… Listen, O Lord, to the lament that rises from this place, to the call of the dead from the depths of the Metz Yeghérn … –John Paul II (2001) Words matter. Some people try to keep them meaningful, while others render them meaningless. And …
The Armenian Weekly features below a series of photographs from the Sourp Khatch (Holy Cross) Church on Akhtamar Island in Van, taken by the Weekly Editor during a recent trip to the area. Click here for more articles and photographs from the Editor’s trips to …
We park the car near Lake Van and start our long hike towards the side of a hill where the ruins of a medieval Armenian monastery await us. It is a long hike over uneven surfaces thoroughly sprinkled with dry manure. We had met the …
By Viktor Friedmann and Bénédicte Williams The Armenian Weekly Sept. 22, 2012 Seldom do issues of foreign policy make it to the front pages of newspapers and political weeklies in Hungary unless they concern the millions of Hungarians living in the neighboring countries or can be put to advantage …
It is not uncommon in Armenia, on a warm early autumn day, to see adults gathered together, chatting happily while the children sit on the floor playing with assorted toys, smiling and laughing. Currently, collectible dolls have been designed for 10 ancient communities: Moush, Sasoun, …
YEREVAN (A.W.)—What was once known as “one of Armenia’s best architectural structures” is now subject to demolition. For the past six decades, tourists and locals alike flocked to the Pak Shuka (literal translation “closed market,” meaning covered indoor market), where vendors sold their goods under …
Special Issue: Celebrating 500 Years of Armenian Printing The Armenian Weekly, Sept. 1, 2012 (Download article in PDF) From its origins in Venice in 1512, the history of early modern (1500–1800) Armenian print culture was closely entangled with that of port cities, initially in Europe …
LONDON (A.W.)—The 2012 London Olympics ended with a spectacular Closing Ceremonies on Aug. 12 and three Olympic medals for Armenia—one silver and two bronze. Below is coverage of the results and athlete participation—25 on Armenia’s national team, and 8 representing countries other than Armenia—alphabetically by …
Why the Diaspora Should Help the Process of De-Institutionalization In his childhood poems, my father grappled with the absence of his mother. He lost his parents by the age of eight, and spent years in an Aleppo orphanage, until he graduated. More than anything, he …
Much has been said about the need to help Javakhk, but little is known about the realities and conditions under which the local Armenians live. On a steamy June morning in Yerevan, I embarked on an unforgettable journey to this region and among the courageous …
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