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Armenian Apostolic Church of Crescenta Valley - Educational Committee
6252 Honolulu Ave.
Lacrescenta, CA. 91214
Tel: 818-244-9645
E-mail: [email protected]
Dr. Vahram Shemmassian will be the guest speaker on the subject of
"Armenian Archives in the Middle East on the Armenian Genocide" at the
Armenian Apostolic Church of Crescenta Valley, located at Western
Prelacy's "Dikran and Zarouhi Der Ghazarian" Hall, at 6252 Honolulu
Ave., La Crescenta, California on Sunday, January 19, 2014 at 1pm,
following the Divine liturgy, which starts at 11am.
On the eve of the Armenian Genocide centenary, a bevy of activities
are being planned around the world. In this vein, one of the most
important activities must be a serious examination of the status of
the pertinent Armenian archives in Armenia and in the Diaspora and
their indispensability in the pursuit of Armenian Genocide
recognition, culminating in restitution.
This lecture will focus on one major geographical area where Armenian
Genocide archives are to be found - the Middle East. The aim is to
make the public aware of the existence and significance of those
holdings, and emphasize the urgency of their preservation and
utilization. The following archives will be surveyed: those of the
Armenian Prelacy in Cairo; the Armenian General Benevolent Union
(AGBU) in Cairo; The Armenian Patriarchate in Jerusalem; the Armenian
Catholicosate of Cilicia in Antelias; and the Armenian Prelacy in
Aleppo. Armenian Genocide archives elsewhere in the Diaspora will also
be mentioned.
Dr. Vahram Shemmassian is Associate Professor and Director of the
Armenian Studies Program in the Department of Modern and Classical
Languages and Literatures at the California State University,
Northridge. He holds a Ph.D. in History from the University of
California, Los Angeles (UCLA). His dissertation is titled "The
Armenian Villagers of Musa Dagh: A Historical-Ethnographic Study,
1840-1915."
DR. Shemmassian has conducted extensive research in thirty-five
governmental and non-governmental archives in the United States,
Europe, the Middle East, and Armenia, gathering data on such areas of
interest as the Armenians of Musa Dagh and Armenian Genocide survivors
in the Middle East at the end of World War I. He has published many
scholarly articles, delivered lectures at community events and in
universities, and participated in international symposia and
conferences.
Dr. Shemmassian's latest article, published in the 2012 issue of the
Journal of the Society for Armenian Studies, deals with the "Armenian
Genocide Survivors in the Holy Land at the End of World War I." He is
currently completing a book, titled "The Musa Dagh Armenians: A
Socioeconomic and Cultural History, 1919-1939".
In the summer of 2010, the Ministry of Diaspora of the Republic of
Armenia awarded Dr. Shemmassian the "William Saroyan Medal" for his
contributions to the promotion and preservation of Armenian culture in
the Diaspora.
This event, which is organized by Crescenta Valley Church Education
Committee, is free and open to the public.
From: Baghdasarian
6252 Honolulu Ave.
Lacrescenta, CA. 91214
Tel: 818-244-9645
E-mail: [email protected]
Dr. Vahram Shemmassian will be the guest speaker on the subject of
"Armenian Archives in the Middle East on the Armenian Genocide" at the
Armenian Apostolic Church of Crescenta Valley, located at Western
Prelacy's "Dikran and Zarouhi Der Ghazarian" Hall, at 6252 Honolulu
Ave., La Crescenta, California on Sunday, January 19, 2014 at 1pm,
following the Divine liturgy, which starts at 11am.
On the eve of the Armenian Genocide centenary, a bevy of activities
are being planned around the world. In this vein, one of the most
important activities must be a serious examination of the status of
the pertinent Armenian archives in Armenia and in the Diaspora and
their indispensability in the pursuit of Armenian Genocide
recognition, culminating in restitution.
This lecture will focus on one major geographical area where Armenian
Genocide archives are to be found - the Middle East. The aim is to
make the public aware of the existence and significance of those
holdings, and emphasize the urgency of their preservation and
utilization. The following archives will be surveyed: those of the
Armenian Prelacy in Cairo; the Armenian General Benevolent Union
(AGBU) in Cairo; The Armenian Patriarchate in Jerusalem; the Armenian
Catholicosate of Cilicia in Antelias; and the Armenian Prelacy in
Aleppo. Armenian Genocide archives elsewhere in the Diaspora will also
be mentioned.
Dr. Vahram Shemmassian is Associate Professor and Director of the
Armenian Studies Program in the Department of Modern and Classical
Languages and Literatures at the California State University,
Northridge. He holds a Ph.D. in History from the University of
California, Los Angeles (UCLA). His dissertation is titled "The
Armenian Villagers of Musa Dagh: A Historical-Ethnographic Study,
1840-1915."
DR. Shemmassian has conducted extensive research in thirty-five
governmental and non-governmental archives in the United States,
Europe, the Middle East, and Armenia, gathering data on such areas of
interest as the Armenians of Musa Dagh and Armenian Genocide survivors
in the Middle East at the end of World War I. He has published many
scholarly articles, delivered lectures at community events and in
universities, and participated in international symposia and
conferences.
Dr. Shemmassian's latest article, published in the 2012 issue of the
Journal of the Society for Armenian Studies, deals with the "Armenian
Genocide Survivors in the Holy Land at the End of World War I." He is
currently completing a book, titled "The Musa Dagh Armenians: A
Socioeconomic and Cultural History, 1919-1939".
In the summer of 2010, the Ministry of Diaspora of the Republic of
Armenia awarded Dr. Shemmassian the "William Saroyan Medal" for his
contributions to the promotion and preservation of Armenian culture in
the Diaspora.
This event, which is organized by Crescenta Valley Church Education
Committee, is free and open to the public.
From: Baghdasarian