Author: Badalian Vardan

DENYING GENOCIDE, MEANS CONTINUING IT – GERMAN CIVIC ACTIVIST ASKS TO SIGH HIS PETITION ON ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RECOGNITION

July 17, 2012 | 03:22

German civic activist Jens M. asks to sign under his petition about
recognizing the Armenian Genocide in Germany. The petition is published
on avaaz.org – an international open website for civic announcements.

“Why is it important for Germany to recognize the Genocide? What
does it have in common with it? Germany best of all knows what
effects a Genocide can have on its victims and organizers. It is even
worse when those who are responsible deny the Genocide for decades
and announce the victims to be ‘liars’! Denying Genocide, means
continuing it. A crime only ends when the perpetrator acknowledges
the guilt. We apply to the German Parliament with a protest. I call
to the German Bundestag, which once condemned the Holocaust, to show
an example once again and to strongly condemn the Armenian Genocide,”
the petition reads.

ABOUT 100,000 VOTERS ARE REGISTERED IN NAGORNO-KARABAKH

news.am
July 17, 2012 | 13:13

The number of eligible voters in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
(NKR) is 98,909 as of Monday, NKR Central Electoral Commission (CEC)
informed Pastinfo News Agency.

The NKR presidential elections will be held on Thursday, from 8am
to 8pm. And aside from the polling stations to open in the NKR on
that day, another polling station will operate in Yerevan, at NKR~Rs
Permanent Representation in Armenia.

Those NKR citizens who are temporarily~Wor, are living~Win Armenia can
register at the Representation~Rs main list of voters no later than
Tuesday. And those NKR citizens who arrive in Armenia after Tuesday
will be included~Won election day~Win the Representation~Rs additional
list of voters. The main and additional lists will be sent to NKR CEC
in order to remove the listed voters from the lists of those voters
who are registered in NKR.

To note, three non-party affiliate candidates are running in the
NKR presidential elections. They are: Incumbent NKR President Bako
Sahakyan, Deputy Director Arkadi Soghomonyan of Academic Activities
at the NKR capital Stepanakert Branch of State Agrarian University
of Armenia, and NKR National Assembly MP Vitali Balasanyan.

WHEN MEDIATORS GET BORED
Naira Hayrumyan

Story from Lragir.am News:

Published: 14:44:40 – 17/07/2012

Neither Armenia nor Karabakh reacted to the statement by the Co-Chairs
of the OSCE Minsk Group relating to the opening of the Stepanakert
airport. Though the statement was a sensation. The feeling was that
the mediators had really discussed in Baku the issue on the security of
flights and soon maybe even on July 19, on the day of the presidential
elections in Karabakh, the first flight will be held.

But Azerbaijan has already stated that any flight will be considered
encroachment on the air space of their country and relevant measures
will be taken up. The issue on the opening of the airport which is
already ready to be exploited is hanging in the air.

While the issue on the possible steps by the mediators in case
Azerbaijan keeps rejecting all the initiatives and “confidence
measures” have been clarified. Baku rejected the proposal on the
withdrawal of snipers from the front line and on the creation of
mechanisms to investigate the border incidents, and the signing of a
non-aggression pact. Now, it is threatening to hit Karabakh aircrafts.

Apparently, a couple of more rejections, and the mediators will have
to state that it is senseless to negotiate with Aliyev. Then the
only version will be Karabakh’s international recognition with all
its consequences.

Baku’s refusal causes one more interesting nuance. As we know,
Azerbaijan, along with Turkey, keeps periodically stating that the
first step should be the withdrawal of the Armenian troops from
Karabahk. Perhaps, this is the condition that Azerbaijan put forward
in exchange of the “permission” to open the airport. But, apparently
the Armenian party refused. Though it is more likely that the mediators
themselves insisted on their position.

The rejection by the mediators to dwell on the issue of withdrawal of
the Armenian troops from Karabakh makes Baku especially nervous. On
these days, Azerbaijan’s foreign minister Elmar Mamedyarov expressed
doubts relating to the effectiveness of the activities of the Minsk
Group. Baku has not yet understood that none of the mediators is
interested in the return of territories to Azerbaijan. The most they
would do is to suspend the recognition of the NKR and keep the status
quo. But this time will come especially is Baku keeps pushing the
mediators to do that so hardly.

