Cummings Foundation Grant Recipient

Current Year — Nora Lessersohn

THE SULTAN of NEW YORK and the INVENTION of ARMENIAN-AMERICAN IDENTITY (1834-1895) ~ Tuesday, February 21, 2023 ~ On Zoom/YouTube

THE SULTAN of NEW YORK and the INVENTION of ARMENIAN-AMERICAN IDENTITY (1834-1895) ~ Tuesday, February 21, 2023 ~ On Zoom/YouTube

This talk by Nora Lessersohn will introduce the life and work of Christopher Oscanyan (1818-1895), one of the first known Armenian-Americans, and his efforts to connect the U.S. with the Ottoman Empire—especially its Armenian Christian population.

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