Armenpress: Park in Israel’s Petah Tikva named after Charles Aznavour

09:22, 3 April 2023

YEREVAN, APRIL 3, ARMENPRESS. A public park in Israel’s Petah Tikva has been named after the late French-Armenian singer Charles Aznavour.

The decision on renaming the park was adopted unanimously by the Petah Tikva city council led by Mayor Rami Greenberg, according to the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem.

A memorial plaque in the park says : “Charles Aznavour (1924-2018). Singer, songwriter, actor, French world renowned crooner, who dedicated his life to his homeland Armenia and was bestowed the title of National Hero. During WWII, the Aznavour family was able to save dozens of Jewish families from extermination.”

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