Catégorie : ART & CULTURE

Alakiaz n°89 de Novembre 2020 :Brochure Novembre 2020 L’espoir s’en est allé Sevak AVANESYAN jouait dans la cathédrale Saint-Sauveur  de Chouchi (voir p. 2)  IL FAUT SURVIVRE AUX PERTES, AUX DEUILS, ABANDONNÉS DE TOUS ! NE CÉDONS PAS A LA COLÈRE, restons UNIS  NE TOMBONS PAS DANS LES PIÈGES DE VIOLENCE QUE L’ON NOUS TEND ! RESTONS DIGNES ! RESTONS UNIS ! SOYONS ADMIRABLES !  LE VIOLONCELLISTE SEVAK AVANESYAN JOUE AU  MILIEU DES RUINES DE LA CATHEDRALE SAINT-SAUVEUR   DE CHOUCHI AU HAUT-KARABAGH La cathédrale Saint-Sauveur, ou cathédrale Ghazanchtsots, est une…

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The Semonian Collection | Boxford, Massachusetts | ODA  Houshamadyan’s newest featured collection belongs to a dynasty that hails from Kharpert/Harput, and whose members migrated to the United States in the late 19th century. The page focuses on the two main branches of this dynasty – the Simonians/Simonians (from the city of Kharpert) and the Nahigians (from the town of Hussenig).   It was David D’Apice, a descendent of the dynasty, who collected these materials and wrote the history of his ancestors. He has become the guardian and the heir of their historical…

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Voices – The History of the Khoshmat village of Palu In Houshamadyan’s “Voices” section, readers can find previously unpublished memoirs, memory books, letters, etc. Today, we are releasing our second publication in this section. It is a previously unpublished and exceptionally fascinating memory book that concerns the village of Khoshmat (present-day Çakırkaş) in Palu.   The author is Mardoris H. Chakoyan, who began collecting and collating historical materials on his native village of Khoshmat in 1939, completing his collection in 1952. For various reasons, this seminal work was never published.…

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Diyarbekir – Schools Our newest article explores Armenian educational life in Diyarbekir/Dikranagerd before the Genocide. The educational network of this city, which boasted a large Armenian population, experienced a period of great development in the two decades preceding the First World War.   Prior to the Genocide, the number of schools in the city grew significantly with every passing decade. The Armenian schools of Diyarbekir were educational hubs. The students attending them not only received an education, they also published newspapers and organized theater troupes. In other words, the schools…

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  Hripsimé (Haurem) (Mme) , MM Bénon , Garo & Mme Filo BAGHTCHEDJIAN ("Desjardins" en persan & en turc) : Division 49 , allée des Sycomores , la 3ème à droite de l'entrée où il y a 2 bornes . —- MM Siragan (rpononcer Siragane) , Guy , & Mme Ziazan (prononcer Dziadzan) BAYRAMIAN : division 97 — Mr Avédis & Mme Sona BAGHTCHEDJIAN (née Papazian) : division 84    (concession perpétuelle) —————————— & aussi  MM Krikor , Garbis , Mmes Zarouhie , Sirvarte SARAFIAN (née Haladjian) veuve de Garbis…

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Sepasdia/Sivas | Bringing Color into the Lives of the Ottoman Armenians Our newest article is different from those we usually publish. We offer our readers a page dedicated to photographs depicting the daily life of Armenians in Sebastia/Sivas. All photographs were colorized using the DeOldify software application.       To see the life of Ottoman Armenians in color is a gratifying and valuable experience, especially in today‘s dreary and colorless world of pandemics, international crises, and catastrophic explosions. We owe a debt of gratitude to Azad Balabanian for introducing…

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Après la reddition de l’Empire ottoman aux Alliés en octobre 1918, la ville de Marash avait fait l’objet de l’occupation conjointe des armées britanniques et française (cette dernière étant composée en grande partie d’Arméniens de la légion arménienne Français). En février 1919, le maréchal Edmund Allenby nomma un certain nombre d’officiers Français pour superviser l’administration de la région de Cilicie et le rapatriement de dizaines de milliers d’Arméniens déportés pendant la guerre au cours du génocide[10]. En quelques mois, environ 150 000 Arméniens ont été rapatriés, dont 20 000 originaires…

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