Pawtucket, Providence to observe 110th anniversary of Armenian genocide

LA, Glendale Schools Close for Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day

Schools will be closed Thursday in the Los Angeles and Glendale unified school districts to commemorate Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, marking the 110th anniversary of the start of events widely viewed by scholars as the first genocide of the 20th century. The LAUSD Board of Education adopted a policy in 2020 to close schools on Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day. Students and teachers in the Glendale Unified School District have been given t…

Pawtucket, Providence to observe 110th anniversary of Armenian genocide

PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WLNE) — Thursday marks a solemn anniversary for members of the Armenian community. On this day 110 years ago, Armenian intellectuals were deported from what was then known as Constantinople which began the Armenian genocide. Between 1915 and 1917, the Ottoman Empire is estimated to have killed between 800,000 – 1.2 million Armenians. The United States only recently recognized the genocide during president Joe Biden’s administrat…

LA, Glendale schools to be closed for Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day

Schools will be closed on Thursday in the Los Angeles and Glendale unified school districts to commemorate Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, marking the 110th anniversary of the start of events widely viewed by scholars as the first genocide of the 20th century. The LAUSD Board of Education adopted a policy in 2020 to close schools on Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day. Students and teachers in the Glendale Unified School District have been give…

Local committee to observe 110th anniversary of Armenian Genocide

The Connecticut Genocide Commemoration Committee will observe the 110th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at the historic Connecticut House Chamber at the State Capitol, 210 Capitol Avenue, Hartford. The program will honor the memory of the…

Members of the Armenian community from Haifa and the northern regions participated in this event, along with distinguished guests from a variety of organizations, clergy, and public figures. • The community's spiritual leader: "This year, the days of remembrance for the Armenian Genocide and the Holocaust coincide, a fact that could serve as a wake-up call for the Israeli government to reconsider its position."

The intentionful Soledad Martínez participated in the commemorative act with neighbors and referents of the Armenian community of the party, 110 years after the genocide. During the act, the intention gave a few words to the present: “Between Argentines and Armenians we have a communion in Vicente López that each year consolidates, becomes stronger, and makes us feel proud. This is a place of meeting, reflection and memory. One cannot forget a p…