Presentation “In Search of Historic Western Armenia” by Dr. Richard Hovannisian

Now is the time to learn the fascinating story of the hidden and assimilated Armenians in Historic Western Armenia.  Sunday, November 3, 2013, at 12:00 p.m., Dr. Richard Hovannisian will give an interesting and enlightening presentation “In Search of Historic Western Armenia” at Armenian Church of the Holy Ascension, 1460 Huntington Tpke. Trumbull.
Western Armenia was the largely Armenian-inhabited area of the Ottoman Empire, where much of the Armenian population was eliminated during the Armenian Genocide.  For the last 98 years, conversations about the Armenian Diaspora concentrated on the 1915 Genocide and paid little attention to the Armenian people and culture that remains in Western Armenia.
Dr. Hovannisian's presentation will also feature segments showing interactions with the last remaining Armenians in Dikranagerd (Diyarbakir) and the Armenian-speaking Hamshen people in the mountains near the Black Sea in eastern Turkey.  Come join us with professor, scholar, and expert in Armenian History, Dr. Richard Hovannisian, Chairperson at UCLA for Armenian Studies.
Adult Admission is $20.00.
Children under 18 are welcome free of charge with an adult.
We will have Mezza  (lunch), which includes wine, at 12:00 p.m. and the presentation will follow.
Reservations are preferred, please call  Ed Gulbenkian at 860-221-4362 or email Kit Kaolian kit@prodigy.net
As always, all are invited to attend Divine Liturgy which begins at 10:30 a.m.