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SARF Lecture on the Syrian Armenian Crisis at Diocese Raises $30,000

Burbank, CA - The Executive Committee of the Syrian Armenian Relief Fund (SARF) provided an opportunity to the public to learn about the situation facing the Syrian Armenians by taking advantage of visits by Bishop Armash Nalbandian from Damascus and Dr. Krikor Adanalian from Aleppo. The lecture was held on February 10, 2014, at the Western Diocese Kalaydjian Hall in Burbank, California. The event, emceed by Executive Committee Secretary Sona Madarian, started with a slide show depicting the deteriorating living conditions of the Armenian community due to the ongoing destruction in Aleppo. The background music “Der Vogormia” (God Beseech Us) set the somber mood. Dr. Krikor Adanalian from Aleppo presented an analytical evaluation of the history of the ancient Armenian…
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February 17, 2014
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$13,000 Donated to SARF During 25th Anniversary Party

25 Ամեակի Անակնկալներ Անցեալ Շաբաթ երեկոյ, Սերոբ եւ Ալիս Ղազուրեանները հաճելիօրէն անակնկալի բերուեցան, երբ իրենց ընտանեկան պարագաներն ու ընկերները հաւաքուած տեսան «Քաւար» ճաշարանը՝ տօնելու համար իրենց ամուսնութեան 25ամեակը: Զոյգին համար առաւել հաճելի դարձաւ իմանալ, որ իրենց ընտանիքն ու ընկերները, տարեդարձին առթիւ նուիրատուութիւն պիտի կատարէին Սուրիոյ հայութեան օգնութեան ֆոնտին, որուն ներկայացուցիչը՝ Զաւէն Խանճեան, ներկայ էր նոյն երեկոյին: Երեկոն հաճելի անցաւ, բոլորին տրամադրութիւնը բարձր էր, եւ հաճելիին հետ միասին ուրախ ենք յայտնելու, որ Ղազուրեան ընտանիքը օրուան նուէրները՝ 13,650 տոլար գումարի հասած չէքերը, փոխանցեց Սուրիահայութեան օգնութեան ֆոնտին: Ղազուրեան Սերոբ ու Ալիսը, այս առթիւ, «Ասպարէզ»ին հաճելի անակնկալ մը մատուցեցին՝ հազար տոլարի նուիրատուութեամբ ստանձնելով իրենց ամուսնութեան տարուան (1989) թերթի թիւերուն թուայնացման ծախսերը: Հաւաքոյթը կազմակերպողներէն՝ Նայիրի Ղազուրեանի եւ Սուրիահայութեան օգնութեան ֆոնտի ներկայացուցիչին խօսքերը կը փոխանցէին նոյն…
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February 14, 2014
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Regarding the Syrian Armenian Crisis

By Bedros Kojian, M.D. There is great disparity between the establishment of a charitable private foundation in Armenia, successful fund raising activities and donations to NON-VITAL, but important, Armenian causes, and the GLARING absence of funds and/or donations to the Syrian Armenian CRISIS, eloquently described in Mr. Zaven Khanjian’s article, "Will You Be the First to Answer." It is unconscionable that most of us Armenians, like the rest of the world, are acting as if we are unaware that the entire vibrant and prosperous Syrian Armenian community is in a catastrophic state. To survive, most of these Armenians have been forced to leave their destroyed and looted homes, businesses and belongings that took them a century to build or acquire,…
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February 14, 2014
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SARF to Host Lecture on Syrian Armenian Crisis

Glendale, CA - "The Syrian Armenian Crisis" is the title of a lecture organized by the Syrian Armenian Relief Fund (SARF) Executive Committee, which will be held on Monday, February 10, 2014, at 7:00 p.m., at the Nazareth and Sima Kalaydjian Hall of the Western Diocese, 3325 N. Glenoaks Blvd., Burbank, CA 91504. The Primate of the Armenian Church Diocese of Damascus, Bishop Armash Nalbandian, and Dr. Krikor Adanalian from Aleppo, Syria, will be the two lecturers. "This is a great opportunity for our concerned community to hear first hand the status quo on the ground and renew our commitment to reach out and help the Syrian Armenians survive this crisis!" remarked Zaven Khanjian, SARF Executive Committee Chairperson. Admission is…
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January 27, 2014
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“The Revival of the Armenian Community in Syria is a Priority for All Armenians,” States His Holiness Aram I in His Christmas Message

On Monday 6 January, His Holiness Aram I celebrated the Holy Liturgy and gave his Christmas message to the faithful at St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral. His Holiness stressed the theme of peace, following the message of Jesus the Prince of Peace in his parables and his blessing of the peacemakers. The Catholicos remarked that the peace of Jesus was built on justice and mutual love, and that the Church is called to make peace the core of its vocation. His Holiness Aram I addressed the major conflicts within and between the countries of the world and, particularly, those in the Middle East. In the spirit of the message of peace that is central to the teachings of the two…
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January 9, 2014
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The Syrian-Armenian Crisis: Will You Be The First To Call?

By Zaven Khanjian “Nearly a century after the Armenian Genocide, these people are still being slaughtered in Syria.” British Journalist Robert Fisk No one would foresee it coming. With the flash of the first bullet they were terror-struck. They all lost their means of survival. Some lost their homes. Many lost their lives. They have no power most of the time. No heating oil, no cooking oil. They have no running water. Bread is a scarce commodity, if one has the means to afford it. Their schools have been bombarded, damaged, destroyed. Some have been closed. School children are dispersed all over. Kindergartners are killed on their way to school. Their places of worship are desecrated. Some are not serviceable.…
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December 17, 2013
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A Christmas Appeal to Support Syrian Armenians

The Syrian Armenian Relief Fund Executive Committee wishes the greater community of the Western United States a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, with one wish: To collectively open up our hearts and lighten up our Christmas by helping the Armenians struggling to survive day-by-day, facing dangers and an uncertain future in Syria. Please mail your checks to the following address: Syrian Armenian Relief Fund, P.O. Box 1948, Glendale, CA 91209-1948. The following churches, charities and organizations came together to form the Syrian Armenian Relief Fund in August 2012: Armenian Catholic Eparchy in North America; Armenian Evangelical Union of North America; Western Diocese of the Armenian Church; Western Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church of America; Armenian General Benevolent…
SARF Fund
December 10, 2013