Holocaust Memorial Center to host traveling exhibit on Armenian GenocideMarch 14, 2011 - 11:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A new traveling exhibit will be on display at the Holocaust Memorial Center Zekelman Family Campus in Farmington Hills, beginning March 27. According to hometownlife.com, the exhibit, “Barsamian: 20 years - Searching for the Answer,” which is on display through July 10, explores questions about the Armenian Genocide through art. Dallas-based artist Robert Barsamian is of Armenian descent. He raises the question: Can art help in understanding the history, the memory and the trauma? The grand opening is open to the public. Guest speaker will be Dr. Ara Sanjian, director of the Armenian Research Center at the University of Michigan - Dearborn. Sanjian studied for five years in Armenia and then earned his Ph.D. at the School of African and Oriental Studies of the University of London, with a dissertation on Turkey and the Baghdad Pact (1950s). Prior to his appointment here, he was the chairman of the Department of Armenian Studies at Haigazian University in Beirut and one of the editors of the Haigazian Armenological Review. Sanjian also served as the Kazan Visiting Professor in Armenian History at California State University, Fresno during the 2003-2004 academic year. Barsamian will also be present. The Holocaust Memorial Center executive director Stephen Goldman said, “This exhibit will fascinate, educate and arouse viewers' interest and sympathy. At the Holocaust Memorial Center, we recognize that there are lessons for humanity in all mass atrocities. By bringing this exhibit here, we are showing the universalities the Armenians share with us and hope that visitors come away determined to speak out against similar events and victimizations still occurring in other countries.” Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |