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BROOKDALE COMMEMORATES ARMENIAN GENOCIDE 100TH ANNIVERSARY WITH EXHIBITS, BOOK RELEASE
NJ.com, NJ
April 14 2015
By Ashley Peskoe | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com The Star-Ledger
MIDDLETOWN - Brookdale Community College commemorated the 100th
anniversary of the Armenian genocide Sunday with the opening of two
exhibits and a book release.
The Center for Holocaust, Human Rights and Genocide Education (CCHANGE)
at the school featured the interactive exhibit "A Journey to Life:
Armenia," which included stories of local Armenian survivors and
their families, and a student art exhibit called "Illuminating Images:
A Hundred Year Remembrance."
"Genocide is the most terrible crime a people can undergo, or another
people can commit," said U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-4th Dist.), who
attended the event. "It must never be forgotten-to forget it would be
to dull our consciences and diminish our own humanity. It must never
be denied, but fully acknowledged - otherwise any meaningful attempt
at reconciliation will be thwarted.
The book, "Hundred-Year Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide:
Celebrating the Lives of Armenian Genocide Survivors in Our Community,"
which details 54 survivors of the genocide who now live in Monmouth
County was also released.
Smith said he would also be chairing a congressional hearing on April
23, the day before Armenian Remembrance day.
"When political leaders fail to lead or denounce violence, the void is
not only demoralizing to the victims but silence actually enables the
wrongdoing," Smith said in a statement. "Silence by elected officials
in particular conveys approval--or at least acquiescence--and can
contribute to a climate of fear and a sense of vulnerability. History
has taught us that silence is not an option. We must do more."
http://www.nj.com/monmouth/index.ssf/2015/04/brookdale_commemorates_armenian_genocide_100th_ann .html
NJ.com, NJ
April 14 2015
By Ashley Peskoe | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com The Star-Ledger
MIDDLETOWN - Brookdale Community College commemorated the 100th
anniversary of the Armenian genocide Sunday with the opening of two
exhibits and a book release.
The Center for Holocaust, Human Rights and Genocide Education (CCHANGE)
at the school featured the interactive exhibit "A Journey to Life:
Armenia," which included stories of local Armenian survivors and
their families, and a student art exhibit called "Illuminating Images:
A Hundred Year Remembrance."
"Genocide is the most terrible crime a people can undergo, or another
people can commit," said U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-4th Dist.), who
attended the event. "It must never be forgotten-to forget it would be
to dull our consciences and diminish our own humanity. It must never
be denied, but fully acknowledged - otherwise any meaningful attempt
at reconciliation will be thwarted.
The book, "Hundred-Year Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide:
Celebrating the Lives of Armenian Genocide Survivors in Our Community,"
which details 54 survivors of the genocide who now live in Monmouth
County was also released.
Smith said he would also be chairing a congressional hearing on April
23, the day before Armenian Remembrance day.
"When political leaders fail to lead or denounce violence, the void is
not only demoralizing to the victims but silence actually enables the
wrongdoing," Smith said in a statement. "Silence by elected officials
in particular conveys approval--or at least acquiescence--and can
contribute to a climate of fear and a sense of vulnerability. History
has taught us that silence is not an option. We must do more."
http://www.nj.com/monmouth/index.ssf/2015/04/brookdale_commemorates_armenian_genocide_100th_ann .html