L.A. City Council Honors Institute on Armenian Genocide Commemoration Day

Dr. Carla Garapedian, a filmmaker and a member of the Board of Directors of the Armenian Film Foundation, speaks at the commemoration.

Kim Simon, Managing Director of the USC Shoah Foundation Institute, speaks at the commemoration.

L.A. City Council Member Eric Garcetti speaks at the commemoration.

Dr. Carla Garapedian, a filmmaker and a member of the Board of Directors of the Armenian Film Foundation, speaks at the commemoration.

Kim Simon, Managing Director of the USC Shoah Foundation Institute, speaks at the commemoration.

The Institute and the Armenian Film Foundation were honored together for partnering to make the Foundation's nearly 400 filmed interviews available through the Institute's Visual History Archive.

The Institute and the Armenian Film Foundation were honored along with nine Armenian-American community activists.

On April 20, at Los Angeles City Hall, Councilmembers Paul Krekorian and Eric Garcetti recognized the USC Shoah Foundation Institute and the Armenian Film Foundation for working jointly to preserve memories of survivors and other witnesses of the Armenian Genocide.

The two organizations and nine Armenian-American community activists were honored at the third annual Armenian Genocide commemoration hosted by Councilmember Krekorian. This year's presentation focused on the effort by the Institute and the Armenian Film Foundation to make the Foundation's collection of nearly 400 testimonies available in the Institute's Visual History Archive. The Institute and the Armenian Film Foundation are working together to raise funds to support this project. more

Album posted on: May 7, 2012