Speaking to One Another - The International Raoul Wallenberg ...

It’s probably because of the conflict with PKK they built the wall. They welcomed me very warmly; theystill love our people there. There are people who name their daughters Baydzar or Maryam, althoughwe’re not there anymore. Baydzar means “to shine” in Armenian. I mean, they still remember us fondly.There was a blind woman. I went to her house, we were going to sleep there that night. ‘Guess who Ibrought you,’ her daughter said, ‘tell me if you know him.’ The woman can’t see. ‘Wait,’ she said, ‘let mehug you, my dear.’ She hugged me. ‘Oh,’ she said, ‘you smell like Zaven.’ I said, ‘I am Zaven’s son.’ ‘Ohmy dear, wait, I’ll hug you again.’”74