Philadelphia Holds 5th Annual Genocide Walk

Taner Akçam Featured as Keynote Speaker
By Kim Yacoubian
On Tues., April 24, the Philadelphia Armenian Inter-Communal Committee (PAICC) hosted its annual Armenian Genocide Commemoration at Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic Church in Cheltenham, Pa. With over 200 guests in attendance, the event began with a requiem service memorializing the souls of the 1.5 million Armenians lost 97 [...]

HMADS Gala Dinner Dance: A Night of Elegance and Entertainment

By Jennifer Chelebi
This year’s annual Gala Dinner Dance, to be held on May 19, is slated to be an extra special event. The Holy Martyrs Armenian Day School (HMADS) is celebrating its 45th anniversary and is honored to have benefactor Hratch Arukian lead this important fundraiser as Honorary Booklet chairperson. It will be a truly [...]

ATP, Acopian Center Announce ‘Regardening of Eden’

NEW YORK—Armenia Tree Project (ATP) and the Acopian Center for the Environment (ACE) are joining together to initiate a new project in Margahovit village, located in the Lori region of northern Armenia, and will hold a fundraising event on June 6 in New York City. Titled “Regardening of Eden,” the project is an unprecedented partnership [...]

HMADS Students Commemorate Genocide Through Musical Night

By Talar Aydin
OAKLAND GARDENS, N.Y.—On Mon., April 23, the students of the Holy Martyrs Armenian Day School (HMADS) gathered in Kalustyan Hall to showcase their talents to an enthusiastic audience of parents, grandparents, friends, and special guests of the Holy Martyrs Armenian community.

HMADS With Berge Turabian

The fifth grade students marched into the hall as the [...]

Armenian Genocide Commemorated on Capitol Hill

Record Turn-Out Reflects Renewed Drive for Truthful and Just Resolution of Turkey’s Crime against the Armenian Nation
WASHINGTON—More than twenty U.S. Senators and Representatives addressed a highly-motivated, standing-room-only crowd of Armenian Americans during an inspiring Congressional remembrance ceremony on April 25 marking the Armenian Genocide, reported the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).

Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) with [...]

Ladies Guild Co-Hosts NALG, ARS Mid-Atlantic Seminar

On March 24, the Ladies’ Guild of St. Gregory’s Church co-hosted the National Association of Ladies’ Guilds (NALG) and the Armenian Relief Society of Eastern USA (ARS) joint Mid-Atlantic Regional Seminar. The Guild coordinated planning efforts for this seminar with the ARS “Ani” and “Artemis” Chapters. More than 65 members—from New Jersey, Philadelphia, and Washington, [...]

Armenian Americans Hold White House Protest Urging Obama to Recognize Genocide

WASHINGTON—Armenian-Americans from across the Greater Washington, DC area rallied in front of the White House just days before President Obama’s annual April 24th remarks, urging him to honor his pledge to properly characterize the murder of 1.5 million Armenians by the Ottoman Turkish Government as “genocide.”

A scene from the protest

The protest was organized by the [...]

Diocese to Honor Hirant Gulian

On April 12, the Diocese of the Armenian Church, His Eminence Archbishop Khajag Barsamian, Primate, announced that a Tribute Banquet will be held in honor of Hirant Gulian on Fri., Oct. 5, under the chairmanship of Mr. and Mrs. Harry and Suzanne Toufayan. The banquet will be held at St. Leon Armenian Church, Abajian Hall, [...]

Outstanding Cultural Event Held at Weill Hall

By Lucy Ishkanian
A splendid concert took place at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall on Friday evening March 30. It was the annual “Musical Armenia” concert sponsored by the Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church and the Prelacy Ladies’ Guild.

Marta Bagratuni and Hayk Arsenyan hold the 2012 Musical Armenia poster.

The artists presented this year were [...]