THE ZORYAN INSTITUTE Newsletter: Winter 2007

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2007
THE ZORYAN INSTITUTE Newsletter
Winter 2007, Volume One, Issue One
Contents
Research 2
Current Major
Project
Education 3
Public Lectures
New Books 4
Not on Our
Watch & Blood
and Soil
People 5
Eric Markusen &
Aren Sarikyan
Recognition 6-7
Zoryan’s 25th
Appreciation 8-9
Supporters of
Zoryan
Publications 10
Recent Works
What is a
ZI Friend?
A special
category of
people, Zoryan
Friends are
interested and
committed. They
want to
understand the
present as much
as the past
because they
care for the
future. They also
constitute the
Institute’s backbone: it is their
annual
contributions
and promotion
of Zoryan that
assure the
Institute’s
operation.
Message from the President
On our 25th anniversary, it is with a great
sense of excitement that we launch this newsletter to provide you with information and commentary. Many dramatic changes have profoundly affected the Armenian world since
1982. Accordingly, in planning for the next 25
years, Zoryan must consider how to employ its
scholars and specialists to best address the
challenges of our fast moving world. I would
like to share with you some major factors that
influence our thinking in this process.
Armenia and Karabagh
The collapse of the Soviet Union led to the independence of Armenia and Karabagh. This created new complexities within Armenia (nationbuilding, unemployment, restructuring the
economy, health care, education, etc.), in relations with its neighbours (security, border issues and claimed territories), and in relations
with the Diaspora (its role, participation and
influence in nation-building).
Armenia will continue to be challenged by issues of long-term security, prosperity and progress, in the absence of normal relations with
Turkey, its largest neighbour and biggest security threat. Azerbaijan is using its oil revenues to
purchase arms—spending $1 billion in 2007
alone—and could reopen the war on Karabagh
at any time. Uneasy relations with Georgia and
the West’s issues with Iran, Armenia’s largest
trading partner, further complicate the security
and economic situation.
Genocide and the Relationship with Turkey
Turkey’s AKP-led government has been seeking
EU membership for economic benefits, to promote its westward-looking identity, and to open
up freedom of religion, as Islam, the country’s
dominant religion, is restricted under the current Kemalist constitution. To meet EU standards, Turkey had to legislate many reforms
and confront longstanding taboos. In the process, the Armenian Genocide has also come to
the fore as a taboo for Turkish society to reckon
with. For their part, European countries are using the Turkish state’s denial of the Armenian
Genocide as a tool to block Turkey’s accession
to the EU, complicating Turkey’s already difficult relationship with Armenia.
While today the reality of the Armenian Genocide
has been widely accepted, tragically, genocide
has become a frequent phenomenon to resolve
political conflict (Rwanda, Bosnia, Kosovo, East
Timor, Darfur, etc.). Consequently, there is a new
urgency for genocide studies to raise public
awareness crucial for prevention.
Diaspora
Globalization has made Armenia a part of this
interdependent world, an exhilarating, yet potentially dangerous situation, as it is not yet able to
integrate into the world economy. How can the
Diaspora and Armenia jointly convert this into an
opportunity, utilizing the fact that 5/8 of Armenians are dispersed worldwide?
Conclusion
Considering the above, how should we, as Armenians, be thinking about our shared responsibilities, shared benefits, and shared values? Zoryan, as a national resource, whose mission is to
think critically about the contemporary issues
facing Armenians, must raise such questions, in
order to develop new perspectives and ideas, for
both current and future challenges.
In this vein the security of Armenia is our most
important shared responsibility. We have to
adopt a pragmatic approach to our problems.
We have to have an effective way of resolving
our own differences, and those with our
neighbors in the region. This could only be
achieved by understanding our present and how
we got here, in an objective, analytical manner
in order to develop a national agenda which reflects our shared values. To this end, Zoryan, by
bringing Diaspora, Armenia and genociderelated issues to international academic forums,
provides understanding and generates goodwill
towards Armenians. It also undertakes research,
analysis, publication, conferences and university
programs to inform and influence not only specialists and
opinion-makers but also to
empower the next generation
to face the future with confidence.
