Mount Ararat with the historic Khor Virap monastery visible at center-left

Genocide & Resilience

Between 1915 and 1930, Near East Relief—the first large-scale US foreign humanitarian program—rescued more than 132,000 Armenian and other orphans across the former Ottoman Empire. Organized by James Barton of the American Board of Commissioners and backed by Cleveland H. Dodge, NER also ran orphanages, schools, and medical stations serving hundreds of thousands of survivors.

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Between 1915 and 1930, Near East Relief—the first large-scale US foreign humanitarian program—rescued more than 132,000 Armenian and other orphans across the former Ottoman Empire. Organized by James Barton of the American Board of Commissioners and backed by Cleveland H. Dodge, NER also ran orphanages, schools, and medical stations serving hundreds of thousands of survivors. 

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