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Koharig Ghazarosian, left, and Hayganush Mark, Istanbul, July 6, 1957. UCLA Newsroom |
April 19, 2021
To commemorate the annual recognition of the Armenian genocide and to celebrate an amazing story of two Armenian women’s friendship, UCLA will host a special discussion and also the premiere performance of one of the friend’s music (based on the other’s poetry) on April 20.
Hayganush Mark was the leading Armenian feminist writer of her time, and Koharig Ghazarosian was a prominent composer, concert pianist and piano teacher active in Paris and Istanbul. Their intertwined lives can be traced in photographs, letters and pages of sheet music.
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WATERTOWN The Armenian Museum of America recently announced a series of programs planned for April, with several focused on genocide education, since the world recognizes April 24 as the date when the extermination of the Armenian people began in 1915.
The Armenian genocide resulted in the deaths of more than 1.5 million people and the displacement of many more from their homeland at the hands of the Ottoman Empire.
One of the major offerings from the museum will be a virtual exhibition titled “Campaign for Compassion: Lady Anne, General Azgapetian, and Near East Relief.” This exhibition focuses on a husband and wife who led such a campaign for Near East Relief.