Armenia: The forgotten genocide
April 5th, 2007 by
The Oakland Press
The massacre of 1.5 million Armenians by the Ottoman Turks between 1915 and 1923 is being remembered by two Oakland County residents of Armenian descent.
The 92nd anniversary of the beginning of the slaughter is April 24.
Souren Abrahamian of Southfield, who will be 100 on June 15, was 8 years old when 35 members of his family were slain. He will be in the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center in Dearborn on April 22, when speakers tell of the genocide.
Abrahamian is the author of “From Van to Detroit,” the story of his journey from the Armenian village of Van to the Motor City. He came to America in 1921, settling in Highland Park. “
For no reason, in a couple of months we had to leave our homes and migrate toward Russia,” recalled Abrahamian of the genocide’s beginnings in 1915. [Read More]
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