Hye Sharzhoom Armenian Action
Prof. Barlow Der Mugrdechian, Prof. Sergio La Porta, and the Armenian Studies Program would like to thank the donors, authors, and publishers for the following books, periodicals, videos, and archival gifts, either offered personally, or to the Program.
Hambersom Aghbashian, Glendale, California, for a copy of his new book Turkish Intellectuals Who have Recognized the Reality of the Armenian Genocide (Altadena, CA: Nor Publishing, 2018), vol. II, 150pp., in English. The book discusses fifty Turkish intellectuals who have acknowledged the Armenian Genocide.
Lucille Apcar, Mariposa, California, for a copy of Rescued Armenian Treasures from Cilicia: Sacred Art of the Kilikia Museum, Antelias, Lebanon (2000), 183pp., in English, illustrated. This is a catalog from the Exhibition of the State Gallery Moritzburg Hall Art Museum.
Dr. Meher Babian, Glendale, California, for a copy of the book Book of Soul: Poems, Spiritual Reflections, Luminous Saints of the Armenian Church (Հոգեմատեան: Բանաստեղծութիւններ, հոգեւոր խորհրդածութիւններ, Հայ Եկեղեցւոյ լուսապսակ Սուրբեր) by Archbishop Gorun Babian (Antelias: Richard and Tina Carolan Literary Fund, No. 23, 2018), 591pp., in Armenian. The book contains poems written by Archbishop Babian, as well as important information about the Diocese of New Julfa and about the Holy Savior Monastery of New Julfa.
Dr. Kevork Bardakjian, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, for a copy of his latest book Historical-Philological Articles (Պատմապանասիրական Հոդվածներ) (Yerevan: Zangak, 2018), 196pp., in Armenian. This is a collection of Bardakjian’s articles on a variety of topics.
Bishop Krikor Chiftjian, Primate of the Atrpatakan Diocese, Tabriz, Iran, for a copy of his new book Journey through Footsteps of the Armenian Monuments in the Armenian Diocese of Atrpatakan Azerbaijan-Iran (Tabriz, 2017), 545pp., in Armenian. This fascinating book traces Bishop Chiftjian’s journey through his Diocese rediscovering Armenian churches and monasteries. He visited dozens of these monuments. There are 238 churches in the Diocese.
Dr. Hayk Demoyan, Coordinator ArmenianAmerica400 Project, Yerevan, Armenia for a copy of Armenian Legacy in America: A 400-Year Heritage (Yerevan, 2018), 619pp., in English. This lavishly illustrated volume is a project of the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative, and is a comprehensive history of the Armenian presence in the United States. He also donated several books related to the Armenian Genocide.
Mesrop Mashtots Matenadaran (Manuscript Library), Yerevan, Armenia for a copy of the General Catalogue of Armenian Manuscripts of the Matenadaran, Volume IX (Manuscripts 2701-3000), ed. By Gevorg Ter-Vardanyan (Yerevan: Nairi Publishing, 2017), 2,736pp., in Armenian.
S.E. Mgr Levon Zekiyan and Dr. Maxime Yevadian, France, for a copy of Arménie: un Atlas Historique, 5th ed. (Sources d’Arménie), 544pp., in French with maps and Jubilé de l’Ordre des Pères mékhitaristes (Sources d’Arménie, 2017), 282pp., in French, published on the occasion of the three-hundredth anniversary of the Mekhitarist Order in Venice.