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May 9, 2017
3 min

Kaloosdian’s Book on Tadem Continues to Receive Praise

Reviewed by USHMM Holocaust and Genocide Studies and Van Leer Jerusalem Institute Journal of Levantine Studies WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Armenian National Institute is pleased to announce that Robert Aram Kaloosdian’s book, Tadem: My Father’s Village Extinguished during the 1915 Armenian Genocide, was reviewed in the April 2017 issue of Holocaust and Genocide Studies, the premier journal of the discipline published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the United States Holoca

Jul 19, 2016
5 min

Elie Wiesel Remembered by Armenian National Institute

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Armenian National Institute (ANI) mourns the passing of human rights activist Elie Wiesel (1928-2016), and recalls one of the most vocal opponents of the crime of genocide. Holocaust survivor, author, and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Wiesel evoked the compelling authority of a victim who triumphed over his oppressors by writing and speaking about the importance of remembrance and prevention. His works became the voice of the millions of Jewish victims of N

Mar 9, 2016
2 min

Scottsdale Community College To Hold 4th Annual Genocide Awareness Week

(Scottsdale Community College News) – The Holocaust, atrocities in Africa, persecution of Jehovah’s Witnesses, and genocide of Native peoples in the Americas are among several important topics to be covered at this year’s Genocide Awareness Week at Scottsdale Community College. The fourth annual “Genocide Awareness Week: Not On Our Watch” will be April 11-16, with most events taking place in the school’s Turquoise Room. All events and exhibits are free and open to the public.

Nov 20, 2015
6 min

Erasing Memory, Erasing People: Armenian Genocide Remembrance and Denial at Harvard

By Professor Alexandros K. Kyrou Salem State University Last March, I attended a public event to commemorate the Armenian Genocide, titled “Armenia 1915–Auschwitz 1945: Small Nations and Great Powers.” The program was sponsored and organized by the Harvard Kennedy School European Club and the Harvard College Armenian Students Association, along with the Mashtots Chair of Armenian Studies at Harvard University and the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research. Giv

Apr 29, 2015
1 min

Federal Inter-Agency Holocaust Remembrance Program to Feature Armenian Genocide

The Federal Inter-Agency Holocaust Remembrance Committee WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Federal Inter-Agency Committee will hold its 22nd Annual Holocaust Remembrance Program at the Lincoln Theater located at 1215 U Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009 on April 30, 2015 from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. The program is expertly designed to provide the experience through the voice of eyewitnesses: Dr. Rouben Adalian’s predecessors were the survivors of the Armenian Massacre. As one of the elite Ar

Apr 1, 2015
1 min

Teacher's Workshop in Naples, Florida: Genocide Awareness Month

Armenian Assembly of America Communications Director Taniel Koushakjian will present the Armenian Genocide at a teacher workshop dedicated to Genocide Awareness Month at the Holocaust Museum of Southwest Florida in Naples on Saturday, April 11, 2015. #Florida #Naples #Genocide #holocaust #ArmenianAssemblyofAmerica #ArmenianGenocide #FL #education #HolocaustMuseum

Feb 13, 2015
1 min

Florida High School Students Visit Assembly Headquarters to Learn Armenian History and Culture

Florida High School Students from Palm Beach County Visit the Armenian Assembly of America in Washington, DC to learn about Armenian History, Culture, and the Armenian Genocide. Learn more at www.armenian-assembly.org. #Washington #Florida #Genocide #holocaust #PalmBeachCounty #ArmenianGenocide #FL #education #HighSchool #Washingtondc #DC #Armenian #PBC #Armenia

Feb 2, 2015
9 min

New Exhibit ‘The First Deportation: The German Railroad, American Hospital, & the Armenian Genocide'

ARMENIAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: January 30, 2015 Contact: Press Office Email: ani@agmm.org Phone: (202) 383-9009 A Digital Exhibit Based on United States National Archives Photographs Teaching Staff of the Apostolic Institute in Konya. Washington, D.C. – A third digital exhibit on the Armenian Genocide consisting of 128 images on 24 panels entitled “The First Deportation: The German Railroad, the American Hospital, and the Armenian Genoc

Apr 9, 2014
3 min

Rep. Adam Schiff Reads Open Letter to Turkish People on the Armenian Genocide on House Floor

April 9, 2014 This morning, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), a lead sponsor of the Armenian Genocide resolution, H. Res. 227, went on the House of Representatives floor to deliver an open letter to the Turkish people about the Armenian Genocide. You can watch Congressman Schiff be clicking on the video. The full text of the speech is below: An Open Letter to the Turkish People: Today, I write to you on a topic of great importance to both of our nations. It is on a subject that many

Mar 21, 2014
1 min

(Flyer) Walk for 20th Commemoration of Rwandan Genocide

Observe Genocide Prevention Month for April 2014 in Boston by participating in the Walk Against Genocide commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Rwanda Genocide on Sunday, April 13, 2014 from 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM. Walk starts at the Armenian Heritage Park on the Rose Kennedy Greenway, near the Aquarium T-station, for a gathering and speakers, followed by a walk to the New England Holocaust Memorial and a closing speaker program. The Walk Against Genocide in sponsored by the Fr

Nov 1, 2013
1 min

(Photo) Renowned Author Ronald Grigor Suny visited the Armenian Assembly of America

Yesterday, renown author Ronald Grigor Suny visited the Armenian Assembly of America HQ in Washington, D.C. Pictured L-R are Dr. Michael Gelb of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM), Armenian National Institute (ANI) Director Dr. Rouben Adalian, Dr. Ronald Suny, University of Michigan Professor on a visiting fellowship at USHMM, and Assembly Executive Director Bryan Ardouny. #Genocide #holocaust #History #ArmenianAssemblyofAmerica #USHMM #universityofmichigan #DC #Armen