Hairenik
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Hairenik is an Armenian language
Armenian language
The Armenian language is an Indo-European language spoken by the Armenian people. It is the official language of the Republic of Armenia as well as in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The language is also widely spoken by Armenian communities in the Armenian diaspora...

 weekly newspaper published in Watertown
Watertown, Massachusetts
The Town of Watertown is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 31,915 at the 2010 census.- History :Archeological evidence suggests that Watertown was inhabited for thousands of years before the arrival of settlers from England...

, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...

 in the United States.

The newspaper, serving the Armenian American community, was established as a weekly in on May 1, 1899, making it one of the longest-running Armenian publications. In June 1913, it started publishing once every two days, and in December 1915, it became a daily newspaper, with continuous publication until 1991, when it was turned into a weekly publication because of reduction in readership.

It has had prominent Armenian national figures as editors such as Arshak Vramian
Arshak Vramian
Arshak Vramian, an Armenian and a representative of the Central Committee of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation, part of Armenian Revolutionary Movement. He was a leading member during Armenian congress at Erzurum. He was a member of the Ottoman parliament elected from Van Province, Ottoman...

 (1900-1907), Siamanto
Siamanto
Atom Yarjanian , better known by his pen name Siamanto , was an influential Armenian writer, poet and national figure from the late 19th century and early 20th century. He was killed by the Ottoman authorities during the Armenian Genocide.- Life :He was born in 1878, in the town on Ağın on the...

 (1909-1911), Simon Vratsian
Simon Vratsian
Simon Vratsian was an Armenian political figure and the last Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Armenia.After education at Armenian and Russian schools he joined the Dashnak party. He received further education at the Gevorgian seminary from 1900 to 1906...

 (1911-1914), and Rouben Darbinian (1922-1968).

Hairenik published early stories by William Saroyan
William Saroyan
William Saroyan was an Armenian American dramatist and author. The setting of many of his stories and plays is the center of Armenian-American life in California in his native Fresno.-Early years:...

, such as "The Broken Wheel" (1933), written under the name Sirak Goryan.

Hairenik Association Inc (Հայրենիք Հաստատութիւն in Armenian
Armenian language
The Armenian language is an Indo-European language spoken by the Armenian people. It is the official language of the Republic of Armenia as well as in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The language is also widely spoken by Armenian communities in the Armenian diaspora...

) also published "Hairenik Monthly" from 1922 to 1967 and "Hairenik Quarterly" from 1968 to 1971.

Hairenik Association Inc also publishes Armenian Weekly
Armenian Weekly
Armenian Weekly Armenian Weekly Armenian Weekly (originally Hairenik Weekly is an English Armenian publication published by Hairenik Association Inc (Հայրենիք Հաստատուբիւն in Armenian) in Watertown, Massachusetts in the United States...

 since 1934.

From 1948 to 1978, it also published Armenian Review
Armenian Review
Armenian Review is an English language multidisciplinary, peer reviewed journal published since 1948 and dedicated to exploring issues related to Armenia and Armenians...

.

Hairenik supported Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party , commonly referred to as the Nazi Party). He was Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945, and head of state from 1934 to 1945...

 and his racial policies; and the party's “Race Worship Society” marched in Boston before and during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

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