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November 2012

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HyeAID Concert Excites a Full House in Pasadena

Pasadena, CA - Veteran's Day 2012 will be forever imprinted in the minds of almost 3,000 people who attended the HyeAID benefit concert to help the Armenian community in Syria at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California. The artists from local and as far away as Armenia, England and France literally rocked the house and the audience, young and old, responded. They were moved with the songs of sorrow, longing and anguish, and laughed at the comedic remarks of the artists, who switched to upbeat songs to cheer up the audience. The variety program started with the classics performed by the Hi-Am Quartet. Throughout the program, scenes of destruction of homes, schools, stores, homes for the elderly, group home…
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November 14, 2012
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Help The Armenian Community In Syria

From Kim Kardashian Hi dolls. I just wanted to share something that's very important to me, and it's something than many of you may not be aware of. Syria is now home to over 100,000 Armenians, most of whom fled during the Armenian Genocide. But in recent years, fighting between the Syrian army and rebels started and thousands of Armenians in Syria have been affected. Armenian churches have been destroyed, homes have been burned down or looted and thousands of Armenians are unemployed and in need. Thousands of Armenians have evacuated their homes, dozens of innocent civilians have been killed and tens of thousands are struggling just to eat or find shelter. The Syrian Armenian Relief Fund was set up…
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November 12, 2012
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Der Zor Genocide Memorial Church, Museum Severely Damaged

DER ZOR, Syria (A.W.) - The Armenian Genocide Martyrs Memorial Church in Der Zor, also known as the Holy Martyrs Armenian Church, has been severely damaged as a result of shelling, as revealed by video footage taken by locals and shared on YouTube today. The column of resurrection, surrounded by the remains of victims of the Armenian Genocide. (Photo by Khatchig Mouradian, September 2009) The lower level of the museum and memorial, where the remains of victims of the Armenian Genocide are kept, seems to be in ruins as well. It is unclear from the footage whether they were removed prior to the attacks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cbbn520liuQ Der Zor has witnessed clashes between the rebels and the Syrian Army since the beginning…
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November 10, 2012
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Hands Across Borders: The Syrian Crisis and the Armenians

Opinion By Maria Titizian The crisis in Syria promises to become a protracted human tragedy. The brutality being exacted by both government and rebel forces has already resulted in a level of devastation that to rebuild neighborhoods, buildings, institutions and also lives will require years if not decades. Rebel forces continue to battle on the streets of Aleppo, Damascus, and other cities in order to topple the minority Alawite regime of Bashar al Assad. International human rights groups are already condemning the dozens of cases of war crimes being perpetrated by both sides. And the Armenian community who for centuries had been living in relative peace and prosperity, whose numbers swelled following the Armenian Genocide when hundreds of thousands found…
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November 5, 2012