I urge you to get involved, be a
Zoryan “Friend,” and support
K. M. (Greg)
our mission. Thank you.
Sarkissian
Research
Current Major Research Project:
Building a Common Body of Knowledge (CBK)
True peace can be achieved only if Turkey and Armenia can engage one another in open dialogue about
their past. As their narratives are so politicized and
entrenched, this will not happen without having a common basis of historical facts that are universally recognized. Zoryan is working to develop this material in collaboration with university research centres. The objective is to provide knowledge on the history of the
events surrounding 1915, in both Turkish and English,
that will be shared by Turkish and Armenian civil societies and academia. To achieve this, teams of scholars,
translators and editors are engaged in locating, collecting, researching, analyzing, editing, translating, and
publishing this material in Turkish, English and other
languages. This enormous, long-term project is based
on Ottoman, German and various other archival materials amounting to thousands of pages, and will take
many years to complete.
The more such documents are analyzed and made
available in modern Turkish and English, the more
knowledge will be created and the greater the empowering of Turkish civil society to question the official
state narrative and restore accurate history and memory. Such a common body of knowledge, accessible to
all, can serve as a catalyst for dialogue, leading eventually to normalization of relations between the two
societies in their homelands and their diasporas.
Vahakn Dadrian and Taner Akçam Joint Project
Vahakn Dadrian, Zoryan’s Director of Genocide Research, and Taner Akçam, renowned Turkish Sociologist and Historian, are collaborating to present the results of their archival research on the Takvim-i Vekâyi.
able to compile a complete collection of these gazettes, have transliterated them into modern Turkish,
and translated them into English.
The gazette was printed in Arabic script and is currently dispersed in different libraries throughout the
world. It is very difficult to get a complete collection
owing to the attempts of the Turkish state to systematically remove as many of the existing issues from
circulation as possible. However, working with the Institute for the last five years, the authors have been
translation, accompanied by an extensive historical
and legal introduction. Against the ongoing industry of
denial undertaken by the Turkish state and the contemporary political background of independent Armenia in its relation to Turkey, this record assumes critical relevance. The Turkish edition will appear soon and
the English edition will follow shortly thereafter.
The Key Indictment focused on the Cabinet Ministers
The Takvim-i Vekâyi, the official gazette of the Ottoman
and top leaders of the Committee for Union and Progovernment, provides the only official record of the
gress (CUP). The main feature of the Key Indictment is
military tribunals prosecuting the Armenian Genocide.
the set of forty-one documents contained within it.
It documents the indictments, court sittings and verMost of these documents consist of decoded teledicts for thirteen trials, which
grams sent to and from the
took place 1919-1922 in
Interior Minister (Talât), the
Istanbul, of individuals acIIIrd and IVth Army Cdr., the
cused of crimes against the
Deputy Cdr. of the Vth Army
Armenians in 1915. These
Corps and the XVth Division
military tribunals were extenfrom Ankara province, the
sive and represent one of the
Directors of the Special Orperiod’s most important poganization, two Military Govlitical undertakings. The Takernors of Istanbul, and a host
vim-i Vekâyi is a prime
of governors and district
source of legal and eyecommissioners.
witness testimony for the Professors Akçam and Dadrian teaching at the Genocide The authors provide readers
and Human Rights University Program
Genocide.
with an authoritative English
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Education
Public Lectures
The Politics of Genocide Recognition In response to increased interest about the circumstance surrounding US House Resolution 106, affirming the Armenian Genocide, Prof.
Simon Payaslian of Boston University presented a lecture titled, “The Politics of Genocide
Recognition in the United States: The Armenian Genocide between Moralpolitik and Realpolitik.” He contextualized the resolution in terms of Congress’ historical use of such as a
means of reasserting its authority over the President after time of war. Furthermore, he emphasized the long-term and deep military, economic, and political ties between the United
States and Turkey and how Turkey uses them as leverages in support of its policy of denial.
The Professor argued that new approaches are needed which “recognize this reality, face it,
and educate our youth about it, rather than perpetuating this common mythology that the United States has some
special love for the Armenians.” Zoryan President, Greg Sarkissian, pointed out that the lecture indicates change in
the official Turkish denial policy will only come from within Turkey, “having seen such change in the US civil rights
movement and the ending of apartheid in South Africa.” He said that in support of the increasing democratic
movement, alternatives to the state-imposed narrative are essential.
