In honor of Jamanak newspaper’s 100th anniversary, the Krikor and Clara Zohrab Information Center of the Diocese of the Armenian Church of America (Eastern), with the participation of AGBU; Armenian American Support and Educational Center, Inc.; Constantinople Armenian Relief Society (C.A.R.S.);, Esayan-Getronagan Alumni, Inc.; Armenian Cultural Center of Forest Hills;, Knights and Daughters of Vartan; Tekeyan Cultural Association, Inc.; and Tibrevank Alumni, Inc. invite you to:

THE ARMENIAN COMMUNITY OF ISTANBUL:

PERSPECTIVES ON PAST AND PRESENT

Saturday, May 16

Part 1/10:30 am – 12:30 pm

SAHAN ARZRUNI, on No Armenian Musician, No Ottoman Musical Culture!

MARLENE BREU, Western Michigan University, on Expressions of Faith and Identity: Sacred Artifacts in the Armenian Orthodox Churches of Istanbul

RACHEL GOSHGARIAN Zohrab Center, on Feasts in Constantinople, Feasts in Van: Armenians Eating with ‘Others’ in 17^th-century Literary Texts