Columbia Center for Oral History Portal > Oral history interview with Paul Shahinian, 1969.
Creator: | Shahinian, Paul | Project: | Columbia Armenian Oral History Archive. (see all project interviews) | Phys. Desc. : | sound recordings 2 audio discs (57 min., digital ; 4 3/4 in.) Sound recording 1 reel | Location: | Columbia Center for Oral History | Full CLIO record >> |
Scope and ContentsBorn in Sepastia, Turkey, 1905; religious and God-fearing family; traditions: Easter celebrations; town-criers announcement; deportations; death of sister; killing Armenians with axes to save bullets; dead people; lack of water; arrival to Aleppo; life in orphanage; life in Hama, Syria; cholera; conversion to Islam;Marash massacres; emigration to Beirut; encounter with Armenian volunteers fighting Turks; business practice; belief in the collaboration between Armenian Diaspora and Armenia proper.
SubjectsAccess ConditionsCopyright by The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, and the Armenian Education Council, 2005.
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