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A NIGHT SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN FROM ARMENIA WAS OPENED IN ISRAEL
16:00, 31 May, 2013
YEREVAN, MAY 31, ARMENPRESS: The Armenian Union of Israel "Ararat"
has opened a night school for children from Armenia, where the
Armenian language, the Armenian culture and history would be studied
"for the preservation of ties with the historic homeland." As reports
Armenpress referring to Vestnik Kavkaza, the school was founded due to
the efforts of Mrs. Gevorkyan and the support of the Diaspora Ministry
of Armenia.The ministry will control the learning and teaching activity
of the new school.
In recent times, this organization intensified its activity in Israel.
For example, the Armenian Union of Israel conducts regular excursions
for children to the Armenian district of Jerusalem and introduces
them to the members of the local Armenian community and Armenian
religious activists. Recently the Armenian Union of Israel has
organized celebration of Armenian Easter.
Activities of the Armenian Union of Israel caused amazement of many
natives of the former USSR and the CIS, who live in this country. On
the one hand, the activity is legal as Israeli laws guarantee the
freedom of conscience, development of national cultures to all ethnic
groups. On the other hand, Israeli Law on Returning gives a right for
repatriation to Jews and their families and the majority of repatriated
people from the post-Soviet space identify themselves as Jews. Of
course they try to maintain ties with their historic homelands and
compatriots, and unions and communities are established for these
purposes. But all of them present themselves as "Jews-natives" from
Ukraine, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Moldova, and so on, emphasizing that
all of them are Jews, first of all, citizens of Israel, and raising
of children is provided, according to Jewish traditions. That is why
appearance of the Armenian Union of Israel was a surprise.
http://armenpress.am/eng/news/720802/a-night-school-for-children-from-armenia-was-opened-in-israel.html
16:00, 31 May, 2013
YEREVAN, MAY 31, ARMENPRESS: The Armenian Union of Israel "Ararat"
has opened a night school for children from Armenia, where the
Armenian language, the Armenian culture and history would be studied
"for the preservation of ties with the historic homeland." As reports
Armenpress referring to Vestnik Kavkaza, the school was founded due to
the efforts of Mrs. Gevorkyan and the support of the Diaspora Ministry
of Armenia.The ministry will control the learning and teaching activity
of the new school.
In recent times, this organization intensified its activity in Israel.
For example, the Armenian Union of Israel conducts regular excursions
for children to the Armenian district of Jerusalem and introduces
them to the members of the local Armenian community and Armenian
religious activists. Recently the Armenian Union of Israel has
organized celebration of Armenian Easter.
Activities of the Armenian Union of Israel caused amazement of many
natives of the former USSR and the CIS, who live in this country. On
the one hand, the activity is legal as Israeli laws guarantee the
freedom of conscience, development of national cultures to all ethnic
groups. On the other hand, Israeli Law on Returning gives a right for
repatriation to Jews and their families and the majority of repatriated
people from the post-Soviet space identify themselves as Jews. Of
course they try to maintain ties with their historic homelands and
compatriots, and unions and communities are established for these
purposes. But all of them present themselves as "Jews-natives" from
Ukraine, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Moldova, and so on, emphasizing that
all of them are Jews, first of all, citizens of Israel, and raising
of children is provided, according to Jewish traditions. That is why
appearance of the Armenian Union of Israel was a surprise.
http://armenpress.am/eng/news/720802/a-night-school-for-children-from-armenia-was-opened-in-israel.html