Mark your calendars for the following upcoming Zohrab Center events:
Mon, April 18, 7:00pm in-person — Lecture: “Naming the Armenian Genocide: Language, Politics, and Medz Yeghern” by Dr. Vartan Matiossian at the Guild Hall of the Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Church of America: 630 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10016. Reception and book signing to follow.
Mon, April 25, 7:00pm ZOOM — Krapar & Kini (Classical Armenian & Wine) with Prof. Abraham Terian on Prayer 53 from the prayer book of St. Gregory of Narek, which Prof. Terian has recently translated. Register for the session here.
Thurs, May 26, 7:00pm in-person — Photographic Exhibition: “Artsakh: Angel of Peace” by Dr. Marina Mchitarian, featuring material shot before and after the 2020 war and offering a life-affirming message of hope. Includes a brief documentary screening and conversation with Dr. Mchitarian. Wine and cheese reception will accompany the viewing of the photographs. At the Guild Hall of the Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Church of America: 630 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10016.
Here in New Zealand we are a day ahead of you, so we have a head start in observance of the Genocide, and Isobel Bayrakdarian’s recording of Gomidas songs will be played during breakfast.
My wife Hilary and I are cousins, our maternal grandmother being Clara Melita Holmwood Zohrab King. Clara’s father and grandparents, Constantine Edward Z and Peter Thomas Henry Gordon Z respectively, arrived here in 1863. Peter was born in Malta in 1819, his father and uncle having survived some unpleasantness in Isfahan, where the family had lived since being moved by Shah Abbas from Julfa ca 1600. Whether we are related to Krikor I don’t know; I believe our ancestor in 1600 had his Christian name, family Manucharian, into a surname.