The exciting news of the week is that Peter Balakian's new book "The Burning Tigris: The Armenian Genocide and America's Response" is doing very well. 20,000 copies had been sold prior to being released, which puts it 4th on the New York Times Bestsellers List. If more copies sell this week, it might bump up to 1st. Well, it's now released, so I highly recommend going to amazon.com and purchasing your copy.
Also this week was the opening of an exhibit at the Museum of the City of New York about the Near East Foundation of New York. This is an American committee for relief in the Near East. During the end of the Armenian Genocide, this foundation had raised $30,000,000 for Armenians... this is not the equivelant of $30 million today. This was $30 million back then. So they have an exhibit in New York which my co-workers attended and say was phenomenal. It will be up until December 7, 2003.
Also this week was the opening of an exhibit at the Museum of the City of New York about the Near East Foundation of New York. This is an American committee for relief in the Near East. During the end of the Armenian Genocide, this foundation had raised $30,000,000 for Armenians... this is not the equivelant of $30 million today. This was $30 million back then. So they have an exhibit in New York which my co-workers attended and say was phenomenal. It will be up until December 7, 2003.
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