15/01/2025
Did the Zeytun Gospel manuscript pages survive the Armenian Genocide only to perish in the Palisades Fire? That was our fear, but thankfully they are safe. Regardless, there has been so much devastation of our LA community. It’s unimaginable.
In Issue No. 17, Yelena Ambartsumian explains the history of the Zeytun Gospels, the canon tables which are housed at the Getty Villa, the site of the recent Palisades fire.
Then, we interview Maria Sarkisian , founder and executive director of the non-profit Miaseen, who continues her family legacy of service to the homeland. At a time when attention is diverted from Armenia and its security, Miaseen is doubling down on the most vulnerable border regions, and investing in a hub in Kapan.
Next, we interview Lilly Torosyan , a prolific writer (one of our favorites) and the new editor of the Armenian Weekly. Lilly shares with us her travels through Western Armenia, coming within meters of her mother’s ancestral village. The trip was “the most contradictory, heart-wrenching, and dis-orienting experience I could describe.” But it forever changed her.
Finally, we end with the Learn for Artsakh Initiative’s translation of “In Solitude: How My Cries Can Reach the Next Generation” by Leonid Karakhanovich Hurunts.
