Armenian Genocide Commemoration
Armenian Institute & The Wiener Holocaust Library
Saving the Survivors: Danish relief workers and Armenian women genocide survivors in the 1920s.
Between 1921 and 1930, 1,880 Armenian survivors who had escaped genocidal captivity were taken in by Karen Jeppe’s Rescue Home, on the outskirts of Aleppo. Most stayed a few months, some just days, some years. For each survivor she took in, Karen Jeppe recorded their names, ages, place of birth, parents’ names, photography, and a short version of their story: ten of these stories of survival are featured in the Wiener Holocaust Library's current exhibition: Genocidal Captivity. On the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide (24 April 2024), historian Matthias Bjørnlund will join us from Copenhagen to discuss Karen Jeppe’s unique relief and rescue methods, in the broader context of Danish humanitarian relief efforts in the aftermath of the genocide.
On the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide, historian Matthias Bjørnlund will join us from Copenhagen to discuss Karen Jeppe’s unique relief and rescue methods, in the broader context of Danish humanitarian relief efforts in the aftermath of the genocide.
Further details of the programme, including a reading of a play written by women survivors, to follow.
Register here: https://wienerholocaustlibrary.org/event/exhibition-event-saving-the-survivors-danish-relief-workers-and-armenian-women-genocide-survivors-in-the-1920s/
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