After decades of silence about eastern European Jewish community documents 'abandoned' during World War II, the issue has started to ruffle feathers, from Brooklyn to Budapest
When a military conflagration halfway around the world ignites flames of hate that pour into the streets of New York City, it is sad, frightening and confusing. But it is not surprising. We have seen unfettered rage seek out an innocent mark too many times by now to be surprised. Still, seeing the verbal and physical harassment, assault and vandalism take over the streets I grew up on hit me hard.
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The US-based Jewish Journal has published an article by witness of Khojaly massacre, and survivor Durdana Agayeva headlined “Facing denial of war crimes in California.”
The article reads: “It is difficult for me to describe how I felt when I read the letter distributed to members of the California State Legislature by a group of CA legislators (Sen. Anthony Portantino, Sen. Scott Wilk, Assemblymember Laura Friedman and Assemblymember Adrin Nazarian) referring to the Khojaly Massacre of 1992 as fabricated, and urging their colleagues to ignore community efforts to commemorate the victims and survivors of Khojaly.
It is difficult because I am a survivor of the Khojaly Massacre. I was only 20, when I was captured by Armenian troops. I had just finished high school and started my first job as a telephone operator. When my hometown of Khojaly was invaded by Armenia on that freezing night of Feb. 25/26, 1992, my relatives, friends and everyone we all kn