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Հայկական անդրսահմանային տարածականութիւնը եւ արդի հաղորդակցական միջոցները գիտաժողովի նիւթեր (15-17 Մայիս 2013)
(2014) Անդրանիկ Տագէսեան
The book is the compilation of the proceedings of the conference entitled "Armenian Trans-nationalism and the Modern Age of Communications". The conference was organized by the HU-based Armenian Diaspora Research Center and was held at Haigazian University on May 15-17, 2013. The book includes the program of the conference, the papers presented, and biographies of the contributors, few photos, and a comprehensive press release, as well as a brief outline of the mission, purpose and activities of the Center and its inauguration in January 2012. The 16 papers presented during the conference touch upon issues of archiving, and heritage; matters religious, ministerial, educational, philanthropic, political, and social; youth and culture; news disseminating and fund-raising; as well as matters pertaining to the Armenian Cause and Armenian Studies. Furthermore, the papers highlight the actors who promoted these issues, namely individuals, philanthropists, circles, offices, groupings, unions, organization, parties, institutions, scientific centers, the church, media networks, the Ministry of Diaspora and others. Alongside these papers the opening speeches of the conference are also presented and a summary of each paper is given in English. The book is the first in a series dedicated to Armenian Diaspora issues.
Լիբանանի հայերը (Բ.) գիտաժողովի նիւթեր (14-16 Մայիս 2014) / Armenians of Lebanon (II) Proceedings of the Conference (14-16 May 2014)
(2017) Անդրանիկ Տագէսեան
The book is the compilation of the proceedings of the conference entitled "Armenians of Lebanon (II)". The conference was organized by the Haigazian University-based Armenian Diaspora Research Center and was held at Haigazian University on May 14-16, 2014.
The Armenian Prelacy of Aleppo (Mid 1920s-late 20th Century)
(2018) Simon Payaslian
Հեղինակը Հալէպի Ազգային Առաջնորդարանին պատմութիւնը հակիրճ վերաքաղելէ ետք, կը կեդրոնանայ Ա. Համաշխարհայինէն մինչեւ ներկայ հանգրուանի առաջնորդարանին պատմութեան վրայ, մեկնելով իւրաքանչիւր առաջնորդի վարած քաղաքականութենէն ու գործունէութենէն: Սկզբնապէս հիմնուած Սալիպէի Հայ Առաքելական Ս. Քառասնից Մանկանց Եկեղեցւոյ շրջափակին մէջ, առաջնորդարանը 1970ին տեղափոխուեցաւ մօտակայ նոր շէնք մը, եւ ցարդ հոն կը մնայ: Հայոց Ցեղասպանութիւնը շրջադարձային եղաւ առաջնորդարանի պատմութեան մէջ, երբ հազարաւոր գաղթականներու հոսքը՝ զայն մատնեց աննախադէպ տագնապներու: Առաջնորդարանը գործեց որպէս պաշտօնական կեդրոն՝ գաղթակայաններու վարման եւ նպաստներու մատուցման, նաեւ՝ կրթական, հոգեւոր, մշակութային վերաշինութեան, միջավայրին հետ բարուօք յարաբերութեանց զարգացման: Առաջնորդարանը, ամբողջ երկրին նման, դիմագրաւեց բազմաթիւ մարտահրաւէրներ՝ սուրիական քաղաքականութեան եւ միջազգային յարաբերութիւններու ծիրին մէջ: Հակառակ դժուարութիւններուն, առաջնորդարանը տասնամեակներով ունեցաւ կայուն վիճակ եւ աճեցաւ: Մասնակցելով համայնքի բոլոր աշխուժութիւններուն, առաջնորդարանը սերտ կապեր պահպանեց համայնքի բոլոր դասակարգերուն եւ հանրային ծառայողներուն հետ: Ան վերջին տարիներուն բազում հրատարակութիւններ իրագործեց: 1990ականներու կէսերէն, համայնքը իր կենսունակութիւնը վերագտնելու գործընթացին մէջ էր, սակայն պատերազմը եկաւ Ցեղասպանութենէն ետք համայնքը կերտելու եւ անոր ինքնութիւնը տարազելու տասնամեակներու ճիգը հարցականի տակ դնել:
