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ARMENIAN GENOCIDE MONUMENT TO BE UNVEILED IN ARIZONA
11:43, 02 Apr 2015
Siranush Ghazanchyan
The third annual Scottsdale Community College Genocide Awareness
Week, held April 13-18, will feature a diverse lineup of speakers
and exhibits designed to call attention to the ongoing problem of
genocide around the world, Jewish News reports.
" 'Never forget' is essential," says John Liffiton, a professor
at SCC and one of the event organizers. "But what is really an
important aspect, and we have failed miserably at it, is 'never
again.' ... You've got to make sure that people are aware that this
is happening now."
This year's event has a special focus on the Armenian genocide;
April 24 will mark the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the mass
killing of at least 1 million Armenians by the Ottoman government.
Other genocides addressed during the event include the Navajo
relocation, the Kurdish genocide, and the murder of Ukrainians by
Joseph Stalin during the 1920s. The "Helène Berr, A Stolen Life"
exhibit is on display through May 15.
Saturday, April 18, will again be an educator day that draws teachers
from around the state looking to gain insight on how to teach the
Holocaust to their students. Liffiton says that in years past, about
130 educators attended, and he is hoping that number goes up this year.
After the close of Genocide Awareness Week, a memorial in honor of
all genocides will be dedicated in a public ceremony at 9 a.m. Friday,
April 24.
The full lineup of Genocide Awareness Week events can be found online
atscottsdalecc.edu/promo/genocide-awareness-week-2015. Events with
Jewish content include:
http://www.armradio.am/en/2015/04/02/armenian-genocide-monument-to-be-unveiled-in-arizona/
http://www.jewishaz.com/community/genocide-awareness-week-returns/article_88f93984-d7ed-11e4-9fe6-5b44d0af27d0.html
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
11:43, 02 Apr 2015
Siranush Ghazanchyan
The third annual Scottsdale Community College Genocide Awareness
Week, held April 13-18, will feature a diverse lineup of speakers
and exhibits designed to call attention to the ongoing problem of
genocide around the world, Jewish News reports.
" 'Never forget' is essential," says John Liffiton, a professor
at SCC and one of the event organizers. "But what is really an
important aspect, and we have failed miserably at it, is 'never
again.' ... You've got to make sure that people are aware that this
is happening now."
This year's event has a special focus on the Armenian genocide;
April 24 will mark the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the mass
killing of at least 1 million Armenians by the Ottoman government.
Other genocides addressed during the event include the Navajo
relocation, the Kurdish genocide, and the murder of Ukrainians by
Joseph Stalin during the 1920s. The "Helène Berr, A Stolen Life"
exhibit is on display through May 15.
Saturday, April 18, will again be an educator day that draws teachers
from around the state looking to gain insight on how to teach the
Holocaust to their students. Liffiton says that in years past, about
130 educators attended, and he is hoping that number goes up this year.
After the close of Genocide Awareness Week, a memorial in honor of
all genocides will be dedicated in a public ceremony at 9 a.m. Friday,
April 24.
The full lineup of Genocide Awareness Week events can be found online
atscottsdalecc.edu/promo/genocide-awareness-week-2015. Events with
Jewish content include:
http://www.armradio.am/en/2015/04/02/armenian-genocide-monument-to-be-unveiled-in-arizona/
http://www.jewishaz.com/community/genocide-awareness-week-returns/article_88f93984-d7ed-11e4-9fe6-5b44d0af27d0.html
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress