Hye Sharzhoom Armenian Action
Dr. Hayk Demoyan, Armenian Genocide Museum & Institute, Yerevan, Armenia, for copies of the International Journal of Armenian Genocide Studies (Vol. 1, No. 1, 2015 and Vol. 2, No. 1, 2015) and for a copy of his book Armenian Sports and Athletics in the Ottoman Empire (Yerevan: Armenian Genocide, Museum & Institute, 2015), 275pp., in English.
E. Aras Ergüneş, Hrant Dink Foundation, Istanbul, Turkey, for a copy of Izmitli Ermeniler Konuşuyor (The Izmit Armenians Speak), 133pp., in Turkish. Volume 4 in a series of books on Armenians published by the Hrant Dink Foundation.
George Hintlian, Old City Jerusalem, for a copy of Khatchkar: The Art of the Khatchkar by Haroutioun Khatchadourian and Michel Basmadjian (Geuthner, 2014), 441pp., in French. This beautifully illustrated volume gives a detailed history of the Armenian Khatchkar (Stone-cross).
Ambassador Grigor Hovhannissian, Washington, D.C, for the book Jean Kazandjian (Los Angeles, 2008), 319pp., in French and English. This is an album devoted to the work of the noted artist Jean Kazandjian.
Gary A. Kulhanjian, Rancho Cucamonga, for a copy of A Shirt for the Brave by Hagop K. Beshlian, with an introduction by Gary A. Kulhanjian (London: Gomidas Institute, 2017), 88pp., in English. The book is an account of the life of Dr. Beshlian, who was conscripted into the Ottoman army in World War I, serving in Gallipoli, Poland, Iraq, and Palestine. He later returned to his birthplace of Urfa, but then immigrated to the United States after the Kemalists established control of the area.
Ara Madzounian, Los Angeles, for a copy of his new book, Birds Nest: A Photographic Essay of Bourj Hammoud (2017). The book is a photographic tribute to the residents of Bourj Hammoud, Beirut, Lebanon. Madzounian, an independent producer, director, and cinematographer, wanted “to create a lasting legacy about a place, which for more than 50 years served as cultural, intellectual and political beacon for the Armenian Diaspora.”
Dr. Vartan Matiossian and Dr. Artsvi Bakhchinyan, for a copy of The Dancer of Shamakha: Life and Work of Armen Ohanian (Yerevan: Publishing House of the State Museum of Literature and Art, 2007), 221pp., in Armenian, with English, French, Spanish, Russian, and Persian summaries. The book is devoted to the life of Armen Ohanian, an Armenian dancer, actress, writer, and woman of letters during most of the twentieth century.
Ara Sarafian, Gomidas Institute, London, United Kingdom, for copies of three new publications: Van 1915: The Great Events of Vasbouragan by A-Do (Gomidas Institute, 2017), 318pp. in English. It is the most detailed report on what happened to Armenians in the Ottoman province of Van in 1915; Through the Depths: A True Life Story of the Armenian Genocide by Souren Hanessian (Gomidas Institute, 2017), 74pp., in English, which tells the story of Hanessian’s deportation from Garin (Erzeroum) and subsequent journey until his arrival in the United States; and A Shirt for the Brave by Hagop Beshlian (2017), 88pp., in English, which tells the account of Beshlian’s life.