Antisemitism in Armenia

Armenia is a country located in the Caucasus,[4] whose people are descendants of Armenian genocide survivors.[5][6] Despite their traumatic history, Armenian society is not free of racism, including antisemitism.[7]

Recent trend

Further information: Antisemitism in Europe

In 2014, 58% of the Armenian population[7] are found to hold negative views about Jews, including 62% of those aged 18–34.[7] The percentages are the highest in Eastern Europe, making Armenia statistically the most antisemitic Eastern European country.[7] Garegin Nzhdeh (1886–1955), an Armenian nationalist who recruited thousands of Armenians to fight for Nazi Germany, is still popular among Armenians.[1][2]

20th century

Further information: Nazism, World War II, and The Holocaust

From the 1930s through the Holocaust, Armenian-American media, especially the Hairenik,[8][9] fully backed Adolf Hitler and defended the Holocaust as a "necessary surgical operation" by demonizing Jews as "poisonous elements",[8][9] while 20,000 Armenian Nazi volunteers[8][10] hunted for Jews and other "undesirables" on behalf of the Nazi German Army.[9][11]

21st century

Further information: Historical revisionism § Holocaust denial

Despite such history, hundreds of statues have been erected across Armenia in honor of Garegin Nzhdeh.[1][2] Meanwhile, the only synagogue in Armenia's capital Yerevan was attacked four times in a row between 7 October 2023 and 11 June 2024.[12] Members of the Marxist-Leninist militant[13] front Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia (ASALA) claimed responsibility for the attacks, some of which involved the synagogue being set on fire.[14]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 * "Armenian monument to Nazi collaborator draws criticism". The Jerusalem Post. June 17, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2
  3. ↑ Ailsby, Christopher (2004). Hitler's Renegades: Foreign Nationals in the Service of the Third Reich. Staplehurst, Kent: Spellmount. pp. 123–124. ISBN 1-57488-838-2.
  4. ↑ The UN classification of world regions Archived 25 June 2002 at the Wayback Machine places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook "Armenia". The World Factbook. CIA. Retrieved 2 September 2010. "Armenia". National Geographic. Archived from the original on 8 August 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2009., "Armenia". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 1 April 2009. Retrieved 16 April 2009., Calendario Atlante De Agostini (in Italian) (111 ed.). Novara: Istituto Geografico De Agostini. 2015. p. sub voce. ISBN 9788851124908. and Oxford Reference Online "Oxford Reference". World Encyclopedia. Oxford Reference Online. 2004. doi:10.1093/acref/9780199546091.001.0001. ISBN 9780199546091. also place Armenia in Asia.
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  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "New Congressional document exposes Armenian Dashnaks' sympathies for Hitler and Holocaust". Azərtac. May 14, 2020. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "Pro-Holocaust Movement Tried to Lure Los Angeles Jews To Side With Armenia". NewsBlaze News. May 19, 2021. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  10. ↑ Thomassian, Levon (2012). Summer of '42: A Study of German-Armenian Relations During the Second World War (1 ed.). Schiffer Publishing Ltd. ISBN 9780764340451. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  11. ↑ Gurevich, Roman (October 26, 2020). "Living in Azerbaijan as a Jew versus being Jewish in Armenia". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Yerevan's Lone Synagogue Attacked For Fourth Time In A Year". Radio Liberty. June 11, 2024. Retrieved December 2, 2024. Yerevan's only synagogue was attacked again on June 10 when perpetrators threw rocks through a window.
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