The Armenian Weekly - Levon Saryan Encounters Shooter at LEX
Wednesday, November 06, 2013
Levon Saryan Encounters Shooter at LAX
GREENFIELD, Wisc.—What started out as a routine flight home turned into a nightmare for Dr. Levon A. Saryan.The Armenian activist was returning home from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) over the weekend after visiting his mom when he came face-to-face with a terrorist pointing an assault rifle in his face.
Shirley and Levon Saryan with Fr. Yeghishe Joulian and Fr. Krikor Mikaelian in the water taxi to San Lazzaro (File photo)“You TSA?” barked the shooter.A petrified Saryan shook his head no, and his life was spared.As bullets whizzed by him as he ran for cover, the prominent Armenian numismatic collector and deacon of the church felt debris falling on his shoulder. He thought for a moment as if he had dodged a bullet.“You can call it divine intervention or whatever, but I want to believe it was the hand of God which led me to safety,” he said. “I was a sitting duck. It was not the way I would have wanted to part with my coins but life is more precious. I...
Noted Attorneys to Discuss Legal Aspects of Armenian Cause at ‘ANCA Grassroots’
1.5 hours of general CLE credit offered to those attending the ANCA Grassroots ‘Transnational Justice’ Panel, hosted in collaboration with the Armenian Bar Association.GLENDALE, Calif.—The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) Western Region recently announced that the ANCA Grassroots Transnational Justice panel packed with noted attorneys will be hosted in collaboration with the Armenian Bar Association, allowing attorneys in attendance to obtain 1.5 hours of general CLE credit. Renowned attorneys David Balabanian, Kate Nahapetian, Igor Timofeyev, and Edvin Minassian will share their personal experiences in advocating Armenian rights within the state and federal legal systems, while also discussing the current stage and future outlook of pursuing the Armenian Cause in the legal field. The panel will be moderated by none other than the chairman of the Board of Governors of the Armenian Bar Association, Garo Ghazarian.
A poster of the Grassroots Conference“The ANCA... Jaffarians Fuel a 75-Year Business Dynasty
HAVERHILL, Mass.—It all started in 1938 with a gasoline pump and sound business acumen.Fred Jaffarian, the first Armenian American born in this city, leased a gas station on Haverhill’s River Street. Together with wife Alice, who worked at a nearby shoe factory, the two began an automotive dynasty that stretched 75 years through 4 generations.
City of Haverhill honored Jaffarian Volvo & Toyota for 75 years of continuous business through four generations. (L-R) Gavin Jaffarian, Mayor James Fiorentini, and brothers Gary and Mark Jaffarian, who spearhead the enterprise.The two entrepreneurs left the management antics to cousin Charlie while they both labored in the factory. Every day they would go straight from the sweatshop to work the gas station, eventually phasing out the grueling schedule when the station became successful.Fred’s gregarious personality kept customers coming back while Alice’s frugality maximized profits. Together, they cultivated the perfect... Baronian to Analyze Armenian Dialects at NAASR
BELMONT, Mass.—On Thurs., Nov. 21, Linguist Luc Vartan Baronian will present a lecture entitled, “On the Classification, Antiquity, and Spread of the Armenian Dialects, ” at 7:30 p.m. at the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) Center, 395 Concord Avenue in Belmont.In this talk, Baronian proposes a new definition of the east/west border dividing traditional Armenian dialects. The original definition, from Adjarian’s (1909) foundational work, is based on the present tense formation and reflects the pre-1915 Russian/Ottoman border. Baronian argues that a methodologically sounder division should rest on consonant systems, which then places the border roughly between Greater Armenia and the minor kingdoms of the west.By pushing back in time the western consonant system, it becomes much more likely that it was inherited from a spoken dialect contemporary with Classical Armenian. Some arguments in favor of such a view have already been proposed by noted... Yegparian: Facilities
Since late August, between preparing for the Oct. 6 formal opening with ribbon cuttings and all the niceties, and the Nov. 1 fundraiser, the focus of community activity in Burbank has been BYC and more BYC (the Armenian Cultural Foundation’s (ACF) new Burbank Youth Center).Being in the thick of this activity brought back memories and got me thinking. I recall when Boston’s ACEC (Armenian Cultural and Educational Center) was new. Back then, I heard a complaint, something to the effect of “rich folks get these centers started, then we’re stuck with the grind of having to come up with big sums for mortgage and maintenance.” In New York, maintaining the Armenian center (in whose parking lot the phone company was fond of dumping its extra directories) was also challenging. The San Fernando Valley has been working towards having a community center since time immemorial, and only very recently has secured two smaller-scale buildings. We have our schools to maintain (no new ones... Activists Clash with Police on Guy Fawkes Day in Yerevan
YEREVAN (A.W.)—Violence erupted on Mashtots Avenue on Nov. 5 as dozens of protesters clashed with police. The demonstration was sparked by a call for revolution by activist Shant Harutyunyan.
Photo: Arsen Sarkisyan/NEWS.amAs over a hundred protesters gathered to embark on what police say was an “unauthorized” march to the Presidential Palace, they encountered resistance by law enforcement officials. Some of the activists hurled small gas-filled bottles that exploded upon impact. Others swung wooden batons at officers. Reportedly, up to 200 law-enforcement officials—including Special Forces and SWAT teams—were deployed to the scene. Some 20 activists were arrested, including Harutyunyan, while around ten police officers suffered injuries.Just before clashes with the police, Harutyunyan told journalists that he and his supporters were prepared to fight until the last man. He said they were armed with homemade explosives, batons, and rocks, among other things....
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