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BOOK ON ARMENIA'S FAMOUS JEWS TO BE PUBLISHED
news.am
Sept 15 2011
Armenia
YEREVAN. - The Jewish community of Armenia is preparing to celebrate
its 20th anniversary. And along the lines of the festive activities,
a book on Armenia's famous Jews is expected to be published, the
Jewish community's Mahen David newspaper's editor Adelina Livshits
told Armenian News.NEWS.am.
"This book is about those Jews who have contributed to different
domains of life in Armenia," Livshits noted, adding that there are
many Jews among Armenia's famous people.
A book entitled The Jews of Armenia: Middle Ages was published several
years ago. It was published based on the material from a symposium
held in Armenia's Yeghegnadzor town, where a medieval Jewish cemetery
was found; this cemetery was later restored with joint efforts by
Armenian and Jewish researchers.
"Armenia's Jews of today are not their heirs. They are Ashkenazi Jews
who have arrived here in different ways; some married and others are
their heirs. The majority of the community are women," Livshits said.
In her words, the Armenian government and the Ministry of Culture
help them in many projects. "They allocated money for the book's
publication, but we will increase that amount by way of sponsors and
publish the book with greater print run," Adelina Livshits concluded.
news.am
Sept 15 2011
Armenia
YEREVAN. - The Jewish community of Armenia is preparing to celebrate
its 20th anniversary. And along the lines of the festive activities,
a book on Armenia's famous Jews is expected to be published, the
Jewish community's Mahen David newspaper's editor Adelina Livshits
told Armenian News.NEWS.am.
"This book is about those Jews who have contributed to different
domains of life in Armenia," Livshits noted, adding that there are
many Jews among Armenia's famous people.
A book entitled The Jews of Armenia: Middle Ages was published several
years ago. It was published based on the material from a symposium
held in Armenia's Yeghegnadzor town, where a medieval Jewish cemetery
was found; this cemetery was later restored with joint efforts by
Armenian and Jewish researchers.
"Armenia's Jews of today are not their heirs. They are Ashkenazi Jews
who have arrived here in different ways; some married and others are
their heirs. The majority of the community are women," Livshits said.
In her words, the Armenian government and the Ministry of Culture
help them in many projects. "They allocated money for the book's
publication, but we will increase that amount by way of sponsors and
publish the book with greater print run," Adelina Livshits concluded.