They Shall Not Perish

They Shall Not Perish

53 mins | Documentary | Oct. 13, 2017

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.

They Shall Not Perish

53 mins | Documentary | Oct. 13, 2017

They Shall Not Perish
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.
Producers
Original title They Shall Not Perish: The Story of Near East Relief
Directors George Billard
Writers George Billard

Cast

Victor Garber

as Narrator

Andrea Martin

as Baidzar Bakalian

Tony Shalhoub

as Karnig Parnian

Ron Rifkin

as Henry Morgenthau

Kathleen Chalfant

as Mabel Elliot

Dariush Kashani

as George Mardikian

Michael Aronov

as Leslie A. Davis

Kara Vedder

as Nellie Miller Mann