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Research Your Armenian Roots—What You Need to Know (Part V)
This article is part of a continuing series documenting the available records for research into one’s Armenian family roots. Part I in the series supplied a historical background on the Armenian...
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Of Elephants, Armenia, and the ARF
After I mentioned the topic of this piece in a Facebook posting, a friend was insistent that I do a full piece on it, so here goes. “Don’t think of an elephant.” What just happened in your head? In...
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6th ARS International Cruise Comes to an End in Copenhagen
Photo courtesy ARS 280 passengers that set sail with the 6th International Cruise of the Armenian Relief Society to Northern European countries and Russia have returned home with exciting memories. The...
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Research Your Armenian Roots—What You Need to Know (Part VI)
This article is part of a continuing series documenting the available records for research into one’s Armenian family roots. Part I in the series supplied a historical background on the Armenian...
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ARS Eastern USA Holds 98th Convention
ARS 98th Convention Delegates and Guests (Photo courtesy ARS) BOCA RATON, Fl.—Over 50 members and guests of the Armenian Relief Society, Eastern USA (ARS EUSA) gathered in Florida from August 9 to...
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Despite an Encouraging Visit to Armenia, Chancellor Merkel Didn’t Say Genocide
The eternal flame at the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial in Yerevan, Armenia, on Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day 2014 (Photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons) Last week, German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited...
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Friday at the 2018 Olympics: Golf, Swimming and More!
It took me several years to realize this, but Friday is the busiest day at the AYF Olympics. Tennis and Golf take place during the day; swimming events are held early in the evening; the day is capped...
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Congressional Armenian Caucus Congratulates Artsakh Independence
Photo courtesy ANCA WASHINGTON—Congressional Armenian Caucus leaders commended the Republic of Artsakh’s “commitment to advance democratic governance and to the will of your people,” restating their...
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“And just like that it is over…”: The Tuesday After the Olympics
And just like that it is over. It feels like just a minute ago that my wife, her mother, and I were flying from Chicago to Philadelphia. As AYF alumni, it wasn’t clear who was more excited to go. It...
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An Illness Left Untreated
A little over a month ago, the Weekly penned the editorial, “The Organizational Drone vs. the Intelligent Outsider,” in which we highlighted that neither end of the character spectrum—not the...
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Congress Must Investigate U.S. Loans To Secretive Azeri Silk Way Airlines
Last year, I wrote an article reporting that the Silk Way Airlines of Azerbaijan made 350 secret flights to transport hundreds of tons of weapons from Bulgaria to ISIS terrorists in Syria and other...
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Pondering Pessimistic Possibilities
Sometimes undesirable outcomes cross everyone’s mind. Here are five of mine. What if the oligarchic circles in both Armenian republics get their act together and REALLY launch a counter-revolution? A...
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UEFA Nations League, Armenia’s Path to Glory
The much anticipated UEFA Nations League kicks off this week. The league is the UEFA’s attempt to bring more relevance to international football in Europe and reduce, if not eliminate, the...
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6th ARS International Cruise Comes to an End in Copenhagen
Photo courtesy ARS 280 passengers that set sail with the 6th International Cruise of the Armenian Relief Society to Northern European countries and Russia have returned home with exciting memories. The...
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World War II Veteran and ‘Hometown Hero’ Herand Kafafian, Turns 100 in Local...
TEANECK, N.J.—Holy Name Medical Center hosted an intimate birthday party for volunteer and World War II veteran Herand Kafafian, who is turning 100 today. Mr. Kafafian was celebrated by hospital...
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The Immigration Agents Changed My Family Name – Not!
How many times have your heard that immigration agents at Ellis Island (New York) changed your Armenian family’s name when they arrived in this country? This is a prevailing narrative in popular...
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Research Your Armenian Roots—What You Need to Know (Part VII)
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Thirty Years in Armenian Journalism
Although I have spent the last 45 years in the United States, I consider myself more of a citizen of the world. For thirty years, I was a journalist. I learned to explore and explain everything around...
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Clinging to Identity
Graphic by Proper Company exclusive to The Armenian Weekly In a classroom decorated with ancient and modern maps and photos of students in front of statues and monuments, restless high school juniors...
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Meet the Weekly’s New Editorial Line-Up
Left: Leeza Arakelian, Assistant Editor; Right: Karine Vann, Editor WATERTOWN, Mass.—The Armenian Weekly is pleased to announce the newest addition to its staff. Leeza Arakelian is a seasoned...
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