HIGH-RANKING JEWISH OFFICIAL OF SYNOPSYS ATTACHES IMPORTANCE TO RECOGNITION OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

Noyan Tapan
Mar 15 2007

YEREVAN, MARCH 15, NOYAN TAPAN. "The monument to the victims of the
Holocaust and the Armenian Genocide erected in Yerevan is important
for me because it symbolizes the history of two peoples who had to
survive." Rich Goldman, Vice President for Strategic Market Development
of Synopsys company and General Executive Director of Synopsys Armenia
CJSC, stated this while laying a wreath at the monument on March 15.

In his words, the Armenians and the Jews have many historical
similarities, particularly, in terms of their hardship and struggle
for survival. "This is a guideline for our future generations and they
should not forget this disaster that happened to our two nations so
that it will never happen again," Rich Goldman said.

It is noteworthy that he is the only businessman to plant a fir-tree
in Tsitsernakaberd memorial complex’s alley. R. Goldman said that
he will also visit Tsitsernakaberd to pay homage to memory of the
victims of the Armenian Genocide.

Expressing his opinion about the letter that US Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice sent to the US Congress with the aim of preventing
adoption of a resolution on the Armenian Genocide, the US businessman
said: "Every person has his/her opinion. It is important to remember
that if at the time there had been adequate reaction to the Armenian
Genocide, maybe what later happened to the Jewish people would not
have happened."

In the words of Chief Rabbi of Jews of Armenia Gershon Meir Burstein,
"The Jewish community of Armenia occupies one of the central places
in the Jewish world." He said that previously the subject of the
Armenian Genocide was not discussed much by Jews, whereas today many
famous representatives of the Jewish people participate in this issue.