Updates and Announcements

• 24/04/2011. Mr. Yoav Loeff, one of our good friends and graduates, has published today a significant article, discussing the importance of the recognizing of the Armenian Genocide. The article, named "The Holokoust of the others" can be found here (Hebrew only).

• 23/04/2011. Le Collectif VAN [Vigilance Arménienne contre le Négationnisme], a French orginization, dedicated to the commemoration of the Armenian Genocide, has published the information about the annual Symposium of the Armenian Studies Program on its website (the information in French can be found here). On 25th of April Le Collectif VAN is going to held its own Commemoration Event in memoriam of the victims of the Genocide (one can find the direct link to its Event page here).

• 17/04/2011. An old friend of the Armenian Studies, journalist of Armenian origin Mr. Arthur Hagopian, wrote a special article, devoted to the Armenian Genocide commemoration issue, mentioning our forthcoming Event as well. The full text of the article can be found here (Web version) or here (pdf format).

• 10/04/2011. Armenian Studies Program in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem is proud to invite its friends to visit our annual Armenian Genocide Commemoration Event, that will take place on 28th of April at 18:30 in the Mount Scopus Campus, Beit Maiersdorf, room 502. More information, formal invitation and Press Releases in different languages for the distribution can be found on this page. All are welcome!

• 09/12/10. A Lecture by Prof. James R. Russell (Mashtotz Professor of Armenian Studies, Harvard University) called "Misak Medzarents: An Armenian Symbolist Poet of the Euphrates Frontier" will take place on Monday, 10th January, 2011 at 16:30 p.m. in room 5318, the Humanities Building, Mount Scopus Campus.

• The invitation in the .PDF format can be downloaded here.

• 01/11/10. New discoveries in Areni (via Aysor.am)

• "During the excavations in Areni a lot of materials have been discovered that will give an information about craftsmanship, as in the caves were found well preserved, said archaeologist Boris Gasparyan. The speaker mentioned that the fabrics are made of reed, sometimes it is of flax.
  
  According to him, a part of clothing has been discovered, possibly, a reed-skirt and on the fabrics are noticeable samples of modern carpet designs. Using various parts of a reed, people have decorated their fabrics. The skirt dates from the 4th millennium B.C.
  
  "We have very little idea about the dressing of people of that time on; there are no descriptions,' mentioned the director of the Archeology and Ethnography Institute Pavel Avetisyan."

  

• 10/09/10. "Armenian Epic Hero’s Grave and Oldest Horse Burial Place Found in the Republic of Armenia"- the report about recent archeological findings on the territory of the Republic of Armenia (Nerkin Naver necropolis, which is 3.5 km to the west of Ashtarak) was published on the Yerevan Report website recently.

• 31/08/10. An interesting article about the medieval monastery of Geghard (Armenia's Kotayk province) by Ulf Mauder was published on "The Earth Times" website. Some pictures of the monastery made by Prof. Michael Stone can be found here, here and here.

• 08/08/10. A new website devoted to Armenian language and culture was created. The website, called "Haybook. Armenian ebooks", can be found here. Everybody is welcome!

• 04/08/10. The Summer Intensive Course of Armenian Language and Culture of Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, organized in collaboration with the Cultural Association Padus-Araxes, under the auspices of the Department of Eurasian Studies of the same University, celebrates its 25th anniversary.

  Special academic and artistic events are foreseen for August 13 and 15. More information can be found here.
  

• 25/06/10. Congratulations to Fr. Pakrad Bourjekian (Rudin Fellowship Scholar).

  Father Pakrad Bourjekian of the Armenian Brotherhood of Sts. James, Jerusalem was awarded the degree of MA in Armenian Studies at the degree ceremony in May 2010. Father Pakrad wrote his thesis on: "An Unpublished Homily of St. Gregory the Martyrophile". He has enrolled for the doctoral degree and his studies will be guided by Prof. Reuven Amitai and Prof. Michael Stone.
  

• 30/06/10. Donation by Mrs. and Mrs. Daniel Drench

  Mr. and Mrs Daniel Drench made a donation of NIS 1,000 in memory of their friend, Mr. Drench’s “WWII comrade” who died recently. The donation will be used for purchase of English translations of Armenian historical sources that will help highlight their importance for understanding the role of the Armenians in the history of the region. The books have been ordered and a bookplate signaling the donation will be put into them. We will add to our resources in this way:


1. Chronicle. Vardan Areveltsi, Robert W. Thomson (Author, Editor). 1991.
2. Chronicle of Abraham of Crete, The. George A. Bournoutian (Translator)
   Abraham of Crete (Author).
3. Chronicle of Deacon Zak‘aria of K`anak`er, The. George A. Bournoutian
   (Translator). Deacon Zak‘aria of K`anak`er (Author).
4. History of Bishop Sebeos, The. Redefining a Seventh-Century Voice from
   Armenia. Gabriel Soultanian (Author).
5. Patmutiun Tann Artsruneats. History of the House of Artsrunik
   Robert W. Thomson. (Author, Editor). Thomas Artsruni (Author).

18/06/10. New Article by Dr. Nira Stone. In the last number of the Revue des Etudes Armeniennes 32 (2010) an article by Dr. Nira Stone appeared, on the Transfiguration in Armenian Art.

05/06/10. "Other People's Genocide". An article by former Armenian Studies student Yoav Loeff appeared in Maariv online and can be reached here.

01/06/10. Today map-based presentation of Armenian manuscript centers is launched in Internet.

Interactive map is located in www.matenadaran.am. The map shows Armenian cultural centers, where starting from 400 y. A.D. up to 1600 y. A.D. manuscripts were created using sophisticated technologies. This obviously tells cultural, scientific and social activity of Armenians in these population places. Zooming the map one can see those places, from where only ten manuscripts have succeed to survive after Genocide.

Viewing distribution of centers with more than 100 survived manuscripts, one can realize how heavily was damaged Armenian nation, lost not only essential part of population, but also its vital centers.

25/05/10. While visiting Armenia this month, May 2010, Professor Michael E. Stone was chosen as the Expert Member of the Armenian Phylosophical Academy - the Armenian Branch of the International Academy of Phylosophy.

Click to download the scan of the Honorary Diploma (JPG file enclosed)

24/05/10. Professor Michael E. Stone awarded Certificate of Honour by Ms Hranoush Hakobian, Minister of Diaspora of the Republic of Armenia.

(For more information see the current Press Release)

10/03/2010. Prof. M.E. Stone lectured at Oxford University. "'The Armenian Appropriation of Biblical Themes, and Creation of Apocryphal Literature".

• (Click to download the event poster in PDF format)

 

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Phone: 972-2-588-3651 or
Email: armenian@mscc.huji.ac.il