They Shall Not Perish

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They Shall Not Perish: The Story of Near East Relief is a film about Near East Relief (NER)'s efforts to counter the Armenian genocide. Shant Mardirossian, the chairperson emeritus of the organization, produced it,{{cite web|url=https://armenianweekly.com/2018/01/02/shall-not-perish-armenian-genocide-documentary-now-streaming-netflix/|title=‘They Shall Not Perish’ Armenian Genocide Documentary Now Streaming on Netflix|work=Armenian Weekly|date=2018-01-02|accessdate=2019-09-12}} doing so through the company Acorne Productions. The writer and director is George Billard. Victor Garber serves as the narrator.{{cite web|url=http://asbarez.com/169558/armenian-genocide-documentary-they-shall-not-perish-now-streaming-on-netflix/|title=Armenian Genocide Documentary ‘They Shall Not Perish’ Now Streaming on Netflix|work=Asbarez|date=2018-01-02|accessdate=2019-09-12}} A slogan on a NER fundraising poster was used for the film's name.{{cite web|author=Janbazian, Rupen|url=https://armenianweekly.com/2017/10/04/telling-the-story-of-near-east-relief-through-film/|title=‘They Shall Not Perish’: Telling the Story of Near East Relief through Film|date=2017-10-04|accessdate=2019-09-12}} - [https://anca.org/they-shall-not-perish-telling-the-story-of-near-east-relief-through-film/ Alternate link at] Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA)

The film was first aired in the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum (previously the National Heritage Museum) in Lexington, Massachusetts (Boston metropolitan area) on October 13, 2017.{{cite web|url=https://armenianweekly.com/2017/09/15/they-shall-not-perish-lex/|title=‘They Shall Not Perish: The Story of Near East Relief’ to Make Boston-Area Public Premiere Next Month|work=Armenian Weekly|date=2017-09-15|accessdate=2019-09-12}} On January 1, 2018 it was released on Netflix.