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Tiflis: An Illustrated History of Its Armenian Heritage
Please join us for a special presentation by Dr. Hayk Demoyan drawing on his massive publication Тифлис: Иллюстрированная история Армянского наследия (Tiflis: An Illustrated History of Its Armenian Heritage, 2024).
Remain in Light: Editor and Contributors in Conversation
Join us for the third installment of Literary Lights 2026 featuring the editor and poetry contributors of the landmark anthology, Remain in Light: Visions of Homeland and Diaspora.
Once There Was and Was Not
Bring your family and dive into the pages of stories from two special collections; Three Apples Fell From Heaven and Once There Was and Was Not, told by Virginia Tashjian and illustrated by Caldecott Award Winning artist Nonny Hogrogian. With genies, thieves, and even talking fish, these tales will delight all ages. Read and create a craft with us. Recommended for families with children ages 3 and up but all are welcome. Please RSVP to allow for planning and sufficient supplies. Space is limited. You can email dborsuk@minlib.net with any questions.
Sensitive Geographies: Governance, Memory, and the Politics of Visibility in Dersim
This talk examines everyday life, memory, and governance in Dersim (Tunceli, Turkey), a mountainous enclave located between the southern tip of the Armenian highlands and the upper Mesopotamian steppes.
Catholicos and Commissar: The Armenian Church Under the Soviet Regime
Felix Corley's new study, Catholicos and Commissar (London: Gomidas Institute, 2025) offers one of the most comprehensive accounts to date of relations between the Armenian Apostolic Church and the Soviet state, drawing on newly accessible archives from Moscow, Yerevan, and Tbilisi. Corley traces the Church's arc from early post-revolutionary repression - confiscated churches, banned religious education, arrested clergy, and the 1938 NKVD murder of Catholicos Khoren I - through its partial rehabilitation under Stalin's wartime religious recalibration, to the long pontificate of Catholicos Vazgen I (1955-1994), who pursued cautious accommodation while restoring Ejmiatsin's symbolic global centrality. This talk situates Corley's...
Naming Problems: From ‘Islamized’ and ‘Hidden’ to Muslim Armenians in Turkey
This talk examines the label (mis)uses, highlighting shortcomings and ethico-political pitfalls, and suggesting more nuanced ways of approaching this diverse and still vulnerable population.
Nazi Looted Art as a Model for Recovery of AGLA: Armenian Genocide Looted Art
Dr. Taner Akçam and Law Professor Michael Bazyler, will explore efforts to identify and recover Armenian art looted during the Armenian Genocide, drawing parallels with Nazi-looted art restitution.
New Diasporas for an Old Diaspora: Armenian Hybrid Communities in the 21st Century
This one-day gathering, led by Dr. Talar Chahinian and Dr. Sossie Kasbarian, will bring together scholars from North America and Europe whose research explores the evolving and layered formations of Armenian diaspora life that have emerged over recent decades.
Beyond Recognition: Reparative Justice and the Armenian Genocide
Join us for an engaging discussion on pathways to justice after genocide — exploring reparation, restitution, restoration, and accountability. Event free to the public. Coffee and refreshments to follow. Email Sardarabad@ARFEastUSA.com with any questions.
The David Atamian Journals: An Unparalleled Record of the Armenian Genocide
David Atamian (1892, Behesni–1978, Arlington, Virginia) survived the Armenian Genocide and produced an unparalleled multi-volume journal of the early twentieth century. The manuscript spans more than 10,000 pages in thirteen volumes, covering his youth, the genocide, and the postwar period. He recorded arrests, deportation procedures, police corruption, disease, hunger, and daily survival strategies, often in real time. His postwar entries trace conditions and survivor networks across Aintab, Antioch, Birecik, Dörtyol, Iskenderun, Kilis, Marash, Nizip, Musa Dagh, Suruç, Urfa, and Zeytun. The journals are multilingual (Armenian, Armeno-Turkish, Ottoman Turkish, with several dozen later pages in English) and include a wealth of...