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tears staining his snow white uniform. He offered his handkerchief

to me and took me by the hand and led me to the inner room. His
recommendation was sufficient. 4doctor, even an armenian one was a
priceless commodity for the Turkish army at that time. I was acdepted,
given the precious priceless papers that would take me and my family
out of the gutters into fresh air again.

Two days later I applied at the designated hospital and started
to work as a recorder of temperature, pulses, and comments from the

doctor, the nurses and the patients. When I reported my success to my

femily my grandmother remarked, "So you are going to help them get well
again so that they can kill more Armenians." But when I asked Rev.
Eskijian's advice he said, "When Pfis disciples asked Christ if they
should help their enemies as well as their friends, He told them the
parable of the Good Samaritan." He said, “Iadvise you to do likewise.”
So I continued to work at the hospital for wounded Turkish soldiers
until the end of the war. I was able to provide for my family not only
freedom from further persecution but also a measure of comfortable
living style, food, home, clothing, etc. During this period a warm
friendship, based on genuine affection and gratitude developed between
my mother and Mrs, Eskijian which became a gift from heaven for both
of them. The reverend finally succumbed to the deadly infection in the
third year of World War I. Kneeling by his grave 1 murmured, "I wish
I could have died in your place." liy mother stood by his widow, like
blood kin, she didn't have any of her own there. She hed nursed hieR
thru a long illness brought on more by heartbreak than anything else.
There she was, left alone in a cruel world with two small boys to feed,
to clothe, to protect or die in the attempt, and she almost did.
while my love and admiration for the man of God had no bounds,

I often wondered about the wisdom of his decision. Where did his

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Title Naomi Ouzounian's struggles in Syria and Turkey during World War I, p. 1

Alternative Title To be included in the bio (supplied title)

Description An account of Naomi Ouzounian's struggles in Syria and Turkey during World War I and Hovhaness Eskijian's aid to her and her family. Typewritten (12 pages) in English. "There was a time in my life when I did not hope to live to become eighteen." -- first line.

Subject Eskijian, Hovhannes, 1882-1916 (personal name), Ouzounian, Naomi (personal name)

Coverage Spatial 44 North Greenwood (roadways), 76 Mountain Shadows West (roadways), Aleppo (cities), Arizona (states), Asia (continents), Der-El-Zor (cities), Illinois (states), North America (continents), Palatine (cities), Scottsdale (cities), Syria (countries), Turkey (countries), USA (countries)

Coverage Temporal 1913/1916

Inherited Subject Eskijian, Hovhannes, 1882-1916 (personal name), Ouzounian, Naomi (personal name)

Repository Email specol@lib.usc.edu (digital); eskijian@ararat-eskijian-museum.com (original)

Repository Name USC Libraries Special Collections (digital); Ararat-Eskijian Museum (physical)

Repository Location Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 (digital); 15105 Mission Hills Road, Mission Hills, CA 91345 (physical)

Rights Ouzounian, Naomi

Date Created 1982-04-24

Creator Mehagian, Mary (writer), Ouzounian, Naomi (writer)

Contributor Ararat-Eskijian Museum (donor), Eskijian, Luther, 1913-2007 (recipient), Eskijian, Luther, 1913-2007 (marginalia)

Publisher University of Southern California. Libraries (digital)

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Format 1 page (extent)

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Language English

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