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They Shall Not Perish

"The Story of Near East Relief"

The Near East Foundation, known initially as Near East Relief, spearheaded this first great mobilization of international humanitarian assistance in the United States, in September 1915, in response to the Armenian Genocide. Driven by the conviction that ordinary citizens had the collective power to save the lives of people coping with adversity, the organization's efforts helped save more than one million lives.

Top Cast

  • Victor Garber

    Victor Garber

    Narrator

  • Andrea Martin

    Andrea Martin

    Baidzar Bakalian

  • Tony Shalhoub

    Tony Shalhoub

    Karnig Parnian

  • Ron Rifkin

    Ron Rifkin

    Henry Morgenthau

  • Kathleen Chalfant

    Kathleen Chalfant

    Mabel Elliot

  • Dariush Kashani

    Dariush Kashani

    George Mardikian

  • Michael Aronov

    Michael Aronov

    Leslie A. Davis

  • Kara Vedder

    Kara Vedder

    Nellie Miller Mann

Overview

The Near East Foundation, known initially as Near East Relief, spearheaded this first great mobilization of international humanitarian assistance in the United States, in September 1915, in response to the Armenian Genocide. Driven by the conviction that ordinary citizens had the collective power to save the lives of people coping with adversity, the organization's efforts helped save more than one million lives.

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