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Jerusalem Armenians Mark 86th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide
PRESS RELEASE
P.O.BOX.14080
91140,Jerusalem, Israel.
Fax:972-2-6264040
E-mail:haitad@hotmail.com.
Jerusalem-19 April 2001, series of events marking the 86th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide has been announced by the Armenian National Committee and the United Armenian Committee of Jerusalem. The events, which will run from April 23-24, will include demonstrations, commemorative programs and requiem services honoring the victims of the Armenian Genocide.
The schedule of events is as follows:
Monday, April 23,þ2001
JAFFA
6:00pm
A requiem service devoted to the memory of the 1.5 Million Martyrs will be held at 6:00pm in Saint Nicholas Armenian Church in Jaffa. A special commemorative program will take place in the square of the Church at 7:00pm. Israeli high Political personalities are expected to attend the commemorative program. The commemorative program will be followed by a demonstration in Rabin's Square (Kikar Rabin) at 8:00pm.
Tuesday, April 24, 2001
JERUSALEM
9:30am
A Divine Liturgy devoted to the memory of the 1.5 Million Martyrs will be held at St. James Armenian Cathedral and at the Armenian Catholic Church at 9:30am. The Divine Liturgy at St.James Church will be followed by a requiem service presided by His Beatitude Armenian Patriarch Archbishop Torkom Manoogian. Also the Divine Liturgy at the Armenian Catholic Church will be followed by a requiem service presided by Monsignore Andreas Bedoghlian. The crowd headed by His Beatitude will move at 11:00am to the Armenian Martyrs Monument of Arara Battle dedicated to the victims of the Armenian Genocide located in the Armenian Cemetery of St. Savior's Convent. At 12:00am a demonstration will take place at the Jaffa Gate. The demonstration then will move to the Armenian Quarter. At 7:30pm a commemorative program headed by His Beatitude Armenian Patriarch ArchbishopTorkom Manoogian will take place in the Armenian Seminary hall.
For additional information, contact:
The Armenian National Committee of Jerusalem
P.O.BOX.14080
91140, Jerusalem, Israel.
Fax:972-2-6264040
E-mail:haitad@hotmail.com
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