2
25
44
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Linda Jacobs Collection
Description
An account of the resource
<h4>Biographical/Historical note</h4>
<p>Dr. Linda Jacobs has a PhD in Near Eastern Archaeology/Anthropology. Author of <em>Digging In</em> (2011) and <em>Strangers in the West</em> (2023), Dr. Jacobs' work is on Middle Eastern culture and the nineteenth century Syrian Colony in New York.</p>
<h4>Scope/Content note</h4>
<p>The Linda Jacobs Collection contains multiple postcards, glass bottles, photos, and other printed materials like periodicals and magazines related to Syrian identity and culture in the United States.</p>
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Linda Jacobs
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1893-1945
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
The donor retains full ownership of any copyright and rights currently controlled. Nonexclusive right to authorize uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. Usage of the materials for these purposes must be fully credited with the source. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Linda Jacobs
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Processed by Amanda Forbes, 2020-2021.
Collection Guide created by Sarah Bernstein, 2023 October.
Language
A language of the resource
English
Arabic
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
KC 0059
Access Rights
Information about who can access the resource or an indication of its security status. Access Rights may include information regarding access or restrictions based on privacy, security, or other policies.
Digital material in this collection is provided here for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law.
Physical material in this collection is also available to researchers. For questions or to access a collection, please contact us at kcldsarchive@ncsu.edu. Please give at least 48 hours for responses to any inquiries regarding the materials.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Postcards
Periodicals
Photographs
Dublin Core
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Identifier
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LJacobs011
Title
A name given to the resource
Postcard Depicting Easter Sunday on the Boardwalk, Atlantic City, 1903 June 28
Description
An account of the resource
A postcard depitcting a black and white picture of Easter Sunday on the boardwalk of Atlantic City, NJ. The postcard contains writing from a Matilda to Mrs. Greene on June 28, 1903.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1903 June 28
Subject
The topic of the resource
Real photo postcards
Language
A language of the resource
English
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Image
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Image/pdf
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Linda Jacobs
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
The donor retains full ownership of any copyright and rights currently controlled. Nonexclusive right to authorize uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. Usage of the materials for these purposes must be fully credited with the source. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials.
1900s
Events
New Jersey
Postcards
-
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PDF Text
Text
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Linda Jacobs Collection
Description
An account of the resource
<h4>Biographical/Historical note</h4>
<p>Dr. Linda Jacobs has a PhD in Near Eastern Archaeology/Anthropology. Author of <em>Digging In</em> (2011) and <em>Strangers in the West</em> (2023), Dr. Jacobs' work is on Middle Eastern culture and the nineteenth century Syrian Colony in New York.</p>
<h4>Scope/Content note</h4>
<p>The Linda Jacobs Collection contains multiple postcards, glass bottles, photos, and other printed materials like periodicals and magazines related to Syrian identity and culture in the United States.</p>
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Linda Jacobs
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1893-1945
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
The donor retains full ownership of any copyright and rights currently controlled. Nonexclusive right to authorize uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. Usage of the materials for these purposes must be fully credited with the source. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Linda Jacobs
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Processed by Amanda Forbes, 2020-2021.
Collection Guide created by Sarah Bernstein, 2023 October.
Language
A language of the resource
English
Arabic
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
KC 0059
Access Rights
Information about who can access the resource or an indication of its security status. Access Rights may include information regarding access or restrictions based on privacy, security, or other policies.
Digital material in this collection is provided here for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law.
Physical material in this collection is also available to researchers. For questions or to access a collection, please contact us at kcldsarchive@ncsu.edu. Please give at least 48 hours for responses to any inquiries regarding the materials.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Postcards
Periodicals
Photographs
Dublin Core
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Identifier
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LJacobs013
Title
A name given to the resource
Postcard Depicting Flower Parade on the Boardwalk, Atlantic City
Description
An account of the resource
A postcard depicting a flower parade on the boardwalk in Atlantic City, NJ. One of the shops shown is Jereissati Bros. Auction Sale. A sign out front advertises oriental rugs and hangings.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
undated
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Philadelphia Postal Card Co.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Postcards
Language
A language of the resource
English
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Image
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Image/pdf
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Linda Jacobs
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
The donor retains full ownership of any copyright and rights currently controlled. Nonexclusive right to authorize uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. Usage of the materials for these purposes must be fully credited with the source. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials.
Business
Events
New Jersey
Postcards
-
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/files/original/064fa26fb0c5e2737f4daf39555a93ff.pdf
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PDF Text
Text
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Linda Jacobs Collection
Description
An account of the resource
<h4>Biographical/Historical note</h4>
<p>Dr. Linda Jacobs has a PhD in Near Eastern Archaeology/Anthropology. Author of <em>Digging In</em> (2011) and <em>Strangers in the West</em> (2023), Dr. Jacobs' work is on Middle Eastern culture and the nineteenth century Syrian Colony in New York.</p>
<h4>Scope/Content note</h4>
<p>The Linda Jacobs Collection contains multiple postcards, glass bottles, photos, and other printed materials like periodicals and magazines related to Syrian identity and culture in the United States.</p>
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Linda Jacobs
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1893-1945
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
The donor retains full ownership of any copyright and rights currently controlled. Nonexclusive right to authorize uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. Usage of the materials for these purposes must be fully credited with the source. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Linda Jacobs
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Processed by Amanda Forbes, 2020-2021.
Collection Guide created by Sarah Bernstein, 2023 October.
Language
A language of the resource
English
Arabic
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
KC 0059
Access Rights
Information about who can access the resource or an indication of its security status. Access Rights may include information regarding access or restrictions based on privacy, security, or other policies.
Digital material in this collection is provided here for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law.
Physical material in this collection is also available to researchers. For questions or to access a collection, please contact us at kcldsarchive@ncsu.edu. Please give at least 48 hours for responses to any inquiries regarding the materials.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Postcards
Periodicals
Photographs
Dublin Core
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Identifier
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LJacobs009
Title
A name given to the resource
Postcard Depicting Hamid's Million Dollar Pier, Atlantic City from Giorgine to Sylvia Path, 1945 April
Description
An account of the resource
A postcard depicting Hamid's "Million-Dollar Pier" at Atlantic City, NJ. Hamid later bought the Steel Pier in 1945. The postcard contains writing from Giorgine to Sylvia Path in April 1945.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1945 April
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Kropp Co.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Postcards
Language
A language of the resource
English
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Image
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Image/pdf
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Linda Jacobs
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
The donor retains full ownership of any copyright and rights currently controlled. Nonexclusive right to authorize uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. Usage of the materials for these purposes must be fully credited with the source. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials.
1940s
New Jersey
Postcards
-
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/files/original/2695a6de781b580465f4cb5bf6dd178e.pdf
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PDF Text
Text
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Linda Jacobs Collection
Description
An account of the resource
<h4>Biographical/Historical note</h4>
<p>Dr. Linda Jacobs has a PhD in Near Eastern Archaeology/Anthropology. Author of <em>Digging In</em> (2011) and <em>Strangers in the West</em> (2023), Dr. Jacobs' work is on Middle Eastern culture and the nineteenth century Syrian Colony in New York.</p>
<h4>Scope/Content note</h4>
<p>The Linda Jacobs Collection contains multiple postcards, glass bottles, photos, and other printed materials like periodicals and magazines related to Syrian identity and culture in the United States.</p>
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Linda Jacobs
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1893-1945
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
The donor retains full ownership of any copyright and rights currently controlled. Nonexclusive right to authorize uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. Usage of the materials for these purposes must be fully credited with the source. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Linda Jacobs
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Processed by Amanda Forbes, 2020-2021.
Collection Guide created by Sarah Bernstein, 2023 October.
Language
A language of the resource
English
Arabic
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
KC 0059
Access Rights
Information about who can access the resource or an indication of its security status. Access Rights may include information regarding access or restrictions based on privacy, security, or other policies.
Digital material in this collection is provided here for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law.
Physical material in this collection is also available to researchers. For questions or to access a collection, please contact us at kcldsarchive@ncsu.edu. Please give at least 48 hours for responses to any inquiries regarding the materials.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Postcards
Periodicals
Photographs
Dublin Core
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Identifier
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LJacobs005
Title
A name given to the resource
Postcard Depicting Marie Azeez's shop and The Loraine and The St. Charles in Atlantic City Postcard, 1912 July
Description
An account of the resource
A postcard depicting Marie Azeez’s shop with images of The Loraine and The St. Charles in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The image is copyrighted in 1908. The postcard contains writing to an Earl Fluke dated July 1912.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1912 July
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Louis Restein
Subject
The topic of the resource
Postcards
Language
A language of the resource
English
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Image
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Image/pdf
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Linda Jacobs
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
The donor retains full ownership of any copyright and rights currently controlled. Nonexclusive right to authorize uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. Usage of the materials for these purposes must be fully credited with the source. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials.
1910s
Business
New Jersey
Postcards
-
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/files/original/532b7ee0f162190c8b811e4ca1bf20de.pdf
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PDF Text
Text
��
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Linda Jacobs Collection
Description
An account of the resource
<h4>Biographical/Historical note</h4>
<p>Dr. Linda Jacobs has a PhD in Near Eastern Archaeology/Anthropology. Author of <em>Digging In</em> (2011) and <em>Strangers in the West</em> (2023), Dr. Jacobs' work is on Middle Eastern culture and the nineteenth century Syrian Colony in New York.</p>
<h4>Scope/Content note</h4>
<p>The Linda Jacobs Collection contains multiple postcards, glass bottles, photos, and other printed materials like periodicals and magazines related to Syrian identity and culture in the United States.</p>
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Linda Jacobs
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1893-1945
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
The donor retains full ownership of any copyright and rights currently controlled. Nonexclusive right to authorize uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. Usage of the materials for these purposes must be fully credited with the source. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Linda Jacobs
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Processed by Amanda Forbes, 2020-2021.
Collection Guide created by Sarah Bernstein, 2023 October.
Language
A language of the resource
English
Arabic
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
KC 0059
Access Rights
Information about who can access the resource or an indication of its security status. Access Rights may include information regarding access or restrictions based on privacy, security, or other policies.
Digital material in this collection is provided here for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law.
Physical material in this collection is also available to researchers. For questions or to access a collection, please contact us at kcldsarchive@ncsu.edu. Please give at least 48 hours for responses to any inquiries regarding the materials.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Postcards
Periodicals
Photographs
Dublin Core
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Identifier
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LJacobs006
Title
A name given to the resource
Postcard Depicting the Boardwalk Above Virginia Avenue and Alkazin shop, Atlantic City
Description
An account of the resource
A blank postcard depicting a scene of the boardwalk above Virginia Avenue in Atlantic City, New Jersey. One of the store fronts is Alkazin.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
undated
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
L. Beard
Subject
The topic of the resource
Postcards
Language
A language of the resource
English
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Image
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Image/pdf
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Linda Jacobs
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
The donor retains full ownership of any copyright and rights currently controlled. Nonexclusive right to authorize uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. Usage of the materials for these purposes must be fully credited with the source. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials.
Business
New Jersey
Postcards
-
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Khalifah Family Papers
Description
An account of the resource
<h4>Biographical/Historical Note</h4>
<p>Raja Khalifah was born in Lebanon and attended the American University of Beirut, where he played tennis and earned a BS in Chemistry. After his graduation in 1962, Khalifah immigrated to the United States to continue his education. In 1967, he obtained a PhD in Physical Chemistry from Princeton University. He then held a Postdoctoral Fellowship at Harvard University before moving to Stanford Medical School to conduct research in pharmacology.</p>
<p>Though he initially intended to return to Lebanon upon completion of his advanced education, the violence of the Lebanese Civil War foreclosed this opportunity. Khalifah facilitated his mother's immigration to the United states during this period. Khalifah belongs to the American University of Beirut Alumni Association and the Triangle Lebanese Association.</p>
<p>Between 1993 and 2000, Khalifah served as a Research Professor in Biology at the University of Kansas Medical Center. In 2000, he shifted to the sphere of public pharmaceutical research, working for Biostratum and then NephroGenex. In 2009, he started his own consulting firm, Raja G. Khalifah Consulting, where he provides consulting related to scientific research, clinical trials, development, and pharmaceuticals related to diabetes. Khalifah holds numerous patents related to the pharmacological treatment of diabetes.</p>
<h4>Scope/Content Note</h4>
<p>This collection is composed primarily of photographs. Images include Raja Khalifah’s family members and ancestors in early-twentieth century Lebanon, biomedical pharmacology and research, the Triangle Lebanese Association, and tennis.</p>
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Raja Khalifah
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1914, 1960s-2008
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
The donor retains full ownership of any copyright and rights currently controlled. Nonexclusive right to authorize uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. Usage of the materials for these purposes must be fully credited with the source. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials.
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Processed by Khayrallah Program staff. Collection Guide content contributed by Claire A. Kempa and updated by Allison Hall, 2023 November.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Education--Lebanon
Medicine--Research
Portraits
Social groups
Tennis
Language
A language of the resource
English
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
KC 0027
Access Rights
Information about who can access the resource or an indication of its security status. Access Rights may include information regarding access or restrictions based on privacy, security, or other policies.
This digital material is provided here for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law.
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Identifier
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Raja_Khalifah_BusinessCard4_wm
Title
A name given to the resource
Raja Khalifah's NephroGenex Business Card
Subject
The topic of the resource
Medical research
Description
An account of the resource
Raja Khalifah's business card from NephroGenex, where he served as Vice President of Research and Chemistry.
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Raja Khalifah
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
circa 2007
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
The donor retains full ownership of any copyright and rights currently controlled. Nonexclusive right to authorize uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. Usage of the materials for these purposes must be fully credited with the source. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials.
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Image/jpg
Language
A language of the resource
English
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Image
2000s
Business Cards
New Jersey
Science
-
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Mokarzel Family
Subject
The topic of the resource
Arabic literature--History and criticism
Lebanese-Americans--United States
Description
An account of the resource
<h5>Introduction</h5>
<p>Naoum Antoun Mokarzel (1864-1932) and Salloum Antoun Mokarzel (1881-1952) were influential intellectuals who immigrated to the United States from Lebanon in the late nineteenth century. Both were prominent Lebanese-American intellectuals who used their family-owned publishing house, the Al-Hoda Press, to preserve their heritage for diaspora communities across the world and to educate English-speaking audiences about the rich history and culture of Lebanon.</p>
<p>The Mokarzel brothers were the sons of Antoun Mokarzel, a Maronite Priest, and Barbara Akl Mokarzel. They were born and raised in Frieke, Lebanon. Naoum Mokarzel emigrated to the United States in 1890, at the age of 26. Naoum explored various career options as a young man, including: shopkeeper, bookkeeper, journalist, and medical student. While working as a bookkeeper in Philadelphia he founded <em>Al Asr</em>, a fledgling newspaper which quickly failed. Shortly after, in 1898, Naoum founded <em>Al-Hoda</em><span> [Guidance] as a biweekly publication; the first issue was published on February 22 of that year. In 1902, Naoum moved the paper from Philadelphia to New York and began publishing it as a daily. Newspapers proliferated among the populous Lebanese immigrant community in New York City, but among them <em>Al-Hoda </em>stood out in its wide circulation and international sphere of influence. Though Naoum frequently insisted upon his own journalistic integrity and objectivity, <em>Al-Hoda </em>was guided from the start by a fierce devotion to the cause of Lebanon; it also initially leaned towards Maronite interests, against Orthodox views. In his editorials and articles, Naoum was quick to rise to the defense of both his homeland and himself, a tendency that often stirred controversy even as it furthered Naoum's political goals.<em><br /></em></span></p>
<p>Around the time that Naoum founded <em>Al-Hoda</em>, his much younger brother Salloum joined him in the United States. Though Salloum travelled back to Lebanon to obtain his higher education at St. Joseph’s University, he was quickly folded into the new family trade of publishing. Salloum quickly established himself as an innovator in his own right: in 1909, he catalogued and published <em><a href="http://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/collections/show/41">The Syrian Business Directory</a></em>, an inventory of Syrian businesses in the United States. In the next year, he patented the first Arabic linotype machine, an invention which helped modernize Arabic publishing; this innovation contributed to the explosion of the Arabic press in both North and South America. In the 1910s and 1920s, Salloum published scholarly works through the imprint called <a href="https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/collections/show/53" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Syrian-American Press</a>; he also carried forth his interest in Lebanese business endeavors through the monthly journal <span><em>Al Majallah Al-Tijariyeh</em> [<em>Syrian-American Commercial Magazine</em>], which he edited from 1918 to 1926.</span></p>
<p><span>Despite their shared vocation, the two brothers had very different personalities and political goals. Naoum had a fiery commitment to Lebanese independence: in 1911, he founded the Lebanese League of Progress in an attempt to unite the Lebanese diaspora behind the cause of Lebanese independence. Naoum was among the delegation from Lebanon sent to the Paris Peace Conference of 1919. Though Naoum was an outspoken and passionate figure whose devout Maronitism, Lebanese nationalism, and willingness to critique the diasporic community often created controversy. By contrast, Salloum was known as a gentler figure, more interested in building new communities and hybrid cultural identities than in influencing political change in the homeland. Despite his very different aims, Salloum, too, was a formidable influence both to his peers and to younger generations of Lebanese-Americans.</span></p>
<p><span>The difference between the brothers’ personalities and political goals is represented by the differences in their publications. Throughout World War I and the following years of geopolitical chaos and decolonization, Naoum was deeply involved in nationalist movements. His decision to publish </span><span>Al-Hoda </span><span>in Arabic indicates his continuing commitment to a diasporic community which faced towards and participated in the culture and political realm of the homeland. By contrast, Salloum was interested in translating and modifying his birth culture to thrive in various new homelands. To facilitate this goal, in 1926, Salloum launched </span><em>The Syrian World</em><span>, which he initially conceived as an academic journal aimed towards a hybrid audience of second-generation children of immigrants and Americans of non-Lebanese descent. Between 1926 and 1932, </span><em>The Syrian World </em><span>was published as a monthly journal. During this time, it served as an outlet for scholarship on Syrian and Lebanese history, as well as topics pertinent to the immigrant community such as health, current events, and preserving Lebanese heritage for younger generations. In served as a platform for Salloum to initiate his plans for community formation through his editorials; for example, Salloum put out a call for the formation of regional federations like the Southern Federation of Syrian and Lebanese American Clubs in a editorial in the late 1920s. In 1932, the combined factors of the Great Depression and the death of Naoum Mokarzel led Salloum to scale back his involvement in the paper; its format was changed from the style of an academic journal to a more traditional newspaper. This incarnation of the paper--which lasted from 1932 to 1935--consisted of daily news on both transnational and local levels. </span></p>
<p><span>Naoum Mokarzel had three marriages: Sophie Shishim, between 1898 and 1902; Saada Rihani between 1904 and 1908; and Rose Abillama, from 1910 until Naoum’s 1932 death. Naoum had no children, and Salloum and his family were Naoum’s heirs. In 1908, Salloum married Helen Abu Khalil. Together, the couple had five daughters: Mary, Rose, Alice, Yemna, and Lila. By 1919, Salloum and Helen moved their family to Cranford, New Jersey; however, the children were raised to be highly educated world citizens, encouraged towards literacy in both English and Arabic. In 1925, Helen took her five daughters to Lebanon, where the girls travelled and attended school until returning to America in 1927. </span></p>
<p><span>Naoum died in 1932 on a visit to Paris, where he was serving as a representative of diasporic communities for Lebanon’s transition from French colony to independent nation. This led Salloum to take up the role of editing <em>Al-Hoda</em>. During this time, Salloum became increasingly well-known, contributing to the Lebanese pavilion at the 1939 New York World’s Fair and serving as a dignitary at the 1946 opening of the United Nations. Salloum died in 1952. The bodies of both brothers were repatriated by the government of Lebanon, and are buried together in the family tomb in their native city of Freike, Lebanon.</span></p>
<p><span>The Mokarzel brothers’ legacies were carried on by Salloum’s five daughters. After a struggle over the ownership of the paper, Salloum’s eldest daughter, Mary Mokarzel, carried on the publication of <em>Al-Hoda</em>. In 1954--perhaps in remembrance of her father’s English-language journal </span><em>The Syrian World</em><span>--Mary acquired </span><em>The Lebanese American Journal</em><span>, which she published in tandem with the Arabic paper until September 1971. Yemna was also committed to the family business, supporting her sister’s social, political, and business endeavors and serving as a correspondent for the papers.</span></p>
<p><span>Neither Yemna nor Mary married. Rose Mokarzel married Joseph Tanous; the two had three children: Peter J. Tanous, an investment banker, author, and community leader; Dr. Helene Tanous, who specialized in radiology; and Evelyne Nala Tanous, J.D., who served as Chief Counsel of the United States Small Business Administration district office in Houston. Peter has three children with his wife Ann-Christopher Tanous, Helen Tanous Bartilucci, and Will Tanous--and five grandchildren. Evelyn Najla Tanous has one daughter, Chantal Tanous D’Larenti, and two grandchildren.</span></p>
<p><span>Alice Mokarzel married Edmond Jaoudi and had two children: Dr. Maria Jaoudi, a professor of Comparative Religion who has one child, Harrison Smith-Jaoudi, with her husband, Harry Smith; and Edmond Jaoudi Jr., a technology administrator who has three children with his wife Barbara: Michael, Steven, and Anna.</span></p>
<p><span>Lila Mokarzel married George Hatab. The two had five children: Dr. Lawrence Hatab, a professor of Philosophy and author; Helen Hatab Samhan, a non profit executive; Anne Hatab Dill, an educator; Paul Hatab, a senior statistician at Micron; John Hatab, an art and drama teacher. Lawrence and his wife Chelsey Carter have one daughter, Stephanie Carter, and two grandchildren. Helen Hatab Samhan married Dr. Muhammad Kamal Samhan; they have two children, Leila Samhan Soliman and Zaid Samhan, and one grandchild. Anne Hatab married Francis Dill; the two had five children--James, Clare Dill Cruz, John, Peter, and Teresa—and four grandchildren. Paul and his wife Christine have two children, Jemma Hatab Langland and Will Hatab, and have two grandchildren. John is married to Mary Ann Hatab and they have two children, Ryan and Jeffrey Blaine.</span></p>
<h5>Scope and Contents</h5>
<p>This collection, generously provided by Salloum Mokarzel's granddaughter, Helen Hatab Samhan, contains material related to three generations of the Mokarzel family. It consists of: historic and more recent photographs of the Mokarzel brothers and their descendents; articles about the family; journals; and correspondences between members of the family. The collection has a special emphasis on the papers of Mary Mokarzel; these include: correspondences, including Mary Mokarzel's letter drafts and notes; and business papers, particularly relating to the family property in Freike, Lebanon.</p>
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Helen Samhan
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
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Donor retains full ownership of any and all copyright currently controlled in agreement with Khayrallah Center. Nonexclusive right to authorize all uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA).
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<a href="http://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/collections/show/42"><em>The Syrian World</em></a>
<a href="http://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/collections/show/41"><em>The Syrian Business Directory</em></a>
<a href="https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/collections/show/53" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Syrian-American Press and Al-Hoda Press</a>
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Collection description written by Claire A. Kempa
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Rose, Alice, and Mary Mokarzel 2
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Children
Group Portraits
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A photo of the three oldest Mokarzel sisters. The caption states that they are "wearing outfits sent from Paris." Left to right: Mary Mokarzel, Rose Mokarzel, and Alice Mokarzel. (Folder 2-1-5-4)
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Helen Samhan
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
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Circa 1916
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http://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/items/show/13559
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Mokarzel 2-1-5-4 Sisters_wm
1910's
Alice Mokarzel Jaoudi
Cranford, New Jersey
Fashion
Jaoudi
Mary Mokarzel
Mokarzel
New Jersey
Rose Mokarzel Tanous
Tanous
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Mokarzel Family
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Arabic literature--History and criticism
Lebanese-Americans--United States
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<h5>Introduction</h5>
<p>Naoum Antoun Mokarzel (1864-1932) and Salloum Antoun Mokarzel (1881-1952) were influential intellectuals who immigrated to the United States from Lebanon in the late nineteenth century. Both were prominent Lebanese-American intellectuals who used their family-owned publishing house, the Al-Hoda Press, to preserve their heritage for diaspora communities across the world and to educate English-speaking audiences about the rich history and culture of Lebanon.</p>
<p>The Mokarzel brothers were the sons of Antoun Mokarzel, a Maronite Priest, and Barbara Akl Mokarzel. They were born and raised in Frieke, Lebanon. Naoum Mokarzel emigrated to the United States in 1890, at the age of 26. Naoum explored various career options as a young man, including: shopkeeper, bookkeeper, journalist, and medical student. While working as a bookkeeper in Philadelphia he founded <em>Al Asr</em>, a fledgling newspaper which quickly failed. Shortly after, in 1898, Naoum founded <em>Al-Hoda</em><span> [Guidance] as a biweekly publication; the first issue was published on February 22 of that year. In 1902, Naoum moved the paper from Philadelphia to New York and began publishing it as a daily. Newspapers proliferated among the populous Lebanese immigrant community in New York City, but among them <em>Al-Hoda </em>stood out in its wide circulation and international sphere of influence. Though Naoum frequently insisted upon his own journalistic integrity and objectivity, <em>Al-Hoda </em>was guided from the start by a fierce devotion to the cause of Lebanon; it also initially leaned towards Maronite interests, against Orthodox views. In his editorials and articles, Naoum was quick to rise to the defense of both his homeland and himself, a tendency that often stirred controversy even as it furthered Naoum's political goals.<em><br /></em></span></p>
<p>Around the time that Naoum founded <em>Al-Hoda</em>, his much younger brother Salloum joined him in the United States. Though Salloum travelled back to Lebanon to obtain his higher education at St. Joseph’s University, he was quickly folded into the new family trade of publishing. Salloum quickly established himself as an innovator in his own right: in 1909, he catalogued and published <em><a href="http://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/collections/show/41">The Syrian Business Directory</a></em>, an inventory of Syrian businesses in the United States. In the next year, he patented the first Arabic linotype machine, an invention which helped modernize Arabic publishing; this innovation contributed to the explosion of the Arabic press in both North and South America. In the 1910s and 1920s, Salloum published scholarly works through the imprint called <a href="https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/collections/show/53" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Syrian-American Press</a>; he also carried forth his interest in Lebanese business endeavors through the monthly journal <span><em>Al Majallah Al-Tijariyeh</em> [<em>Syrian-American Commercial Magazine</em>], which he edited from 1918 to 1926.</span></p>
<p><span>Despite their shared vocation, the two brothers had very different personalities and political goals. Naoum had a fiery commitment to Lebanese independence: in 1911, he founded the Lebanese League of Progress in an attempt to unite the Lebanese diaspora behind the cause of Lebanese independence. Naoum was among the delegation from Lebanon sent to the Paris Peace Conference of 1919. Though Naoum was an outspoken and passionate figure whose devout Maronitism, Lebanese nationalism, and willingness to critique the diasporic community often created controversy. By contrast, Salloum was known as a gentler figure, more interested in building new communities and hybrid cultural identities than in influencing political change in the homeland. Despite his very different aims, Salloum, too, was a formidable influence both to his peers and to younger generations of Lebanese-Americans.</span></p>
<p><span>The difference between the brothers’ personalities and political goals is represented by the differences in their publications. Throughout World War I and the following years of geopolitical chaos and decolonization, Naoum was deeply involved in nationalist movements. His decision to publish </span><span>Al-Hoda </span><span>in Arabic indicates his continuing commitment to a diasporic community which faced towards and participated in the culture and political realm of the homeland. By contrast, Salloum was interested in translating and modifying his birth culture to thrive in various new homelands. To facilitate this goal, in 1926, Salloum launched </span><em>The Syrian World</em><span>, which he initially conceived as an academic journal aimed towards a hybrid audience of second-generation children of immigrants and Americans of non-Lebanese descent. Between 1926 and 1932, </span><em>The Syrian World </em><span>was published as a monthly journal. During this time, it served as an outlet for scholarship on Syrian and Lebanese history, as well as topics pertinent to the immigrant community such as health, current events, and preserving Lebanese heritage for younger generations. In served as a platform for Salloum to initiate his plans for community formation through his editorials; for example, Salloum put out a call for the formation of regional federations like the Southern Federation of Syrian and Lebanese American Clubs in a editorial in the late 1920s. In 1932, the combined factors of the Great Depression and the death of Naoum Mokarzel led Salloum to scale back his involvement in the paper; its format was changed from the style of an academic journal to a more traditional newspaper. This incarnation of the paper--which lasted from 1932 to 1935--consisted of daily news on both transnational and local levels. </span></p>
<p><span>Naoum Mokarzel had three marriages: Sophie Shishim, between 1898 and 1902; Saada Rihani between 1904 and 1908; and Rose Abillama, from 1910 until Naoum’s 1932 death. Naoum had no children, and Salloum and his family were Naoum’s heirs. In 1908, Salloum married Helen Abu Khalil. Together, the couple had five daughters: Mary, Rose, Alice, Yemna, and Lila. By 1919, Salloum and Helen moved their family to Cranford, New Jersey; however, the children were raised to be highly educated world citizens, encouraged towards literacy in both English and Arabic. In 1925, Helen took her five daughters to Lebanon, where the girls travelled and attended school until returning to America in 1927. </span></p>
<p><span>Naoum died in 1932 on a visit to Paris, where he was serving as a representative of diasporic communities for Lebanon’s transition from French colony to independent nation. This led Salloum to take up the role of editing <em>Al-Hoda</em>. During this time, Salloum became increasingly well-known, contributing to the Lebanese pavilion at the 1939 New York World’s Fair and serving as a dignitary at the 1946 opening of the United Nations. Salloum died in 1952. The bodies of both brothers were repatriated by the government of Lebanon, and are buried together in the family tomb in their native city of Freike, Lebanon.</span></p>
<p><span>The Mokarzel brothers’ legacies were carried on by Salloum’s five daughters. After a struggle over the ownership of the paper, Salloum’s eldest daughter, Mary Mokarzel, carried on the publication of <em>Al-Hoda</em>. In 1954--perhaps in remembrance of her father’s English-language journal </span><em>The Syrian World</em><span>--Mary acquired </span><em>The Lebanese American Journal</em><span>, which she published in tandem with the Arabic paper until September 1971. Yemna was also committed to the family business, supporting her sister’s social, political, and business endeavors and serving as a correspondent for the papers.</span></p>
<p><span>Neither Yemna nor Mary married. Rose Mokarzel married Joseph Tanous; the two had three children: Peter J. Tanous, an investment banker, author, and community leader; Dr. Helene Tanous, who specialized in radiology; and Evelyne Nala Tanous, J.D., who served as Chief Counsel of the United States Small Business Administration district office in Houston. Peter has three children with his wife Ann-Christopher Tanous, Helen Tanous Bartilucci, and Will Tanous--and five grandchildren. Evelyn Najla Tanous has one daughter, Chantal Tanous D’Larenti, and two grandchildren.</span></p>
<p><span>Alice Mokarzel married Edmond Jaoudi and had two children: Dr. Maria Jaoudi, a professor of Comparative Religion who has one child, Harrison Smith-Jaoudi, with her husband, Harry Smith; and Edmond Jaoudi Jr., a technology administrator who has three children with his wife Barbara: Michael, Steven, and Anna.</span></p>
<p><span>Lila Mokarzel married George Hatab. The two had five children: Dr. Lawrence Hatab, a professor of Philosophy and author; Helen Hatab Samhan, a non profit executive; Anne Hatab Dill, an educator; Paul Hatab, a senior statistician at Micron; John Hatab, an art and drama teacher. Lawrence and his wife Chelsey Carter have one daughter, Stephanie Carter, and two grandchildren. Helen Hatab Samhan married Dr. Muhammad Kamal Samhan; they have two children, Leila Samhan Soliman and Zaid Samhan, and one grandchild. Anne Hatab married Francis Dill; the two had five children--James, Clare Dill Cruz, John, Peter, and Teresa—and four grandchildren. Paul and his wife Christine have two children, Jemma Hatab Langland and Will Hatab, and have two grandchildren. John is married to Mary Ann Hatab and they have two children, Ryan and Jeffrey Blaine.</span></p>
<h5>Scope and Contents</h5>
<p>This collection, generously provided by Salloum Mokarzel's granddaughter, Helen Hatab Samhan, contains material related to three generations of the Mokarzel family. It consists of: historic and more recent photographs of the Mokarzel brothers and their descendents; articles about the family; journals; and correspondences between members of the family. The collection has a special emphasis on the papers of Mary Mokarzel; these include: correspondences, including Mary Mokarzel's letter drafts and notes; and business papers, particularly relating to the family property in Freike, Lebanon.</p>
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Helen Samhan
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
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Donor retains full ownership of any and all copyright currently controlled in agreement with Khayrallah Center. Nonexclusive right to authorize all uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA).
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<a href="http://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/collections/show/42"><em>The Syrian World</em></a>
<a href="http://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/collections/show/41"><em>The Syrian Business Directory</em></a>
<a href="https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/collections/show/53" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Syrian-American Press and Al-Hoda Press</a>
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Collection description written by Claire A. Kempa
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Parts of this collection are restricted due to copyright law as well as restrictions placed by the donor on personal documents.
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Black & white photograph
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Salloum and Helen Mokarzel
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Portraits
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A photo of Salloum and Helen Mokarzel in front of their home in Cranford, New Jersey. (Folder 2-1-1-4)
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Unknown
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Helen Samhan
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
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circa 1920s
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Mokarzel 2-1-1-4 Salloum and Helen_WM
1920's
Cranford, New Jersey
Helen Kalil Mokarzel
New Jersey
Portraits
Salloum Antoun Mokarzel
-
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Mokarzel Family
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Arabic literature--History and criticism
Lebanese-Americans--United States
Description
An account of the resource
<h5>Introduction</h5>
<p>Naoum Antoun Mokarzel (1864-1932) and Salloum Antoun Mokarzel (1881-1952) were influential intellectuals who immigrated to the United States from Lebanon in the late nineteenth century. Both were prominent Lebanese-American intellectuals who used their family-owned publishing house, the Al-Hoda Press, to preserve their heritage for diaspora communities across the world and to educate English-speaking audiences about the rich history and culture of Lebanon.</p>
<p>The Mokarzel brothers were the sons of Antoun Mokarzel, a Maronite Priest, and Barbara Akl Mokarzel. They were born and raised in Frieke, Lebanon. Naoum Mokarzel emigrated to the United States in 1890, at the age of 26. Naoum explored various career options as a young man, including: shopkeeper, bookkeeper, journalist, and medical student. While working as a bookkeeper in Philadelphia he founded <em>Al Asr</em>, a fledgling newspaper which quickly failed. Shortly after, in 1898, Naoum founded <em>Al-Hoda</em><span> [Guidance] as a biweekly publication; the first issue was published on February 22 of that year. In 1902, Naoum moved the paper from Philadelphia to New York and began publishing it as a daily. Newspapers proliferated among the populous Lebanese immigrant community in New York City, but among them <em>Al-Hoda </em>stood out in its wide circulation and international sphere of influence. Though Naoum frequently insisted upon his own journalistic integrity and objectivity, <em>Al-Hoda </em>was guided from the start by a fierce devotion to the cause of Lebanon; it also initially leaned towards Maronite interests, against Orthodox views. In his editorials and articles, Naoum was quick to rise to the defense of both his homeland and himself, a tendency that often stirred controversy even as it furthered Naoum's political goals.<em><br /></em></span></p>
<p>Around the time that Naoum founded <em>Al-Hoda</em>, his much younger brother Salloum joined him in the United States. Though Salloum travelled back to Lebanon to obtain his higher education at St. Joseph’s University, he was quickly folded into the new family trade of publishing. Salloum quickly established himself as an innovator in his own right: in 1909, he catalogued and published <em><a href="http://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/collections/show/41">The Syrian Business Directory</a></em>, an inventory of Syrian businesses in the United States. In the next year, he patented the first Arabic linotype machine, an invention which helped modernize Arabic publishing; this innovation contributed to the explosion of the Arabic press in both North and South America. In the 1910s and 1920s, Salloum published scholarly works through the imprint called <a href="https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/collections/show/53" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Syrian-American Press</a>; he also carried forth his interest in Lebanese business endeavors through the monthly journal <span><em>Al Majallah Al-Tijariyeh</em> [<em>Syrian-American Commercial Magazine</em>], which he edited from 1918 to 1926.</span></p>
<p><span>Despite their shared vocation, the two brothers had very different personalities and political goals. Naoum had a fiery commitment to Lebanese independence: in 1911, he founded the Lebanese League of Progress in an attempt to unite the Lebanese diaspora behind the cause of Lebanese independence. Naoum was among the delegation from Lebanon sent to the Paris Peace Conference of 1919. Though Naoum was an outspoken and passionate figure whose devout Maronitism, Lebanese nationalism, and willingness to critique the diasporic community often created controversy. By contrast, Salloum was known as a gentler figure, more interested in building new communities and hybrid cultural identities than in influencing political change in the homeland. Despite his very different aims, Salloum, too, was a formidable influence both to his peers and to younger generations of Lebanese-Americans.</span></p>
<p><span>The difference between the brothers’ personalities and political goals is represented by the differences in their publications. Throughout World War I and the following years of geopolitical chaos and decolonization, Naoum was deeply involved in nationalist movements. His decision to publish </span><span>Al-Hoda </span><span>in Arabic indicates his continuing commitment to a diasporic community which faced towards and participated in the culture and political realm of the homeland. By contrast, Salloum was interested in translating and modifying his birth culture to thrive in various new homelands. To facilitate this goal, in 1926, Salloum launched </span><em>The Syrian World</em><span>, which he initially conceived as an academic journal aimed towards a hybrid audience of second-generation children of immigrants and Americans of non-Lebanese descent. Between 1926 and 1932, </span><em>The Syrian World </em><span>was published as a monthly journal. During this time, it served as an outlet for scholarship on Syrian and Lebanese history, as well as topics pertinent to the immigrant community such as health, current events, and preserving Lebanese heritage for younger generations. In served as a platform for Salloum to initiate his plans for community formation through his editorials; for example, Salloum put out a call for the formation of regional federations like the Southern Federation of Syrian and Lebanese American Clubs in a editorial in the late 1920s. In 1932, the combined factors of the Great Depression and the death of Naoum Mokarzel led Salloum to scale back his involvement in the paper; its format was changed from the style of an academic journal to a more traditional newspaper. This incarnation of the paper--which lasted from 1932 to 1935--consisted of daily news on both transnational and local levels. </span></p>
<p><span>Naoum Mokarzel had three marriages: Sophie Shishim, between 1898 and 1902; Saada Rihani between 1904 and 1908; and Rose Abillama, from 1910 until Naoum’s 1932 death. Naoum had no children, and Salloum and his family were Naoum’s heirs. In 1908, Salloum married Helen Abu Khalil. Together, the couple had five daughters: Mary, Rose, Alice, Yemna, and Lila. By 1919, Salloum and Helen moved their family to Cranford, New Jersey; however, the children were raised to be highly educated world citizens, encouraged towards literacy in both English and Arabic. In 1925, Helen took her five daughters to Lebanon, where the girls travelled and attended school until returning to America in 1927. </span></p>
<p><span>Naoum died in 1932 on a visit to Paris, where he was serving as a representative of diasporic communities for Lebanon’s transition from French colony to independent nation. This led Salloum to take up the role of editing <em>Al-Hoda</em>. During this time, Salloum became increasingly well-known, contributing to the Lebanese pavilion at the 1939 New York World’s Fair and serving as a dignitary at the 1946 opening of the United Nations. Salloum died in 1952. The bodies of both brothers were repatriated by the government of Lebanon, and are buried together in the family tomb in their native city of Freike, Lebanon.</span></p>
<p><span>The Mokarzel brothers’ legacies were carried on by Salloum’s five daughters. After a struggle over the ownership of the paper, Salloum’s eldest daughter, Mary Mokarzel, carried on the publication of <em>Al-Hoda</em>. In 1954--perhaps in remembrance of her father’s English-language journal </span><em>The Syrian World</em><span>--Mary acquired </span><em>The Lebanese American Journal</em><span>, which she published in tandem with the Arabic paper until September 1971. Yemna was also committed to the family business, supporting her sister’s social, political, and business endeavors and serving as a correspondent for the papers.</span></p>
<p><span>Neither Yemna nor Mary married. Rose Mokarzel married Joseph Tanous; the two had three children: Peter J. Tanous, an investment banker, author, and community leader; Dr. Helene Tanous, who specialized in radiology; and Evelyne Nala Tanous, J.D., who served as Chief Counsel of the United States Small Business Administration district office in Houston. Peter has three children with his wife Ann-Christopher Tanous, Helen Tanous Bartilucci, and Will Tanous--and five grandchildren. Evelyn Najla Tanous has one daughter, Chantal Tanous D’Larenti, and two grandchildren.</span></p>
<p><span>Alice Mokarzel married Edmond Jaoudi and had two children: Dr. Maria Jaoudi, a professor of Comparative Religion who has one child, Harrison Smith-Jaoudi, with her husband, Harry Smith; and Edmond Jaoudi Jr., a technology administrator who has three children with his wife Barbara: Michael, Steven, and Anna.</span></p>
<p><span>Lila Mokarzel married George Hatab. The two had five children: Dr. Lawrence Hatab, a professor of Philosophy and author; Helen Hatab Samhan, a non profit executive; Anne Hatab Dill, an educator; Paul Hatab, a senior statistician at Micron; John Hatab, an art and drama teacher. Lawrence and his wife Chelsey Carter have one daughter, Stephanie Carter, and two grandchildren. Helen Hatab Samhan married Dr. Muhammad Kamal Samhan; they have two children, Leila Samhan Soliman and Zaid Samhan, and one grandchild. Anne Hatab married Francis Dill; the two had five children--James, Clare Dill Cruz, John, Peter, and Teresa—and four grandchildren. Paul and his wife Christine have two children, Jemma Hatab Langland and Will Hatab, and have two grandchildren. John is married to Mary Ann Hatab and they have two children, Ryan and Jeffrey Blaine.</span></p>
<h5>Scope and Contents</h5>
<p>This collection, generously provided by Salloum Mokarzel's granddaughter, Helen Hatab Samhan, contains material related to three generations of the Mokarzel family. It consists of: historic and more recent photographs of the Mokarzel brothers and their descendents; articles about the family; journals; and correspondences between members of the family. The collection has a special emphasis on the papers of Mary Mokarzel; these include: correspondences, including Mary Mokarzel's letter drafts and notes; and business papers, particularly relating to the family property in Freike, Lebanon.</p>
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Helen Samhan
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
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<a href="http://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/collections/show/42"><em>The Syrian World</em></a>
<a href="http://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/collections/show/41"><em>The Syrian Business Directory</em></a>
<a href="https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/collections/show/53" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Syrian-American Press and Al-Hoda Press</a>
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Collection description written by Claire A. Kempa
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Salloum Mokarzel and Mr. Howatt
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A photo of Salloum Mokarzel and 'Mr. Howatt' in front of the Mokarzel house in Cranford, New Jersey. The caption reads "Papa + Mr. Howatt in Cranford." (Folder 2-1-6-3)
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Helen Samhan
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
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Circa 1925
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Men--Lebanese American
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Mokarzel 2-1-6-3 Howatt_wm
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Cranford, New Jersey
1920's
Cranford, New Jersey
Howatt
Mokarzel
New Jersey
Salloum Antoun Mokarzel
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Shehdan Family Collection
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<h4>Biographical/Historical Note</h4>
<p>Beshara Shehdan Hatem was born in Hammana, Lebanon. He and his brother Shikery (Chick) immigrated to the United States as teenagers in the 1910s, first settling in Lawrence, Massachusetts, alongside relatives. In order to distinguish himself from other Hatems living in Lawrence, Beshara dropped his last name and began going by his first and middle names. The new surname "Shehdan" was passed down to his children and grandchildren.</p>
<p>From Massachusetts, Beshara and Shikery moved to North Carolina, where Beshara married Susie Smithie Barnhill. The brothers went into the dry-goods business in Greenville, NC before moving to Henderson, NC in the 1920s, where Beshara entered the restaurant business. Beshara and Susie had five children: two sons, Joseph and Linwood; and three daughters, Hazel, Helen, and Martha. Susie Barnhill Shehdan died in Henderson on November 2, 1920. Following her death, Beshara and Shikrey raised the children while continuing to build their restaurant and dry-goods businesses in Henderson.</p>
<p>Beshara met Serina Hakeem in the mid 1920s through a mutual friend, Mrs. Victoria Baddour of Greensboro, NC. Like Beshara, Serina had been born in Hammana, Lebanon. Following World War I, Serina’s father and two older brothers immigrated to the United States, settled in Princeton, NC, and worked as traveling salesmen. Serina stayed in Lebanon and attended school at a French convent. She taught French and English at the school to cover the cost of her board and education. After graduating, she joined her family in North Carolina. On November 19, 1924, Beshara and Serina married in St. Mary’s Church in Goldsboro, NC. They had five children: two sons, Philip and Frederick; and three daughters, Victoria, Theresa, and Evelyn.</p>
<p>In 1929, the Shehdan family moved to Raleigh, where Beshara owned a corner grocery store, which he and Serina expanded into a restaurant business. The couple also owned a snack bar on South McDowell Street. Throughout this period, the Shehdans maintained close ties with Lebanese Americans throughout North Carolina, especially those from Hammana. They were especially close with the Baddour, Kannan, and Farfour families, and belonged to a social group called the Hammana Club. Also during this period the Shehdans purchased the Monticello Cafe on Fayetteville Street with Edgar Kannan. When Edgar left the business to open the Whispering Pines--one of the first drive-in restaurants in Raleigh--Beshara continued operating the cafe until his retirement in 1948 at age 60. Philip Shehdan declined to carry on the restaurant, and the cafe was sold around 1950. Beshara lived until 1975.</p>
<p>Philip Shehdan graduated from high school in 1945 and joined the Coast Guard on this 18th birthday. After his discharge, Philip studied mechanical engineering at North Carolina State University and obtained a certificate in diesel mechanics. He worked as a mechanic before attending hairdressing school. Through his career, he opened five hairdressing shops called Philip’s Hairstyling. In 1991, at age 65, he retired before going back to work for the State of North Carolina in the division of Services for the Blind. Philip married Alberta “Bertie” Baddour, a third-generation Lebanese American. She was born and raised in Lawrence, Massachusetts, to parents Alice Hashem and Albert Baddour. Philip and Bertie met in 1958, married in July of 1959, and had two children together: Philip Shehdan, Jr., and David Shehdan.</p>
<h4>Scope/Content Note</h4>
<p>This collection contains photographs documenting the lives of Beshara and Serina Baddour and their children, a family tree, and legal documents.</p>
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Philip Shehdan
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
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1924-1993, undated
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Processed by Khayrallah Program staff. Collection Guide content contributed by Claire A. Kempa and updated by Allison Hall, 2023 November.
