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lie will not fear though the earth
should change, though the mountains
■shake- in the heart of the sea; though
its waters roar unci foam, though the
mountains tremble with its tumult.
There is.ji river whose streams make
glad the city of God, the holy
habitation of her, she shall not be
moved. God will help her right early.
The nations rage, the kingdoms totter;
He utters his voice, the earth melts.
The Lord of hosts is with us; the God
of Jacob is our refuge. Come, behold
the works of the Lord, how He has
wrought desolations in the earth. He
makes wars cease to the end of the
earth He breaks the bow. and shatters
the spear. He burns the chariots with
fire! Be stilt, and know that I am God. I
am exalted among the nations, I am
exalted in the earth! The Lord of hosts
is wilh us; the God of Jacob is our
refuge.
The Rev. Roger Minassian, pastor
of Pilgrim Armenian Congregational
Church welcomed all of the many
different parishioners to the Pilgrim
Church.
He said "It's a joy to our Valley to
have all Armenians worship together." '
Comments were made in Armenian
by the Rev. Hrani Scrabian, pasior of
Holy   Trinity
Sharzhoom
May 1990
Fresno and the Rev. Kcyork Arakelian,
pasior of St. Gregory Church in Fowler
delivered an English message.
Fr. Arakelian said that starting in
1915 the Turkish Government put into
effect u policy to. terminate all
Armenians. By the end of the First
World War 1.5 million Armenians
were dead.
He said "Wc have noi learned to live
wilh one another and remain in justice
and peace; as still people arc killed all
over the world."
Fr. Arakelian said lhat the genocide
did noi only break and slaughter
human lives, bul it was also was die
breaking of a community. Before the
Armenian Genocide reviewed
By Satenig Ohannessian
Staff Writer	
"We (the Jews) begin to^ sec
ourselves as survivors. It's not over -
it's still going- on. li could happen lo
us again." These words were from
Rabbi Kenneth I. Segel of Temple
Beth Israel of Fresno during one of the
lectures presented at the CSUF
Armenian Genocide Class.
Segel was a guest lecturer during the
class, Armenian Studies 120T, held on
s^^S^m>^^^^and 14-m ,eclure focused on
Armenian   Church
a close community, but today
Armenians are scattered throughout the
world and in many instances forced lo
assimilate.
Arakelian ended his message with a
question for each member of die
ecumenial service to struggle with.
He said "What are you willing to die
for or live for? And what are you
willing to give your all for?" He added
lhat only when each person has truly
wrestled with that question can he
begin to answer iL
The ecumenical service was
organized under the auspices of the
Armenian Community Council of die
San Joaquin Valley. It was one of the
many events commemorating the 75lh
anniversary of the Armenian Genocide
of 1915.
Armenian woman ventures
into Fresno business.world
Ity Janice Caprelian
Staff Writer
Accessories of European fashions
have recently come to Fresno. The
newly opened L's Accents is offering
the Valley an exclusive variety of
smart. stylish,.'' ami affordable
accessories dial arc imported from
Italy and France.
"None of our merchandise is over
$50." store owner Louise Baladjanian
said.
L's Accents offers items including
earrings, necklaces; rings, watches,
belts, socks, purses, bracelets, hair
clips, and leggings. Baladjanian said
she opened an accessory store because
they arc currendy very big in die
fashion world.
"They are sellable items lhat keep
getting bigger and bigger," she said.
Baladjanian, 24, has experience
working in die fashion industry. She
worked in retail for nine years before
venturing off into her own business.
She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in
fashion merchandising rrom CSU
Fresno. From her experiences in ihe
industry she came lo die collusion
that she did not want to continue
working for someone else.
"I have ihc'knowledue anil 1 know
that I can make it on my own." she
said.
She chose Fresno for her stores
location because il is less expensive
to sum a business here than in any
other area of California., Baladjanian
also believes lhat the competition is
not as intense in Fresno.
"I don'l sec anybody as my
competition because I carry a lot of
unique, unusual items-thai other stores
don't carry," she said.
Baladjanian said that she always
wanlcd to have a store of her own, but
she did not imagine that it would be at
such a young age.
As a young Armenian woman in die
business profession Baladjanian has
not experienced any conflicts. She
believes this is attributable to the fact
thai more women have entered into the
work-force and Fresno is known for its
successful Armenian businesses.
In the future she sees die business
expanding. She would like to open a
location in Southern California.
Baladjanian is also interested in
exploring the clothing industry.
Baladjanian said she looks forward
to a bright future at 3209 W. Shaw,
Suite #113.
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topic of the Jewish Holocaust in
relation to the Armenian Genocide. He
stressed the importance of not
forgetting the past and to get
involved.
"There are Jewish lobbyists in
Washington, D.C. and they've learned
by the survival instinct ihe political
process," said Segel adding, "that's
how we are involved."
He went on to comment that the
Holocaust affected every Jew. The
Jewish people have developed a kind
of- defensiveness. They lend to feel
that it could happen again and must try
to slop il becoming involved in
United States politics. Rabbi Segel
suggested to the Armenians to keep on
fighting for their rights.
Professor Barlow Der Mugrdechian,
the main lecturer for the course, talked
about ihe history of the Armenian
Genocide and the events leading up lo
it.
"The Armenians were scconS-dass
citizens. They- were the victims of
excessive taxes being imposed on
them by the Ottoman empire," Der
Mugrdechian said. He added lhat by
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ASP Gifts
Virginia Najarian Daloyan of
Fresno donated several maps of
Armenia and books in the Armenian
language to the CSUF Armenian
Studies Program. These were from the
estate of Garabcd and Theresa Najarian
of Fresno.
Mr. and Mrs. Ohannes
Kalustian of Fresno donated a large
number of Armenian language books,
including several works by Raffi.
Dr. Gakmst Aslanian, a visitor
from Yerevan, Armenia donated an
album of the works of painter Hakob
Kojoyan. He also donated a work on
Andranik.
ASP Fall
1990 Courses
'Elementary Modem Armenian
(4 units)
MWF 1210-1300
Introduction to modern western
Armenian. Oral & written exercises.
"Intro, to Armenian Studies
(3 units)
MWF 0910-1000
TTH 1410-1525
Introduction to the culture of the
Armenian people.
•"Masterpieces of Armenian
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TTH 0945-1100
A survey of the great works of
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History lOSB-Armeirian
History I (3 units)
Th 1810-2100
Armenian history from its inception
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bankrupt     through     corruption     and
incompetency.
"Armenians just wanted a belter
life; they did not want to be
independent as ihe Turks thought," he
said.
The main preconditions lo ihe
Armenian Genocide perpetrated by the
Ottoman Turks were: 1) loss of
territories, 2) economic reversals, 3)
worsening policy of discrimination,
4) Armenian demands for reform, 5)
foreign intervention, and 6) repressive
reactions. The ideology of Pan-
Turkism was the main motivationg
factor behind the Genocide.
By 1913 ihe Turkish Government
became a dictatorship with Talaat
Pasha being Minister of Internal
Affairs; Enver Pasha, the head of the
army, and Jemal, the head of die Navy.
All three, along with other members of
ihe Central Committee- of the
Committee of- Union and Progress,
were responsible for die extermination
of the Armenians.
In December of 1914 Enver Pasha
decided to make a secret attack on
Russia, fry January of 1915 he Inst
85,000 men out of his 100,000 man
army.
"He blamed ihe Armenians for his
defeat," Der Mugrdechian said. "He
couldn't tell anyone lhat it was his
fault. He had lo blame it one someone,
so he picked ihe Armenians," added
Der Mugrdechian. This event was one
of ihe factors behind die Armenian
Genocide.*
A large amount of lime was spcnl
discussing the effects of the Genocide
tin ihe second and third generations
and prospects for the future.
The one unit course has become a
pnpuliir course lor Armenians and non-
Armcnians alike.
Hye Sharzhoom
donations   i
Kajak Balekjian
Garrett Park, MD
Fred and Elizabeth
Mahabedian
Kingsburg, CA
John and Lucile Melkonian
Fresno, CA
Mary Ohanian
Fresno, CA
Nectar A. Avedian
Fresno, CA
Vaughn P. Vartanian
Fresno, CA
Nishan Nercessian
Westminster, CA
Carl Robinson
Seattle, WA
Bedros R. Krkorissian
London, Ontario
Canada
Anna Tookoian
Redondo Beach, CA
Kegam Egetkhanoff
Modesto, CA
Paul and Margaret Hokokian
Fresno, CA
Lois Varjabedian
Worcester, MA
Edward and Maryann
Hokokian
Fresno, CA
Zabel janigian
Fresno, CA
Sam K. Harrison
San Francisco, CA
General Society of
Vaspourakan
Fresno, CA
Antranig Chalabian
Southfield.Ml
Hagie Kandarian
Fresno, CA        \
Walter Karabian's donation
to the March Hye Sharzhoom
was in memory of Amie
Avedian