Holocaust Education Week Prof. Eric D. Weitz, Chair of the History Department, University of Minnesota, at both a Jewish Synagogue and an Armenian Community Centre, highlighted the numerous and important links between the Armenian Genocide and the Jewish
Holocaust. He spoke of the positive roles played by individuals in both genocides, by documenting the crimes, speaking out and protecting victims, and also their negative roles, including, German officials who were witness and sometimes participants in the Armenian
genocide. There was also a continuity in the use of modern technology, e.g. the railway, but
also the regimented, detached collection and applications of demographic statistics by the
central government of both German and Turkey before and during the genocides. Of great
importance was how the absence of punishment for the perpetrators of the Armenian
Genocide emboldened the perpetrators of the Holocaust.
High School Outreach IIGHRS’s Outreach Coordinator, Torrey Swan, participated in the unique Genocide Awareness Through Education (GATE) program that was being piloted at St. Francis Libermann,
a Toronto Catholic High School. During an hour multimedia program, titled "Understanding
Genocide," using a comparative method he taught the students about the definition,
causes, mechanism, consequences, and means of prevention of genocide. Beyond the
enhancement of awareness of genocide, the program aimed to instill a sense of personal
responsibility, justice and hope towards the prevention of genocide in the nearly 1000
students aged fifteen to eighteen. This included outlining the ways both students and
teachers can make a difference in Darfur by becoming informed and involved.
Etyen Mahçupyan
The new editor of Agos newspaper, the only bi-lingual Turkish-Armenian publication, Mr. Etyen Mahçupyan, while in Toronto for a lecture on the ramifications of Hrant Dink’s assassination, visited the Zoryan Institute office. He engaged with staff in an intense discussion regarding the current situation in Turkey and what can be done to improve Turkish-Armenian relations.
It was concluded that the education of Turkish civil society regarding the historical facts of the period
between the collapse of the Empire and the founding of the Republic is critical to bring about the
necessary change from within to end denial, as opposed to foreign pressure which induces a defensive stance.
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New Books
This section will bring you exciting new publications in the fields which the Institute is active: Genocide Studies, Diaspora Studies, and Armenia Studies. Whether they are Zoryan’s or not, the books will be highlighted because the
Institute believes they are of interest to the reader.
The Anti-Genocide Movement in America
In their book, Not on our Watch: The
Mission to End Genocide in Darfur
and Beyond (New York: Hyperion,
2007), Don Cheadle (Actorvist) and
John Prendergast (frontline journalist
and activist) repeatedly point out
what they call the Four Horsemen
Enabling the Apocalypse: apathy, indifference, ignorance and policy inertia. They are seeking to address
these by tackling what they see to be
the three pillars fostering “a real
change in human rights and conflict
resolution policy: field research, to
learn what is really happening in conflict zones and what needs to be
done, high level advocacy to deliver
the message to the people who determine policy, and
domestic political pressure for a constituency that cares
about these issues and takes them up with their
elected officials.” They stress that it is the last one that
often goes missing, and to which the book is directed.
This is a book about being part of
building sustained and robust campaigns by organized citizens. It outlines the problem, informs how one
can get involved, and shares the
stories of the authors’ paths. It also
makes a strong appeal why every
individual should act. They argue
that if enough people would make
the prevention of genocide an election issue, the US government
would respond. It puts the emphasis
for action on each of us and shows
that it is both easier to do and more
effective than most think. The appendix is a detailed list of ways one
can get involved immediately, including suggestions for enhancing the success of advocacy initiatives. This book can help citizens begin to
make an important different in the prevention of genocide and gross violations of human rights by starting to
help the people of Darfur today.