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Catholic Church
Lebanese--United States
Photographs
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English
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KC 0033
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kc0033_025
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Sister Evalyn Shehdan
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Photographs
Lebanese--United States
Catholic Church
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A photograph of Sister Evalyn Shehdan (formerly Helen Ruth Shehdan) of the Dominican Order of Gloucester, New Jersey, taken around December, 1993.
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Philip Shehdan
Publisher
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
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1993
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1990s
Catholic Church
New Jersey
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'And many nations shall come and say,
come and let us go up to the mountain of the
Lord and to the house of Jacob, and He will
teach us of His ways and we will walk in His
paths.'
Micah 4:2
'.Early in 1956, a group of seven men
met and resolved to form an Orthodox
Church whose members would be drawn
from Orthodox families of all national origins,
using the English language in the services.
The seven men were: Mitchell Moore,
Theodore Maloof, Abraham G. Debs, George
M. Shamyer, Alex Sahadi, Edward Deeb and
George A. Hatab. It was named St. Anthony's
Eastern
Orthodox
Catholic
Church.
Metropolitan Antony Bashir of the Antiochian
Orthodox Catholic Archdiocese chartered the
new Church and it was duly incorporated on
July 3, 1956.
'The Reverend James Mitchell, Rector,
and the Vestry of St. Paul's Episcopal Church
in Englewood, N.J. allowed the small group
the use of St. Paul's Chapel and schoolrooms
or Jndays. Raymond Ofiesh, a theological
st
from St. Vladimir's Seminary,
co
.1 the ,rst Typ ca Service on May 13,
1
• av Typ1l,aServices continued
ur r
:rgy or eptember 30, 1956,
w
y Fr. Joseph Kreta
f•
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Y,
hu c91ebrated Div ne
L
.,re Fr Alexander
Sv
c.-yar1a (trie first
.Jo
>rrn1,ned in •lie
U.S.), Fr. Daniel Hubiak, Fr. John Psillas, and
Fr. Stephen Lyashevsky. It was our good
fortune that Fr. Lyashevsky was available to
serve the church until we could find a full-time
priest more suitable to our particular needs.
In the Spring of 1957, Sub· Deacon Gabriel
Ashie was sent by Metropolitan Bashir to
assist Fr. Lyashevsky and our Parish.
'The good news of the Church spread
quickly, attracting a flow of families of all
national origins. It was felt that an Englishspeaking parish such as St. Anthony's would
assure their children's religious education.
The adults themselves also realized they
were absorbing more from the English
service.
With these encouraging developments,
the Church body gathered strength in many
directions. The Board of Trustees elected
Mitchell Moore its first President. The Church
School was formed and grew with Peter
�Rozakis as its first SuperinteBn~enth
A L:~~~~
Guild was formed and
anc. e
became its first president. A ch~1r Yt'.ases
tablished, with Zeran Milkovich as its director.
'With the growth of the Church:s
membership we overcrowded St. Paul s
facilities and' on December 1, 1_
957, the move
was made to the Masonic Lo~ge _on
PalisadesAvenue in Englewo~?·At_th1spoint,
there were thirty active families m regular
attendance. Fr. Lyashevsky,for the most pa~.
continued serving on Sundays at the Mas~mc
Hall until Deacon Gabriel Ashie was ordained
in September of 1958 a~d becam~ our fulltime Priest. This was a time of rapid growth,
spiritual revelation and joy in th0 growth of
the movement. At the Masoni~ Lodge, we
were permitted use of the premises on Sunday and Wednesdays only. It was therefor~,
necessary to have a portable lconostas1s
which had to be put up and taken down every
Sunday,along with the folding chairs.
Classes in the Faith were held by Fr.
Ashie to explain the dogma, doctrine, customs and traditions of the Faith. Parishioners,
eager to learn of the faith into which they
were born or married, attended the Wednesday night discussions en masse.These
classes, and the use of English in our
services, were instrumental in our becoming
a participating congregation, instead of an
observing one, as intended by our Founding
Fathers. Many parishioners gave their first
confession at St. Anthony's. But first, the 'lost'
generation in America had to be educated
that confession was in the Orthodox tradition
and practiced in the Old World.
In trying to be considerate of some of
the ethnic customs, however, (a quality which
gives St. Anthony's its uniqueness) some
problems had to be overcome. As an example, when the Baptismal Font was to be
purchased, consideration had to be made for
those who immerse the infant from side to
side and those who immerse vertically hence, the size of our Baptismal Font ... one
of many interesting memories.
:Jr.
Ashia and paris~ioners became
active in local affairs, aff?rdmg St. Anthony s
the opportunity to make its pre~ence known.
The inclusion of Orthodoxy in the FourDenominational Chapel at
Englewood
Hospital exists in large part through Fr.
Ashia's work and solicitation.
In
1
1961,
two
par ~els
of
land,
approximating one acre, were acquired on
the border of Bergenfield and Tenafly, and the
architectural firm of Harsen and Johns was
retained to draw up the plans for St.
Anthony's church building.
was celebrated by Metropolitan Antony and
all the local Orthodox clergy. Being the first
Pan-Orthodox Church in America, CBS televised this occasion on their Sunday morning
'Lamp Unto My Feet' program.
'lJy 1963, there were one hundred nine
families as members of the parish. The desire
to have its own Church building prompted the
Church body to work towards that goal and
consequently they entered into contract for
the construction of the new church. When the
new church building was being designed, it
was hoped to blend Byzantine tradition with
the New World. As a further aid to being a
participating church, it was decided to have
an open lconostasis with no curtain and/or
closed doors.
In 1965, Fr. Ashia feeling that his work
at St. Anthony's was nearing completion, left
us to start another English-speaking PanOrthodox Church in Callfomia. Fr. Michael
Irwin became our next Priest. Since Fr.
Irwin's background was in education, our
Church School went through some changes.
We also became involved in a program
entitled, 'Living Room Dialogues' with
churchgoers of other denominations. This afforded us the opportunity to bring the knowledge of Christian Orthodoxy to many people
who had had no previous knowledge of our
Faith. After two years, Fr. Michael Irwin left
us to serve in the missionary field in Alaska
On April 18, 1964, our new church building was dedicated and the first Divine Liturgy
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Ourthird and present priest, Fr. Joseph
Allen came to us in 1967, while still studying
at st'. Vladimir's Theological Seminary. With
Fr. Allen's guidance, the Church School,
Choir and Youth Group have become very
active in Archdiocese regional and national
events. Fr. Allen is also a leader of the Clergy
of North Bergen County, N.J. and Rockland
County,N.Y.
In August, 1976, groundwas broken for
our new FellowshipHall, which is adjacent to
the Church. The building was consecrated
and dedicated by Metropolitan Philip Saliba
in January, 1977, at which time Fr. Allen was
elevated to Archpriest. In 1983 he was
appointedVicar Generalof the Antiochian Orthodox Archodiocese. In 1983 he was ap-
pointed National Chaplain of the Order of St.
Ignatius.
Jl.tter teaching for may years at both
Holy Cross Seminary in Brookline, MA and at
St. Vladimir Seminary at Crestwood, New
York, Fr. Joe was appointed Associate
Professor of Pastoral Theology at St.
Vladimir on December 13, 1989. He
co-authored, with Metropol an Philip, "Out of
the Depths have I Cried" ·., 1979. Fr. Joe also
authored "Orthodox Synthe s" in 1981, "The
Ministryof the Church" in 1 c 86. In 1986 Fr.
Joe also compiled and edit d the writings of
Metropolitan Philip entitle " 9ed My Sheep."
His latest book on spiritu
direction and
counseling is due to be re e ed in May 1991
(St. Vladimir Seminary Pre...,'").It will be entitled "Inner Way: Eastern C ,ristian Spiritual
Direction." Among Fr. Joe' many accom-
plishments was co-editor of the "Word"
magazine, the official publication of the
Antiochian Archdiocese.
In 1989 we were saddened with the
falling asleep of our Khouriye, Joan Allen, as
, result of a protracted illness. We miss her
miling face, her talent, and the impact she
ad as a role model for all who knew her ...
specially for our young people who were
osest to her heart. As a tribute to her mem'Y, the Joan Allen Memorial Scholarship
..md was established to benefit high school
udents from St. Anthony seeking further ed,ation. The first recipients of this scholarship
1:;reChristianne Roumie and Joseph Allen in
ne 1990. Through this scholarship her
1luence will continue to be felt by those
,hose welfare was always uppermost in her
-n'nd.
In 1989 we embarked on a
Beautification Program which concentrated
on the Sanctuary, Narthex, and the Nave. Today. this program with ,ts lkons and dramatic
lighting is now complete.
Our liturgical Choir music continues to
be an integral part of our Church services.
The many ethnic backgrounds represented
among our parishioners are reflected in the
wide variety and styles of Orthodox traditional
music sung by the Choir ... Greek, Arabic,
Slavonic, Byzantine, Serbian, Bulgarian,
Roumanian.
!Festivals have come and gone, each
one more successful than the previous.
Besides their financial aspects, they have
served to bring the parishioners in closer
fellowship and harmony.
'There are many golden memories:
seeing Seminarians serve their apprenticeship at our altar and later become Priests;
seeing our children grow in the Church, marry
and come to Church as adult families, etc ...
and so the circle continues.
With God's help, we look to the future
with Faith and Hope, to keep that circle ever
growing and "living in peace and harmony
with one another."
�J"e6ruary3/ 1991
In f.ovingtri6ute to Joan .9'tlknwfwse memorywif( a£ways£ivein tlie fiearts and
minds of ourSaint Jtntfwny CliurcliCommunity.
Ortfwdo;,cCliristian, 'l(fwuriye, wife, rrwtn.er,sister, aunt, parisliioner,friend,
tetulier,cfwreograplier,
aancer,musician,writer - e;t;]!mp£ary
in a(( o-ftlieserofu lier creative tuliievements and contri6utiotl.5to tlie community at £argeare
testirrwnyto tlie significanceo-flier(ife.
Slie continues to tou.cfi.tlie £ivesof tlie parishionerso-fSaint Jtntfwny's Churchand,
in particu!ar, its younger peop£e through tlie esta6[ishmento-f tfie Joa,1 ."t[len
Memoria£Scfw£arshipfund.
It was a pnviftge for a([ of us wfw sliarecffur time a,id space ill this worMfor
ltrwst twrnty-five years at Saint Jtntfwny's Ortfwdo;,cCliu.rcli.
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SAINT ELIAS ORTHODOX CHURCH
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GREETSYOU ON YOUR 35th
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on the occasion of your
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brothers and sisters of St. Anthony's.
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and thank God for His blessings upon you,
as you work for the Glory of God.
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St. Anthony family for 20 of its 35 years.
Our "baby" has belonged to St. Anthony's all her life.
We pray for God's Blessingupon the best Parish
in the Archdiocese forever.
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MEMORY
of our deceased relatives
ROMAN - HUDAKFAMILY
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With fond memories and warmest wishes
on your 35th Anniversary
In Loving Memory
Chaconis
Paxos
Psihoules Families
When we found St. Anthony's , we found
a home filled with warmth, joy and love.
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<p>The AOCA is one of 24 archdioceses of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East across the world. The editorial office for their publication <em>The Word</em> is in Brooklyn, New York. AOCA founded the periodical as an Arabic language publication in 1905, which ran for 16 volumes. The final issue of the Arabic <em>Al-Kalemat</em> appeared in 1933, and the English iteration <em>The Word</em> began anew in 1957.</p>
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St. Anthony Orthodox Church 35th Anniversary Program Booklet
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Program booklet containing the plan of events for the 35th anniversary weekend celebration of St. Anthony's Orthodox Church of Bergenfield, New Jersey. Also includes a history of St. Anthony's, correspondence related to the 35th anniversary celebration, photographs of the church and its members, and messages from the community and local church sponsors.
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1991
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With thankfulness
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occasion of your Seventy-fifth
of St. George Church,
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admiration
for a task very well
ourselves in the joy of this occa
yesterday
and the determination of
hope for a glorious future.
We would like to take this opportu
son-in-Christ,
the Very Reverend Elias
and dedication to your parish and the A
your parish council, all your organizations
continuing to sacrifice of their time and m
George Parish.
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years of your parish life hav
have done much in the past, you must
yesterday.
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future.
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75m ANNlvERSARYCELEBRATION
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September 15, 1996
Greetings in the Name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!
I have the honor and privilege to write to you today in two capacities. First, as the
chairperson of the committee that planned this glorious 75th Anniversary Celebration of
St. George of Little Falls, New Jersey. Second, as a newly ordained deacon in the
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese, assigned to assist Father Elias Bitar in St.
George, Little Falls, New Jersey.
I cannot begin to express my joy at the blessings which God has bestowed upon me and
my family, and specifically for having granted to me the opportunity to serve His church
through the mirustry of the Holy Diaconate l wish to specifically thank His Eminence
Metropolitan Pluhp for having the faith to believe that I am worthy of this office, and for
giving me his blessings. With the strength and wisdom granted from our Lord, andthe
prayers of my extended family at St. George, I pray that I can live up to all expectations.
As for my role as the chairperson of this 75th Anniversary, I can only say that the
committee made it an easy job There is no task that is undertaken by St. George that
does not receive the enthusiastic and loving support of its members, and for this I am
grateful. On this joyous occasion we remember our founding fathers and mothers who
sacrificed so much so that their children, grandchildren. and future generations could have
a church of their own in which to worship.
In closing, I call to mind our theme for this 75th Anniversary, and remind us all, that in St
George of Little Falls, we indeed have "A proud heritage. anda brightfuture".
Very Reverend Elias S. Bitar
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ntiochian Orrhodox Christian resi~.ent~of ~he
Patersonarea, most of whom had Just 1mm1grated
from the middle l'ast, held their first religious
servicesin 1919, in the German Lutheran Church on
Church Street and Broadwayin Paterson. The church,
as we know it, was not officiallyorganized until 1921.
In that year, an old three-story school building was
purchased at an auction by Mr. Nicholas Andalft,
a devout member of the church. It was later converted
into a church for the Antiochian Orthodox worshipers.
The first pastor of this church was the Reverend
Theodore Yanni. The church then numbered about fifty
familie. Between1923 and 1947 the church experienced good growth through the effort of the priests who
followed,along with the lay leadership. Some of those
priests were Father Makarios Moore, Father Abdullah
Khoury,Father Farced Farkouh, Father Anthony Sakey
and Father Moosa Khoury.
On September28, 1947, the church welcomed it's new
pastor, Father Michael G. Simon, who dedicated his life
to its servicefor the next thirty-fiveyears. It was during
those years that St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church
of Paterson, New Jersey welcomedthe nationally known
televisionprogram, "Lamp Unto My Feet" which was
televisedon April 16, 1961, bringing the Orthodox
Easter to Americathrough the efforts of Mr. A. Van
Mitchell. The Church choir in this program was directed
by Christine Lynch,as it has been since 1948.
In 1970, three and one-half acres of land were purchased
in Little Falls, New Jersey,as a new site for the church.
Mr. George Karram, a member of the parish council,
spearheaded the building program which broke ground
on May 19, 1974. On September21, 1975,
Metropolitan PHILIPconsecrated the new St. George
at a Divine Liturgy assisted by its pastor, Father Simon,
as well as Father Antoun Khouri, Father George R.
George of Boston, Father George Coury of Greensburg,
Father Paul Schneirla of St. Mary's, Brooklyn, Father
Gregory Abboud of St. Nicholas Cathedral of Brooklyn,
Father Michael Abraham of Glens Falls, Deacon Olof
Scott, and Father Joseph Allen of Bergenfield.
The Father Michael Simon er,1 w,1s marked with growth
on both the social and spmcual frontiers. He developed,
among the members, a strong sense of family. The seeds
he planted are bearing fruit today: the one-of-a-kind
choir, the spirit of service which does not grow old and
the undying will to overcome all obstacles. The church is
as great as the talents of its clergy and laity. The history
of chis church is rich with both.
The seeds which Fr. Michael Simon planted m the hearts
of his faithful still bear fruit even today. Fr. Michael's
humility, tenderness and his overwhelmmg love became
a pattern for the times that followed. Fr. Michael Simon
retired in 1981 and shortly after him came Fr. Malat1us
Husney, who was there for three years. Fr. Michael
Abdelahad was an interim priest for one year Then in
August 1985, St. George of Little Falls received it's most
recent pastor, the Archpriest Elias Bitar. Thanks to
Father Elias' tireless efforts, the parish conn 1ued to
prosper and grow over the next decade, living up
to it's reputation as an active and productive part
of the Archdiocese.
Today the church is well-rooted in the sacrifices of the
past, the diverse talents of today and the grea hope for a
Christ-centered tomorrow. One thing about c11e recent
times of St. George's is the family atmosphere which
truly identifies the church. "Let us love one anot her "
("Linuhibba Baaduna Baadan") is chanted every Sunday
in the Liturgy, and has become the motto of our church.
All the priests who served at the holy altar of St. George
witnessed the work of Christ in the church as well as
what the evil one can do if we let him. It is our commitment to God (not to man) which helps us overcome all
obstacles. The Spiritual leadership which inspires and
motivates the flock with good example and love sets the
course for true growth in the vineyard of Christ. To all
the past clergy of St. George, many thanks. To all the
people of St. George, past and present, may the Holy
Spirit fill our weakness with strength, our hearts with
love and our future with hope and success.
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Top Row, (left to right)
Kastoon Kabbash
George McCabe
Aref Sabbagh
Habeeb Samra
Khaleel Muhsen
Mike Homsey
Rev. Father Theodore Yennie
Haleem Matalanie
Richard Momary
Jebran Kanaan
Alexander Khurdok
Florence Atr,1I
Serhan Azar
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Philomina Scdawie
Kamel Azar
Fedwa Ameer
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Katherine '\;ak:ash
Souna Nahass
Rumza Hamway
Muncera 1'.ashey
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Juli.1 Sabbagh
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Amelia Katrine
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Richard Abbate
Connie Abodeely
Joanne Bitar
Beverly Czerwinski
Olivia Kabbash
Michael Kabbash
Robert Nahass
Pearl Nahass
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Front Row, (left to right)
Mary (McCabe) Andalft
Laura Abousamra
Ann (Sakey) Hamway
Rose (McCabe) Conti
Rev. Father Anthony Sakey
Alice (Kabbash) Gorab
Victoria (Arrout) Lauritano
Rose Samra
Josephine Toomany
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Prof. George Benz
Louise Nahass
Julia (Haddad) De Lorenzo
Elizabeth (Norman) Azrak
Margaret Kashey
Sarah (Mitchell) Esahak
Victoria Kashey
Frieda (Hatab) Sangster
Eleanore Azar
Rose (Hatab) Pikin
Helen (Hamway) Fadil
Tickets & Seating
Joyce Serventi & Yola Shehady
Entertainment
Darlene Bitar & Hend Kevorkian
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George Hemsey
Charles Tabeek
Sponsor Recruitment
George Nassor & Alan .Matook
George Tabeek
George Ameer
Anthony Andalfr
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Joseph Abood
Albert Kalouky
Parish Council Liaison
Abe Mamary
George Hamway
Eunice Diyohe
Francis Kashey
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Christine D-'Agata
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and people of St. George Orthodox Church
extend their heartfelt congratulations
to the Reverend Deacon Douglas Kevorkian,
his wife, Hend, and his children,
Daniel and Christopher,
on this most memorable occasion.
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George & Margaret Nahass
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onderful parish family of St. George
Cloratulations
on your 75th!
Many years!
Jean Sam
Atlanta, GA
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Harry & Lee Azrak
Stella Czerwinski
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Joyce & Joseph Cassady
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Khouria Elizabeth Nahas
Michael S. Showah
Anna Showah
Richard Mamary
Samia Mamary
Anthony Mamary
Joseph Mamary
Mrs. Mary Ann Nahas
Dr. BarbaraNahas
Dr. & Mrs. Robert Nahas
Edward & LillianMamary
Samuel & Alice Mamary
Marie Mamary
and their families
�l?ongratulations!
vti.1 our prayers and wishes
for health and happiness to the
entire St. George family.
Marlene,Paul,
Melissa& Michael Wangenheim
~ngratulations St. George Parishon this
occasion of your 75th Anniversary!
Mr. & Mrs. SabryJosephMackoul
�t?ongratulations on our 75th Anniversary!
The Khyatt's
Emil, Rose & Denise
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<p>The Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America (AOCA), headquartered in Englewood, New Jersey, oversees seven dioceses with over 250 parishes in the United States and Canada. </p>
<p>The AOCA is one of 24 archdioceses of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East across the world. The editorial office for their publication <em>The Word</em> is in Brooklyn, New York. AOCA founded the periodical as an Arabic language publication in 1905, which ran for 16 volumes. The final issue of the Arabic <em>Al-Kalemat</em> appeared in 1933, and the English iteration <em>The Word</em> began anew in 1957.</p>
<p>The original copies of the periodical are housed at the Antiochian Heritage Library in Bolivar, Pennsylvania. The Antiochian Heritage Library was founded in 1987, and its collections focus on information about early Christianity, the theology of the Orthodox Church, and religious and cultural themes in Middle Eastern history. </p>
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<p>The Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America Newspaper Collection includes both Arabic-language volumes of Al-Kalemat and English-language volumes of <em>The Word</em> (also called Al-Kalemat, Al Kalimat, Al Kalimah, and الكلمة), covering the years 1905-1993. The periodical focuses on current events and debates from an Antiochian Orthodox perspective. </p>
<p>The periodical is written and published by The Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America and continues to be published monthly excluding July and August. Some years and issues are not included in the collection, and there are some years that the publication did not run.<br /><br />The collection also includes various parish commemorative booklets from Antiochian Orthodox churches in different regions of the United States, including but not limited to, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West Virginia, and New York.</p>
<p>The English-language volumes are located here on the KCLDS Archive's website. The Arabic-language volumes are located on the Khayrallah Center’s <a href="https://arabicsearch.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Arabic Newspapers database</a>.</p>
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St. George Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church 75th Anniversary Celebration
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Booklet containing the history of St. George Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church of Little Falls, New Jersey. Includes historical information about church groups and members, messages from the community, and celebratory correspondence.
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1996 September
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Antiochian Orthodox Church
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TESTIMONIAL
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VERYREVEREND
ECONOMOS
MICHAELG. SIMON
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ga VP 11smore grace when onr hurcleus were greater,
gavl' 11s more strength when our labors increased;
addPd affliction Ile added his mercy,
11t11ltipliedtrials, Ile multiplied peace.
\Vhen we. had exhausted our stol'e of <;>ndurancc,
When <llll' slrengtli had failed wh<.'n the dHy was half done,
\\Then we reached the end of our hoarded resources,
Father ::\[ielrnel's full giYing hacl only begun.
BX731.A59 S!665 1967
Testimonial: twentiethyear anniversary
: Ye,y Reverend.Economos
MichaelG.
Ilis love has no limit, His labor no measure,
llis strength no boundary known unto men;
]<'or out of hiH infinik faith in tlw l•'atht>r Almighty
II e givc>th, and 1.6v<'lh,and giveth again.
Heritage and Learning
center Library
BOX 307, R.0. 1
Bolivar, PA. 15923
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�OCTOBER 1, 1967
10:00 a.m.
ST. GEORGE SYRIAN' ORTHODOX CHURCH
119 Carlisle A venue
Paterson, New Jersey
Celebrant -
~lost Rev. ~Ietropolitan
Philip Saliba
~~
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1:00 p.m.
Baniuel
Brownstone House - West Broadway
Paterson, New Jersey
Toastmaster -
A. Van Mitchell
'l'o the Faithful of Our BeloYed Parish
of Saint Ueorge. Paterson, ::\'ew .Jersey
BeloYed in the Lord,
\\re grert you in the N'arne of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus
Christ. beseeching Uim to bestow upon )'OU and your belove,1
Pastor His mercy and love.
It was with great joy that we leamed of your plans to honour
your beloved Pastor, the Very Reverend Father 1Iiehael Simon.
on the Twentieth Anniversary of his ministry in the Yineyard of
our I,onl. \Ve thank Uod, as ,n arr et•rtain that the Church
of Saint George has done many limps, for the devoted and selfless
service of Father 1Iiclrnel, and pay tribute to his steadfastnes~
of faith and abiding love for the Chnrd1 and his flock.
On this oc•casion. we of.fer special prayers of thnnksgiYing
.for I<'athcr l\Ji<'luwl and his fnmil)· and ask Oocl's bounteous
blessings for a long and blC'ssed life. :\la.1· Uod grant him many
years!
Rincerely yonrs in Christ,
1[etropolitan PIIJLIP
�Ol'H TIIA:--KS ....
to all of you who eame to honor I-'uthcr :\lit•h11t·lfor
:!O yt>ars of serviee to Christ in onr Parish.
Ol'H TIL\:-:K~ ....
to all who have contributed
jonmal.
OllH TIIA~KS
Dt•ar Pari~hioners of St. George's:
I ha,·e received your niee letter dated July 22ml I am ,•ery
glad to kuow that the Orthodox people in Paterson are phnnin;..t
to e..tebrate the twentieth anniversary of Father .\Iiehael 's ordination. I wi.sh I was able to attend the great eYent; Fr . .\[ichael
and the )lt'ople of Paterson are very dear to my heart. It is true
I eannot be present with ~·on iu the body, but my spirit and my
son! is with you.
I would like to congratulate you for the beautiful idl"a of
ec>lehratin~ this feast. 'fhis is an indication of how good peopl,•
yon are and what position Fr . .\Iichael occupies in your hea1-t.
I would like also to congratulate Father .\1iclrnel for his long
and fruitful service in the field of the Lord in the eity of Paterson . .\letropolitan Antony of one blessed memory used to give
Fr. _jJichael the praise and the admiration that he truly deserves.
Fr . .\fichael is a true servant of Uod. Ile has many traits and
qnalificatiom, that make an ideal priest and pastor. Ilis golden
voice is alwa.n, inspiring his congregation aud his g-reat choi1
Ile is frank and straight, very close to the hearts of his people
and to all who meet him. His heart is pure. Ilis spirit is meek.
Ile is a firm believer. Ile is committed to Christ and llis cause
on earth. lie is after all a true priest to Almighty God and llis
church. He offers sacrifices for his people and the whole world.
Rejoice ye people of Paterson for unto thee a good shepherd
i~ given. His constant prayers reach the Throne of the Almighty
interceding for you. You are also blessed to have such a good
Khourieh who helps Fr. :Michael and makes his mission successful.
May the blessings of the Lord be upon the shepherd and his
flock through the prayers of your new beloved Metropolitan
Philip, and may you celebrate many other anniversaries.
Yours in Christ,
Archbishop ILYAS
to the success of thi~
....
to those who have given of their time anti energy to
make this a memorahle oeeasion for Father .\liehael.
Ol'R TIL\XKS
....
to the Almighty that we had the opportunity to
know and love Father _jiichael and that we, in onr
small w,iy can show our appreciation.
TESTDIOXU.L
CO.\DlITTEE
Robert L. Xahass, Chairman
Joseph Cassatly, Co-Chairman
Norman Sedawie
Lillian Martorana
Christine Lynch
Peggy Nahass
Pearl Nahass
Elaine Karram
Teddy Haggar
�"Let your light so shine befcre men th, t they
may see your good work,; and G'ori:!'y our
Father whid1 is iu Heaven'
, 1,itthew 5 :16
The chapter of history we celebrate today is one that began
some twenty years ago. 'l'he St. George Syrian Orthodox Church
of that day was sorely in need of a modern and devoted leader
to help solve a multitude of problems, and to direct our efforts
toward working together.
·when Father ::\liehael G. Simon, a newly ordained Priest
appeared at our doorstep, he immediately won the hearts of both
young and old. Those of us who were not convinced of his
abilities soon lost our skepticism when we heard his voice,
listened to his sermons, and saw him roll up his sleeves and
physically work side by side with us.
The founders of our Church toiled diligently to give us the
facilities we bad at that point. Their labors were rewarded when
Father },Iichael joined us, and gave us the encouragement to
continue their efforts.
The last twenty years have seen us fruitfully planning anti
working, and building together. All the organizations of our
Church will agree that our progress was ever due to the untiring
efforts of the man we honor today. His example as a giver and
as a doer will continue to spur us on to an even greater chapter
in the next twenty years.
George N. Nassor, President
Board of Trustees
!Jadies Society
Choir
P.T.A.
Sunday School
SOYO
Teenage SOYO
"When he came to ns, he was young and inexperienced, but
he brought his faith, and that was all that was needed."
This (Jttote is takPn from the article "Portrait of an Economos," which appPared in the •'Word" magazine :\'ovember 195i
on the occasion of the Tenth Ordination Anniversary of our beloved pastor, The Very Reverend Father ::\lichael G. Simon. As
we recount here today the events and highlights which make up
the "l<'irnt Twenty Years,'' we see that this "faith" has been.
and still is, the most important factor that has gnidPd Father
:.\Iichael and Nt. George's Parish through these years.
On August 18. 19-!i. a newl;v ordained Syrian Orthodox priest
stood, with hags in hand, looking up at the first chureh he was
to serve. Ile was tired and lonely, having left his wife and two
children waiting back home until he was established and settled
to a poiut wlwre they could join him.
Ile looked around the grounds and at the church itself, perhaps a bit disheartened, for it was obvious that this edifice was
never intended to be a church. Actually, it had been a public
school, which, he diseovered later, was between i5 and 100 years
old. This stark, cold st:ncture was St. George's Syrian Orthodox Churd1 of Paterson, :\'ew Jersey.
Nevertheless, Paterson's new Priest. Rev. ::\Iichael G. Simon,
picked up his bags and trudged off to the home of one of his _
parishioners with whom he was to stay, determined that this was
his church and he would be true to his vows to serve it with all
the mind, botly and soul at his command.
Being young and inexperienced at this new calling, he was
naturally apprehensive; but he had ''faith,'' and it was this faith
which was to refresh and strengthen him m the ensuing years.
Prior to Father Michael's coming to Paterson, the church
membership fluctuated anywhere betwen 35 to 100 families. After viewing the possible church membership, Father Michael discovered he had about 50 families with which to start; not all of
them being active or attending church regularly. The first Sunday collection came to the grand and glorious sum of $6.00
Shortly after he arrived, the new priest turned his efforts
toward improvements of the church building and property which
were sorely needed. Ile approached the church board regarding
this and was informed that, although all agreed the woi-k was
needed, church fonds were very limited, and the money mnst
be held to insure the pastor's salary every month. This dedicated priest, exhibiting the unselfishness and faith which were to
become synonymous with his name, asked that if there were no
�money to pay his ·salary, would the chur<'h members take his
family home to eat? "Of course," was the c1u,ck reply! '' Then
forget security. The Lord will provide. Let's start fixing our
churd1 !''
From that day on, Father :\Iichael and :--;t. Geor;!e 's parish
never looked bal'.k. It has gone forward with strm:t ural improvements to the church an<l grounds whil'h have hel'orne the pride
of its parishioners, as well as the peoJ lc>sof the neighborhood.
The first project was to ilnprove tht• menal'ing steps leading
up to the chnrch from the street. Church affairs were run to
raise the $:3.llOOneeded for this, resulting in well graded bricked
stairs runing down both sides of the clrnrch entrance to the street.
'l'he ikonostasis was the next project. An artist was called
who tol<l Father that it needed complC'te renovation, not just
touch-up. The cost would be abo1,t $:2.100, a fabulous sum to
Father and the board. Well, they worked hard and raisC'd the
mone)·, and the job was done. Incidentally, the artist who dicl
the work had not been working prior to Father :\Iichael 's calling
him and was disheartened and disconraged.
Following completion of this work for St. George's, he sudden]~- had offers pilingup on him and has since been in great demand. Ile claim"s all this
"·as due to Father and St. George's Church.
Xext, thoughts were tnrned to the old rickety peYrn. which
looked worse, since the interior of the church had been redone.
'l'he new pews cost $3,000 and were over-subscribed by the parishioners. The church, Father insisted, must have a balcony befitting its magnificent choir. Everyone agreed, and a balcony
was built at a cost of $2,500.
Church membership was constantly increasing, due to the
untiring efforts of this young priest, whose personality endeared
him to both young and old. Now, Father and the trustees turned
their thoughts to the mammoth task of a complete renovation of
the inside and outside of this old building. Why not? Iladn 't
the Lord been good to us I The inside was completely rewired
and plastered; the outside was refinished with a beautiful coat of
Perma-stone at a cost of $20,000 ! Now, the old school had completely disappeared and a beautiful church stood in its place.
Father l\Iichael and his parishioners were so overjoyed at
what they had accomplished in a few short years that they began to look forward to other projects. Since church attendance
had increased and most parishioners traveled a distance to the
church, parking had become a major problem. One of the founders of the church purchased an adjacent lot and presented it
to the church. It was subsequently paved at a cost of $2,500
and provided the parking area needed for the parishioners.
All
thoughts now turned to building a new parish house, as the old
one was incl(•eclin need of great repairs. It was finally sold and
a beautiful new honsc was built next to the ('hurch at a <•o~tof
$30,000.
i\ow that the ehnrch, rectory, etc .. had been attended to,
the ladies of the church began to talk about their outdated
kitchen. 'fhey saw to it with Father .Michael's encouragement,
and remodeled the old kitchen to suit their needs.
Father :\Iiehael was inde!'ll proud of the physical irnproYements broug-ht about in his first few years in Paterson, as this
Good Shepherd had a g-reat love and desire to see the house of
God both beautiful and sanctified. Xevertheless, he would probably hope his greatest good had been done towards the Spiritual
improvments of his parish, and truly it was, especially with the
youth of the church.
To better understand his work with young people. we should
perhaps explore a bit of Father Jlichael 's backg-round. Ile wa,
born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, December 26, 1908, the third
child of <,enrge and Tespina Simon, whose other children included Julia, Sam and C.1·rnon,the young-est.
He was practically born and raised in the church: his mothe1·
having instilled in he1· children a great love of God and the
drnreh. Going to church was not a duty, rather, it was a way of
life. '!.'he Yery thought, Father has succeeded in transmitting- to
his parishioners. Ile was known far and wide in the church as
possessing a mag-mfirent Yoice, which he did use for the Glory
of God. On June 6, 1937, the young l\Iichael G. Simon was mar-.
ried to the former :::iarah Hyder of Olyphant, Pennsylvania. They
were blessed with two fine children Robert and Elaine. He was
ordained into the Deaconate August 15, 19.Jc5,served two years
as Deacon and sang with the choir. On August 17, 19.Jc7,Fr.
Deacon Simon was ordained by llis Eminence Archbishop .\.ntony
Bashir, the late beloved :\Ietropolitan of the Syrian Orthodox
Antiochian Archdiocese. J\Ietropolitan Antony, with whom Father
shared a mutual deep love, was to become a great source of inspiration and help to the young priest in the years that followed.
When he was first ordarned, Father l\Iichael promised himself
that as soon as he arrived in Paterson, the parish assigned to him,
he would organize a choir. He was wisely counseled by his good
friend, l\Iichael Dzury, instructor of St. l\Tary's Choir in WilkesBarre, who told him to find a Russian choir master to organize
and lead a choir. On his arrival in Paterson, he immediately went
out on such a quest - and found him; Professor l\Iichael P. Ililko,
a Russian choir-master from the nearby community of Passnie.
New Jersey, coaxing him to St. George's and organizing a choir.
Not only was a choir an integral part of the Orthodox church
services, but Father was fighting to get the young people inter-
�cste<l iu the c•lrnrch. Innumerable arc the rcsu 1 ts of the,;;e first
tryinl-( days. Today, 20 years lat,•r, Profe"·sor I11ll.o i till ,,.;th
~t. !ieorge\; Church, and the ,•lwir i rC'••ogn/.Ct1 as ne of tl1t•
fiue.t !::>~TianUrthodox Choirs i1. the c•ount•-y • ot ,rnl~ did th•y
sucePed in leamin!! Byzantin,• m ..Jod1cs in t 1e beg11 mu!!, but
h:we im·rea:,wtl their knowled!.!'C.a thousand fold. of mi~,, diffu•ult
Byzantine an<l ~la nrnic musie. The d1uir sllll-(s in English, ! ;reek,
.\rabic and a little Ilussian. and. s,•t'Yl's with Father almost all till'
serviees of tlw Eastern Orthodox Clrnrch. 'l'he lo,, an,1 resped
which exists between Father and his Choir is to h,• ad111ired a•1d
,•nvied. 'l'lw group has been invited lo present Orthodox mus;,•
on many occasions. \\'hether th,•y are ~·iyinl-(a con,•ert at a 1111iversit)•, chureh, eivie affair, local bank, ete. Father :\Iiclrnel is
right out in front beaming at them. ,·on,tantl~· proud and gi,in!!
renewed encouragement to them. hut PYer impressing on the
members that their duty is a sacred privileg·e and the:· sinµ;
ahnys for the Glory of God.
1Yith the l'hoir well on ib wa)-. Father ::\Ii<:lrnelailll<:'(l hi~
efforts tmntrds oqranizin!! a ~.O.Y.O. chapter in Paterson. The
cha1,ter grew into a . trong organization and was instr1m1L•ntal
in pioneering the formation of the Eastern Hegion ,\•dor or
:-l.O.Y.O. Father :\Iichael and his delegateR liaYe bl:'ell very ac·tive
in the Ea;;tern ~edur since it;; inee11tion and lw h,h sPn-etl a~
:-lpiritual .\dYisor for several ,Year~. Paterson Chapter. unde •
Father :\lichacl 's guidance. hosted the Eastern Region :-;.O.Y.O.
Convention twice.
In an effort to keep the young people actiw. Father :\Iieh,wl
broached the subject of putting on a variety show .• \s luek "·oultl
have it. an old boyhood friend appeared on the s<:t'JWwho eonlrl
take all the talents available in the chnrch and product> fin falrn
lous va1·iety shows. Professional actresses and actors visited tlwsl'
productions and called them the nearest thing to professionalism
by any amateur group. Father ::\Iichael, of course, was everywh~1e
at once: helping to build scenery, assisting with the mrsical n lllll··
be:1'3and even acted in one of the skits.
On :-leptember 8, 1957, Ilis Eminence, the late :\Ietropolitan.
Antony Ba~hir, traveled to Paterson, Xew .Jersey, to celebrate
Divine Liturgy. In the aftemoon, there was to be a testimonial
dinner honoring Pather ::llichael and his 10 years in Paterson. lt
was during this service, before the banquet, that the Iloly Spirit
led Ilis Eminence to elevate Father 1\1ichael to the "Very Reverend Economos." Tears of joy ran down the faces of the congregation. It was a day to be remembrre<l. :N'ever had His Eminence intimated that this elevation would take place, though many
had hoped it would.
:N'ot only is Father Michael dear to the hearts of his parish-
1
"Let not your heart be troubled; ye believe in God, believe also ill
me. I go to prepare a place for you. And lo I am rvitfz you always,
even unto the end of the world. I am the way, al!d the trnth, and
the life; no man cometh to the Father but by me; Take up thy crou
and Follow Me!"
�ioners. but he is held in high esteem by many of the yo 1 111g prie~rs
who eame after him. :.\lost of these young men while 8tud)·ing at
St. Ylaclimir ·s Seminary in ~cw York City, made St. George's
Church and rectory their second home. These yot,ng theologians
studied with and under Father Simon during their stay in tlw
metropolitan area. He shared with them his altar. his lmowledg<'
of Byzantine music. and felt responsible for their spiritual guidance while they were away from home. So much so, that the
seminarian .. call St. George's Church the "Little Seminary."
Under Father Simon's capable leadership, St. George's Pnrish
hosted one of the most successful .~rchdiocese Conventions-hel,l
in Asbury Park, August 1962.
One of the greatest thrills for Father :\Iichael came when lte
and his church was selected by C.B.S. TeleYision to be the setting
for the first Orthodox Church program televised nationally. ft
was a program which coYered the significance of Easter in th<'
Orthodox Church. Excerpts of Holy Thursda~·. Holy Friday autl
Easler Resurrection services were filmec'I.. This program wa~
shown on the C.B.S. program "Lamp -Cnto :\Iy Feet" April lC.
1!161, which has won the acclaim and awards of criti<:s and rrlii6ous leaders alike. Xot only was it an important aecomplishmeHt
for St. George ·s parish. but it paved the way for future programs
on Orthodoxy in this country. In addition to thi8, .B~ather:\Iicluwl
and bis choir have recorded numerous programs for "Voice of
America'' an<l '' Armed Forces Radio programs.·'
On September 12, 1964, Father :.\Iichael had the pleasure of
marrying his son Robert to the former Kathy Cahill. On :\larch Hi.
1966, they blessed Father and Khooriee with their first grandchild. Christina l\Iarie.
So, yon see, that throughout these twenty years much has
been accomplished. Whether it was a S.O.Y.O. Convention, a
P.T ..A. Card Party or Fashion Show. Ladies Auxiliary Sweet Sale
or St. Ueorge 's Day Celebration, Sunday School, Christmas or
Easter Play, or 'fecn-Age Activity, Father l\Iichael was always
there working and lending his wise counsel to each and every
organization.
In reviewing the above mentioned accomplishments, onr
would be led to feel that the clerical leader who spearheaded the~e
works is certainly worth~· of that ancient title of the Orthodox
Church. ECO::,.;<O~fOS.Surely, this is the Good Shepherd who
harbored and handled the chureh's goods both wisely and wdl,
brea11se of his great love and faith. W c thank him, and, humbly
pray to Ood to bless Father ~Jichael and Khooriee, and grant
thPm many years of health and happiness in Christ's service.
OUR MESSAGE TO A GREAT LADY
Dear Khooriee:
All of ns at St. lleorge's are most grateful to ;·on for yom·
1111srlfishdevotion to the Ladies Aid, Choir. P.'l'.A., and most or
all the Sunday School c-hildren. Our children, who are nearest
and deflt'L•st to l's, have fr11itfull~· profited by your dedication
to tlwm. inspire<l by the Holy Spirit and yonr tremendous faith.
You ban• gui,kd and sho,n1 them their spiritual duties to
t lwir ehmd1. resulting in a progressive Sunday School.
< lo<l and
Y 011 haYt' share LI rq ually in the cleeisions made, the work
to he ,lone, and sacrifiees demandecl.
You have helped to i1rntill in them the realization that they
an' the llrirn of a Prieele,s 'l'reasme, the Ilol_\' Eastern Orthodox
Catholic Churd1.
There arl' nHlll) appropriate aml deserYing praises that
may sing to yon. \Ve chose the ou,, that 8nits yon best.
we
Her erown is in her heart, uot on her head; :Not
decked with diamonds, and pn•t•ious stones: For
to be Hl'Pll; ht>l' erown is eallt>d eontt•nt. A crown
it i8 tlrnt Heidorn King-s enjoy."
"And whosoe,yer shall gi,ye drink 1mto o,ie of these little ones a cup
of cold water, ,yerily I say unto you, he shall in 110 wise lose his
reward."
Mathew 10:42
�-5;,oniWrj
In memory of Rev. George and Khooriee Susan Mitchell
The Mitchell Family
In memory of Salim T ahan
Mrs. Mary Tahan, Selma and Shirley Tahan
In memory of Are£, Shafeeha and Joseph Gorab
Mrs. Hannah Nahass
In memory of Anton Homsey, Sr.
Mrs. Anton Homsey and Anton, Jr.
Melanie and Dennis Arrout - Paterson, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. Phil Azar - Prospect Park, N. J.
