For over 100 years, Armenians scattered across the globe have carried an unshakable mission: to speak for those silenced by genocide and to demand justice when the world looks away. That same determination now fuels the fight to hold Azerbaijan’s leadership accountable for the destruction of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) and the forced displacement of its 120,000 …| The Armenian Weekly
“This photograph was never meant to be a precious artifact.” That is the first line in historian Elyse Semerdjian’s Remnants: Embodied Archives of the Armenian Genocide, a 300-page ground-breaking, corpse-gathering mission to re-member the dis-membered (her)stories of the Genocide. At its core, the book presents a nuanced understanding of the abducted, tattooed women, whose memories …| The Armenian Weekly
The Armenian Educational Foundation will commemorate its 75th Anniversary this year, with its upcoming celebratory gala on September 7 at the prestigious Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. This milestone event will bring together supporters and community leaders for a night honoring over seven decades of the foundation’s enduring impact in advancing educational opportunities …| The Armenian Weekly
Professor, author and social historian Elyse Semerdjian has just received the 2025 Lemkin Book Award from the Institute for the Study of Genocide (ISG) for Remnants: Embodied Archives of the Armenian Genocide (Stanford University Press, 2023). The work explores the embodied trauma of genocide by exploring its impact on Armenian bodies, skin and—in what remains …| The Armenian Weekly
NEW BRITAIN, Conn.—The Armenian Church of the Holy Resurrection will hold its annual festival on Sunday, August 24, from noon to 5:00 p.m. on the church grounds at 1910 Stanley Street in New Britain. The festival is open to the public with free admission and will be held rain or shine. Each year, the event …| The Armenian Weekly
Diaspora Ararat Hockey Club makes strong debut at Music City Cup| The Armenian Weekly