Alice Khachadoorian-Shnorhokian
Alice Khachadoorian-Shnorhokian
Was born in Aintab, Turkey on August 28, 1912. Her family was rounded up and deported during the genocide, and were saved right before they were to be taken to Del Zor. After completing high school in Aleppo, Syria, Shnorhokian and her family traveled to Beirut, Lebanon where she studied at the American University and became a nurse and midwife. There she married Rev. Manasseh Shnorhokian. Relocating to the United States nearly three decades ago, Shnorhokian now resides in Mahwah, New Jersey.
“…I had the privilege of meeting Alice Khachadoorian-Shnorhokian. Alice is a resident of Mahwah, New Jersey, which is a town in my district. Alice was born in Turkey in 1912 to a successful, respected Armenian family of eight. And when Turkish officials ordered Armenians to denounce their faith and nationality, she and her parents refused. As a result, her family was rounded up and ordered to march into the desert. Alice and her brother were too young, of course, at that age to walk, so her parents had to put them in boxes on either side of a donkey and march into the desert.
When they arrived in Meskene, her mother befriended their Turkish neighbors, and these neighbors ultimately enabled them to get a permit which allowed Alice and her family to escape. Alice moved to the United States in 1980, and became a citizen of the U.S. just 5 years later. And, as a survivor, she says she wants to, "see justice so that the words 'never again' become a reality." Congressmen Scott Garrett on the House floor on April 24, 2008.
Was born in Aintab, Turkey on August 28, 1912. Her family was rounded up and deported during the genocide, and were saved right before they were to be taken to Del Zor. After completing high school in Aleppo, Syria, Shnorhokian and her family traveled to Beirut, Lebanon where she studied at the American University and became a nurse and midwife. There she married Rev. Manasseh Shnorhokian. Relocating to the United States nearly three decades ago, Shnorhokian now resides in Mahwah, New Jersey.
“…I had the privilege of meeting Alice Khachadoorian-Shnorhokian. Alice is a resident of Mahwah, New Jersey, which is a town in my district. Alice was born in Turkey in 1912 to a successful, respected Armenian family of eight. And when Turkish officials ordered Armenians to denounce their faith and nationality, she and her parents refused. As a result, her family was rounded up and ordered to march into the desert. Alice and her brother were too young, of course, at that age to walk, so her parents had to put them in boxes on either side of a donkey and march into the desert.
When they arrived in Meskene, her mother befriended their Turkish neighbors, and these neighbors ultimately enabled them to get a permit which allowed Alice and her family to escape. Alice moved to the United States in 1980, and became a citizen of the U.S. just 5 years later. And, as a survivor, she says she wants to, "see justice so that the words 'never again' become a reality." Congressmen Scott Garrett on the House floor on April 24, 2008.