Armin Wegner Asked Franz Werfel Not to Write his ‘40 Days of Musa Dagh’ Part II
The California Courier will publish in a four-part series the exchange between the two historic figures Armin Wegner and Franz Werfel. Already in 1915 I became friends with Johannes Lepsius. As I traveled
Armin Wegner Asked Franz Werfel Not to Write his ‘40 Days of Musa Dagh’ Part I
The California Courier will publish in a four-part series the exchange between the two historic figures Armin Wegner and Franz Werfel. Armin Wegner, a German soldier and medic, was sent to the Ottoman
‘Pan Armenian Council of Western USA’ Or Council of Armenian Organizations?
A coalition of 20 Armenian-American organizations announced the formation of a “Pan Armenian Council of Western USA” on August 15, 2019. The coalition members are: Western Diocese of the Armenian
US Armenians Sue Turkey to Visit Their Native Land Without a Passport
A unique lawsuit, not based on the Armenian Genocide, was filed on May 29, 2019, by two Armenian-Americans against the Turkish government in the United States Federal Court, Central District of California.
U.S. Appeals Court Makes a Wrong Decision on Armenian Demands
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit made a decision on August 8, 2019 to deny the appeal of two lawsuits brought by several Armenian-Americans demanding compensation from the Republic
Turkish and Armenian Prisoners of War Held in India and Burma During WWI
The Ottoman Empire entered World War I on the side of Germany against the alliance of France, United Kingdom, Russia, the United States, and several others. Out of 2.6 million Ottoman soldiers, 250,000
U.S. Places Sanctions on Turkish Firm For its Corrupt Trade with Venezuela
In addition to U.S. and European Union punitive actions against Turkey for various violations, the U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions last week against a Turkish company “involved in a global
European Union and United States Punish Turkey for 2 Separate Violations
After months of uncertainty and controversy, both the European Union (EU) and the United States decided to punish Turkey in the same week for two different violations. The Associated Press reported
