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The youthful performers of the Nork Children's Center in Armenia will soon begin their November tour of the western regions of the United States. Touching down in Dallas, TX and touring throughout California, this talented group is sure to entertain and inspire thousands. Click here for complete tour dates and locations. Also, did you know that over 2,000 Armenian youth from around the world participated in AGBU programs this past summer? Click here for a PDF (2 MB) of the AGBU Summer 2007 supplement, which appeared in the Armenian Reporter weekly last month. Check out the AGBU Blog for more up-to-date news or click here to subscribe via email & receive news items straight to your inbox when they are posted. Here are some recent blog posts: |
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George Soros Meets With Armenian Non-Profits in New York On Wednesday, September 19, 2007, world-renowned philanthropist and financier George Soros met with six leading Armenian American non-profit organizations to exchange opinions on new innovative ways to build civil society in Armenia. The roundtable luncheon and discussion was organized by the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) and was hosted by AGBU President Berge Setrakian. The event took place at Manhattan's University Club and included representatives from the Armenian American Wellness Center, Armenia Fund USA, Children of Armenia Fund, Fund for Armenian Relief, the Izmirlian Fund, and philanthropist Jeffrey Acopian. After brief introductions, George Soros spoke candidly about his hope that the roundtable would aid in the free exchange of ideas about what can be done in Armenia to strengthen civil society, an overarching goal for Soros' non-profit organization, the Open Society Institute (OSI)... CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE |
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NY Summer Intern Program: A Successful 20th Year Celebrating its 20th anniversary, AGBU's New York Summer Intern Program (NYSIP) continues to make a lasting impact on the lives of Armenian college students from around the world. This year, 36 students ... >> |
AGBU Continues Good-Will in Gyumri Armenia's second largest city has witnessed quite the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) presence this summer with a recent €15,000 donation by the AGBU Marseilles Chapter for a central ... >> |
Zaven Messerlian Honored by SCDC A program honoring Zaven Messerlian, dedicated and beloved principal, teacher and historian, took place on Friday, August 17, 2007 at the Alex Manoogian Center in Pasadena, California with over 600 people ... >> |
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Amid the chaos and violence of World War I, attacks began against the minority Armenian population within the Ottoman Empire. By the end of the war, a million and a half Armenians perished in what is known as the Armenian Genocide. Ahnert, a producer of television documentaries, interviewed her 98-year-old mother, Ester, a survivor of the massacres, and intertwined her mother's amazingly lucid and vivid recollections of the period with her own memories. |
A chronicle of the Armenian Genocide factor in the subsequent suppression, by the intervention of the United States government, of the movie based on Franz Werfel's The Forty Days of Musa Dagh. |
Published to commemorate the centenary of the Armenian General Benevolent Union by the Central Board of Directors. Edited by Raymond H. Kevorkian and Vahe Tackjian of the Nubarian Library in Paris. |
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