John R. Ameer - Brooklyn, N. Y.
Mr. and Mrs. George Ameer and Family - Clifton, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Azrak and Family - Clifton, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. Gabe Andalaft - Woodridge, N. J.
Mr. Michael Azar - Paterson, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. George Andalft - Paterson, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph N. Atallo and Children - Weehawken, N. J.
Mr. Thomas Aruth - Saddle Brook, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Baker - Paterson, N. J.
Mark Bitar - Paterson, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene R. Casole - Trenton, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Cassady and Family - No. Haledon, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward DeGeyter - Clifton, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Esahak - Paterson, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Esahak - Paterson, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. John Eshak - Tenafly, N. J.
Rosemary L. Flaherty - Harrison, N. J.
Dr. and Mrs. Richard Fadil - Clifton, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Fadil - Passaic, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. Chavies N. Ged - Wayne, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. Angelo George - Wayne, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Gaydosh - Bloomingdale, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Halla! and Family - Brownsville, Pa.
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Haggar - Wayne, N. J.
Michael Anthony Hrabovsky - Paterson, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Haik - Tokyo, Japan
Elaine and George Karram - Hawthorne, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Karram - New York, N. Y.
Mrs. Helen Karram - Brooklyn, N. Y.
Mr. and Mrs. Claud Karram - New York, N. Y.
"If God be for us, who can be against us?"
Romans 8;31
Mr. and Mrs. Emile Khyatt - Tenafly, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kassab - Union City, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Kassab - Union City, N. J.
Rose, Wedad an~ ~illie Kassab - Union City, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. W11l1amKabbash - Clifton, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Kaytes - West Paterson, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. George Kaytes - Franklin Lakes, N. J.
Mr. Joseph Kaytes - Paterson, N. J.
Albert Kabbash Trucking Co. - Clifton, N. J.
C~iristine and Bob Lynch - Little Falls, N. J.
Richard, Azeza and Jacqueline Lyons - Clifton, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Mackoul - Hillsdale, N. J.
Lil, Sal and the Little Martoranas - Paterson, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore S. Maloof - Tenafly, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob H. Malta - Doylestown, Pa.
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Maloof - Englewood, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Moussab - West Paterson, N. J.
Dolores, Dawn and Paul McGuinness - Clifton, N. J.
Mr. an~ Mrs. Sam Mamary and Children - Little Falls, N.
Mrs. Frieda Mattar - Hasbrouck Heights, N. J.
Malooley Family - West Paterson, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Murad and Family - Teaneck, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. N. G. Mouracade - Summit, N. J.
Peg and George Nahass and Children - No. Haledon, N. J.
Pearl and Bob Nahass - Clifton, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. George Nassor - Wyckoff, N. J.
Mrs. Mary Nassor - Hackensack, N. J.
Albert T. Peters - Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Miss Helen Spanovitch - Johnstown, Pa.
Albert and Wadeeha Shawy - Weehawken, N. J.
Jean, Jim and Larry Saba - Camden, S. C.
Ann and John Shaker - Paterson, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Sedawie - Clifton, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. Hank Shababb - Union City, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. Tofic Tahan - Asbury Park, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. Widad Tchelebe - Belleville, N. J.
Mrs. Mary White and Family - Clifton, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. George Zamloot - Paterson, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Zamloot and Son - Belleville, N. J.
J.
"So the last shall be first, and the first last; for many may be called,
but few chosen."
Mathew 20;16
�PafrontJ
PafrontJ
In memory
In memory
In memory
In memory
of
of
of
of
Amelia Kattine - Mr. Albeit Kattine
Naseeb Kashey - Mrs. Na:..eera Ka,hey
Nabeeha Arrout - Mrs. Mary Abboud
Jeffrey Nahass - Mrs. Nabiha Nahass
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Abraham and Family - Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Andalft - Paterson, N. J.
Nick, Joyce, Anthony and Alyson Andalft - Haledon, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Arrout and Family - Paterson, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. Gennaro Aprea - Clifton, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Azar - West Paterson, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Abboud and Son - Lincoln Park, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Abboud and Daughter - River Vale, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Ballan - Paterson, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. George Balonze - Paterson, N. J.
Mrs. Bijoun and Son - Paterson, N. J.
Very Rev. Father John Chromiak - Greensburg, Pa.
Ruth Coury - Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Norman P. Cross - Owega, N. Y.
Selma Dibsie - Paterson, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. James DeRosa - Paterson, N. J.
Betty "Bobo" Esper - Pittsburg, Pa.
Mr. and Mrs. George Elias - Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbie Fadil - West Paterson, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. Anton Gosen - Weehawken, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. George Gosen and Family - Weehawken, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. Sadick Gorab - Clifton, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Gorab - Clifton, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gorab - Allendale, N. J.
Jeff and Harriet Habib - Teaneck, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. John Hamod - West New York, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. Assad Hamod - West New York, N. J.
Mrs. Mary Hilway - Paterson, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Joseph - Paterson, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. Elias Janho - Somerset, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. J0hn Joseph - Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill J. Jarjoura and Family - Union City, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. Hafiz Juzdan - Weehawken, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Kattas - Paterson, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis N. Kattas - Orange, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Kassab - Weehawken, N. J.
Kawash Family - Hackensack, N. J.
"Thy faith hath made thee whole."
Mark 5:34
Mr. and Mrs. Abe Lyons - Paterson, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lauritano - Saddle Brook, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles McCaba - Paterson, N. J.
Mr. George Moussab - West Paterson, N. J.
Michael G. Malta - Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Mr. and Mr.s. Edward Mamary - Totowa Boro, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Motta - Clifton, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Maloof and Family - Hasbrouck Heights, N. J.
Diane Malouf and Edward Paduani - Oakland, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Maloof and Family - Bergenfield, N. J.
Mrs. Lillian Mason - West Paterson, N. J.
Mrs. Eleanor Maoba - Clifton, N. J.
Nicholas V. Nahass - Hillsdale, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. Moose Nabba - Totowa Boro, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher G. Nahass and Family - Weehawken, N. J.
Mrs. Khooriee George Nahass - Weehawken, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Nahass - Clifton, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Nafash - Weehawken, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Nafash - Weehawken, N. J.
George and Lil Nahass and Family - Clifton, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Oliver - Clifton, N. J.
Mrs. Sophia Oliver and son Norman - Clifton, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. William F. Rabbat - Patc.rson, N. J.
Rev. Fr. John and Matushka Sochka and Rebecca, Larissa, Natalie,
Melanie and Godchild Michael
Sam Solomon - Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Norman Solomon - Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Naman Saliba - Ozark, Alabama
Mr. and Mrs. 0. J. Solomon - Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Mr. and Mrs. George Solan - Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Mr. and Mrs. Kami! Smeen and Family - Paterson, N. J.
"For what doth profit a man if he gains the whole world and lose
his own soul?"
Mark
�Dear Father:...
Mrs. Fedwa Ameer
William Abraham
Honey Audi
Ann Cardillo
James Cardillo
Mrs. Samuel Charles
Rose Conti
George Fardice
Jameely Fardice
Mrs. Rose Fadil
Mr. and lv.rs. Joseph Fadil
Glen Gorab
Gordon Gorab
Lisa Gorab
Mr. and Mrs. George Homsey
George Hamway
Ann Hamway
l".lr. and Mrs. Joseph Hamway
Miss Tillie Hyder
Mr. John Hyder
Rose Habib
Evelyn Hannye
Mrs. Kate Hannye
Mr. and Mrs. Emil Hemsey
George P. James
Lottie M. James
Stephen P. James
Kathy A. James
Leslie A. James
Gail Karram
Georgie Karram
Elias Khoury
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Keller
Miss Minnie Kabbash
Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Kabbash
Mrs. Adla Kattas
Bobby Lynch
Robert C. Lauritano
Barry Lauritano
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Molnar
Mary Malouf
Tommy Malouf
Abe Mamary
Olivia Moore
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Malta
Mr. and Mrs. John Mamary
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Moussa~
Paul Nahass
Michael Nahass
Donna Nassor
George Nassor, Jr.
Cynthia Nassor
Mr. and Mrs. Freddie Nahass
Christina Simon
Wadeeha Tabeek
Robin Anne Toronto
Renay Marie Toronto
Mrs. Linda Viglione
REMEMBER
WHEN
Yon entered your church for the very first time, bags in hanrl.
looked around, amt was startled by the "Voice From Heaven"
asking. ·' Can I help yot.?''
'l'he '' Yoice'' turned out to be
Norman Sedawie repairing the Bell 'l'ower !
!\[r. Huizing our "Dyed in the ·wool Protestant"
couldn't get into the Parrish Honse to renovate it?
contractor
Yonr brother Cy shoveled all the snow on Cm·lisle A venue, when
he stopped in to see you on his honeymoon!
The '' three sisters·' cried and begged yon and Khooriee to come
back and live with them because the telephone company took
the '' priority phone'' out when you left.
C. 'l'. our "star tenor" had eYeryone thinking Santa came clo"·n
the chimney Christmas Eve, during the Choir's rendition of "Oh
Holy Nite, '' when he got stuck on the IIO no no Ho ho ho!!
Number 13 couldn't be found all night at the Choir's Annual
Hobby and Christmas Party.
"Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and dust
doth corrupt and where thieves break through and steal. But lay up
for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor dust doth
corrupt, and were thieves do not break through nor steal.
Mathew 6:19
8am Elias and R. .J. did tht• 'l'aniro at the Choir Party
brought the house clown?
an,!
Bobby Gorab turned the table over at the Allentown SOYO Convention, when our Choir took tlw tl'ophy for the first time?
�REMEMBER
WHEN
.....
.
You were the busiest '' Bell II op'' i1, tl,e lobby at th~ Shoreham
Ilotel in Washington D. C. that day?
\Ye "·ere proclaiming ourselves Table Xmnher One at the \VilkesBarre 80YO Convention Banquet at the !lost ~fot.,l, and our late
.\rc-hbishop kPpt nodding his head in agrePrnent, with the sealed
e11Yelopein His hall(l.
(!org-ie fainted at the Choir Conte~t. an(l we won the troph~' anyway!
\Ye formed that magnificent procession from the Berkeley on
the Boardwalk to Convention Hall, when we hosted the Archdioeese Convention in 1962 Y
Our Choir got a standing ovation from the Russian Liturgical
Singers after singing ''Bies ed Is The ~Ian·' at St .. Anthony's
Concert?
Our Choir Leader received the ~Ieritorious Service A ward from
om late Archbishop at Washington D. C.?
\Ye almost presented the ~farx Brothers skit without
who arriYed in the nick of time to save the show·/
Groncho
All the girls in the Hawaiian number went on <liets when they
saw their costumes?
'l'he "Road Show" made such a big hit, we decided to go union?
Bernie's canoe go stuck on stage and she decided to walk off
with iU
After three Variety Shows one member of the cast wanted to
know who "Patter"
was?
They were filming the T. V. show and your "star alto's"
to Khristos Aneste 1
answer
The Lenten Smorgasboards became so crowded, Lil told the
women, "\Ve'll have to start making ":llfujudarra" in the bathtub."
The day the Ladies Aid handed out ''diplomas''
to the new
young "Sausage Stuffers", thanked them gracio11sly, and asked
them to look for work elsewhere f
Incidentally
Father, How's your Football knee?
"May Almighty God grant Father Michael all that he cherishes and
deserves, for the many years he has served and will serve the Church
of Christ and his Heavenly Father."
BX738.A59 S5665 1967
Testimonial : twentiethyear anniversary
: Very Reverend Economos Michael G.
Simon, October 1, 1967
�Testimonial. twentieth year annr,t!rsarv
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Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America Newspaper Collection
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Arabs--United States
Newspapers--United States
Arabic Periodicals
Arab American Newspapers
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Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
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1905-2013
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Arabic
English
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NS 0021
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For a list of all the volumes and issues of Al-Kalemat held by the Khayrallah Center please see <a href="https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/NS0021/Inventory_of_Al-Kalemat_Issues.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here.</a>
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Antiochian Heritage Library and Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
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Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
Processed by Celine Shay, Laura Lethers, Allison Hall, and Anna Maria Hester, 2022 November-2023 April. Collection Guide written by Laura Lethers and Allison Hall, 2023 April.
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<h4>Biographical/historical note</h4>
<p>The Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America (AOCA), headquartered in Englewood, New Jersey, oversees seven dioceses with over 250 parishes in the United States and Canada. </p>
<p>The AOCA is one of 24 archdioceses of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East across the world. The editorial office for their publication <em>The Word</em> is in Brooklyn, New York. AOCA founded the periodical as an Arabic language publication in 1905, which ran for 16 volumes. The final issue of the Arabic <em>Al-Kalemat</em> appeared in 1933, and the English iteration <em>The Word</em> began anew in 1957.</p>
<p>The original copies of the periodical are housed at the Antiochian Heritage Library in Bolivar, Pennsylvania. The Antiochian Heritage Library was founded in 1987, and its collections focus on information about early Christianity, the theology of the Orthodox Church, and religious and cultural themes in Middle Eastern history. </p>
<h4>Scope/content note</h4>
<p>The Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America Newspaper Collection includes both Arabic-language volumes of Al-Kalemat and English-language volumes of <em>The Word</em> (also called Al-Kalemat, Al Kalimat, Al Kalimah, and الكلمة), covering the years 1905-1993. The periodical focuses on current events and debates from an Antiochian Orthodox perspective. </p>
<p>The periodical is written and published by The Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America and continues to be published monthly excluding July and August. Some years and issues are not included in the collection, and there are some years that the publication did not run.<br /><br />The collection also includes various parish commemorative booklets from Antiochian Orthodox churches in different regions of the United States, including but not limited to, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West Virginia, and New York.</p>
<p>The English-language volumes are located here on the KCLDS Archive's website. The Arabic-language volumes are located on the Khayrallah Center’s <a href="https://arabicsearch.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Arabic Newspapers database</a>.</p>
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Testimonial: Twentieth Year Anniversary: Very Reverend Economos Michael G. Simon
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A program booklet for the celebration of Father Michael G. Simon's 20th anniversary at St. George Syrian Orthodox Church of Patterson, New Jersey. Includes a history of Simon's 20 years at the church, lists of church sponsors and patrons, and correspondence.
Date
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1967 October 1
Creator
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St. George Syrian Orthodox Church (Patterson, NJ)
Language
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English
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Text
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Text/pdf
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Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
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Antiochian Heritage Library and Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
1960s
Antiochian Orthodox Church
Booklets
Events
New Jersey
Programs
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El-Khouri Family
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These materials were provided by Marsha El-Khouri Shiver and primarily relate to the life of her father, Joseph Maroun El-Khouri, and his family in Lebanon and in the United States. <br />
<h5>Biography</h5>
Joseph Maroun El-Khouri was born in 1924 in Kour, Batroun, Lebanon and Mariam Thomee Yazbek El-Khouri, one of seven children. His father, Reverend Joseph Michael Maroun El-Khouri was a Maronite priest, and at least one sibling, Sister Victorine El-Khouri, followed his example and joined religious orders. <br /><br />Joseph served as an intelligence agent and interpreter for Great Britain during World War II. In 1949, Joseph travelled to Minneapolis, Minnesota to help settle an uncle’s estate. Initially Joseph had no intention of immigrating permanently to the United States, but soon after he arrived he met and fell in love with Rose Isaac while visiting relatives who lived in the large Lebanese community located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Rose was the daughter of Thanios (Thomas) Isaac and Moura (Nora) Lawandos Isaac, who immigrated to the United States in 1912 and 1914, respectively, and were married in 1917. Thanios Isaac supported his wife and five children by working various laboring jobs, including for the railroad and a local wiremill. Thanios Isaac passed away in 1939. <br /><br />Joseph and Rose married in Rose’s hometown in 1950, and moved to Minneapolis where they operated a grocery store until 1953. Joseph was naturalized in 1954 with the help of his friend Vice President Hubert Humphrey, at the time a Minnesota senator. In 1955, Joseph and Rose moved to Andrews, North Carolina, to be closer to Rose’s sister Bessie Isaac Jabaley, who was living near her husband’s family in Copper Hill, TN. The Jabaley’s helped the growing El-Khouri family establish themselves in their new home by making Joseph the manager of their department store, Jabaley’s, which Joseph purchased and renamed to Khouri’s in 1965. The store remained open until 1989. <br /><br />Joseph quickly established himself as a prominent civic leader in North Carolina. He served on a number of boards and service organizations including: the Andrews Lion Club, Western Carolina University Board of Visitors, Cherokee County United Way, the Andrews Chamber of Commerce, and the Daniel Boone Council of Boy Scouts. Joseph was a devoted Democrat, even serving, with his eldest son George, as an elected delegate to the 1988 Democratic National Convention in Atlanta. In addition to these civic and political accomplishments, Joseph and Rose were pillars of the Catholic community in North Carolina, holding the town’s first Catholic masses in their own home, and donating the land upon which the Holy Redeemer Catholic Church was built in Andrews, North Carolina. <br /><br />Joseph and Rose had seven children: George Maron El-Khouri, Theresa El-Khouri Martin, Mariam El-Khouri Gerber, Marsha El-Khouri Shiver, Barbara El-Khouri, Catherine El-Khouri, and Anthony El-Khouri. Joseph passed away on July 22, 2012; at the time of collection acquisition (2012), Rose El-Khouri was still living. Since his passing, Joseph El-Khouri’s contributions to North Carolina have been recognized locally, and his legacy has been carried forth by his children and grandchildren.<br />
<h5>Scope and Content</h5>
The collection consists of photographs, letters, documents, and articles relating to the life of Joseph Maroun El-Khouri, his wife Rose Isaac El-Khouri, and his children. The material details Joseph's career and community contributions as well as providing insight into multiple generations of Lebanese-American family life.<br /><br />The collection also contains photographs and letters relating to Joseph El-Khouri’s relatives in Lebanon, as well as materials from Rose Isaac El-Khouri’s family in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
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Unknown
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Marsha El-Khouri Shiver
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
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circa 1910-2012
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Image
Text
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Immigrants--Lebanese--United States
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English
Arabic
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Marsha El-Khouri Shiver
Collection description written by Claire A. Kempa
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The Heritage (Vol. 1, No. 28, 12/21/1963)
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The special Christmas issue of The Heritage, a weekly newspaper published in English and based in New York City (Folder 1-4).
Creator
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Lou Sahadi
Source
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Marsha El-Khouri Shiver
Publisher
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
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December 21, 1963
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English
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Newspapers -- United States
Lebanese -- United States -- Periodicals
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2016 01-04
1960's
Catholic Church
Events
Holiday-Christmas
Holidays
Israel
Lebanon
New Jersey
New York
New York, New York
Newspapers
Rome
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THE LIGHT OF CHRIST
ILLUMINES
ALL
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January 17, 1981
Feast of St. Anthony
The Great
Dear Friends
in Christ,
We are delighted to infonn you that the parish of St. Anthony's of Bergen
County, New Jersey, the first Pan-orthodox Church in America, is celebrating
its 25th Anniversary of its founding on Sunday, May 10, 1981.
On this joyful day, His Eminence, Metropolitan PHILIP, will celebrate
the
Hierarchical
Divine Liturgy, assisted by our pastor, The Very Rev. Joseph J.Allen,
arrong others.
During this 25th year period, we have grown fran seven fore-sighted
families
(the founders) to 175 faithful
families,
canprised of all Orthodox backgrounds,
such as Greek, Russian, Serbian, Ukranian, Syrian-Lebanese,
and many converts.
You, our dear friend in Christ, are invited to participate
with us in this
m::rnentous celebration,
by attending the Divine Liturgy and our Banquet which will
be held irrmediately after services.
Because of the singular history of our parish, our beloved Metropolitan Philip
joins us, in beseeching you, a rrost generous contributor
of the Archdiocese, to
bea:me a fellow subscriber to our unique and historic
Souvenier Book by
oontributing
whatever your generous heart dictates.
This Book will be devoted not
only to our local parish, but to the concept of the Pan-Orthodox rrovanent in the
New-World; your contribution
will daronstrate
your concern to this very rrovanent.
A souvenier journal fonn, together with a self-addressed
envelope, are
enclosed for your inscription.
We pray you will honor us, and what we have
represented
for these 25 years, with your generous contribution
arrl with your
presence.
May the Almighty God bless
you, your Church arrl your beloved families.
Yours in Christ
Very Rev.
Pastor
Joseph J. Allen,
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Mackoul, Pauline Maloof,and George Hakim,
Co-chairpersons
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PROCESSION
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INVOCATION
His
MASTER
EMINENCE,
METROPOLIToAN
PHILIP
Edward Deeb
25thAnniversary Chairman
OF CEREMONIES
...............................
TOAST
MENU
WELCOMING
Chris Eliopoulos
AooRESS ..............................
President Parish Council
FRUIT
TOSSED
ROLLS
Introduction of Honored Guest
COCKTAIL
COMMENTS
SALAD
AND
ON BEHALF
OF ARCHDIOCESE
Theodore Mackoul
& Comptroller
BU1TER
Treasurer
BREAST
OF
CAPON
REMEMBR.-\NCES
STRING
BEANS
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Archpriest, Gabriel As hie
ALMONDINE
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ENTERTAINMENT
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Joan Allen, Chairperson
TESTIMONIAL
TRIBUTE
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and
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TO FOUNDING
FATHERS
Archpriest, ] oseph ]. Allen
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METROPOLITAN
PHILIP
BENEDICTION
At this our 25th A1miversa1,1 Grancl Banquet, we sliare our joy with
Metropolium PHTLIP on the 15t1iAnniversary of his
consecration as Archbishop.
God grant thee many years.
our beloved
��ST. ANTHONY'S
25TH A. NIVERSARYWEEKEND
Our committees
are hard at work to make this celebration
the
event ever.
Attendance
at all three events will cost S35.00
discount
book, a saving of $5. 00 ov,,r the individual
ticket
per adult.
When compared to on"' night out for dinner and a
per person price is a real bargain;
e~pecially
consider
what
offered
for the entire
weekend.
Friday
Evening:
greatest
with a
prices,
show, the
is being
May 8th
"The Mostly Orthodox Arts Festivul",
a nite out which combines a music
and dance recital
together
with art exhibitions
and light refreshment.
In the Fellowship
Hall, professional
concert
recitalist
and artists
will present
a program of entertainment
which will run around 2½ hours
with an intermission.
Chairpersons
Fran DeBellis
a~d George Marge,
and their committees
have promised the finest
cultur
1 evenin1 ever.
Saturday
Evening:
May 9th
The Anniversary
Dance in the Fellowship
Hall wit music by the "Fantastics"
and buffet
served with refreshments
from ..he bar should
guarantee
a gala evening.
Helped by their v.:irious committees,
chairpersons Stella
Vagias and Ed Takla promise they will spare no efforts
to make this nite one long to remember.
Sunday:
May lOt~
The day begins with Metropolitan
Philip
celebrating
a Hierarchical
Liturgy.
Following
the service,
we will attend a formal banquet in his
honor to be held in the ber1utiful
Palisadeum
at the Winston Towers
overlooking
the New York skyline.
This event is to be the ultimate
celebration
not only of our twenty-five
years of progress
but also to
honor His Emminence on his 15th anniversary
as Archbishop
of our Archdiocese.
Chajrpersons
Olga Baldowski and Spiro Black have gone all out
and ePlisted
the help of the entire
parish
to ensure a successful
conclusion
to our holiday weekend.
•
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a.- -
LIMITED NUMBEROF DISCOUNTTICKET BOOKSAVAILABLEON ADVANCED
SALE ONLY
Return to Virginia
Ziffer
- 624 Pomander Walk, Teaneck, New Jersey
Completed reservation
form and your check payable to St. Anthony's
Orthodox Church. Phone orders after
6PM - #836-9547.
NAME:
ADDRESS:
NO. OF BOOKS
at $35.00 each:
A.MOUNT
OF CHECK:
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CELEBRATION
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celebration
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St. Anthony'
Pan-Orthodox
pects
{3u44~tf.
and will
social
until
its
of its
and informative
culmination
newsletter
is intended
that
such an OrthoOrtho-
doxy was to survive
in America.
These
with
seven men included:
Mitchell
as-
was the first
with a spec-
week-end on May 8, 9 and 10th.
they felt
dox Church was the only way that
25th annicontinue
because
This
to give you same
president
an Orthodox priest;
Moore, who
and the son of
Theodore Maloof;
Abraham G. Debs; George Shamyer Jr.;
Alex Sahadi;
Ed Deeb and George Hatab.
history
of how St. Anthony's
was formed;
In anticipation
provide
you with information
on the var-
ments were made for use of the chapel
ious organizations
their
within
responsibilities
the parish
to the parish;
to inform you of the necessary
St. Anthony's
and
of St. Paul's
of approval,
Episcopal
and wood and the first
data for
CI;LEBRATION
WEEK-END.
there
on May 13th,
were held
arrange-
Church in Engle-
services
1956.
were held
Later
services
in the Masonic Hall in Engle-
wood.
St. Anthony's
St. Anthony's
Orthodox Church was built
for and dedicated
dox Christians
ground,
The first
History
to serving
regardless
all
of their
such as Greek, Russian,
Syrian-Lebanese
or Ukranian.
seven men requested
Orthoback-
Serbian,
In 1956
of His Eminence,
Metropolitan
Antony Bashir,
permission
to establish
an American Orthodox Church
Sunday School classes
held in St. Paul's
were
Chapel in 1956 and
the first
superintendent
Rozakis.
In 1958 the Sunday School was
jointly
served
by Peter
yer and Peter
Rozakis
Hall.
Lychefsky
Father
was Peter
and George Shamin the Masonic
served
days at the Masonic Hall until
Ashie was ordained
in September,
on SunFather
1958
�-2and lived
in our
In 1959 Geo-
C"(ltr:Utir.ity.
rge Shamyer was i;un,1a; Schcol
Annette
tor.
held
~lkovich
chairman
was cu.::r:lculum dilec-
In 1961 the fin;t
p~ssicn
ony's
entered
struction
church
into
In 1963 St.
contract
and President
council
of dirt.
Anth-
for the con-
dug the first
position
school
until
Thelma Dacales
parish
by 1957,30
tending
ed that
the
to St.
Since
St.
is in the Antio-
since
the 1930's
By
be-
connnittee
Christian
show-
families
By 1970, the
shows that
208 famil-
has been ser-
all
graduates
pastor
has also
Commission for
of St.
Luke's
(1958-1964).
of Father
Gabriel,
become a parish
Anthony's
for
two years,
to serve
in the missionary
which are
in the Diocese
of Alaska.
pastor,
Joseph Allen,
but tied
by their
These Churches,
Canonical
tied
connnon Orthodox
Faith.
like
St.
Anthony's
and under an Archdiocese
is a member of the Standing
Father
permanent
are
ony's
which
Fathers
Conference
St. Luke's
(1965-1966)
throughout
not Nationally
was the
Orthodox Chrigt1ans
of all narion=l~ties.
Father Michael Irvin, who served St.
and as assistant
in the same manner,
Orthodox
encompassing
developing
States
and
Under the
There are many such churches
the United
as dir-
Orthodox Archdiocese
pastor
direction
of
Father
who has served
of the Missionary
assigned
in the parish.
LAMPUNTOMY FEET.
Church in Anaheim, California,
first
the new
was televised
in New York.
Ashie,
presently
atjust
and thus,when
priests,
the Antiochian
and~
Being the first
1958 St. Anthony's
Vladimir's
ector
Ashie
pastor
unique
such an Ameri-
was dedicated,Jt
Gabriel
served
Anthony's.
ies held membership
Theo-
which has been using
language
ved by three
of the new church
15th Annual Report
Anthony's
Archdiocese
the English
(Archbishop
on the CBS production
Black
at St. Anthony's.
the membership
belonged
St.
church
were regularly
109 Orthodox
dosius).
Black
1963, at the 8th Annual Meeting,
building,
or Russian
Anthony's
Gabriel
permanent
the dedication
Greek (Archbishop
Iakovos),
in this
assistants
Father
services
Philip),
Church in America made St.
priests
families
they be Antiochian
Movement.
of
and Yvonne Pallotta.
became the first
its''m1<ih.hirs whether
in America as
Pan-Orthodox
with
until
Bishops
can Orthodox
In 1980 Tessie
A number of visiting
the Canonical
has
to begin
co-supervised
became Coordinator
This Conference
in attempting
1977 when Tessie
Church School.
all
of Ame1\-
shovel~ful
and continued
and Sandy Eliopoulos
(S.C.O.B.A.).
Bishops
of 1965 Stephanie
Mehler assumed the superintendency
the church
Orthodox
ica
chian
Nick Nahas of the
In January
of Canonical
(Archbishop
of the new chu~ch and Sunday
School,
fore
was
pfay
and Ed Deeb became superintendent
of the Sunday School.
this
and
1967.
The present
the third
has been at St.
Father
Ashie and Irwin,
of St. Vladimir's
field
to Bishop Theodosius
priest
since
was
Joseph,
Anthlike
is a graduate
Seminary and in 1977
�-3e rec~·v~
,ctLia
It·~~
the GraduatE'
.,cl ,
Theological
1976,
ing was blessed
that
in New York.
Hall,
Philip
on January
same day Father
elevated
Joseph
to Archpriest,
ed on the
tenth
ordination
23,
by Arch1977.
Allen
and also
anniversary
On
was
honor-
of his
Ed Deeb ...........................
George Hatab
of our year-long
1958
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1959
participating
in Identification
which take
place
coffee
hour.
gives
a short
present
information
on Sundays after
presentation
of the organization,
and past
hopes
which gives
plans,
for
some of the functions
1960
like
Ted Mackoul
1961
the newsletter.
that
and states
the future.
calendar
taken
in the following
place
to include
but we felt
Anthony's
Day Dinner
1964
February
8, S.O.Y.O.
Connect
1965
February
14, Birthday
Party,
1966*
February
15, Altar
Geer ge Hakim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 7
February
22, Sunday School
Dimitry
1968
March 7, Mardi Gras
1969
March 8, Forgiveness
1970*
March 15, Orthodoxy
1971
March 18, Wednesday Evening
Ed Deeb ...........................
1972
March 22, Ladies
Bill
1973
March 25, Wednesday Evening
......................
Zeran Milkovich
...................
Habib ........................
Pogogeff
John Shefchik
..................
.....................
Gus Paspalas
......................
George Milanes
....................
Colman .......................
Joe Baldowski
..............
................
Bob Hanania
Chris
in
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1962
George Davis
Black
we would
calendar
January
Spiro
have al-
the entire
Nick Nahas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1963*
Jeff
the
Each group participating
note
ready
by
Days
You will
John Litsios
Alex Glines
celebration,
you with
some of its
1956 & 1957
Anthony's,
are providing
its
Presidents
Mitch Moore ................
as part
of St.
some of the history
to the priesthood.
Past
CALENDAR
OF EVENTSFOR 1981
The organizations
for
unJ the build-
and dedicated
25th ANNIVERSARY
YEAR
at Union
gro~nd was br~ken
our new Fellowship
bishop
of Theology
1
Se~~nary
In August,
c oz TI1eology from
Eliopoulos
...........
* Asleep in the Lord
18, St.
Ident.
Sunday School
Boy Ident.
Day
Ident.
Day
Sunday
Sunday at St.
Guild
Anthony's
Education
Ident.
Day
Education
1974 & 1975
March 29, Teen Soyo - Youth Group
1976 & 1977
April
1, Wednesday Evening
1978
April
5, Choir
1979 & 1980
April
8, Wednesday Evening
April
12, Fellowship
April
15, Wednesday Evening
Ident.
Day
Education
Day
Ident.
Education
Day
Education
�-4April
19, P
m Sundn
April
26, East
Hay 8, Mostly
r
Orthodox
Mny 9, Annivcrs.irv
Arts
Palisadium
St.
should
guarantee
persons
Banquet
they will
-
nite
Towers
Weekend
Stella
greatest
all
event
celebr-ting
events
a discount
book,
the individual
Friday
nite
and light
fessional
Marge,
ised
Arts
a music
art
a
exhibi-
recitali~t
and artists
of entertain"'~
Hall,
with
cultural
The 25th Anniversary
.. t,
which wi11 run
an intermission.
and George
committees
Evening:
Helpchair-
and Ed Takla
no effort
to make this
to remember.
a Hierarchical
have prom-
evening
ever.
May 9th
Dance which will
in the Fellowship
music by the "Fantastics"
the service,
be held
promise
Philip
Liturgy.
a formal
in his
banquet
honor at the Pali-
sadeum at the Winston
Towers.
event
His Eminence on
his
will
also
honvr
15th anniversary
1s Archbishop
our Archdiocese.
Baldowski
Chairpersons
and Spiro
the help
parish
a successful
to our holiday
of
Olga
Black have gone all
out and enlisted
to ensure
This
of the entire
conclusion
weekend.
and
A pro-
Fran DeBellis
the finest
be held
per adult.
Festival",
with
a program
and their
Saturday
over
refreshments.
2 1/2 hours
Chairpersons
of $5.00
prices,
together
in the Fellowship
around
with
May 8th
concert
present
at
$35.00
a saving
will
the
cost
out which combines
tions
will
will
Orthodox
recital
at
Attendance
ticket
dance
hard
celebration
Evening:
"The Mostly
are
ever.
three
evening.
committees,
Vagias
spare
Following
committees
work to make this
a gala
various
one long
from the bar
Sunday:
~y 10th
The day begins with Metropolitan
Anthony's
The various
refreshments
ed by their
Festival
- Winston
25th Anniversary
with
• Church Hall
Dance
Mnv l , 25t~ ,1n versary
served
Hall will
have
and light
food
Ad Journal
- History
Chairpersons,
Ma- ·oul
1
Maloof,
and George Hakim are
wide support
of enduring
be cherished
eventful
Pauline
to prepare
quality.
Nellie
soliciting
a souvenir
book
This keepsake
will
as a fond memory of the
week-end
and an important
stone
in our 25th year
first
truly
Pan-Orthodox
journey
mile-
as the
Church in America.
�-4April
19, Palm Sunday
served
with
April
26, Easter
should
guarantee
May 8,
'ostly
Orthodox
1ay 9, Anniversary
Arts
Dance
~1ay 10, 25th Anniversary
Palisadium
Festival
ed by their
- Church Hall
persons
Banquet
they will
- Winston
-
nite
Towers
25th Anniversary
Weekend
connnittees
work to make this
greatest
all
event
events
a discount
book,
the individual
Friday
"The Mostly
nite
spare
and light
fessional
present
around
Marge,
ised
a music
art
a
exhibi-
recitalist
and artists
of entertainment,
Hall,
with
which will
cultural
The 25th Anniversary
run
an intermission.
and George
committees
Evening:
chair-
to make this
to remember.
ever.
May 9th
Dance which will
in the Fellowship
music by the "Fantastics"
his
Liturgy.
honor at the PaliTowers.
This
as Archbishop
our Archdiocese.
Chairpersons
and Spiro
the help
parish
a successful
to ensure
of
Olga
Black have gone all
out and enlisted
to our holiday
banquet
honor His Eminence on
15th anniversary
Baldowski
Philip
a formal
in his
also
Ad Journal
of the entire
conclusion
weekend.
- History
Chairpersons,
Hall will
have
and light
food
Pauline
Maloof,
Nellie
Mackoul and George Hakim are soliciting
wide support
of enduring
be cherished
have prom-
evening
the service,
will
promise
and
A pro-
Fran DeBellis
the finest
be held
per adult.
Festival",
with
a program
and their
Saturday
over
refreshments.
2 1/2 hours
Chairpersons
of $5.00
Arts
together
in the Fellowship
no effort
a Hierarchical
be held
event
with
May 8th
concert
Help-
and Ed Takla
sadeum at the Winston
at
$35.00
prices,
out which combines
tions
evening.
committees,
Vagias
one long
will
the
cost
a saving
Orthodox
recital
at
Attendance
ticket
dance
will
celebration
will
Evening:
various
celebrating
are hard
ever.
three
a gala
Stella
Following
The various
from the bar
Sunday:
May 10th
The day begins with Metropolitan
thon2 '.!c'.
:.st. ,
refreshments
eventful
to prepare
quality.
a souvenir
book
This keepsake
will
as a fond memory of the
week-end
and an important
stone
in our 25th year
first
truly
Pan-Orthodox
journey
mile-
as the
Church in America.
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Dear Friends
January 17,1981
Feast or St. Anthony
The Great
in Christ,
We are delighted
to inform you that the parish of St. Anthony's
or Bergen County, New Jersey,
the first
Pan-Orthodox Church in
Aaerioa,
1s celebrating
its 25th Anniversary
or its founding on
Sunday May 10,1981.
On this Joyful day, Hls Eminenoe,Metropolltan
PHILIP, •111
oelebrate
the Hierarchloal
Divine Liturgy,
assisted
by our pastor,
The Very Rev. Joseph J. Allen, a■ ong others.
During this 25th year peri
, we have grown from seven foresighted fa■ illes (the founders)
to 175 faithful
families,
comprised
or all Orthodox backgrounds,
such as Greek, Russian, Serbian, Ukranian, Syrian-Lebanese,
and many converts.
You, our dear friend in Christ,
are invited to participate
with us in this ■ 011entous celebration,
by attending
the Divine L1turgy and our Banquet which will be held immediately after services.
Because or the singular
history
or our parish, our belcwed
Metropolitan
Philip Joins us, in beseeching you, a most generous
contributor
ot the Archdiocese,
to become a tellow subscriber
to
our unique and historic
Souvenier Book by contributing
whatever
your generous heart dictates.
This Book will be devoted not only
to our local parish,
but to the concept ot the Pan-Orthodox aoveaent 1n the Hew World; your contribution
will deaonstrate
your
concern to thia very ■ ove■ent.
A aouven1er journal tor■ , together with a aelt-addreased
envelope, are enclosed tor your inscription.
We pray you will
honor us, and wbat we bave represented
tor these 25 years, with
your generous oontr1but1on and with your presence.
Nay the Al■1ght7 God bless you, 7our Church and your belcwed
r-111es,
Yours 1n Christ Our Lord,
Very Rn.
Pastor
Joseph
J. Allen,
aa a
The Cf!r◄1ttee
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Reich believed that the energy with which he was dealing was a primordial,
cosmic energy
which was omnipresent
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electro-magnetic
radiation was the product of the breakdown and transformation
of mass, in accordance with the laws of quantum physics, orgone energy (the name Reich had given to this energy
from the fact that it had organic effects) Reich believed was a pre-atomic,
mass-free
energy from
which under certain conditions mass particles could form. These assumptions amounted to a comprehensive,
speculative physical theory of a universal substratum
to existence, which parallel in
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with a mass-free
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From the time of Newton to the time of Einstein it was a widely accepted viewpoint with an increasingly
respectable
scientific
status. Newton wrote to Robert Boyle in 1769: "I suppose that
there is diffused through all places an ethereal
substance capable of contraction and dilation,
strongly elastic and, in a word, much like air in all respects, but much less subtile". Michael
Faraday suggested that the transmission
of magnetic force 'may be a function of the ether; for it is
unlikely that, if there beanether,itshould
have other uses than simply the conveyance of radiation'.
Sir J.J. Thomson, the Director of the Cavendish Laboratories
and the discoverer of the electron,
wrote that: "The whole mass of any body is just the mass of ether surrounding the body which is
carried along by the Faraday tubes associated with the atoms of the body. In fact, all mass is mass
of the ether; all momentum,
momentum of ether; and all kinetic energy, kinetic energy of the
ether''.
Reich claimed the 'orgone' energy was demonstrable
visually, thermically,
electroscopically,
and on the Geiger-Muller
counter. He also demonstrated it on the fluormeter, in evacuated tubes
and by X-ray photography. Reich was able to accumulate or intensify this energy and to use it to
effect organic change. In fact, his use of this energy relative to the correction of illness brought
the wrath of the United States government down upon him, even though Reich was a medical doctor.
Environmental Polarity Research does not claim that the Polarizer can cure any ailment. However,
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energy, polarizing
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within its range and repertoire.
It is a highly technical device involving new concepts of the physical universe.
Measuring by generally accepted methods is most difficult. In July, 1970, at an International
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supported the view
that: "Probably the farthest off horizons is the possible existence of a new force in nature which
penetrates
everything;
does not attenuate according to known formulas; cannot be measured by
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Thank you for expressing
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in "polarization"
which we define as the
restoration
of oscillatory
or vibrational equilibrium through the cancellation of interfering
frequencies
or vibrations - mostly man-made. You are involving yourself in the science of
radiational
physics. As radiational physics reveals the true nature of energy and matter,
the secrets of good health will be uncovered as well as the answers to the energy problems
now besetting the world. In truth, "tomorrow's
energy need not be fuel." (1)
Matter essentially
is a bundle of energy vibrating in a unique pattern. "Birds, trees,
people, stones, planets, thoughts, emotions ...
any thing is actually energy vibrating in a
particular
pattern.
How a pattern manifests physically as a solid, liquid, sound or color
depends on the frequency and wavelength of its component vibrations. A stone, for instance,
is energy vibrating at a slower frequency and longer wavelength than the gas hydrogen, and
is therefore
more dense ...
everything has a distinct vibrational 'signature'."
(2) This is
not a new concept. A century ago Michael Faraday who invented the electrical motor stated
that "All school children know that all matter is composed of atoms vibrating at different
densities
...
all matter or any substance - dense, liquid or gaseous - whatever power it
may possess is due to the type of electrical charge or vibration given off by that substance."
The human body appears to be the end product of a series of energy transformations
in a universal field of vibration which flows over, around and through us. We are sensitive to
geomagnetic,
biomagnetic,
electromagnetic
and electrostatic
fields, ionic and electrical
currents and many other electro-vibratory
waves, including thought waves. Electrochemical
processes
produce electric
currents
both within and between our cells. These currents
generate biomagnetic fields and as Dr. Victor Beasley points out: "The individual magnetic
fields of all the body's cells and of all the body's systems, combine to yield an overall
'somatic magnetic field' resulting from all the body's physical, electrochemical
magneticproducing processes taken collectively."
(3)
Just as an expensive computer cannot produce correct answers if its circuitry is
shorted, neither can our electro-vibratory
bodies function properly if interfered with by
incoherent
(unpolarized)
radiation.
It is highly probable that man-produced frequencies
and vibrations of an undesirable pattern may constitute our most critical health problem.
Nuclear and electromagnetic
contamination are not the only culprits. Substances which we
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bodies must be included preservatives,
drugs, pesticides,
herbicides,
medications,
food additives, narcotics and
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by the food processors
all contribute to oscillatory disequilibrium.
All
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Tomorrow's
Energy Need Not Be Fuel by Arthur A. Aho
Energy, Matter & Form by Hills, Allen, Bearne & Smith - University of the Trees
Your Electro-Vibratory
Body by Dr. Victor Beasley - University of the Trees
�A FEW OF THE MANY VAL
BLE BOOKS 0, THE SUBJECT OF E 'ERGY A. 'D :\f TTER
Aho, Arthur C. Tomorrow's
Energy
eed Not Be Fuel. Aldene Books, P.O. Box 55, Llano,
CA 93544, 1979
Bhattacharya,
A.K. T letherapy. Firma KL1\1 Private Limited, Calcutta, 1977
Beasley, Victor. Subtle-Body Healing. University of the Trees Press, P .0. Box 644, Boulder
Creek, CA 95006, 1979
.......... Your Electro-Vibratory
Body. University of the Trees Press, 1975, rpt 1979
Butler, W.E. How To Read The Aura. The Aquarian Press, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, 1971, rpt. 1976
Capra, Fritjof. The Tao of Physics. Shambhala Publications,
Boulder, Colorado 80302, 1975
Bentov, Itzhak. Stalking the Wild Pendulum. E.P. Dutton, New York, 1977
Davis, Albert Roy and Bhattacharya,
A.K. Magnet & Magnetic Fields or Healing by Magnets.
Firma KLM Private Limited, Calcutta, 1976
Davis, Albert Roy and Rawls, Walter C., Jr. The Magnetic Effect. Exposition Press, Hicksville, New York, 1975, rpt. 1977
Dowbenko, George. Homegrown Holography. Amphoto, Garden City, New York, 1978
Kervran,
Louis C. Biological Transmutation.
Swan House Publishing Co., P .0. Box 170,
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11223
Hills, Christopher.
Supersensonics.
University of the Trees Press, 1975 rpt, 1978
.......... Energy, Matter and Form. University of the Trees Press, 1975, rpt. 1979
.......... Secrets of the Life Force. University of the Trees Press, 1979
Color Healing - An Exhaustive Survey of Chromotherapy.
Health Research, P .0. Box 70,
Mokelumne Hill, CA 95245
Hoffman, Wendell H. Using Energy To Heal Hoffman He<Llth & Research, 4140 Madison
Ave., Ogden, UT 84403, 1979
Hunt, Inez and Draper, Wanetta W. Lightning in His Hand - The Life Story of Nikola Tesla.
