Bodill Bjorn in Musch in 1915

Bodill Bjorn (center) in Musch in 1915. After the genocide, he wrote “Our Armenian helpers, 6 of whom were killed in the massacre of 1915, Mush.” 🌐 Source: Riksarkivet ™️ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550549312179

Bodill Bjorn 1871-1960 Norwegian missionary, witness of the Armenian Genocide. During the Great Genocide, Bodil cared for and saved hundreds of homeless Armenian children and women from inevitable death. The 2015 film “Salvation Map” tells about the lives and activities of Bodile Bjorn and four other European women humanitarians

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