Mekhri was deported with his mother and two sisters. His father was a soldier in the Turkish army. On the road, the families decimated, hunted and pursued were soon dispersed. His two sisters were sold by gendarms into slavery. His mother had been half carried and half dragged away by the Kurds, though she kept scratching vigorously in self-defense. As to Mekhri deprived of all his dear ones, when he was awaiting his doom, an Arab passing by pitied the poor creature brought him to his house and took care of him for eleven years. All this time Mekhri remained as a simple shepherd. It happened, however, that his father once gained information about his son and hastened to us asking for assistance. We did our best, and the boy was saved.

Left our care: May 11, 1926. Relatives.