In the time when Cilicia was given back to the Turks many Armenians fled to Syria. So also Heripsime with her brother Kevork and her sister Sarah. They reached Beirut. Her parents remained in Adana. Her sister was soon married in Beirut and Heripsime and her brother went to Damascus. As he could not find work there, he entered as a soldier in the French army, leaving Heripsime without any protection. In the rebellion of the Druze many people fled from Damascus. Heripsime was among those put on the road an Arab Mouhammed Keblemi lay hold of her and brought [her to Aleppo?].

Left our care: October 5, 1927. Relatives, Beirut parents.