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Volume 2, No. 19
Glendale Rep. Schiff Presses Erdogan, Gul and other top takes bold Turkish Officials on the Armenian Genocide step to spur Schiff: "fact that some Armenians escaped annihilation economic makes it no less a Genocide" development
City Council approves formation of Glendale Economic Development Corporation
On Tuesday, May 6, Glendale Mayor Zareh Sinanyan and members of the City Council approved the formation of a non–profit public benefit 501(C)3 corporation. The Corporation will be a separate legal entity of the City of Glendale and will function to encourage economic growth by leveraging public-private investment and foster economic vitality in Glendale. “This is an innovative and strategic action that will leverage our resources to ensure that Glendale conPlease see page 3
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As part of a Congressional Delegation to the Middle East and Asia focused on terrorism, homeland security and the war in Syria, Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA) had separate meetings with Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, President Abdullah Gul and other Turkish high government officials.
In his meeting with the Prime Minister, Schiff challenged the notion expressed by Erdogan in a recent interview that because there are Armenian survivors still living in Turkey, there could have been no genocide. This is the equivalent, Schiff argued, of saying that because some Jews in Europe
Burbank Judge Fred Rotenberg Honored at State Capitol’s Holocaust Remembrance Day As the child of two Holocaust survivors and a sitting Burbank Superior Court Judge, Fred Rotenberg presides over his courtroom with empathy and understanding. Recently, his dedication to the community was honored by Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Los Angeles) on the floor of the California State Assembly. At Gatto’s invitation, Judge Rotenberg’s family’s story of survival and success was a highlight of the State Capitol’s Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony. The ceremony honors Holocaust survivors, liberators, and the children of survivors. During the
ceremony, Assemblyman Gatto spoke of the courage of Rotenberg’s parents in their flight from the Nazis. In 1942, as hostilities towards the Jews escalated, some of members of Judge Rotenberg’s parent’s families (his father had seven siblings, his mother had eight siblings) headed to the forests of Poland with little more than the clothes on their backs. Rotenberg’s father was in his late teens, his mother was barely twelve. Within days of leaving, the family members who did not flee were killed by their Please see page 4
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escaped death, there was no Holocaust. Schiff also questioned whether it was possible to have the open discourse in Turkey about the events of 1915-1923 that Erdogan called for in his statement of April 23rd, if Turkish professors, historians, journalists and ordinary citizens still faced demotion, intimidation,
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potential prosecution or violence for expressing the conviction that the Armenian Genocide is a historic fact. In his meeting with President Gul, Schiff said that he wanted to speak for the many tens of thousands of his constituents of Armenian descent who may Please see page 5
Keppel’s Eli Castillo leads the way for the Aztecs By shel segal Make that the second three- was Daniel De La Pena. De game winning streak of the La Pena allowed four runs – season for the Mark Keppel two of them earned – and six High baseball team as the hits over five innings while Aztecs beat Bell Gardens also striking out four and High, 6-4, on Tuesday at walking one. home and 5-3 again on Fri- Keppel coach Ryan Nunez day on the road in Almont said he is pleased with the League games. way his team is going about Sophomore pitcher Eli Castil- its business. lo led the way on the mound “We came right back from a for the Aztecs, pitching the loss and have a three-game final 1 2/3 innings of score- winning streak. I’m proud of less ball on Tuesday and the the guys, the way they have last 3 2/3 innings in Friday’s bounced back.” game and picked up the win Nunez said he is especially as he allowed just one run on proud of the way Castillo four hits to go with four walks has been pitching, especially and a strikeout. Please see page 5 Tuesday’s winning pitcher
Free confidential HIV testing at AIDS Service Center starts today In its continued efforts to reduce HIV transmission, AIDS Service Center (ASC) now offers free confidential HIV testing every first and third Thursday of the month from 5 PM to 7 PM. The INSTI Rapid HIV Antibody Test will be administered by AltaMed at ASC. Test results will be available in as little as sixty seconds. This year is the 33rd anniversary of the HIV epidemic and much progress has been made in the fight against the virus. HowPlease see page 5
Glendale’s Cooling Stations Given the heat wave affecting Southern California, the City of Glendale Community Services and Parks Department is opening its doors at each of Glendale’s community centers this week to serve as cooling stations for seniors. The City of Glendale is highly encouraging seniors, who do not have a cool place to be during the hottest time of the day, to come by our facilities to cool off, make new friends, relax, have lunch, and avoid hot temperatures. Both facilities are equipped with board and card games, television, and provide iced water for their visitors. If you plan to be outdoors, please take precautions to protect yourself from the sun and heat. Please see page 2