Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem, Nourhan Manougian, leads the Vespers, evening prayers, in the Grotto, in the Church of Nativity, as the Armenian community of Jerusalem celebrates Christmas in Bethlehem, West Bank, on January 18, 2016. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90
A member of the Jerusalem Armenian scouts marches past Palestinian security, during the welcome ceremony at Manger Square by the Church of Nativity, as the Armenian community of Jerusalem celebrates Christmas in Bethlehem, West Bank, on January 18, 2016. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90
An Armenian woman prays at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre for the Sunday morning mass in Jerusalem’s Old City, on January 10, 2016. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90
Armenian priests and seminar students attend a prayer welcoming the New Year, at midnight, in the Armenian Quarter of Jerusalem’s Old City, on January 13, 2016, according to the old Orthodox calendar. Photos by Hadas Parush/Flash90
Christmas party for children in the Armenian Quarter of Jerusalem’s Old City, on January 12, 2016, ahead of Armenian Christmas which will take place on January 18. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90
Episode 8 #Genocide from my YouTube docu-series Armenian American. April 24 is the day we remember 1.5 Million Armenians who were systematically slaughtered by the Turks, including my great great grandfather who had his head chopped off and his body dragged around the city for everyone to see as they took out all the community leaders and walked the helpless women, children, and elderly across the Syrian desert to die. You are gone but not forgotten and we are still fighting for the day where America officially recognizes this atrocity as a Genocide ⚫️ . . . . . . #April24 #Armenia #Armenian #ArmenianGenocide #Hope #Genocide #Turkey #America #Syria #Memorial #Remember #NeverForget #Documentary #YouTube #CNN #Yerevan #Hye #MightyHye #Flame #Hayastan #American #ThePromise #KeepThePromise (at Tsitsernakaberd)