Hagop Asadourian on Remembering the Armenian Genocide
Susanne Batzdorff on Passover
Event Details
Pasadena Armenian Genocide Commemoration
Resilience in the Face of Genocide — Then and Now
Free Event
April 21, 2024 @ 3:00 pm | Free Event
On April 21, the Pasadena Armenian Coalition will host a community-wide event at the Pasadena Armenian Genocide Memorial Monument to commemorate the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. The event will pay tribute to the enduring strength and resiliency of the survivors of the 1915 Armenian Genocide, while honoring the memory of the more than 1.5 Million victims who lost their lives 109 years ago.
The event will feature survivor testimonies from the Visual History Archive, followed by the keynote speaker, Sedda Antekelian, USC Shoah Foundation Senior Learning and Development Specialist, as well as remarks from Congresswoman Judy Chu. Students from local Armenian schools will recite poems and songs to conclude the event.
Details:
Start: April 21, 2024 / 3:00 PM
Cost: Free Event
Where:
Pasadena Armenian Genocide Memorial Monument, Pasadena, CA
Edith Coliver on Raphael Lemkin and the Term "Genocide"
Timeline: 30 Years of the Institute
Antoine Rutayisire on the Start of the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda
Originally published April 24, 2023
Recovered Testimony Brings Light, More Questions, to an Armenian Family
Thu, 04/04/2024 - 4:05pm
By:
Mary Antekelian, center, with daughter-in-law Sirvard, son Levon, and grandsons Hovannes and Andranik, the author’s father.
Sedda Antekelian, a member of USC Shoah Foundation’s education team, never knew her own great grandmother had recorded testimony about surviving the Armenian Genocide. Hearing her great grandmother’s voice for the first time has brought Sedda closer to family, filled in gaps about her own history, and opened even more questions.
From the Armenian Question to the Armenian Genocide
Free Event
April 15, 2024 @ 5:00 pm | Free Event
Join us on April 15 at the Institute of Armenian Studies for an academic lecture on the Armenian Genocide and its related USC holdings by Institute Project Manager Manuk Avedikyan.
Details:
Start: April 15, 2024 / 5:00 PM
Cost: Free Event
Where:
Institute of Armenian Studies (DMC 351), Los Angeles, CA
Venue:
Institute of Armenian Studies (DMC 351)
3518 Trousdale Pkwy CPA 351, Los Angeles, CA 90089, United States
Since the founding of the USC Shoah Foundation in 1994, more than 56,000 survivors and witnesses of the Holocaust and other genocides have recorded their testimonies for our Visual History Archive. As we mark our 30th anniversary year, we highlight some of these remarkable stories by sharing a curated selection from our Voices from the Archive series. A version of this article originally appeared following Robert Clary’s passing at the age of 96 in November 2022.
Hogan’s Heroes Actor Robert Clary, 96, Survived the Holocaust and Committed Himself to Remembrance
Wed, 04/03/2024 - 10:24am
By:
Robert (Widerman) Clary at his Bar Mitzvah in Paris in March 1939, “That's me … very cocky, waiting for my ring and watch and fountain pen.”
Robert Widerman Clary was among the first 100 Holocaust survivors interviewed for USC Shoah Foundation’s Visual History Archive, and he conducted 75 interviews of other survivors. In his testimony, he talks about his instinct and talent for entertaining—honed while he was a child in Paris—saved and shaped his life.
