1919
Search results
Aurora (Arshaluys) Mardiganian (Armenian: Աուրորա [Արշալոյս] Մարտիկանեան; January 12, 1901 – February 6, 1994) was an Armenian-American author, actress, and a survivor of the Armenian genocide.
Aurora Mardiganian. NOMINATE NOW FOR 2025 AURORA PRIZE FOR AWAKENING HUMANITY. She is known as Armenia's Joan of Arc - a woman who lived through uncountable horrors of the Genocide and then heroically relived them in a book and film of her life that told the world the truth.
Aurora Mardiganian, the woman whose life is at the center of "Ravished Armenia," came to the United States not long after she escaped Turkey. Soon after her arrival, her experience was released as a book, which became a hot seller.
Oct 24, 2023 · The film tells the story of Aurora Mardiganian, who survived the Armenian Genocide and became a best-selling author and a Hollywood star. It explores how she was exploited by the entertainment system and forgotten by history.
- Hrag Vartanian
Learn how Aurora Mardiganian, a survivor of the Armenian Genocide, became the face of the tragedy through her book and film. See how she raised awareness and funds for the relief of Armenian suffering with the help of Near East Relief.
Feb 19, 2014 · Learn about the life and legacy of Aurora Mardiganian, a survivor of the Armenian Genocide who shared her story with the world. Dr. Hayk Demoyan, the director of the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute, will present her biography and new materials on March 8 in Arlington, Mass.
People also ask
How did Aurora Mardiganian survive the Armenian Genocide?
What does Aurora Mardiganian symbolize?
Who was Aurora Mardiganian?
Did Aurora Mardiganian ever find her brother?
Ravished Armenia (full title: Ravished Armenia: The Story of Aurora Mardiganian, the Christian Girl, Who Survived the Great Massacres) is a book written in 1918 by Arshaluys (Aurora) Mardiganian about her experiences in the Armenian genocide.
Related searches
