MosJan Posted September 12, 2017 Report Share Posted September 12, 2017 In 1903 a young Danish woman from Gylling, Odder, heard about the horrors and atrocities that took place in Armenia in the beginning of the century.She dedicated her life to help the the Armenian people, and most of her life she lived in Armenia and Syria. She died ind 1935 in Aleppo, Syria, 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MosJan Posted September 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2017 A tragic side-issue of the Armenian genocide of 1915 and 1916, was the imprisonment of women and children in Turkish and Kurd harems, a fate which overtook probably a full 200,000 women and children. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted September 13, 2017 Report Share Posted September 13, 2017 (edited) Amazing courageous woman, many thanks to the mother of Armenians!Here are some links to other posts about her,http://hyeforum.com/index.php?showtopic=62215&hl=%2Bkaren+%2Bjeppehttp://hyeforum.com/index.php?showtopic=68498&view=findpost&p=329142&hl=%2Bkaren+%2Bjeppe Edited September 14, 2017 by Yervant1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24avril1915 Posted October 25, 2017 Report Share Posted October 25, 2017 More film about the armenians : The despoilers : ( 1915 ) , Le bourreau turc – George Méliès (1904) ... http://medzyeghern.blogspot.fr/2017/07/cinema-films-concernant-les-armeniens.html 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted November 12, 2017 Report Share Posted November 12, 2017 Pan Armenian, ArmeniaNov 11 2017 http://media.pn.am/media/issue/248/703/photo/248703.jpgNovember 11, 2017 - 10:34 AMT Book about Armenian Genocide missionary published in DenmarkA book aboutDanish missionary Karen Jeppe known for her work in the Ottoman empire during the Armenian Genocide has recently been published in Denmark, Bogvaegten reports.Jeppe was described as the "Danish Mother of Armenians" by the Golden Apricot International Film Festival.The Danish missionary heard a lecture about the Armenians at the age of 26 and decided that she wanted to be a teacher for orphaned Armenian kids.Jeppe arrived in Urfa where she joined a school-orphanage under the direct supervision of the German clergyman Johannes Lepsius.She has helped save many Armenians in the early 20th century, also adopting two children herself.http://panarmenian.net/m/eng/news/248703 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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