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ARMENIAN GENOCIDE EXHIBIT TO OPEN ON BROOKDALE CAMPUS
Asbury Park Press
April 9 2015
Dan Radel
MIDDLETOWN - Descendants of the Armenian Genocide will not allow their
history to be forgotten or, worse, treated as if it didn't happen.
"This genocide is a genocide that is denied. We know it happened and
we wanted to make a statement to the community," said Dale Daniels,
executive director of the Center for Holocaust, Human Rights and
Genocide Education, located at Brookdale Community College's Lincroft
Campus.
On Sunday CHHANGE and the local Armenian community will tell the story
of the genocide through surviving photographs and archival items at
the opening of an exhibit commemorating the 100th anniversary of the
Armenian Genocide.
On display will be "A Journey to Life: Armenia, an historical exhibit,"
and an art exhibit "Illuminating Images: A Hundred-Year Remembrance."
An estimated 1.5 million people died when the Ottoman Empire --
now Turkey -- attempted to purge its Armenian population in 1915.
"Part of the story is how the victims reclaimed their humanity after
being dehumanized," said Daniels.
CHHANGE will present the finished collection of 54 eye witness accounts
told from the descendents of the survivors whose families now live
in Monmouth County. The book, titled "Hundred-Year Legacy of Courage:
Celebrating the Lives of Armenian Genocide Survivors in Our Community,"
took volunteers one year to compile.
"We've captured this history for future generations," said Daniels.
"It's a very powerful book and a testament to the genocide."
Dale Daniels, executive director of the Center for Holocaust, Human
Rights and Genocide Education. (Photo: Dan Radel/Staff Photo)
Daniels said the Turkish government still denies the genocide. Even the
United States government, she said, does not recognize the genocide.
The opening is from 2 to 5 p.m. The exhibit will be available until
Oct. 15.
http://www.app.com/story/news/local/red-bank-middletown-area/middletown/2015/04/09/armenian-genocide-exhibit-open-brookdale-campus/25530937/
Asbury Park Press
April 9 2015
Dan Radel
MIDDLETOWN - Descendants of the Armenian Genocide will not allow their
history to be forgotten or, worse, treated as if it didn't happen.
"This genocide is a genocide that is denied. We know it happened and
we wanted to make a statement to the community," said Dale Daniels,
executive director of the Center for Holocaust, Human Rights and
Genocide Education, located at Brookdale Community College's Lincroft
Campus.
On Sunday CHHANGE and the local Armenian community will tell the story
of the genocide through surviving photographs and archival items at
the opening of an exhibit commemorating the 100th anniversary of the
Armenian Genocide.
On display will be "A Journey to Life: Armenia, an historical exhibit,"
and an art exhibit "Illuminating Images: A Hundred-Year Remembrance."
An estimated 1.5 million people died when the Ottoman Empire --
now Turkey -- attempted to purge its Armenian population in 1915.
"Part of the story is how the victims reclaimed their humanity after
being dehumanized," said Daniels.
CHHANGE will present the finished collection of 54 eye witness accounts
told from the descendents of the survivors whose families now live
in Monmouth County. The book, titled "Hundred-Year Legacy of Courage:
Celebrating the Lives of Armenian Genocide Survivors in Our Community,"
took volunteers one year to compile.
"We've captured this history for future generations," said Daniels.
"It's a very powerful book and a testament to the genocide."
Dale Daniels, executive director of the Center for Holocaust, Human
Rights and Genocide Education. (Photo: Dan Radel/Staff Photo)
Daniels said the Turkish government still denies the genocide. Even the
United States government, she said, does not recognize the genocide.
The opening is from 2 to 5 p.m. The exhibit will be available until
Oct. 15.
http://www.app.com/story/news/local/red-bank-middletown-area/middletown/2015/04/09/armenian-genocide-exhibit-open-brookdale-campus/25530937/