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Event Videos

The Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem Archives on the Armenian Question and Armenian Genocide ~ Sunday, May 5, 2024

The Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem Archives on the Armenian Question and Armenian Genocide ~ Sunday, May 5, 2024

The Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem Archives on the Armenian Question and the Genocide: Annotated Detailed Summary of Documents, Vol. I provides for the first time a detailed list of the 634 documents (written in Armenian, Ottoman, French, English, German, and Russian) contained in Box 1 of the Patriarchate’s “Archives of the Armenian Question and Armenian Genocide,” with extensive description and annotations.

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LITERARY LIGHTS: The Palace of Forty Pillars ~ Saturday, May 4, 2024

LITERARY LIGHTS: The Palace of Forty Pillars ~ Saturday, May 4, 2024

Wry, tender, and formally innovative, Armen Davoudian’s debut poetry collection, The Palace of Forty Pillars, tells the story of a self estranged from the world around him as a gay adolescent, an Armenian in Iran, and an immigrant in America.

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Women Up Front: The Struggle for Social Justice in Armenia ~ Thursday, May 2, 2024

Women Up Front: The Struggle for Social Justice in Armenia ~ Thursday, May 2, 2024

A panel discussion on women's social justice struggles in contemporary Armenia.

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MONUMENTS AND IDENTITIES IN THE CAUCASUS: Book Launch ~ Friday, April 26, 2024 ~ On Zoom/YouTube

MONUMENTS AND IDENTITIES IN THE CAUCASUS: Book Launch ~ Friday, April 26, 2024 ~ On Zoom/YouTube

Join Monuments and Identities in the Caucasus co-editors Dr. Igor Dorfmann-Lazarev (Sofia University) and Haroutioun Khatchadourian (independent researcher) with Dr. Marcello Flores (Università di Siena), who wrote the volume’s Preface and Introduction, respectively.  Introductory remarks will be given by Dr. Sebouh D. Aslanian (University of California, Los Angeles).

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BONE MEMORY: Armenian Pilgrimages to the Killing Fields of Dayr al-Zur ~ Sunday, April 21, 2024 ~ In Person: LA / On YouTube

BONE MEMORY: Armenian Pilgrimages to the Killing Fields of Dayr al-Zur ~ Sunday, April 21, 2024 ~ In Person: LA / On YouTube

This presentation by Dr. Elyse Semerdjian outlines the earliest Armenian pilgrimages to the killing fields of Dayr al-Zur (Der Zor) in the Syrian Desert.

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