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El-Khouri Family
Description
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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
Date
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circa 1910-2012
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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
Text
Subject
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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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Newspaper
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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
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Marsha El-Khouri Shiver
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Date
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December 21, 1963
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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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Text/pdf
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English
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Text
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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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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
Rights
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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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Mokarzel Sisters and their Friends
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Children
Description
An account of the resource
A photo of some of the Mokarzel sisters with their friends in Cranford, N. J. In the back row, left to right: unidentified boy, Alice Mokarzel, unidentified girl, and Yemna Mokarzel. In the front row, left to right: Louise Howatt and Lila Mokarzel. The caption on the back of the photo reads "reglar fellers." (Folder 2-1-1-2)
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Unknown
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Helen Samhan
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Date
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1925
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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/jpg
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Image
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Mokarzel 2-1-1-2 Mokarzel Children_WM
1920's
Alice Mokarzel Jaoudi
Children
Cranford, New Jersey
Friends
Howatt
Lila Mokarzel Hatab
Louise Howatt
Mokarzel
New Jersey
Yemna 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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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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Title
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Mokarzel Family and Friends
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A photo of the Mokarzel family with friends in Cranford, New Jersey. In the back row, left to right: Mrs. Howatt, Miss Gustin, and Elizabeth "Liza" Rahid, Salloum Mokarzel's sister. In the front row, left to right: Lila Mokarzel and Louise Howatt. (Folder 2-1-1-3)
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Unknown
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Helen Samhan
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Date
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1925
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Mokarzel 2-1-1-3 Mokarzel FamilyFriends_WM
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Families--Lebanese American
1920's
Cranford, New Jersey
Elizabeth Mokarzel Rahid
Howatt
Lila Mokarzel Hatab
Louise Howatt
Mokarzel
New Jersey
Rahid
-
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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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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).
Relation
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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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Original Format
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Black & white photograph
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Title
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Salloum and Helen Mokarzel
Subject
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Portraits
Description
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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
Date
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circa 1920s
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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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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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6462f8f651ef59798c211f3f7454e058
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Title
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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
Publisher
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Rights
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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).
Relation
A related resource
<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>
Contributor
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Collection description written by Claire A. Kempa
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.
Parts of this collection are restricted due to copyright law as well as restrictions placed by the donor on personal documents.
Still Image
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Original Format
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Black & white photograph
Dublin Core
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Title
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Portrait of Gabriel Kalil 2
Subject
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Portraits
Description
An account of the resource
Caption: "2? brothers of Helen Kalil Mokarzel wife of Salloum"
A photo of Gabriel Kalil, brother of Helen Kalil Mokarzel,
sitting on a chair in front of a mirror. (Folder 2-1-1-6)
Creator
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A. Lincoln Myers Studio
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Helen Samhan
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Date
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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/jpg
Type
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Image
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Mokarzel 2-1-1-6 Helen Brother_WM
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Gabriel Kalil
Kalil
New Jersey
Portraits
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Mokarzel Family
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Arabic literature--History and criticism
Lebanese-Americans--United States
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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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Black & white photograph
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Lila, Helen, and Yemna Mokarzel
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Children
Women--Lebanese American
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A photo of Helen and her daughters in Cranford, New Jersey. Left to right: Lila Mokarzel, Helen Mokarzel, and Yemna Mokarzel. (Folder 2-1-1-9)
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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 1922
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Mokarzel 2-1-1-29 Lila Helen Yemna_WM
1920's
Cranford, New Jersey
Helen Kalil Mokarzel
Lila Mokarzel Hatab
Mokarzel
New Jersey
Yemna 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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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).