As to the airport, then along with the fact that it is really necessary
to the population of Karabakh who can communicate with the foreign
world only on land, the airport is necessary also to the mediators. It
is difficult to say why, there can be different versions starting from
transport of military shipment to Afghanistan for the West and ending
with the supply of military shipment for the Russian troops. Most
likely, Baku is against these versions.

HIS HOLINESS KAREKIN II MEETS THE PREFECT OF THE CONGREGATION FOR THE ORIENTAL CHURCHES IN THE ROMAN CURIA

armradio.am
16.07.2012 14:31

His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All
Armenians, received Leonardo Sandri, Cardinal of the Roman Catholic
Church, Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches in the
Roman Curia.

His Holiness Karekin II welcomed the visit of the Cardinal to Armenia
and the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, noting that the centuries-old
relations between the Armenian Apostolic and the Roman Catholic
Churches stand out for special warmth.

The Catholicos emphasized the importance of effective cooperation
between the Mother See and Vatican in the educational and social
spheres.

Speaking about the relations and cooperation between the two sister
churches, the Catholicos underlined that the Christian Church should be
united in maintaining the value system formed as a result of historic
developments, which will contribute to the successful implementation
of the Christian mission.

Cardinal Sandri, in turn, voiced hope that the brotherly relations
between the Armenian Apostolic and the Roman Catholic Churches would
further develop and strengthen. Prefect of the Congregation for the
Oriental Churches conveyed the greetings of Pope Benedict XVI to the
Catholicosof All Armenians.

PRESS RELEASE
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HIS HOLINESS ARAM I NOMINATES THE COUNCIL FOR THE PRESERVATION OF WESTERN
ARMENIAN LANGUAGE

After consultation with educational and cultural organizations and Western
Armenian linguists, His Holiness Aram I nominated a diaspora-wide 25-member
Council to work towards the preservation and protection of Western Armenian
language.

The creation of the Council had been recommended at a conference Catholicos
Aram I organized in 2011 in Bikfaya, Lebanon to study how the Armenian
Genocide and its consequent diaspora had affected the usage of the language.

Yesterday, the nominees to the Council living in Lebanon met with His
Holiness Aram I. They received the list of members and a draft document,
stating the goals and programmatic guidelines, which is being sent to all
members asking for their input; the goals and guidelines will be shared with
the public after all comments are incorporated.

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ARMENIAN INTERNS AT THE UNITED NATIONS

New York – July 12, 2012

As part of the 2012 ARF-ER sponsored summer internship program at the
Permanent Mission of Armenia to the United Nations, the seven participants
attended the United Nations Security Council debate on `Post-Conflict Peace
Building.’

Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and some thirty Member States, including the
Republic of Armenia, participated in the debate. The aim of the meeting was
to review the peacebuilding architecture and mechanisms of the United
Nations in order to better assist countries transition from states of
conflict to lasting peace and sustainable development.

The Secretary General stressed that support of Member States is vital,
particularly for the Peacebuilding Fund, which has proven itself as `a
timely and flexible financing instrument when peacebuilding needs are most
acute and when few other resources are available for early post-conflict
interventions.’

Armenia’s Permanent Representative, Garen Nazarian, highlighted the
necessity to address the specific context of each conflict. He noted that,
in some instances, `[The] economic cooperation and interaction could be a
valuable confidence-building measure often leading to political adhesion.’
The ambassador further mentioned that the donor countries and international
financial institutions could implement various regional initiatives and
programs aimed at the expansion of geographic areas of cooperation and the
achievement of greater interaction.

While observing the discussion, it became clear that Armenia’s
participation was crucial considering the political developments after the
1994 cease-fire agreement among the parties to the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict. These developments offer opportunity for the expansion and
institutionalization of economic interaction between affected societies and
countries under the auspices of the United Nations Post-Conflict
Peacebuilding initiatives.

