Editor's note: Syriac is a less commonly used synonym for Assyrian. The expatriate Syriac Christian community in Europe has rolled into action to create greater public awareness of the alleged Syriac genocide of 1915 with plans to erect a genocide memorial in the Armenian capital of Yerevan in April. "We sent a letter bearing the signatures of 36 institutions and 22 renowned genocide scholars to [all] party representatives, and primarily to Armenian President Serj Sarkisyan, for Armenia to officially recognize the genocide," Sabri Atman, the founder of the Germany-based Assyrian Genocide Research Center, told the H