Ovsanna's father died before the deportation, he was a soldier in the Turkish Army. Her mother was serving as a nurse in the Turkish hospital of Urfa. Ovsanna was exiled with her aunt and 2 brothers in the direction of Der-el-Zor. When the caravan had to go further on, her aunt left Ovsanna by an Arab gendarm in Meadin (a town near Der-el-Zor) in order to save her life. Thus, she was separated from her relatives.

                  Ovsanna lived in Meadin 11 years as a member of the Arab's family. When she grew up, her master determined to marry her to an Arab. Meantime, her mother in Aleppo, took information about Ovsanna and hurried to ask our aid to rescue her daughter. With the assistance of our agent, she went to Meadin saw Ovsanna and begged the Arab to give back her daughter. Ovsanna's master pitied and consented to her mother's request, then, mother and daughter reached us safely. Ovsanna also, as many others, has lost her national language.

 

 

Left our care: 29. March.1926. Relatives. Mother in Aleppo.