PARAMUS, N.J. – As part of its continued study of the topic, the Bergen Community College Center for Peace, Justice and Reconciliation will sponsor an evening of dialogue on the Armenian Genocide Tuesday, Nov. 3. More than 1.5 million Armenians and other Christian minorities perished in what has become regarded as the first modern-era genocide 100 years ago. The event will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. in the student center at the College’s main campus, 400 Paramus Road.
A screening of Genocide survivor Dr. Michael Hagopian’s “The River Ran Red” documentary featuring the testimonies of eyewitnesses will begin at 6 p.m. A question and answer session and dance performance by the Aradzani Dance Group will follow.
At 7:30 p.m., Dr. Ani Kalayjian, a professor of psychology at Teacher’s College Columbia University, will lead a presentation on preventing genocide before the evening closes with an oud musical performance by Michael Uzatmaciyan.
More than 8,300 Armenians live in Bergen County, according to the federal government.
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Based in Paramus, Bergen Community College (www.bergen.edu), a public two-year coeducational college, enrolls 16,000 students at locations in Paramus, the Philip Ciarco Jr. Learning Center in Hackensack and Bergen Community College at the Meadowlands in Lyndhurst. The College offers associate degree, certificate and continuing education programs in a variety of fields. More students graduate from Bergen than any other community college in the state.