Abril Bookstore presents, with the sponsorship of the Glendale Public Library:

ADANA 1909: Centennial Memorial of the Adana Massacres

Sunday, October 11, 2009 – 4:00pm
Glendale Central Library Auditorium – 222 E. Harvard St. Glendale, CA 91205

- Guest Speakers -
ARA SARAFIAN, Historian and Editor of the newly released book, Cilicia 1909: the Massacre of Armenians
GARABED MOUMDJIAN, Historian

- Special Performance -
“ADANA IN MEMORIAM”
Multimedia presentation dedicated to all the lives that were lost during the Adana Massacres.
Spoken word, music, and performance art by local artists including members of the Element Band.

- Centennial Exhibition -
“THE DESTRUCTION OF ARMENIANS IN ADANA, 1909″
A Rare Photographic Record by Ernst Jackh
On view: October 5 – 29, 2009 – Main floor of Glendale Central Library
Official Opening Reception on October 11th at 7:00 pm
The photographs in this collection were taken by Ernst Jackh, a German political activist in the Ottoman Empire, in April 1909.  They give us interesting and grim insights into the Adana Massacres of 1909, when over 30,000 Armenians were killed in mob violence in the Adana region of Ottoman Turkey.  These events became a precursor of the Genocide of Armenians in Ottoman Turkey. Photographs have been reproduced by permission from Ernst Jackh Papers, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University.

For more information, contact:
ABRIL BOOKSTORE   (818) 243-4112   [email protected]
THE GLENDALE PUBLIC LIBRARY   (818) 548-3288   [email protected]
Validated parking available across the street at The Marketplace Parking Structure