Omni Publications,
Hawthorne, CA 90250, 1977
Joy, W. Brugh, ~.D. Joy's \~ ay. J.P. Tarcher, Inc., 9110 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA
90069, 1978
Kilner, ¥.al er J. The Human Aun. The Citadel Press, Secaucus, New Jersey, 1965
Krippner, Stanley and Rubin, Daniel. The Kirlian Aura. Anchor Press/Doubleday,
Garden
City, New York, 1974
Lakhovsky, Georges. The Secret of Life. Health Research, rpt. 1970
Leadbeater,
C .W. The Chakras. The Theosophical
Publishing House, Wheaton, Illinois,
1927, rpt. 1977
Macivor, Virginia and LaForest
Sandra. Vibrations - Healing Through Color, Homeopathy
and Radionics. Samuel Weiser, Inc., 740 Broadway, New York, N .Y. 10003, 1979
Contains and excellent bibliography
•
Massy, Robert. Alive to the Universe. University of the Trees Press, 1976. A practical
step-by-step
guide to becoming supersensitive.
Moray, T. Henry. The Sea of Energy. Cosray Research Institute, 2505 South 4th East, Salt
Lake City, UT 84115, 1930, rpt. 1978
Nelson, Dee Jay and Coville, David H. Life Force in the Great Pyramids. DeVorss & Co.,
P.O. Box 550, Marina del Rey, CA 90291, 1977
Ouseley, S.G.J. The Power of the Rays-The Science of Colour-Healing.
L.N. Fowler & Co.,
Ltd., 1201-1203 High Road, Chadwell Heath, Romford, Essex RM6 4DH
.......... Colour Meditations With Guide to Colour- Healing. L.N. Fowler & Co., Ltd.
Powell, A.E. The Etheric Double - The Health Aura of Man. The Theosophical Publishing
House
Russell, Edward W. Report on Radionics, Science of the Future. Neville Spearman Limited,
The Priory Gate, Friars Street, Sudbury, Suffolk, 1973, rpt. 1979
Russell, Walter. The Secret of Light. University of Science and Philosophy, Swannanoa,
Waynesboro, VA 22980, 1947, rpt. 1974
Sierra, Dr. Ralph U. & Bhattacharya.
Power in a Magnet. Dr. A.K. Bhattacharya, Shastri
Villa, Naihati 743165, West Bengal, India
Tansley, David V. D .C. Dimensions of Radionics. Health Science Press, Bradford, Holsworthy, Devon EX22 7 AP, England, 1977
.......... Radionics Interface With The Ether Fields. Health Science Press, 1975, rpt. 1979
.......... Radionics & The Subtle Anatomy of Man. Health Science Press, 1972
���,
'iay entrain parts of the system that may have been vibrating off key. It will put more orderliness
nto the system. We may look at a disease as such out-of-tune behavior of one or another of our
organs of the body. When a strong harmonizing rhythm is applied to it, the interference pattern of
waves, which is the organ, may start beating in tune again. This may be the principle of physic
healing".
Mr. Bentov described a classic case of incoherencyor
loss of polarization as follows: "Suppose
we have a parade and a company of soldiers marching in military fashion down a main street. They
are moving along, ten abreast, very carefully aligned in each row. The distance between the rows
are fixed ... and they are carefully aligned abreast, none of them sticking out of line ... Suppose that a
slip-up occurs, and one of the soldiers, not watching his fellows, shifts out of his row, moves forward, and steps on the heel of the fellow in front of him. The latter panics, thinking that he is lagging
behind, and he jumps forward and bumps into the fellow in front of him ... Now this starts a general
panic in which soldiers jumping into each other disrupt the nice even width of the moving column.
The next column diverges,
broadens, then opens up completely in great disorder despite the fact
that their commander
is blowing his whistle, tearing at his hair, and using strong language to get
his men back into line". An extreme example of incoherency which most assuredly would lead to a
degenerative problem would be a car speeding the wrong direction on a freeway during the rush hour.
As pointed out previously,
all matter is radiating at tremendous velocities, whether or not
that radiation is in a natural, healthful form. Except for the very narrow spectrum which is visible
as light, this radiation cannot be seen. Nevertheless,
all living forms are literally being bombarded
by this radiation. If the radiation loses its alignment - vibrates unnaturally - we then have a variety
of problems. Unpolarized particles in the air are the irritants called "smog". Unpolarized substances
cause water to be unhealthy and to taste bad. Noxious radiation pollutes the grounu. Polluted air,
polluted ground, and polluted water mean polluted plants and every other life form. Pollutions brings
in the "garbage collectors"
- the so-called disease organisms,
bacteria,
insects,
etc. These
organisms
thrive in a contaminated environment,
and their job is to clean up the mess which man
has made. Dr. Becker commented on the fact that the brainwave pattern of all animals, from earth
worms to humans life lies in the extra low-frequency (ELF) region ranging from 1 to 30 Hertz which
is produced by resonance among the earth's surface, the magnetic field, and ionosphere. It is also
interesting
to know that so-called disease organisms vibrate at the same frequencies whether found
in plants, animals or in human beings. Where we find unhealthy plants we can expect to find unhealthy animals and people. All life forms respond to the same forms of pollution or loss of polarization at a subatomic level.
WHAT IS THE ANSWER - HOW CAN WE REGAIN A NORMAL, HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT?
Itzhak Bentov gave us the answer when he stated that as the forces which are disturbing to the
harmony of the interlocked web of energy fields are removed, orderly rhythm will return to the system. In other words, polarization
is the answer - the correction of unnatural vibrations at a subatomic level. In our opinion as this is accomplished, the Information Fields will then be clear, and
the Life Force can direct all creative processes in an orderly fashion. The "circuitry"
having been
cleaned up, the messages can get tprough - coherency having been reestablished,
the information
which the organism needs to "know how" to function properly, once again is available.
How urg~nt is the problem? Unnatural or noxious radiation enters into your life by inheritance,
through the air, your food and beverages, your electrical and communication systems, your water
system, and through the negative vibrations of everything else you contact, including other human
beings. Our planet is so contaminated that the American Medical Association has publicly announced
that the cost of medical care will rise to $1 trillion in the year 2000, or 12% of the gross national
product (GNP). This is quadruple the cost for this year - an estimated $250 billion, or about 109t of
the GNP. You arithmeticians
will note the 333% inflation predicted by the AMA in the next 20 yea~s and they should know - certainly they are insiders. In 1929 medical care cost $35 per person or
about 3.5% of the GNP. Does this adequately express the urgency of the problem of accumulative
unnatural radiation?
To regain a polarized environment will not be easy. There are many vested interests involved,
and too much ignorance on the part of the people. But, eventually this goal will be achieved. All
�-producers
of pollution will be shut down, and the deliberate adulteration of our environment will
become a capital crime. But, in the meantime we can protect ourselves by polarizing our individual
environments,
and encouraging others to polarize theirs. This can be done with little expense, and
quickly. Become a Research Associate with Environmental
Polarity Research. Wilhelm Reich believed that what he called "orgone" energy was a primordial,
cosmic energy which was omnipresent
in the organism, in the atmosphere, in minerals and in space. Now after 20 years of experimentation
with the energy inherent in minerals,
we have developed a polarizing system by which polarization
can be made available to anyone. The transmitter
consists of some 20 tons of rock material selected
because of the specific wavelengths found in these rocks. These wavelengths had been sought out to
correct specific polarity problems. The material now is homogenous, each particle having shared its
characteristics
with every other particle.
As a consequence the duplication of each wavelength is
tremendous,
and the resultant amplitude or intensity is so great that our energy can reach any spot
in the globe. We have so much power now that we no longer have to seek out rock material with
additional wave lengths - we are able to pull the needed wavelengths out of the atmosphere or space
alluded to by Dr. Reich. With a Life Field Polarizer in your possession, you can tune into our system
and polarize your environment within the range of your tuner which generally will cover any residential property if properly installed. The wavelengths must get into your water and your electrical
systems to be effective.
We can prove by Radiesthesis
(dowsing) and by Kinesiology (muscle testing) that the unnatural
radiation causing so much malfunction can be corrected. Your residential property can be protected,
as can your place of business.
Your car can be polarized so that you won't be devitalized while
traveling.
A normalized environment has great advantages for agriculture.
You are invited to join
our experiment aimed at restoring a normal environment, and to share your experiences with others.
We have numerous amazingtestimonialsfrompresentResearcherswhich
we can share with you. We
think it important to afford people the opportunity to enjoy a normal environment - to buy time while
the nation regains its sanity and stops committing suicide. There is a great educational job to be
done, and it will be difficult because the materialists
who are at fault also control the communications
media. But who wants it easy? Join with us and help others find the key which opens the door to a
polarized, healthful environment. Remember - Polarization corrects abnormal radiation. Experiment
with a Life Field Polarizer.
A FEW OF THE MANY VALUABLE BOOKS ON THE SUBJECT OF ENERGY AND MATTER
Beasley,
Victor.
Subtle-Body
Healing. University of the Trees Press, P.O. Box 644, Boulder
Creek, CA 95006, 1979 .
.......... Your Electro-Vibratory
Body. University of the Trees Press, 1975, rpt 1979.
Butler, W.E. How To Read The Aura. The Aquarian Press, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire,
1971, rpt. 1976.
Bentov, Itzhak. stalking the Wild Pendulum. E.P. Dutton, New York, 1977.
Kervran, Louis C. Biological Transmutation.
Swan House Publishing Co., P .0. Box 170, Brooklyn,
N.Y. 11223
.......... Energy, Matter and Form. University of the Trees Press, 1975, rpt. 1979.
Joy, w. Brugh, M.D. Joy's Way. J.P. Tarcher, Inc., 9110 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90069,
1978.
Lakhovsky, Georges. The Secret of Life. Health Research, rpt. 1970.
Macivor, Virginia and LaForest,
Sandra. Vibrations - Healing Through Color, Homeopathy and
Radionics.
Samuel Weiser, Inc., 740 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10003, 1979. Contains an
excellent bibliography.
Massy, Robert. Alive to the Universe. University of the Trees Press, 1976. A practical step-bystep guide to becoming supersensitive.
Nelson, Dee Jay and Coville, David H. Life Force in the Great Pyramids. DeVorss & Co., P .0.
Box 550, Marina del Rey, CA 90291, 1977.
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"AND THAT'S THA Tl
There was a young feller named Ta1nte .
Philosopher
Scientist • Saint;
What he's never heard
Is rubbish • absurd•
When Tamte doesn't know it, 1t am't!"
by James Montgomery
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A San Diego dentist has discovered through Kinesiology (the mechanics of movement and muscle
physiology· now a degree course at U.C.L.A.) that when the electrical system in his office is polarized there
is no weakening effect from his x-ray machine. Prior to polarization, everything in his office including water
and food was sufficiently contaminated to produce weakness when touched. Polarization corrected this serious problem of vibratory pollution. This contamination-free environment was achieved by placing a device
called the Life Field Polarizer in a position from which the energy from the polarizer got into the electrical
system. In this instance the doctor placed the unit in a small refrigerator in his laboratory. It could have
been placed on or near almost any other electrical device or on a wire. From its position in the doctor's
refrigerator the polarizer also corrected the contamination in the large x-ray laboratory located in a distant
part of the building, This phenomenon had been observed earlier by tests involving the science broadly
classified as "Supersensonics".
Another result of polarization is the correction of vibratory incoherencies in materials used in
dental appliances which had been producing weakening effects in patients observable by muscle-testing.
Produced by Environmental Polarity Research of San Diego, the Life Field Polarizer 1sa cone weighing about
~.~lb.and measuring about 1-5/8" across the top and approximately 4 1 ~" in height and across the base. Because it has no moving parts the polarizer has an indefinite life unless damaged. It requires no energy for which
the user must pay and does not have to be recharged. It sells for about $100. less in quantity. The Life Field
Polarizer involves energy outside the electromagnetic spectrum, but it is energy which apparently stabilizes the
electromagnetic density. For further information you are invited to contact the company.
ACLPRESSURE MERIDIANS Bi\.LA'\CE THE:\ISELVES WHE1' POLARIZED
After nearly three months of research a very conservative Kinesiologist who operates a large wholistic
health clinic in Houston has proven that when a Life Field Polarizer is placed on appropriate meridian points,
and even on alarm points, the body will balance its own meridians and correct its own subluxations. He also has
noted a marked increase in specific and overall vitality. No manipulation is required and the body remains balanced
longer since the corrections have not been "induced". Polarization seems to cancel vibrational blockages to the
flow of information through the "subtle" energy structures of the body, thus eliminating the confusion which
produce stress symptoms. The Houston clinician also is using the Polarizer effectively on foot reflexology points.
He notes substantial change without the pain associated with foot reflexology. He now is experimenting with the
use of the Polarizer on the ears in the hope that we may have a tool for natural auriculotherapy. At this point we
are wondering if the Polarizer does not provide a simple and riskless substitute for electro and laser acutherapy.
We invite you to experiment with the Life Field Polarizer.
POLARITYREVERSALSCORRECTEDWHILESUBJECTSMERELYHOLDA LIFE FIELD POLARIZER
Polarity Reversal is an increasingly prevalent problem. According to at least one researcher, as many
as 60% of our population suffers from this very disconcerting stress symptom • men having female polarity and
women having the polarity of men. After hundreds of tests in many parts of the country we have yet to find
one person whose polarity problem was not corrected by ·merely holding the Life Field Polarizer in his or her
hand for a few minutes. This phenomenon has been verified by an independent clinic specializing in Applied
Kinesiology (Muscle Response Testing). Apparently when there is sufficient interference with the flow of Life
Force through our electrodynamic Life Fields our bodies become confused. Not having the information needed
for optimum performance, the body develops stress symptoms, one of which can be reversed polarity. When the
incoherent vibrations blocking the flow of Life Force are cancelled or neutralized by the Life Field Polarizer,
the body recovers its normal polarity. Kirlian photographs of the aura show perfect balance when subject holds
a Life Field Polarizer.
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The article which follows is important to those who have been fooled into beeving that their water is safe because it has been distilled. The author 1s Dr .. John
iamouyiannis, the biochemist who has been leading the battle against lluoridation
four water supplies. He is an expert on water and very well quali! ied to enlighten
-sregarding the dangers of radioisotopes. Dr. Yiamouyiannis writes that although
1e hydrogen isotopes deuterium and tritium weigh more than the hydrogen atom
1ere is no chemical difference between hydrogen, deuterium and tritium, and that
hen any of the three substances joins with oxygen. each of •hem forms wa er. He
Jes on to ~ay that --Tritium is one of the 40 or so radioacti\t! wa te products c mnually being released by nuclear power plants under norm i1· operating cond1t1ons.
ritium from nuclear power plants enters the huir."n bod\ b~ means of the air and
ater it has contaminated. Since water contaiung hydrogen and tntwm are virtuly identical. tritium-contaming (radioactive) water cannot be removed from
vdrogen-containing (normal) water - not even bv d 1stillation. ••
He then describes how these radioacti\·e substances cause genetric damage and
~ath. In a way the article is frightening, but even more frightening is the ignorance
:· the masses and mam· so-called scientists who should know better. \\'hat we are
~aling with is the loss· of oscillatory balal'" 0r n11larization resulting in ~ .1bstances
hose \·ibratory patterns are not synchron1~LC ,, nh the eneq,f\' fields of linng ::.Ys·ms. Georges Lakhovsky co,·ers this problem in de· ail in his b, ok The Secret_ut
1fe first published in 1935. Distillation, reverse osmosis and, ·her methods of reovmg substances from water do not remo,·e radioactive contamination. Onh·
Jlarization does this because polarization deals with the basic vibrational structre of substances. Polarization cancels the effects of radioactive isotopes, thus
•storing harmony at the vibratory level and making the water suitable for human
msumption. At the same time, the polarizer is correcting the vibratory patterns
• the non-radioactive substances in the water so that it contains nothing which
ill interfere with the flow of life force through the living system. You will not
ant to remove the minerals from vour water bv distillation or bv am· other
chniques because the minerals in -your polarized water now are in a "rorm valuable
, and needed by the human body - and plants, animals, etc.
You will recall Dr. Yiamouyiannis poinung out that tritium enters he bod~
>V means of r • e air and water." It also enters the bodv thro ,c i, the food vou
gest. liquid-. ,,er than water, and even through your· supple ., nts. \'ibratory
•ntamin~, ;,
--<?rvwhere anrl constitutes the nation's ·11
1e healrh
tzard. Ail tu,", 01 life need th,, benefits of polarization - thL rt,toration of a
>rmal environment by the cancelling of contamination at vibratory le,·els. BE
ISE AND POLARIZE! And polarize with the most complete polarizing device
ailable - the LIFE FIELD POLARIZER.
The Controversy Over Nuclear
Power: A Biochemist Speaks Out
BY JOHN YIAMOUYIANNIS
PhD
An unfortunate characteristic of modern times ,s that so many people are
w• ,g to shoot off their mouths but so
few ar• w1ll1ngto learn The point of this
disc 1ssIon Is to present the undisputed
facts cor r:ernmg some of the waste
products of nuclear power plants. then
let the ·eader decide whether or not he
wishes to assume the nsks. and whether
or not he fePIS he has the nght to make
othprs ass•Jme the nsk5 against their
wil
In this d1scuss1on 1\ is necessary for
the reader to clearly understand what
isotopes and rad101sotopes are
The earth •s made uo of 92 naturallyoccurring elements The most simple
element Is hydrogen Hydrogen 1smade
up of atoms which conta:I" a negativelycharged particle (cal 1ed '3"' electron 1
which revolves aro,ind
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nucleus wou d yield deuter,um or tiy·
drogen·2. an isotope of hydrogen
neutrc:Add•tion of two n
ns to the
hydrogen atO'TI result~
cnother isotope of hydrogen ca 11e;, tr ,ium or hydrogen·J
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Th following is an article which appeared in the National Health Federation Bulletin for
the month of December,
1978. It was written by Frank A. Baker, D.C., and is entitled "Is
There Connection Between Electric Ground and Cancer?" We think that the article is thought
provoking. But we do not have to reach any conclusions regarding the dangers expressed in
the article because the Life Field Polarizer corrects the form of any copper in your water
so that it is harmless and easily handled by the body. To some people this alone might justify
experimenting with a Life Field Polarizer.
Dr. Baker Isn't Sure, He'll Welcome Feedback
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electric wiring to copper pipes creates a
chemical reaction that causes cancer?
Dr. F.A. Baker, retired Minnesota chiropractor, isn't sure - but Is intrigued
with the thought there might be a relationship. If true, the implications are
frightening. His observations and
thoughts are contained in this letter to
the editor. In the hope 1t might trigger
research by persons skilled in electrochemistry, the letter is reproduced
herewith:
"I am still trying to unravel the etiology
of cancer .... There are many metals
that are carcinogenic. How does a metal
become so obnoxious?
"I built my home 40 years ago. The
electrical board had never been
grounded when completed. It should
have been. I had the service-boxes
grounded ( 1939) to a spike driven into
the ground beneath the board. I tried to
keep all grounds- radio, and the like off the water pipes.
"Recently the telephone company
rewired all our homes, and without telling me, grounded the line onto my copper water pipe, remote from the meter.
The latter is plastic, so the ground was
worthless. Wondering if the company
had the right to do it, I inquired and the
Public Service Commission contacted
the phone company. I told the company I
wanted it on the spike. Then I learned
that the Minnesota Electrical code
makes it mandatory to ground, in every
possible instance, on the copper water
pipe before it goes through the meter.
''A lot of copper solutions are carcinogenic. They worry about the CuSo4
used in lakes to control algae. With a
telephone ground, the current is DC, and
the house wiringis AC.
"Is it not possible,with this universal
situation, that there might be an electrophoresis in the copper pipes? All
grounds have a current leak, or buildup,
just as current acts on water, evolving
H20 gases.
"Within the water system are many
pollutants, fluorine, for one. Proteins,
joinmg with chlorine, makes PCB. All are
bad Could it be possible that the
grounding of household equipment washers, dryers, mixers, stoves, refrigerators - produces a considerable
ground? If I recall my electricity of 65
years ago, no ground should be more
than 5 ohms resistance. A ground is
never tested. it 1sjust taken for granted.
"Could this electrophoresis, if preserit i:ause production of cancerproducing compounds from the copper
and/or the chemicals 1n the water? Remember - the use of copper pipe is
universal m this country. Imagine what a
power company and an electrical company save by not producing their own
spike grounds, using your water pipe instead ....
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"A few years ago a druggist living
about 50 miles from here took treat~
ments from me. I relieved his aches and
pains, but treated with extreme caution.
It was my opinion that he was afflicted
with some kind of environmental
poisoning, but I couldn't put my finger on
it. We finally induced him to go to the
Mayo Clinic for a diagnosis. Doctors
there found he had copper poisoning,
from ersatz copper pipe installed during
World War II - soft, cheap copper. And
the grounds to his electric system were
on the copper water pipe.
"A malignant growth developed in his
head, an extreme case of osteoporosis
developed, and he died. His daughterin-law developed a cortisone problem,
and her bones are extremely fragile.
"I am writing some of my pen·pals to
see if anyone can direct me in the possibility of this fear. cancer is universal, as
is the practice of grounding to water
pipes, a~.d everyone has to drink
water....
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BY ROBERT 0. BECKER
ince Thomas Edison threw the
S switch on the first commercial
electric power plant in 1882, man has
made ever-increasing use of electromagnetic energy for power and communications. As a result, we now live
in a sea of electromagnetic radiation
that we cannot sense and that never
before existed on this earth. New evidence suggests that this massive radiation may be producing stress, disease, and other harmful effects all
over the world by interfering with the
most basic levels of brain functioning.
The electromagnetic spectrum consists of waves arranged on a scale of
increasing frequency. The highest
frequencies are visible light and ionizing radiation. The rest of the spectrum, ranging from less than one cycle
per second-also known as Hertzto billions of cycles per second, consists of nonionizing electromagnetic
radiation. This portion of the spectrum is now filled with a wide variety
of man-made radiation, from the 60Hertz fields produced around. home
appliances and power transmission
lines to the very high-frequency fields
of microwave ovens (whose leakage
has been widely discussed as a possible health hazard) and telephone
channels. Radio and television frequencies fill the low remainder of the
electromagnetic spectrum.
Before humans made such extensive use of the spectrum, the earth's
electromagnetic environment was far
simpler. There was a narrow band
in the extra low-frequency (ELF) region, ranging from 1 to 30 Hertz, which
was produced by resonance among the
earth's surface, the magnetic field, and
the ionosphere. The only other electromagnetic radiation of any magnitude
was in the 1,000-Hertz range, produced
by lightning discharges; the remainder
of the spectrum was empty. All life
began and has evolved in this relatively constant electromagnetic environment over the past three billion years.
Theoretical analyis of the electromagnetic field that existed during the
Pre-Cambrian period (more than 570
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million years ago) when life began indicates that enormous amounts of
energy were present in the ELF region, particularly around the 10-Hertz
frequency. Medical researchers E. R.
Graf and F. E. Cole at Auburn University have suggested that that was the
source of the energy required for the
construction of the complex biological molecules that finally resulted in
life. It is interesting, in this regard,
that the brain-wave pattern of all animals, from earth worms to humans,
lies in this ELF range.
If basic brain functions are regulated by naturally occurring ELF radiation, how have they been affected by
man's introduction of new, much
stronger electromagnetic fields, at
frequencies never found in the environment until recently? At the Upstate Medical, Center in Syracuse, we
have concentrated our research on the
effects of the 60-Hertz range. In our
first experiment, we exposed mice for
30 days to 60-Hertz electromagnetic
fields of strengths approximating
those found near high-voltage transmission lines. What emerged was a
pattern of changes in hormones, body
weight, and blood chemistries similar to those found in animals under
chronic stress. More recently, we have
raised three generations of mice who
have lived continuously in such a
field-with similar results. Most significantly, the infant mortality rate in
the third generation was 50 percent,
compared with the normal infant mortality rate of less than 5 percent.
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These results suggest the stressadaptation syndrome first described
by stress authority Hans Selye. According to Selye, when a creature perceives it is in a stressful or threatening situation, it activates certain areas
of the brain that prepare animals
physiologically for maximum effort to
meet the challenge. Obviously, the
reaction has great survival value in
short-term situations. However, Selye
found, if the stress-producing situation is continued, the constant state of
readiness gradually exhausts the
body's defense mechanisms. The
body is less able to defend itself
against disease in general, and is
commonly susceptible to certain
specific diseases. One of those
diseases is hypertension.
Our mice reached this exhaustion
stage. Since we have no reason to believe that mice are any more capable
of consciously perceiving electromagnetic fields than humans are, we
believe that the stronger-than-normal
60-Hertz field acted directly upon
the brain itself, without being consciously perceived, producing all of
the signs of chronic stress.
In mice or humans, such stress can
be expected to produce an increase
in such conditions as hypertension
and behavioral abnormalities. The
degenerative diseases-particularly
those related to a decreased competency of the immune system, such
as cancer-would
also steadily increase; and, finally, previously nonpathogenic organisms would begin to
produce new maladies-Legionnaire's
Disease and Reye's Syndrome may
be examples.
We can't very well stop all our use
of electromagnetic energy for power
and communications. It would appear
prudent, however, to declare a
moratorium on any new source of
electromagnetic pollution until we
make a careful scientific evaluation of
its hazards.
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Robert 0. Becker, M.D., is a research professorat the SUNY Upstate Medical Center
In Syracuse, New York, and chief of orthopedic surgery at the Veteran's Administration Hospital In Syracuse.
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"The Light of Christ IUumines
Dear Brothers
and Sisters
This is such a special
time that it can hardly be captured
in words.
It is like a doxology to the Almighty God; that for 25 years beginning with the vision of a few men, we have existed
with our eyes fixed
on the light of the Orthodox faith.
It is that light
to which the
scripture
refer as the "Light that shines from the hill,
the Light
which cannot be hidden".
This has guided us through our struggles
of growth as a parish.
We say nothing arrogant.
We are no better
than any parish which gathers,
as the scripture
says, "in one place".
We are who we are:
one among
many which exists
for the truly one cause.
What we must say, or rather,
what we are compelled to say to the world is that the experiment
has
ended.
St. Anthony's
is a living proof that a "unity in diversity
(that is, a unity in faith,
a diversity
in culture)
is to be the way
and the very foundation
of christianity
- particularly
for the Orthodox christianity.
We can live with each other's
cultures.
We can share our dances,
our
food, our celebrations.
We have come to learn this.
God knows that
there have been those times in which we have been tested,
but we have
overcome these difficulties.
The way we have overcome these times
is by remaining focused and centered
in the one chalice
of our Lord
Jesus Christ,
which rests
on the faith of our Fathers.
For ~lmost fifteen
remains before my
come the trouble.
and gave and gave
AU!"
in Christ:
years as pastor,
I have seen the kind of growth that
eyes as a veritable
"miracle".
Grace crone to overPeople responded to the call of the Lord.
We gave,
- and so we will.
Brot1ers
and Sisters
in
Christ:
The·.e words,
the theme for our Twenty-Fifth
Anniversary
Year,
have enc0 11:-aged us through
the bright
sadness
of the Great Lent by
their
~rocl"m,tion
at the Liturgy
of the Presanctified
Gifts.
Now,
s ,1E ~ ioic
in the brilliance
of the Resurrection
of Our Lord
,Te td
Cr ist,
and gather
as a parish
family
to celebrate
a quarter
cer •·•tr
1ife and love in His S\:"rvice,
it is right
for us to
polt<,I
'llr mis,sior
- r.wmbsrs of a pan-Orthodox
Christian
community.
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hid s;,.ee we be?,ong to the Do:y,
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""r.;kin~
ser'vtce,
In
the
r
Ri~~r
lt'
de
Ri"<n
"h•·i.~;~
,1
bless
you with
many years
in His
I'
Io
u,
The Reverend
Basil
Assistant
Pastor
Essey
~oa~, the b~ys and I are a very part of the fabric
of st. Anthony's;
!t.is
our_life
~lso.
We, all together,
will continue
to manifest
the
Light which shines frcm the hill,
the Light which cannot be hidden".
We invite
you - ccme see this
Light
with
us.
Sincerely,
·ae of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope In the Lord.·
Psa/ms3f 24
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'If God be for us, who is against us?' - Romans 8:31
The first sermon addressed to you as your first Priest in September
1958, began with the above scripture text. I mentioned on that Sunday that
for the year and a half prior to that date, and as a seminarian, that I had seen
the power of God encourage and inspire the little Mission of St. Anthony's,
and that every obstacle would be overcome if we but placed our trust in the
living Lord.
Dea~ Friends
of St.
we welcome
c "fice
of
,. esLlent
year • of exi
_,
Many memories are evoked in the minds of my wife, Helen, and myself,
as we look back on the early years of St. Anthony's. I would imagine the
highlight would be the dedication of a permanent Church in April of 1964.
by the late Father-in-God, Metropolitan ANTONY, whose Patron Saint was
chosen for the parish by his Charter of Acceptance in 1956. And, the
progress with the blessing of our Metropolitan PHILIP, has shown you to be
the same self-sacrificing and dedicated beloved of Christ.
Through the love of our Saviour whose Resurrection we now proclaim .
may you reach the spiritual goals for the next quarter of a Century that has
earmarked your history and impact on Orthodoxy in the 'New World.' For ..
God .. is with us!
God grant you many, many years!
varicu.
of the
lees
nc,t tJke
c•2
Thi.1 ,i;r '<lt
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u
,t,c•
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• >ltd l ik,
'i
i
Ortho,!ox
wl-
i"
the
Faith
G•<"'-1,
J
effort•·
Mostly
for
joining
as we have:
'VET
·ee
howE·vEr,
·c-.-s,
I would
the
of this
of our
S.:,rbians,
of true
f ,1 v,
,2,
and durin!"
like
this
to thank
Orthodox
an d prayers,
for
to thank
continue
Church•"
coordinating
all
in our parish
particular
or
fellowship.
Apostolic
committee
the members
for
their
year.
12!:!• friends
that
brothers
Syrian-Lebanese
Orthodox
1 , ., , , r mi, le r tr 1t we have and will
u:; in y-iur presence
One in
nature
traces
huV€. jo '"led this
"' k Fe.,. r.d DeEet:>'ln6 ,iis
tr"'
the
as we end 25
regardless
•' .,,~. - ,~r
- .. ct l<! also 1 ike
this ,mtirc
y, 1r'
of our parish
,o, ·c ii ,.-,J .'le v,1rious orr,anizations
grea
to occupy
Anthony's
arid you will
I ti - is co,,..,,
•·•·-O ""• .d, ' Jr
1-
of St.
honor
1,
t,., Ru"si.i•s,
nv <.C 'le' ts
~y great
~o r,ec what
Loc,k arou•,rl
wl t':1.:,er th
1<l m,mv,
i,
is
Council
ti!'C!_ •:o the
~f.
L,,nmia,1
to
Parish
It
mt•.:h t·1ough~
ted
, 0
r ~tic.1al1.t
end sistcrs,
family!
c rice as .:on Ortt odox paris
<'re
The notes of that sermon have frayed but not the spirit and progress
that you have demonstrated these past twenty-five years. God has blessed
you with a faithful Priest, consistent leadership of the laity and that has
resulted in a Pan-Orthodox 'ethos' that has been the example to many
throughout this land. All .... have been made welcome at St. Anthony's
and worship of Christ is the real and first reason for your membership and
growth.
Anthony's:
you to our
and parishioners,
we may continue
Lord.
!hank zo~
~~¼,_., )_
to exist
I.
I
/zr---<;:rvlt~
Chris
Eliopoulo',
Parish
Council
Archpriest Gabriel M. Ashie
'/ will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more.·
President
�:Jhere were seven men.
:7/nclin /he 6eginning
MD ■ T flltV~~l.fOl0
MCHt0,.0Llf'AN
St. Anthony's Orthodox Chur' ,
49 Buckingham Road, Tenafly Iii
April 13, 1956
ANTO,.,'1'
tiAbtl
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A,tCH ■ l ■ HD,.
~n:m
Metropolitan Antony Bashir
239 65th Street
Brooklyn 9, N, Y
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Your Eminence:
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
On April the 8th last, a meeting was held by a group of Orthodox laymen, relocated from
Brooklyn, N. Y. during which the following points were resolved.
'Iltis will certify that the tmdersigned hereby consents and gives
1. The closest parish to our community Is forty-five minutes traveling time.
permission
2. All of us have children which makes It difficult for us to travel this distance during Inclement weather to regular masses.
.Englewood, New Jersey,
3. It is our duty to our children and the Church to regularly attend the Divine Liturgy.
4.
to ST. ANTIIONY"S EASTERN ORTIIODOX CATIIOUC CHURCH of
to Incorporate
under Section 16:15A-a ct. esq. of the
Revised Statutes of the Sb.le of New Jersey,
It Is apparem to us that unless we attend regular services our children may be lost to
other faiths.
with its present principal place of
worship at St. Paul's Chapel of st. Panl's Episcopal Church In Englewood, New
In the light of the above mentioned difficulties, we propose to organize a parish In this
community to serve our religious needs.
Jersey,
with Its present officers being:
President:
Vice President:
To further this end, we ask that your Eminence Issue to us a charter for the formation of an
American Orthodox Church under the jurisdiction of your Archdiocese.
Secretary:
In anticipation of your approval we have arranged for the use of the chapel of St. Paul's
Episcopal Church in Englewood, N J. Our first service is tentatively scheduled for May
13th, and we would appreciate It If you will arrange to have a priest of your choosing serve
us.
Treasurer:
Joseph M. Moore
George M. Shamyer, Jr.
Edward Deeb
Alex Sabadi
anLI Its present trustees
being:
M. Moore
,rite M Sbamyer, Jr.
Edwan.l :JeoJ:,
Alex Sabad1
George Hat...'>
Atn..t11::, r.. Debs
'I: e >4 ro ~ ...a.. >v!
A.ft
'iunv G. Zlhk'.l
Jo «ssh A. z_wle
By the grace of God and light of your guidance, the undersigned humbly dedicate themselves to the foundation of an American Orthodox Church In this community.
0,(.pb
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Respectfully yours,
Mitchell Moore
Theodore Maloof
Abraham G. Debs
George Shamyer, Jr,
Alex Sahadl
Edward Deeb
George Hatab
W11n ~ pu..-b.-d and ~eal thin !hi.rd coy of July, 1956.
-1-771~---,:rz..,.,
a...c..,
~- tropol&n Antony Bashir
Archbishop of the Syrian Antiochian
Orthocbx Archdiocese of New York
and all Nor1h America
A. Sahadi
M. Moore
T. Maloof
G. Shamyer, Jr.
A.G.Debs
'Thou wdt keep him in perfect peace, whose mmd is stayed on thee. because he trusteth in thee.·
Isaiah 26.·3
E.Deeb
'Blessed is the man that trustetn in the Lord, and whose hope me Lord is.·
G. Hatab
Jeremiah 17-7
��:Jfiose Mfio c:Seroe ...
. . . . :7/nd :Jliose Mlio c:Sing
PARISH COUNCIL
John Ziemba, Alex Glines,
Chris Eliopoulos, President,
Albert Hanania, Alison Deeb.
CHOIR
Nadia Breed, Marie Adamek,
Lucyle Paspalas, Director,
Pauline Maloof, Virginia
Hakim.
George Milanos, Lucyle Paspalas,
Julia Thomas, Peter Dacales,
Ed Takla.
Anthony Pallotta, George Shagoury,
Spiro Black, David Thomas, Ted
Soldo. (Missing· Tessie Black)
Rose Lardinelli, Elsie
Jockel, Irene Martin,
Stella Vagias, Joanna
Marge, Effie Spanakos,
Nadine Faro, Mary
Stergionis, Fran De Bellis.
LADIES GUILD OFFICERS
Bill Colman, Alex Glines,
Al Vaart, Bill Baciie,
Peter Stergionis.
Stella Vagias, Marge Roman, President,
Reefa Zouzou las.
Missing• Kay Giordano,
George Marge.
Lucyle Paspalas, Clara Goldstein,
Fran Stergion.
ALTAR BOYS
Steven Fardy, Chip Hein,
Joey Allen, Peter Day,
Johnny Ziemba, Anthony
Chugranis, Phillip Allen,
Chris Eliopoulos.
Missing - James Black,
Michael Pallotta, Drew Deraney,
Tim Stepich, John Kovacevich.
Jason Proios, George Rozakis,
Doug Meyer, Michael Takla,
Steven Taylor, Dean Boojamra,
Father Joseph, Peter
Stergionis, George Marge,
Phillip Taylor, Sub Deacon
David Thomas.
CHURCH SCHOOL STAFF
TEEN SOYO OFFICERS
Lisa Fares, Alison Deeb, President,
Liz Soldo, Georgette Shipp,
Barbara Hein.
ALL NAMES FROM LEFT TO RIGHT STARTING WITH THE FIRST ROW ...
FELLOWSHIP OFFICERS
Spiro Black, President,
Nadine Faro, Adeeb Roumis.
Stella Vagias, Yvonne
Pallotta.
Lisa Fares, Kris Baldowski,
Rita Kasturas, Sandy
Eliopoulas, Tessie Black, Superintendent,
Charles Spanakos.
Joe Abud, Fran Hanania,
Antoinette Takla, Thelma Dacales,
Joan Allen, Alice Ziemba,
Barbara Di Novi.
Lisa Roman, Diane Shortau,
Ann Shagoury, Liz Soldo, Mark
Lowry, Marianna Chaikovsky,
Yvonne Pallotta, Melanie
Pallotta, Steven Brown.
•surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life.'
Psalms236
�cSI :7fnlhony
St. Anthonys 01
•
s - :7fn Jlislorica/
?erspecliue
>iurch
~,uncil
r
Pa
Jfonor
1
!Rolf
'And many nations shall come and say, come
and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord and
to the house of Jacob, and He will teach us of
His ways and we will walk in His paths.'
:Pas/ :Presidenfs
Year
Micah 4.2
1956 & 1957 ................................................
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1980* ..................................................
Mitch Moore
Ed Deeb
George Hatab
John Litsios
Ted Mackoul
Alex Glines
Nick Nahas**
George Davis
Zoran Milkovich
Jeff Habib**
George Hakim
Dimitry Pogojeff
John Shefchik
Gus Paspalas**
George Milanos
Ed Deeb
Bill Colman
Joe Baldowski
Joe Baldowski
Spiro Black
Spiro Black
Bob Hanania
Chris Eliopoulos
Chris Eliopoulos
* TermsthruJuneof the followingyear.
* * Departedthislife
0 arly in 1956, a group of seven men
met and reso ed to form an Orthodox
Church whose rrembers would be drawn
from Orthodox
fc 11dies of all national
origins, using the t. 1olish language in the
services.
The SE:''t:ln r r 11 nere: Mitchell
Moore, Theodor8 I 1oof. .t.raharn G. Debs.
George M. S'1ar-iyE.
le><.Sqhadi, Edward
Deeb and Geo, q ~
. id,~t.
It was named
St Anthony's
w , ,..r h0dox Catholic
Church. Metr0p'"' 1 t
f.i•tor
Basrir of t'le
Antioch qn Or rod(;X ~· ', t 11uilC Arc..hdiocesE'
chartered t'1e new ,,.. .,, -t ~· cl it -N3.S du"y
incorpo 1ted on July, .. r,r:,~
7he Rev. James Mitr ,0 1., Rec.tor, ard
the Vestry of St. Paul's Ep1c;copa Church in
Englewood, N. J. allowed t'le small group
the
use of St. Paul's
Chapel
and
schoolrooms
on Sundays.
Raymo11d
Ofiesh, a theological
student from St.
Vladimir's Seminary, conducted the first
Typica Service on May 13, 1956. The Sunday Typica Services continued until the first
Liturgy on September 30, 1956 which was
celebrated by Fr. Joseph Kreta from the
Russian Orthodox Cathedral in New York.
Other priests who celebrated Divine Liturgy
in the early days were: Fr. Alexander Schmernann, Fr. Peter Sayama (the first
Japanese Orthodox priest ordained in the
U.S.), Fr. Daniel Hubiak, Fr. John Psillas,
and Fr. Stephen Lyashevsky.
It was our
good fortune that Fr. Lyashevsky was
available to serve the church until we could
find a full-time priest more suitable to our
particular needs. In the spring of 1957, SubDeacon Gabriel
Ashie
was sent by
Metropolitan Bashir to assist Fr. Lyashevsky and our parish.
7he good news of the church spread
quickly, attracting a flow of families of all
national origins. It was felt that an Englishspeaking parish such as St. Anthony's
would assure their children's
religious
education.
The adults themselves also
realized !hey were absorbing more from the
Eng' s'l service.
721
th these encouraging
develop. ,...nts the church body gathered strength
1 .11any directions.
The Board of Trustees
e <,cted Mitchell Moore is first president.
T hf' Church School was formed and grew
with Peter Rozakis as its first Superinten-
I.Ila
'A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good.•
�dent. A Ladies' Guild was formed and Blanche Zahka became its first president. A
choir was established with Zeran Milkovich
as its director.
le) ith the growth of the church's
membership, we overcrowded St. Paul's
facilities and on December 1, 1957, the
move was made to the Masonic Lodge on
Palisades Avenue in Englewood. At this
point, there were thirty active families in
regular attendance. Fr. Lyashevsky, for the
most part. continued serving on Sundays at
the Masonic Hall until Gabriel Ashie was
ordained in September of 1958 and became
our full-time priest. This was a time of rapid
growth, spiritual revelation and joy in the
growth of the movement. At the Masonic
Lodge, we were permitted use of the
premises on Sundays and Wednesdays
only. It was therefore necessary to have a
portable iconostasis which had to be put up
and taken down every Sunday, along with
the folding chairs.
0 lasses in the faith were held by Fr.
Ashie to explain the dogma, doctrine,
customs and traditions of the faith.
Parishioners, eager to learn of the faith they
were born or married into, attended the
Wednesday night discussions en masse.
These classes and the use of English in our
services were instrumental in our becoming
a participating congregation, instead of an
observing one, as intended by our Founding
Fathers. Many parishioners gave their first
confession at St. Anthony's. But first, the
'lost' generation in America had to be
educated that confession was in the orthodox tradition and practiced in the old"
world.
g n trying to be considerate of some
of the ethnic customs, however, (a quality
which gives St. Anthony's its uniqueness)
some problems had to be overcome. As an
example, when the Baptismal Font was to
be purchased, consideration had to be
made for those who immerse the infant
from side to side and those who immerse
vertically• hence, the size of our Baptismal
Font . . . . one of many interesting
memories.
re: became
:7 r. As hie and ..,,
1:J St. Anactive in local a fa,r ,
s presenthony's the opportunity
' ,doxy in the
ce known. The inclusion
""nglewood
four-denominational
chapl j
Hospital exists in large pa, t 1rough Fr.
Ashie's work and solicitation.
fln 1961, two parcels of land, aporoximating one acre, were acquired on the
corder of Bergenfield and Tenafly, and the
rchitectural firm of Harson and Johns was
retained to draw up the plans for St. Anhony's.
:JJy 1963, there were one hundred nine
families as members of the parish. The
desire to have its own church building
prompted the church body to work towards
that goal and consequently entered into
contract for the construction of the new
church. When our new church building was
being designed, it was hoped to blend
Byzantine tradition with the New World. As
a further aid to being a participating church,
an open iconostasis was decided on with no
curtain and/or closed doors.
0 n April 18, 1964, our new church
building was dedicated and the first Divine
Liturgy was celebrated by Metropolitan Antony and all the local orthodox clergy.
Being the first Pan-Orthodox Church in
America, :cBS televised this occasion on
their Sunday morning 'Lamp Unto My Feet'
program.
!7 n 1965, Fr. As hie feeling that his
work at St. Anthony's was near complete,
left us to start another English-speaking
panorthodox church in California.
Fr.
Michael Irwin became our next priest. Since Fr. Irwin's background was in education,
our church school went through some
changes. We also became involved in a
program entitled, 'living Room Dialogues'
with churchgoers of other denominations.
---- ---------
'All things work together for good, to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose
'Mariethe perfect man. and behold the upright: for the end ot tnat man 1s peace.·
Psalms 37:37
�This afforded us the opportunity to bnno
the knowledge of Christ·an Orthodoxy to
many people who had i,ad no previous
knowledge of our faith. After two years, Fr.
Michael Irwin left us to serve in the
missionary field in Alaska and as assistant
to Bishop Theodosius.
secrated and dedicated
y
Philip Saliba in January, 1 7
Fr. Allen was elevated to Ar
Jlctropolitan
which time
iest.
r1.t
.'.?here are many go 1den memories:
seel:ig seminarians serve ~tleir apprenticeship at our altar and later become
priests; seeing our children prow in the
0 ur third and preserit pr,est. Fr. church, marry and come to chu, ch as adult
Joseph Allen, cafl'le to us in 1967 while families, etc ....
and so the circle constudying at St. Vlad'rnir's SemI11ary. With tinues.
Fr. Allen's guidarce the church shcool,
choir and youth group rave becorr1every ac(Q)ith God's help, we look to the future
tive in Archdiocese reqional and national in faith and hope to keep that circle everevents. Fr. Allen is also a leader of the growing.
Clergy of North Berger County, N. J. and
Rockland County, N. Y.
