Armenians
Amid fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan’s Jews pray for victory for their ‘motherland’
“We hope the full territory of Azerbaijan will be back in the hands of those it belongs to.”
Armenia’s Capital Honors Holocaust Survivor Who Coined The Term ‘Genocide’
Upon studying the slaughter of Armenians, he wrote: ”I felt that a law against this type of racial or religious murder must be adopted by the world.”
Trump’s Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day Statement Continues Tradition Of Denial
President Trump’s Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day Statement continued the longstanding U.S. tradition of denial.
Why Jews Need To Recognize the Armenian Genocide Once and for All
Besides the fact that it is our moral imperative to express solidarity with Armenians, there is also a lot we can learn from them, Jordan Kutzik writes.
ADL To Recognize Armenian Killings as ‘Genocide’
BOSTON (JTA) — The Ottoman government’s massacre of 1.5 million Armenians in the early 20th century was “unequivocally genocide,” the head of the Anti-Defamation League said in the group’s strongest position on the subject. Jonathan Greenblatt, the civil rights group’s CEO, also said in a blog post Friday that the ADL will support U.S. recognition of…
Jewish Umbrella Group Calls Armenian Killings 'Genocide' for First Time
The Jewish public policy umbrella called on the U.S. government to recognize the World War I-era Turkish massacres of Armenians as a genocide, a reversal of years of the Jewish community treading delicately around the issue.
Why Israel's Alliance With Azerbaijan Is So Shortsighted
Armenians are upset that Israel has failed to recognize the 1915 genocide. But Christopher Atamian says a misguided alliance with Armenia’s arch-enemy Azerbaijan is an even bigger geopolitical blunder.
Reform Jews Want 'Genocide' Used for Armenian Killings
The Union for Reform Judaism urged President Barack Obama to use the word “genocide” in describing the murder of 1.5 million Armenians.
How Novel About Armenian Genocide Became Bestseller in Warsaw Ghetto
How did a novel set amid the Armenia genocide become a bestseller in the Warsaw ghetto? Edna S. Friedberg says ‘Forty Days of Musa Dagh’ inspired resistance in the doomed community.
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West Baptize North in Jerusalem
During a quick visit to Jerusalem, reality TV star Kim Kardashian and rapper Kanye West had their daughter, North West, baptized.