Syria's Constitutions and their Relationships to Minorities
(2018) Jon Armajani
Զեկոյցը կը համեմատէ եւ կը հակադրէ Սուրիոյ 1973ի եւ 2012ի սահմանադրութիւններուն տրամադրութիւնները՝ փոքրամասնութիւններուն հանդէպ: Ան հակիրճ տեղեկութիւններ կը փոխանցէ թէ՛ նախապետական եւ թէ՛ յետանկախական Սուրիոյ սահմանադրւթիւններուն մասին: Զեկոյցը կը վերլուծէ Սուրիոյ սահմանադրութեան հինգ սկզբունքները, թէ՝ սուրիական յեղափոխութիւնը (այն, որ իշխանութեան հասցուց Պաաս Կուսակցութիւնը) արաբական լայնածիր յեղափոխութեան մաս մըն է, եւ թէ՝ արաբական որեւէ պետութեան ուղղուած սպառնալիք կը վերաբերի ամբողջ արաբական աշխարհին, թէ՝ Սուրիան կը պայքարի սիոնականութեան եւ կայսերապաշտութեան դէմ, թէ՝ ազատութիւնը սրբազան իրաւունք է եւ ժողովրդավարութիւնը կառավարման իտէալական ձեւն է, եւ թէ՝ արաբական յեղափոխութիւնը մեկուսացուած երեւոյթ չէ, այլ՝ համաշխարհային շարժումի մը մէկ մասնիկը: 2012ի սահմանադրութիւնը չի յիշատակեր Պաաս Կուսակցութիւնը իբրեւ «ազգին եւ ընկերութեան ղեկավար»: Զեկոյցը կը վերլուծէ այս սահմանադրութեան տարբեր յատկանիշերը 1973ի սահմանադրութեան հինգ սկզբունքներուն եւ այլ յատկանիշերու կողքին, կը քննարկէ անոր դրոյթներուն հետեւանքները կրօնական փոքրամասնութիւններուն, ներառեալ՝ սուրիահայերուն վրայ: Ան կը վերլուծէ նաեւ արաբականութեան տարբեր՝ աշխարհիկ եւ կրօնական գաղափարախօսութիւնները, իսլամական Ահլ Ալ Քիթապ եւ Զիմմի հասկացութիւնները, ու անոնց հետեւանքները՝ կրօնական փոքրամասնութիւններուն վրայ: Այս յենքին վրայ, զեկոյցը կը քննարկէ սիւննի խումբերու դերը, ինչպէս՝ Տահէշի՝ Սուրիոյ մէջ, բաղդատելով սուրիահայերուն դիմագրաւածը՝ այս խմբակցութիւններէն՝ համիտեան ջարդերուն (1894-1896) եւ Հայոց Ցեղասպանութեան հետ: Զեկոյցը կ'եզրափակուի քննարկելով կրօնական փոքրամասնութիւններուն հաւանական ապագան Սուրիոյ եւ ընդհանրապէս Միջին Արեւելքի մէջ:
Colporteurs Du Komintern: Trajectoires Communistes Arméniennes En Syrie Mandataire
(2018) Taline Ter Minassian
Հեղինակը կ'անդրադառնայ Միջին Արեւելքի փոքրամասնութիւններու իբրեւ գործիք օգտագործուելուն: Ան լուսարձակի տակ կ'առնէ թէ ինչ լծակներով կարողացած է Սովետ Միութիւն ազդել Սուրիա-Լիբանանի հայ փոքրամասնութեան վրայ, ընդգծելով դիւանագիտական գործօններու, ՀՕԿի, հայրենիքի գաղափարի, ներգաղթի, քոմինթերնի դերը: Զեկոյցը կը հաստատէ որ Ֆրանսական Հոգատար Իշխանութիւնները 1934ին մատնանշեցին թէ սուրիացիք եւ լիբանանցիք կը մեղադրեն հայերը, որ «համայնավար գաղափարախօսութիւնը բերին այս երկիրներ: Ճիշտ է որ այս վարդապետութիւնը ներգործութիւն չունեցաւ տեղացի քրիստոնեաներուն եւ իսլամներուն վրայ, սակայն գործիչներ յառաջացան հայ համայնքին մէջ»: Այս առումով զեկոյցը կը հարցադրէ տարողութիւնը հայոց դերին՝ Սուրիա-Լիբանանի Համայնավար Կուսակցութեան յառաջացման մէջ, անոր արաբականացման, ինչպէս նաեւ կ'անդրադառնայ ներգաղթին մէջ համայնավար հայ խմբակցութեան դերին ու կ'որոնէ կապը այս խմբակին ու Սովետական Հայաստանի միջեւ: Հեղինակը այս հարցերը կը քննարկէ Սպարտակ Խումբին ուսումնասիրութեամբ, նաեւ փոլիթպիւրոյի անդամներ Յարութիւն Մատէեանի յուշերուն եւ Յակոբ Տէր Պետրոսեանի անձնական հարցազրոյցներուն հիմամբ, եւ կու տայ համառօտ կենսագրականները առաջնորդ դէմքերուն:
