Detroit Armenians Joined to Remember 95th Anniversary of Genocide

On Saturday April 24th the Metro Detroit Committee commemorated the 95th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. The ceremony was held at St. Sarkis Armenian Apostolic Church in Dearborn, Michigan. The Armenian Genocide took place between 1915 – 1923, when the Ottoman Turks systematically killed 1,561,818 Armenians. Other ethnic groups also attacked included Greeks and [...]

Armenian Genocide Commemoration

On April 25, 2009, the Ararat Dance Ensemble gave two great performances on the famous Philadelphia Art Museum steps. I loved both dances and wanted to share the beauty of Armenian dance. The first dance symbolizes the struggle between the Armenians and the Turks during the Armenian Genocide that took place on April 24, 1915, [...]