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100th Anniversary Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide to be held in
Times Square on April 26
By MassisPost
Updated: March 21, 2015
NEW YORK, NY - The 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide will be
held in Times Square (43rd St. & Broadway) on Sunday, April 26 from
1:45 pm - 4:30 pm. This historic event will pay tribute to the 1.5
million Armenians who were massacred by the Young Turk Government of
the Ottoman Empire and to the millions of victims of subsequent
genocides worldwide.
Prof Taner Akcam
Distinguished United States Senators, Congresspersons, and governors
will be on hand to speak in favor of Armenian Genocide recognition, as
well as noted academic Dr. Taner Akcam and Dr. Stephen Smith,
Executive Director of the USC Shoah Foundation, who will serve as the
keynote speaker. Guest musician is Sebu Simonian of the acclaimed Los
Angeles-based indie pop band "Capital Cities."
The Divine Liturgy and Times Square program will begin with church
services at 10:00 am at St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral, located at 630
Second Avenue at 34th Street. His Eminence Archbishop Khajag Barsamian
will serve as celebrant and His Eminence Archbishop Oshagan Choloyan
as homilist. The procession to Times Square will start at 11:50 am and
the program, which will feature speakers from the political, media and
scholarly fields, will begin at 1:45 pm. The Areni Choir will be
singing the Armenian and American national anthems as well as God
Bless America.
For parishes organizing transportation to New York, buses should drop
off passengers at Second Avenue and park on 35th Street (between First
and Second Avenues). Buses will depart for Times Square following
services and park on 42nd Street (between 6th Avenue and Broadway).
Passengers will be picked up from Times Square (at 43rd Street and
Broadway, between 4:30 pm and 5 pm). Sandwiches will be available
after services. All events will move forward, rain or shine.
Dr Stephen Smith
For more information on the procession, buses, floats and volunteers,
please contact: Edward Barsamian (procession), 347-556-2666, Leo
Manuelian (buses), 917-418-3940, Sona Manuelian (buses), 551-427-8763,
Edward Boladian (floats) 917-885- 0221, Tigran Sahakyan (volunteers)
212-444-8003
The 2015 Genocide Commemoration in Times Square is organized by the
Mid-Atlantic Knights and Daughters of Vartan in affiliation with the
Armenian Genocide Centennial Committee of America (Eastern Region).
http://massispost.com/2015/03/100th-anniversary-commemoration-of-the-armenian-genocide-to-be-held-in-times-square-on-april-26/
From: A. Papazian
Times Square on April 26
By MassisPost
Updated: March 21, 2015
NEW YORK, NY - The 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide will be
held in Times Square (43rd St. & Broadway) on Sunday, April 26 from
1:45 pm - 4:30 pm. This historic event will pay tribute to the 1.5
million Armenians who were massacred by the Young Turk Government of
the Ottoman Empire and to the millions of victims of subsequent
genocides worldwide.
Prof Taner Akcam
Distinguished United States Senators, Congresspersons, and governors
will be on hand to speak in favor of Armenian Genocide recognition, as
well as noted academic Dr. Taner Akcam and Dr. Stephen Smith,
Executive Director of the USC Shoah Foundation, who will serve as the
keynote speaker. Guest musician is Sebu Simonian of the acclaimed Los
Angeles-based indie pop band "Capital Cities."
The Divine Liturgy and Times Square program will begin with church
services at 10:00 am at St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral, located at 630
Second Avenue at 34th Street. His Eminence Archbishop Khajag Barsamian
will serve as celebrant and His Eminence Archbishop Oshagan Choloyan
as homilist. The procession to Times Square will start at 11:50 am and
the program, which will feature speakers from the political, media and
scholarly fields, will begin at 1:45 pm. The Areni Choir will be
singing the Armenian and American national anthems as well as God
Bless America.
For parishes organizing transportation to New York, buses should drop
off passengers at Second Avenue and park on 35th Street (between First
and Second Avenues). Buses will depart for Times Square following
services and park on 42nd Street (between 6th Avenue and Broadway).
Passengers will be picked up from Times Square (at 43rd Street and
Broadway, between 4:30 pm and 5 pm). Sandwiches will be available
after services. All events will move forward, rain or shine.
Dr Stephen Smith
For more information on the procession, buses, floats and volunteers,
please contact: Edward Barsamian (procession), 347-556-2666, Leo
Manuelian (buses), 917-418-3940, Sona Manuelian (buses), 551-427-8763,
Edward Boladian (floats) 917-885- 0221, Tigran Sahakyan (volunteers)
212-444-8003
The 2015 Genocide Commemoration in Times Square is organized by the
Mid-Atlantic Knights and Daughters of Vartan in affiliation with the
Armenian Genocide Centennial Committee of America (Eastern Region).
http://massispost.com/2015/03/100th-anniversary-commemoration-of-the-armenian-genocide-to-be-held-in-times-square-on-april-26/
From: A. Papazian