Cherished matriarch who nurtured family and friends with grace, strength and profound love Sheila Laurianna Palandjian of Palm Beach, Fla., formerly of Belmont, Mass., died peacefully at home from Alzheimer’s disease, surrounded by loved ones, on Aug. 9, 2025. She was 84. Sheila was born on May 25, 1941 in Boston, the daughter of Lawrence …| The Armenian Weekly
Ann (Jigarjian) Seferian of Falmouth, Mass., formerly of Watertown, passed away at the age of 91 on August 13, 2025. She was the daughter of the late Nazareth and Anna Jigarjian; the beloved wife of 50 years of the late Edward G. Seferian; and the loving mother of Corinne Sapah-Gulian and her husband Randy, Lauren …| The Armenian Weekly
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
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
