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Month: July 2016

Constantinople, Part 4: Saving the Children

Posted on July 29, 2016July 29, 2016 by NERHS

It was a time of brutal conflict, and countless innocent lives hung in the balance. Near East Relief would have to work quickly to save thousands of orphans — and it did.

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Constantinople, Part 3: Saving Lives at Selimieh

Posted on July 22, 2016 by NERHS

How did a massive Ottoman army barracks become a home to 9,000 refugees fleeing military violence?

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Constantinople, Part 2: Refugees in Peril

Posted on July 14, 2016July 14, 2016 by NERHS

By 1921, the Queen of Cities was inundated with refugees from Anatolia, the Caucasus, and Russia. Thousands of lives hung in the balance. What could Near East Relief do?

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Constantinople: Queen of Cities

Posted on July 1, 2016 by NERHS

The golden city on the Bosphorus had it all: wealth, beauty, diversity . . . and a burgeoning refugee crisis.

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