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A conversation with the book’s author, Jennifer Voigt Kaplan
November 7, 2024 at 12 p.m. ET
Via ZOOM
Celebrate with an inspiring evening of support and survival with music and light fare
Monday, September 16, 2024 - 5 to 7 p.m.
Mercer Holocaust, Genocide & Human Rights Education Center Advisory Commission Member Rev. John Norwood addresses the Mercer County Library System with his presentation, "We Are Still Here! The History and Continuing Culture of New Jersey's Indigenous Tribal Communities."
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The land upon which the Mercer Holocaust, Genocide & Human Rights Education Center stands is part of the traditional territory of the Lenni-Lenape, called “Lenapehoking.” The Lenape People lived in harmony with one another upon this territory for thousands of years. During the colonial era and early federal period, many were removed west and north, but some also remain among the three continuing historical tribal communities of the region: The Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Tribal Nation; the Ramapough Lenape Nation; and the Powhatan Renape Nation. We acknowledge the Lenni-Lenape as the original people of this land and their continuing relationship with their territory.
On April 24th of this year President Biden became the first US President to officially recognize the mass killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks as Genocide. The fact that it took 106 years for the US to officially recognize the death of 1.5 million Armenians as Genocide is indicative of the geopolitical power that Turkey has leveraged despite its shameful history.
Many Armenians grew up in households with a parent or a grandparent who survived the brutal death march across the Syrian desert and witnessed the atrocities, the massacres, the forced deportations, the horror of children dying of starvation or disease. Like many other Armenians, I learned about the Genocide from my Grandmother and Mother who were among the survivors. And like other Armenians who wish to honor the memory of those who perished there is a compelling need to have this painful chapter in history acknowledged.
The Mission of our Center at MCCC is to promote dignity and social justice through Holocaust, Genocide and Human Rights education. President Biden's declaration upholds the spirit and mission of the Center and sets a shining example for others to follow. May we all have the courage and fortitude to do so when we are put to the test.