’s shameful campaign of genocide denial,” added ANC of S. Florida Chairman Albert Mazmanian.