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Documents (2) by Naomi Ouzounian, 1982
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Naomi Ouzounian's struggles in Syria and Turkey during World War I, p. 1
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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.
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Title
Naomi Ouzounian's struggles in Syria and Turkey during World War I, p. 3
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1 page
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English
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20230913-dadrian-eskijian
(batch),
Hovhannes Eskijian Archival Materials
(subcollection),
University of Southern California
(contributing entity),
Vahakn Dadrian Papers
(collection)
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)
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Content
Three times during the 9 hour odjessy I sat by the wayside,
unable to take another step. Ky feet were bleeding, my heart was
pounding, threatening to stop any minute, “You go ahead," I said to
my mother, but she sat by my side and without a word closed her eyes.
I knew I couldn't talk her into leaving me, so for her sake I got up
and walked some more. They say that there is a kind of “point of no
return" where pain is concerned. It hurts so much that it hurts no
more. The brain is unable to cope with it. Time stops having any
meaning. Time only means tortured days and fear filled nights,
drenching rains, scorching sun, eerie souriés and eerier spectors.
Like in a trance, I remember that we saw some lights in the distance
and I heard voices whisper, "we have arrived! There is Aleppo."
Incredible, a city, after 40 days of wild forests, arid deserts, muddy
streams, a city with lights. I promised heaven and my imortal soul
that I would enter that city of fables and fantasies. I would live
under a roof again, I would wash my body with soap and water again,
I would sleep on a pillow again, But alas, the city was miles away
and we had arrived at yet another camp; bigger, dirtier, deadlier.
This one was strewn along an old train track, a track that led to
Der-El-Zor, the final slaughter house. Der- El-Zor from where no one
ever returned.
For the next three days I was more dead than alive. I must
have been delirious. I woke up feeling something wet on my lips.
Water, I couldn't believe my senses, ly mother was wetting my lips
with a damp cloth. My dreams, my promise to heaven and myself
returned immediately after sipping some of the wormy, slimy water.
I noticed that there was a foot path running from the camp towards
Inherited Values
Title
Naomi Ouzounian's struggles in Syria and Turkey during World War I, p. 1
Alternative Title
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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)
Type
texts
Format
1 page
(extent)
Internet Media Type
image/jpeg
Language
English
Copyright
Copyright not evaluated (https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/)
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