On the evening of April 27, Diocesan Primate Bishop Daniel presided over a special tribute to Zarmine Boghosian: educator and former principal of Holy Martyrs Armenian Day School (Bayside, NY), who has championed the teaching and transmission of Armenian language, culture, and history throughout her life.
The Eastern Diocese sponsored the reception on the occasion of Zarmine Boghosian’s recent memoir, From Azaz to America, which depicts the events of her life through her collected notes, speeches, articles, and commentaries. Published in Armenian, its proceeds go to the “Armenian Teachers Fund,” which Mrs. Boghosian founded.
Some 150 family, friends, students, and admirers attended, including Diocesan Legate Archbishop Vicken Aykazian, Diocesan Vicar Fr. Simeon Odabashian, Diocesan Director of Ministries Fr. Mesrop Parsamyan, St. Vartan Cathedral Vicar Fr. Davit Karamyan, and Holy Martyrs Church pastor Fr. Abraham Malkhasyan.
Dr. Jesse Arlen, who directs the Diocese’s Zohrab Information Center, welcomed the enthusiastic crowd and introduced speakers Fr. Untzag Nalbandian, pastor of Holy Ascension Church (Trumbull CT), and Hovannes Khosdeghian, principal of the St. Vartan Cathedral Armenian School. Missak Boghosian sang a heartfelt tribute to his wife, and Janet Marcarian, longtime teacher at Holy Martyrs Armenian Day School, played piano selections.
Honoree Zarmine Boghosian, on her 50th anniversary as an educator, spoke passionately about the crucial importance of “our language, and the Armenian Schools in order to defend and fortify our church.”
The Primate, before leading the gathering in a closing prayer, commended the honoree’s lifetime of work. “The highest honor is to be a teacher, and to transmit the spirit of who we are as Armenians and as Christians,” he said. “This is what you have achieved.”
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