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98TH COMMEMORATION OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE IN FRESNO
21:58, 24 April, 2013
YEREVAN, APRIL 24, ARMENPRESS: More than a dozen Fresno churches and
Armenian groups will come together this week for the 98th Commemoration
of the Armenian Genocide, reports Armenpress referring to KMPH website.
The commemoration, which is held over a six-day period starting
on April 23, will include a variety of activities to honor and
remember those who perished in the genocide, as well as educate future
generations on this atrocity and its impact on generations of Armenians
who fled to survive.
Historians say that 1.5 million Armenians were killed by Ottoman Turks
around the time of World War I, which Armenians and several nations
around the world recognize as the first genocide of the 20th century.
The former U.S. Ambassador to Armenia, John Marshall Evans, will return
to Fresno to participate in the Armenian Genocide Commemoration events,
since he first announced his personal conviction that the atrocities
that took place during 1915-1921 were actually genocide, organizers
of the event said.
Here are the three major events that will be taking place during
the commemoration:
- 9th Annual Armenian Flag Raising Ceremony, 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. on
April 24 at Fresno City Hall
- Church Services at the Pilgrim Armenian Congressional Church from
7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on April 24 at the Pilgrim Armenian Congregational
Church, 3673 N. First Street
21:58, 24 April, 2013
YEREVAN, APRIL 24, ARMENPRESS: More than a dozen Fresno churches and
Armenian groups will come together this week for the 98th Commemoration
of the Armenian Genocide, reports Armenpress referring to KMPH website.
The commemoration, which is held over a six-day period starting
on April 23, will include a variety of activities to honor and
remember those who perished in the genocide, as well as educate future
generations on this atrocity and its impact on generations of Armenians
who fled to survive.
Historians say that 1.5 million Armenians were killed by Ottoman Turks
around the time of World War I, which Armenians and several nations
around the world recognize as the first genocide of the 20th century.
The former U.S. Ambassador to Armenia, John Marshall Evans, will return
to Fresno to participate in the Armenian Genocide Commemoration events,
since he first announced his personal conviction that the atrocities
that took place during 1915-1921 were actually genocide, organizers
of the event said.
Here are the three major events that will be taking place during
the commemoration:
- 9th Annual Armenian Flag Raising Ceremony, 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. on
April 24 at Fresno City Hall
- Church Services at the Pilgrim Armenian Congressional Church from
7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on April 24 at the Pilgrim Armenian Congregational
Church, 3673 N. First Street