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Diana Cohen Altman

The road leading up to the town of Shusha, Nagorno-Karabakh, where Jewish tank commander Albert Agarunov, now memorialized in Azerbaijan, fought in a battle known to residents of the area. Photo by Marshal Bagramyan.

Azerbaijanis navigate their homecoming to Karabakh

For many, that invokes visions of artists, musicians and poets in Shusha, the city known as “the conservatory of the Caucasus.”

Diana Cohen Altman

January 4, 2021

Albert Agarunov. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Azerbaijani national hero provides a paradigm for Jewish-Muslim relations

Many Azerbaijanis cite the story of Albert Agarunov as a sign that the country’s Jews are integrated as citizens with the same rights and responsibilities as their Muslim compatriots.

Diana Cohen Altman

October 18, 2019

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev meet Dec. 13 during Netanyahu's state visit to Azerbaijan. Credit: Haim Zach/GPO.

Jewish-Azerbaijani Hanukkah party: Why wouldn’t we go?

Diana Cohen Altman

December 14, 2016

Click photo to download. Caption: A rug from Karabakh. Credit: Courtesy Vugar Dadashov/Azerbaijan Rugs/azerbaijanrugs.com.

Why Karabakh matters to Azerbaijanis

Diana Cohen Altman

July 6, 2016

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