Jerusalem's Armenians face uncertain future

In this photo taken Friday, May 6, 2011 Armenian Kevork Kahvedjian, sits inside the Elia Photo Service shop that he owns, as he poses for a photo, in Jerusalem's Old City. One of the four quarters of old Jerusalem belongs to the Armenians, keepers of an ancient monastery and library, heirs to a tragic history and to a stubborn 1,600-year presence that some fear is now in doubt...
In this photo taken Friday, May 6, 2011 Armenian priest Father Samuel Aghoyan, prays after lighting a candle as he poses for a photograph in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, inside Jerusalem's Old City. One of the four quarters of old Jerusalem belongs to the Armenians, keepers of an ancient monastery and library, heirs to a tragic history and to a stubborn 1,600-year presence that some fear is now in doubt. Buffeted by Mideast forces more powerful than themselves and drawn by better lives elsewhere, this historic Jerusalem community has seen its numbers quietly drop below 1,000 people

• Jerusalem's Armenians face uncertain future