LEBANON'S ORPHANAGES
The Armenian evacuation of Cilicia was obviously not without consequences for the orphans, who were also resettled in a number of different areas. The organizations caring for them, while not caught altogether unprepared, had to resolve tremendous logistical problems. On extremely short notice, they had to find countries willing to take in their young wards, and buildings in which to house and educate them.
It was in these circumstances that the AGBU evacuated the children from its Cilician orphanages in Mersin and Dörtyol to Syria and Lebanon. The Union’s leaders left no stone unturned in order to ensure that the transfer of the children to these countries would take place under the best possible conditions. Late in 1921, the Cairo head office sent a representative, Janig Tchaker, to Beirut to oversee the orphans’ arrival in their new homes. At this time, the president of the AGBU’s Beirut chapter was Onnig ... Read all
The AGBU's Orphanages in Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, and Cyprus
Janig Tchaker, member of the Cairo Executive Committee and Beirut representative of the AGBU, in 1921
(Coll. Bibl. Nubar/Paris).
Levon Asadur, member of the Cairo Executive Committee and Beirut representative of the AGBU, in 1921 (Coll. Bibl. Nubar/Paris).