Dispatches
The Near East Relief Story
Leviathan, 1919: Near East Relief’s Pioneering Mission
On February 16, 1919, the troopship Leviathan steamed out of New York harbor carrying two hundred and fifty doctors, nurses, teachers, and builders bound for the postwar Near East. They were the first large American relief delegation to enter Turkey...
What’s in a Name? Near East Relief from Committee to Foundation
Between September 1915 and 1930, one American humanitarian organization operated under five successive names. The staff and trustees carried over from one to the next. The mission held: response to the Armenian, Greek, and Assyrian Genocides and their long aftermath....