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Workers shelter 2,000 orphans through the Marash fire. New Near East, Apr 1920.
Location
Marash (Kahramanmaras)
Year
1920
Item Detail
Marash was besieged and burned during the Franco-Turkish conflict, and Armenian civilians and the relief institutions serving them came under fire and armed attack. Minnie E. Doherty gives an eyewitness account of the siege and massacre, and a second article recounts William M. Gilbert's efforts to shelter 2,000 orphans from the fire. The issue also reports Russian refugees evacuated from Odessa, orphanages in Beirut, eye clinics in Lebanon and Syria, relief transport across Anatolia, and the Armenian Central Committee's care for 9,000 orphans and transport of 20,000 refugees.
Context
The New Near East was Near East Relief's monthly publication that reported on the organization’s work and mobilized financial support from American readers. Its articles preserve evidence of field conditions and institutional decisions, but they frame that evidence through Near East Relief’s own appeals for support.
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Holding Institution
Rockefeller Archive Center
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External Link
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Attribution
Near East Foundation Collection, Rockefeller Archive Center
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Rights
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Notes
Masthead: Vol. V, No. 8 (Total No. 36), April 1920. Published by Near East Relief, New York.
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Document Contents
* “The Massacre of Marash,” by Minnie E. Doherty, gives an eyewitness account of the siege and massacre of Armenians in the city.
* “Near East Relief Worker Saves 2,000 Orphans from Fire” recounts William M. Gilbert’s efforts to protect children during the burning of Marash.
* “Appeal to Armenians in Georgia” reprints an editorial that calls for Armenian support for refugees.
* “Akhalkalaki Orphans” prints an appeal for children who lacked food, clothing, and shelter in Djavakheti.
* “Near East Relief Aids Russian Refugees” describes the evacuation of 800 refugees from Odessa to Proti aboard the Navajo.
* “Independence of Armenia” prints Senate Resolution 332 from the Congressional Record.
* “General Orders” presents administrative instructions for the Caucasus field.
* “Orphans in Syria—Beirut” reports 14 orphanages with 2,151 children.
* “English of the East” prints Hagop Yeghyayan’s letter of thanks for medical treatment.
* “Eye Report,” by Morton Brownell, presents statistics from eye clinics in Lebanon and Syria.
* “Damascus and the Arab Kingdom” describes the city and its political setting.
* “Transportation by Araba,” by Paul B. Fischer, explains the ox carts and pack animals used to move relief supplies across Anatolia.
* “Easter Fashions in the Orient” discusses traditional Greek dress from Trebizond.
* “Campaign Conference” reports on the Near East Relief meeting held April 5–7, 1920.
* “The End Is Not Yet,” by Jessie D. Wallace, reports on conditions at Midiat.
* “Emrich–Wallace Memorial Fund” announces a memorial fund established at Berkeley.
* “Personals” records staff appointments and travel.
* “Armenian Central Committee” reports care for 9,000 orphans and the transport of 20,000 refugees.
* “The Bedouin” retells stories of Nasr-ed-Din Hodja.


