PRESS RELEASE
Date: February 4, 2015
ARMENIAN ASSEMBLY OF AMERICA
Contact: Taniel Koushakjian
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ASSEMBLY ANNUAL MEMBERS MEETING WELCOME RECEPTION TO FEATURE AUTHOR IRENE
VOSBIKIAN
Annual Members Meeting & Banquet in Boca Raton, Florida March 13-14, 2015
WASHINGTON, DC – The Armenian Assembly of America (Assembly) is pleased
to announce that Irene Vosbikian, author of the recently released novel
BEDROS, will present her book and sign copies at the Assembly’s Annual
Member Meeting Welcome Reception in South Florida on Friday evening. `We
are delighted to have Irene present her book and share this powerful story
on the Armenian Genocide,’ stated Assembly South Florida Regional Council
(SFRC) Chairwoman Carol Norigian.
BEDROS is the inspirational saga of a man who, having witnessed his
father’s murder, goes on to survive the first genocide of the 20th
century, and struggles to achieve greatness in the New World. BEDROS is
two stories in one because the main character lived two lives in one –
the victim struggling to survive and the entrepreneur, struggling to
realize himself. Bedros, in this epic novel based on the 1915 Armenian
Genocide carried out by the Ottoman Turks, is nourished by hope,
defiance, and courage, flowering at last in the streets ofPhiladelphia.
The story spans half a century and three continents. BEDROS is a
literary roller coaster. The reader is lulled, electrified, dropped
into a pit of despondence and then transported to a world of delight. It
is an inspiration to the descendants of all those persecuted immigrants
who dreamed and triumphed in America.
Irene was born in Philadelphia in 1944, a third-generation Italian
American. Her father was killed in WWII, just one month prior to her birth.
Her mother remarried and went on to have six more children. Born and raised
in Philadelphia, Irene graduated from Marple Newtown High School and
attended Temple University where she met her husband, Peter. Peter and
Irene have four married children and eleven grandchildren. Irene has
published two novels: The Carnation Tablet, a tribute to her father, and
BEDROS, based on Peter’s father’s life.
During the Assembly’s Welcome Reception on Friday, March 13, Vosbikian will
present her book BEDROS and sign copies for guests who purchase the
novel. Vosbikian has generously agreed to donate all of the evening’s
proceeds to the Armenian Assembly of America.
`The Assembly is grateful to Irene and the Vosbikian family for their many
years of service and support,’ stated Assembly Executive Director Bryan
Ardouny.
The Armenian Assembly’s Annual Member Meeting & Banquet will be held at the
Marriott Hotel at Boca Town Center, 5150 Town Center Circle, Boca Raton, FL
33486. Please call (561) 392-4600 to reserve your room and be sure to
mention the Armenian Assembly in order to receive the reduced rate of
$169.00 per night.
For tickets or additional information, please contact Assembly SFRC Chair
Carol Norigian at southflaaa@gmail.com.
Established in 1972, the Armenian Assembly of America is the largest
Washington-based nationwide organization promoting public understanding and
awareness of Armenian issues. The Assembly is a non-partisan, 501(c)(3)
tax-exempt membership organization.
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