Europe

Russian Translation of ‘Sandcastle Girls’ to Come Out in 2015 MOSCOW, Russia (A.W.)—New York Times best-selling author Chris Bohjalian received a Soglasie (Concord) Award from the World Armenian Congress and Union of Armenians in Russia in December, for his “devotion to the Armenian [more...]

By Muriel Mirak-Weissbach   Among the numerous initiatives launched to commemorate the Centenary of the Armenian Genocide is a reading of Armenian literary works on a grand scale. Organized by two cultural institutions in Germany, the initiative will honor the memory of Armenian intellectuals [more...]

By Audrey Selian It was a busy day on Sat., Nov. 1 at the Blood Donation Center at the University Hospital of Geneva (HUG) in Switzerland; nearly a dozen people descended upon the small donation center to kick off the launch of Blood For Memory (BFM), a global campaign designed to gather 1.5 [more...]

On Oct. 15, during a special two-day visit to Brussels, Armenian Relief Society (ARS) Central Executive Board Chairperson Vicky Marachelian and Advisor Liza Avakian attended a meeting with local representatives of the ARS, Armenian National Committee (ANC), Homenetmen, Hamazkayin, and Armenian [more...]

On Oct. 18-19, the Armenian Relief Society’s (ARS) Second Inter-Executive Meeting took place in London’s “Navasartian” Armenian Center, organized jointly by the ARS Central Executive Board (CEB) and Great Britain’s ARS Chapter. The meeting took place with the participation of the ARS of [more...]

Anush Hovhannisyan recently won the Concours Suisse Ernst Haefliger, an international competition for young opera singers organized as a joint-venture between the Konzert Theater Bern and the Menuhin Festival in Gstaad, both of which rank among the most prestigious cultural institutions in [more...]

Garmiryan to Be Responsible for Promotion of Western Armenian The Armenian Communities Department recently announced the appointment of Ani Garmiryan as senior program officer, responsible for the promotion of Western Armenian—a priority for the department, as highlighted in its recent Five-Year [more...]

LONDON, England—The publishing world descended on London from April 8-10 with exhibitors from around the world discussing and negotiating contracts at the London Book Fair. For the second consecutive year, Armenians were represented in a unique formula under the banner of the Armenian Pavilion, [more...]