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The Board of Directors of the historic Armenian Bird’s Nest Orphanage in Lebanon refuted the erroneous press reports disseminated through Lebanese media on selling the orphanage to make room for a beach-front development, Armenian-American newspaper Asbarez reports.           

The Bird’s Nest orphanage, founded by Danish missionary Maria Jacobson and run by the efforts of Near East Relief, became a refuge for orphans who survived the Armenian Genocide. Today it continues to admit children from vulnerable families under the auspices of the Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia,

The Board of Directors of Bird’s Nest issued an announcement refuting the claims regarding the sale of the orphanage, with its executive director Seta Khedeshian, in an interview with CiliciaTV, also criticizing the press for irresponsible reporting that has created furor in the community.

The focus of the controversy is a beach front portion of the Bird’s Nest property that has not been is use for decades. Considering the growing costs of maintaining the facility, the board has leased that portion of the property, which will be developed by the lessee. After the completion of the lease, the ownership of that developed property is slated to revert to the Catholicosate.

Currently, the dining hall of the old building on the soon-to-be-leased portion of the property is now being used as a church. That building, which is in poor condition, will be demolished. New Armenian church will be constructed in its place.

 

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