The Kaghakatzi Armenian Family Tree Project is a non-profit enterprise whose primary aim is to preserve the history and culture of the "Kaghakatzi" Armenian community that has been living in the Armenian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem, for centuries
     Over the centuries, the Kaghakatzi enriched the Holy City's multifaceted ethnic and social fabric with a proliferation of talent, vision and hard work, creating a unique culture and identity, unlike any other in the Armenian diaspora.
     The Kaghakatzi ancestors were great teachers, artists, goldsmiths, carpenters, story-tellers and family men, but they were poor record keepers. Except for a register of births, deaths and certificates maintained by the Armenian Patriarchate of St James in Jerusalem, and some family heirlooms, we possess no archives or documents detailing their way of life, other than word-of-mouth accounts.
     True, little has changed in the Old City over the centuries, but memories also dim, and the next generation of Kaghakatzis may wonder where on earth did they come from, who were the Kaghakatzis, what made them run?
      The Kaghakatzi Armenian Family Tree Project hopes to answer this, and many other, questions.
      While the project pays tribute to the memory of those who have gone before us, it hopes to bequeath to future generations of Kaghakatzis a deeper sense of belonging to a uniquely cohesive society that knows well the meaning of sharing and caring.
      For wherever there is a Kaghakatzi in any part of this world, there is a Jerusalem and an Armenia.
      Before you proceed to surf this website, you are invited to take a side-trip into the past, for a brief glimpse into the world and the psyche of the Kaghakatzi phenomenon.
      Click here to begin your journey.

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