‘CHHANGE’ TO COMMEMORATE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
11:37, 26 Feb 2015
Siranush Ghazanchyan
The Center for Holocaust, Human Rights and Genocide Education (Chhange)
will be hosting a number of events in commemoration of the Centenary
of the Armenian Genocide, the Armenian Weekly reports.
On Sun., April 12, the Chhange at Brookdale Community College in
Lincroft, N.J., will host a special reception that will showcase
“A Journey to Life: Armenia,” an interactive exhibit that features
the personal histories of local Armenian survivors and their families.
Internationally recognized Armenian scholar Khatchig Mouradian
will introduce the exhibit and its historical content. In
addition, the commemoration will reveal “Illuminating Images: A
Hundred-Year-Remembrance,” an exhibit of 3-D artistic cityscapes
of Armenian life before and after the genocide. It reflects the
collaborative efforts of hundreds of middle school, high school,
and college students throughout New Jersey.
At the event, Chhange will also release its latest publication,
Hundred-Year Legacy of Courage: Celebrating the Lives of Armenian
Genocide Survivors in Our Community. This publication shares the
personal accounts of 54 Armenian survivors from across the Ottoman
Empire. The book honors individual survivors by preserving their
voices–a demonstrated, powerful vehicle to teach genocide history
and its lessons. In conjunction with publishing Hundred-Year Legacy,
Chhange has launched a Kickstarter fundraising campaign to help with
the publication costs.
On April 20, Chhange will host “Narrating Genocide,” featuring
Khatchig Mouradian and renowned author Chris Bohjalian. They will
explore different routes to the past, through history and literature,
and discuss how each genre informs the other. Discussion will be
moderated by renowned scholar Deborah Dwork, Ph.D.
In October 2015, Chhange will sponsor “Operation Reality: Historical
Perspective on the Assassination of Talaat Pasha.” Actor, novelist,
and historian Eric Bogosian will present his recent research and
book about the assassination of Talaat Pasha, the mastermind of the
Armenian Genocide.
Chhange will also present a commemorative public broadcast,
“Commemorating Genocide: Celebrating Survival.” This multi-part
TV series with 30-minute segments will contain interviews with
staff/consulting scholars of Chhange, as well as members of the local
Armenian community.