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LOCAL ARMENIANS TO MARK GENOCIDE'S 100TH ANNIVERSARY
Asbury Park Press, NJ
March 30 2015
by Dan Radel
LONG BRANCH - Silva Terjanian has a story about the Armenian Genocide.
The chairwoman of the Women's Guild of St. Stepanos Armenian Church,
Terjanian recalls how her grandparents lost their parents when the
Turkish government began the attempted extermination of the Armenian
people during World War I.
"They were able to escape when they were little but unfortunately they
lost their parents," said Terjanian, taking a break from preparing
food for the church's Easter bake sale. "It is very depressing to me,
I still get emotional about it."
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the genocide in which, experts
estimate 1.5 million people died. Members of St. Stepanos Church,
located in Long Branch, will participate in several commemorations
of the tragedy.
"Today at least we are able to talk about it. We are the voice of
these people who lost their lives," Terjanian said.
The Turkish government however, has not spoken about it, she explained:
"Still to this day they deny it."
On April 12 the Center for Holocaust, Human Rights and Genocide
Education at Brookdale Community College will unveil the book,
"Hundred-Year Legacey of Courage: Celebrating the Lives of Armenian
Genocide Survivors in Our Community."
There are more than 50 personal accounts of the genocide from the
local Armenian community in the book, including Terjanian's.
On April 24 St. Stepanos will hold a flag raising, followed by a talk
"Our 100th April 24," followed by a prayer service and commemorative
classical concert. April 24 is the date the genocide began.
"That is when the main massacre began. That's when they started
taking our people out of Istanbul to different places and they never
returned," said Terjanian.
The Republic of Armenia has made the forget-me-not flower the official
emblem of the worldwide observance of the centennial year.
http://www.app.com/story/news/local/eatontown-asbury-park/long-branch/2015/03/30/local-armenians-recall-genocide/70686576/
From: Baghdasarian
Asbury Park Press, NJ
March 30 2015
by Dan Radel
LONG BRANCH - Silva Terjanian has a story about the Armenian Genocide.
The chairwoman of the Women's Guild of St. Stepanos Armenian Church,
Terjanian recalls how her grandparents lost their parents when the
Turkish government began the attempted extermination of the Armenian
people during World War I.
"They were able to escape when they were little but unfortunately they
lost their parents," said Terjanian, taking a break from preparing
food for the church's Easter bake sale. "It is very depressing to me,
I still get emotional about it."
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the genocide in which, experts
estimate 1.5 million people died. Members of St. Stepanos Church,
located in Long Branch, will participate in several commemorations
of the tragedy.
"Today at least we are able to talk about it. We are the voice of
these people who lost their lives," Terjanian said.
The Turkish government however, has not spoken about it, she explained:
"Still to this day they deny it."
On April 12 the Center for Holocaust, Human Rights and Genocide
Education at Brookdale Community College will unveil the book,
"Hundred-Year Legacey of Courage: Celebrating the Lives of Armenian
Genocide Survivors in Our Community."
There are more than 50 personal accounts of the genocide from the
local Armenian community in the book, including Terjanian's.
On April 24 St. Stepanos will hold a flag raising, followed by a talk
"Our 100th April 24," followed by a prayer service and commemorative
classical concert. April 24 is the date the genocide began.
"That is when the main massacre began. That's when they started
taking our people out of Istanbul to different places and they never
returned," said Terjanian.
The Republic of Armenia has made the forget-me-not flower the official
emblem of the worldwide observance of the centennial year.
http://www.app.com/story/news/local/eatontown-asbury-park/long-branch/2015/03/30/local-armenians-recall-genocide/70686576/
From: Baghdasarian