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    ARARAT HOME OF LOS ANGELES ARMENIAN GENOCIDE COMMEMORATION EVENTS

    By MassisPost
    Updated: January 21, 2015

    MISSION HILLS - On the occasion of the Centennial of the Armenian
    Genocide (1915-2015), the Board of Trustees of Ararat Home of Los
    Angeles, a home for Armenian elderly, is organizing a commemoration
    and "Celebration of Life" to honor the Home's centenarian residents
    as well as the survivors of the Genocide. Two of those residents, Mrs.

    Rose Garjian and Mrs. Yevnige Salibian, are survivors of the Genocide
    and were honored by the USC Shoah Foundation in 2012 and 2014,
    respectively.

    Two events are planned for this commemoration. The first will be
    a memorial service to pay tribute to the victims of the Armenian
    Genocide of 1915 to 1923. It will be held on Thursday, March 12,
    2015, at 10:30 a.m., in Sheen Memorial Chapel on the Ararat Home
    Mission Hills campus. The program will include: a requiem service to
    be officiated by the Diocese and Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic
    Church, the Armenian Catholic Church and the Armenian Evangelical
    Union in the greater Los Angeles area; a musical performance by
    heavenly chants flute and harp duo, Salpy and Sossy Kerkonian; the
    unveiling of a memorial monument; and, a tree planting ceremony in
    Heritage Courtyard by Ararat Home residents.

    The second "Celebration of Life" event will reflect on the survival
    of the Armenian nation by highlighting the testimonies and life
    stories of the Home's centenarian residents, which will be presented
    by the future generation of Armenians - students from Los Angeles
    area Armenian day schools. It will be held on Sunday, March 15, 2015,
    at 3:00 p.m., in Deukmejian Grand Ballroom on the Ararat Home Mission
    Hills campus. Mr. Gerald S. Papazian, Chairman of the Armenian Film
    Foundation, will serve as the Master of Ceremonies, and Dr. Stephen D.

    Smith, Executive Director of the USC Shoah Foundation-The Institute
    for Visual History and Education, will deliver the keynote address.

    The program will also include a film clip presentation by Emmy
    Award winning documentary filmmaker Bared Maronian, a performance
    by multi-faceted artist Dr. Vatche Mankerian as well as by tenor
    Raffi Kerbabian. Near East Relief archival photos not seen in public
    for nearly a century will be on exhibit. The program will conclude
    with a "Celebration of Life" dance performance by Hamazkayin Nairi
    Dance Group.

    Board Chairman Joseph Kanimian, Esq. commended the meticulous planning
    and efforts of the Co-chairs of the Ararat Home Armenian Genocide
    Centennial Commemoration Committee, Maggie Mangassarian-Goschin
    and Nadya Verabian, and the participation of Committee members -
    Debbie Avedian, Ani Dikranian, Nora Hampar, Margarita Kechichian,
    Varsenik Keshishyan, Rita Noravian and Kohar Mardirossian Pelter, -
    who have worked diligently to immortalize the memory of the victims
    of the first genocide of the 20th century and to celebrate the revival
    and resurrection of the Armenian nation.

    The public is cordially invited to attend both events. Admission is
    free. For additional information, call Ararat Home at (818) 365-3000
    or email [email protected].

    http://massispost.com/2015/01/ararat-home-of-los-angeles-armenian-genocide-commemoration-events/

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