AGBU Magazine |December 2018

Jerusalem

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Three sisters on a pilgrimage organized by the St. James Armenian Church of Watertown, MA light candles in the Tomb of the Virgin Mary in Gethsemane.

Strength in Numbers

Pilgrimages and tour groups send a powerful message that Armenian Jerusalem counts 

His Beatitude Archbishop Nourhan Manougian, 97th Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem, in his office within the Armenian Monastery of St. James.

The Gate Keeper

His Beatitude Patriarch Nourhan Manougian shares his views on safeguarding the religious and cultural heritage of Armenian Jerusalem 

Interview by Jirair Tutunjian
Eagles Eye view of Jerusalem

Saving the Crown Jewel

Why the future of the Armenian World’s most coveted address hangs in the balance  

BY DANIEL HALTON
One of Garo Sandrouni’s magnificient plates.

Artisan Dynasties

Armenian master potters rule in Jerusalem’s booming ceramics market 

By Jirair Tutunjian
Legendary photographer Garo Nalbandian has captured the history of Jerusalem for the past six decades.

The Lens of History

Garo Nalbandian’s adventures as Jerusalem’s most prolific photographer

By Daniel Halton