The main question before the Central Board formed in New York was whether the AGBU should be transformed into a “U.S. corporation.” Completing this legal process would make it possible for the Union to receive both tax exempt and tax-deductible donations and bequests. The issue was first examined at the December 1945 General Assembly, which contented itself with appointing a committee to assess the impact of the change. Not until the thirty-fifth General Assembly, held in New York on 27 November 1948, was the proposal put on the agenda in the form of a motion and, ultimately, approved. In the meantime, the European Executive Board, with Zareh Nubar (1883-1964) as its president, let it be known that it was opposed to ... Read all
Reorganizing the AGBU under New York’s Lead
Reorganization of AGBU from New York: AGBU’s Activities in WWII and Post-WWII Period - An Armenian Destiny (video)
Vahan Kurkjian, representative of the AGBU in the United States, founder of all the U.S. sections of the organization in the period between the two World Wars (Arch. B. Nubar/Paris).
The Central Board of the United States on the eve of World War II. From left to right: Vahan Kurkjian, Mihran Karagheus-ian, Zaruhi Kalemkiarian, Arshag Kara-gheusian, Rev. K. Benneian, Harutiun Gulbenkian. Standing, left to right: Krikor Kalustian, Bedros Terzian, Dikran Dira-durian, Diradur Dikijian (Arch. B. Nubar/ Paris).