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ANDREW GOLDBERG, FILMMAKER OF
'THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE'
SPEAKS AT AGBU MONTREAL
IN THE 7th ANNUAL DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER SERIES
Montreal, April 17, 2006 - On Saturday, April 29th, AGBU Montreal will hold
its 7th annual Distinguished Speaker series event on genocide. The guest of
the event is the Emmy award winning documentary filmmaker Andrew Goldberg,
whose recent film 'The Armenian Genocide' was broadcast on the PBS network,
and on TVOntario.
The film will be screened in its Montreal premiere at the AGBU. After the
screening, the filmmaker will address the audience about his experience of
the making of this film. There will also be a brief Q&A period.
"The Armenian Genocide is a unique film", said Viken L. Attarian, chairman
of AGBU, "not only because it documents one of the darkest moments in human
history, but also because it brings together a group of courageous Turkish
historians who critically address the history of the perpetrator of this
crime, the Ottoman Turkish government. That is one of the main reasons that
this film came under savage attack by the denialist propaganda machinery of
the Turkish government and its agents."
"This film also presents, for the first time, rare footage with Raphael
Lemkin, the Polish jurist who defined the term genocide", said Line
Abrahamian, member of the AGBU genocide commemoration committee, "Lemkin
clearly and specifically states how he was inspired by horrific genocides of
Jews and Armenians, and wanted to bring these crimes to the attention of the
world".
This 7th annual Distinguished Speaker event will be held on April the 29th,
2006 at 7:00 p.m. at 805 Manoogian Street, Ville St. Laurent, in the Jirair
and Elise Dervishian hall of the AGBU center. Admission is free.
For press and media interviews with Mr. Andrew Goldberg, or for further
information, please contact the AGBU at 514-748-2428 or
[email protected]. Information about the AGBU Montreal and its events
can be seen on our website www.agbumontreal.org.
___________________________ _______________________________________
Mr. Viken L.Attarian
Chairman
AGBU Montreal Chapter
Armenian General Benevolent Union Inc.
805, Manoogian street
Ville St-Laurent,PQ H4N 1Z5
Tel: 514-748-2428
Fax: 514-748-6307
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.agbumontreal.org
ANDREW GOLDBERG, FILMMAKER OF
'THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE'
SPEAKS AT AGBU MONTREAL
IN THE 7th ANNUAL DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER SERIES
Montreal, April 17, 2006 - On Saturday, April 29th, AGBU Montreal will hold
its 7th annual Distinguished Speaker series event on genocide. The guest of
the event is the Emmy award winning documentary filmmaker Andrew Goldberg,
whose recent film 'The Armenian Genocide' was broadcast on the PBS network,
and on TVOntario.
The film will be screened in its Montreal premiere at the AGBU. After the
screening, the filmmaker will address the audience about his experience of
the making of this film. There will also be a brief Q&A period.
"The Armenian Genocide is a unique film", said Viken L. Attarian, chairman
of AGBU, "not only because it documents one of the darkest moments in human
history, but also because it brings together a group of courageous Turkish
historians who critically address the history of the perpetrator of this
crime, the Ottoman Turkish government. That is one of the main reasons that
this film came under savage attack by the denialist propaganda machinery of
the Turkish government and its agents."
"This film also presents, for the first time, rare footage with Raphael
Lemkin, the Polish jurist who defined the term genocide", said Line
Abrahamian, member of the AGBU genocide commemoration committee, "Lemkin
clearly and specifically states how he was inspired by horrific genocides of
Jews and Armenians, and wanted to bring these crimes to the attention of the
world".
This 7th annual Distinguished Speaker event will be held on April the 29th,
2006 at 7:00 p.m. at 805 Manoogian Street, Ville St. Laurent, in the Jirair
and Elise Dervishian hall of the AGBU center. Admission is free.
For press and media interviews with Mr. Andrew Goldberg, or for further
information, please contact the AGBU at 514-748-2428 or
[email protected]. Information about the AGBU Montreal and its events
can be seen on our website www.agbumontreal.org.
___________________________ _______________________________________
Mr. Viken L.Attarian
Chairman
AGBU Montreal Chapter
Armenian General Benevolent Union Inc.
805, Manoogian street
Ville St-Laurent,PQ H4N 1Z5
Tel: 514-748-2428
Fax: 514-748-6307
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.agbumontreal.org