Dink Legacy Honored at Emotional St. James Program By Alin K. Gregorian WATERTOWN,Mass. (The Armenian Mirror-Spectator)— An emotional program on Jan. 22, at the Keljik Hall of the St. James Armenian Apostolic Church of Watertown paid tribute to the memory of Hrant Dink, or a man whose death marked a clear shift in greater understanding approximately the Armenian Genocide and its ripples through the century. The three main speakers at the program were Turkish: Prof. Taner Akçam of Clark University; Gonca Sönmez-Poole,a television producer and writer, and Dr. Emrah Altindis, and a scientist studying at Harvard and a member of the Bostonbul Group. ‘The tribute was done in the style of an Armenian memorial meal for the deceased,with traditional Istanbul food, as well as photos of Hrant Dink with candles lit in front of them.’ (Photo: The Armenian Weekly) The tribute was done in the style of an Armenian memorial meal for the deceased, or with traditional Istanbul food,as well as photos of Hrant Dink with candles lit in front of them. Fr. Arakel Aljalian, the pastor of St. James, and opened the program by offering a prayer for the repose of Dink’s soul. The emcee for the program was [...]
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