The Patterns of Genocide Allows Prediction and thus Prevention
Ben Kiernan’s Blood and Soil: A
World History of Genocide and Extermination from Sparta to Darfur (New
Haven: Yale University Press, 2007)
is an examination of outbreaks of
mass violence from the classical era
to the present, focusing on worldwide colonial exterminations and
twentieth-century case studies, including the Armenian Genocide, the
Nazi Holocaust, Stalin’s mass murders, and the Cambodian and Rwandan genocides. He views genocide
as linked to issues of land as well as
race, nation, and expansion, applying social, political, and economic
analysis to the struggle for land and
the control of property. He identifies
connections, patterns, and features
that in nearly every case gave early
warning of the catastrophe to come:
racism or religious prejudice, territorial expansionism, and cults of antiquity and agrarianism. The ideologies
that have motivated perpetrators of
mass killings in the past persist in
our new century, says Kiernan. He
urges that we heed the rich historical evidence with its telltale signs for
predicting and preventing future
genocides.
Ben Kiernan is the A. Whitney Griswold Professor of History, Professor
of international and area studies,
and the founding director of the
Genocide Studies Program at Yale
University.
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People
In Memory of Eric Markusen, 1946-2007
Dr. Eric Markusen was a Senior Research Fellow at the Danish Institute of International
Studies, Department for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Copenhagen, and also Professor of Sociology and Social Work at Southwest Minnesota State University. Professor Markusen earned his Masters of Social Work degree from the University of Washington and
his Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Minnesota. He served as a European Representative for the International Association of Genocide Scholars, was on the editorial
boards of several journals, and was a founding editor of Genocide Studies and Prevention,
playing a major role in the development of this new journal. He also was one of the first
instructors of Zoryan’s Genocide and Human Rights University Program, where he taught
every year.
Speaking at “Ultimate
Crime, Ultimate ChalHe authored and co-authored various books and articles on
lenge: Human Rights and
genocide, including Genocide in Darfur: Investigating the AtrociGenocide,” Yerevan, 2005
ties in Sudan, with Samuel Totten (Routledge, 2006), The
Holocaust and Strategic Bombing: Genocide and Total War in the Twentieth Century,
with David Kopf (Westview Press, 1995), and The Genocidal Mentality: Nazi Holocaust
and Nuclear Threat, with Robert Jay Lifton (Basic Books, 1990). His most recent work
focused on the genocides in Bosnia and Rwanda and the work of the International Criminal Tribunals for the Former Yugoslavia and Rwanda. In the spring of 2006, as a repreAfter-class discussion with
sentative of the US Government, he interviewed refugees in Chad while investigating the
a GHRUP student
genocide in Darfur.
Dr. Markusen was a tireless defender of universal human rights in all of his research, education, and advocacy pursuits. He was a true pioneer in the field of genocide studies and will be sadly missed. This year GHRUP graduates
and faculty came together and provided a GHRUP scholarship to a deserving student in his name.
Institute Staff Profile: Aren Sarikyan
Aren Sarikyan was born in Vanad- citing and challenging internship with the UN Departzor, Armenia. Following a high ment of Political Affairs/Security Council Sanctions
school exchange program in the Branch in New York. He later joined the Organization for
United States, Aren commenced his Security and Cooperation in Europe and interned in the
undergraduate studies
Office of the Secretary General. He has pub“Putting
my
knowlin Yerevan in 1996. He
lished a few articles in Global View magazine
moved to Austria in edge and experi- and is fluent in Armenian, English, German,
1999 and obtained his ence towards the and Russian.
BA and MA in Political mission of the InstiScience from the Uni- tute has been very Having recessed his PhD program in Austria in
versity of Vienna, with minors in English and rewarding for me, 2006, Aren moved to Toronto and joined the
American Studies. His Master’s thesis pro- both personally and Zoryan Institute. He completed the Genocide
and Human Rights University Program in the
vides critical analysis of United Nations conprofessionally”
summer of 2007. Aren is pleased to expand
flict prevention policies. While a student in
Austria, he volunteered for the Academic Forum For- his understanding and appreciation of genocide and
eign Affairs as Assistant to the President and helped diaspora studies and combine his international experiorganize the Vienna International Model UN, where he ence with issues relating to post-conflict peace-building
served as chairperson. In 2004, Aren completed an ex- and reconciliation.
