Vahe H. Apelian
Simon Simonian was one of the towering intellects and literary figures
of the Armenian Diaspora's post-Genocide century. He was an educator,
publisher, editor, author, and an activist.
This year marks the 100th anniversary of his birth. Simonian
was born on March 24, 1914 in Aintab. His Sassoun-born father's name
was Ove (Օվէ). His mother's name was Menoush (Մենուշ). She hailed from
Aintab. Sassoun was once an exclusively Armenian-inhabited highland
while Aintab (now Gaziantep) had a large Armenian population. Simonian
was their eldest child.
