NEW MONUMENT IN YEREVAN TO UNITE MEMORY OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE AND HOLOCAUST VICTIMS

PanARMENIAN.Net
12.10.2006 14:22 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ October 27 the Jewish community of Armenia will
open a new monument to victims of the Holocaust at the Ring Park
in Yerevan. In the words of head of the Jewish community of Armenia
Rimma Varzhapetyan, the new monument is a rare one, as it is dedicated
not only to the Jewish Holocaust, but also to victims of the Armenian
Genocide. "We are very grateful to Armenian authorities for providing a
lot for the monument," she said. A large number of guests from various
countries will arrive for the opening of the monument. A round table
discussion of consequences of genocides in 20th century will be
arranged. "We want to prove once again that Jews living in Armenia
work for doing useful deeds. We hope that no malefactor will dare to
profane this memorial," head of the Jewish community of Armenia said,
reports the Azg.