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    ARMENIAN GENOCIDE COMMEMORATION TO BE HELD AT MASSACHUSETTS STATE HOUSE

    Daily News Transcript -MA
    http://www.dailynewstranscript.com/news/x43863 032/Armenian-Genocide-commemoration-to-be-held-at- Massachusetts-State-House
    April 20 2010

    BOSTON -- Each year the Massachusetts state Legislature commemorates
    the anniversary of the Armenian Genocide by honoring its survivors,
    both past and present. This year the commemoration will conducted
    Friday, April 23, at 10:30 a.m., at the Massachusetts State House,
    House of Representatives Chamber, Boston. Hosts are Rep. Peter
    Koutoujian (D-Waltham), Jonathan Hecht (D-Watertown) and Sen. Steven
    Tolman (D-Brighton).

    The commemoration will honor the following survivors: Aznive Aznavorian
    of Arlington; Naomi Armen, Armenian Nursing & Rehabilitation Center,
    Jamaica Plain; Areka DerKazarian (born 1912), Watertown; Vergine
    Mazmanian (born 1908) Arlington; Charles Mosesian (born 1912); Miriam
    Nerkizian (born 1915), Armenian Nursing & Rehabilitation Center,
    Jamaica Plain; and Rev. Barkev Orchanian (born 1914), Watertown.

    The event will also bestow resolutions honoring Daniel Varoujan
    Hejinian for his artistic contributions, and Armenian Independent
    Broadcasting of Boston for 30 years of covering the Armenian community
    in Massachusetts.

    Program participants include students from St. Stephen's Elementary
    Armenian School in Watertown and students from the Armenian Sisters'
    Academy in Lexington. Musical performance will be presented by the
    Norazart Vocal Ensemble.

    For more information, call the office of Koutoujian at 617-722-2220,
    Hecht at 617-722-2140 or Tolman at 617-722-1280.
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