2012 Summer Internship Participants

Anoosh Gasparian, Gohar Harutyunyan, Rupen Janbazian, Talar Kakilian,
Kristyn Manoukian, Gegham Mughnetsyan, Verginie Touloumian

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PHOTO CAPTION – 2012 Summer Internship Participants: (L to R) Rupen
Janbazian, Verginie Touloumian, Gohar Harutyunyan, Talar Kakilian, Kristyn
Manoukian, Anoosh Gasparian, Gegham Mughnetsyan

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TOP STORY
July 12, 2012

Transfiguration
A detail from a manuscript illumination depicts the apostles Peter and
John (from the 13th-century Lady Keran Gospel).

Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ

On Sunday, July 15, the Armenian Church will observe one of its five
major feasts: the Feast of the Transfiguration of our Lord Jesus
Christ.

The observance recalls Christ’s ascent up Mount Tabor, accompanied by
his disciples John, James, and Peter. At the mountain’s summit, to the
disciple’s frightened amazement, Christ was transfigured in a blinding
white light; the Old Testament figures Moses and Elijah emerged from
the mists of time to confer with the Lord; and the voice of God boomed
from out of the heavens to affirm Jesus as his Son.

Jesus was characteristically reticent about the episode: he urged the
disciples not to speak of it. But the gospels recorded it for
posterity, and his church-including local Armenian parishes across the
Diocese-celebrates it every year.

[4]Click here to read an essay about the Transfiguration.
Links:
4.

Scripture of the Week

Wis 7:25-8:4
Zec 14:16-21
1 Jn 1:1-7
Mt 16:13-17:13

Prayer of the Week

Look with love, O merciful Father, on the created works of your hand,
and grant the camps of the angels to be guardians of our feeble
persons. Deliver us from temptation, from the wandering demons of
night, that by day and by night, we may give you glory incessantly.

Upcoming Saints & Feasts

15 July: Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord

7 July: Remembrance of the dead

19 July: St. Isaiah the Prophet

CHURCH NEWS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE

President of Austria visits Armenia
Austrian President Heinz Fischer (center) at the Genocide Museum in
Yerevan (PanARMENIAN photo).

Austrian President Visits Armenia

During a visit to Armenia last month, Austrian President Heinz Fischer
met with His Holiness Karekin II, the Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos
of All Armenians, at Holy Etchmiadzin.

At the June 27 meeting, His Holiness spoke about the friendship between
the Armenian and Austrian nations, and expressed appreciation to the
government of Austria for the liberty and safety it has accorded the
country’s Armenian community. President Fischer thanked His Holiness
for the warm reception and said he looked forward to future
collaboration between the two countries.

Earlier President Fischer met with government leaders, including
Armenia’s President Serge Sargsyan, and visited the Genocide Memorial
and Museum at Dzidzernagapert, where he planted a tree in memory of the
martyrs of 1915.

DIOCESAN NEWS

Knights and Daughters of Vartan
Dr. Dennis Papazian (right) presents the “Man of the Year” award to Dr.
Taner Akcam.

Knights and Daughters of Vartan Convocation

Diocesan Primate Archbishop Khajag Barsamian delivered the invocation
at the Knights and Daughters of Vartan banquet held in New York City on
Saturday, July 7. The evening was part of the organization’s 2012
Convocation and its 94th Avak Tahlij and 72nd Kerakouyn Zhoghov.

During the program, the Knights of Vartan announced the 2012 `Men of
the Year’ award recipients: genocide scholar Dr. Taner Akcam and human
rights activist Ragip Zarakolu. Dr. Akcam, whose new book The Young
Turks’ Crime Against Humanity reviews previously inaccessible Ottoman
documents, was in attendance. Mr. Zarakolu received the award in
absentia.

`For generations now, the Knights and Daughters of Vartan has been the
seed-bed of leadership in the Armenian community,’ Archbishop Barsamian
said. `Through its outreach efforts, countless people have been drawn
into the orbit of Armenian life.’
[5]
Click here to visit the newly-launched website of the Knights and
Daughters of Vartan.
Links:
5.

AGBU interns visit the Diocese
Archbishop Barsamian greets interns on the steps of St Vartan
Cathedral.

