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Glendale News Press, CA
May 3 2014
Hoping White House keeps promise
May 3, 2014 | 10:13 a.m.
We learned this week from Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) that the
beautiful rug created in 1920 by orphans of the Armenian Genocide and
gifted to the United States five years later, might actually be placed
on public display -- as soon as this fall. Such news is certainly
welcome, but we'll believe it only when we (finally) see it.
After all, it took years of community pressure, a joint letter from
members of Congress, another letter from Armenian leaders and a
website petition to apparently convince the White House, which has not
displayed the rug since 1995, that it would be a good idea to make it
accessible to everyone to admire it for its artistic qualities and
reflect upon the tragedy from which it was born.
The rug, all 4 million knots of it, was created by the orphans as a
handmade thank-you note for our country's assistance during the
genocide and the American people should be allowed to see it.
Although we can't help but worry that the White House, which
apparently wishes to stay in the good graces of ally Turkey, will drag
its heels even longer in allowing the rug's display, maybe there is
reason for hope.
With diligent work on the behalf of Armenian leaders as well as Schiff
and other officials in local, state and federal positions, strides
have been made toward raising Americans' consciousness about the
systematic decimation of 1.5 million souls during the final years of
the Ottoman Empire. Who knows? Perhaps it will go on display as
promised later this year and our president will gaze upon it,
contemplate its origin and rethink his studious post-election
avoidance of the word "genocide" in connection with the tragic event.
http://www.glendalenewspress.com/opinion/tn-gnp-newspress-editorial-hoping-white-house-keeps-promise-20140503,0,3625761.story
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
May 3 2014
Hoping White House keeps promise
May 3, 2014 | 10:13 a.m.
We learned this week from Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) that the
beautiful rug created in 1920 by orphans of the Armenian Genocide and
gifted to the United States five years later, might actually be placed
on public display -- as soon as this fall. Such news is certainly
welcome, but we'll believe it only when we (finally) see it.
After all, it took years of community pressure, a joint letter from
members of Congress, another letter from Armenian leaders and a
website petition to apparently convince the White House, which has not
displayed the rug since 1995, that it would be a good idea to make it
accessible to everyone to admire it for its artistic qualities and
reflect upon the tragedy from which it was born.
The rug, all 4 million knots of it, was created by the orphans as a
handmade thank-you note for our country's assistance during the
genocide and the American people should be allowed to see it.
Although we can't help but worry that the White House, which
apparently wishes to stay in the good graces of ally Turkey, will drag
its heels even longer in allowing the rug's display, maybe there is
reason for hope.
With diligent work on the behalf of Armenian leaders as well as Schiff
and other officials in local, state and federal positions, strides
have been made toward raising Americans' consciousness about the
systematic decimation of 1.5 million souls during the final years of
the Ottoman Empire. Who knows? Perhaps it will go on display as
promised later this year and our president will gaze upon it,
contemplate its origin and rethink his studious post-election
avoidance of the word "genocide" in connection with the tragic event.
http://www.glendalenewspress.com/opinion/tn-gnp-newspress-editorial-hoping-white-house-keeps-promise-20140503,0,3625761.story
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress