Are
you interested in visiting a memorial to victims of genocide in the world or to
learn how different ethnic groups commemorate their genocide?
GPN Genocide Prevention Now plans to develop an ongoing worldwide directory to memorials for victims of genocide. We will also present to our readers regular reports on how individual groups commemorate their victims, including the content of the various ceremonies.
Memorials to victims of genocide are built throughout the world and often are not limited to the place where the genocide occurred.
We are interested in receiving information about additional memorials to victims of genocide that do not as yet appear in our directory. Our aim is to build a comprehensive directory of memorials that reflect the different ways of commemorating and remembering specific genocides by the victim groups.
All submissions should be sent to: Marc I. Sherman, Director, Holocaust and Genocide Review, GPN-Genocide Prevention Now. E-mail: msherman.gpn@genocidepreventionnow.org.
Featured Memorial in this Issue:
The Armenian Genocide Martyrs’ Memorial in Deir ez-Zor, Syria
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenian_Genocide_Memorial_Church_(Der_Zor)
The Armenian Genocide Martyrs' Memorial in Deir ez-Zor, Syria, is a complex dedicated to the memory of the victims of the Armenian Genocide. The construction of the memorial started in December 1989 and was completed in November 1990.. Currently, the complex serves as church, museum, monument, archive centre and exhibition.. It is under the direct administration of the Armenian Prelacy, Diocese of Aleppo. Every year, on April 24, tens of thousands of Armenian pilgrims from all over the world, visit the Der Zor complex to commemorate the genocide victims, with the presence of their religious leaders.
Click here to see the Featured Memorial as well as the full listing of HGR Memorials