This presentation outlines the earliest Armenian pilgrimages to the killing fields of Dayr al-Zur (Der Zor) in the Syrian Desert. It is there that Armenians interacted with the remains of Armenians murdered during the Armenian Genocide (1915-1918) in acts of remembrance. Semerdjian discusses the origins of the now-destroyed Armenian Genocide Memorial in Dayr al-Zur and… Continue reading Bone Memory: Armenian Pilgrimages to the Killing Fields of Dayr al-ZUntitled

This volume provides for the first time a detailed list of the 634 documents (written in Armenian, Ottoman, French, English, German, Russian), contained in Box 1 of the Patriarchate’s “Archives of the Armenian Question and Armenian Genocide,” with extensive description and annotations. The “Archives” was founded by the Information Bureau affiliated with the Armenian Patriarchate… Continue reading The Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem Arch Armenian Question and Armenian Genocide

The Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem Archives on the Armenian Question and the Genocide: Annotated Detailed Summary of Documents, Vol. I, prepared by Lusine Sahakyan, Ani Voskanyan, and Ani Sahakyan, is a newly released book by Lusakn Publishers, Yerevan, with the endorsement of Yerevan State University, the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem, and the Armenian Studies Program at the California… Continue reading The Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem Archives on the Armenian Question and Armenian Genocide

The Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem Archives on the Armenian Question and the Genocide: Annotated Detailed Summary of Documents, Vol. I, prepared by Lusine Sahakyan, Ani Voskanyan, and Ani Sahakyan, is a newly released book by Lusakn Publishers, Yerevan, with the endorsement of Yerevan State University, the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem, and the Armenian Studies Program at the California… Continue reading The Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem Archives on the Armenian Question and Armenian Genocide