Community commemorates Armenian genocide at Fresno State memorial

Emil Lazarian 2023
Tuesday, 9:26AM

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — People all around the world on Monday marked a dark day in World history.

The Armenian genocide started 108 years ago.

Community members gathered at Fresno State to commemorate the lives lost.

On this day in 1915, the Ottoman Empire started arresting Armenians.

One and a half million lost their lives during World War I.

Those who attended the event laid out flowers around the Armenian Genocide Monument.

A religious service followed the event.

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Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS