Armenian Genocide, Relief Campaign Poster, 1917

Lest they perish Campaign for $30, 000, 000 - American Committee for Relief in the Near East, Armenia-Greece-Syria-Persia. The Near East Foundation was founded in 1915 in response to Ambassador Henry Morgenthau Sr.'s reports of governmental atrocities against Ottoman Armenians. James Barton and Cleveland Dodge led a group of prominent New Yorkers in forming the American Committee for Armenian and Syrian Relief (ACASR). The Committee raised $60, 000 for direct relief at its first meeting on September 16, 1915. ACASR then embarked upon a grassroots campaign to raise money and awareness across the United States. The campaign combined striking imagery, passionate celebrity spokespeople, and captivating stories from the field to inspire Americans from all economic backgrounds to become citizen philanthropists. In August 1919, the Committee received a Congressional charter and was renamed Near East Relief. From 1915 to 1930, Near East Relief saved the lives of over a million refugees, including 132, 000 orphans who were cared for and educated in Near East Relief orphanages. W.B. King, Conwell Graphic Companies, 1917

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