‘Climbing Mount Ararat: Then And Now’ Illustrated Lecture Due In Har

‘CLIMBING MOUNT ARARAT: THEN AND NOW’ ILLUSTRATED LECTURE DUE IN HARVARD

PanArmenian
April 15 2009
Armenia

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The Harvard Armenian Society presents ‘Climbing
Mount Ararat: Then and Now’ illustrated lecture by Philip Ketchian,
physicist and author, on Wednesday, April 15.In July 2003, Philip
Ketchian and his wife Elsa Ronningstam- Ketchian faced and overcame
both political and physical challenges in order to reach the summit
of Ararat, a mountain as beautiful as it is mythic. Nearly 17,000
feet in height, this legendary mountain towers over the landscape of
eastern Turkey and Armenia. Mount Ararat, known as Masis in Armenia,
has been closed to climbers only until recently. The ancient mountain
occupies an important place in world history, religion, and legend. In
addition, the mountain is an important symbol of national identity
for Armenians around the world.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS