ISBN 0-9535191-1-2   xviii + 257 pages, paper, illustrations, index.   Price: UKŁ17.00 / US$25.00 plus shipping. To order contact books@gomidas.org or books@garodbooks.com   Table of contents Cover photo: ARF members and sympathizers photographed with Arsen Mikaelian at the time of his second visit to Syracuse on 3 October 1915. At the center in front are Mikaelian and Harutiun Terzian holding a photo of General Antranig. The lone woman in the photo is Mannig Zahrajian, seen at the back.

Starting with the earliest immigrants before World War I, this work plots the ups and downs of the Armenian community of Syracuse, New York, up to the present.

The book describes how one small community experienced the formative events of American-Armenian history. It traces the institutional developments of the early years-the establishment of churches, cultural organizations, and political parties. It follows the ruptures of the 1930s-the advent of the pro-Soviet Harachtimagan movement, the assassination of Archbishop Tourian in New York City, and the split within the Armenian Apostolic Church throughout the United States. It stays with the community though World War II, the Cold War, and more recent developments.

Drawing on numerous interviews, a wealth of letters, minutes, and other documents, as well as firsthand experience, the author delivers an intimate biography of the Syracuse family.

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About the Author

Arpena Sachaklian Mesrobian is director emerita of Syracuse University Press.

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