In the beginning of the deportation his father was left behind in Urfa. Abraham was exiled with his mother, 3 sisters and 1 brother in the direction of Deir-el-Zor. On the road his mother and brother died, the rest remained only ten days in the above mentioned town, and were sent forward.

                  Upon the banks of Khabour, the caravan was attacked by Tcherkesses. During the attack he lost all his dears, he himself was taken by an Arab to his village, named Tell-el-Bresh, where he lived 11 years as a servant a sort of slave, in fact.

                  Once an Armenian motor-car driver helped him to flee, and brought to us.

 

 

Abraham found his brother in Beirut and went to live with him.

 

Left our care: April 2, 1926. Relatives.