AGBU Interns Visit Diocesan Center

Close to 30 participants in the AGBU New York Summer Internship Program
visited the Manhattan headquarters of the Eastern Diocese, where they
enjoyed dinner with Diocesan Primate Archbishop Khajag Barsamian, on
Wednesday evening, July 7. The evening continued a welcome annual
tradition for AGBU interns to acquaint themselves with the Primate and
the Diocesan complex.

Following a tour of St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral by the Diocesan
Vicar, the Very Rev. Fr. Simeon Odabashian, the young people met with
Archbishop Barsamian and enjoyed a traditional Armenian meal.

Archbishop Barsamian stressed the central role the Armenian Church has
played in the lives of the Armenian people for centuries, encouraging
the young guests to be mindful of that heritage and to safeguard it for
future generations.

Click to [6]read more and to [7]view photos.
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7.

Fr. Diran Bohajian and Metropolitan Zachariah
Fr. Diran Bohajian (left) with Metropolitan Zachariah Mar Nicholovos in
Muttontown, NY.

Diocese of Syrian Orthodox Church Marks Milestone

On Thursday June 7, the Rev. Fr. Diran Bohajian, pastor of St. Leon
Church of Fair Lawn, NJ, represented Diocesan Primate Archbishop Khajag
Barsamian at the celebration of the first anniversary of the
enthronement of Metropolitan Zachariah Mar Nicholovos, the leader of
the Northeastern Diocese of the Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church.

The gathering took place at the headquarters of the Syrian Diocese in
Muttontown, NY. Clergy took part in a prayer service, followed by a
reception during which guests had the opportunity to congratulate
Metropolitan Mar Nicholovos and to share warm wishes for a fruitful
ministry.

Fr. Karekin Kasparian
Fr. Karekin Kasparian helped make the CPE program a required part of
the preparation for ministry in the Armenian Church.

“A Ministry of Healing”: New Video Focuses on CPE

A new video on the Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) program is now
available on [8]our YouTube channel. Titled `A Ministry of Healing,’
the video features the Rev. Fr. Karekin Kasparian as he recalls his
experience with CPE in the early 1950s.
Links:
8.

As a result of Fr. Kasparian’s leadership, CPE became a required part
of the preparation for ministry in the Armenian Church, and today Fr.
Kasparian continues to guide a new generation of priests through this
life-changing program.
[9]
Click here to view the video. To read an article about CPE from the
Fall 2009/Winter 2010 issue of The Armenian Church magazine, [10]click
here.
Links:
9.
10.

St. Nersess
Conference participants pose for a group photo with clergy.

Primate Visits St. Nersess High School “A” Conference

Diocesan Primate Archbishop Khajag Barsamian visited St. Nersess
Armenian Seminary on Monday, July 9, to spend time with participants in
the seminary’s High School `A’ Summer Conference.

Archbishop Barsamian spoke to the young people about last month’s young
adult pilgrimage to the Holy Land. An engaging discussion followed,
with the Primate encouraging the participants to remain involved in the
Armenian Church.

The High School `A’ Summer Conference is the first in a series of
summer programs taking part at the seminary in July and August. High
school students explore their faith, learn about the traditions of the
Armenian Church, and take part in discussions about issues important to
young people. The next conference, for junior high students, is
scheduled for July 19-23. [11]Click here to visit the seminary’s
website for more information.
Links:
11.

Primate visits St. Vartan Camp
Archbishop Barsamian gives campers wooden crosses from the Holy Land.

Session “A” Continues at St. Vartan Camp

On Wednesday, July 11, Archbishop Khajag Barsamian traveled to the
Diocese’s Ararat Center in Greenville, NY, for a visit to St. Vartan
Camp.

With him were the two Diocesan summer interns, Kiersten Johnston and
Maral Firkatian Wozniak. The trip marked their introduction to the
retreat center in the scenic Catskill Mountains, with its pool, tennis
court, basketball court, soccer field, and dining and recreational
facilities. The St. Vartan Camp campers and staff gave a warm welcome
to Archbishop Barsamian and the interns.

The Primate joined with Archbishop Yeghishe Gizirian to speak to the
campers, encouraging them to continue learning about their Armenian
faith and culture, and to reach out to others in the community.

