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passport photograph of nellie miller-mann 02 february 1997 goshen , indiana elkhart , indiana 210px 27 march 1897 nelliewithpassport.png nellie miller-mann
 nellie miller-mann member armenian genocide of near east relief and witness to the
nellie miller-mann

nellie miller mann -lrb- march 27 , 1897 -- february 2 , 1997 -rrb- was a prominent member of the mennonite church and a renowned figure in the near east relief , an organization to assist refugees of war and massacre in and around the middle east .
during her time in the near east relief -lrb- now near east foundation -rrb- , nellie miller mann was instrumental in caring for hundreds of armenian refugees who had survived the armenian genocide .
during her time working with the refugees , miller mann wrote and photographed much of what she experienced .
her writings and photographs have been recently been published in a book entitled , `` letters from syria 1921-1923 '' .