9n August, 1976, ground was broke11
for our new Fellowship Hall, which is adjacent to the churcr. The building was con-
'Withhold not good from them to whom it is due. when it is in the power of thine hand to do ,t. •
ProverbS3:27
John 4:21
�c:Si :7fnlhony 's
2.5/h :7fnnioersary
oj 2.5/h
!l<osler
72Jeebend
:7/nniuersary
Gommillee
General Chairman - Edward Deeb
Friday Evening - May 8th
'!Jl(oslfy Or!hocfox :7/rls .!7esliuaf'
A night's entertainment filled with music and dance
recitals, together with art exhibitions and light
refreshment.
':7/nm'uersary
Journal
George Hakim, Nellie Mackoul, Pauline Maloof, Co-chairmen
Vance '
Music by the 'Fantastics'. A buffet, with refreshments
available from the bar guarantee a gala evening.
Sunday - May 10th
'9rancl :JJanruel'
The day begins with Metropolitan PHILIP celebrating
a Hierarchical Liturgy. Following the services, a
banquet will be held in his honor in the beautiful
Palisadium at the Winston Towers. This event is a
combined celebration of our 25 years and the 15th
Anniversary of His Eminence as Archbishop of our
Archdiocese.
Editorial Staff
Edward Deeb
Leslie Deeb
Mary Makris, Secretal)
Alex Sahad1
Bill Bacile
Marianna Chaikovsky
Bill Colman
Chardella Colman
ENTRANCE OF HONORED GUESTS
His Eminence, Metropolitan PHILIP
Master of Ceremonies ....... Edward Deeb,
25th Anniversary Chairman
Harriet Habib
George Janis
George Souaid
Julia Thomas
Olga Baldowsk1
Argero ChacofliS
Duke Craco'1is
Carrie Demas
Vinner
INTRODUCTION OF HONORED GUESTS
Comments ....... Theodore Mackoul, Treasurer &
Comptroller of the Archdiocese
Comments .......
Archpriest, Gabriel Ashie
-Joan
Peter Dacales
John Ziemba
Stephanie Mehler
Nazera Saba
AlexSahadi
Joseph Shamiah
ARTS FESTIVAL COMMITTEE
Barbara D, Nov•
Don :J1Novi
Angela Farav
Steve Fardy
Kay G oraaro
Alex Gl,ries
Kay G'ines
Bill 38G IE
Dem1;;••11 t:l-::icr ,
Charde,I, C.c-i--i, ~
Bill Colm:r
Jeff ;Jact.le..,
Leslie De.-,i-Susan De aoortas
:71/fen, :Producer
Mary Hajjar
Virginia Hakim
Joanna Marge
Sylvia Niarhos
Peter Rozakis
Mark Stergionis
Ann Vouvalides
George Vouvalides
DANCE COMMITTEE
Welcoming Remarks ....... Chris Eliopoulas, President
Parish Council
Gnlerlainmenl
Financial Staff
Advertising Staff
:Joas/
Comments .......
Valerie Watson
Frar De Bellis, George Marge, Co-chairmen
:Program
Invocation ......
Gommillee
Ed Takla, Stella Vagias, Co-chairmen
Yvonne Pallotta
Lucyle Paspalas
Anne Shagoury
Fran Stergion
Peter Stergion
Antoinette Takla
Segiry Chaconis
Duke Chacon is
Nadine Faro
George Janis
Kathy Meyer
Tony Pallotta
Annette Takla
RayTakla
George Vagias
Alice Ziemba
John Ziemba
Refa Zouzoulas
BANQUET COMMITTEE
Spiro Black, Olga Baldowski, Co-chairmen
Archpriest, Joseph J. Allen
Main Address .......
Metropolitan PHILIP
Pauline Maloof, Seating
Nellie Mackoul, Reception
Minnie Regusis, Hostesses
Joan Allen, Entertainment
Melanie Pallotta, Entertainr:,ent
Thelma Dacales, Decorating
Ann Shagoury, Program
·osing unto the Lord a new song. for he Hath done marvelous things.·
'Andnowabideth faith. hope, love. these three: but the greatest of these 1s love. •
Psalms91l:1
�'The Light of Christ Illumines All'
... The Presanctified Liturgy
7/ian.ks
The Journal Committee extends its thanks
to all of our advertisers, to Father Joe,
May that same 'Light,' which has indeed illumined us at
S!. A'1thony's for 25 years, continue to be our guide and
hope in the future.
to the Parish Council, to all of the Church
organizations and to all of the members of
the various committees who helped make
St. Anthony's Twenty-Fifth Anniversary such
a memorable occasion.
!7alher Joseph, Joan,
?hi/lip and Joseph
�For the Health and Blessings of my Children
Jfarriel
Jfa6il,
Clain 7.Jrzinski
My Personal Compliments
To The People Of
St. Anthony's
and Iii ir family
and especially to:
J{; nry !J/(urad
Ted and Nellie ackoul
George and Elsie Nassor
2/(e/ia %urad
ho Are Examples To Us All.
y/{j·am,: !J/orida
7/f6eif Joseph
A Joyous Happy Mother's Day
On This
The Twenty-Fifth Anniversary
Of the Founding of Our Church.
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May Our Lord Bless You Through The Years
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Of The Founding of St. Anthony's The First Pan-Orthodox Church In America.
May The Memories Of This
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Be Cherished
For Many Years To Come.
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and
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�Make a joyful noise unto the Lord,
all ye lands.
Serve the Lord with gladness: come
before his presence with singing.
Know ye that the Lord he is God:
it is he that hath made us, and not
we ourselves; we are his people and
the sheep of his pasture.
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Enter into his gates with thanksgiving,
and into his Courts with praise: be
thankful unto him, and bless his name.
For the Lord is good; his mercy is
everlasting; and his truth endureth
to all generations.
Psalm 100
In Loving Memory
Of Our Grandparents and Our GodmotherMommy Ana
In
Loving Memory Of
!7/nna Gfiaconas
Love is patient and kind;
love is not jealous or boastful;
it is not arrogant or rude.
Love does not insist on its own way;
,t is not irritable or resentful;
1t does not rejoice at wrong,
but rejoices in the right.
Love bears all things,
believes all things,
hopes all things,
endures all things.
Love never ends.
1 Corinthians, 13
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'And their eyes were opened, and they knew Him' . . Luke 24:30
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Ziemba, John
Hajjar, Paul
Scarpa, Brian
Roumie, Pauline
Shortau, Bob
Dedes, Melissa
Korinides, Chris
Korinides, Jim
Sourial, Bob
Kavountis, Cemile
Roumis, Chris
Awad, Richard
Faro, Michael
Spanakis, Steffie
Ajalat, Peter
Sourial, Ray
Xnderyarlen
Scarpa, Robert
Hajjar, Nikki
Dedes,Nicole
Vouvalides,Christa
Baldowski,Alexis
Boojamra,Nicole
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Eskalis,Irene
Hawthorne,Jennifer
Takla,Chris
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Allen,Joey
Boctor,Nancy
Boctor,Carolyn
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Rozakis, Nicole
Shagoury, Antoine
Takla, Suzanne
Bennett, Jim
Allen, Phillip
Eskalis, Albert
Milanos, Irene
Hawthorne, Bob
Day, Peter
Deraney, Dawn
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Pallotta, Merry
Arida, Linda
Eliopoulos, Marian
Ghugranis, Anthony
Fardy, Steve
Deraney, Drew
7//, Srade
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Shagoury, Janine
Baldowski,Karen
Boojamra, Dean
Prios, Jason
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Eliopoulos, Chris
Rozakis, George
Kovacevlch, John
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,1//,
Dedicated To The Members Of
St. Anthony's Choir.
Your friend is your needs answered.
He is your field which you sow with
love and reap with thanksgiving .
And he is your board and your fireside.
For you come to him with your hunger,
and you seek him for peace.
And let your best be for your friend.
If he must know the ebb of your tide,
let him know its flood also.
For what is your friend that you should
seek him with hours to kill?
Seek him always with hours to live.
For it is his to fill your need,
but not your emptiness.
And in the sweetness of friendship let
there be laughter, and
sharing of pleasures.
For in the dew of little things the heart
finds its morning and is refreshed.
'Xh!Jf
9ihran
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�Our Sincerest Congratulations
and
Best Wishes
To St. Anthony's
On This Very Joyous Occasion.
Happy Birthday!
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Best Wishes
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:theParishioners of St. Anthony's
their Twenty-Fifth Anniversary.
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ancl!llrak.iy
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Billian Gasle
�BEHOLD, HOW GOOD AND HOW PLEASANT IT IS
FOR BRETHREN TO DWELL TOGETHER IN UNITY.
Psalm 133:1
Olio, :7/ndrea and :Pe/er 'l)a'I
:7/ngie Yl(afarangas
ces and :7//6erl Jlanania
and .!lami.(r;
St. Anthony's Parish Council
and all Church Organizations
Salute
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!l<ose and 'l)ominic Bardinel/i
·e and
!7/ndrew!J<egusis
c5I. .7/nl.hony
On this 25th Anniversary
�Congratulations and Best Wishes
to the Pastor and Parish of
St. Anthony's Orthodox Church
As you celebrate your
Twenty-Fifth Anniversary!
This page is dedicated to
We pray that Almighty God will bless you
And make this Celebration a great success.
Very !J<eo. Oconomus
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St. George Orthodox Church
Orl.hodox Gal.hed.ral
Little Falls, N. J.
cf:JJrooifyn,
on his retirement after 34 years
in the Priesthood
Testimonial Banquet -
May 31, 1981
X.ichofas !7lnl.iochian
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Ever inspired by his courage and faith·
Ever grateful for his love and devotion'.
In Memory Of
!Jl(/red0awan
Husband and Father
Sloria
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Je/Jrey
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PHILIP L. KRAVITZ
Chairman of the Board
JOHN F. MALHAME
President
Best Wishes
From Your Sister Parish
01 .9eorge !7/nliochian Church
In Loving Memory of a Dear Husband & Father
237 Long Hill Road
Little Falls, New Jersey
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and the
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And Your Neighbor For The Past
Thirty-Two Years
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Twenty-Fifth Anniversary
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Congratulations
and many, many more successful years!
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Conaratulations to St. Anthony's,
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to a Golden Anniversary.
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Beloved Husband and Father.
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Twenty-Fifth Anniversary!
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In Loving Memory
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Friends at St. Anthony's
We thank God for your Pan-Orthodox Witness.
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lva 3/f and Jfelen
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�God's Blessings and Congratulations
On Our Silver Anniversary!
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Ascends To God' ....
His Beatitude, Patriarch Elias IV
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:J.he Vagiases
Best Wishes
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9eorge,
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0/e/la, James,
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Goa, Clara
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Extend Their Wishes To
St. Anthony's Church
For Continued Success
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of the Lord forever.
Best Wishes
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May The Twenty-Fifth Anniversary
Always Remind Us That
The Church Is His!
2lralus.bba, Vziama,
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New York, New York
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on their
Twenty-Fifth Anniversary
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9eorge,
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Janine,
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Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America Newspaper Collection
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Arabs--United States
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Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
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1905-2013
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Arabic
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For a list of all the volumes and issues of Al-Kalemat held by the Khayrallah Center please see <a href="https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/NS0021/Inventory_of_Al-Kalemat_Issues.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here.</a>
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<h4>Biographical/historical note</h4>
<p>The Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America (AOCA), headquartered in Englewood, New Jersey, oversees seven dioceses with over 250 parishes in the United States and Canada. </p>
<p>The AOCA is one of 24 archdioceses of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East across the world. The editorial office for their publication <em>The Word</em> is in Brooklyn, New York. AOCA founded the periodical as an Arabic language publication in 1905, which ran for 16 volumes. The final issue of the Arabic <em>Al-Kalemat</em> appeared in 1933, and the English iteration <em>The Word</em> began anew in 1957.</p>
<p>The original copies of the periodical are housed at the Antiochian Heritage Library in Bolivar, Pennsylvania. The Antiochian Heritage Library was founded in 1987, and its collections focus on information about early Christianity, the theology of the Orthodox Church, and religious and cultural themes in Middle Eastern history. </p>
<h4>Scope/content note</h4>
<p>The Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America Newspaper Collection includes both Arabic-language volumes of Al-Kalemat and English-language volumes of <em>The Word</em> (also called Al-Kalemat, Al Kalimat, Al Kalimah, and الكلمة), covering the years 1905-1993. The periodical focuses on current events and debates from an Antiochian Orthodox perspective. </p>
<p>The periodical is written and published by The Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America and continues to be published monthly excluding July and August. Some years and issues are not included in the collection, and there are some years that the publication did not run.<br /><br />The collection also includes various parish commemorative booklets from Antiochian Orthodox churches in different regions of the United States, including but not limited to, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West Virginia, and New York.</p>
<p>The English-language volumes are located here on the KCLDS Archive's website. The Arabic-language volumes are located on the Khayrallah Center’s <a href="https://arabicsearch.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Arabic Newspapers database</a>.</p>
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The Light of Christ Illumines All: St. Anthony's Orthodox Church 25
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Saint Anthony's Orthodox Church 25th Anniversary
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Two booklets and loose correspondence for the 25th anniversary celebration of St. Anthony's Orthodox Church of Bergenfield, New Jersey. One booklet contains the program and menu for the event. The other booklet contains a history of St. Anthony's and plans for its future, as well as correspondence about the 25th anniversary and messages from members of the community and church sponsors. Also includes a stapled research paper from the Environmental Polarity Research center of San Diego, California.
Date
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1981
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St. Anthony's Orthodox Church (Bergenfield, NJ)
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English
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Text
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Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
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The donor retains full ownership of any copyright and rights currently controlled. Nonexclusive right to authorize uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. Usage of the materials for these purposes must be fully credited with the source. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials.
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Antiochian Heritage Library and Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
1980s
Antiochian Orthodox Church
Booklets
California
Events
New Jersey
Programs
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The Most Reverend
Metropolitan PHILIP, D.H.L., D.D.
Primate
Spreadingthe Word
The Most Reverend
Archbishop Michael, Auxiliary
Guest Editorial ............
The Right Reverend
Bishop Antoun, Auxiliary
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Memorial Service for Servicemen .......................
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Blaming Christian Victims is Not the Answer ............
by Dr. Ibrahim Y Na;/ar
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A Bishop's Sermon .................................
by an anonymous author
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The People Speak .................................
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THE WORD/SEPTEMBER19•
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reply, (an d my pomt to all t~~t will follow)_"What good (is it) if you don't tell anyone about it?"
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stretched over our mght~, American viewers~~re given the ~reatest exposure to Orthodoxy chi writer
ca? re~ember. There, displayed on our televisions, were glimpses of the liturgical, personal, and poliucal lives of the ~hurch and of the Russian people.
Ho:w~ver, the impact, I fear, w~s lost on those with no exposure to Orthodoxy.
This is not t?e place to panegy~ize th~ Orthodox Faith. Instead, this is a place to point out where
the Church and its people are negligent m our duty to "preach the gospel to the whole creation "
(Mk. 16:15). We do preach the gospel, but seldom do we reach those outside the sanctuary of our
churches.
T~ere is no valid re~son for this. There are many little things we can do, as an individual and
as a pans~, to take th_eFaith to those outside the Faith. Even now there are individual efforts being
made which are proving to be successful. But these efforts are few when compared to the potential
which is within our means.
In the December 1985 edition of THEWORDwas an article on this very subject. The article
concerned the efforts of the St. George Society of St. George Orthodox Church in Terre Haute, Indiana. I took special in~erest in this project because I was raised in Paris, Illinois, just twenty-five miles
to the west, met my wife at Indiana State University, and married her in that city.
. T~r_ough its _sp~cial?1issiona~ ende~vors, books on Orthodoxy have been presented to colleges,
u01vers1t1es,public hbranes, a Bapt1st semmary and a federal prison. Due to this outreach, St. George's
can claim the conversion of at least one individual. We have no way of knowing what other fruit may
blossom because of the planting of those seeds which have brought the message of the "correct belief" to an uninformed people. Such action exemplifies the meaning of James 5:20.
St. Elias Church in Austin, Texas (where this writer was baptized and chrismated) has put out
its own publication on WOMENOFFAITHwith text by the Very Reverend James Kenna and original illustrations by Sharon R. Powell. This publication has been well received by people from other
"denominations" in various parts of the country.
I am sure there are other projects which are spreading the message. However, visit your local library and find a reference to Orthodoxy. If you do, chances are it was written by a heterodox who has
no background in or of the Church. Surely a "religious" bookstore would have writings on the Church.
Guess again. As in the case of libraries, any writings would come from non-Orthodox authors.
It is also here in these bookstores that the dangers of ignorance and persecution can be found.
By their very natures, contemporary Christian bookstores focus_onProtestant prosely~ism, but contained within those writings are potentially dangerous attacks agamst non-Protestant beliefs- namely
Roman Catholicism. It is very disconverting to read this material and be told, sometimes !n comic
book form, that priests are worshippers of the sun god, nuns are ~he_personal_whores_ofpriests, the
symbol IHS stands for ancient Egyptian gods, and figures of the Vugm Mary with Chnst are no more
than statues of the sun goddess and her child. The only consolation is that the Orthodox Church is
entirely overlooked in all of this.
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Or is the Church just forgotten? If that is_t~e c~se, the~ who 1sto _blame?;s n_the 111_-mfo_rmed
Protestant churchgoer who only knows of Chnsuarn_ty fr~m ltS R_eformistro~ts. I_si_tthe h~ra_n~nor
bookstore owner who provides for the interests and edification of his customers. Or 1sIt each md1vidual
and parish that bears the blame for not taking the message to those wh~ ~ave never heard?_
Is there anything wrong with donating books ~o librarie~, with prov1dmg bookstores_wnh ?rthodox booklists, with establishing inter-commurnty or chantable outreach pr~grams wnh gomg
door-to-door to take The Wordto others, with, in essence, doing some of those thmgs we see so many
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Protestants doing with great alacrity and success? No, there is nothing wrong, as long as the Message does not get lost with the messenger.
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To bring Orthodoxy and its message into the he~rts and m11:idsof a n~t1on demands mor than
first century evangelizing. To bring Orthodoxy and its message mto a nation_ founded upon fre_ethinking" and Protestant standards cries for more than old-wor~d ways. To br~ng Orthodo~y and its
message into twentieth century North America ma~ ~ean th~ implementation o~ the various media available to show people the Light Orthodox Chnsuans believe to be the T~ue Lig?t of t?e world.
And, ifl may use the words of an old Protestant song, taught to small children m their Sunday
schools,
"Hide it under a bush, oh no!
I'm gonna let it shine, all the time
let it shine."
JOHN DAVID POWELL
Ruston, Louisiana
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Russian,
Romanian, An~10ch1an, ~ulgarian,Carpatho-R_ussi~n,_ S~r~ian,
Ukrainianand American Jurisdictions.
Secretaryof Defense Caspar Weinberger
spoke during the Memorial S~rvicewhich served as a commemorat10n
andtribute to those gallant Orthodox
J ervicemenwho gave their lives in the
I serviceof their country.
SECRETARYWEINBERGER
A native of San
Francisco, Caspar
Willard Weinberger, 69, was nomition Israel's right to exist.
nated by President
"I do say, however, that we have to be
Reagan to be Secreable to speak of all these issues openly withtary of Defense on
out any fear." He admitted he is afraidhis
December 11, 1980
statements about the Palestinians might be
and took the oath
misunderstood.
of office onJanuary
Cardinal O'Connor said he worksclosely with Jewish leaders in New Yorkwhohave 21,1981.A graduate of Harvard College
asked him to encourage the establishment andHarvard Law School, he joined the
of full diplomatic relations between the I armyas a private following law school
Vatican and Israel.
andwasreleased from active duty four
Vatican unwillingness so far to grant such years
later with the rank of captain. He
recognition is based mainly on its concern l served
in the Pacific Theater of Operaover the status of Jerusalem.
' tionsand was a member of General
Cardinal O'Connor said Rome alsolinks
Douglas
MacArthur's Intelligence Staff.
the question to the Palestinian problem
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served
as a member of the Califorand to the question of the safety of Middle
nia
State
Legislature
and in 1973 PresiEast Christians.
"If one attempts to answer the question, drntNixon appointed him as Secretary
'Would diplomatic recognition oflsrael ad- ofHealth,Education and Welfare, a povance the cause of peace?' one has to ask, sitionhe served until August 1975 when
'Would it help to resolve the problem ofthe I he_lefr
to enter private business. Before
Palestinian refugees and would it ~ssure beingnominated by President-elect
protection for millions of Christians in the Reagan
to be Secretary of Defense, Mr.
Middle East?'''
Weinbergerwas ice President, Direcrorand General Counsel of the Becthel
uroupo Companies.
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Chicago; a member of the Trilateral
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Diocese of California; a member of the
Board of Trustees of St. Luke's Hospital
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O'ConnorSaysMiddle East Peace
Hinges on PalestinianHomeland
VATICAN CITY - Cardinal John
O'Connor of New York said his recent
three-day trip to Lebanon convinced him
more than ever that there can be no peace
in the Middle East until the "festering
wound" of Palestinian homelessness is
healed.
Speaking at a news conference June 19,
the cardinal said the problem of more than
a million Palestinian refugees is "grave violation of human rights" that breeds terrorism.
"The Palestinians need some security,
some roots," Cardinal O'Connor said. He
said hundreds of thousands of Palestinians
are living in miserable conditions in refugee camps.
''Whole generations are being reared
now in a situation that I would think would
have to spawn a great deal of bitterness and
hatred," the cardinal said. "Something
must be done. If the situation continues, it
would seem to me it would have to spawn
terrorism.''
Cardinal O'Connor was in Rome to brief
Pope John Paul II and Vatican officials on
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his trip June 14-17 to Beirut. The cardinal,
who is president of the U.S. Catholic Near
East Welfare Association and chairman of
the bishops' Committee on Social Development and World Peace, met there with
Christian and Moslem leaders and with
President Amin Gemayel.
In Rome, he spent two hours in the
apostolic palace with Pope John Paul discussing the Middle East and his impressions
from the Lebanese visit.
Concentrating largely on the Palestinian
problem during the news conference,
Cardinal O'Connor said, 'Tm speaking of
people, not diplomatic accords, not politics, homeless suffering people . . . you
have to give them a home."
"I don't have any ideas on where that
would be or how it could be done," he said.
"I've used the term Palestinian homeland
as the opposite of homelessness."
Cardinal O'Connor said his remarks were
not "in any way intended to impute the
blame to any particular country or force."
Anticipating questions about his views
on Israel, the prelate said he does not ques-
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Antonovich, Richard R.
Arniotis, Dimitrios G.
Balamoti, Michael D.
Barsch, John P.
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Bezega, Michael S.
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Broumas, Andre G.
Burinda, Joseph F.Jr.
Canelakes, Peter J.
Cavalaratos, George A.
Chwan, Michael D.
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Dees, Edgar A.Jr.
Didaskalou,George A.
Diduryk, Myron
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Dorchak, George R.
Eberhardt, William H.
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Paulsen, Warren
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Petsos, Phillip C.
Phillips, Dean K.
Porovich, Steve
Pysz, Alex D.
Raisis, Leonidas
Ropchock, Theodore M.
Rozow,John
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Sakellaris, Michael G.
Savas, Sam M. Jr.
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Christian Charity
To err is human, to forgive is divine·
let's 1:1akethis our motto, both you,rsand
mme.
let's not be too hasty in our judgment of
others,
lest we discover we've condemned our own
brothers.
To preach and to practice, are oft poles
apart,
Too often th~ preach~r, is not pure ofhean.
The man without sm may fling the first
stone,
But those who are sinners, had better atone.
The Poor are twice blessed, and so are the
meek,
let those who are strong, help those who
are weak.
let those who are wise, help those who are
not;
let those who have got, give those who have
not.
let's examine our souls, and hope there to
find,
The spirit of love towards all of mankind.
let's try to be humble; let's see eye to eye,
Remembering: "There but for the grace of
God, go I."
let's offer our neighbour a true helping
hand,
His position in life, make a little more
grand.
let's not push him down, let's help him to
climb.
Bread cast on the waters, returns in no time.
Thy neighbor please love, is a maxim of old,
And if speech is of silver, then silence is
gold.
let's forget about hate, let's remember that
love
Will help us reserve a place up above.
It is better to give than to receive
Is a doctrine all of us, should strive to believe.
Forgive us our debt, and we'll forget our
debtor,
Is a prayer, which if practiced, would make
our lives better.
let's all pull together, each do his share,
Sometimes action is better than prayer.
let's_ spend our lives loving, helping and
g1vmg;
And soon we'll discover that we're all really living.
Edward Saab
Montreal Quebec
THE WORD/SEPTEMBER 1986
Blaming Christian Victims is not the Answer
Dr. Ibrahim y NaJjar
Toronto, Ontario
hisarticle ''The Future of Christians in
1
bnnon", published in The Word, Febrult ~ 86, Dr. Najib E. Saliba makes some
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aryping generalizations with disturbing
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lications. One sue genera izauon is:
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Chnsnans are "?n er ~ttac [ y
Muslims
in the Arab East, mcludm~ r:noddayLebanon], past and present, 1t 1snot
~nauseof their Faith but because of their
d;~ds."1 One i1:1plicati~n of this is: do not
blameor criticize Muslims for what they
havedone to the Ch:istian minorities in
-errainparts of the Middle East, but rathlrblamethe Christians themselves who in;rigaredMusli~ retali~tion. _
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Dr.Saliba gives the 1mpress10n that this
generalizationis warranted by the various
historical
facts that he selects very carefully
rosupport it. However, irrespective of his
reasonsfor being selective, I believe his
generalizationis !alse on two cou1:ts.
Dr.Saliba resmcts the scope of his gener' alizationto Christians in "the Arab East".
Itisnot clear, though, why he makes such
arestriction, since he continues to speak
abouthow Islam or "the Islamic law" 2
views
Christians and Jews as "the People of
theBook".So, this restriction is not needed
-Islam or "the Muslim state" treats Christiansas a minority with guaranteed "religiousand economic rights . . . provided
theypaid jizya" 3, as Dr. Saliba says. In this
generalsense, then, one can point to the
persecutionand massacre of 1. 5 million
Armeniansby the Ottoman state as a case
againsthis generalization, a point whose
ramifications
are well captured by the guest
editorial
in the same issue of The Word. Dr.
Salibamight want to say that the Armeniansbrought the Ottoman wrath upon
themselves
because of their "deeds", but irrespective
of such deeds Islam guarantees
theirlivesas long as they pay the jizya. Even
froma Muslim point of view, some retributionshould appear excessive as the massacresof innocent Armenian children,
womenand old people undoubtedly are.
_AMuslim state, like any other state, not
~1thstandingits moral and religious inJUnctions,is capable of persecuting and
sc_apegoating
minorities. To blame the indiscriminatebutchery of innocent people
o_fa_minority
upon "the deeds" of that vicumizedminority, as Dr. Saliba seems to imply,is simply heartless. I would have expe~ted
Dr. Saliba, the historian, to give us
anideaas to why the Christians of Armenia
orthe Arab East seemed, in the past, so
eager to lend a helping hand to Christian
and no~-Christian invaders. Could it be
that t~e_ustatus as Ahl al-dhimma (second
class cmzens) had become intolerable and
that they were looking for a liberator? In any
case, whatever the deeds of some of them
maf have been, the brutal retaliations
against th~m, as a minority group, should
not pass without condemnation.
Dr. Saliba believes that the attacks on
Christians by Muslims in the Arab East to
be similar retribution to the Ottoman acts
against the Armenians. 'What they have
done' or 'deeds' are loose terms. AlDhahabi mentions some of the things that
the Christians of Damascus have done dur~ng the invasion of Hulagu: "The Christians of Damascus became arrogant and
hau~hty d~uing Hulagu's advance. They
earned their cross high and forced the people to pay respect to it. They violated the
treaty and cried the true religion."4 What
sort of crimes are these? Are they crimes of
''.deeds" or of faith? Dr. Saliba's presencauon suggests that we should believe everything historians tell us, even when they are
not critical. Al-Dhahabi and Abu al-Fida
seem to be like modern reporters whose
business is to spread unsubstantiated
rumors. Is it feasible that Damascene Christians "sprinkled wine on people entering
Mosques and stopped people in the streets
and forced them to pay respect to the
cross"?5 I find it hard to believe. There may
have been one or two crazy people who did
something like this, but are we to believe
that all or most Damascene Christians participated in such foolish acts? I, for one, certainly need more than the word of one or
two historians to believe it. And assuming
it to be true, is killing the proper response
to it?
Dr. Saliba mentions the events of 1860 in
present day Lebanon, but somehow fails to
mention the massacres of thousands of
Orthodox Christians in Hasbaya and
Rashaya castles and in Damascus. He believes that the massacres of thousands of
Maronites in Mount Lebanon by the Druze
in 1860 occurred as a result of a civil war to
which they were fully prepared, since they
"boasted of 50,000 fighters". 6 Whether
what happened in Lebanon in 1860 was a
civil war or not, is a debatable point, but I
need not dwell on it now. However, one
should indicate how the majority of Christians were killed. While the fighting was
fair, the Christians proved their courage and
defended them elve admirabl .
hen
their ammunition ran out or their arm
were taken from them b the Turk , who
promised to defend them, the be ame def~nseles and therefore harmle . It was prec1sely at moment like the e when the
Druze with open upport and en ouragemenc from the Turki h authoritie would
proceed co kill ever man and male child.
The Druze re peered women and pared
them, but the Turk had no uch qualm ;
after raping them, many women were
killed. 7
Dr. Saliba give us an idea of how man
people were killed in Lebanon. "In about
a month some 11,000 Chri tian w re
killed, 4,000 perished of de titution and
about 100,000 became homele . The
Druzes suffered losses coo."8 The author
takes his figures from Professor alibi who,
in turn, fails to mention how many Druze
and Turks were killed. How many could
have been killed? I will let the reader make
this inference by himself or herself, but fir t
let us hear ProfessorSalibi tell us how many
Christians were killed in Dayr al-Qamar,
then, the capital of Mount Lebanon, after
"having surrendered on terms on 2June". 9
"The Druze would kill everyone they found
in the houses, men and male children indifferently ... hacking their bodies to
pieces with their swords and axes . . . And
whenever they had finished plundering a
house, they set fire to it. Many Christians,
with their families and belongings, flocked
for refuge to the old Shihab palace, where
the Turkish governor had his headquarters.
When, however, the palace was in its turn
attacked, the governor made no attempt to
defend it, and a fearful massacre followed.
By the evening more than two thousand
Dayr al-Qamar Christians had been
killed." 10 Since the total Christians killed
in Lebanon was 11,000 in one month, then
killing 2,000 in one day is close to 117th of
the total. During that day I cannot imagine
the Druze or the Turks suffering any casualties, since the Christians were not in a position to fight. I am not a historian and I
need not make erroneous estimates, but
one cannot help wonder how could so many
Christians have lost their lives in one day or
one month, yet, in 1980, there were no
Phantom or Mirage plane fighters, napalm
or phosphorous bombs.
Dr. Saliba suggests that the Druze routed the Maronites, who helped Ibrahim
Pasha put down a Druze uprising some 30
7
�ear before, after he made Christians equal
with Druze and Muslims. So, let us agree
with him that the Druze's massacres of the
Maronites had a political, but not a religiou , motivation. How do we explain the
Druze's mas acres of the Greek Orthodox
outside the Mountain of Lebanon? Hasbaya
and Rashaya were mainly inhabited by
Greek Orthodox who were attacked by the
Druze. At first, they defended themselves
and later, realizing that their situation was
hopeless, they sought protection with the
Turkish authorities in the (saray) castles of
Rashaya and Hasbaya. The Orthodox Patriarch and European Consuls in Damascus
got a written promise from the Turkish
Governor of Damascus, who was responsible for peace in the Hasbaya region, to allow the Christians to be moved safely under
Ottoman protection to Damascus. The
news of such an arrangement delighted the
beleaguered Christians, but soon it became
obvious that chis was a crick. The guards
opened the gates of the Hasbaya castle and
the Druze went in and bmchered the defenseless people amidst the laughter and
obvious pleasure of the Turkish guards.11
The same deceitful methods and bloodbath
happened a few days lacer in Rashaya castle. 12 Over a thousand people were killed
in both places. Dr. Saliba might want to explain the Druze attack on the two Greek
Orthodox towns by saying that some Greek
Orthodox had helped the Maronites and
sympathized with the Egyptians in the
1830's and that therefore they deserved the
same fate. Let us also agree that this was the
case. But what have the Greek Orthodox of
Damascus done to deserve the same fate?
I take it that Dr. Saliba is aware of the fact
that the massacres of Christians in 1860
spread from Lebanon to Damascus, since
this is mentioned in Salibi's book, on the
opposite page from which Dr. Saliba gees
his figures. Here, I would like to quote Salibi. ''The Lebanese crisis seemed indeed settled, when fresh troubles broke out in the
Syrian interior. On 9 July, three days after
the Christian-Druze convention in Lebanon had been signed, the Moslem populace
of Damascus suddenly fell upon the Christian quarter of the city, and in one day nearly
5,500 Damascene Christians were massacred. The Ottoman governor of the
Damascus vilayat, Ahmad Pasha made no
attempt to stop the carnage; Turkish troops
under his command, in fact, assisted in the
massacre." 13 Salibi continues to describe
the horrible fear chat gripped all Christians
in Syria and Palestine. "Throughout Syria,
Moslems now believed that the Sultan had
issued special orders to exterminate the infidels, so that the Christian population
8
everywhere stood threatened. In Palestine,
it is said, whole villages of Christians embraced Islam as the only means of escaping
certain death." 14 So, what sort of "deeds"
have the Christians of Damascus, in particular, done? Certainly, they were not armed
or showed "haughtiness" for being made
equal to the Muslim and other Turkish
citizens by Sultan Abd al-Majeed in 1856.
The massacres of the Christians in Damascus did not take place by some crazy and
wild individual hashashins, but was organized by the Turkish governor of Damascus and his soldiers. Eventually, the organizers were put on trial and executed, but Turkey did nothing to stop the massacres until the French landed their troops in Mount
Lebanon and demanded that Turkey put an
end to this butchery. If the French and
other European powers did not intervene,
probably most of the Christians in the
Ottoman Empire would have been killed,
for who was there to stop them? 15This may
have been a forerunner to the Armenian
massacres. Later, when no moral or political force could be applied on Turkey, during the First World War, Turkey did not
hesitate to completely destroy the Armenian people. Of course, Dr. Saliba considers
the French interference to stop the massacres of Christians in 1860 a deplorable act,
motivated by self-interest, the awful ramifications of which still reverberate in present
day Lebanon. Unfortunately Dr. Saliba
echoes in this general and uninformed condemnation the sentiments and fears of
Ottoman governors, who were afraid of
France's expansionist policy, without due
concern to the horror that was actually taking place.
On the basis of the two massacres that
happened in South Lebanon and in Damascus, I am led to believe that Dr. Saliba's
generalization, that whenever Christians
were attacked by Muslims in the Arab east,
it was due to the Christians' deeds and not
to their faith, is false. He may object on two
grounds. First, the Druze are not Muslims
and second the Ottomans were not Muslim
Arabs. These objections cannot save his
generalization. It is true that the Druze believe in al-taqiya and that their beliefs remain secret from the outside world. While
the Druze appear like Muslims, no one can
be sure that they are. In fact some believe
that the Druze are emphatically not Muslims because they do not practice the five
pillars oflslam. In any case, Professor Saliba's statement does not distinguish between Muslims and Druze or between Arab
and Turkish Muslims, but emphatically asserts chat whoeverhas attacked the Christians in the Arab East, be they Druze, Otto-
In this article, ~ wa?ted to correct the
man or Arab Muslims, they attacked h
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taken generahzat10n of Dr. Saliba,
Christians because of what the Chrisr·t e
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whichis echoed uncnt~cad YIdymany writers
have d one, an d not because they
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want to
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jeavethe impress10n ~ at one chan1 ber from
ehc~u~eat Cehas~
1? t e case of Damascene
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chat Mus 11m states ave een exC nsuans,
nsuans were not attacked b
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wicked or cruel to Christians or
cause of what they have done, but beca e-1 cep
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they were Christians. If Dr. Saliba has souse
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~ minorities is not a prerogative of the
. ocumbentary ehv_1
ence to the con crap,,it is
~uslimor Christian states. But to say unemcum enc on 1m to present it to the.read.
uivocallythat no Muslim state has ever
ers of The Word many of whom he u _
doubtedly slighted by his selective schola~- ~ersecuteda minority because of its faith is
blatant falsehood, as I have shown earliship.
\
Some writers have a tendency to comAs to the truth of Dr. Saliba's statemen
e
;re
the massacres of Christians in 1860 and
with regard to present day Lebanon, I nee~
~heArmenians in 1915 with other persecunot say much, since it has already been
cions,such as those of t~e Roma°:s c_oearly
shown to b~ false. However, I should sa,·
Christiansand of Medieval Chnsuans or
that I find his proposed solution daring and
\JaziGermany to EuropeanJews. Admitreasonable: "Only when Lebanese createa
cedly,
in so?1e cases, the m~ssacr~s of Lebastate which treats all its citizens on the baneseChrisnans and Armemans did not take
sis of legal equality will they begin to have
apurelyreligious form similar to the other
peace and tranquility." I further agree with
persecutions,but they ~ere not less brutal.
his criterion of equality in a democratic
Inmyview such brutality should not pass
state: "?ne _person, one v?te". Will creating
withoutcondemnation. It serves no good
an egalaanan democratic state in Lebanon
purposeto ig~ore or falsify historical events,
solve the problem? This is by no means a
neitherdoes 1t serve any good purpose to
self evident truth, especially given someof
putsome states a~o~e corruption. :w'orse
the historical facts that Dr. Saliba himself
still,to blame the v1Ct1msof persecuuon for
mentions in his article. Making Christians
rhemoral depravity of those who vicequal to Muslims may have unpredictable
timized them, is morally wrong and it
effects, it may make the Christians "haughshouldbe condemned outright.
ty and overconfident" to which some MusFoot Notes
lims have found no other convenient remeI.
The
Word,
February,
1986, Vol. 30, No. 2,
dy than the rule of simple elimination. The
p. 5, col. 1.
fundamental theoretical problem that underlies these psychological reactions re- 11 2. Ibid.
3. Ibid.
mains valid: what political equality can a I 4. Ibid., col. 2.
Christian or non-Muslim have in an Islamic
5. Ibid.
state? This problem is not peculiar to any
6. Ibid., p. 6, col. 1.
particular Muslim country. With regard to
7. ShaheenMakarius,(borrowedname) MadhLebanon, the problem of democratic equal- 1 bahatal-Jabal(Egypt: 1895and Beirut, 2nd
edition1983), See the chapter on Madhbaity of individuals, in my view, is not the
hat Rashayya.
most fundamental or urgent issue in the
Lebanese conflict, although it is important 1 8. TheWord,p. 6, col. 1.
9. KamalSalibi, The Modern History of Lebenough. The question about what sort of
anon (London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson,
an independent state will the egalitarian
1965), p. 104.
democratic state of Lebanon be is of higher
10.Ibid., p. 105.
pnonty.
111.Ibid., pp. 99-100.
In summary, I would like to reiterate that
12. Ibid., pp. 101-102.
Dr. Saliba's generalization that Christians
13.Ibid., p. 107.
14.Ibid.
were never attacked because of their faith
15.Thisquestion may seem purely rhetorical,
but because of their deeds is both vague
whenin fact it is not. The Christiansin 1860
and false. It is falsified in the case of the
perceivedthat the Muslim state wanted to
Arab East by at least one account, namely,
exterminatethem. This perceivedfear may
the Muslim systematic massacres of Chrisstillbe present in the Christians' collective
tians in Damascus in 1860, a fact which Dr.
psychein the Muslim East and it is in the
Saliba ignores. It is also rendered false in
Muslims'moral self-interest to dispel this
general by the Turkish systematic massacres
fear.
of Armenians especially during 1915. AlA Response
though his proposed solution to the conRegarding Dr. Ibrahim Y. Najjar's
flict in present day Lebanon provides a
lengthyresponse to my article ''The Future
necessary step, it is not sufficient for peaceofChristiansin Lebanon" (Word, February
fully resolving the Lebanese conflict.
I
THE WORD/SEPTEMBER 1986
THE
WORD/SEPTEMBER 1986
19~6), I would like to make the following
bnef remarks:
1. Contrary to Dr. Najjar's contention the
objective of my a~ticle was not to assign
blame but to pomt out historical fact
and draw lessons from them relevant to
the p~esent. My use of history was not
selecuve. I stand by my thesis and conclusions until they are proven wrong.
2. Not all Christians who were consumed
by the hostilities of 1860 were ''victim .''
Some were. So were some non-Christians. A victim may be defined as one
who has been subjected to premeditated and unprovoked aggression. Since
Christians were partly responsible for
the outbreak of the hostilities which
consumed many of them, not all can be
classified as "victims." Ifl help set afire
~hich spreads and consumes my house
m the process, I am not a victim, I am an
arsonist!
3. My article states very clearly that not all
Christians committed indignities
against Muslims and not all Christians
helped foreign invaders. Some did. The
behavior of the part, however, reflected
on the whole. When hostilities broke
out, innocents and culprits suffered
alike. Doesn't modern-day Lebanon reflect this state of affairs? This fact, however, in no way absolves a victimizer
from responsibility, be he Muslim or
Christian.
4. Dr. Najjar has every right to shed doubt
on the accounts of historians alDhahabi and Abu al-Fida. Doubt has
always been the way to the truth. However, the accounts of those historians remain validuntil proven unreliable. Additionally, the above-named historians
were not the only ones who documented the attitude of some Christians toward the Crusaders and the Mongols.
5. To "refute" my thesis Dr. Najjar cites
the Armenian massacres and the onslaught on the Orthodox Christians in
Damascus in 1860. Unfortunately for
Dr. Najjar, both support rather than undermine my thesis. I did not discuss the
Armenian case because my article was
restricted to Greater Syria and was intended for a thirty-minute oral delivery.
However,·who in his right mind would
argue that the onslaught on the Armenians in the 1890's and during the first
World War was because of their faith?
After all, the Armenians had been under Ottoman rule for centuries. Did the
Ottomans realize all of a sudden that
the Armenians were Christians and decided to eliminate them? This could
hardly be the case. The causes of the
onslaught on the Armenian lie in the
~ise of A~menian nacionali m, foreign
intervennon and the Armenian actempt to enli t foreign uppon n their
be?alf. Furthermore, didn't the popu
lauon of Greater ria Chn cian as ell
as Mu lim , uffer hea ily lik rhf'
Armenian at the hand of the Young
Turk during odd ar I? a ir b cau e of their faith? Or be au e of ch
rise of Arab nationali m and th Arab
Revolt? Had Dr. ajjar been a h1 t nan,
which by hi own admi ion he 1 n c, h
might have been aware of the
acL
Unfortunately, he know on! one ide of
the tory the one whi h i kept ali e
largely for propagandi tic purpo e .
As to the massacre of Orthodox hri tians in Damascu chi wa a natural extension of the outbreak of ho cilicie
elsewhere. I have already pointed out
that some Christian including at least
one Christian hierarch in Beirut, contributed significantly to the outbreak of
violence. As events in modern Lebanon
reveal, once disorder break out, it develops its own momentum and become
difficult to contain. Dr. ajjar may accuse the Muslims and Druze of exce es and deceit but the fact chat the Christians lost the battle does not absolve
them of partial responsibility for what
happened. May I point out to Dr. ajjar also that the Algerian Muslim 'Abd
al-Qadir al-Jaza'iri, forced to live in exile in Damascus by the French imperialists, helped save many Christian lives.
6. Muslim toleration of Christians and Jew
is a historical fact. It is rooted in I lamic law and the Koran. Had it been otherwise, Dr. Najjar might not have had the
chance for chis "rebuttal." The overexaggerated accounts of Muslim oppression of Christians, and the latter's longing for "liberation," are the result of
modern-day nationalism and can't be
borne out by history. Dr. ajjar, if you
had the choice to live as a Christian or
Jew in the medieval Muslim state, or as
aJew in medieval (or even modern) Europe, which would you choose?
7. Dr. ajjar's pro-Christian bias is obvious. He sees things in black and white:
Christians are victims, Muslims are not;
Muslims are morally deprived, Christians are not. He subjects non-Christians
to a standard of morality that he doe
not apply to Christians becau e they are
a "minority." He knows too well the indignities inflicted on Christian , Armenians and Arab . That some of chose
"Christians" were equally guilty of indignities against Muslims does not eem
9
�to bother him. This is selected morality!
8. In conclusion, I would like to thank Dr.
ajjar for accepting my secularist solu-
tion for Lebanon's fratricide. He, however, seems to have some doubts about
it. If he knows of a better solution, I cer-
A Bishop'sSermon
By An Anonymous Author
I want to begin this sermon with an apology. I have come to realize that in the past
ten years I have done this parish a great disservice. I may have done it and you, irreparable harm. I have not been a faithful
shepherd to you or, quite frankly, to your
last two priests.
In the past three days, I have spent hours
alone with your parish council. I have also
met privately with your pastor. We have discussed many issues. They have been very
painful discussions. It is no secret to you, or,
I am sure, to members of this community,
that our talks have been about terminating
the pastoral relationship between you and
your pnest.
