The collaborative efforts of the major Armenian organizations have played an active role to meet the humanitarian needs of the Syrian-Armenian community.
BURBANK, California—Over 250 community members attended the Syrian Armenian Relief Fund’s (SARF) Special Public Gathering on October 10, 2016 at Kalaydjian Hall of the Western Diocese of the Armenian Church to pray for the victims and to protest the continued violence against innocent civilians in Aleppo.
As civil unrest devastates Syria, Armenians have become innocent victims of the ongoing conflict. Since 2011, the Syrian Armenian Relief Fund (SARF) has led numerous initiatives to provide immediate aid and assistance to Armenians in the war-torn country. The collaborative efforts of the major Armenian organizations have played an active role to meet the humanitarian needs of the Syrian-Armenian community.
Concerned by the crisis in Syria, the event drew in community leaders, including His Eminence Archbishop Hovnan Derderian; His Eminence Archbishop Moushegh Mardirossian,; Evangelical Church Reverend Berdj Djambazian; Consul General of the Republic of Armenia Valerie Mkrtumian; leaders of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation, Social Democrat Hunchakian, and Armenian Democratic Liberal (Ramgavar) parties; representatives of the Armenian Relief Society, Armenian General Benevolent Union, Armenian National Committee, Armenian Bar Association, Armenian American Medical Society; editors of Asbarez, Massis, and Nor Or newspapers; and community members at large.
The program commenced with prayer and the singing of Der Voghormia (Lord Have Mercy). Opening remarks were delivered by SARF Executive Committee Secretary, Sona Madarian. She recalled Siamanto’s famous words, “Oh human justice, I spit in your faceâ€
