Manuel told us that during the deportation he was exiled with his parents and one brother to Aleppo and then to Ras-el-Ain. There he had witnessed his father's and brother's homicide.

            From Ras-el-Ain the caravan was sent further on to Mardin, on the road his mother was separated from him and by the gendarms she was sold to an Arab only for five Medjidies. Manuel reached with the caravan to the village Bektashi near Mardin, where he had to work 12 years for his Kürd master. It is difficult for us to describe the hard and endurable life which he had passed during those 12 years, we say only that he was ill-treated.

            One day, disgusted with the life, he fled and reached Mardin, where fortunately he met an Armenian priest who sent him to us.

Left our care: December 4, 1926. Relatives.  Uncle in Aleppo.

Came back in September 1927

Left finally July 20, 1928. Selfsupporting. Barber