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/ Arshag Souvajian, (center) John Savagian s grandfather, was forced to flee his home and eventually settled in the United States to escape the Armenian genocide.
Starting on April 24, 1915 it’s estimated that up to one and a half million Armenians were killed or deported by the Ottoman Empire in what is now Turkey. Last month on Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, President Biden became the first U.S. President to officially recognize this as genocide. U.S. presidents have avoided using that language for decades because of worries about upsetting the relationship between the U.S. and Turkey, who still does not officially recognize the genocide.
U.S. President Joe Biden, joined by First Lady Jill Biden, in the Library of the White House on March 31, 2021.
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz.
“If you talk to any legitimate historian, they’ll say there was a real genocide. If there was a real genocide, it should be recognized as such,” said ZOA national president Mort Klein.
By Dimitriy Shapiro, JNS
Jewish organizations responded positively to the United States officially recognizing as a genocide the killing and deportation of more than a million Armenians living in the Ottoman Empire in the early 20th century.
The declaration was made on April 24 by U.S. President Joe Biden as part of following through on a campaign promise concerning an issue previous administrations have avoided so as not to inflame tensions with Turkey, a NATO ally in the Middle East.
Araksyan Nordikyan is the 2021 ANCA-WR Karabian Fellow
The Armenian National Committee of America–Western Region announced that California native Araksya Nordikyan has been selected as the 2021 Walter & Laurel Karabian Fellow. As an exception due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s Karabian Fellow will spend 6 months at the ANCA-WR office working on policy initiatives and spend the remaining term of the 9-month program at a government office.
“We are excited to welcome the 2021 Karabian Fellow to the ANCA-WR. Araksya brings a wealth of knowledge, experience, and energy to the organization and we look forward to working with her in advancing the policy priorities of our community” remarked the ANCA-WR Executive Director Armen Sahakyan. “I am certain her tenure at the ANCA-WR office and later placement at a government agency will continue to foster her professional growth, while allowing for the opportunity to work on issues she is passionate about.”
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