Zoryan Institute Personnel
Chairman, Academic Board: Professor Roger W. Smith
President: K. M. Greg Sarkissian Executive Director: George Shirinian
Program & Outreach Coordinator: Torrey Swan Membership Coordinator: Aren Sarikyan
Administrative Assistants, Toronto: Christine Kavazanjian — Cambridge: Arek Hamalian, Narini Badalian & Narreh Ghazarians
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Recognition
Recognition of Zoryan’s
25th Anniversary
2007 marked the twenty-fifth year of service for the
Zoryan Institute. In addition to many displays of appreciation from our supporters and colleagues, the Institute was honoured to be recognized by the President
of Armenia, Robert Kocharyan, and the Catholicos of
All Armenians, Karekin II. Their messages have been
translated and reproduced here.
I have come to appreciate and respect Zoryan as an
organization dedicated not only to research and education about the Armenian Genocide, but about all
cases of genocide and related forms of mass violence.
Eric Markusen
Professor of Sociology
Southwest Minnesota State University
Danish Institute for International Studies
GSP is the first truly international and peer-reviewed
journal in the area of genocide studies and the only
one devoted to the prevention of genocide. If these
were the only activities in which Zoryan were involved
they would have contributed a great deal. Their mission and their work is broader and more inclusive,
and, in that sense, they are truly and “international
centre” serving all of humanity.
Herb Hirsch
Professor of Political Science
Virginia Commonwealth University
Not only has the Zoryan Institute done highly significant work vis-à-vis the Armenian Genocide but it has
also taken a lead in preparing young scholars to teach
and conduct research into the broader area of genocide studies.
Samuel Totten
Professor of Education
University of Arkansas
PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA
ZORYAN INSTITUTE BOARD
Dear Compatriots:
I wish to warmly congratulate the Zoryan Institute
on the occasion of its 25th anniversary.
The Zoryan Institute uniquely stands out for its realization of Armenian studies at a high scientific and
theoretical level; and, more importantly, in a context
that integrates it with an array of other international
issues.
The contribution of the Zoryan Institute to impartial
and scientific research on the Armenian Genocide is
immensely meaningful and significant. Through
your systematic endeavors, the Armenian Genocide
has become a daily issue on the international
agenda.
The study of Armenia and Diaspora by the Institute,
which incorporates the fields of national history,
politics, economics, culture and statehood, deserves the utmost appreciation.
Once again, I congratulate you on this significant
occasion and wish you all the best and new successes in your challenging, sublime and honourable
mission.
From its foundation Zoryan has been a unique presence in the Armenian Diaspora...and remains a valued
ally of those who look seriously and dispassionately at
the major issues confronting Armenians in the troubled 21st century.
Ronald Grigor Suny
Professor of Political Science and History
University of Michigan and Chicago
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Robert Kocharyan
Recognition
Message of Pontifical Blessing and Appreciation to the Zoryan Institute of Canada
We were informed by His Grace Bishop Bagrat
Galstanyan, the Primate of the Armenian Holy Apostolic Church, Canadian Diocese, that the Zoryan Institute is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. On
this happy occasion, we at the spiritual center of all
Armenians in Holy Etchmiadzin, convey our pontifical
blessings to Mr. Kourken Sarkissian, a founder of the
Zoryan Institute, as well as to all those who have contributed to the activities of this Institute.
We refer to the Zoryan Institute with gratitude for
its merit and benefit to our nation. The Institute has
remained loyal to its mission throughout its existence,
taking great diligence in collecting and publishing
documentary evidence related to the Armenian Genocide, organizing lectures and events at Canadian and
American educational and research establishments,
thus contributing enormously to the recognition of the
Genocide internationally. These projects, implemented progressively and with great dedication, have
encouraged many and earned Zoryan Institute its
name among all Armenians.
Over the years, one of the beneficial enterprises
of the Zoryan Institute is the research related to different issues facing the nation, publication of numerous
works and periodicals, all serving one noble mission –
to contribute to the strengthening of our Homeland
and implant piety, patriotic and spiritual values in the
souls of our children, in order to raise a sense of responsibility and dedication towards our nation.
My Dears, the 25th anniversary jubilee is a beautiful opportunity to be inspired by the past experiences and successes for new and ever more undertakings. We are confident that the Zoryan Institute will
continue to provide praiseworthy services to our faithful people, while registering new achievements as a
gift to our nation.
