Armenian Genocide Survivor to be Honored in Watertown

Asdghig “Starrie” Alemian of Weymouth at age 7 in an orphanage in Aleppo is on the far right. Her sister, Anna, age 9, is on the far left. The two women in the center were her two cousins (Haiganoush and Araxi) (Source: WickedLocal)

WEYMOUTH—The Genocide Education Project will host a training workshop for high school teachers on how to teach about the Armenian Genocide on June 10 in Watertown, with Asdghig “Starrie” Alemian, a survivor of the genocide, as a special guest.

The daylong event, from 8am to 5pm, will be held at the Armenian Library and Museum of America, 65 Main St. in Watertown Square. It is accessible by the MBTA bus lines.

“Understanding the Armenian Genocide from Primary Sources” will include half a dozen speakers, including Dikran Kaligian, PhD., history instructor at Worchester State University on “Genocide and the History of the Armenian Genocide.”

Sara Cohan of the University of Southern California Shoah Foundation, will speak on “Testimony: The educational power of Armenian Genocide survivor interviews.”

The event is being hosted by The Genocide Education Project (GenEd), Boston Public Schools, Watertown Public Schools, The Armenian Library and Museum of America, and the National Association for Armenian Studies, with the participation of the USC Shoah Foundation.

The video below by The Patriot Ledger was made when Alemian celebrated her 102nd birthday on March 1, 2012.