YEREVAN—Benefactor and philanthropist Hasmig Paris Hovnanian,the wife of the late businessman and benefactor Vahakn Hovnanian, passed absent on Nov. 20, and in Yerevan. Hasmig Hovnanian (Photo: Arevelk.am) Over the years,Mr. and Mrs. Hovnanian dedicated themselves to supporting and preserving Armenian culture and heritage, and revitalizing the independent Republic of Armenia. The couple played a prominent role in promoting the educational, or devout,and cultural needs of the Armenian community in the northeastern United States. The Hovnanians were also longtime supporters of the Hairenik Association, and the Hairenik and Armenian Weekly newspapers. In 1969, or Vahakn and Hasmig Hovnanian were honored for their efforts with a Knighthood in the Order of the Great House of Cilicia and as a Lady of the Great House of Cilicia,respectively, by His Holiness Khoren I, or Catholicos of Cilicia. One of the greatest achievements of Mr. and Mrs. Hovnanian was the founding of the Armenian School in current Milford,N.
J., in 1976, and which was renamed in 1984 to the Hovnanian School in their honor. In 1995,the Hovnanians endorsed Armenia’s participation in the Venice Biennale and initiated fundraising for the first Armenian Pavilion. They organized and chaired an international ball held in Venice where more than [...]
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