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Armenian Genocide commemoration events
Friday, April 1, 2005
The Greater Boston Committee for the Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide,
an umbrella organization of all area churches and major civic groups,
announces the following community-wide commemoration events for the 90th
anniversary of the Genocide. All events are free and open to the public,
unless otherwise noted. For more information, and periodic updates, log on
to
“Genocide and Mass Killing: Origins, Prevention, Healing and
Reconciliation”- Tuesday, April 12, 7:30 p.m., at Goddard Chapel at Tufts
University in Medford. Presented by Ervin Staub.
“Victims of 1915 and We Today”- Sunday, April 17, 10 a.m., at Holy
Cross Armenian Catholic Church, 200 Lexington St., Belmont. A memorial
service and evocation.
“Remembrance and Commemoration through Armenian Culture and Music”-
Sunday, April 17, 5 p.m., at St. James Armenian Apostolic Church, 465 Mount
Auburn St., Watertown. Featuring Sayat Nova Dance Company and Zulal Armenian
Folk Trio.
“The Road to Redemption: Memories of the 1915 Armenian Genocide”-
Thursday, April 21, 7:30 p.m., at Boston University’s Morse Auditorium, 602
Commonwealth Ave., Boston. Presented by the Greater Boston Committee for the
Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide.
Massachusetts State House Commemoration – Friday, April 22, 11 a.m.
Details to follow.
Ecumenical Service and Memorial Service – Saturday, April 23, 6:45
p.m., at Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic Church, 145 Brattle St., Cambridge.
A service for 250 Armenian intellectuals who perished on April 24, 1915.
Presented by the Honorable Clergy of Boston Armenian Churches.
Requiem and Memorial Concert for the 90th Anniversary of the Armenian
Genocide – Saturday, April 23, 7:30 p.m., at Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic
Church. Presented by Erevan Choral Society, under the direction of the Very
Rev. Oshagan Minassian.
Rally to Commemorate the Armenian Genocide in New York – Sunday, April
24. Busses depart from St. James and St. Stephens Armenian Churches in
Watertown to Times Square, for those wishing to take part in the rally to
commemorate the Genocide and denounce the denial of the Turkish government.
For more information, log on to
The Films of J. Michael Hagopian – Friday, April 29 and May 6, various
times, at Kendall Square Cinema, 1 Kendall Square, Cambridge. Screenings of
“Germany and the Secret Genocide” and “Voices from the Lake.” Presented by
the Greater Boston Committee for the Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide,
with cooperation of Kendall Square Cinema. Tickets are $5.