Montebello Genocide Memorial

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The Armenian Genocide Martyrs Monument ( English Armenian Genocide Martyrs Monument ), better known as Genocide Monument Montebello ( English Montebello Genocide Memorial ), is a monument in Montebello , California , dedicated to the victims of the Armenian genocide in 1915-1923 in the Ottoman Empire is dedicated.

The monument, opened on April 21, 1968, is an eight-arch tower supported by 23-meter-tall white concrete columns. The memorial was designed by Hrant Agbabian, the groundbreaking ceremony took place in 1967. It is the oldest and largest memorial in the United States dedicated to the victims of this genocide . The owner is the city of Montebello.

The Armenian Genocide Martyrs Monument

The inscription on the memorial plaque says:

"This Monument erected by Americans of Armenian descent, is dedicated to the 1,500,000 Armenian victims of the Genocide perpetrated by the Turkish Government, 1915-1921, and to men of all nations who have fallen victim to crimes against humanity."

As part of Genocide Remembrance Day , thousands of Armenians from various parts of the Greater Los Angeles area, as well as American politicians, gather on April 24 each year and lay flowers in memory of the victims of the genocide.

history

After the 50th anniversary of the Armenian genocide in 1965, the Armenian community of Los Angeles decided to build a memorial that would serve as a permanent meeting place to commemorate the genocide victims. Months later, the city of Montebello secured a place in a public park for it. Armenians from around the world participated in the funding and donated US $ 125,000.

Garin K. Hovannisian (son of the politician Raffi Hovannisian and grandson of the historian Richard Hovannisian ) described in his book Family of Shadows from 2010 the construction of the monument as a "milestone for the Armenians of the United States". He continues afterwards "It took almost five years of town hall meetings, city hall debates and fundraising to inaugurate a monument in a public park". He also notes that " ARF , Ramgavar , Armenakan , Apostolics , Catholics , Protestants and every other category of Armenians gathered at Bicknell Park for the opening ceremony." More than ten thousand Armenians attended the inauguration ceremony. The then State Senator George Deukmejian , who would later become Governor of California, read Governor Ronald Reagan's announcement.

Clues to the location of the Genocide Martyrs Monument were posted on March 22, 2011 along the motorway near the Garfield / Wilcox exit.

The monument is to be placed under monument protection on the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide in 2015.

gallery

  • The memorial under construction

  • Construction of the memorial

  • Distant view of the memorial during construction

  • April 24, 2008

  • The 2012 memorial

  • Close up view

bibliography

  • Garin K. Hovannisian: Family of Shadows. A Century of Murder, Memory, and the Armenian American Dream . HarperCollins, New York 2010, ISBN 978-0-06-179208-3 .

Web links

Commons : Montebello Genocide Memorial  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Garin K. Hovannisian: Family of Shadows . New York 2010, p. 90 .
  2. ^ A b c d History of the Armenian Genocide Memorial in Montebello, CA. (No longer available online.) United Armenian Council for the Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide Los Angeles, archived from the original on June 29, 2012 ; Retrieved September 1, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / uacla.com
  3. ↑ a b c Monument at Bicknell Park in Montebello, California. Armenian National Institute, accessed August 31, 2012 .
  4. ^ Marc Martin: Marches and commemorations in Southland mark Armenian genocide . In: Los Angeles Times , April 25, 2012. Retrieved October 6, 2012. 
  5. ^ Richard Hovannisian: The Armenian Genocide. Cultural and Ethical Legacies . Transcription Publishers, New Brunswick, New Jersey 2008, ISBN 978-1-4128-0619-0 , pp. 201 .
  6. ^ Sandra T. Molina: Thousands commemorate Armenian genocide at site of Montebello monument . In: Whittier Daily News , April 24, 2012. Archived from the original on June 22, 2012 Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved October 6, 2012. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.whittierdailynews.com 
  7. ^ Garin K. Hovannisian: Family of Shadows . New York 2010, p. 89 .
  8. ^ Garin K. Hovannisian: Family of Shadows . New York 2010, p. 89-90 .
  9. ↑ Genocide Monument Freeway Signs Installed. Asbarez, March 24, 2012, accessed September 1, 2012 .
  10. ^ Bob Pool: Freeway signs in Montebello take note of Armenian genocide . In: Los Angeles Times , April 2, 2011. Retrieved October 6, 2012. 

Coordinates: 34 ° 1 '42.2 "  N , 118 ° 7' 51.4"  W.