Among the clergy and lay leaders serving at the camp this week are Fr.
Krikor Sabounjian, Fr. Tateos Abdalian, Fr. Arakel Vardazarian, and
Maestro Khoren Mekanejian.

FAR music school
A student practices the violin at the Octet Music School in Gyumri.

Gyumri’s Octet Music School to be Rebuilt

When students at the Octet Music School in Gyumri gave a concert
earlier this month, it marked the last time they would perform in the
cramped aluminum trailers that have served as their classrooms since
the 1988 earthquake. In the near future, the students will have a new
facility, currently under construction.

The concert was attended by participants in the ACYOA Armenia Service
Program, who are volunteering to assist in the early phases of the
building’s demolition (see article below). The ASP group was impressed
by the skill and dedication of the students.

The reconstruction of the school has been made possible thanks to the
fundraising efforts of Mediamax; the Australian NGO Do Something;
musicians Ian Gillan, Tony Iommi, and Serj Tankian; and Fund for
Armenian Relief supporters Edward and Janet Mardigian.

Historic Armenia Pilgrimage

Ten Spots Left for Historic Armenia Pilgrimage

Ten final spots are available for the Eastern Diocese’s pilgrimage to
historic Armenia. Interested parties can still register through July
20; the 10 spots will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

The celebration of the Divine Liturgy at Holy Cross Church on the
island of Aghtamar, and prayer services at the recently consecrated St.
Giragos Armenian Church of Dikranagert and the St. Gregory Church in
Kayseri, are some of the rare opportunities afforded to pilgrims on
this trip, led by Diocesan Primate Archbishop Khajag Barsamian.

The pilgrimage also includes visits to Armenia’s magnificent former
capital of Ani and tours of other parts of historic Armenia-Arapkir,
Kars, Antep, and Malatya, among other cities and villages. The journey
will include a stop in Istanbul, where pilgrims will visit the Armenian
Patriarchate.

[12]Click here to view a flyer with more information.
Links:
12.

PARISH NEWS

Holy Resurrection Church
Fr. Paren Galstyan with parishioners at the Holy Resurrection Church
picnic this month.

South Milwaukee, WI, Parish Hosts Summer Picnic

Holy Resurrection Church of South Milwaukee, WI, hosted a picnic
following church services on Sunday, July 8. The event went forward in
the church’s newly-renovated cultural center under the guidance of the
Rev. Fr. Paren Galstyan, parish pastor.

Parishioners, neighbors, and guests from sister Armenian churches in
the region enjoyed shish kebab dinners and traditional Armenian sweets.

`The picnic was successful,’ said Fr. Galstyan, who noted that the
parish’s last summertime picnic was two decades ago. `We’ll be
maintaining this tradition in the years to come.’

YOUTH NEWS

Diocesan Scholarship winners announced

Diocese Announces Scholarship Recipients

The Eastern Diocese is pleased to announce the recipients of the
2012-13 academic year Diocesan scholarships. [13]Click here to view the
names of the recipients.
Links:
13.

Each year, the Diocese awards scholarships to students enrolled in
four-year undergraduate programs who have demonstrated a high degree of
scholarship and leadership in their local parishes.

[14]Click here to learn more about Diocesan scholarships.
Links:
14.

ASP
ASP volunteers at the construction site in Gyumri.

ASP Group Begins Service Project in Gyumri

The ACYOA Armenia Service Program, now in its second week, is
completing its service portion in Gyumri, where participants are
volunteering at the construction site of the city’s Octet Music School
(see above).

The group has met with Bishop Mikayel Ajapahian, Primate of the Shirak
Diocese, and Marina Bazayeva, the Fund for Armenian Relief’s office
director in Gyumri, who introduced them to the construction project.
Prior to beginning the work, ASP participants attended a concert given
by students of the Octet Music School.

On the way to Gyumri from Yerevan, the ASP group visited the
13th-century Hovanavank monastery, the Fortress of Amberd, and Sourp
Asdvadsatsin Church on Mount Aragats. [15]Click here to read more about
the trip on our blog.
Links:
15.

