Asa Jennings, the Hero of the Smyrna Fire in 1922
Asa Jennings, the Hero of the Smyrna Fire in 1922
The Smyrna Catastrophe & Fire of 1922
In August and September of 1922, the beautiful port of Smyrna became Ground Zero for one of the greatest human tragedies... It was the last violent episode in a ten-year holocaust that had killed three million people-Armenians, Greeks, and Assyrians, all Christian minorities-on the Turkish subcontinent between 1912 and 1922. It would also serve as a marker of the end of the Ottoman Empire.
Humanity was on fire, from the ashes of despair rose heroes, like American Consul General George Horton and Lieutenant Commander Halsey Powell, who defied United States Admiral Mark Bristol’s orders to remain neutral and not allow any refugees aboard ship.
Then there is the Reverend Asa K. Jennings, the frail YMCA employee, who fed, sheltered and led an evacuation of nearly 350,000 people from Smyrna to neighboring islands and mainland. How could one frail man, with nothing more than faith in his heart, become the Shepard of hundreds-of-thousands of refugees?
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WHY THE WESTERN POWERS DIDN T HELP US.THE TRUE RESPONSIBLES ARE FRANCE G.BRITAIN RUSSIA UNIT.STATES THE TURKS ARE THE HANGMEN THE EXECUTIONERS OF THE GREAT POWERS.
Foundations of the turkish nation.
Thank you,greece chios.
Way to go great grandfather Asa!
Beautifully told! And the footage is amazing! There is so much of it. Where did it come from?
Thank you! Much was sent to me as I was producing the film.
Very emotional and heart breaking but inspiring at the same time of what a man of Faith in God can do when faced with terrible circumstances. Move mountains when necessary with help from whom God sends.
great documentary,hustorical fact,loved it
You expect anything better from the Mongol turks?
I am not mongol.I am greek turkish 😂😂
A very moving documentory. Everyone should know what happened to the Christians in Smyrna.
Thank you!
beautiful!
And the Turks have not yet paid for their numerous genocides.
This is a part of history that has been swept under the carpet. It deserves to be spread far and wide.
I am grateful for the American heroes and I applaud them for such a magnificent rescue of so many people. However, the truth is that the British Crown, the British Government, the American Government, the German Government and the Crypto Jewish bankers put the Turks up to murdering the Greeks for their oil and their land. The right thing to have done would have been to pay the Greeks a fair price for their oil. Politeness and protocol also demanded that they stay out of the Greeks' country, not murder them and take what they want. Apparently, this mob can't conduct business in a civilized manner but stoop to barbarity and theft at every opportunity. Their wanton display of savagery, butchery and brutality has been well-noted. It's a pity that the negotiations for rescue were at the cost of the slaughter of a whole generation of young men. Because the Turks were fearful of retaliation? The guilty always fear this. And the Americans complied? They did not send in the marines? All this occurred because the mighty American, British Empires, thanks to the Crypto Jewish bankers, salami to the Turks. Oh how they grovelled to the Turks and Germans. Pirate nations and crowns have no place amongst the nations of the civilized global community. These "wins" will be an unbearable millstone round their necks. They need to pay up and return what they stole.
My grand grandfather was Greek, he was buried alive by his own turkish servant. We gave Turks money so they can kill us later. Greece remember! Hire GREEKS or Europeans / Americans. You know how to do it!
What a brilliant documentary about a good and faithful man. Rev. Jennings makes all United Methodists proud. What an example of faithfulness and courage. Thanks for telling this story.
Thank you!
Also the movie my beloved Smyrna was a big success in Greece. It cost 5 million euro!
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I love USA thank you for all your did for Greece. Hope to see you moving to Greece and living here.
Well done Mr Jennings. A great personal achievement. Nothing to do with God of course, as God doesn't exist. Faith in God is a useful driver though, as we can see. As an aside, the Greeks were targeted due to their troops ravaging the Turkish countryside during their rapid retreat after their failed invasion and attempted land grab. Supported by the British, of course.
My manager had me watch this. He knows i love history, and this is a beautiful story of how a man became a legend
Thank you for this very educational video on my great-great grandfather!
god bless him!
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Your Grandfather was a true hero Roger. Thanks to him my grandmother lived to meet my grandfather. He didnt only save 300,000 Greeks but he is responsible for millions that are alive today like myself. Words cannot describe what I feel for what your Grandfather did.
A hero like Jennings is the reason I am alive today. My grandmother and her 2 sisters were rescued by these boats and made their way to Crete where my grandmother met my Grandfather. They dressed as young boys to escape being taken by the Turks as girls were taken & raped. Thank you for this great documentary. I met the heroes I didnt know about and forever thank them for their bravery and love for human lives.
My Great Aunt Helen Mackey was in Smyrna from 1918-1922 and was there when this happened. She worked for the YMCA as a typist, translator and swimming instructor and saw countless atrocities committed by the Turks.
Thank you for making this documentary and sharing the story of what my great grandfather, Asa, was a part of during challenging time in history.
Glad you enjoyed it! What a man!
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Bravo
All Greeks wished there wasn't 1453 and Greece would become independent earlier by Catholics. I believe it was Pope the solution...
Excellent work Mike!
This is an amazing story. Thank you for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it!
This is an amazing story. Thank you for sharing.
I love this part of the world and this is such a terrific example of a man of God, a simple human being, living Christ Jesus' command to loving and serve his neighbors, and boy, to such a great effect! Thanks for uploading this. Everybody should know the story; my children definitely will.
why did archbishop want nuriddin removed in 1919 and even said he should be shot? what made them old antagonists? background information is very important/for example haverford professor gives a very distorted view of history/0/45 yes smyrna was part of ottoman empire after fall of constantinople 1453/the christian capital city had been founded by constantine the great and ruled eastern christendom from 325/330 for over a christian millenium /and even before that pagan greeks were present in western asia minor since dorians 1000 bc/no professor you give slanted view/ turks arrived with seljuk invasion and their victory at manzikert gave them their first permanent possession in christian empire/ saint paul letters and /st john seven churches of revelation
Thank you for posting this. I hope to learn more as we are about to experience the 100 year anniversary of the Smyrna Catastrophe.
Thank you!
Mike that was an incredible piece of work...truly heartbreaking yet heart warming story of the brutality of the human race and how a man who leaned on God was used by him to do miracles....the faith of a mustard seed can move mountains...praise God for Asa and Halsey...treasures in heaven I could only hope to meet some day...again thanks again for beimg inspired to put together a very moving an educational piece...special people you all are...much love, Zach
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Bravo Mike!!! Thank you for telling this wonderful story.
Thank you!