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ARF Celebrates 123rd Anniversary in Aleppo
http://www.armenianweekly.com/2013/12/29/arf-celebrates-123rd-anniversary-in-aleppo/
By Weekly Staff // December 29, 2013
ALEPPO, Syria - The 123rd anniversary of the Armenian Revolutionary
Federation (ARF) was celebrated in Aleppo last week. The event, which
brought together hundreds of Aleppo-Armenians during one of the
bloodiest weeks in the city, stood as a symbol of the community's
resilience, organizers said.
Among the dignitaries who attended the event were religious leaders,
representatives of Syrian-Armenian organizations, and members of
Armenia's Consul in Aleppo.
The Hamazkayin Zvartnots Choir performed patriotic songs and a group
of youth recited poems by Aleppo-Armenian writers, with musical
accompaniment by graduates of the Hamazkayin Aleppo Parsegh Ganachian
Music School.
The keynote speaker, Nerses Sarkisian, provided an overview of the
ARF's history and discussed the role that the Syrian-Armenian
community continues to play as an integral part of Syrian society. He
spoke in favor of democracy and dialogue, and against harmful external
interventions and attempts to tear the country apart.
In Armenian history, said Prelate Shahan Sarkisian, the community's
recent experience will be referred to as `the red, bloody path of
Syrian Armenians.' He noted that the ARF had stood for unity,
dedication, and inspired optimism during the Syrian crisis.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_CXQwl_F1A
From: Baghdasarian
http://www.armenianweekly.com/2013/12/29/arf-celebrates-123rd-anniversary-in-aleppo/
By Weekly Staff // December 29, 2013
ALEPPO, Syria - The 123rd anniversary of the Armenian Revolutionary
Federation (ARF) was celebrated in Aleppo last week. The event, which
brought together hundreds of Aleppo-Armenians during one of the
bloodiest weeks in the city, stood as a symbol of the community's
resilience, organizers said.
Among the dignitaries who attended the event were religious leaders,
representatives of Syrian-Armenian organizations, and members of
Armenia's Consul in Aleppo.
The Hamazkayin Zvartnots Choir performed patriotic songs and a group
of youth recited poems by Aleppo-Armenian writers, with musical
accompaniment by graduates of the Hamazkayin Aleppo Parsegh Ganachian
Music School.
The keynote speaker, Nerses Sarkisian, provided an overview of the
ARF's history and discussed the role that the Syrian-Armenian
community continues to play as an integral part of Syrian society. He
spoke in favor of democracy and dialogue, and against harmful external
interventions and attempts to tear the country apart.
In Armenian history, said Prelate Shahan Sarkisian, the community's
recent experience will be referred to as `the red, bloody path of
Syrian Armenians.' He noted that the ARF had stood for unity,
dedication, and inspired optimism during the Syrian crisis.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_CXQwl_F1A
From: Baghdasarian