Հայ վերապրողներու տեղաբաշխումը եւ կրթական գործի կազմակերպումն ու դպրոցները Սուրիոյ մէջ (1918-1946)
(2018) Յակոբ Չօլաքեան
After WWI Armenian refugees settled in Syria in four stages: a) after the departure of the Ottoman armies, Armenians returned to their native areas which fell within the borders of Syria. Thirty-two Armenian localities were thus revived, including Aleppo and Damascus; b) after the retreat of the French forces from Cilicia, Aintab and Ourfa, a new outflow took place, and these refugees from the areas of Diarbakir and Bitlis (mainly Kurdish speaking) settled in Ras UI Ayn, Hasake, and the vicinity; d) with the ceding of Alexandretta to Turkey a new wave of refugees poured into Latakia, Aleppo, Damascus and Lebanon. The repatriation of 1946-47 was followed by a flow from rural to urban areas, to Lebanon and abroad. The paper covers the conditions during the established of these settlements intertwined with the evolution of the Syrian Armenian schools until the late 1940s. the article analyses the nature of these schools, their educational level, their founding organizations/ institutions, the denominational communities sponsoring them, their networking, the jurisdiction they were put under, the development of secondary schools and the contribution they made to the Armenian community of Syria.
Հայ-սիրիական դիւանագիտական եւ քաղաքական յարաբերութիւնների պատմութիւնից (Դեկտեմբեր 1992-Մարտ 2011)
(2018) Արթուր Իսրայէլեան
Syria is a powerful member of the Arab league, member of the Islamic Cooperation Organization and member of Club of 77. The country also has a strategic location on the Mediterranean and is an important junction on the economic transit highway between the Indian Ocean and Black Sea. Armenian-Syrian relations have traditionally been friendly and cooperative since the days of the Soviet Union when, in 1979, President Hafez Assad paid a visit to Soviet Armenia on his way back from a visit to Moscow. The current Syria-Armenian community was formed due to the Armenian Genocide of 1915. Decades after the settlement of the refugees, the Armenians have turned into one of the most law-abiding communities of Syria and have contributed immensely to the growth of the Syrian economy. Syria was among the first to recognize the independence of the Republic of Armenia. Soon warm relations were established in the political, cultural, economic and scientific spheres, which gradually developed and deepened. Currently these relations are being strengthened. The paper highlights the two basic tracks of these relations: a) Armenian-Syrian diplomatic relations between 1991 and 208 and their development and extent, b) Agreements and Memorandums of Understanding signed between the two countries.
Հայ զինուորական բժիշկներ. Օսմանեան բանակից սիրիահայ գաղթօճախ
(2018) Անի Ոսկանեան
The paper focuses on the immense contribution of Armenian doctors in the development of the field of medicine in Syria. Right after Ottoman Turkey became embroiled in WWI, Ottoman Armenian physicians were conscripted into the Ottoman army. They served not only as doctors but as translators too, since most of them were graduates of European universities. Very few of these doctors survived the war and the Genocide. After the Mudros Armistice, several surviving doctors settled in Syria and joined humanitarian efforts. Some 60 Armenian doctors functioned in Aleppo from the early 1920s up to the end of WWII. Among the demobilized doctors, sergeant Avedis Djebedjian acquired prominence in Aleppo, where he and Dr. Philip Hovnanian established a hospital and contributed to the development of Syrian medicine. Another prominent figure in the field was Dr. Asadur Altounian, who was a champion of the development of medical sciences in the Middle East for over half a century. After establishing himself in Aleppo in the 1890s, Dr. Altounian revolutionised the field by incorporating medical equipment into his practice. He was the first in Syria to order and make use of an X-ray machine from London. With his daughter, Dr. Altounian made great efforts to save orphans and refugees. He was ordered to relocate to Istanbul to give medical support to the Ottoman army. In fact, Djemal Pasha was X-rayed and given medical treatment by Dr. Altounian. In 1927 Altounian established the first nursing school in Aleppo, which had its first graduates in 1931.
Տեղեկագիր՝ 1929-30ին Արեւմտեան Հայաստանէն հիւսիս-արեւելեան Սուրիա ապաստանած հայ գաղթականներու մասին
(2018) Անի Ֆիշենկճեան
The proclamation of the Turkish Republic by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk did not bring to and end the state policy of Armenian persecution. On the contrary the policy took new shape underpinned by Kemal’s homogenization policy for the newly proclaimed state. Thus, as of 1923 new waves of Armenians who had not yet left their homeland, having disguised themselves and integrated into local Kurdish villages. Yet, due to the homogenization policy and the consequences of the 1925 Kurdish revolt, these Armenians were left with no support ass the rebel Kurdish aghas were persecuted and killed by the state. The paper focuses on the exodus of these Armenians who took refuge in northern Syria. The paper describes the relief efforts local Armenian organizations made and the campaign they carried out to muster support and raise funds for settling these refuges in the area and their eventual integration into the newly established Armenian communities.
Սփիւռքահայութեան հետ մշակութային կապի կոմիտէն եւ սիրիահայութիւնը
(2018) Արման Եղիազարեան
From its inception in 1964, Soviet Armenia’s Committee on Cultural Relations with the Diaspora Armenians established a strong relationship with the Syrian Armenian community. Special attention was paid to the Middle East Armenian communities as these were deemed very important due to their number and organizational network. Through archival materials, the paper analyses various aspects of the relations of the Committee with the Armenian community of Syria. Prior to the establishment of these relations thorough research and study of the Syrian Armenian community was conducted to asses who’s who in the community. Eventually two types of relations were established: personal and organizational. The paper underlines, however, that these relations were partial as they excluded nearly all relations with individuals and organizations that were not considered “progressive.”
Սուրիոյ խորհրդարանին հայ երեսփոխանները (ակնարկ)
(2018) Նորա Արիսեան
In order to have a better view of Syrian Armenian history, one should look at the careers of Syrian-Armenian MPs and their input to Syrian parliament. No such research has been conducted, except for the author’s groundbreaking book on the subject. All that exists is bits and pieces of biographic notes published in Armenian newspapers on occasion. The paper is based on thorough research of registers and archives of the Syrian parliament from 1928 to 2011 and the above-mentioned book. Alongside biographic highlights, the paper discusses the contribution of the Syrian Armenian MPs to diverse parliamentary committees and their stance concerning Syrian socio-economic and cultural affairs and policies. These are brought to life from the speeches and letters of Armenian MPs.
Սուրիոյ հայ աւետարանական համայնքի գործունէութիւնը (2005-2017ի ամփոփ պատկեր)
(2018) Յարութիւն Սելիմեան
The Armenian evangelical community of Syria has a significant presence in the Armenian spiritual, cultural, and national space of Syria. From the early 1990’s, the community was further and more actively incorporated into the Syrian Armenian space. The community is present in Aleppo, Kesab, Homs and Damascus and is administered by the Central Committee of the Near East Armenian Evangelical Church Union, the Administrative Body of the Armenian Evangelical Community and the Educational Council of the Armenian Evangelical Community. The report highlights the milestones of the community in Syria and describes the socio-cultural, national and spiritual activities of the community prior to and during the war years in Syria. Prior to the war years considerable emphasis was put on Christian education; school buildings as well as the content and quality of the education and learning provided was revised in line with changes in school structure policies by the ministry of education. Tuition fees and financial aid were revised and a secondary section started in 2009. On the cultural side a music school, library and reading hall were launched in 2006. War realities, however, imposed a different agenda. The community became geared more towards social and economic relief by providing food, financial help, medical care, everyday life utilities (gas, water, etc.), and it organized gatherings for children and the elderly. An infirmary was inaugurated in 2013. Due to danger in war zones, certain schools were relocated or had to send their students to other schools. Nonetheless, school jubilees were celebrated, yearbooks were published, and both inter- and intra-communal relations and relations with the Republic of Armenia, the Diaspora and the global Christian community were maintained. In a nutshell, the report emphasizes the fact that against the odds of war the community survived and did its utmost to bear the impact and consequences of the war with strength.
Սիրիայի հայ համայնքի հետ տարուող աշխատանքները
(2018) Ֆիրդուս Զաքարեան
Some 15-20,000 Syrian-Armenians have taken refuge from the war waging in Syria in the Republic of Armenia. Currently there are 13,000 Syrian-Armenians in Armenia. The paper is an extensive report on the work the Ministry of the Diaspora of the Republic of Armenia, conducted between 2008 and 2015 with the Syrian-Armenians who left Syria because of the ongoing fighting in the country. The Ministry’s initial efforts targeted certain basic issues, namely how to cooperate with the community, survey the difficulties, analyze them and develop methods to resolve them, and incorporate their results in pan-Armenian projects like youth activities, pan-Armenian conferences, and publishing of studies on the issues the community faces. The report details the efforts the state has made regarding the Syrian-Armenian community of Armenia through the Ministry of the Diaspora, which is the coordinator of the efforts and projects produced and conducted by various departments of the government. The efforts include the establishment of an ad hoc team, an interministerial commission, and a coordinating body composed of Syrian-Armenians. Among the practical efforts, the report highlights the easing of visa and naturalization procedures, entitling Syrian-Armenians to use their Syrian cars in Armenia for a period of time without any taxation, providing them with accommodation, health services, job placement services, and legal advice, channeling financial aid and relief to the needy, providing credit to launch businesses, providing free courses to help them integrate into local society, settling them in agricultural areas for land cultivation, providing the children with relevant education and covering the tuition fees of 350 university students, incorporating Syrian-Armenian youth in relevant projects, organizing fund raising cultural events, etc.
Սիրիահայերը Հայաստանի եւ Լեռնային Ղարաբաղի Հանրապետութիւններում. Խնդիրներ, լուծման տարբերակներ
(2018) Թեհմինէ Մարտոյեան
The paper portrays how the repatriation of Syrian Armenians to the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Artsakh (Karabagh) has been accomplished. It discusses the existence of systematic and clear-cut plans for their incorporation into local society and the basic problems the refugees currently face. In fact their repatriation took place in difficult conditions; thus, their incorporation is complicated and takes time. The paper argues that care from the fatherland is very important and needs to be ongoing. Consistent care should be given to address the difficulties of those repatriated. As some of the Syrian Armenians are having thoughts of further migration, the paper argues that efforts should be made to enable them to reconstruct their lives and envisage their future in their fatherland. In this regard the paper emphasizes the various contributions that these settlers have brought to Armenian society. The paper argues that support for the Syrian Armenian settlers has been generally successful. Nonetheless, steps should be taken to alleviate any further difficulties that might arise at any moment.
Գարեգին քեսապցի կաթողիկոսի բառապաշարը հայերէնի հարստացման միջոց
(2018) Հայկանուշ Յ. Մեսրոպեան
The published sermons, interpretations and theological research of Karekin I, Catholicos of All Armenians, are among the best expressions of Armenian public speech. Answers are given to a multiplicity of questions in an encyclopedic manner that includes philosophical generalisations. The answers are significantly pictorial and have literary significance since they are expressed in different styles and at times by means of new words, particularly compound words. According to the paper, Catholicos Karekin I brought to life some 2000 new words in Armenian, thus enriching the Armenian lexicon. The paper analyses the formation and structure of these new words, which were molded according to the rules and regulations of Armenian word formation. Alongside these new words, the paper notes that certain other words are used with new connotations and usage. The paper also notes that a large number of these new words come from the Bible, where words like God, Jesus, Christ, Mesrob, light, Armenian, soul, gospel, prayer, saint, disciple, and self constitute the first part of the newly formed compound word. The paper ends by highlighting a number of examples of these new words, which are an interesting combination of Western and Eastern Armenian literary languages.
Ցեղասպանութեան յիշողութիւնը եւ սիրիահայերը. Վերադա՞րձ հայրենիք (Յիշողութեան մարդաբանութիւն)
(2018) Խորէն Գրիգորեան
The paper studies Syrian Armenians temporarily or permanently settled in the Republic of Armenia (RA) as once-more refugees and argues that this refugee crisis provides new motivation for establishing a collective memory of the Armenian Genocide. The paper is based on extensive interviews with ten Syrian-Armenian refugees, in which it becomes evident that these refugees see their settlement in RA as a continuation of their refugee identity. Alongside the interviews Syrian Armenian survivors' memoirs have been researched and referred to in order to validate the author's arguments. Thus, a renewed version of perception of oneself as a refugee in the third and fourth generation is registered. Based on the experience of these Syrian Armenian refugees, the paper describes memory of the Genocide from a human archeological memory perspective.
Տեղահանութիւն. Հաւաքական յիշողութիւն եւ անձնական փորձառութիւն (Քեսապի պարագայ)
(2018) Շողիկ Աշըգեան
Against the backdrop of the first two deportations from Kesab (1909 and 1915), the paper analyses the third deportation from Kesab in 2014. Based on observations and analysis of collective memory experiences, exclusively from an Armenian perspective, the paper examines, from diverse angles, the 2014 uprooting and its connections with the Armenian Genocide and the basic issues of the Armenian Cause. The Kesab case is presented as a case-study of Armenian history, yet, at the same time, as part and parcel of Syrian Armenian history. Accordingly, the conclusions of the paper are deductive reflecting a line of thought from one case to generalities.
Բերիոյ հայոց թեմի մշակութային վերելքը (1995-2015)
(2018) Մարիա Գաբրիէլեան
The paper describes the functional activities of the Armenian Orthodox Church Beria Prelacy in the last twenty years (1995-2015) and covers almost all geographic Syria, specifically the Aleppo, Coastal and Jezira districts. In brief, the paper presents the administrative structure of the Perelacy and its four basic types of organizational activities, namely education, public relations and publications, Christian education and nurturing the new generation. It details the extent of work done in these fields, as well as the purpose, results, trends, and difficulties that such an endeavor faces. The paper notes that due to the war in Syria, the Prelacy reshaped itself and made accommodations to deal with war emergencies and to address the growing challenges. The paper concludes with a brief description of the current conditions of the the Prelacy and the course which will be taken by the Prelacy in the post-war period.
Սուրիահայ մշակութային կորուստը (ակնարկ)
(2018) Սօսէ Փիլաւճեան
The paper notes that Aleppo was the first station of Armenian refugees and a principal settlement area for them. She argues that this fact has led Armenians and others to venture into collecting Armenian cultural artifacts in Syria. Indeed a number of Syrian-Armenian collectors have been instrumental in collecting Armenian cultural materials including manuscripts, 19th century photos, souvenirs and mementos of the fatherland, songs and tales, carpets, handcrafts, needlework, documents, coins, etc. Based on personal experience, the author details the loss of her father’s rich collection of Armenian cultural artifacts, lost when their apartment and the whole building was demolished by the very first bombs that hit Aleppo. The paper surveys the damage a number of Armenian medieval architectural monuments have suffered in the ongoing war in Syria, alongside the destruction and ruining of 20th century Armenian churches, cemeteries and monuments, erected in memory of the Armenian Genocide, particularly those in Aleppo, Der Zor and Margade.
Հալէպահայութեան կրած վնասները (ակնարկ)
(2018) Աւօ Գաթրճեան
The author briefly reports on the losses the Armenian community of Syria faced during the war years. Against the backdrop of a general overview of the Armenians of Syria, the report highlights specifically the financial, demographic, cultural, business, and educational losses and implications of the war on the Aleppo Armenians, the new demographic map of the Armenians of Syria and their future prospects.

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