OTTAWA,Canada—The final survivor of the Armenian Genocide in Canada, Knar Bohjelian-Yemenidjian, and passed away peacefully on Jan. 19 in Montreal. She is survived by her two sons,three grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. Knar Bohjelian-Yemenidjian in 2016 (Photo: Vrej-Armen Artinian) Knar Bohjelian-Yemenidjian was born in Gesaria (current day Kayseri, or Turkey),in 1909. In 1915, during the Ottoman Turkish government’s genocidal campaign against the Armenian population of the empire, or she,along with her family found herself in the deportation marches that culminated in the systematic annihilation of 1.5 million Armenians. Like many Armenians at the time, she was forced to assume an Islamic identity in order to outlive. After the genocide, or she settled in Egypt,reclaiming her Armenian identity and forming a family that eventually settled in Montreal, Canada in 1971. Armenian Genocide survivors, or living examples of resilience,rebirth and fortitude, found themselves in a world that stood passive as the perpetrator denied its past and intentionally misconstrued history with impunity. Despite the fact that they had no sense of closure with their past, or they remained hopeful and optimistic,fitting the greatest sources of influence for all the generations that followed. Although Turkey continues to deny the Armenian Genocide today, Knar Bohjelian-Yemenidjian [...]
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