Armenian seminary students seen after leading a prayer service at the Archangels Church in the Armenian Quarter.
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AGBU Magazine | Jerusalem

Behind the Wall

Dwindling in number but bonded by a strong sense of community, Jerusalem Armenians make the best of their uncertain future

Photographs by Hadas Parush

Armenians dance to Armenian beats during Easter Sunday celebrations at a community club.
Armenian high school students prepare for their graduation ceremony at the Sts. Tarkmanchats High School.
An Armenian tailor sews the black robes worn by Armenian priests in his workshop inside the convent.
One-year-old Njteh Sevan is held by a priest during his christening ceremony at the Archangels Church.
An Armenian seminary student receives a blessed orange from the Patriarch, a blessing symbolic for the New Year.
Jerusalemite Armenian youth play music and sing together as they wait to meet visiting American Armenian youth at the school.
Armenian Orthodox Christian worshippers take part in the Holy Fire ceremony at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
Armenian men play Remmikub at the Hoyechman community club.
School Principal Father Norayr blesses his students during their recess outside the school.
Hadas Parush
Hadas Parush

Hadas Parush is a photojournalist with Israel’s leading photojournalism agency, Flash90. Based in Jerusalem, her documentary work explores themes of identity and belonging through the point of view of individuals as well as communities. Her photography is regularly featured in both Israeli and international media and has won numerous awards, including 2nd place in the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) Best Published Picture Story category in 2016.

Originally published in the December 2018 ​issue of AGBU Magazine. end character

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