Dolores Zohrab Liebmann

2 Philanthropy

Dolores Zohrab Liebmann (January 13, 1896 in

Istanbul, Ottoman Empire September 15, 1991 in
New York City, US) was an American philanthropist of
Armenian descent born in the Ottoman Empire.[1] She
established the Dolores Zohrab Liebmann Fund, which
distributes fellowships to graduate students.[2][3]

In 1950, Henry Liebmann died, and Dolores Zohrab

Liebmann devoted the remainder of her life to charitable
work, in particular education and research.[5] She made
an endowment to support academic programs in Armenian studies, and also established The Krikor and Clara
Zohrab Fellowship at Columbia University.[1] She also
supported research at the Rockefeller University and the
New York Public Library.[1] On November 8, 1987 the
Krikor and Clara Zohrab Information Center was established at the Diocese of the Armenian Church of America in New York City. Through its comprehensive library
holdings and educational programs, the Center supports
research and learning in all areas of Armenian Studies.
The inauguration of the Center was attended by Vazgen
I, Catholicos of All Armenians, and future Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem, Torkom Manoogian.

Life

Dolores Zohrab Liebmann died in 1991, and the Dolores

Zohrab Liebmann Fund was established posthumously.[1]

3 Legacy
She was granted the Saint Nerses Shnorali Medal from
the former Catholicos of All Armenians, Vazgen I.[6]
The philanthropic legacy of Dolores Liebmann is kept
alive today and continues to sponsor numerous educational programs and philanthropic activities.[1]

Dolores Zohrab Liebmann, with Torkom Manoogian (d. 2012),

former Primate of the Eastern Diocese and later Patriarch of
Jerusalem, and Vazgen I, Catholicos of All Armenians during
the opening ceremony of the Zohrab Center in 1987

4 References
Dolores Zohrab was born in Constantinople, Ottoman
Empire, a daughter of famed writer and a parliament 4.1 Notes
member Krikor Zohrab and his wife Clara. At the age [1] Zohrab Center. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
of 19, Dolores Zohrab Liebmann witnessed the arrest
and deportation of her father from her familys residence [2] Dolores Zohrab Liebmann Fellowship. Cornell University. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
in Constantinople as part of the Armenian Genocide.[1]
This event would deeply impact her life, for her father [3] Dolores Zohrab Liebmann Fund Fellowships. Brown
would be eventually killed.[1][4] Dolores, her mother and
University. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
sister Hermin subsequently ed to Europe via Austria
[4] Summer Interns Begin Projects at Zohrab Center. The
and Romania and arriving in Paris, France in order to
Armenian Weekly. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
reunite with her two brothers Aram and Leon.[5][6] After the death of her mother, Zohrab moved to Romania, [5] Klitzner, Herbert. The Liebmann Family and the New
York Society for Ethical Culture (PDF). Retrieved 15
where in 1932 she married an American businessman,
March 2013.
Henry Liebmann. They moved to the United States, and
in 1934 Dolores Zohrab Liebmann became a naturalized [6] Eduard Jeamgocian aduce noi marturii despre eroii Cartii soaptelor"" (in Romanian). Retrieved 15 March 2013.
American citizen.[1]
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Sources

Ocial Blog of the Zohrab Center

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