ARMENIAN MPS TO OBSERVE THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS IN NKR

armradio.am
17.07.2012 11:25

The Armenian parliamentary delegation headed by Deputy Speaker of
the National Assembly Edward Sharmazanov will leave for the Nagorno
Karabakh Republic on July 18 to carry out observation mission during
the presidential elections in NKR.

The delegation will comprise MPs Artak Davtyan, Artak Zakaryan,
Karine Achemyan, Ruben Gevorgyan, Hrant Bagratyan, Mher Shahgeldyan,
Armen Rustamyan and Khachatur Kokobelyan.

LA RAFLE DU VEL D’HIV ET LA MEMOIRE DE LA SHOAH

Publie le : 17-07-2012

Info Collectif VAN – – Le Collectif VAN vous
invite a lire cette information sur la rafle du Vel d’Hiv publiee le
16 juillet 2012 sur le site MEMORIAL 98.

Legende photo: Jardin du souvenir a l’emplacement du Vel’ d’Hiv

MEMORIAL 98

Lundi 16 juillet 2012

“Vent printanier”: ce fut le nom de code imagine pour la plus vaste
operation d’arrestations de Juifs pendant la Seconde guerre mondiale
en France et pour laquelle le regime de Vichy avait mobilise la police
francaise (voir Vel d’Hiv: le document Allez voir la Rafle!). Les 16
et 17 juillet 1942, a Paris, plus de 13 000 juifs, dont 4000 enfants,
sont arretes. Une grande partie est envoyee au Velodrome d’hiver,
rue Nelaton dans le XVe arrondissement de Paris ; ils y restèrent
entasses sans pouvoir s’approvisionner. Ils furent ensuite deportes
au camp d’extermination d’Auschwitz. D’autre rafles avaient precede
celle-ci (voir Memoire: la rafle meconnue du 20 août 1941.)

La responsabilite du regime de Vichy dans les deportations des Juifs
est restee longtemps un sujet tabou, y compris sous la presidence
de Mitterrand qui faisait fleurir chaque annee la tombe de Petain a
l’Ile d’Yeu (voir Sarkozy boycotte le 8 Mai ) Lors de la ceremonie
commemorative de 1995 Chirac a reconnu publiquement que les autorites
francaises avaient accompli l’irreparable: “Manquant a sa parole,
elle livrait ses proteges a leurs bourreaux.”

Une partie de la droite a rejete cette prise de position, soit
ouvertement , soit en attaquant la ” repentance ” comme Sarkozy a
plusieurs reprises (voir Sarkozy jette aux orties la reconnaissance
de la participation de la France a la Shoah

Sarkozy encense Maurice Druon, ami et soutien de Papon )

Serge Klarsfeld qui se porte une fois encore en defense du president
sortant fait preuve de complaisance a son egard dans sa tribune du
Monde ; il considère que la formule creuse de Sarkozy ” “Jacques
Chirac a dit ce qu’il fallait dire et il n’y a rien a ajouter et
rien a retrancher a son très beau discours.” est suffisante pour
contrebalancer ses nombreuses remises en cause des responsabilites
francaises dans la deportation et son refus de participer a la
commemoration du 8 mai avec Chirac en 2007 (voir Sarkozy: service
minimum sur la Shoah et insultes pour les Africain)

Symboliquement c’est a la veille de cette commemoration qu’un criminel
de guerre nazi hongrois, Laszlo Csatary, a ete identifie et retrouve
a Budapest

“Il y a dix mois, un informateur nous a donne des renseignements
qui nous ont permis de localiser Csatary a Budapest ” a declare
le directeur du centre Wiesenthal a Jerusalem. Il a ajoute que
les informations sur la localisation avaient ete transmises dès
septembre 2011 au Parquet de Budapest. En plus des informations
fournies en septembre 2011, le Centre Wiesenthal a transmis la semaine
dernière de nouvelles pièces a conviction au Parquet de Budapest sur
l’implication de Csatary dans la deportation des Juifs, “Ces nouvelles
preuves renforcent les accusations deja très graves contre Csatary
et notre insistance pour qu’il rende compte de ses crimes. Le temps
qui passe ne diminue en rien sa culpabilite et la vieillesse ne doit
pas constituer une protection pour les auteurs de l’Holocauste”

Le Procureur adjoint de la Republique a Budapest, Jeno Varga s’est
contente d’indiquer: “Une enquete est en cours. Le Parquet etudie
les informations recues”.

