Hrayr Toukhanian
BY MITCH KEHETIAN
DETROIT, Mich.—In his lifetime as a print photographer and film producer Hrayr Toukhanian has earned an impressive list of awards and tributes for pursuing a dedication that took birth in Lebanon.
Now 83, the Beirut born Toukhanian still receives tributes for past accomplishments and his continuing service to the entire Armenian community.
Most recently the Tekeyan Cultural Association honored Toukhanian with a symbolic award for having directed and produced the historic film ‘Assignment Berlin’ that relived the 1923 assassination of Talaat Pasha, the notorious Turkish official who plotted the massacre of more than 1.5 million Armenians in the haunting years of 1915-23.
Soghomon Tehlirian
In recognizing Toukhanian for his dedicated services to the Armenian cause for justice, Edmond Azadian, the newly elected president of the national Tekeyan association, said “tonight we honor a talented man for his professional talent and dedication we emphasize for the pioneering venture in perpetuating Soghomon Tehlirian’s immortal deed and serving the entire Armenian community without any distinction.â€
