AURORA MARDIGANIAN’S BOOK IN ARMENIAN

March 11, 2015 15:48

Photo: Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute

Yerevan /Mediamax/. The Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute has
published Aurora Mardiganian’s “Ravished Armenia” book in Armenian.

The book presents Genocide surviving Armenian girl Aurora Mardiganian’s
(Arshaluys Mardikyan) memoirs about her own path and the path of the
Armenian people full of trials.

Aurora Mardiganian who survived the Genocide against the odds appeared
in the U.S. where “Ravished Armenia” book based on her story was
written and published in 1918. In the same year, “Ravished Armenia”
(Auction of Souls”) silent movie was shot on charitable purposes.

Aurora starred in this movie and became the first Armenian film
actress.

“God was merciful to me and preserved my life granting me an
opportunity to pass on the saved fragments of the behest over to
the American people, so that every American father and mother knows
that everything I will be recounting in this book represents love
and glorification to God… for saving my life”, Aurora Mardiganian
wrote in her book.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress