[bksvol-discuss] Re: books about the Armenian genocide
- From: Ann Parsons <akp@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:06:26 -0400
Hi all,
When I hear about the Armenian genecide, what comes to my mind is a
picture of my grandmother's living room and her crying as she watch the
destruction of Beyrout Lebanon in the 70s and 80s, and the following
picture is my mother, sitting in our own living room and talking to
somebody about Lebanon.
"Oh, yes, Armenians know about Lebanon. Ask any Armenian you meet on
the street and they will tell you. They will bless you, if they find
out you're Lebanese," she said.
"Why?" asked her guest. "Because Lebanon was the *only* country, the
*only* country who gave those people shelter at the time! And, this
destruction is how they are repaid!"
It's a grim memory, yet it is sweet as well. Strange how history plays
out. The little country who gave shelter to so many is virtually
destroyed, a poor shadow of itself. Beyrout used to be called The
Paris of the Mediterranean. <sigh> Ah, well, enough mourning and
philosophizing for the day.
Ann P.
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Ann K. Parsons
Portal Tutoring
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