Dolores Zohrab Liebmann was an American philanthropist of Armenian descent born in the Ottoman Empire.
Background
Dolores Zohrab was born in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire, a daughter of famed writer and a parliament member Krikor Zohrab and his wife Clara. At the age of 19, Dolores Zohrab Liebmann witnessed the arrest and deportation of her father from her family"s residence in Constantinople as part of the Armenian Genocide.
Career
She established the Dolores Zohrab Liebmann Fund, which distributes fellowships to graduate students. This event would deeply impact her life, for her father would be eventually killed. They moved to the United States, and in 1934 Dolores Zohrab Liebmann became a naturalized American citizen.
In 1950, Henry Liebmann died, and Dolores Zohrab Liebmann devoted the remainder of her life to charitable work, in particular education and research.
She made an endowment to support academic programs in Armenian studies, and also established The Krikor and Clara Zohrab Fellowship at Columbia University. She also supported research at the Rockefeller University and the New York Public Library.
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.
Dolores Zohrab Liebmann died in 1991, and the Dolores Zohrab Liebmann Fund was established posthumously. The philanthropic legacy of Dolores Liebmann is kept alive today and continues to sponsor numerous educational programs and philanthropic activities.