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"GENOCIDE: THE ARMENIANS 1915-1922" EXHIBIT OPENS IN NY
PanARMENIAN.Net
May 20, 2011 - 14:33 AMT
The U.S. government does not officially recognize the Armenian
Genocide, but a new exhibition at Queens College, NY, has been curated
with the intent of preserving the memories of the 1.5 million who
lost their lives during the first genocide of the 20th century,
yournabe.com reports.
"Genocide: The Armenians 1915-1922" consists of posters, books and
photos from the personal collection of Hratch Zadoian, a professor
of political science at the college. Zadoian was born in Romania to
Armenian parents.
Zadoian said the Armenians had been living for a couple of millennia
in what at the time was the Ottoman Empire. Standing in front of
the exhibition in the Barham Rotunda of the Rosenthal Library last
week, Zadoian told the story of the beginning of World War I which
presented the opportunity to for the Young Turks to "deal with the
Armenian problem."
"April 24, 1915, several hundred community leaders, intellectuals and
members of Parliament were arrested and all killed. What begins is a
set path of extermination of 250,000 or so Armenians in the Ottoman
army. They were segregated into labor battalions and killed... As in
other genocides, the women suffer the most," he said.
The documents of the exhibition include historical documents, such
as a revised Bryce Report. James Bryce was appointed by the British
government to write a report on the atrocities committed against the
Armenians, which redacted the names of the victims. The revised report
includes those names.
The professor said he is currently working on making the permanent
collection at Queens College the premier academic resource on Armenian
subjects. "One of the greatest fears of people who died in genocide
is no one will know. No one will remember," he said. "The community
should get a sense of satisfaction that the denial has not worked. The
world knows."
From: Baghdasarian
PanARMENIAN.Net
May 20, 2011 - 14:33 AMT
The U.S. government does not officially recognize the Armenian
Genocide, but a new exhibition at Queens College, NY, has been curated
with the intent of preserving the memories of the 1.5 million who
lost their lives during the first genocide of the 20th century,
yournabe.com reports.
"Genocide: The Armenians 1915-1922" consists of posters, books and
photos from the personal collection of Hratch Zadoian, a professor
of political science at the college. Zadoian was born in Romania to
Armenian parents.
Zadoian said the Armenians had been living for a couple of millennia
in what at the time was the Ottoman Empire. Standing in front of
the exhibition in the Barham Rotunda of the Rosenthal Library last
week, Zadoian told the story of the beginning of World War I which
presented the opportunity to for the Young Turks to "deal with the
Armenian problem."
"April 24, 1915, several hundred community leaders, intellectuals and
members of Parliament were arrested and all killed. What begins is a
set path of extermination of 250,000 or so Armenians in the Ottoman
army. They were segregated into labor battalions and killed... As in
other genocides, the women suffer the most," he said.
The documents of the exhibition include historical documents, such
as a revised Bryce Report. James Bryce was appointed by the British
government to write a report on the atrocities committed against the
Armenians, which redacted the names of the victims. The revised report
includes those names.
The professor said he is currently working on making the permanent
collection at Queens College the premier academic resource on Armenian
subjects. "One of the greatest fears of people who died in genocide
is no one will know. No one will remember," he said. "The community
should get a sense of satisfaction that the denial has not worked. The
world knows."
From: Baghdasarian