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IN MEMORIAM: Vartan Gregorian, 1934 -2021
With great sadness and profound respect, we mourn the passing of Vartan Gregorian, brilliant educator, generous-hearted humanitarian, and friend after whom NAASR’s beautiful new headquarters is named. May his legacy continue to inspire generations to come.
Treasures of NAASR's Mardigian Library ~ Khrimian Hayrik (1820-1907)
He is a figure which steps straight out from the Old Testament with all the fire and all the poetry. H. F. B. Lynch (Travels and Studies in Armenia)In 1820 two prominent Armenians were born who devoted their lives to Armenia and the Armenian people and were venerated by their contemporaries. Khrimian Hayrik (1820-1907) was an Armenian Apostolic Church leader, educator, and publisher who became the Patriarch of Constantinople and later Catholicos of All Armenians. Ghevond Alishan (1820-1901) was a philologist, historian, geographer, translator, a member of the Mkhitarist Congregation in Venice.
NAASR ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF 2020 SONA ARONIAN ARMENIAN STUDIES BOOK PRIZES
The National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2020 Dr. Sona Aronian Book Prizes for Excellence in Armenian Studies.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year ~ Շնորհաւոր Նոր Տարի եւ Սուրբ Ծնունդ
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year ~ Շնորհաւոր Նոր Տարի եւ Սուրբ ծնունդ
Annual Appeal 2020~ Your support is appreciated!
Let us find the strength and courage to move forward as a worldwide Armenian community, even as we mourn the loss of friends and loved ones from the war and the pandemic. In this most challenging time, we also ask for your support. Your contribution will help NAASR continue to bring you essential live, online programming on Artsakh and Armenia as well as further preservation and enrichment of Armenian heritage for future generations.
(Photo: bronze Eternity sculpture created by Michael Aram as a gift of the artist for NAASR’s new headquarters)