The Armenians and the Jews have been often compared in both academic and non-academic literature since at least the early 20th century , often in the context of the Armenian Genocide and the Holocaust , which along with the Cambodian genocide and the Rwandan genocide are considered among the most notorious genocides of the 20th century . Historians , journalists , political experts have pointed out a number of similarities between the two ethnic groups : the wide dispersion around the world , the relatively small size , the former lack of statehood , the fact that both countries are largely surrounded by Muslim and mainly hostile countries , their influential lobby in the United States , their success in business and as model minorities , and even their success in chess
Cambodian genocide
Cambodian genocide
Armenian–Jewish relations