I will describe in a few minutes my decision, but I think it is important that we look
back at the past. I had only been in this diocese a few months when I was called by the
parish council chairman, at the request of
the council, about Fr. Paul, one of your
previous pastors. It was quite evident in
talking to him and the parish council that
he was having emotional problems. He was
at the point of not functioning. He despaired of life itself. I must tell you that it
was a very difficult way to begin my new
work as your bishop. I removed Fr. Paul.
There was such conflict and tension in the
parish that it seemed the only option.
After a few weeks in the hospital and ongoing therapy, Fr. Paul went to another parish. Our Lord has been kind and as you
know, Fr. Paul is now functioning quite well
in a loving and growing parish.
After a few months, Father Matthew became your pastor. I was told at the time that
he was everything that you wanted in a
priest. He was ambitious. He was dynamic. He was an administrator who would get
things done. It came as a great surprise to
me four years later when I received a letter
from the majority of the parish council
members asking me to meet with them
about Fr. Matthew.
It was rather evident that a large percentage of the congregation was unhappy with
his ministry. Over and over again, I heard it
said that Fr. Matthew couldn't fit in. He
didn't understand small town people and
their needs. He was only concerned with his
achievements. He wasn't concerned with
10
people, only programs and budgets.
Fr. Matthew was as shocked as I was over
this criticism. He admitted that he and his
family weren't as happy in a small town as
they might be in a city. Once again, there
seemed no option but to get you another
pastor, one who could fit in with a small
town and be people-oriented.
Now Fr. Peter has been here nearly five
years. I thought things were going well. He
obviously was a devout man with pastoral
skills and an outgoing personality. Once
again I was shocked to receive a letter from
the parish council chairman. There were
many complaints. Stewardship is down. Attendance is down. The church school
doesn't have any teachers. The buildings
are showing signs of disrepair.
Over and over again, I have heard that,
because of his poor administrative skills,
the parish is in trouble. Many have made
some strong comments about the pastor's
wife. She doesn't take an active interest in
the community or in parish organizations.
She won't teach Sunday school or sing in
the choir.
Once again, I have been told that unless
the pastor is removed, the parish will die. A
few of you have even given me a shopping
list of things that you expect of your next
priest and his family.
As I ramble on about my past and present relationship with you and your pastors,
I am sure you have been wondering what
disservice I have done you. In the past ten
years I have done what you have asked. I
ARCHDIOCESANOFFICE
tainly would like to know of it.
Najib E. Saliba
Shrewsbury, MA
transferred:
ALBERTS, Archpriest George
.
from the_pastorate at S~.Nicholas
- :.i" • Church m Grand Rapids, MI, to
, ~~ the pastorate
at St. Michael
• • Church in Monessen, PA, and St.
I ~~ ~ Ellien Church in Brownsville, PA.
~)
BITAR, Priest Athanasios from
astorate at Holy Cross Church in Canh
. Mary
I e ePOH to the pastorate at v·irgm
con, ,
Churchin Sacramento, CA.
COREY,
Archpriest George from the pascorate
at St. George Church in Boston, MA,
cothepastorate at St. George Cathedral in
CoralGables, FL.
DAHDAL,
Priest Nicholas from the pastorateat St. George Church in Jacksonville, FL,
cothe pastorate at St. George Church in
Cicero,IL.
H0LWEY,Priest Christopher from the assistantpastorate at St. George Church in
Wichita,KS, to the pastorate at St. George
Churchin Boston, MA.
KELLER,
Priest Daniel from the pastorate
at St. John Chrysostom Church in Fort
Wayne,IN, to the pastorate at Holy Spirit
Churchin Huntington, WV.
McLUCKIE,
Priest James from the pastorateat Ss.Constantine and Helen Church in
Dallas,TX, to the assistant pastorate at St.
NicholasChurch in San Francisco, CA.
MORRIS,
Priest John from the pastorate at
HolySpirit Church in Huntington, WV, to
the pastorate at St. John Chrysostom
Churchin Fort Wayne, IN.
PULCINI,Priest Theodore from the assistantpastorate at St. Luke Church in Garden
Grove,CA, to the pastorate at St. George
Churchin Lowell, MA.
SAKKAB,Priest Joseph from the pastorate
atSt.EliasMission in Vancouver, BC, to the
pastorateat St. Philip Church in Edmonton,ALB.
SAYAF,
Priest George from the pastorate at
St.MaryChurch in Berkley, MI, to the pastorateat St. George Church in Jacksonville,
I FL.
I
d)
have given you what you wanted. Th
priests who have "kept you from growing':
have been removed.
Only a foo~would stand here and tell you
that your pn_ests, past and present, were
paragons of virtue. Each had his problems
Each had his weak points. Yet in allowing
you to look at their problems, I gave you
permission to avoid looking at your own.
You never had to question your own commitment to Christ and His Church. All you
had to do was get another priest. I never
asked you how a priest could keep you from
sending your own children to Church
school. I never asked you how a pastor could
keep you from teaching in the Church
school.
I never asked how he could withhold a
paintbrush from your hands so that you
could paint your church. I never asked how
he could close your checkbook and keep
you from giving to the church. I neverasked
how he could keep you in your bed on Sunday morning.
God forgive me, I only asked you what
you wanted in your next pastor. That wasa
grave disservice.
I have asked Fr. Peter to stay on. I know
that it won't be easy. But it is necessary.It
is time that you learn to work with a priest,
rather than discard him when things aren't
going well. It is time that you begin looking at your own relationship with the
church, and not his. It is time that you see
that a priest is there to guide you on the way
- not carry you where you lack the will to
go. It is time that you learn to be compassionate to your priest and his family, as you
would have him be to you.
As your bishop, I promise that I will support your growth in Christ as a parish. And
Assigned:
my first step towards that goal is to ask you
to join me as we reaffirm our baptismal
COOKE, Priest Gregory (1986 St.
vows, where we shall renew our commitVladimir'sSeminary graduate) to the pastorateat St. Michael Church in Seattle, WA.
ment to Jesus Christ and promise to continue in the Apostolic teaching and fellow- EliIAS,Priest Michael (1985 St. Vladimir's
Se_minary
graduate) to the pastorate at St.
ship, the Breaking of the Bread, and the
prayers.
.
IEliasChurch in Sylvania, OH.
We will pray to persevere in resisting evil,
LAFFOON, Priest Michael (1986 St.
~ladimir's Seminary valedictorian) asand when we fail, to repent and return to
~ignedto the pastorate at St. Mark Mission
the Lord; to proclaim by word and example
the Good News of God in Christ, and seek 1 1n Irvine, CA.
IMITCHELL,Priest Elias to the interim pasand serve Christ in all persons.
I
I
I
torate at St. Nicholas Church in Grand
Rapids, MI.
NOSAL, Priest John (1986 St. Vladimir's
Seminary graduate) to the assistant pastorate at St. George Church in Detroit, MI.
Ordained:
BOAKE, Deacon Anthony of St. Nicholas
Church in Montreal, PQ, to the holy priesthood on June 8 and assigned to the pastorate at Ss. Constantine and Helen Church in
Dallas, TX.
CERVO, Deacon Joseph of St. Michael
Church in Greensburg, PA, to the holy
priesthood on June 15 and assigned to the
pastorate at Holy Cross Church in Canton,
OH.
MORRIS,Joseph (Ronald) to the holy diaconate on July 6 and assigned to St. George
Church in Upper Darby, PA, and St. Philip
Church in Ambler, PA.
STRAUT, Deacon David of St. Nicholas
Cathedral in Brooklyn, NY, to the holy
priesthood onJuly 13 and assigned to the
pastorate at St. Stephen Church in S. Plainfield, NJ,while completing studies at St.
Vladimir's Seminary.
Received:
DONNELLY, Priest James from the Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese and assigned to the pastorate at St. Nicholas Mission in St. Petersburg, FL.
Status Changed:
ADAMS, Priest Stephen released from the
pastorate at St. Elias Church in Sylvania,
OH, and granted a leave-of-absence.
ELIAS, Archpriest Anis released from the
pastorate at St. Michael Church in Monessen, PA, and retired.
GRAVES, Priest Michael released from the
pastorate at St. Stephen Church in S. Plainfield, NJ, for missionary work in the islands
of the Caribbean.
GRIFFITH, Priest Daniel elevated to the
dignity of archimandrite and released from
the pastorate at St. George Church in
Lowell, MA, for graduate theological
studies at the University ofThessalonika in
Greece.
HUSSON, Archpriest Michael released
from the pastorate at St. George Cathedral
in Coral Gables, FL, and retired.
KARAM, Priest Alexie released from the
pastorate at Virgin Mary Church in
Sacramento, CA, and laicized.
SOLOUNIAS, Priest Basil released from
the pastorate at St. Philip Church in Edmonton, ALB, and granted a leave-ofabsence.
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MetropolitanPhilip
Recipientof LibertyAward
His Eminence, The Most Reverend
Metropolitan Philip (Saliba), Primate of
the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, was among
eighty-seven prominent foreign-born U.S.
citizens, representing fifty-two countries of
origin, who received the prestigious Liberty Award. The awards were presented by
Edward I. Koch, mayor of the City of New
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�York on Jul 1 1986, at an outdoor ceremon whi h inaugurated
the tacue of
Libert ' centennial celebration .
"The long-awaited celebration of the
racue of Libert ' 100th birthda begin
coda •
a or Koch aid, at the award
eremon held in Manhattan'
Battery
Park. the ratue of Liberty erving a backdrop. "Thi morning the City honors 8
di tingui hed men and women who repreenc a community of nation . All of chem
have made a pecial ontribucion co the
greame of ew York; all of their communities have made a unique contribution co
the greame of our country. Today we salute them, the dream of liberty that drew
chem and our forbears co the e shores.
When we honor the Statue of Liberty, we
are honoring the people who have made
her a cherished symbol of American values.
The e Liberty Award winners have realized
the hope and aspirations of the millions
who came co our shores seeking freedom
and equal opportunity. By paying tribute to
them, we celebrate our multi-ethnic, racial
and religious heritage and the integrity and
hard work chat characterizes the immigrant
experience in America."
Some of the other distinguished recipients of the Liberty Award were writer and
scientist Isaac Asimov (Soviet Union), dancer and choreographer Mikhail Baryshnikov
(Soviet Union), political scientist Zbigniew
Brzezinski (Poland), cultural historian
Alistair Cooke (England), designer Oscar de
la Renea (Dominican Republic), actress
Geraldine Fitzgerald (Ireland), actor and
direcwrJohn Houseman (Romania), Archbishop Iakovos (Turkey), director Elia
Kazan (Greece), composer Gian Carlo
Menotti (Italy), publisher Rupert Murdoch
(Australia), actor and author Anthony
Quinn (Mexico).
t Father Nicholas Kobbs t
The V. Rev. Nicholas N. Kobbs, 71, of
Akron, former pastor of St. George Orthodox Church, died on May 6, 1986 at Akron
City Hospital after a long illness.
He was born Nicholas Nikita Kobzareff,
to parents who were missionaries to Slavic
immigrants in Caribou, Minn., and lacer in
several small coal and steel towns in Pennsylvania. Father Kobbs eventually became
an archpriest, representing the ninth generation of priests in his family.
He was known as "a 320-pound whirlwind" when he pastored Akron's St.
George parish from 1954 to 1974. During
his tenure, the church acquired a sanctuary
on South Hawkins Avenue near Copley
Road.
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He organized St. Thomas Orthodox
Church in Akron and St. Mark's Orthodox
Church, Youngstown. At various times, Father Kobbs acted as pastor of St. Nicholas
Russian Orthodox, St. Demetrius Serbian
Orthodox and Presentation of Our Lord Orthodox churches in Akron.
In 1956, Father Kobbs brought the national Orthodox youth convention to
Akron and made it the most financially succes ful convention in its history.
The affable, portly priest was known for
his favorite greeting to everyone he met:
"God love ya."
"Once a year Dad would have a big banquet at St. George's," said his son, Larry.
"Many of the most prominent political and
civic leaders of our state used to get together
for the celebration for our church."
In 1942 he married Theodora Kondratick, a priest's daughter. He graduated
from St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological
Seminary in New York that year and was ordained a priest.
Father Kobbs received his first parish
orders in Morgantown, W. Va., in 1943. He
augmented his income teaching Slavic languages at West Virginia University and also
worked as a pharmacist, a job for which he
held a 1937 degree from the University of
Pittsburgh.
During the years of World War II, he
worked as a chemist for a chemical plant under the U.S. government
ordinance
authority.
After 20 years at the Akron church, he
moved to Sioux City, Iowa, in 1974 to build
a church school. Illness forced his retirement in 1978, and he moved back to Akron
where most of his family lived.
He was a life member of the Lions Club.
Father Kobbs is survived by his wife, Theodora; daughter Nikandra of Barberton;
sons Larry of Akron and Nicholas of Stamford, Conn.; five grandchildren and one
great-grandson.
Officiating Clergy were: Archbishop
Michael Shaheen, Auxiliary of the Antiochian Archdiocese. He presented the
first Eulogy.
Metropolitan Joseph of the BulgarianMacedonian Archdiocese and representative of the Bulgarian Patriarch.
Clergy of our Antiochian Archdiocese
serving: Fr. Theodore Ziton of Canton, Fr.
Athanasius Bitar of Can ton, Fr.James Meen a (presented the second Eulogy), Fr. Louis
Mahshie of Akron, and Deacon John W.
Haddad of Akron.
Clergy of the Host Church of St. Thomas
Bulgarian-Macedonian Orthodox Church:
Fr. Christo Christoff and Deacon James
Wright.
Clergy of the ~kron Area: Fr. Lawrence
Lazar (Romanian),
Fr. George Barr 2
(Greek), Fr. John I.oejos (Greek) Fr. Joh I
Mason (Russian), Fr. Zvonimir Kocorcevic~
(?erbian), Fr. Myron Zuder (Carpatho-Russ1an), Deacon Paul Yova (Romanian) and
Fr. Don Anthony Freude (Bulgarian).
Other Clergy participating: Fr. Lew
trowsikyj, Fr. Vladimir Ivonon, Fr. David
Wine, Abbott John Henry of St. Hermon
Home in Cleveland, Fr. Cudo, Fr. Fedetz
(Ba~onne, NJ. (Eulogy in prev_io~sevening
service~, Fr. Go?ova, Fr._Vla?imu Skaljec,
Fr. Basil Hategrn, Fr. Zibodmovich (Canton), Fr. Branko Skaljec (Eulogy in previou
evening service.)
Memorials may be made to the Father I
Kobbs Memorial Fund, at Mrs. Kobbs' address, 398 Dorset St., Akron, Ohio 44305.
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St. Herman's Seminary
in Alaska
St. Herm_an's Theological Seminary had
scheduled its commencement service for
the 1985-1986 academic year to begin with
Vespers at 5:00 p.m. on May 7th, Bright
Wednesday. A graduation dinner wasto follow.
This schedule received a drastic change
when an earthquake measuring 7. 7 on the
Richter Scale struck near the Aleutian Islands at 2:47 p.m. Shortly after 4:00 p.m.,
a Tsunami or Tidal Wave Warning was issued for Kodiak and evacuation began. Af.
ter alerting the married students and
faculty to collect their families and emergency supplies, there began an orderly
evacuation to high ground.
In the meantime, Bishop Gregory and
the clergy went to Church to begin packing
Eucharistic vessels, vestments, Holy Communion for the sick and infirm, Holy Corporal, Sacred items and Icons. As we lovingly and respectfully packed these church articles we became increasingly aware of the
treasures entrusted to our care.
The Tsunami warning gave an estimated
time of arrival of the wave to hit Kodiak at
6:02 p.m. Father Joseph Kreta finished serving a moleiben to our Risen Lord and Savior, the Theotokos and St. Herman. Petitions that recalled how St. Herman prayed
and stopped a tidal wave on Spruce Island
were inserted into the prayers. The service
concluded at ten minutes to 6:00 p.m. and
His Grace Bishop Gregory, the clergy
faculty and their families prepared to leave.
While still in Church, police cars camero
announce over the loudspeaker with the
message, "evacuate!". The bells of the
Church pealed out and we took these
Some
of the students who received their degrees and certificates at the Divine Liturgy, Commencement Day.
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spiritualtreasures to hi~h ground to await
adisasterthat never arnved. Thanks be to
God!
One radio station announced that a 68
footwavewas coming towards Kodiak. The
seismic
experts gave information that a two
foottidal wave at sea can reach speeds of
500miles per hour and create a wave of 100
feetin height when it hits shallow water.
"Patience is a virtue to be acquired. It is
nota gift given indiscriminate! y by God.''
Theacquisition of patience was practiced
bythe Seminary family and the other residentsof Kodiak as all eyes kept to sea awaitingthe calamity that Our Good Lord saw fit
to abolish.
By8:00 p.m., we knew there was not to
be a dinner so the Honorable Superior
CourtJudge, Roy Madsen and his wife, Linda,opened up their home to 70 some membersof our Seminary family and the lasagna
thathad been carried up the hill was served.
By8:30 p.m. following the all clear, we
werereplacing all the Holy Items back in
theirrightful places in Church and Great
Vespersbegan.
During the Divine Liturgy the next
m~rningDeacon Prokopy Ishnook was ordamedto the Holy Priesthood. At the conclusionof the Paschal Liturgy, Father ProkopyIshnook of Koliganek received his S.T.B.
~egreeas did Peggy Ann Hartman of Kodiak.Peggy is the first female recipient of
the Bachelor of Sacred Theology Degree
an?~alked a long difficult path to arrive at
thisJoyful moment. Simeon Chunak of
NewStuyahok received a certificate for the
completion of a four year course of studies
andwill return to work for his degree.
First year students that completed the
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program of Introduction to Theological
Studies included Peter Angasan, Seraphim
Ukatish, Angeline Anderson, Evan Nicolai.
Tim Kvasnikoff received a certificate of
study for one year.
Following the Divine Liturgy a brunch
brought all the Seminary family together to
offer their final little individual speeches,
discuss the Tsunami or Tidal Wave that was
not meant to be, shed final tears, receive
Bishop Gregory's blessings and begin a new
period of their lives, bringing into their
home parishes the knowledge of God and
His Holy Church that they learned while
studying at Saint Herman's Seminary.
Orthodox Christians for Life
The first pan-Orthodox pro-life group in
the nation has begun to organize its activities on Long Island, New York. "Orthodox
Christians for Life" is the name of the new
organization which seeks to reaffirm the
sanctity of all human life by opposing the
evil of abortion along with infanticide, euthanasia and suicide. The group is cochaired by Mr. John Protopapas, a member
of the Orthodox Church in America, and by
Father Edward Pehanich, a priest of the
Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese.
It is a well-documented fact that the Orthodox Church throughout her history has
consistently taught that abortion is tantamount to murder. The witness of the Scriptures, the writings of the Fathers, and the
authority of Canon Law are all in agreement. Unfortunately, Orthodox Christians
in this century have been largely silent in
educating their own people of this teaching
and in speaking out in society. The fruit of
this silence is grim. In a 1984 study of
Orthodo~ teenager , 15.6% di agr d with
the teaching of the hur h that ab rtion i
murder hile 33.5% were und 1d d.
ome of the goal of rth d
for Life i co edu ace our Orth cl
on the i ue of abortion and och r an cir,
of life i ue . Thi edu acion ill in lude
the development of Orchod
pamphlet on pertinent ropi . d el pment of educational pr gram £ r pari h
and ~hurch_ hool . and b publi izing urrent i sue in the pro-life area. Th rganization will al o erve co allo
rth d
Chri tians to parci ipare in and gi e rch dox witne in local pro-life a ci icie .
The formation of Orthodox hri cian
for Life had its impecu in De ember, 19 5
when several Orthodox prie c and la, persons participated in a alk for Life led b
the Roman Catholic Bishop of Long I land.
At this march, letters of upport were read
from Metropolitan Theodosiu and Bi hop
Peter of the Orthodox Church in Ameri a
and from Bishop Philip of Daphnou ia of
the Greek Orthodox Archdioce e. To continue the momentum begun at chi march
among the Orthodox of Long I land,
Orthodox Christians for Life came into existence.
Divine Liturgy:
The Work of the People
Christianity is neither a philosophy, nor
a ritual, but the gift of a new life in Christ,
and this new life is the Church. At the very
heart of the Church's life is the Divine
Liturgy, that service which we hear every
Sunday but know very little about. Too often if we are asked to explain what the
Liturgy is we say it is an ancient rite or ritual. There are people who have been attending church for twenty years yet understand
nothing of its meaning. The Liturgy becomes a blind observance with no content.
When something has no content and is not
understood, it does not have a real impact
in our life and soon becomes expendable.
We need to re-discover our worship and to
understand what Jesus Christ meant when
He said that we should worship in "Spirit
and Truth" On 4:24).
There are many misconceptions today
about the Divine Liturgy. The service is not
where we go and watch the priest pray for an
hour, it is not the place where we go to be
entertained on Sunday: to hear good music and to listen to a sermon, it is not a place
where we watch a show or see a drama unfold. It is none of these things. On the contrary the Greek word for worship - leiturgia (liturgy) - means the work of the people, that corporate action in which everyone
takes an active part, is a participant and not
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�only a passive attendant! In worship we are
both active builders of the Church and also
its beneficiaries.
How is this work of the people done you
may ask? The first and most important task
is that we must gather together. Just to get
ourselves to church and on time is a great accomplishment and is essential. For nothing
can happen without the people, the priest
cannot serve the Liturgy in an empty
church. He needs the people to sing, to respond, to pray with him. Getting ourselves
to the Liturgy is the first and most important work we can accomplish.
Another equally important task for us in
the liturgy is participation and concentration. For if we pray the prayers of the Liturgy
carefully and attentively, we are doing an
extremely important work and can only be
touched by the services. Nothing can happen amidst confusion and chatter, for our
mind is not on the prayers. They wander,
become bored; no work is done by the people. We in the congregation perform a work
just as important as the choir members,
chanters, altar boys and priest, for when
everybody is praying the same prayer in
unity, there is strength and we begin to understand the service.
The Divine Liturgy is not something we
can sit by passively and watch but an action
which we must get involved in. Faith is given to us to enable us to work with God. If
we work together with Him, there is
strength, unity, understanding, and a
change in our life.
If no work is done, the Liturgy becomes
just another activity we attend on Sunday
mornings.
Father Stephen Adams
Patristic and Byzantine
Symposium
The Sixth International Patristic and
Byzantine Symposium will be held on
Saturday, October 18, 1986, in Cambridge,
MA. The Theme this year is: "Oikonomia
as Doctrinal leniency And Koinonia in the
Church Fathers".
Place: Harvard University Divinity
School, Rockefeller Hall, Cambridge, MA.
Sponsor-Organizer: The American Institute for Patristic and Byzantine Studies, Inc.
Programme coordinator: Prof. John E.
Rexine.
There will be ten Speakers and presentations as follows: The Greek Orthodox Archbishop of England Dr. Methodios Fouyas,
The Metropolitan of Silibria Emilianos
Timiadis, and the University Professors,
Rev. Dr. George H. Tavard("St. Augustine
between Man and Christ"); Rev.Dr. George
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Berthold ("The Church as Mysterion,
Diversity, and Unity according to St. Maxim us Confessor"); Rev. Dr. Andre de
Halleux (Louvain, "Oikonomia in the first
canon of St. Basil the Great"); Dr. Charles
B. Ashanin ("Christian Humanism of the
Cappadocian Fathers"); Dr. Constantine
N. Tsirpanlis ("Oikonomia as doctrinal
leniency in Mark Eugenicus, Meletios Pegas
and in contemporary Orthodox Theology"); Dr. Russel P. Moroziuk ("The Principle of Ecclesiastical Economy in the Greek
Fathers and current ecumenical relations");
Dr. Abe Attrep ("Wisdom From the Letters
of Saint Basil"); Rev. Dr. Michael Azkoul
("Baptism and Economia"); Dr. James
Kleon Demetrius ("The Forces behind the
Greek Genius").
All these papers will be published in the
third 1986 (Vol. 5) issue of the Institute's
Journal. For further information write to
Professor C.N. Tsirpanlis, RR 1, Box 353-A,
Kingston, NY 12401.
Conference on Pastoral Praxis
BROOKLINE, MA: Holy Cross Greek
Orthodox School of Theology has just entered the 50th year since the founding of
the school in Pomfret, Conn. in 1937. Many
events are being planned for the coming
year to mark this milestone.
The first series of events is scheduled for
September, commencing with an IntraOrthodox Conference on Pastoral Praxis on
the campus of Holy Cross in Brookline,
Mass. on the 24th and 25th. The following
talks and speakers are scheduled:
-Orthodox
Parish Life & Changing
Inter-Personal Relationships. Speaker: Fr.
Joseph Allen. Respondent: Dr. Daniel
Sahas.
-Women in the Orthodox Church.
Speakers: Dr. Kyriaki FitzGerald and Mrs.
Deborah Bulonick.
-Orthodoxy
in American Culture:
Continuity,
Discontinuity,
Newness.
Speaker: Fr. Stanley S. Harakas. Respondent: Dr. Vaselin Kesich.
-Divergencies in Pastoral Practices in
the Reception of Converts. Speaker: Prof.
John Erikson. Respondent: Dr. Lewis). Patsavos.
-Christian
Education in the Parish.
Speaker: Dr. John Boojamra. Respondent:
Fr. George Nicozisin.
-The Role of Orthodox Monasticism in
America (Panel Discussion). Panelists:
Mother Benedicta, Dr. Constantine Cavarnos, Fr. Laurence, Archbishop Victorin.
On the afternoon of September 2 5 there
will be an Academic Convocation, presided
over by His Eminence Arch bishop Iakovos,
with the convocation address by Dr. Den
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Geanakopolos.
Friday, September 26 is the An
Alumni Day, honoring the Class of ~~~ 1
and featuring the Annual Alumni Leer '
by Dr. Aristides Papadakis.
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The registration
fee for the Int
Orthodox Conference is $25.00. The pr~lic is invited ~o-~trend all or pare of ~h;
three-day fest1v1t1es. Further informari
may be obtained by calling or writing
Cross: 50 Goddard Avenue, Brooklin/
Mass. 02146, 617-731-3500.
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Medicine, Psychology
and Religion
Several members of the Advisory Board
of the Orthodox Christian Association of
Medicine, Psychology and Religion have
been selected. They include: His Eminence
Archbishop Iakovos, Greek Orthodox Primate of North and South America, Dr. Marina S. Hom~r, Presi?ent, Radcliffe College
and Dr. Chns Argyns, Ph.D., Harvard University.
This organization seeks to encourage
Christian fellowship, professional exchange
and direct services to the community. This
effort works to bring faithful Orthodox
leaders together whose talents are expressed
in the disciplines of medicine, psychology
and religion so that they may develop
spiritually, in their understanding of the
whole person, and in the service to the commun1ty.
The National Founding Conference entitled "Healing" is scheduled for September 5- 7, 1986 at St. Basil's Academy, Garrison, N.Y. His Eminence Archbishop Iakovos will be the Keynoter. The topics that
will be addressed from an interdisciplinary
perspective are: "Case Study - Interdisciplinary Perspective"; "Where Do We
Draw the Line? The Limits of Genetic Engineering"; "Miracles: Medical, Psychological and Religious Reflections"; and a Panel Discussion on AIDS.
Two other National Conferences have
been scheduled this year: a conference in
the Diocese of San Francisco inJanuaryand
a conference in the Chicago Diocese in May.
The coordinators for the group in these two
divisions are: Rev.James T. Adams, Chancellor of the San Francisco Diocese and Dr.
John G. Demakis, M.D., Associate Pro~essor of Medicine, Loyola University Smch
Medical School.
This organization is open to profes~i?n·
als in medicine, psychology and rehg10~
and anyone who is interested in how_their
faith is related to health. Those seeking to
attend this conference or to join this group
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write to: O.C.A.M.P.R., 50 Goddard
rnaYue Brookline, Mass. 02146.
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"African Nativity," designed especially
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ispainted on barkcloth. Closely linked with
spiritualjoy and sorrow, the traditional use
of barkcloth for the Baganda people goes
backto the fifteenth century - probably
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long before. The painting's stylistically
pleasant lines has the seriousness of a
researcher documenting his findings. The
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family. Tiny splashes of blue - a color
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men. Behind the figures, front-humped
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roof, the ageless star hangs in the night sky.
The star motif is reflected as a modern accent on Mary's dress, emphasizing her role
as the mother of the baby. Paralleling our
daily circle of worldly struggle, imaged in
the dark ring of the young boy's hoop, the
halo oflight surrounding the Christ Child
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On Monday, July 21, 1986, Pre idenr
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the citizens of our country and all people
everywhere who yearn for freedom."
Joining President Reagan for the ceremony in the Roosevelt Room of the White
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OurChurchSchoolChildren-Ages FiveThrough Seven
Choose!
A young seeker
); after truth once
·:. had the opportu• nity to dialogue
with two groups of
people. Let us call
one group, "The
True Sons and
Daughters of the
American Revolution" and the other "Men
and Women for the Contemporary Preservation of American Democracy." The truth
that this young person was searching for
concerned the American Revolution. As the
dialogue progressed it appeared that while
both of these groups considered themselves
to be devoted to the subject their opinions
varied greatly in almost every important
area. The only thing they seemed to agree
upon was that there was an American ~evolution. It then became necessary for him to
research the two groups.
He found that the one group, "The True
Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution," traced its history back to the 18th
century. It was organized in about 1790 and
its singular dedication was to collect and
preserve in its archives all that to be fo~nd
concerning the history of the Revoluuon.
He also discovered that the other group,
"Men and Women for the Contemporary
Preservation of American Democracy," was
a recently organized group and that the
thrust and purpose of their organization
was to develop an understanding of the
American Revolution, based on the opinions of modern historians and historical
commentanes.
Both groups seemed dedicated to the
same purpose, to understand and present
the subject in a manner that was clear, concise and "accurate". But it was incumbent
upon that young searcher to determine
which of them spoke with the greatest
amount of reliability and authority.
That's a decision modern Christians
must make all the time. We are presented
with -two schools of thought and within
these there are many variations. Basically
there is the one group that claims to have its
origins in the first century of Christi:rnity
while the other has its origins some 16 or 17
hundred years later, yet each group insists
that it is dedicated to an understanding and
presentation of the truths of the scriptures.
It is essential for each of us then to ascertain
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which of them speaks with the greatest degree of authority and aut~enticity: We i_d~ntify with that group which has 1tS ?ngms
not merely in Apostolic times but ~n pr~Christian times, that segment of Chnst1an1ty which insists that it~ history traces from
the beginning of creat10n. If we are to follow the truths about God, we need to decide which of these groups has the fullness
of truth. We claim, as do many others, that
we have that fullness. It is necessary for each
individual to make a decision. Does the Orthodox Church speak the truth? I submit to
you that the Orthodox Churc~ at no time in
her rich, glorious, turbulent history has ever
discarded a single truth that has been
presented to Her by Divi~e _Revelat~on,
Prophecy, Apostolic or Pamsuc teachi1:g.
Not one iota has been changed, not a smgle meaning has been altered. More t~a?
this, nothing has been added because 1t is
the fundamental belief of the Orthodox
Church that if truth is absolute then to add
to it makes it less than absolute. If you add
to that which is already perfect then you
make it imperfect.
It's much too simple to set aside Holy
Tra?~tion. I_tis _lesstrouble~ome to simpl\'
say 1t snot sigmficant rather than to get i ·_
valved in understanding that the fullnessnf
truth includes the teachings of the Apostl~
and the Fathers of the Church. Sadly those
same people who deny the efficacy of the
teachings of the Fathers will venerate the
lessons of such men as Joseph Smith, Brigham Young, John Wesley or John Knox and
consider the teachings of these "Reformers"
in almost the same sense as we consider the
teachings of the Fathers of the Church, bur
they will not acknowledge that they have
created for themselves their own volumeof
Holy Tradition and Patristics.
For those of us who are still babes in the
understanding of the infinite and changeless truths which God has invested in His
Body, the Church, it may be alright to feed
for a time on spiritual milk and pablum bur
we must strive to grow up to the meatier
things of the faith, the more substantial
truths which will energize us to manifest
that which Christ requires of us. It is important that we invest time to assure that our
spiritual maturity is a continuing process
and that our spiritual growth is not stunted.
Choices
The tendency to equilibriam may be
the most profound of all natural laws for there is strength and weakness in us all
and the struggle is life-long and painful.
Deception calls truth to battle - vanquishmg
cruelty by compassion, the power of anger
and
hate is overpowered by love - leaving them
cowering in dark corners, and those who believe
in self find themselves on a treadmill to nowhere.
So don't prepare me for reality - I've lived
it,
don't fear for my weaknesses - I've strength
you could never understand, and I'll not
bend
to anger and hate - for I've felt GOD at
arm's length.
I do not seek to impose my will on anyone
for we all have choices to make - alone
and it's certain we must answer for choices,
not to one another but to higher voices.
For GOD resides in each of us
and there the war is truly waged
in the hushed dark of night - with the silence
and the soul fitful with self-made violence.
But if you hunger for bread of life
and I have bread - a sharpened knife
I'll cut your share as called to do
and choices made are choices true.
And if you choose to hunger still
join me not - do what you will
and if the twain should ever meet
we'll walk apart - a different beat.
But if you choose to share my bread
not turn away but reach instead
my heart and soul I'll share with you
for choices made are choices true - - ·
Bassam Farhood
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Thefollowing is th~ last of four articles. FatherRizas is an Adjunct Instructor a/ReligiousEducation at Holy Cross Greek
OrthodoxTheolog~·calSchool.
In che introduct10n and first three articleswe discussed Christian education in
rermsof an adult ministry to children. In
thefourth article we shall consider how children'sgrowing religious needs and interests
Languide us in what we should give them
a Christian nurture. The point here is
learningto connect the growing capacities
andneeds of the pupil with an awareness of
religion that suit_able Ch~:c~ School
materials can provide. Sens1t1v1tyto the
growingneeds of youngsters means having
anappreciation of the children as persons
intheir own right. It also means timing the
children'sChristian education according to
theirreadiness for it.
It is a relatively recent discovery in the
historyof religious education in this countrythat children are not miniature adults.
Childrenand young people have constantly
changingand expanding needs and interestsreflective not of the adult world, but of
theirown particular age group and mental
development.This has significant implicat10ns
for the religious nurture of the youngstersof our own Church. For we still tend to
forgetthat the Bible, our theology, our
liturgies,and prayer services were written by
adultsand for adults.
Developmental studies aim at describing
clearlywhat people understand in religion
andhowthey understand it at successiveage
levels.
The purpose of these studies is to assesswhat kind of meanings people give to
religious concepts, practices, and experiences.They also aim to determine what
changestake place in people's understand' ingsof religion as they get older. At the turn
ofthe century researchers began to study
thegrowth of religious understanding in
peoplesystematically, and have come up
withmany significant findings.
The sketch of religious development
whichfollows is a selection of the ~ndi~gs
, ofsomeof the major research dealmg with
thegrowth of religious understandings in
earlychildhood ( ages five through seven).
Thelimited space at om disposal permits us
J torouchupon only one (1) vital area oflife
experienceand knowledge for young children,viz., the family. This area or dimen-
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sion of development is discu ed in reference to teaching methods, concept that
can be taught, and contents of curriculum .
Family
The child at this stage of de elopmenc
constantly needs to refer to the ecurit of
the family environment for personal comfort and assurance in moment of tre .
Adults who are important to the child muse
nurture his sense of trust in them. For most
of this period the child believes and feels
that his parents are all-powerful, all-knowing, and able to be present everywhere.
This feeling about parents as omnipotent
beings starts to break down only toward the
end of this stage, as the child is exposed to
the illness, personal shortcomings, and, in
certain cases, the death of a parent. As the
child looks more to the outside of his home
for adult authority, the teacher assumes
tremendous prestige in his eyes.
Disappointment with their parents' all
too human limitations is a significant factor which makes children go from defying
their parents to transfering the authority,
love, and omnipotence of their parents to
God. This change in the child occurs on the
emotional level. His need for an infallible
authority creates a hunger for someone that
he can trust completely.
Teaching Methods
The children's natural sense of trust and
their eagerness to learn and explore new
things should make us cautious of giving
them too much information too soon.
\X'hen religious material is taught to young
children intellectually, the confusion it
causes them may make them hold on to
their crude ideas about religion. However,
when the child is given the opportunity to
explore religious ideas and images through
artistic activities at the emotional level, his
ideas can mature as he develops.
Dramatic play can be a delightful and
significant learning experience for children
ages five through seven. This self-expression
should be simple, informal, and spontaneously conducted according to the interest
and activity of the moment. The children
should be encouraged to role-play parents
and be given opportunities to work with
them as a team within the parish community. Story-telling, discussion, and audiovisuals should be used to create characters
who personify Christian moral principles.
The tea her' per onal
mmirmenc l
hri ti ru ial in ailing fi nh a imilar r pon e of faith and tru c n che hildren'
part. The tea her h uld en urag che
hildren' effort to expre chem elve . and
re pond eriou ly to earne t que non .
Concept That an B Taught
Young hildren rai ed in an Orth dox
home en ironmenc where religi u celebration and ethni tradition of pirirual ignificance are b erved can learn mu h
about the Chri cian meaning f life The
theme of chur hand home parti iparion in
the Orthodox nurture of hildren hould be
a major empha i in the material and
general learning a tivitie planned for che e
pupil . The point here i not merely co depict religious activicie (viz., prayer, religious in truction, helpfulne
co other ,
etc.) as being carried on by people ac home.
le is rather to project che famil it elf as che
basic social unit of God' people among
whom Hi kingdom i a liveable realit . In
this way Orthodox nurture i imparted to
the child from within che center of his emotional life for it is identified with the persons he loves mo t dearly.
Content of Curriculum
Bible Storie dealing with members of
families that loved God and obeyed Hi will
should comprise a large part of the curriculum. They can be narrated by the teacher
and acted our by che children. These stories
could include biblical accounts of how God
chose certain families and family members
to do His work, e.g., Abraham, Isaac and
Jacob; che saving of oah's family and the
animals from the great flood; baby Moses
in the bulrushes of the ile; the ativity of
Christ; and stories of major holy days related to family traditions.
There are accounts in the Bible and Holy
Tradition about children who because of a
special calling had to leave their familie .
Such stories are pre-mature for young children and may even strike a note of terror in
them at the thought of having to leave
home. tories of the Presentation of the
Ever-Virgin Mary in the Temple, God's call
of the boy amuel to become a prophet,
and the early life of t. John the Bapti tin
the wilderness are very important narrative
of diving election. But they are inappropriate for che young child' developmental
needs.
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�Sources for Church School Materials
The following is a partial list of sources
for materials useful for your education program. The idea for this list comes from Jo
Anne Droubie, one of the Midwest Region
Religious Education Coordinators. The list
should serve as a basis for your parish to begin collecting resource materials. The name
of the game is to get on as many mailing
lists as possible because there is an ever increasing amount of material out there. The
Archdiocese office could never keep you informed. Please remember that basic curriculum items still must come from the Archdiocese office. If there is something we have
left uncovered, please contact us and we'll
do some research for your needs.
Department of Christian Education
Antiochian Orthodox
Christian Archediocese
3 58 Mountain Road
Englewood, NJ07631
201/871-1355 or 718/252- 7952
Basic curriculum material, supplements,
adult education, filmstrips, and cassette
teacher and leadership training.
Orthodox Christian Education Commission
Orders:
P.O. Box 69 - Colvin Station
Syracuse, NY 13205
Administrative:
P.O. Box 174 - Centuck Sta.
Yonkers, NY 10710
914/779-9235
Complete basic curriculum, supplementary materials, adult education. Complete
curriculum consultation, information on
teacher training, sponsors teacher training
programs. Excellent Orthodox periodicals.
Young life (young children) On the Upbeat ( teenagers and adults).
On the Upbeat and Young Life
Subscription:
P.O. Box 7000-624
Redondo Beach, CA 90277
St. Vladimir's Theological Seminary
575 Scarsdale Road
Crestwood, NY 10707
Great collection of books on Orthodoxy,
theology, spirituality, records, tapes, compact discs.
Department of Religious Education
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese
50 Goddard Avenue
Brookline, MA 02146
Curriculum materials, church school
calendars, records, and audio-visuals.
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Light and Life Publishing Company
P.O. Box 26241
Minneapolis, MN 5 5426
Orthodox books and supplementary
materials for church school. Very complete
catalogue divided by topic.
New Life Series
285 French Hill Road
Wayne, NJ07470
Excellent tapes on a wide variety of Orthodox subjects by Orthodox speakers. Sets
and individual tapes.
Byzantine Catholic Bookstore
3645 Perrysville Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15214
Supplementary
materials,
books, icon prints.
child abuse. Many films already re ·
viewed.
ANTIOCHIAN ARCHDIOCESE
CONVENTION
Franciscan Communications
1229 Santee St.
Los Angeles, CA 90026
213/746-2916
Producer and distributer of fine fil
. .
d
ims
an d re 11g10us an sacramental the
mes
Many have already been reviewed b th~
department.
y
''THEYEAROFTHEICON"
Catechist
2451 East River Rd.
11
Dayton, OH 45439
General teachers magazine from Rom
Catholic source. Good for ideas and e~~ I
phasis on sacramental themes.
19s7
coloring
Augsburg, Cokesbury, Seabury
Publishers and book dealers.
See local directory for addresses.
Many denominations have local outlets
and supply houses. Good for summer
school materials, bible supplies.
Church Teacher
2504 North Roxboro St.
Durham, NC 27704
From National Teacher Education Pro.
ject; emphasizes techniques and teaching
themes, a Protestant perspective, veryvaluabl~ summary of articles from other publicatwns.
Filmfair Communication
10900 Ventura Blvd.
Studio City, CA 91604
818/766-9441
Excellent source of films on general life
topics, child development, family relations,
Newsletter
358 Mountain Rd.
Englewood, NJ07631
Quarterly publication, carrying teaching
techniques and news of items and evenrsof
the Department.
Discriminatory Practices
by Delta Airlines
On May 1, 1986, at Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, a 23-year-old
Arab-American woman seated on board a
Delta Airlines flight was asked off the aircraft prior to departure after she was seen
reading a book entitled Palestine Is, But
Not lnJordan.
In the jetway, under the view of several
flight attendants and airline personnel, the
young woman, Rema J. Simon of Boston,
Mass., was asked to put the book away. Ms.
Simon complied and returned to her seat.
According to Richard Jones, Public Relations Manager for Delta Airlines, the Delta employee who approached Ms. Simon
acted upon the request of a passenger who
had voiced fears that Ms. Simon could be a
terrorise. The Delta employee was not a
security officer, Mr. Jones said, but a Customer Service Supervisor. And Ms. Simon,
like all other passengers on board the aircraft, had been cleared by airport security.
"This incident was very upsetting to
me," said Ms. Simon of St. George Ortho-
dox Church of Boston ... 1 was quite shaken
when I got back to my seat."
The incident was a flagrant violation
both of Ms. Simon's rights to free speech
and privacy.
In another incident, according to Mr.
Jones, a group of Delta customers weresingled out recently because they were "Middle Eastern looking." And a Philadelphia
International Airport security officer wa
quoted May 8 on WPVI-TV in Philadelphia as saying that if airline passengersare
"Arabic-looking, we stop them and search
them."
Such incidents are clear testimony that
the current climate of anti-Arab sentiment
results in violations of the civil rights of
Arab-Americans. ADB National Chairman
James Abourezk said of such incidents:
"We are now seeing one of the early resul~I
of the anti-Arab hysteria fostered_b_yPres1•
dent Reagan's rhetoric and polioes_ and
mimicked nationwide.'' The Amencan·
Arab-Americans. ADC National Chairman
(ADC) decries this hysteria and calls upon
Delta, other airlines and airport personnel
to cease these discriminatory practices.
THE WORD/SEPTEMBER
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HOSTED BY FATHERJOSEPH
ANTYPAS
AND THE St. GEORGEORTHODOXPARISH
OF DETROIT,MICHIGAN
JULY 19-26, 1987
at the Hyatt Regency Hotel
Dearborn, Michigan
~any exciti~g plans are in progress to make this forthcoming conv<;ntton a tremendous success, with the thought and
expectations of attending convention-goers in mind. Since
Ji"nalarrangements have not been contracted at this time we
plan on keeping each and every one of you well-informed!
Please mark your calendar:
July 19-26, 1987!
We are very pleased to announce the hotel guest rates are priced at the
same rate you payed at the Boston Archdiocese Convention in 1985.
Singles;
$ 80. 00
Doubles:
$ 80.00
Suites:
$170.00-$625.00
REGENCY CLUB
Singles:
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Doubles:
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Looking forward to seeing all of you in 1987!
