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PETITION WANTS WHITE HOUSE TO DISPLAY RUG MADE BY ARMENIAN REFUGEE ORPHANS
Glendale News Press, CA
Nov 5 2013
October 31, 2013
Armenian refugee orphans wove this rug, pictured, in... (Courtesy
of Asbarez...)
A petition on Whitehouse.gov is urging President Barack Obama to
display a rug woven by Armenian orphans at a refugee camp in 1920. The
tapestry was donated to President Calvin Coolidge in 1925, as a gift to
thank Americans for their humanitarian support following World War I.
The carpet has remained in storage and was expected to make its debut
on Dec. 16 during a Smithsonian event and book launch for Hagop Martin
Deranian's "President Calvin Coolidge and the Armenian Orphan Rug." On
Sept. 12, the Smithsonian scholar who helped plan the event canceled
the display, explaining that the White House decided to no longer
loan the carpet, according to the Washington Post.
Armenian National Convention officials in Washington, D.C. have sent
out an action alert, asking activists to pressure the White House
House to make the orphan rug available to the public and press Turkey
to recognize the Armenian genocide, said Talar Malakian, Armenian
National Committee Executive Director in Glendale.
http://articles.glendalenewspress.com/2013-10-31/news/tn-gnp-petition-wants-white-house-to-display-rug-made-by-armenian-refugee-orphans-20131031_1_rug-1-5-million-armenians-genocide
Glendale News Press, CA
Nov 5 2013
October 31, 2013
Armenian refugee orphans wove this rug, pictured, in... (Courtesy
of Asbarez...)
A petition on Whitehouse.gov is urging President Barack Obama to
display a rug woven by Armenian orphans at a refugee camp in 1920. The
tapestry was donated to President Calvin Coolidge in 1925, as a gift to
thank Americans for their humanitarian support following World War I.
The carpet has remained in storage and was expected to make its debut
on Dec. 16 during a Smithsonian event and book launch for Hagop Martin
Deranian's "President Calvin Coolidge and the Armenian Orphan Rug." On
Sept. 12, the Smithsonian scholar who helped plan the event canceled
the display, explaining that the White House decided to no longer
loan the carpet, according to the Washington Post.
Armenian National Convention officials in Washington, D.C. have sent
out an action alert, asking activists to pressure the White House
House to make the orphan rug available to the public and press Turkey
to recognize the Armenian genocide, said Talar Malakian, Armenian
National Committee Executive Director in Glendale.
http://articles.glendalenewspress.com/2013-10-31/news/tn-gnp-petition-wants-white-house-to-display-rug-made-by-armenian-refugee-orphans-20131031_1_rug-1-5-million-armenians-genocide