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Greater Washington
D.C. Armenians Commemorate Genocide
WASHINGTON—Armenian-Americans from throughout the southern
Maryland, northern Virginia, and Washington, D.C. area
joined together on April 20 at the Soorp Khatch Armenian
Church Arabian Hall for the annual community commemoration
of the Armenian Genocide, hosted by the Armenian Genocide
Commemorative Committee of Greater Washington.
Commemorative
Activities in the RI Armenian community
It may have been 93 years since the
worlds of all those that lived on the lands of their
ancestors were turned upside down, but they remain in our
hearts and minds to this day.
Congresswoman
Tsongas addresses Merrimack Valley ANC Observance
LOWELL, Mass.—An appearance by newly elected U.S.
Congresswoman Niki Tsongas highlighted genocide observances
in Lowell on April 19.
Watertown
Commemorates Genocide with Call to Go Forward
WATERTOWN, Mass. (A.W.)—On April 24, the Greater Boston
Committee to Commemorate the Armenian Genocide presented its
93rd anniversary ceremonies in the St. James Armenian Church
Sanctuary and St. James Keljik Hall.
Ajemian Ahnert
Speaks on ‘The Knock at the Door’
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (A.W.)—On April 23, Author Margaret Ajemian
Ahnert spoke at Harvard about her book The Knock at the
Door: A Journey Through the Darkness of the Armenian
Genocide (Beaufort Books, 2007).
Commemoration on
Beacon Hill: 'Deny Denial'
BOSTON, Mass. (A.W.)—On April 18, in the Massachusetts House
of Representatives Chamber at the State House on Beacon
Hill, Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick and state
officials presided over ceremonies commemorating the
Armenian Genocide .
Sisters Academy of
Radnor Remembers Genocide
“Our children are the answer to Shakespeare’s question: To
be or not to be?” said an inspired clergyman at the Armenian
Sisters Academy in Radnor, Pa., as he bore witness to the
youths’ resounding “to be!” 93 years after the attempted
annihilation of their race in the first genocide of the 20th
century.
Rutgers Commemorates
Genocide
The Rutgers University Armenian Club
held their annual Armenian Genocide Commemoration on April
24.
Archbishop Choloyan
Urges Vigilance Against Genocide in Capitol Hill Meetings
WASHINGTON—His Eminence Oshagan Choloyan, Prelate of the
Armenian Apostolic Church of the Eastern United States,
urged Members of Congress to speak with moral clarity about
the Armenian Genocide and to work to end the ongoing
genocide in Darfur during a full day of more than 20 Capitol
Hill meetings leading up to the April 23rd Congressional
Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide, reported the ANCA.
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S. Florida Marks
93rd Anniversary of Armenian Genocide
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.
Merrimack Valley
Genocide Committee Honors Playwright Herand Markarian
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass.—Given a choice between recognition and
a dentist, Dr. Herand Markarian would rather have a root
canal.
Peabody Observance
Honors Memory of Torigian, Baronian
PEABODY, Mass.—When it came to refuting Turkish pressure and
staging a genocide observance on the steps of a government
building, Peter Torigian stood up for his principals.
Boyajian Honored for
Bringing ADL Denial to Light
WATERTOWN, Mass. (A.W.)—On April 22, the Town Council of
Watertown bestowed a proclamation honoring investigative
journalist David Boyajian for bringing to light and to the
public’s attention the implicit Armenian Genocide denialist
policies of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and its
country-wide No Place for Hate programs.
Connecticut Armenians Commemorate Genocide
HARTFORD, Conn.—On Sat., April 26, over 120 Armenians
gathered at the Hartford State Capitol for a commemorative
service in recognition of the Armenian Genocide, reported
the ANCA-Eastern Region.
Commemoration in
Greenwich
On April 24, a gathering of
approximately 50 gathered for a ceremony and flag raising in
front of Greenwich Town Hall in Connecticut to commemorate
the 93rd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.
Hovnanian School
Participates in Commemoration Events
NEW MILFORD, N.J.—The Hovnanian
School students and alumni commemorated the 93rd anniversary
of the Armenian Genocide with different activities on April
24.
ANC-New York
Commemoration Event
NEW YORK—On April 25, the ANC of New
York and Friends of the ANC presented a genocide
commemoration at New York’s City Hall.
ANC-New Jersey
Commemoration Event
RIDGEFIELD, N.J. (A.W.)—On April 24, the Armenian community
in New Jersey gathered at the St. Vartanantz Armenian Church
for the annual commemoration event, organized by the ANC of
NJ.
Invocation delivered
on 93rd anniversary of the genocide on Capitol Hill
Almighty God, once again we come
before you in the month of April to thank you for your
blessings, especially your deliverance from the valley of
death 93 years ago.
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