Testimony of the Czech traveller Karel Hansa on the condition of Armenian refugees in Lebanon in autumn 1922
2022
Abstract
This article presents an English translation of three texts by the Czech traveller Karel Hansa, which relate directly to the situation of Armenian refugees in Lebanon in the autumn of 1922 and are based on his personal experience. These excerpts describe Hansa's meeting with the Catholicos Sahak II (1849-1939), the living conditions of refugees in the Beirut camps, and Hansa's visit to the orphanages in Antelias and Zouk Mikael, later run by Maria Jacobsen.
This critical article is accompanied by an introduction containing information about the author and the context of the historical sources presented.