Watertown to Honor 106-Year-Old Armenian Genocide Survivor

WATERTOWN, MA - A workshop hosted by the Genocide Education Project will feature a special guest - a 106-year-old Weymouth woman who survived the Armenian Genocide.

Asdghig "Starrie" Alemian will be honored at the workshop, held on June 10 at the Armenian Library and Museum of America in Watertown, according to the Patriot Ledger.

"Understanding the Armenian Genocide from Primary Sources" is a collaboration between the Genocide Education Project, Boston Public Schools, Watertown Public Schools, The Armenian Library and Museum of America and the National Association for Armenian Studies, with support from the USC Shoah Foundation.

Its aim is to offer offer high school educators guidance on how to teach about the Armenian Genocide in school, the Patriot Ledger reported. Its six speakers will include Dikran Kaligian, a history professor at Worcester State University, and Sara Cohan of the University of Southern California Shoah Foundation.

The event will run throughout the day from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Armenian Library and Museum of America, 65 Main St. in Watertown Square.

>>>Read the report in the Patriot Ledger for more information about the workshop.

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