Riding a camel at JABU
Araksi
Kaplanian
had
come
to
live
in
Australia,
but
had
left
her
heart
in
Jerusalem.
And
her
lifelong
wish
was
to
return
there,
to
die
there
and
be
buried
near
her husband.
Her
wish
was
not
granted
and
she
died
in
an
aged
care home in Sydney.
Her
early
upbringing
in
Alexandria,
Egypt,
provided
her
with
a
lasting
love
of
the
French
language
-
she
loved
reading
books
in
French,
with
a
particular
penchant for romances.
Always
genteel
and
polished,
she
detested
gossip,
her
mind
occupied
with
the
quest
for
learning
and
knowledge, even at an advanced stage.
Araksi
was
very
active
in
the
social
and
welfare
programs
of
the
Jeusalem
Armenian
Benevolent
Union
(the
JABU).
Accomplished
cooks,
Araksi
and
her
husand
Kevork,
organized
the
catering
for
all
the
dance balls held at the club.