As the Supreme Patriarch, my prayers and
wishes are that Gracious God protect the Zoryan Institute and profusely bless its virtuous work.
May the Grace of Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
With Blessings,
Karekin II
Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians
My friends, is it not God’s amazing grace that you, as the descendants of a massacred race, have grown
ever strong to the extent that now you are not only discussing your own pain but more importantly, through
the Zoryan Institute, are standing up to defend and help prevent similar crimes occurring today to our fellow
man, regardless of his race, colour, or religion? This is what we have become as a people.
His Eminence Bishop Bagrat Galstanyan
Primate of Canada
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Appreciation
A Message from Executive Director George Shirinian
The Zoryan Institute recently completed its 25th anniversary. It recognized the significant contributions and
successes of the Institute and the valuable blend of
expertise and dedication of its employees, volunteers
and Boards, past and present. A retrospective look at
the Institute is timely, as well as instructive for its future.
divisions, the International Institute for Genocide and
Human Rights Studies and the International Institute for
Diaspora Studies. Together, their partnerships with
other institutions, such as the University of Minnesota,
the University for Peace, and the International Association of Genocide Scholars have helped integrate Armenian issues into international forums, but have added
even more demands for human and financial resources.
Some US$13 million has been spent to date to maintain thousands of archival materials, publish two acclaimed academic journals, establish a university- To sustain this service and continue this growth, as well
accredited comparative genocide studies program, or- as complete projects in hand, it is crucial for the instiganize high level conferences, seminars, and
tute to not only secure its annual budget of
educational public lectures, conduct original
$600,000, but also to establish an endowThe Zoryan
research, and produce pioneering publicament fund of $10 million, to guarantee its unInstitute is a
tions on numerous subjects.
interrupted operation in the future. This is esFrom its inception, Zoryan was swept along by national resource sential in order to develop a new generation
of scholars, provide the foundation for them
request after request, demand after demand
and needs
for the kind of high level research, reporting national support. to undertake the new critical challenges of the
21st century, and formulate long-term projects
and action on issues of national importance,
for
our future. The work described only briefly
for which there was no other organization
available in the Diaspora. The Institute’s program, when above, which crosses the boundaries of history, political
started, had no endowment fund. This, coupled with science, sociology and international law, can not be unZoryan’s policy of avoiding financial dependence on any dertaken by volunteers. It requires qualified experts
single source—essential to maintaining the independ- with the highest level of professional integrity.
ence and the integrity of its projects—put enormous
pressure on the Board and staff. To give but one example, just publishing a book costs the Institute approximately $90,000, employing specialized scholars, conducting research and analysis, translation, editing, as
well as publication. It is a miracle that the Institute has
not only survived the past twenty-five years, but produced such an enormous body of work.
The Institute’s founders assumed at the start that the
Armenian community was robust and mature enough to
sustain an independent institute, and to a certain extent this has been borne out. However, Zoryan has now
grown to a stage that it has had to create two spin-off
We are calling, therefore, on Armenians worldwide for
tangible and concrete support for this work, as the Zoryan Institute is a national resource and needs national
support. We urge our leaders in business and the professions to help. We ask our religious, political and social institutions to include in their annual budgets funding to support this work. Zoryan’s legacy must be
passed on to the next generation, which can not be
done without this support.
I urge you to join the esteemed ranks of our supporters
with a contribution towards this vital work today and
help carry this message to others to become a Zoryan
“Friend.”
Recognition of Support for the Zoryan Institute
We are honored to acknowledge the organizations and individuals list below, who have provided their services and
those on the next page who have contributed financial support during the past year.
Dr. Misak Abdulian, Dr. Rouben Adalian, Mr. Robert Adourian, Mr. Levon Afeyan, Mr. Pierre Akkelian, Mr. Arman Akopyan,
Deacon Hagop Arslanian, Mr. Diran Avedian, Mr. Garbis Bagdasarian, Prof. Anny Bakalian, Mrs. Arda Bazarian, Mr. & Mrs. Ara
& Calabrina Boyajian, Mr. Onnig Cavoukian, Prof. Israel Charney, Mr. Souren Chekijian, Prof. Stephen Feinstein, H.E. Bishop
Bragrat Galstanyan, Mr. Michael Guleserian, Mr. Hirant Gulian, Father Hayrik Hovhannisyan, Catholicos Karekin II, Mr. Hrach
Kaspar, Mr. Antoine Kirijian, Mr. Van Krikorian, President Robert Kocharyan, Mr. & Mrs. Vreij & Christine Kolandjian, Mr.
