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Deli Sarkis: The Scars He Carried

Deli Sarkis: The Scars He Carried tells the story of Deli Sarkis, an Armenian who witnessed first-hand the atrocities of the Armenian Genocide of 1915-1923. The book is a tale of two journeys: the author’s journey to discover the facts, places, and people in order to write her father’s story, and her father’s journey from near death to survival.  ISBN: 9781626529168

 

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The Armenian Genocide

Armenian people are marched to a nearby prison in Mezireh by armed Ottoman soldiers. Kharpert, Ottoman Empire, April 1915

Armenian people are marched to a nearby prison in Mezireh by armed Ottoman soldiers. Kharpert, Ottoman Empire, April 1915.

Human Rights

An Armenian refugee camp in the Caucasus, 1920

An Armenian refugee camp in the Caucasus, 1920

Survival

The Armenian Genocide Memorial on a hillside just west of Yerevan, Armenia, commemorates the one and a half million ethnic Armenians exterminated in the Ottoman Empire during 1915-1923.

The Armenian Genocide Memorial on a hillside just west of Yerevan, Armenia, commemorates the one and a half million ethnic Armenians exterminated in the Ottoman Empire during 1915-1923.

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Type(s) of Resources: 
  • Non-fiction
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  • First Person Accounts
  • Photographs
    • Grade Level(s): 
  • 9-12
    • Audience(s): 
  • Community Member
  • Student
  • Teacher
    • Discipline(s): 
  • Language Arts
  • Social Studies

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