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22nd ARPA International Film Festival Wraps Up
HOLLYWOOD — The 22nd Arpa International Film Festival (Arpa IFF), one of Hollywood’s longest running film festivals, showcased features, documentaries, shorts, animated films and music videos from 15...
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Dr. Yervant Terzian, Acclaimed Astronomer at Cornell University, Dies
ITHACA, N.Y. — Yervant Terzian, the Tish Distinguished University Professor Emeritus in the Department of Astronomy at Cornell University, died on November 25, after a long illness. He made major...
View ArticleSociety for Armenian Studies Holds Annual Membership Meeting in New Orleans
FRESNO — The Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) held its 45th annual member meeting and sponsored panels at the 53rd Annual Conference of the Middle East Studies Association (MESA) in New Orleans, LA....
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Armenian Assembly and ATP Meet with Armenian Students Association at UC Santa...
SANTA BARBARA — On November 20, Armenian Assembly of America (Assembly) Western Region Director Mihran Toumajan and Armenia Tree Project (ATP) Western Region Community Outreach Manager Anahit Gharibyan...
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UCLA to Launch Institute to Advance Scholarship on Armenia and Diaspora
By Jennifer Wheelock LOS ANGELES — The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) plans to launch The Promise Armenian Institute, an entity that will establish a world-class research center and...
View Article$10 Million Raised By Hayastan All-Armenian Fund
LOS ANGELES (RFE/RL) — In an annual telethon broadcast from Yerevan and Los Angeles on Thanksgiving, the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund raised about $10 million that will be spent on fresh infrastructure...
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Jack Medzorian Honored For a Lifetime of Service to Armenians
WATERTOWN — A who’s-who of dignitaries, friends, family members, and colleagues gathered on November 17 to wish Jack Medzorian a happy 93rd birthday and to thank him for his service to Armenians and to...
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St. Stephen’s Armenian Elementary School Celebrates 35 Years
WATERTOWN — On Saturday, November 16, a crowd of more than 400 supporters and friends gathered at the Westin Waltham to celebrate St. Stephen’s Armenian Elementary School’s (SSAES) 35th Anniversary....
View ArticleDetroiters Celebrate Knights and Daughters Anniversaries
DETROIT – On November 16th, the Knights of Vartan Nareg-Shavarshan Lodge 100th Anniversary and the Daughters of Vartan Zabelle Chapter 70th Anniversary was celebrated with an elaborate dinner-dance in...
View ArticleNorth Dakota Senator Blocks Armenian Genocide Bill at Request of White House
WASHINGTON (Axios) —The White House directed Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) to block an effort by Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Thursday, December 5, to pass a resolution via...
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Diaspora High Commissioner Sinanyan Works for Armenia-Diaspora Integration...
YEREVAN – High Commissioner of Diaspora Affairs of the Republic of Armenia Zareh Sinanyan spoke about the challenges of his office in an interview mid-October of this year. His life has taken an...
View ArticleArmenian Christmas Service at St. Vartan Cathedral on Jan. 6
NEW YORK — The Nativity and Baptism of Jesus Christ will be observed at New York’s St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral on Sunday and Monday, January 5 and 6, 2020. A special liturgical schedule will be in...
View ArticleChristmas Vacation Schedule
The Armenian Mirror-Spectator will close the week between Christmas and New Year’s. This current issue will be our last for 2019. The office will be closed from December 23 to 27. Our next issue will...
View ArticleSt. Leon Choir Participates in Pan-Orthodox Christmas Concert
By Ruth Bedevian FAIR LAWN, N.J. — On Sunday, December 8, the choir members of St. Leon Armenian Church, Fair Lawn NJ, wore their robes and sang Khoroott Medz and Oorakh Lehr at the Pan-Orthodox...
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The Wag Brigade Is the Paw-fect Stress Reliever at SFO
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (ABC-7 News) — Traveling can be a stressful experience for many. There are flight delays, cancellations and long lines at security checkpoints. The San Francisco International...
View ArticleObituary: Charlie Davidson, Andover Shop’s ‘Baron of Bespoke’
By Bryan Marquard CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (Boston Globe) — What you sense about what you wear can be more important than what others see, Charlie Davidson believed. “The lining is the most important thing,”...
View ArticleTrump Refuses to Back Recognition of Armenian Genocide
By Clark Mindock NEW YORK (The Independent) — Donald Trump’s administration has rejected a US Senate resolution recognizing the Armenian Genocide, just a day after Turkish president Recep Tayyip...
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After the Armenian Genocide Senate Resolution, Quo Vadis?
WASHINGTON — The United States Senate voted unanimously on December 12 to adopt Sen. Res. 150 on the Armenian Genocide after unrelenting efforts led by Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Ted Cruz...
View ArticleArmenian-Americans, Leaders, Gather in Glendale to Celebrate U.S. Recognition...
By Marianne Love LOS ANGELES (Daily News) — A crowd of about 200 people packed the Glendale Central Library’s auditorium on Saturday, December 14, for a celebration that even a week ago might not have...
View ArticleSenate Foreign Relations Committee Approves Turkey Sanctions, Condemns...
WASHINGTON — The Armenian Assembly of America applauds the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) and its approval with a vote of 18-4 of U.S. sanctions against Turkey for its military invasion of...
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