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North American Council
Midwest
OratoricalWinner
October, 1986
1. PHIL 2:5-11; LUKE 10:38-42; 11:27-28
Protection of the Theotokos; St. Romanos
the Melodist; St. Ananias
2. GAL 3:23-4:5; LUKE 6:12-19
Sts. Cyprian and Justina, martyrs; St. Andrew, The Fool for Christ
3. GAL 4:8-21; LUKE 6:17-23
St. Dionysius the Areopagite
17. EPH. 4:17-25; LUKE 9:12-18
The Prophet Hosea; St. Andrew of Crete
19. 2 COR. 6:16-7:1; LUKE 8:5-15
The Prophet Joel; St. Varus the Martyr
4. I COR. 4:17-5:5; LUKE 5:17-26
St. Hierotheus, Bishop of Athens
5. 2 COR. 4:6-15; LUKE 6:31-36
St. Christina, Virgin and Martyr
21. EPH. 5:20-26; LUKE 9:23-27
St. Hilarion the Great, desert dweller
6. GAL 4:28-5:10; LUKE 6:24-30
St. Thomas the Apostle; St. Innocent, Apostle to America
22. EPH. 5:25-33; LUKE 9:44-50
St. Abercius, Bishop of Hierapolis in Syria
9. EPH. 1:1-9; LUKE 7:17-30
St. James the Apostle, son of Alpheus; Sts.
Andronicus and Athanasia; St. Poplia of Antioch
10. EPH. 1:7-17; LUKE 7:31-35
St. Eulampius & Eulampia, martyrs
11. I COR. 10:23-28; LUKE 5:27-32
St. Philip the Deacon, St. Theophanes,
hymn writer.
12. 2 COR. 6:1-10; LUKE 7:11-16
The Holy Fathers of the Seventh Ecumenical
Council; Sts. Probus, Tarachus, and Andronicus, martyrs; St. Cosmas, hymn writer;
St. Martin, Bishop of Tours
13. EPH. 1:22-2:3; LUKE 7:36-50
Sts. Corpus and Papylus, martyrs
14. EPH. 2:19-3:7; LUKE 8:1-3
St. Nazarius and Celius, Gervasius, and Protasius the Twins
15. EPH. 3:8-21; LUKE 8:22-25
St. Lucian the Biblical Scholar of Antioch;
St. Euphermus the New
16. EPH. 4:14-19; LUKE 9:7-11
St. Longinus the Centurian
23. EPH. 5:33-6:9; LUKE 9:49-56
St. James, the Brother of the Lord and First
Bishop of Jerusalem
24. EPH. 6:18-24; LUKE 10:1-15
St. Arethas (Al-Harith) the Great Martyr
and his Companions of Arabia; St. Elesuoi,
King of Ethiopia
25. I COR. 15:39-45; LUKE 7:2-10
Saturday of Souls; St. Macianus, Church
Reader; St. Martyrius the Sub Deacon; St.
Tabitha of Palestine
26. 2 COR. 9:6-11; LUKE 16:19-31
St. Demetrius the Great Martyr
27. PHIL 1:1-7; LUKE 10:22-24
St. Nestor the Martyr
28. PHIL 1:8-14; LUKE 11:1-10
St. Terence & His Wife Neonilla and their
seven children; St. Stephen, hymn writer
29. PHIL 1:12-20; LUKE 11:9-13
St. Anastasia of Rome; St. Abraham and his
Niece Maria of Mesopotamia
30. PHIL 1:20-27; LUKE 11:14-23
Sts. Zerolius and Zerobia, martyrs
31. PHIL 1:27-2:4; LUKE 11:23-26
St. Staclus, Appelius, Amplus, and others
of the Seventy Apostles
St. Ephraem
by Elizabeth Naser
There were many
great Sain ts of the
Church of Antioch
years ago, but one
very unique Saint
whom we seldom
recognize
was St.
Ephraem.
Famous in his lifetime as a great teacher; orator, poet, commentator and defender of the faith, St.
Ephraemis the only Syrian father :"ho is
recognized as a doctor of the Urnversal
Church.The Syrians, both catholic and orthodox,style him 'the Harp of the Holy
pirit', and enrich their liturgies with his
sermonsand hymns.
St.Ephraem was born about the year 306
at Nisibis in Mesopotamia. His parents
wereChristians. And in what has been
reportedto be his own words, "I was born
mrheway of truth. Although my boyhood
did not understand the greatness of it, I
knewit when trial came. I had been early
taught about Christ by my parents, they
whobegot me after the flesh, had trained
mein the fear of the lord. My parents were
confessors
before the judge, yea, I am of the
kindredof martyrs.'' He was baptized at the
ageof 18,and joined together with the famousbishop ofNisibis, St.Jacob, whom he
issaidto have accompanied to the Council
ofNicea in 325. After St. Jacob's death,
Ephraemwas appointed as a teacher in his
hometown school, where he explained the
bibleand doctrine of faith with great diligence.
After the town of Nisibis was ceded to
the Persians, the Christians, including
Ephraemabandoned the city. He retired finallyto a cave in a rocky height overlooking
Edessa.Here he led a most austere life, susItainedonly by a little barley bread and a few
vegetables,and here he wrote the greater
Partof his spiritual works. His appearance
wasindeed that of an ascetic. He was a short
man, bald, beardless, and with skin
shrivelledand dried up like a prune. His
gownwas all patches, the color of dirt, he
weptmuch and never laughed.
~~- Ephraem had a prolific pen and his
wnrmgsbring out the brightness and holinessof his life. Although he was not a man
?f~rearscholarship, his works reflect deep
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ns!g_ht
and knowledge of the scriptures. In
wrn1ng about the mysteries of man's
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18. I COR. 14:20-25; LUKE 6:1-10
St. Luke the Evangelist
20. 2 TIM. 2:1-lO;JOHN 15:17-27, 16:1-2
St. Artemius, martyr; St. Matrona of Chios;
St. Gerasimus of Cephalenia
7. GAL 5:11-21; LUKE 6:37-45
St. Sergius and Nacchus, martyrs
8. GAL 6:2-10; LUKE 6:46- 7:1
St. Pelagia, a former Harlot; St. Taisia the
Recluse
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redemption, Ephraem reveals a realistic
and huma?ly sympathetic spirit, and a
great devotion to the humanity ofJesus and
Mary. He says about Jesus and Mary: "You
alone, Jesus, and Your Mocher are more
beautiful than all . . . no stain is in You
lord, and no blemish in Your Mother." '
Ephraem became one of the first to intr~duce song into the Church's public worship as a means of instruction for the faithful. ~e would take the popular songs of the
heret1eal groups, and using their melodies,
compose beautiful hymns surrounding Orthodox doctrine. Writing hymns was not
the only God-given talent he had. He was
also a great poet. Poetry is something that
comes from within, and expresses Universal truth in language of flowing beauty.
Ephraem's sermons were given in such
poetic form. A spirit of happiness and joy
filled the hearts of the faithful as their
voices rose and increased in intensity as they
sang his hymns, hymns that were ''flowery
and full of imagery." His well-known Lenten prayer speaks to us today of how he feels
people ought to be, and of the true meaning oflife. There is more to life than selfishness and ambition ...
"O lord keep me
from the spirit of indifference, lust of power, and idle chatter." He humbly prays that
he will grow in Christian virtue ... "Instead grant to me your servant humblemindedness, wholeness of being, patience and love." The final verse sums up
the lesson of lent telling us how Ephraem
felt, about what the Christian life should
be. We should look deeply into our own
souls to find our own faults and yet not look
at others with critical eyes . . . "O lord,
give me the grace to be aware of my sins,
and not to judge my brother, for you are
Holy now and ever, and forever. Amen."
From Ephraem's poetry, we learn about
his feelings toward death. As in life, he
never desired human esteem, neither did he
want to be buried with ceremony and
honor. His only wish, to be escorted by
prayer and sacred songs. The testament of
St. Ephraem speaks of this wish:
"Lay me not with sweet spices,
For this honor avails me not,
Nor yet use incense and perfumes,
For the honor befits me not.
Burn yet the incense in the holy
place;
As for me, escort me only with your
prayers,
Give ye your incense to God,
And over me send up hymns,
Instead of perfumes and spices,
Be mindful of me in our rnterce sions."
St. Ephraem wanted both hi life and
death to be marked, nor b material and
temporal treasures, bur b, pirirual and
ec~rnal values. ixceen cencurie ago, G d
raised Ephraem in the Church, a wicne
to genuine Chri tian virtue . Hi wicne
was needed then and now in a o iet , u h
as ours which can tend to overemph ize
earthly possessions. e need rn be remrnded about the importan e of piricual truth
and faith. We need more Ephraem !
The parish of St. George Orthodox
Church, Phoenix watched with joy as they
were represented in the 1986 OratoncalFestival at the WesternRegion Pansh Life Conference in Tucson, AZ by Chnstina Reiker.
The feelings multiplied at the Awards
Breakfast that weekend when she won first
place in the Junior Division (ages 13
through 15). With love and admiration, we
would like to share Christina's speech
through THE WORD:
Servingthe LordThrough
ServingHis Church,His
People and His World
by Christina Reiker
Western Region Oratorical Winner
Serving the Lord
through serving His
church, His people
and His world - A
noble thought, yet,
do we practice, believe and live by these
ideals?
Jesus teaches us
that love is the
"chief" virtue, therefore, the welfare of others is an outgrowth
of the Christian Faith itself. This social concern came into legal being with the establishment of the Church in the Christianized
Roman Empire, which came to be known as
Byzantium, and directly relates to our
modern day concern for human rights.
This doctrine of the early church law relied heavily on the principal of "philanthropia"; the concept of Christian love
which exhibits itself in words and deeds,
not only to needy friends but adversaries
alike.
How then, with all the shortcomings of
our world today, and of our personal beings, can we serve the Lord? Very simply, by
giving; not only as the act itself, but as a
concept of life!
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ma ke us rea 1ize that respectabilit
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sonallywr?teJack Van_Impe, andJim BakMy sense of thanks is heightened as I
please excuse my presumptuousness in ka: some time ago, saymg that if they were
longer suffice.
Ycanno
re~d throug~ the list of per ons Mayor Koch
sending
the
enclosed
to
you
and
the
U.S.
Let us change
gomg to quote scriptures on their stance
will recogmze tomorrow with hi Liberty
. our. lives as they are now·
1et us comp 1iment mstead of criti· • . 1 ' PostalService._Howev_e~,~t came to me as I ~hey should quote all of the scriptures no~ Awards ~nd medals. The genius of our
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tunate rather than .mdulge ourselvesfur- ation,especially in relation to 1987 confer- ~ade. I lISted a page full of references that
but its rehg10usdiversity. The contribution
give _the conditions attendant upon the of the _O~odox Community to the spirit of
t h er. Let us make time for the Ion 1 nd encesand publications commemorating
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anty an nendship must re la I che7th Ecumenical Council, that perhaps keepmg of the covenant.
Amenca is great, has made it richer for all
greed and power.
P ce weweremissing both an opportunity to exI am pleased that you saw fit to publish
of us, and helps us look to the future conpressOrthodoxy, and an obligation to wit- the Lord's Prayer which I've studied in tinuing in hope.
Today
we
must
begin
our
J·ourney
.d
across
the bn ge, from
the world of the taker to nessto our presence in America. As you depth. As you can see from the enclosed
We applaud the Mayor's choice and
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that of the . giver - one step at a time, one probablyknow, the U.S. Postal Service has chart,Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, the Ten t~ank God for your role in our lives, in chis
issuedstamps recently to commemorate
Commandments, and the Lord's Prayer not ~ity of New Yorkand the metropolitan area,
d ee d .at a. time, one. .compliment, oneaerof
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are co-related, but they boil down to m RIAL, and in our country.
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h osp~ta ity, one visa to the lonely, oneexrespected and controversial figures in Jesus' summarization of "all the law and
tra gift to the .poor.
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must
begin
to
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Sincerely,
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re
Christianreligious history. I believe there the prophets" (Matt. 22:40). The first suverse t h e atrocmes that engulf our worldt .
Alan]. Sorem,
day. By Christian charity, love and accord:e 11 shouldbe nothing controversial about a preme co~mand is to love God wholly, and
President & CEO
will set an example for the world to observ scampcommemorating the Mother of God love of neighbor as one's self. His parable of
Religion in American Life
the G?od Samaritan was the answer to the
and become a paragon for all to strive.W,e, andChrist, or the Nativity of Christ.
Frankly,I don't know where to go from question "who is my neighbor?"
BOARDOFDIRECTORS
by living our lives u_nder the concept
I
Yours for the Truth in His service,
RESOLUTION OF APPRECIATIO
give:, an? by followmg the teachingsof here, but I do hope that through your
letters-to-the-editor sections and arMariam Ofiesh
FOR 1986
Chnst, will truly be "Serving our lord with offices,
ticles,
you
might
publicize
this,
if
it
has
not
Englewood,
Florida
your 20th anniversary year
a whole heart and a willing mind!"
beendone already, and we work towards the Dear Fr. Corey:
TO
issuanceof such a stamp. I am told it takes
In your June 1986 issue of THE WORD
METROPOLITAN PHILIP
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Primate
1] 50,000letters to the postal service to really "Th~ (?rthodox World" section, it was ver;
makethem sit up and take notice. Couldn't gratifymg for me to read Materials on the
Antiochian Orthodox Christian
I Know He loves
Me
weaccomplish this small task through our Ar~enian Genocide in which you deArchdiocese of North America
variousChurch meetings, youth groups, scnbed the terrible events that took place
WE OFFER THANKSGIVING
by Yvette Sajem, University of Georgia
etc.?It might really make for a wonderful- between 1915 and 1922.
FOR OUR ASSOCIATION WITH YOU
lyunifying event for all of Orthodoxy and
It is sad that present world situations can in the past . . .
But all I heard was nothing.
Nothing followed my demand,
forChristian life in general, in the U.S.
a member of the Religious Advisory
caus~ a ~eil of silence to cover a people's
And all I saw was sky
So I knew I must be right
Yours in Christ, tragic history. Your article was a hand
Counul since 1980
But I was still suspicious
Philip Tamoush, Coordinator
in the future . . .
reached out to console us in our frustration.
As I cried and kept on asking,
I would not give up without a fight.
ip anticipation of a continuing relationSt. John of Damascus Association of The world has not yet fully accepted that in
"Why God? Why me? Why?"
Orthodox lconographers, lconologists
1915 the Ottoman Empire carried out a ship.
So once again I braced myself
Robert C. Campbell
and Architects planned genocide of our people.
I felt my temples throbbing
And looked skyward fierce and long,
Chairman of the Board
I enjoy reading THE WORD and find it
My heartbeats began to fly,
And I told God, "I don't believe
Alan J. Sorem
DearFather George:
a most fulfilling religious publication.
And I was caught in sudden fear
that You are there. Prove me wrong!"
President & CEO
MayI offer belated congratulations on Continue for the glory of God and Eastern
That I was about to die.
June 12, 1986
I the March, 1986 issue of THE WORD? Orthodoxy.
With prayers,
There was no reply to my harsh threats
Your
exceptionally outstanding editorial tiNo longer could I lift my head;
V. Rev. Fr. Vasken Tatoyan Dear Editor:
No sign or voice received,
tle_d"Much Talk and Very Little Action"
it rested on my knee
First of all, I appreciate receiving "The
Diocesan Staff
So I knew that all believers
brings
to
mind
an
Arabic
verse
composed
11
And I sobbed and mumbled softly,
Word",
and wish you all a happy life and
Armenian
Church
of
America
Had been terribly deceived.
bythe late Dr. Rizk Haddad, of Brooklyn
"Oh, God ... God please help me.
congratulate you all for publishing such an
more_
than 50 years ago. Translated into
outstanding magazine. I would like to make
Your Eminence:
En,~hsh,
Dr. Haddad said, in part:
I was quite satisfied and proud
At that moment a brilliant light
if I may be so
Although there has not been much oc- a small contribution,
Words, words, to what avail?
Of my discovery of this,
Shone warmly through the trees,
presumptuous.
casion
for
us
to
work
together,
let
me
take
Voices,and voices, where is the affect?
For now I knew for certain
And the strong and powerful voiceofGod
When Jesus spoke in parables, his mesAh,a nation afflicted by God with a long • this opportunity adding my word of conThat God did not exist.
Spoke lovingly to me:
gratulations to that of many others, I am sage was obscure to outsiders, but he always
tongueahd shortness of vision.
explained the meaning to his disciples.
When will you become civilized as other sure, on two occas10ns.
But I then felt very weak,
I would like to point out the relation of
"Forever I have been, My child,
peoples?
First, and most significantly, I wish you
And very gray and sad inside,
And forever I shall be
well and God's blessings in the celebration water to faith and the part water plays in the
.
When
will
you
cultivate
like
other
naSo I sat down on my pathway,
And I will always love you
tions?"
of the 20th anniversary this August of your blessed sacrament.
And bowed down my head and cried.
In "the beginning" we notice the spirit
And help when you need Me.
consecration. This calls up a sense of
~ather Paul O'Callaghan's outstanding
of
God moved over the water . . . Then
thanksgiving
here
at
RIAL,
reminding
us
arucleon Christian Zionism should be
Forgetting my discovery,
"When you thought I was not here,
morewidely published and circulated. At that for the last six years - since 1980 - we Jesus by faith walked upon the water. The
]east the r d.
And out of habits well ingrained
I was always right near-by
• who have been able to include your name and Israelites must have walked by faith
bi"
a 10 an d TV evangelists
I looke? to the sky through tears:
But you never asked for guidance or love,) lll?lylead the blind with their misinfor- Church on the roster of our Religious Ad- through the Red Sea.Jesus said, by our faith
And med out with empty pain.
we are healed. Peter started to walk upon
You only asked Me 'why'?"
mationshou ld receive
• a copy of it.
• I per- visory Council.
ity, we will grow as Christians.
. .
In Luke,chapter 14,Jesus tells us to mv1te
the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind
and those who cannot repay us in anyway.
Isn't this hospitality the true meaning of
Christian giving?
As a common practice in our Church today we are asked to give money to the poor.
This act must be more than simply writing
out a check, or dropping a few coins in a
basket; we must begin to believe and live it
in our homes. Observe those, who for whatever reason, are in need in our immediate
environment. Look in our workplace, at our
neighbors and acquaintances, and let us not
forget the stranger we know only as a face
among many. The poor cannot continue to
remain anonymous to us.
We must examine our inner most feelings and motives and ask ourselves if, in
fact, we give and do only enough to be respectable? In answering, we should be cognizant of our Lord's words in Matthew,
chapter 2 5 when He told the people to give
food and drink to the hungry and thirsty, to
welcome a stranger, clothe the naked, visit
the sick and imprisoned; He went on to say
Our motivation in this service must be
love, as Jesus told us to love God and our
neighbor. To effectively manifest our love
for God we must perform specific services
for our human brothers and sisters,
remembering that every person is precious
and important. However, doing so in seek
of praise or recognition and acknowledgement is completely contrary.to the words of
our Lord and Saviour. This concept of giving in service to God should be the normal,
not th~ exceptional!
Often, we say that people should help
themselves, when in reality we are merely
attempting to avoid our obligations. Even
though we shouldn't judge these people,
we have a tendency to do so, and we must be
reminded that we are not the perfect servant, we must admit to ourselves our own
weaknesses, limitations and imperfections
before we can accept them in others.
We cannot regard our neighbors' needs
as their problem, rather as needs of our
own. In extending our hospitality by merely
opening a door in our heart to another person, we are in fact letting Jesus in, and
through the deliberate practice of hospital-
;f
I
And
I sat in despair
And cried to the sky
I felt alone
And I asked God why.
No answer came
So I screamed aloud
But all was silent
Dark, without a sound.
And in my sad head
I did recall
Many times like this
And I thought perhaps
God wasn't there at all.
And it occurred to me just then
I'd never seen or heard him
So how did I know He was really there?
And I wasn't questioning the wind?
So I, with my fine cunning,
Put God to the test
With intention to discover
If His Existence was pure jest.
And so I stood up strong
And turned my face up to the stars
And I told Him very boldly,
"God, prove to me You are!"
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�the water with faith, nothing doubting,
but his rational mind took over and he b~gan sinking - !ike a rock. I don't know if
Judith's prayer m the O.T., v. 9:17 (0 God
of the heavens, Creator of the waters, and
Lord of the whole creation . . .) has any
bearing on this subject.
.
Priests sprinkle water upon obJects when
blessing chem. During Baptism, we are
emersed in water ... etc.
During the preparation of the Blessed
Sacrament, the priest takes the water ~rom
the Acolyte and blesses it, say~ng quietly:
"Blessed is the fervor of thy Sames, always,
now and ever, and unto ages of a~es.
Amen." The priest pours warm water mto
the Chalice crosswise, saying quietly: "!~e
fervor of faith, full of the Holy Spirit.
Amen."
.
Does it not seem evident that certain
things were considered to be part of ~he
priest's domain - such as the preparation
of the Blessed Sacrament and the prayers he
alone says in behalf of himself and God's
people? This is what St. Paul meant by asking that the traditions be kept as he taught
them.
There were many signs given in Old
Testament times to God's prophets as well
as His people. The following is an_exam~le:
Moses was given a rod by God with which
he was to do signs or perform miracles so
that the people would believe.
Exodus 4:28-31
''And Moses told Aaron all the words of
the Lord by which He had sent him, and the
signs that He had commanded.
And they came together, and they assembled all the ancients of the children of Israel.
And Aaron spoke all the words which the
Lord had said to Moses: and he wrought the
signs before the people, and the people believed."
The point I have been making is that
God gives signs to His people in both the
Old and New Testaments in order that they
may have faith and believe.
False prophets claim that the bread and
wine are symbols only, but true sacraments
such as we have are full of power and were
ordered by God. God Himself established
authority in the Church.
What a pity for all those who do not
know the traditions and the teachings of
the Saints.
Looking forward to your next issue of
"The Word."
Sincerely, in Christ,
Julia Harvey
San Diego, Ca.
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Dear Father George,
In reference to the June issue of The
Word Magazine I would like to set the record straight.
.
The diary of the Pilgrimage to Russia was
completed within one month. It ~as submitted to Father Basil Essey to e~it and to
put in serialized form. Father Basil assi:red
me that by the winter 1?84-85, the diary,
with pictures, was submitted to The Word
Magazine. It was m_anymonths befo~e we
learned that the article was never r_eceive~.
Finally I decided to send_the unedited edition to The Word, knowing full well probably it would never be printed. A copy of
this has been distributed amon~ a ~ew
members of the pilgrim group.~ di? th _mk
however, that maybe at some_pomt m time
certain relevant excerpts might be published in the future. I do not wish my fellow
travelers to think I did not discharge my
commitment to write the diary.
Yours very truly,
Father Antony Gabriel
Montreal, Quebec
Dear Fr. George:
It is understood that the role of the parish council is to conduct the business of the
church and to provide the priest _neede?
support. Why then in som: I?anshes it
seems that the parish council is there to
constantly challenge their priest?
When the new priest arrives at the parish of his assignment, the people flock
around their new father with excitement.
Soon everyone in the parish becomes an expert on how the priest should condu~t ~he
liturgy, and how he should conduct his life.
Not long after that the instant experts become judges and critics. They de~lare_th~t
he doesn't give good sermons, his v01ceis
terrible, he is rude, he uses profanity, he
lies, he smokes, he drinks, and he plays
golf. Then suddenly he is accused ~ya few
of being anti-something in the pansh and
they want him out.
All these actions reflect attitudes far from
being Christian. Why can't we all rally ~ehind our priest, give him due respect, with
confidence provide him our support, and
improve our attitudes? This will make conditions for the priest conducive to minister
to his parish. We tend to forget that our
priest is a human being first. He did not descend from heaven, but was assigned by
apostolic orders from his superior father,
our beloved Metropolitan. These orders
were handed down through the centuries
from our Saviour Jesus Christ. The priest is
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anti-devil, and he is the father of his parish
so he cannot be against its interests.
'
Will anyone please tell me where is th
perfect priest? And if a source is founde
please tell Saidna Philip, because I'm sur~
he' cl like to order a few.
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Fuad Kattuah
Sunnyvale, CA
To The Editor;
Word Magazine:
On behalf of the Arab-American com-1 I
munity of Greater Boston, this letter expresses their thoughts as you leave Boston
for Florida. (Lucky Florida). As Editor of
The Word, you belong to us all, and11
through The People Speak column, we
want to say thank you for your love and
friendship and your uncommon leadership
in our community these past severalyears
On July 20th, community leaders
gathered and presented a plaque which
St. George - Terre Haute
stated appreciation for your leadership parMargaret L. anticularly in the areas of social justice andhukey, member of c.
man relations. Not only did you provide
George Orthodox
leadership during these very critical times
Church of Terre
but we note your steady ongoing commitHaute, I ., i a regi ment to programs of information and edu- G und-breaking ~f ~he Home for the Handicapped held in Toledo, Ohio. R. to left: Mayor Donna Owens
tered nurse on the
cation about history, heritage, and the 0/~oledo,Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur of Ohio, Archbishop Michael & Michael Damas.
medical floor at Terre
Arab-American experience.
Haute Regional Ho drew Kalil and William Cassis were awardYou have been active in programs of out- CathedralCo-Sponsors Home
pital. he graduated
reach and development of institutions and For
the Handicapped in Toledo ed the Archdiocese Meritorious Certificate
from Terre Haute
and a special Award from the Cathedral of
relationships in the community that have
South Vigo High
St. George Cathedral has once again St. George. Archbishop Michael made the
made the church truly a community-cen- sponsoreda project that will benefit all the
School in May 1981and from Indiana Scace
presentations after the Hierarchical Litur- University in December 1985 with her A tered institution,
and have given new citizens
of Toledo, Ohio. St. George and the
meaning to ecumenicity and interfaith re- ToledoEconomic Council joined hands i? gy on May 11th.
sociate Degree in nursing. At the present
lations.
time, however, she is fini hing her Bacproviding40 apartments for the handiYour parting words presented challenges cappedon Franklin Ave. and Prescott. The St. George Cathedral calaureate Degree in nur ing. Married in
to community organizations in waysthat projectwill be ready for residents by Au- Worcester
November of 1985, Margaret and her hu we need to grow - the need for together- gust.
band Jeffrey reside in Terre Haute and are
The Mary Gamma! Scholarship
ness in solving the problems of the dayboth
Church choir member . She i the
PreviouslySt. George alone sponsored
If you are a college student who is planyou cited the need for libraries as resource theSt. George Manor on Hill Ave., a comdaughter
ofLillian G. Pierce, also a memning to attend either The College of the
centers for the community and general
ber of St. George's Church.
plexof 50 apartments for the elder~y. . Holy Cross or Worcester Polytechnic In~tiMargaret received the Antony Bashir
public and the important area of hum_an President of both Housing proJects is tute in Worcester, Massachusetts, there is a
services - the needs being so great with ~1ichael
Scholarship
in 1981-1982 while she atDamas, former Mayor of Toledo, a scholarship that is available which may be
immigrants and refugees at the present memberof the Parish Council at St. George of interest to you. It is called the Mary tended Indiana University-Bloomington.
She has been included on the Dean's List at
time.
.
[ anda two-term member of the Board of Gammal Scholarship and it is intended
both IU-Bloomington and I U. Among
For the Arab-American commumty ~ Educationin Toledo.
primarily for hearing impaired students. If,
Evelyn Abdalah Menconi Ground-breaking ceremonies were held however, no hearing impaired students ap- her other honors, Margaret has received the
ISU School of ursing's Helen Boswell
Boston, MA
earlythis year with Archbishop Michael ply, the scholarship can be a~arded to
Robinson Scholarship and the Terre Haute
blessingthe land, Mayor Donna Owens, needy students from our Archd10cese who
Lion's Club Health Profe ion's cholar~ongresswomanMarcy Kaptur and leading attend either of these two schools. For more
ship, both in 1984-1985. he has bee_nininformation, kindly contact the Financial
) Cityofficialsattending.
cluded in the li tings of The auonal
Aid Office of either The College of the
Dean's
List, Outstanding Young Women of
MeritoriusAwards for
Holy Cross or Worcester Polytechnic InstiAmerica, and The Internacional Directory
tute.
ThreeMembers
of Distinguished Leader hip.
. .
Threededicated life time members of St.
Margaret also participate in many act~v1Leavitt, Haddad Elected
George
Cathedral received high honors on
cies. For in ranee, he erved on the Union
National Board Directors
Board Concert's Committee while at IU
t. George's Day. Attorney and retired
and on the I U chool of ur ing' Dean'
JudgeAbe A. Haddad, Archdeacon AnNancy B. Lea vice, president of the
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�Council. In addition, she held the office of
Altruism Chairperson while an active
member of the social sorority Alpha Chi
Omega; she now continues as an alumni of
chis group. Furthermore, she also belongs
to the nursing honorary organization of Nu
Sigma Gamma and intends to join the
American Nurses Association.
young men grow up nurtured in the Orthodox Faith of their ancestors. They have consistently been a good example to people in
the area, and the people of St. George's
know that they are a real mark of distinction for the Antiochian Archdiocese. May
they enjoy much success in their chosen
careers, and may they always grow in their
love and dedication to their Orthodox
Christian Faith!
New Mission in California
Paul Maloley
PierreMaloley
Maloley Twins Earn Pharmacy
Degrees in Nebraska
Paul and Pierre Maloley, twin sons of
Nimir and Margaret Maloley of Lexington,
Nebraska, received their doctorates in pharmacy on Sunday, May 11, 1986. The
Maloleys are members of St. George Orthodox Church of Kearney, Nebraska, where
the twins have long served as altar boys.
Graduates of Lexington High School in
1980, Paul and Pierre spent two years at
Kearney State College before transferring to
the University of Nebraska Medical Center
College of Pharmacy where they studied
under nationally renowned professors.
Recipients of several scholarships - they
both received Plough Foundation scholarships, while Paul received the Omaha Pharmaceutical Association Auxiliary scholarship, and Pierre received a University of
Nebraska Regents scholarship - the twins
were awarded the degree of Doctor of Pharmacy from the College of Pharmacy.
The Maloley brothers are members of
several professional organizations including
the Student American Pharmaceutical Association, the Nebraska Pharmacists Association, and the American Society of Hospital Pharmacists. Pierre is also a member of
the Nebraska Society of Hospital Pharmacists and was inducted, in 1984, into Rho
Chi, the pharmacy honor society, on the
merits of his academic performance.
Paul intends to work in a hospital pharmacy in the Nebraska area, and Pierre will
leave Nebraska in August to enroll in a oneyear hospital pharmacy residency in
Greensboro, N.C. It has been a real joy for
the St. George Orthodox congregation of
Kearney, Nebraska to watch these fine
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On July 6, 1986 the St. Mark Anthiochian Orthodox Christian Mission of Irvine welcomed their permanent full-time
Priest, Rev. Father Michael Laffoon, his
lovely wife Donna and daughter Sophia. A
Bar-B-Que at the home of Dr. and Mrs.
George Dibs followed Father Michael's first
divine liturgy at the mission. Father
Michael at that time also presented the
charter members and building fund donors
with plaques bearing an icon of St. Mark
and their name.
It was a joyous day culmin~ting eight
months of hard work, prayer, anticipation
and above all the love and support of the
Southern California Orthodox community.
Beginning on December 1, 1985 with
the approval and encouragement of Bishop
Antoun, Very Reverend Father Paul Remley, Dean of St. Nicholas Orthodox Cathedral in Los Angeles, celebrated the first Divine Liturgy of what was then the Orange
Coast Orthodox Christian Mission. Over
150 people were in attendance. Divine
Liturgy has been celebrated each succeeding Sunday as the mission was truly blessed
by the services of six priests: Fathers Paul
Remley, James Haddad, Michael Laffoon,
Joseph Fester, Theodore Pulcini and John
Reinhold. On April 6, 1986 the Orange
Coast mission community began worshipping at Irvine Recreational Park.
On April 25, 1986 the Orange Coast Orthodox Christian Mission council members,
Chairman - Milo DeArmey, Vice Chairman - Dr. Paul Qaqundah, Secretary Nelson Marney and Treasurer - Anthony
Khamis, met with Metropolitan PHILIP to
discuss plans to become an established mission. With Sayidna PHILIP's blessing a Vesper service and banquet were planned for
May 27 with Bishop ANTOUN presiding.
With a month's notice, chairperson Mrs.
Lorraine Baba and her committee organized
a beautiful banquet at the Costa Mesa
Country Club for two hundred guests. Prior to the banquet an inspiring Vesper Service was held at the mission's place of worship in Irvine.
The Vesper service was celebrated by
Bishop ANTOUN. At the close of Vespers
bra Ann Ansara
t
-January 10, 1986
Trisagion Services
for Debra Ann Ansara, or as she was
fondly called, "Debbie," was conducted
at the Harry J. Will
Funeral Home, 37000
Six Mile Road, Livonia, MI.
Debbie,
23, of
Dearborn, MI, died
friday,January10, 1986, at Harper Hospi~ofHodgkin's Disease. Her family owns
~doperatesa number of Elias Brothers Big
Boy
Restaura~ts.
Sheis survived by her parents, George
ndGeraldine Ansara, a brother lewis, and
a sisterDenise Bon Maroun, and three
j grandparents,Mr. and Mrs. Elias Ansara
andMrs.Alice Bashara.
Prayerswere held at the funeral home at
11:00
AM, January 13, 1986, followed by
,ervices
at St. Mary Antiochian Orthodox
Church,18100 Merriman Road, Livonia.
ArchbishopMichael Shaheen presided at
.hefuneral with assistance from the
Bishop ANTOUN sang the troparian to St. church's
pastor, Very Reverend George ShalMark announcing the name given the mis- houb,VeryReverend John Estephan, Revsion. The name was truly God-planned, for erendJoseph Antypas, and Reverend
April 25th (the day the council had mer George
Sayaf. Debbie was buried at Grand
with Metropolitan PHILIP) is the com- LawnCemetery, Detroit, MI. May her
memoration of St. Mark.
• eternal peace.
blessed
soul rest m
At the banquet following vespers, Bishop ANTOUN challenged the new mission Eastern
Pa. Deanery
community to imitate their name sakeand Ladies'
Retreat
to become evangelists for Orthodoxy in the
Orange Coast area. In addressing thosein
On~aturday, April 19, the Eastern Pennattendance he asked for 'ACTION' and ac- sylva01a
Deanery sponsored a Ladies' Retion he got! Within the next half hour treatat St. George Church in Allentown,
$30,000 was raised to establish a building Pennsylvania.
Women came from every parfund.
.
.
11shin the D_e~ne_ry:St. George in Alle?The Irvme-Orange Coast area is one of town,St. Phillip m Ambler, St. George m
the fastest growing in Southern Calif~rniaI UpperDarby, and St. Mary in Wilkesand it is with a lot of love and enthusiasm Barre.
that the mission community, under the Theretreat began with Divine Liturgy.
leadership of Father Laffoon, plans to ful- Fr.Ti~othy Baclig chanted the responses in
fill the challenge given us by Bishop AN- beau~iful
Byzantine melodies. Following
TOUN, "to become evangelists for Or- 1 theLiturgy,we enjoyed a welcome lunchthodoxy". We truly feel God has ric~ly eonat which our gracious hosts showed us
blessed us with all the love and support ~iv- how
ve~ delicious lenten foods can be. This
en these past eight months and the ~rn_valwas
a time for us to get to know each other
of Father Laffoon and his lovely familyisa 1 betterthrough Christian fellowship.
direct answer to prayer.
fullowinglunch, we were all delighted by
Father Michael, a recent graduate ofSr. t~electure and discussion led by Mr.
Vladimir's Orthodox Seminary: wherehe Richard].
Roberts, Psychologist at the Parkwas valedictorian of his class, bnngs to usa landSchoolDistrict, a Family and Marriage
special kind oflove and enthusiasm. Ana- Therapist. He led us in discussion of
rive of Southern California, he kno~s th.e parent-child
relationships building coward
area and the potential. Together with h_i ahealthyChristian family. He emphasized
leadership we will strive to serve the Lord10 ii theneedfor real communication between
this His vineyard.
parentsand children. At the end of the
presen~ation, there was time for discussion
of specific parenting problems.
. ?veryone we_nthome with new or specific ideas for their families and also renewed
from t~e opportunity to share with one another rn Christian fellowship.
-Father Edward W. Hughes
Wilkes-Barre, PA
Orthodoxy in Alaska
The New Valaam Monastery, founded in
1806 by St. Herman at Icon Bay, Spruce Isla nd , has been proclaimed an Historic Site
?f th e Orthodox Church in America Meeting ~n April 1st thru 3rd, 1986.
His Grace Gregory, Bishop of Sitka and
all Al~ka is the head of the Monastery and
has assigned Archimandrite Innocent as abbott. Hieromonk Gerasim, who has been
appoin~ed to the Monastery, will be invo~ved rn remodeling the living quarters
this summer and preparing this hallowed
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THE WORD/SEPTEMBER 19 HEWORD/SEPTEMBER 1986
The SS. Sergius and Herman ofValaam Chapel built
over the former resting place of St. Herman: Built
1894.
ground for the annual St. Herman's Pilgrimage. This Spiritual retreat attracts people from all over the "Lower 48" as well as
international pilgrims. It takes place on August 7, 8 and 9th, the anniversary dates of
the: Canonization of St. Herman, the
Monastery's Founding Father.
Located at the New Valaam Monastery is
the SS. Sergius and Herman of Valaam
Chapel built in 1894 and in continual usage since that time. A smaller chapel was
built by the faithful parishioners of Ouzinkie for Archimandrite
Gerasim
Schmaltz who lived there from 1935 until
his falling asleep in 1969. They also constructed for him a small cabin in which he
lived and which still contains much of its
original furnishings and his personal effects.
The beach cabin was built for the Monastery by Bishop Alexy Panteliev in 1938.
Since then, it has been used as living quarters and also as a haven for some people that
IC
t
alcz lived until hi fa
th_eleft the mall pra er chapel built for him b the
fa1Chfulof Ouzinkie.
were ship-wrecked on the hore of che ew
Valaam Monastery.
A roof and cupola with a cros has been
constructed over the spring or cream chat
has flowed since St. Herman prayed for a
source of fresh water during his early days
at ~e Monastery. Many of the faithful bring
this water home and use it in time of need
as it is considered by the faithful to be
"Holy Water". Local fishermen bring their
boats and partake of this water before they
begin their fishing season and offer a prayer
to St. Herman to ask for his prayers on their
behalf.
Ten years ago this ew Valaam Site was
accepted in the ational Register of Historic Places by the United Scates Department
of the Interior.
For more information concerning the
New Valaam Monastery or its rich spiritual
and Historic background, please contact
ArchpriestJoseph Kreta, Administrator of
the Monastery.
Deadline for the
November issue
lS
October first!
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�.--------=--T~H===E=--=0::::-=R~T~H;:-:;::O~D~O~OC;:-:;Wrnu=:;OffiRLTlD~-----Charismatic Priest Faces
Dismissal by Greek Orthodox
Archdiocese
NEW YORK - A charismatic priest has stirred the outwardly placid waters of Greek
Orthodoxy
in the United
Scates and faces possible dismissal from the priesthood for his activities.
The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of
North and South America has barred the
Rev. Eusebius Stephanou from conducting
his ministry and has forwarded his case to
Patriarch Demetrios I of Constantinople
(Istanbul) for a decision on defrocking. The
Greek Orthodox Synod of Bishops notified
Father Stephanou of the action in a letter
dated March 31.
Father Stephanou, a leading figure in
the Orthodox charismatic renewal, integrates elements normally associated with
Pentecostalism - baptism in the Spirit,
speaking in tongues and faith healing into cradicional Orthodox practice. Yee he
conflicts with the hierarchy over authority
as well as rheology.
"The major offense is insubordination,"
said Bishop Maximos of Piccsburgh, formerly Father Scephanou's superior before he
released the charismatic priest from the diocese in 1983. "He tries to tempt the priests
(in the Pittsburgh diocese) to allow him to
serve without my permission."
Bishop Maximos claims he held several
meetings with Father Stephanou to convince him to submit to authority before
convening a conference of his fellow priests,
a "Spiritual Court," in 1983 chat found him
guilty of insubordination.
Father Scephanou, whose ministry is now
based in Fort Wayne, Ind., was reassigned co
the Detroit diocese, where he was again
cried in a Spiritual Court and found guilty
of insubordination. He is at present without a position or a salary in the church and
supports himself and his work with the contributions of supporters.
Bishop Maximos said the Patriarchate of
Constantinople has deferred a decision on
defrocking the priest in hopes that Father
Stephanou will "realize hi mistake' and
return to the flock.
''Thev don't want to make a martyr of
him," ,ht said. "They hope Fa.ther
Stephanou will change his mind."
The charismatic priest claims he has
been denied a hearing before the full ynod of Bishops "arbmarily
and highhandedly in violation of our church canon
law.
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''The Greek Orthodox
Church is
governed in a totalitarian man?er by one
man over two continents," he said of Archbishop Iakovos, head of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North and South
America.
He claimed che Orthodox clergy fears his
ministry because he encourages the laity to
be active in the church.
"The powers chat be are threatened by
any renewals, especially by the ~a~t~,".he
said. "Wherever there is a lay rnmat1ve,
wherever there is fervor for the gospel, the
hierarchy is threatened.
"Pastors are extremely adverse to anything like prayer meetings or sc_ripture
studies," he added. "The tendency is co police our people unbelievably. Unless priests
are there to look over their back, they are
unable co open a Bible."
Bishop Maximos called the charges "an
outrageous lie," and said that authentic
renewal, including Bible studies and prayer meetings, is supported by the hierarchy.
He was seconded by the Rev. John Morris,
pastor of an Anciochian Orthodox parish in
Huntington, W. Va., and a frequent critic
of Father Scephanou in Orthodox periodicals.
"What he's teaching is contradictory to
traditional Christian Orthodox theology,"
Father Morris said. "The movement is basically Protestant in its whole approach.
"He judges every Orthodox priest and
says we're nor reaching the gospel of Jesus
Christ becaus ewe don't recognize him as
a prophet," he added. "If you don't agree
with Eusebius Stephanou on every point
then you're not spiritual."
Father Stephanou's follower have organized a letter-writing campaign to the
Patriarch and taken out full-page ads in
Greek newspapers in New York and Chicago expressing support.
"He's a victim of pride among the hierarchy," said Dr. George Tryfiates, who
helped organize the letter-writing campaign as part of a group calling itself Committee of Concerned Orthodox Christians.
"His only sin is chat he likes to preach Jesus
Christ ''
Officials of rhe Archdiocese of orth and
South America had no comment beyond
acknowledging that they had referred Father Stephanou 's ca e to the Patriarch.
New Orthodox Group to
Explore Medical Topics
.. EW YORK- AIDS, generic engin .ering and miracle will be amo11g the copies
discussed at th~ f~unding c?n~erence of the
Orthodox Chnsuan Association in Med·.
1
cine, Psychology and Religion.
"Healing" will be the overall theme of
the gathering, which will be held at St
Basil's Academy, Garrison, NY., Sepe. 6
and 7.
The purpose of the new association is "to
bring interested professionals together in
order to foster interdisciplinary discussion
and to increase understanding of the whole
person from an Orthodox Christian perspective." It plans to publish a newsletter
called H ygeia.
Th House version includes a permanent
·~on for non-itemizers annually to derovisi
.
.
p l charitable contn .b uttons
m excess of
ductal
·wo.
• r_egard to proThecwoplans also di££er m
.. s for tax-sheltered annuity contracts.
nswn
•
• h between
h House bill woul d d.1stmgms
T e loyer and employee contributions
to
ernh
plans and place a $7,000 cap on annusuc ployee contributions. It also would
a1ern
• • t h at a11
·dea current prov1s10n
ows parorern
.
f h .
• ants codesignate a pomon o c eu sa1uc1p
h
,, devICe
· 1or
r
·
· as a "catc -up
years m
u~
.
whichthey w~re able to put lmle or nothioto a reurement plan.
in\he Senate bill, however, would restrict
· dividualscovered by a tax-favored retireinnt plan from deducting their contribu'Tle
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Pension Plans, Housing
onsto Individual Reurem~nt
ccounts.
Allowances Exempt in Senate Both versions would rernstate clergy
housingbenefits. Uncle~ curre?t ta_xlaw,
Tax Proposal
only
ministers who occupied theu residence
- WASHINGTON - Church pension
hada contract to purchase one by Jan. . 1,
[
0
plans and clergy housing allowances would
1983are eligible to declare mortgage rnretain their tax-exempt status under the
ceres~
and property tax deductions in addiSenate's version of the tax reform bill that
uonto tax-exempt housing allowances.
was passed June 24 by a 97 -3 vote.
Even
that limited eligibility is scheduled to
During a roll-call vote, senator after senexrend
only through tax year 1986.
ator - with the exception of Sens. Carl
Underboth proposed bills, the reinstateLevin (D-Mich.),John Melcher (D-Mont.)
' mentwould be retroactive,
meaning
and Paul Simon (D-Ill.) - affirmed pasministers
unable to claim mortgage interest
sage of the dramatic tax overhaul crafted by
andproperty tax deductions for tax years
Sen. Bob Packwood (R-Ore.) and his Sen1983
and 1984 would be eligible to file
ate Finance Committee.
amendedreturns to seek refunds.
