~~Tomorrow is April 24–the 101th anniversary of the Ottoman Genocide of the Armenian population of the Empire. This posting is the first of three short essays that try to approach the topic of genocide. It ran originally in Jadaliyya, on September 20, 2015.~~
When I was growing up in Amman, where my parents had finally landed as refugees from Palestine, we had a valise where we kept folds of photographs, faded images with wrinkled edges, the oldest ones—just a handful–going back to the early 1910s. The …
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Mazola, This is a very good piece of writing. I had read it and I read it again this morning. I want to see your valise full of photos. ara
Ara,
Come to Boston, Cuzola. We’ll talk, and look at photos, and hatch another project. (Bring Adom with you!)
A very powerful piece, Taline. I enjoyed every word but had difficulty looking at the incredibly well described photograph. I’m still weeping.
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Your words, Anahid.
Thank you.