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Syrian–Mount Lebanon Relief Committee

The Syrian–Mount Lebanon Relief Committee (Arabic: لجنة إعانة المنكوبين في سوريا ولبنان, romanized: lajnat ināʿat al-mankūbīn fī sūriyā wa-lubnān) was an organization "formed in June of 1916 under the chairmanship of Najib Maalouf and the Assistant Chairmanship of Ameen Rihani"[1] in the United States. Kahlil Gibran was its secretary.[2] Its offices were at 55 Broadway, New York.[3] It aimed at working in cooperation with the American Committee for Armenian and Syrian Relief,[4] and raised "some $165,815 in two and a half years from about 15,000 Syrian subscribers in America."[5]

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References

  1. ^ Mujais, Salim (2004). Antoun Saadeh: The youth years. p. 107.
  2. ^ Beshara, Adel (2012). The Origins of Syrian Nationhood:Histories, Pioneers and Identity. p. 147.
  3. ^ Waterfield, Robin. Prophet: The Life and Times of Kahlil Gibran.
  4. ^ Watenpaugh, Keith David. Bread from Stones: The Middle East and the Making of Modern Humanitarianism. p. 50.
  5. ^ Kayal, Philip M.; Kayal, Joseph M. (1975). The Syrian-Lebanese in America. Twayne Publishers. p. 119.
Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian%E2%80%93Mount_Lebanon_Relief_Committee