Genocide Exhibition Shocks Poles
An exhibition entitled “The First Holocaust of the 20th century” opened in Wroclaw yesterday. Over 40 photos depicting the bloody period of 1915-1918 were represented in the central square. Onlookers shuddered with horror at the sight of the white and black photos showing the common graves of Armenian soldiers, who were serving in the army of the Ottoman Empire; the Armenian children in Mesopotamia, who survived the Genocide; and pictures of 20 hung Armenians, who were members of the Hnchakyan party. Not all of those present were aware of the events of 1915-1923. Some Polish students were discovering about Armenian Genocide for the first time in their life. “Turkey must acknowledge the crime it committed,” one of the students said. A historian, who was present at the exhibition reaffirmed these sentiments to the press: “Armenia must press for the international recognition of the Genocide.”