Csatary avait ete chef de la police dans le ghetto de Kosice (Kassa
en hongrois, Kaschau en allemand), situe aujourd’hui en Slovaquie, où
15.700 Juifs avaient ete pour certains assassines et pour l’immense
majorite d’entre eux deportes vers le camp d’Auschwitz, en Pologne,
pendant l’occupation par l’Allemagne nazie de ce qui etait alors la
Republique de Tchecoslovaquie.

Csatary traitait les Juifs du ghetto avec une cruaute particulière,
fouettant les femmes et les forcant a creuser des tranchees a mains
nues.

Condamne a mort par contumace en 1948 par un tribunal tchecoslovaque,
il avait disparu et avait reussi a se refugier au Canada. Il y a une
quinzaine d’annees, les autorites canadiennes avaient decouvert sa
veritable identite ce qui l’avait amene a disparaître de nouveau
et a fuir en Hongrie. M. Feldmajer, President de la communaute
juive hongroise, declare que si Csatary echappait a la justice,
cela constituerait un deshonneur pour toute la nation hongroise. Le
risque est en effet grand que le gouvernement de droite radicale
actuellement au pouvoir en Hongrie empeche tout jugement ; ce pouvoir
et l’extreme-droite du parti Jobbik tentent de rehabiliter le regime
antisemite du Marechal Horthy et meme les milices des Croix Flechees,
collaboratrices des nazis.

C’est aussi a la veille de cette commemoration que Madonna se heurte
une fois de plus au Front National et aux Le Pen. Le vice-president
du Front national, F. Philippot, a declare que le parti d’extreme
droite allait porter plainte contre Madonna après la diffusion samedi
14 juillet lors d’un concert de la chanteuse au Stade de France, d’un
clip video deja projetee lors de l’inauguration de sa tournee et dans
lequel Marine Le Pen apparaît brièvement porteuse d’une croix gammee
sur le front. Nous ne connaissons pas les intentions de Madonna ni la
signification exacte de cette “provocation” (au bon sens du terme)
mais notre soutien lui est acquis pour avoir ose rappeler que la
ligne politique des Le Pen et du FN se place encore et toujours dans
la continuite du fascisme et du nazisme

(voir Le Pen : l’antisemitisme jusqu’au bout.

Qui veut se faire pieger par Marine Le Pen ?

Marine Le Pen recidive contre Eva Joly.

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L’AGMI A PUBLIE LA TRADUCTION RUSSE DES MEMOIRES D’HAMPARTZOUM CHITJIAN
Stephane

armenews.com
mardi 17 juillet 2012

Le Musee-Institut du Genocide armenien a publie les memoires
d’Hampartzoum Chitjian ” a une largeur de cheveu de la Mort ”
en russe. Ces memoires uniques d’un survivant du Genocide armenien
presentent l’odyssee, la souffrance et la lutte d’Hampartzoum Chitijian
qui a vecu dans le Village de Berri (Kharberd).

Les memoires d’Hampartzoum Chitjian contiennent des temoignages
sur les massacres de la population armenienne dans la Province
de Kharberd. Il y a aussi des informations importantes sur la vie
quotidienne, les rituels et les traditions des armeniens Occidentaux
dans le livre. Survivant du desastre du Genocide armenien, Hampartzoum
âge alors de quatorze ans a erre de village en village, chaque seconde
craignant qu’il puisse etre attrape et torture a mort, etant plusieurs
fois dans une largeur de cheveu de la mort.

En 1921, rejoignant une caravane Kurde, Hampartzoum Chitjian a atteint
la Perse et ensuite l’Amerique. Les versions en Armenien Occidental
et anglaises des memoires ont ete publiees en 2004. La traduction et
la publication de l’edition russe du livre ont ete patronnes par la
Fondation Hampartzoum Chitjian.