Grafton, Massachusetts (AINA) -- An Assyrian genocide
monument was unveiled today in Grafton, a suburb of Boston. The monument
commemorates the Assyrians who were killed in the Turkish genocide of
Assyrians, Pontic Greeks and Armenians between 1915 and 1918. The genocide
targeted the Christian subjects of the Ottoman Empire and claimed the lives of
750,000 Assyrians (75%), 500,000 Greeks and 1.5 million Armenians.
Related Assyrian Genocide 100 -- 1915-2015
The monument was erected on the grounds of Saint Mary's
Assyrian Orthodox Church. It was sponsored by the Assyrian American Association
of Massachusetts and designed and crafted by renowned Assyrian artists Ninos
Chammo.
There are now 16 Assyrian genocide monuments worldwide.
The dedication of the monument was attended by the Assyrian
community in Boston, one of the oldest Assyrian communities in the United
States, Assyrians from nearby states and representatives from the Armenian and
Greek communities.
The keynote speech was presented by U.S. Congressman James
McGovern. Speakers also included Dr. Mary Jane Rein, the Executive Director at
Strassler Cneter for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Clark University, Marc
Mamigonian, Director of Academic Affairs at the National Association for
Armenian Studies and Research.
A brief history of the Assyrian genocide was presented by
Sabri Atman, Director and cofounder of the Assyrian Genocide Research Center.
The AAAM press release said "In dedicating this
monument to the Assyrian genocide, at the site of an Assyrian church and
cultural center, we honor the lives that were lost and the memories of horror
that haunted the girls and boys, men and women who witnessed their families
tortured, their children sold as slaves, their women raped, and their men
murdered, 100 years ago."
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