Rupen Kouyoudjmian, Mr. Marc Mamigonian, Mr. Vahe Mardirossian, Mr. Edgar Martirosyan, Ms. Tenny Nigoghossian, Prof.
Solomon Nigosian, R.H. Vartan Oskanian, Mr. Khachig Papanyan, Mr. Berge Papazian, Prof. Simon Payaslian, Ms. Karin
Saghdejian, Mrs. Lena Sarkissian, Mr. Jack Stepanian, Mr. Zohrab Tatikian, Mr. Ara Ter-Harootunian, Prof. Shake Toukmanian,
Mr. Vartkes Yeghiayan, Mr. Harout Yeretsian, Ms. Magdalena Yesil, and Father Zareh Zargarian.
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Appreciation
$10,000 +
Armenian Insurance Settlement Fund
Byron-Hill Group
Ms. Sara Chitjian
Levon Perouz Babayan Foundation
Eurocan Inc.
$5,000 +
Agemian Organization
Mr. & Mrs. Pierre & Norma Akkelian
The Estate of David Asher
The Endla and John Gilmour Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Ara & Houry Koolian
Rights and Democracy
The Rehenyan Family
Mr. Souren Sarkissian
Mr. Sarkis Yacoubian
Mr. Joe Yalkezian
$1,000 +
Ms. Sonia M. Agemian
Armenian Community Centre
Armenian National Committee of Canada
Ant Eye Star Inc.
Daughters of Vartan, Artemis Ortyag 28
Mr. Diran Avedian
Mr. & Mrs. Dikran & Sonia Bal
Mr. & Mrs. Rita & Vartkes Balian
Canadian Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic
Church
Mr. Avedis Evran
Dr. Garabed Fattal
George Ignatius Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Martin & Sarah Gouin
Mr. & Mrs. Dicran & Diana Hadjetian
Mr. & Mrs. Samuel & Barbara Hagopian
Mr. & Mrs. Edgar Hagopian
Holy Trinity Armenian Church
Mr. & Mrs. Simon & Maral Hasserjian
Mr. & Mrs. Arto & Jolanta Izmirlian
Mr. Papken Janjigian
John Mirak Foundation
Dr. Sarkis J. Kechejian
Mrs. Arsinée Khanjian
Mr. John Kibarian
Ms. Nancy Kolligian
Mr. & Mrs. Migirdic & Ani Migirdicyan
National Association for Armenian
Studies and Research
Mr. & Dr. George & Carolann Najarian
Mr. & Mrs. Andre & Seza Nazarian
Mr. & Mrs. Ohannes & Gracia Tchaglassian
Dr. Reuben & Patricia Siraganian
Mr. & Mrs. Vazken & Lucie Terzian
Dr. Shake Toukmanian
Dr. Alan Whitehorn
Dr. & Mrs. Ara & Rosy Yeretsian
$500 +
Dr. & Mrs. Misak & Hourig Abdulian
Mr. Levon Afeyan
Dr. & Mrs. Varouj & Kerstin Aivazian
Mr. & Mrs. Hagop & Arpine Altounian
Mr. & Mrs. Movses & Arda Bazarian
Mrs. Suzy Bazarian
Mr. & Mrs. Ara & Calabrina Boyajian
Mr. & Mrs. Shant & Nayri Gueyikian
Mr. & Mrs. George & Alice Kachigian
Ms. Rita Karakas
Dr. & Mrs. Hratch & Knar Kavazanjian
Mr. & Mrs. Hagop & Eranica Kouyoumdjian
Mr. Richard McOmber
Mr. Richard Mushegain
Dr. Louis Najarian
Ms. Tenny Nigoghossian
Mr. & Mrs. Richard & Nora Sarajian
Mr. & Mrs. Hratch & Helga Sarkis
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impunity, delivered to his general on
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