Senate and House of Representative
i
In addition, both versions would allow
conferees, who are yet to be named, will athurchesthat elected to claim exemption
tempt to reconcile the just-passed Senate
-rompaying Social Security taxes for their
bill with the one approved by the House last
non-ministerialemployees to reverse their
December. Conference work is expected to
decision.
begin in mid-July, following Congre s'
A i983 change in Social Security laws
Fourth of July recess.
forced
churches - and all other non-profit
Should a compromise be reached by the
1rganizations
- to participate in the naconferees, the conference report would have
'10n's
retirement
system by paying the emto be approved by both houses and signed
ployer's
share
of
Social Security taxes and
by President Reagan.
withholding
the
employee's
portion for all
Among the differences to be worked out
non-ministerial
employees.
is one concerning the tax-exempt status of
In 1984 Congress approved a comchurch pension groups. While the Senate
permitting churches - including
tax reform plan would retain current law al- promise
j
conventions,
associations, church schools
lowing federal tax exemption for non-profit
and
church-controlled
organizations - a
organizations offering "commercial-type
one-time
election
not
to
participate ''for reinsurance," the House version would repeal!I
ligious
reasons"
in
Social
Security on behalf
chat exemption.
.
of
their
non-ministerial
employees.
Another difference che conferees will
By
law,
ministers
will
continue
to particface is over che el1gibil1ty of non-itemizing
ipate
in
Social
Security
as
self-employed
taxpayers to claim deductions for chanrabl· I
persons.
con cribu cions.
By reJening an amendment sponsored by
Sens. Robert W. Kascen,Jr. (R-Wis.), afcl I ReligiousPress Faces More
Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii), to make uc~ Mail
Rate Hikes Under
deduction permanent, the ~enate agree·
NewProposal
co allow a current p10vi 1 n for uc I Jed... I
NEWYORK - The religious press faces
tions tor.- ·pJr a scheduled at Lhe end of
tunherrace increases under a 68-page set of
1986.
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recommendations on non-profit postage
rates submitted to Congress June 20 by the
U.S. Postal Rate Commission.
The extent of the increases will not be
known until Congress acts on che commission's proposals to create separate subclasses
for mail currently qualifying for preferred
rat~s. And_one spokesperson for non-profit
mailers said no change is expected to take
place this year.
In 1970, Congress instituted a 16-step
plan to phase our the federal subsidy for
non-profit mailers. Seep 15 of the plan had
not been scheduled to take effect until this
summer, but decreases in congressional appropriations pushed non-profits beyond
step 16 early chis year. The cost increases
have led several religious publications to
talk of cutting back on frequency or increasing advertising and subscription rates.
Janet Steiger, who chaired the Postal
Rate Commission, told Congress that the
group concluded after a series of nationwide hearings this spring that the present
system "overstates the needed subsidy." As
a result, the commission has recommended that Congress eliminate the current
across-the-board subsidy for non-profit
mailers and, instead, provide separate subclasses that would receive subsidies of varying amounts.
If Congress decides to continue the current system, the commission recommended a new method of setting rates which
would reduce the total appropriation by
about $265 million a year.
The commission recommended charging
the same rate for the advertising portion of
all periodicals, both regular-rate and nonprofit, which would effectively eliminate
the subsidizing of paid advertising in nonprofit periodicals. It reported that advertising in religious publications makes up onl_y
9 percent of mail advertising and constitutes only 2 percent of the mail used by religious non-profits.
Another portion of the report focused on
subsidy for in-county second class mail
which includes, for instance, most Catholic diocesan papers and some Protestant
denominational weeklies such as localchurch editions of the United Methodist
Reporter. The commission recommende?
restricting che use of this subsidy to_pubhcations with more than half of cheu total
paid circulation in the county of pu_blication and to not more than 20,000 copies per
issue.
Whatever Congress comes up with, che~e
will be "a decided change from the way rn
which we've been operating," said Donald
F. Hetzler, execu rive director of the Associated Church Press (ACP).
Mr. Hetzler aid he found it comforting
char the commi ion report urged ongre
to cake inco ac ounc the public benefit of
non-profit mail. He noted that the rep rt
also made pecific referen e to re timony
presented ac the hearing by repre entacive
of the religiou pre . "That mean char the
message was heard " he aid.
The commi ion' recommendation , if
approved by Congre , would require
preferred-race mailer co pay ome hare of
the Postal ervice' overhead co t as well
their actual mailing co t . Mr. Hetzler aid
chis indicates char "it i the publi - ervi e
aspect of the Postal ervice that' being
diminished in favor of taxpayer-favoring
things."
Although some taxpayers might que tion why they are being taxed to ub idize
non-profit periodicals char they do nor
read, Mr. Hetzler said, the sub idy rem
"is not based on ju t church privilege. It'
a public privilege because all of these (nonprofit mailers) contribute to the quality of
life."
The ACP official said leaders of the religious press organizations will probably
meet in Washington in late August co di cuss the commission's proposals and cracegies co use in lobbying Congress.
Regina Salzmann, deputy executive
director of the Catholic Press Association,
advised chat "nobody should gee into a
panic that there will be changes tomorrow
on this." Stressing chat it is uncertain how
Congress will respond co the recommendations, she said, "We don't chink anything
is going to happen this year."
Ethiopian Orthodox Fear
Egypt Will Press Israel
For Der el-Sultan
JERUSALEM- More than 15 years after
it switched hands, the Der el-Sultan - a
long-disputed holy site above the Church of
the Sepulchre - remains a sticky dispute
for three countries and two churches.
In 1969, the Ethiopian Orthodox Church
took over two chapels in the Der el-Sultan
complex. Until then, the chapels had been
controlled by the Coptic Orthodox Church
based in Cairo.
Today, the Ethiopian Orthodox Church
fears char political pressure may again force
it to abandon its lase ice in the holy land.
Church officials say chat Egypt has been
raising the issue of the church's control over
Der el-Sul can in its current talks with Israel
over improving bilateral relations.
Each church has a patron. The Cope
have the strong support of Egypt while the
Ethiopians have the undeclared backing of
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�Ethiopia, which is under communist rule.
The Ethiopians - who comprise the
only black church represented in the Holy
Land - are concerned that Israel will throw
them out of the holy site and return it to the
Copts in a gesture to Cairo.
In the last several weeks, the Ethiopians
have tried to rally both domestic and international support for their cause. They have
tried to demonstrate in front of the Egyptian Embassy in Tel Aviv, but were refused
a permit by authorities.
''We are aware that pressure from the
Egyptian side is mounting," Getaneh
Bogale, the chief aide to Ethiopian Archbishop Abunah Athenathios, told Religious News Service.
"We have a feeling that once Taba (the
border dispute) is resolved, Der el-Sultan
will be the main issue.''
Egypt says the holy site located on top of
the Church of the Holy Sepulchre regarded by some Christians to be the site
ofJesus's crucifixion - belongs to the Coptic Orthodox Church. The Ethiopian presence in Der el-Sultan has been brought up
in the Egyptian Parliament as well as in
meetings between Egyptian and Israeli
representatives.
Each church has brought arguments and
evidence in its favor. Coptic officials say that
the Ethiopians with the help of the Israeli
government broke into two chapels of Der
el-Sultan and claimed them as theirs. Pope
Shenhouda has banned Coptic pilgrimages
to Israel until the church regains control of
the site.
"We know it was not the Ethiopians who
broke into our holy site," said one Coptic
official who would not use his name. "It
was the Israelis."
The Ethiopian church, however,says that
Der el- Sultan had been seized by the Copts
in 1838, after 1800 years of continuous rule
of the site. The Cop ts took it over when the
Ethiopian community was decimated by a
plague.
In 1961, the Jordanian government
decided that the two chapels now in dispute
be turned over to the Ethiopians.
But 40 days later, as a result of heavy
pressure from Egypt, the Jordanians
changed the decision and returned the
chapels to the Copts.
Israel sees itself stuck in the middle of
the dispute.
On one hand, some Israeli officialswould
like to favor the Cop ts in a gesture to Egypt.
On the other hand, there is fear that a decision against the Ethiopian Orthodox may
endanger more than 10,000 Jews still
stranded in Ethiopia.
"If we say one wrong word on the issue,
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it could put thousands of Jews in danger.
It's a very sensitive matter," one Israeli official said.
As a result, Israel has not taken a stand on
the dispute.
A series of rulings by the Israeli High
Court during the 1970s placed the controversy into the, hands of the government.
The court called on the government to
establish a ministerial committee on the issue.
For their part, successive Israeli governments have refused to decide the issue. Instead, they urged the Copts and Ethiopians
to settle the matter themselves.
Israeli Foreign Ministry officials have
tried to calm the fears of the Ethiopians.
They say that the Der el-Sultan dispute was
never a major issue between Cairo and
Jerusalem and that the matter was not mentioned in the peace treaty.
Still, the Ethiopians say they're not convinced that Israel will stand firm on Der elSultan. They point to the recent visit to
Cairo by former Israeli Foreign Minister
Abba Eban, now chairman of the influential parliamentary committee on security
and foreign affairs. Mr. Eban told Egyptian
diplomats that he thinks Der el-Sultan
should be returned to the Copts.
"Whether this is the view of the Israeli
government is also our worry," Mr. Bogele
said. "This is one reason why we want to
draw attention to the matter."
He added that he is not in touch with the
Ethiopian government on Der el-Sultan.
But he added, "I would consider that any
Ethiopian government sees this as a national heritage."
Mr. Bogale said that there haven't been
any talks between the two churches on Der
el-Sultan. Regardless, he said the Ethiopian church cannot afford to agree to any
compromise.
"The Ethiopians don't have a holy site in
the Holy Land," he said. "This is the last
thing the Ethiopians got. If they lose this,
they lose the last hold here.''
Ill., church bells rang for a few minutes and
that night 564 helium balloons ~ere
released, one for each day the priest was
held captive.
I
In New York, a special "festive" masswas
held in St. John the Evangelist Church on
July 28 in celebration of the release. Archbishop Theodore McCarrick of Newark
NJ., and member of the board of Catholic
Relief Serviceswith special responsibility for
Eurasia, was the _main celebrant. Fr. Jenco
had been the d1rector of Catholic Relief
Services (CRS) in Beirut before his abduction inJanuary of 1985.
Archbishop McCarrick spoke of his personal joy and the agency's joy, noting that
it was a special answer to prayer because
masses had been held twice a week for Fr.
Jenco's release in St. John the Evangelist
since his abduction more than a year-anda-half ago.
He said that CRS continued to work in
Lebanon and will continue to do so, saying
that assistance is given on the basis of need
"without regard to religious and political
distinction.''
The lobby of the Catholic center was
decorated with 100 helium balloons and
banners in celebration of the event.
According to news releases, Fr. Jenco's
health, his connections to the church and
recent current events may have been the
important factors leading to his release.The
priest suffers from high blood pressure and
ongoing heart disease.
The family flew to West Germany July 28
to meet Fr. Jenco at the U.S. Rhein-Main
Air Force Base. According to Catholic Relief
Services in New York, the priest met with
Pope John Paul II in Rome on July 30.
For 2 5 years Fr. Jenco was a missionaryin
Italy, Thailand, Yemen, India and Australia. He was sent to Beirut in September
1984 to head the Catholic Relief Services
and was kidnapped Jan. 8, 1985, while being driven to work.
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Announcement of
Fr.Jenco's Release
NEW YORK - The Rev. Lawrence MartinJenco, held for 19 months in Lebanon by
a fringe radical Moslem Shiite sect, was
released July 26 because of his captors' concern for his health, according to news
reports.
Almost immediately after the news was
confirmed, the celebrations began. When
Fr.Jenco's family heard the reports in Joliet,
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Father
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Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America Newspaper Collection
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Arabs--United States
Newspapers--United States
Arabic Periodicals
Arab American Newspapers
Creator
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Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
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Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Date
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1905-2013
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Arabic
English
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NS 0021
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For a list of all the volumes and issues of Al-Kalemat held by the Khayrallah Center please see <a href="https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/NS0021/Inventory_of_Al-Kalemat_Issues.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here.</a>
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Antiochian Heritage Library and Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
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Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
Processed by Celine Shay, Laura Lethers, Allison Hall, and Anna Maria Hester, 2022 November-2023 April. Collection Guide written by Laura Lethers and Allison Hall, 2023 April.
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The donor retains full ownership of any copyright and rights currently controlled. Nonexclusive right to make these materials available for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. Usage of the materials for these purposes must be fully credited with the source. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials. <br /><br />These materials are digital copies of an original resource held by another institution. The KCLDS Archive often works with other institutions to make digital materials available online to the public. KCLDS is not able to grant permission to use or reproduce these materials. The KCLDS Archive strongly encourages users to contact the holding institution for permission to use or reproduce materials from their holdings.
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<h4>Biographical/historical note</h4>
<p>The Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America (AOCA), headquartered in Englewood, New Jersey, oversees seven dioceses with over 250 parishes in the United States and Canada. </p>
<p>The AOCA is one of 24 archdioceses of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East across the world. The editorial office for their publication <em>The Word</em> is in Brooklyn, New York. AOCA founded the periodical as an Arabic language publication in 1905, which ran for 16 volumes. The final issue of the Arabic <em>Al-Kalemat</em> appeared in 1933, and the English iteration <em>The Word</em> began anew in 1957.</p>
<p>The original copies of the periodical are housed at the Antiochian Heritage Library in Bolivar, Pennsylvania. The Antiochian Heritage Library was founded in 1987, and its collections focus on information about early Christianity, the theology of the Orthodox Church, and religious and cultural themes in Middle Eastern history. </p>
<h4>Scope/content note</h4>
<p>The Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America Newspaper Collection includes both Arabic-language volumes of Al-Kalemat and English-language volumes of <em>The Word</em> (also called Al-Kalemat, Al Kalimat, Al Kalimah, and الكلمة), covering the years 1905-1993. The periodical focuses on current events and debates from an Antiochian Orthodox perspective. </p>
<p>The periodical is written and published by The Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America and continues to be published monthly excluding July and August. Some years and issues are not included in the collection, and there are some years that the publication did not run.<br /><br />The collection also includes various parish commemorative booklets from Antiochian Orthodox churches in different regions of the United States, including but not limited to, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West Virginia, and New York.</p>
<p>The English-language volumes are located here on the KCLDS Archive's website. The Arabic-language volumes are located on the Khayrallah Center’s <a href="https://arabicsearch.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Arabic Newspapers database</a>.</p>
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kalemat_19860901_30_7
Title
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The Word [Al-Kalemat, الكلمة] Volume 30, Issue 07
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Al-Kalemat
Al Kalimat
Al Kalimah
الكلمة
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Volume 30, Issue 7 of The Word [Al-Kalemat, الكلمة], dated September 1986.
Date
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1986 Sep
Creator
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Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
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Arabs--United States--Periodicals
Newspapers--United States
Language
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English
Type
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Text
Format
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Text/pdf
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358 Mountain Road, Englewood, New Jersey
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Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
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Syrian Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese
Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
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The donor retains full ownership of any copyright and rights currently controlled. Nonexclusive right to authorize uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. Usage of the materials for these purposes must be fully credited with the source. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials.
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Antiochian Heritage Library and Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
1980s
Antiochian Orthodox Church
New Jersey
Newspapers
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Title
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Mokarzel Family
Subject
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Arabic literature--History and criticism
Lebanese-Americans--United States
Description
An account of the resource
<h5>Introduction</h5>
<p>Naoum Antoun Mokarzel (1864-1932) and Salloum Antoun Mokarzel (1881-1952) were influential intellectuals who immigrated to the United States from Lebanon in the late nineteenth century. Both were prominent Lebanese-American intellectuals who used their family-owned publishing house, the Al-Hoda Press, to preserve their heritage for diaspora communities across the world and to educate English-speaking audiences about the rich history and culture of Lebanon.</p>
<p>The Mokarzel brothers were the sons of Antoun Mokarzel, a Maronite Priest, and Barbara Akl Mokarzel. They were born and raised in Frieke, Lebanon. Naoum Mokarzel emigrated to the United States in 1890, at the age of 26. Naoum explored various career options as a young man, including: shopkeeper, bookkeeper, journalist, and medical student. While working as a bookkeeper in Philadelphia he founded <em>Al Asr</em>, a fledgling newspaper which quickly failed. Shortly after, in 1898, Naoum founded <em>Al-Hoda</em><span> [Guidance] as a biweekly publication; the first issue was published on February 22 of that year. In 1902, Naoum moved the paper from Philadelphia to New York and began publishing it as a daily. Newspapers proliferated among the populous Lebanese immigrant community in New York City, but among them <em>Al-Hoda </em>stood out in its wide circulation and international sphere of influence. Though Naoum frequently insisted upon his own journalistic integrity and objectivity, <em>Al-Hoda </em>was guided from the start by a fierce devotion to the cause of Lebanon; it also initially leaned towards Maronite interests, against Orthodox views. In his editorials and articles, Naoum was quick to rise to the defense of both his homeland and himself, a tendency that often stirred controversy even as it furthered Naoum's political goals.<em><br /></em></span></p>
<p>Around the time that Naoum founded <em>Al-Hoda</em>, his much younger brother Salloum joined him in the United States. Though Salloum travelled back to Lebanon to obtain his higher education at St. Joseph’s University, he was quickly folded into the new family trade of publishing. Salloum quickly established himself as an innovator in his own right: in 1909, he catalogued and published <em><a href="http://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/collections/show/41">The Syrian Business Directory</a></em>, an inventory of Syrian businesses in the United States. In the next year, he patented the first Arabic linotype machine, an invention which helped modernize Arabic publishing; this innovation contributed to the explosion of the Arabic press in both North and South America. In the 1910s and 1920s, Salloum published scholarly works through the imprint called <a href="https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/collections/show/53" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Syrian-American Press</a>; he also carried forth his interest in Lebanese business endeavors through the monthly journal <span><em>Al Majallah Al-Tijariyeh</em> [<em>Syrian-American Commercial Magazine</em>], which he edited from 1918 to 1926.</span></p>
<p><span>Despite their shared vocation, the two brothers had very different personalities and political goals. Naoum had a fiery commitment to Lebanese independence: in 1911, he founded the Lebanese League of Progress in an attempt to unite the Lebanese diaspora behind the cause of Lebanese independence. Naoum was among the delegation from Lebanon sent to the Paris Peace Conference of 1919. Though Naoum was an outspoken and passionate figure whose devout Maronitism, Lebanese nationalism, and willingness to critique the diasporic community often created controversy. By contrast, Salloum was known as a gentler figure, more interested in building new communities and hybrid cultural identities than in influencing political change in the homeland. Despite his very different aims, Salloum, too, was a formidable influence both to his peers and to younger generations of Lebanese-Americans.</span></p>
<p><span>The difference between the brothers’ personalities and political goals is represented by the differences in their publications. Throughout World War I and the following years of geopolitical chaos and decolonization, Naoum was deeply involved in nationalist movements. His decision to publish </span><span>Al-Hoda </span><span>in Arabic indicates his continuing commitment to a diasporic community which faced towards and participated in the culture and political realm of the homeland. By contrast, Salloum was interested in translating and modifying his birth culture to thrive in various new homelands. To facilitate this goal, in 1926, Salloum launched </span><em>The Syrian World</em><span>, which he initially conceived as an academic journal aimed towards a hybrid audience of second-generation children of immigrants and Americans of non-Lebanese descent. Between 1926 and 1932, </span><em>The Syrian World </em><span>was published as a monthly journal. During this time, it served as an outlet for scholarship on Syrian and Lebanese history, as well as topics pertinent to the immigrant community such as health, current events, and preserving Lebanese heritage for younger generations. In served as a platform for Salloum to initiate his plans for community formation through his editorials; for example, Salloum put out a call for the formation of regional federations like the Southern Federation of Syrian and Lebanese American Clubs in a editorial in the late 1920s. In 1932, the combined factors of the Great Depression and the death of Naoum Mokarzel led Salloum to scale back his involvement in the paper; its format was changed from the style of an academic journal to a more traditional newspaper. This incarnation of the paper--which lasted from 1932 to 1935--consisted of daily news on both transnational and local levels. </span></p>
<p><span>Naoum Mokarzel had three marriages: Sophie Shishim, between 1898 and 1902; Saada Rihani between 1904 and 1908; and Rose Abillama, from 1910 until Naoum’s 1932 death. Naoum had no children, and Salloum and his family were Naoum’s heirs. In 1908, Salloum married Helen Abu Khalil. Together, the couple had five daughters: Mary, Rose, Alice, Yemna, and Lila. By 1919, Salloum and Helen moved their family to Cranford, New Jersey; however, the children were raised to be highly educated world citizens, encouraged towards literacy in both English and Arabic. In 1925, Helen took her five daughters to Lebanon, where the girls travelled and attended school until returning to America in 1927. </span></p>
<p><span>Naoum died in 1932 on a visit to Paris, where he was serving as a representative of diasporic communities for Lebanon’s transition from French colony to independent nation. This led Salloum to take up the role of editing <em>Al-Hoda</em>. During this time, Salloum became increasingly well-known, contributing to the Lebanese pavilion at the 1939 New York World’s Fair and serving as a dignitary at the 1946 opening of the United Nations. Salloum died in 1952. The bodies of both brothers were repatriated by the government of Lebanon, and are buried together in the family tomb in their native city of Freike, Lebanon.</span></p>
<p><span>The Mokarzel brothers’ legacies were carried on by Salloum’s five daughters. After a struggle over the ownership of the paper, Salloum’s eldest daughter, Mary Mokarzel, carried on the publication of <em>Al-Hoda</em>. In 1954--perhaps in remembrance of her father’s English-language journal </span><em>The Syrian World</em><span>--Mary acquired </span><em>The Lebanese American Journal</em><span>, which she published in tandem with the Arabic paper until September 1971. Yemna was also committed to the family business, supporting her sister’s social, political, and business endeavors and serving as a correspondent for the papers.</span></p>
<p><span>Neither Yemna nor Mary married. Rose Mokarzel married Joseph Tanous; the two had three children: Peter J. Tanous, an investment banker, author, and community leader; Dr. Helene Tanous, who specialized in radiology; and Evelyne Nala Tanous, J.D., who served as Chief Counsel of the United States Small Business Administration district office in Houston. Peter has three children with his wife Ann-Christopher Tanous, Helen Tanous Bartilucci, and Will Tanous--and five grandchildren. Evelyn Najla Tanous has one daughter, Chantal Tanous D’Larenti, and two grandchildren.</span></p>
<p><span>Alice Mokarzel married Edmond Jaoudi and had two children: Dr. Maria Jaoudi, a professor of Comparative Religion who has one child, Harrison Smith-Jaoudi, with her husband, Harry Smith; and Edmond Jaoudi Jr., a technology administrator who has three children with his wife Barbara: Michael, Steven, and Anna.</span></p>
<p><span>Lila Mokarzel married George Hatab. The two had five children: Dr. Lawrence Hatab, a professor of Philosophy and author; Helen Hatab Samhan, a non profit executive; Anne Hatab Dill, an educator; Paul Hatab, a senior statistician at Micron; John Hatab, an art and drama teacher. Lawrence and his wife Chelsey Carter have one daughter, Stephanie Carter, and two grandchildren. Helen Hatab Samhan married Dr. Muhammad Kamal Samhan; they have two children, Leila Samhan Soliman and Zaid Samhan, and one grandchild. Anne Hatab married Francis Dill; the two had five children--James, Clare Dill Cruz, John, Peter, and Teresa—and four grandchildren. Paul and his wife Christine have two children, Jemma Hatab Langland and Will Hatab, and have two grandchildren. John is married to Mary Ann Hatab and they have two children, Ryan and Jeffrey Blaine.</span></p>
<h5>Scope and Contents</h5>
<p>This collection, generously provided by Salloum Mokarzel's granddaughter, Helen Hatab Samhan, contains material related to three generations of the Mokarzel family. It consists of: historic and more recent photographs of the Mokarzel brothers and their descendents; articles about the family; journals; and correspondences between members of the family. The collection has a special emphasis on the papers of Mary Mokarzel; these include: correspondences, including Mary Mokarzel's letter drafts and notes; and business papers, particularly relating to the family property in Freike, Lebanon.</p>
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Helen Samhan
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
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Donor retains full ownership of any and all copyright currently controlled in agreement with Khayrallah Center. Nonexclusive right to authorize all uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA).
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<a href="http://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/collections/show/42"><em>The Syrian World</em></a>
<a href="http://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/collections/show/41"><em>The Syrian Business Directory</em></a>
<a href="https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/collections/show/53" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Syrian-American Press and Al-Hoda Press</a>
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Collection description written by Claire A. Kempa
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Parts of this collection are restricted due to copyright law as well as restrictions placed by the donor on personal documents.
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Black & white photograph
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Trenton, New Jersey Mahrajan 1
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A photo of George Hamid speaking at a Mahrajan in Trenton, New Jersey. (Folder 2-1-5-21)
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Unknown
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Helen Samhan
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
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Unknown
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Donor retains full ownership of any and all copyright currently controlled in agreement with Khayrallah Center. Nonexclusive right to authorize all uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA).
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http://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/items/show/13610
http://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/items/show/13613
Subject
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Celebrations--United States--Lebanese American
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Mokarzel 2-1-5-21 Mahrajan_wm
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Trenton, New Jersey
George Hamid
Hamid
Mahrajan
New Jersey
Speeches
Trenton, New Jersey
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Title
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Mokarzel Family
Subject
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Arabic literature--History and criticism
Lebanese-Americans--United States
Description
An account of the resource
<h5>Introduction</h5>
<p>Naoum Antoun Mokarzel (1864-1932) and Salloum Antoun Mokarzel (1881-1952) were influential intellectuals who immigrated to the United States from Lebanon in the late nineteenth century. Both were prominent Lebanese-American intellectuals who used their family-owned publishing house, the Al-Hoda Press, to preserve their heritage for diaspora communities across the world and to educate English-speaking audiences about the rich history and culture of Lebanon.</p>
<p>The Mokarzel brothers were the sons of Antoun Mokarzel, a Maronite Priest, and Barbara Akl Mokarzel. They were born and raised in Frieke, Lebanon. Naoum Mokarzel emigrated to the United States in 1890, at the age of 26. Naoum explored various career options as a young man, including: shopkeeper, bookkeeper, journalist, and medical student. While working as a bookkeeper in Philadelphia he founded <em>Al Asr</em>, a fledgling newspaper which quickly failed. Shortly after, in 1898, Naoum founded <em>Al-Hoda</em><span> [Guidance] as a biweekly publication; the first issue was published on February 22 of that year. In 1902, Naoum moved the paper from Philadelphia to New York and began publishing it as a daily. Newspapers proliferated among the populous Lebanese immigrant community in New York City, but among them <em>Al-Hoda </em>stood out in its wide circulation and international sphere of influence. Though Naoum frequently insisted upon his own journalistic integrity and objectivity, <em>Al-Hoda </em>was guided from the start by a fierce devotion to the cause of Lebanon; it also initially leaned towards Maronite interests, against Orthodox views. In his editorials and articles, Naoum was quick to rise to the defense of both his homeland and himself, a tendency that often stirred controversy even as it furthered Naoum's political goals.<em><br /></em></span></p>
<p>Around the time that Naoum founded <em>Al-Hoda</em>, his much younger brother Salloum joined him in the United States. Though Salloum travelled back to Lebanon to obtain his higher education at St. Joseph’s University, he was quickly folded into the new family trade of publishing. Salloum quickly established himself as an innovator in his own right: in 1909, he catalogued and published <em><a href="http://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/collections/show/41">The Syrian Business Directory</a></em>, an inventory of Syrian businesses in the United States. In the next year, he patented the first Arabic linotype machine, an invention which helped modernize Arabic publishing; this innovation contributed to the explosion of the Arabic press in both North and South America. In the 1910s and 1920s, Salloum published scholarly works through the imprint called <a href="https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/collections/show/53" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Syrian-American Press</a>; he also carried forth his interest in Lebanese business endeavors through the monthly journal <span><em>Al Majallah Al-Tijariyeh</em> [<em>Syrian-American Commercial Magazine</em>], which he edited from 1918 to 1926.</span></p>
<p><span>Despite their shared vocation, the two brothers had very different personalities and political goals. Naoum had a fiery commitment to Lebanese independence: in 1911, he founded the Lebanese League of Progress in an attempt to unite the Lebanese diaspora behind the cause of Lebanese independence. Naoum was among the delegation from Lebanon sent to the Paris Peace Conference of 1919. Though Naoum was an outspoken and passionate figure whose devout Maronitism, Lebanese nationalism, and willingness to critique the diasporic community often created controversy. By contrast, Salloum was known as a gentler figure, more interested in building new communities and hybrid cultural identities than in influencing political change in the homeland. Despite his very different aims, Salloum, too, was a formidable influence both to his peers and to younger generations of Lebanese-Americans.</span></p>
<p><span>The difference between the brothers’ personalities and political goals is represented by the differences in their publications. Throughout World War I and the following years of geopolitical chaos and decolonization, Naoum was deeply involved in nationalist movements. His decision to publish </span><span>Al-Hoda </span><span>in Arabic indicates his continuing commitment to a diasporic community which faced towards and participated in the culture and political realm of the homeland. By contrast, Salloum was interested in translating and modifying his birth culture to thrive in various new homelands. To facilitate this goal, in 1926, Salloum launched </span><em>The Syrian World</em><span>, which he initially conceived as an academic journal aimed towards a hybrid audience of second-generation children of immigrants and Americans of non-Lebanese descent. Between 1926 and 1932, </span><em>The Syrian World </em><span>was published as a monthly journal. During this time, it served as an outlet for scholarship on Syrian and Lebanese history, as well as topics pertinent to the immigrant community such as health, current events, and preserving Lebanese heritage for younger generations. In served as a platform for Salloum to initiate his plans for community formation through his editorials; for example, Salloum put out a call for the formation of regional federations like the Southern Federation of Syrian and Lebanese American Clubs in a editorial in the late 1920s. In 1932, the combined factors of the Great Depression and the death of Naoum Mokarzel led Salloum to scale back his involvement in the paper; its format was changed from the style of an academic journal to a more traditional newspaper. This incarnation of the paper--which lasted from 1932 to 1935--consisted of daily news on both transnational and local levels. </span></p>
<p><span>Naoum Mokarzel had three marriages: Sophie Shishim, between 1898 and 1902; Saada Rihani between 1904 and 1908; and Rose Abillama, from 1910 until Naoum’s 1932 death. Naoum had no children, and Salloum and his family were Naoum’s heirs. In 1908, Salloum married Helen Abu Khalil. Together, the couple had five daughters: Mary, Rose, Alice, Yemna, and Lila. By 1919, Salloum and Helen moved their family to Cranford, New Jersey; however, the children were raised to be highly educated world citizens, encouraged towards literacy in both English and Arabic. In 1925, Helen took her five daughters to Lebanon, where the girls travelled and attended school until returning to America in 1927. </span></p>
<p><span>Naoum died in 1932 on a visit to Paris, where he was serving as a representative of diasporic communities for Lebanon’s transition from French colony to independent nation. This led Salloum to take up the role of editing <em>Al-Hoda</em>. During this time, Salloum became increasingly well-known, contributing to the Lebanese pavilion at the 1939 New York World’s Fair and serving as a dignitary at the 1946 opening of the United Nations. Salloum died in 1952. The bodies of both brothers were repatriated by the government of Lebanon, and are buried together in the family tomb in their native city of Freike, Lebanon.</span></p>
<p><span>The Mokarzel brothers’ legacies were carried on by Salloum’s five daughters. After a struggle over the ownership of the paper, Salloum’s eldest daughter, Mary Mokarzel, carried on the publication of <em>Al-Hoda</em>. In 1954--perhaps in remembrance of her father’s English-language journal </span><em>The Syrian World</em><span>--Mary acquired </span><em>The Lebanese American Journal</em><span>, which she published in tandem with the Arabic paper until September 1971. Yemna was also committed to the family business, supporting her sister’s social, political, and business endeavors and serving as a correspondent for the papers.</span></p>
<p><span>Neither Yemna nor Mary married. Rose Mokarzel married Joseph Tanous; the two had three children: Peter J. Tanous, an investment banker, author, and community leader; Dr. Helene Tanous, who specialized in radiology; and Evelyne Nala Tanous, J.D., who served as Chief Counsel of the United States Small Business Administration district office in Houston. Peter has three children with his wife Ann-Christopher Tanous, Helen Tanous Bartilucci, and Will Tanous--and five grandchildren. Evelyn Najla Tanous has one daughter, Chantal Tanous D’Larenti, and two grandchildren.</span></p>
<p><span>Alice Mokarzel married Edmond Jaoudi and had two children: Dr. Maria Jaoudi, a professor of Comparative Religion who has one child, Harrison Smith-Jaoudi, with her husband, Harry Smith; and Edmond Jaoudi Jr., a technology administrator who has three children with his wife Barbara: Michael, Steven, and Anna.</span></p>
<p><span>Lila Mokarzel married George Hatab. The two had five children: Dr. Lawrence Hatab, a professor of Philosophy and author; Helen Hatab Samhan, a non profit executive; Anne Hatab Dill, an educator; Paul Hatab, a senior statistician at Micron; John Hatab, an art and drama teacher. Lawrence and his wife Chelsey Carter have one daughter, Stephanie Carter, and two grandchildren. Helen Hatab Samhan married Dr. Muhammad Kamal Samhan; they have two children, Leila Samhan Soliman and Zaid Samhan, and one grandchild. Anne Hatab married Francis Dill; the two had five children--James, Clare Dill Cruz, John, Peter, and Teresa—and four grandchildren. Paul and his wife Christine have two children, Jemma Hatab Langland and Will Hatab, and have two grandchildren. John is married to Mary Ann Hatab and they have two children, Ryan and Jeffrey Blaine.</span></p>
<h5>Scope and Contents</h5>
<p>This collection, generously provided by Salloum Mokarzel's granddaughter, Helen Hatab Samhan, contains material related to three generations of the Mokarzel family. It consists of: historic and more recent photographs of the Mokarzel brothers and their descendents; articles about the family; journals; and correspondences between members of the family. The collection has a special emphasis on the papers of Mary Mokarzel; these include: correspondences, including Mary Mokarzel's letter drafts and notes; and business papers, particularly relating to the family property in Freike, Lebanon.</p>
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Helen Samhan
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
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Donor retains full ownership of any and all copyright currently controlled in agreement with Khayrallah Center. Nonexclusive right to authorize all uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA).
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<a href="http://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/collections/show/42"><em>The Syrian World</em></a>
<a href="http://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/collections/show/41"><em>The Syrian Business Directory</em></a>
<a href="https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/collections/show/53" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Syrian-American Press and Al-Hoda Press</a>
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Collection description written by Claire A. Kempa
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Parts of this collection are restricted due to copyright law as well as restrictions placed by the donor on personal documents.
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Trenton, New Jersey Mahrajan 2
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A photo taken at a Mahrajan in Trenton, New Jersey. (Folder 2-1-5-22)
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Helen Samhan
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
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Unknown
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http://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/items/show/13607
http://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/items/show/13613
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Celebrations--United States--Lebanese American
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Mokarzel 2-1-5-22 Mahrajan_wm
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Trenton, New Jersey
Mahrajan
New Jersey
Trenton, New Jersey
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Mokarzel Family
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Arabic literature--History and criticism
Lebanese-Americans--United States
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<h5>Introduction</h5>
<p>Naoum Antoun Mokarzel (1864-1932) and Salloum Antoun Mokarzel (1881-1952) were influential intellectuals who immigrated to the United States from Lebanon in the late nineteenth century. Both were prominent Lebanese-American intellectuals who used their family-owned publishing house, the Al-Hoda Press, to preserve their heritage for diaspora communities across the world and to educate English-speaking audiences about the rich history and culture of Lebanon.</p>
<p>The Mokarzel brothers were the sons of Antoun Mokarzel, a Maronite Priest, and Barbara Akl Mokarzel. They were born and raised in Frieke, Lebanon. Naoum Mokarzel emigrated to the United States in 1890, at the age of 26. Naoum explored various career options as a young man, including: shopkeeper, bookkeeper, journalist, and medical student. While working as a bookkeeper in Philadelphia he founded <em>Al Asr</em>, a fledgling newspaper which quickly failed. Shortly after, in 1898, Naoum founded <em>Al-Hoda</em><span> [Guidance] as a biweekly publication; the first issue was published on February 22 of that year. In 1902, Naoum moved the paper from Philadelphia to New York and began publishing it as a daily. Newspapers proliferated among the populous Lebanese immigrant community in New York City, but among them <em>Al-Hoda </em>stood out in its wide circulation and international sphere of influence. Though Naoum frequently insisted upon his own journalistic integrity and objectivity, <em>Al-Hoda </em>was guided from the start by a fierce devotion to the cause of Lebanon; it also initially leaned towards Maronite interests, against Orthodox views. In his editorials and articles, Naoum was quick to rise to the defense of both his homeland and himself, a tendency that often stirred controversy even as it furthered Naoum's political goals.<em><br /></em></span></p>
<p>Around the time that Naoum founded <em>Al-Hoda</em>, his much younger brother Salloum joined him in the United States. Though Salloum travelled back to Lebanon to obtain his higher education at St. Joseph’s University, he was quickly folded into the new family trade of publishing. Salloum quickly established himself as an innovator in his own right: in 1909, he catalogued and published <em><a href="http://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/collections/show/41">The Syrian Business Directory</a></em>, an inventory of Syrian businesses in the United States. In the next year, he patented the first Arabic linotype machine, an invention which helped modernize Arabic publishing; this innovation contributed to the explosion of the Arabic press in both North and South America. In the 1910s and 1920s, Salloum published scholarly works through the imprint called <a href="https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/collections/show/53" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Syrian-American Press</a>; he also carried forth his interest in Lebanese business endeavors through the monthly journal <span><em>Al Majallah Al-Tijariyeh</em> [<em>Syrian-American Commercial Magazine</em>], which he edited from 1918 to 1926.</span></p>
<p><span>Despite their shared vocation, the two brothers had very different personalities and political goals. Naoum had a fiery commitment to Lebanese independence: in 1911, he founded the Lebanese League of Progress in an attempt to unite the Lebanese diaspora behind the cause of Lebanese independence. Naoum was among the delegation from Lebanon sent to the Paris Peace Conference of 1919. Though Naoum was an outspoken and passionate figure whose devout Maronitism, Lebanese nationalism, and willingness to critique the diasporic community often created controversy. By contrast, Salloum was known as a gentler figure, more interested in building new communities and hybrid cultural identities than in influencing political change in the homeland. Despite his very different aims, Salloum, too, was a formidable influence both to his peers and to younger generations of Lebanese-Americans.</span></p>
<p><span>The difference between the brothers’ personalities and political goals is represented by the differences in their publications. Throughout World War I and the following years of geopolitical chaos and decolonization, Naoum was deeply involved in nationalist movements. His decision to publish </span><span>Al-Hoda </span><span>in Arabic indicates his continuing commitment to a diasporic community which faced towards and participated in the culture and political realm of the homeland. By contrast, Salloum was interested in translating and modifying his birth culture to thrive in various new homelands. To facilitate this goal, in 1926, Salloum launched </span><em>The Syrian World</em><span>, which he initially conceived as an academic journal aimed towards a hybrid audience of second-generation children of immigrants and Americans of non-Lebanese descent. Between 1926 and 1932, </span><em>The Syrian World </em><span>was published as a monthly journal. During this time, it served as an outlet for scholarship on Syrian and Lebanese history, as well as topics pertinent to the immigrant community such as health, current events, and preserving Lebanese heritage for younger generations. In served as a platform for Salloum to initiate his plans for community formation through his editorials; for example, Salloum put out a call for the formation of regional federations like the Southern Federation of Syrian and Lebanese American Clubs in a editorial in the late 1920s. In 1932, the combined factors of the Great Depression and the death of Naoum Mokarzel led Salloum to scale back his involvement in the paper; its format was changed from the style of an academic journal to a more traditional newspaper. This incarnation of the paper--which lasted from 1932 to 1935--consisted of daily news on both transnational and local levels. </span></p>
<p><span>Naoum Mokarzel had three marriages: Sophie Shishim, between 1898 and 1902; Saada Rihani between 1904 and 1908; and Rose Abillama, from 1910 until Naoum’s 1932 death. Naoum had no children, and Salloum and his family were Naoum’s heirs. In 1908, Salloum married Helen Abu Khalil. Together, the couple had five daughters: Mary, Rose, Alice, Yemna, and Lila. By 1919, Salloum and Helen moved their family to Cranford, New Jersey; however, the children were raised to be highly educated world citizens, encouraged towards literacy in both English and Arabic. In 1925, Helen took her five daughters to Lebanon, where the girls travelled and attended school until returning to America in 1927. </span></p>
<p><span>Naoum died in 1932 on a visit to Paris, where he was serving as a representative of diasporic communities for Lebanon’s transition from French colony to independent nation. This led Salloum to take up the role of editing <em>Al-Hoda</em>. During this time, Salloum became increasingly well-known, contributing to the Lebanese pavilion at the 1939 New York World’s Fair and serving as a dignitary at the 1946 opening of the United Nations. Salloum died in 1952. The bodies of both brothers were repatriated by the government of Lebanon, and are buried together in the family tomb in their native city of Freike, Lebanon.</span></p>
<p><span>The Mokarzel brothers’ legacies were carried on by Salloum’s five daughters. After a struggle over the ownership of the paper, Salloum’s eldest daughter, Mary Mokarzel, carried on the publication of <em>Al-Hoda</em>. In 1954--perhaps in remembrance of her father’s English-language journal </span><em>The Syrian World</em><span>--Mary acquired </span><em>The Lebanese American Journal</em><span>, which she published in tandem with the Arabic paper until September 1971. Yemna was also committed to the family business, supporting her sister’s social, political, and business endeavors and serving as a correspondent for the papers.</span></p>
<p><span>Neither Yemna nor Mary married. Rose Mokarzel married Joseph Tanous; the two had three children: Peter J. Tanous, an investment banker, author, and community leader; Dr. Helene Tanous, who specialized in radiology; and Evelyne Nala Tanous, J.D., who served as Chief Counsel of the United States Small Business Administration district office in Houston. Peter has three children with his wife Ann-Christopher Tanous, Helen Tanous Bartilucci, and Will Tanous--and five grandchildren. Evelyn Najla Tanous has one daughter, Chantal Tanous D’Larenti, and two grandchildren.</span></p>
<p><span>Alice Mokarzel married Edmond Jaoudi and had two children: Dr. Maria Jaoudi, a professor of Comparative Religion who has one child, Harrison Smith-Jaoudi, with her husband, Harry Smith; and Edmond Jaoudi Jr., a technology administrator who has three children with his wife Barbara: Michael, Steven, and Anna.</span></p>
<p><span>Lila Mokarzel married George Hatab. The two had five children: Dr. Lawrence Hatab, a professor of Philosophy and author; Helen Hatab Samhan, a non profit executive; Anne Hatab Dill, an educator; Paul Hatab, a senior statistician at Micron; John Hatab, an art and drama teacher. Lawrence and his wife Chelsey Carter have one daughter, Stephanie Carter, and two grandchildren. Helen Hatab Samhan married Dr. Muhammad Kamal Samhan; they have two children, Leila Samhan Soliman and Zaid Samhan, and one grandchild. Anne Hatab married Francis Dill; the two had five children--James, Clare Dill Cruz, John, Peter, and Teresa—and four grandchildren. Paul and his wife Christine have two children, Jemma Hatab Langland and Will Hatab, and have two grandchildren. John is married to Mary Ann Hatab and they have two children, Ryan and Jeffrey Blaine.</span></p>
<h5>Scope and Contents</h5>
<p>This collection, generously provided by Salloum Mokarzel's granddaughter, Helen Hatab Samhan, contains material related to three generations of the Mokarzel family. It consists of: historic and more recent photographs of the Mokarzel brothers and their descendents; articles about the family; journals; and correspondences between members of the family. The collection has a special emphasis on the papers of Mary Mokarzel; these include: correspondences, including Mary Mokarzel's letter drafts and notes; and business papers, particularly relating to the family property in Freike, Lebanon.</p>
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Helen Samhan
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
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Donor retains full ownership of any and all copyright currently controlled in agreement with Khayrallah Center. Nonexclusive right to authorize all uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA).
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<a href="http://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/collections/show/42"><em>The Syrian World</em></a>
<a href="http://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/collections/show/41"><em>The Syrian Business Directory</em></a>
<a href="https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/collections/show/53" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Syrian-American Press and Al-Hoda Press</a>
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Collection description written by Claire A. Kempa
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Trenton, New Jersey Mahrajan 3
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A photo of a man speaking at a Mahrajan in Trenton, New Jersey. (Folder 2-1-5-23)
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Unknown
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Helen Samhan
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
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Unknown
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Donor retains full ownership of any and all copyright currently controlled in agreement with Khayrallah Center. Nonexclusive right to authorize all uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA).
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Image
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http://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/items/show/13607
http://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/items/show/13610
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Celebrations--United States--Lebanese American
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Mokarzel 2-1-5-23 Mahrajan_wm
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Trenton, New Jersey
Mahrajan
New Jersey
Speeches
Trenton, New Jersey