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The World’s Largest Armenian Organization Responds to President Biden’s Recognition of the .
Armenian General Benevolent UnionApril 24, 2021 GMT
New York, New York, April 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) As the world’s largest Armenian non-profit organization with a 115 year history serving Armenians around the world, the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) has long understood the value of an unequivocal recognition of the Armenian Genocide of 1915 by the United States of America. After many missed opportunities, that elusive clarity from an American president was finally brought to bear on the official record through the words of President Biden’s statement released today on April 24, 2021, Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day.
Set Momjian
Set Charles Momjian, 91, of Huntingdon Valley, New Jersey, well-known antiques collector and advisor to presidents, died on Monday, April 12 after a long illness.
He was born in Atlantic City in 1930 to Julia and Charles Momjian, both orphaned refugees from the Armenian Genocide who were raised by American missionaries. Charles died at an early age and the family, which included younger brother Albert, had a difficult time during the Depression era.
Momjian attended Atlantic City High School, LaSalle College and Charles Morris Price School of Advertising. After school, he joined the Army, where upon learning that the platoon photographer would have his own private quarters, spent a weekend learning all he could about photography. Returning to Atlantic City, he used this skill again, as the official photographer for the Miss America pageant.
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AGBU President Berge Setrakian issues global message for April 24 and 115th anniversary of organization
Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) President Berge Setrakian on Thursday issued a global message for April 24 and the 115th anniversary of the organization. The message reads: For 115 years, AGBU has consistently responded to the needs of Armenians across the globe, while serving the Armenian homeland through both painful and promising times. We mark this significant milestone as it coincides this month with Armenian Genocide Commemoration Day, reminding the world of one of the darkest hours in the history of humankind.
Both occasions have a more profound meaning this year as we emerge from a period of great devastation for the Armenian people one in which we witnessed similar human tragedies and sorrows from over a century ago.
The Gabrielyans in front of their renovated home in Martuni’s Herher village (Photo: Artsakhpress/Tufenkian Foundation)
The Tufenkian Foundation gives the Gabrielyans a second chance at life in Martuni’s Herher village.
HERHER, Martuni, Artsakh The family of Grigory Gabrielyan, a 25-year-old soldier from Artsakh’s Herher village who was killed during last year’s war against Azerbaijan, was given the keys to their newly renovated home on April 15.
The Gabrielyan family residence is the second of a total of 13 homes in the region that the Tufenkian Foundation has decided to renovate and restore following the perils of the 2020 war. The program focuses on Herher and its surrounding villages, including Tsovategh, Kherkhan, and Machkalashen in the Martuni region of Artsakh. Through the program, residences that have suffered major damage during the war, as well as the family homes of fallen and wounded soldiers, will be completely repaired and renovated.