''They Shall Not Perish: The Story of Near East Relief '' is a film about

Near East Relief The Near East Foundation (NEF) is an American international social and economic development organization based in Syracuse, New York. The NEF had its genesis in a number of earlier organizations. As the scope of relief expanded from aid to Greek, ...

(NER)'s efforts to counter the

Armenian genocide The Armenian genocide was the systematic destruction of the Armenians, Armenian people and identity in the Ottoman Empire during World War I. Spearheaded by the ruling Committee of Union and Progress (CUP), it was implemented primarily t ...

. Shant Mardirossian, the chairperson emeritus of the organization, produced it, doing so through the company Acorne Productions. The writer and director is George Billard.

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serves as the narrator. A slogan on a NER fundraising poster was used for the film's name. The film was first aired in the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum (previously the National Heritage Museum) in

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(

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) on October 13, 2017. On January 1, 2018 it was released on

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Cast

Andrea Martin Andrea Louise Martin (born January 15, 1947) is an American and Canadian actress, best known for her work in the television series '' SCTV'' and '' Great News''. She has appeared in films such as '' Black Christmas'' (1974), '' Wag the Dog'' (1 ...

as Baidzar Bakalian *

Tony Shalhoub Anthony Marc Shalhoub ( ; ; born October 9, 1953) is an American actor. He is known for a variety of roles ranging from comedic to dramatic on stage and screen. He has received several accolades including five Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, s ...

as Karnig Parnian *

Ron Rifkin Ron Rifkin (born Saul M. Rifkin; October 31, 1939) is an American actor best known for his roles as Arvin Sloane on the spy drama '' Alias'', Saul Holden on the drama '' Brothers & Sisters'', and District Attorney Ellis Loew in '' L.A. Confide ...

as Henry Morgenthau *

Kathleen Chalfant Kathleen Ann Chalfant (née Bishop) is an American actress. She has appeared in many stage plays, both on Broadway and Off-Broadway, as well as making guest appearances on television series, including the ''Law & Order'' franchise. Early life C ...

as Dr. Mabel Elliott * Dariush Kashani as George Mardikian * Michael Aronov as Leslie A. Davis * Kara Vedder as Nellie Miller Mann

References

External links

*
They Shall Not Perish: The Story of Near East Relief
' official site * * * - Collaborating with the Genocide Education Project and

Near East Foundation The Near East Foundation (NEF) is an American international social and economic development organization based in Syracuse, New York. The NEF had its genesis in a number of earlier organizations. As the scope of relief expanded from aid to Greek, ...

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