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In some cases safety was bought by professing Mohammedanism, but many died as martyrs to the faith. In several places the Christians defended themselves, but the massacring was not confined to these. Villages that deliberately gave up their arms and avoided any conflict suffered as much as those that fought. The mass of the people fled to the city, and all, including the city people, took refuge in the mission compounds. The French Roman Catholic Mission sheltered about 3,000, and the compounds of the American Presbyterian Mission about 17,000...

-- 1915: Urmia : Statement by the Rev. William A. Shedd, D.D., of The American (Presbyterian) Mission Station at Urmia ; Communicated by The Board of Foreign Missions of The Presbyterian Church in The U.S.A.

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USA, Chicago: Aghet: Nation-Murder

December 12, 2010

AGHET: NATION-MURDER
Sunday, December 12
Illinois Holocaust Museum
9603 Woods Dr Skokie (Golf Rd west of Westfield Old Orchard)
Doors open at 1:30. Screening begins promptly at 2:00pm

Screening co-sponsored by AGBU/Chicago and Hamazkayin Armenian Educational &
Cultural Society
Short Question Period After Screening with Director Eric Friedler
Director's Reception immediately following at Armenian All Saints Apostolic
Church, 1701 North Greenwood, Glenview
Free admission. (90mins, dubbed in English)

Seating limited to 325 - first come first serve

The new award-winning documentary made by German filmmaker Eric Friedler compellingly proves the truth of the genocide of the Armenian people. Using the actual words of 23 German, American and other nationals who witnessed the events, and armed with archival materials, "Aghet" expertly takes on the challenge that PM Erdogan hurled at the world by stating: "Prove it."