Armenian Genocide book in American writer's summer read listJuly 6, 2018 - 14:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - American author, political analyst, and social activist George Weigel has included "The Forty Days of Musa Dagh" by Franz Werfel in the list of books he recommends for summer reading, published on The Boston Pilot. "Before leaving on a flight to Australia in 2001, I asked the editor and critic Norman Podhoretz, "What are the great long novels you think I haven't read?" He immediately named Werfel's story of the Armenian Genocide during World War I, which easily got me from Los Angeles to Sydney," Weigel said. "The story is gripping, but above all, "Musa Dagh" is a fine study in character -- especially the qualities required of leaders under grave circumstances. Which gives it a certain contemporaneity. " In 2015, Edna S. Friedberg, a historian at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum wrote an article about the novel and the impact it had on members of Jewish youth groups marshalling the courage to revolt. According to her, in Warsaw and many other ghettos across occupied Poland, Jews organized clandestine schools and libraries, smuggling in books and other cultural materials in collective acts of spiritual resistance. Arguably the most popular book in the Warsaw Ghetto was the novel "The Forty Days of Musa Dagh". Related links: Top stories The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. London’s Armenian community has been left feeling “under attack” after the city’s Genocide monument was vandalised. The United States believes there should be an international mission to provide transparency. Partner news | Armenia: Opposition activist transferred to Investigative Committee Activist Samvel Vardanyan has been accused of insulting the lawmaker Hakob Aslanyan from the ruling Civil Contract party. Russia confirms start of withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh The Kremlin has confirmed reports about the start of the withdrawal of Russian peacekeeping forces in Karabakh. France recalls its ambassador to Azerbaijan France on April 16 said it had recalled for consultations the French ambassador to Azerbaijan. Protesters rally as Georgia debates 'foreign agent' bill Georgian critics label the bill "the Russian law", comparing it to legislation used by the Kremlin to crack down on dissent. |