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REP. PALLONE CALLS ON WHITE HOUSE TO "SIDE WITH HISTORICAL HONESTY" AND ALLOW DISPLAY OF ARMENIAN ORPHAN RUG
14:21 31.10.2013
Congressional Armenian Caucus Co-Chairman Frank Pallone (D-NJ)
urged President Obama to reverse an earlier decision and allow the
display of the Armenian Genocide orphan rug, noting that the Turkish
Government should not be allowed to dictate whether this cultural
treasure is available to the public, reported the Armenian National
Committee of America (ANCA).
In a letter send to the White House, Rep. Pallone stated that "the
refusal of the White House's to allow display of the rug without
explanation denies the American people access to a national treasure
and suggests that discussion of the events surrounding the Armenian
Genocide is unwelcome. The Armenian American community continues to
make valuable contributions to the United States and our government
should be committed to helping the community explore their history,
including the Armenian Genocide."
"We want to thank Congressman Pallone for pressing the Obama
Administration to do the right thing," said ANCA Executive Director
Aram Hamparian. "It is a truly tragic testament to the depths of
our Administration's deference to Ankara's angry and irrational
genocide denial campaign that our White House - having been gagged
into silence by Turkey on the Armenian Genocide - is now allowing
this foreign government to dictate which works of art - U.S. property
and part of our American history - we are allowed to display at the
Smithsonian Institution."
Congressman Pallone joins Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA) in pressing
the White House to allow display of the Armenian Genocide Orphan rug
through individual letters. This week, Representatives David Valadao
(R-CA) and Adam Schiff (D-CA) launched a Congressional letter urging
their colleagues to band together in petitioning the White House to
release the rug for view. Both Representatives Pallone and Sherman
have cosigned the letter along with a growing bi-partisan list of
House Members.
The ANCA launched a grassroots campaign last week calling upon the
White House and Congress to secure a prominent and permanent public
display of the historic rug, woven by Armenian Genocide orphans
and presented to President Calvin Coolidge on December 4, 1925 in
appreciation for U.S. humanitarian assistance in the aftermath of
Turkey's murder of over 1.5 million Armenians from 1915-1923.
The Armenian orphan rug measures 11'7â~@³ x 18'5â~@³ and is comprised
of 4,404,206 individual knots. It took the Armenian girls in the
Ghazir Orphanage of the Near East Relief Society 10 months to weave. A
label on the back of the rug, in large hand-written letters, reads
"IN GOLDEN RULE GRATITUDE TO PRESIDENT COOLIDGE."
http://www.armradio.am/en/2013/10/31/rep-pallone-calls-on-white-house-to-side-with-historical-honesty-and-allow-display-of-armenian-orphan-rug/
14:21 31.10.2013
Congressional Armenian Caucus Co-Chairman Frank Pallone (D-NJ)
urged President Obama to reverse an earlier decision and allow the
display of the Armenian Genocide orphan rug, noting that the Turkish
Government should not be allowed to dictate whether this cultural
treasure is available to the public, reported the Armenian National
Committee of America (ANCA).
In a letter send to the White House, Rep. Pallone stated that "the
refusal of the White House's to allow display of the rug without
explanation denies the American people access to a national treasure
and suggests that discussion of the events surrounding the Armenian
Genocide is unwelcome. The Armenian American community continues to
make valuable contributions to the United States and our government
should be committed to helping the community explore their history,
including the Armenian Genocide."
"We want to thank Congressman Pallone for pressing the Obama
Administration to do the right thing," said ANCA Executive Director
Aram Hamparian. "It is a truly tragic testament to the depths of
our Administration's deference to Ankara's angry and irrational
genocide denial campaign that our White House - having been gagged
into silence by Turkey on the Armenian Genocide - is now allowing
this foreign government to dictate which works of art - U.S. property
and part of our American history - we are allowed to display at the
Smithsonian Institution."
Congressman Pallone joins Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA) in pressing
the White House to allow display of the Armenian Genocide Orphan rug
through individual letters. This week, Representatives David Valadao
(R-CA) and Adam Schiff (D-CA) launched a Congressional letter urging
their colleagues to band together in petitioning the White House to
release the rug for view. Both Representatives Pallone and Sherman
have cosigned the letter along with a growing bi-partisan list of
House Members.
The ANCA launched a grassroots campaign last week calling upon the
White House and Congress to secure a prominent and permanent public
display of the historic rug, woven by Armenian Genocide orphans
and presented to President Calvin Coolidge on December 4, 1925 in
appreciation for U.S. humanitarian assistance in the aftermath of
Turkey's murder of over 1.5 million Armenians from 1915-1923.
The Armenian orphan rug measures 11'7â~@³ x 18'5â~@³ and is comprised
of 4,404,206 individual knots. It took the Armenian girls in the
Ghazir Orphanage of the Near East Relief Society 10 months to weave. A
label on the back of the rug, in large hand-written letters, reads
"IN GOLDEN RULE GRATITUDE TO PRESIDENT COOLIDGE."
http://www.armradio.am/en/2013/10/31/rep-pallone-calls-on-white-house-to-side-with-historical-honesty-and-allow-display-of-armenian-orphan-rug/