Relation
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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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Mary, Rose, Alice, and Yemna Mokarzel
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Group Portraits
Children
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A photo of the Mokarzel sisters in Cranfrord, New Jersey. Left to right: Rose Mokarzel Tanous, Yemna Mokarzel, Mary Mokarzel, and Alice Mokarzel Jaoudi. On the back is a caption by Salloum Mokarzel. (Folder 2-1-2-7)
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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 1920
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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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Mokarzel 2-1-2-8 Copy_wm
Alice Mokarzel Jaoudi
Cranford, New Jersey
Jaoudi
Mary Mokarzel
Mokarzel
New Jersey
Rose Mokarzel Tanous
Tanous
Yemna 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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Mokarzel Sisters with Family
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Group Portraits
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A photo of the Mokarzel sisters with relatives on their mother's sides: Charles Kalil, Katherine Kalil, Ethel Kalil. Included is a long caption written on a separate piece of paper. (Folder 2-1-5-1)
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Helen Samhan
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
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Circa 1920
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Cranford, New Jersey
1920's
Alice Mokarzel Jaoudi
Charles Kalil
Cranford, New Jersey
Ethel Kalil
Kalil
Katherine Kalil
Mary Mokarzel
New Jersey
Rose Mokarzel Tanous
Yemna Mokarzel
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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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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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Unknown
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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
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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Black & white photograph
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Alice Mokarzel and Friend in Asbury Park
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A photo of Alice Mokarzel and a friend on the beach in Asbury Park, New Jersey. (2-1-5-10)
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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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1929
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Image/jpg
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Image
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Vacations--United States
Women--Lebanese American
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Mokarzel 2-1-5-10 Beach_wm
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Ashbury Park, New Jersey
1920's
Alice Mokarzel Jaoudi
Asbury Park, New Jersey
Beaches
Mokarzel
New Jersey
Tanous
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Mokarzel Family
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Arabic literature--History and criticism
Lebanese-Americans--United States
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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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Image
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http://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/items/show/13610
http://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/items/show/13613
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Celebrations--United States--Lebanese American
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Mokarzel 2-1-5-21 Mahrajan_wm
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Trenton, New Jersey
George Hamid
Hamid
Mahrajan
New Jersey
Speeches
Trenton, New Jersey
-
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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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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 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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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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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 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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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/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
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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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Black & white photograph
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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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Unknown
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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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Image/jpg
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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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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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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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Lila Mokarzel on a Sled
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Children
Recreation--Sledding
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A photo of Lila Mokarzel on a sled in front of her home in Cranford, New Jersey. (Folder 2-1-7-2)
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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-1930s
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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/jpg
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Mokarzel 2-1-7-2 Lila_wm
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Cranford, New Jersey
Cranford, New Jersey
Hatab
Lila Mokarzel Hatab
New Jersey
Sledding
Snow
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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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Title
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Mary, Lila, and Rose Mokarzel
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A photo of Mary, Lila, and Rose Mokarzel on a stoop in Bound Brook, New Jersey. (Folder 2-1-7-3)
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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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Image/jpg
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Image
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Women--Lebanese American
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Mokarzel 2-1-7-3 Mary Rose Lila_wm
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Bound Brook, New Jersey
1920's
Bound Brook, New Jersey
Hatab
Lila Mokarzel Hatab
Mary 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
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
Rights
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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).
Relation
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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
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.
Parts of this collection are restricted due to copyright law as well as restrictions placed by the donor on personal documents.
Still Image
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Original Format
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Black & white photograph
Dublin Core
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Title
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Lila and Yemna Mokarzel 2
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Children
Recreation
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A photo of Lila (left) and Yemna Mokarzel playing in the snow in front of their home in Cranford, New Jersey. (Folder 2-1-7-5)
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Unknown
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Helen Samhan
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Date
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Circa 1930
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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/jpg
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Image
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Mokarzel 2-1-7-5 Snow_wm
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Cranford, New Jersey
Cranford, New Jersey
Hatab
Lila Mokarzel Hatab
Mokarzel
New Jersey
Weather-Snow
Yemna Mokarzel
-
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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).
Relation
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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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Louise Howatt and Lila Mokarzel
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Children
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A photo of Louise Howatt (left) and Lila Mokarzel in front of the Mokarzel home in Cranford, New Jersey. (Folder 2-1-7-6)
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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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1925
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Cranford, New Jersey
1920's
Cranford, New Jersey
Hatab
Howatt
Lila Mokarzel Hatab
Louise Howatt
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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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).
Relation
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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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Title
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Lila Mokarzel 5
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Children
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A photo of a young Lila Mokarzel in front of the Mokarzel home in Cranford, New Jersey. (Folder 2-1-7-12)
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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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Cica 1920s
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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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Mokarzel 2-1-7-12 Lila_wm
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Cranford, New Jersey
1920's
Cranford, New Jersey
Hatab
Lila Mokarzel Hatab
New Jersey
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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
Rights
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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).
Relation
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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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Paper
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Draft of Mary Mokarzel's Autobiography
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Biographies
Women--Lebanese American
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A copy of a draft of Mary Mokarzel's autobiography. (Folder 2-4-2-13)
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Mary Mokarzel
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Helen Samhan
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
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Text
1990's
Al-Hoda
Biographies
Brooklyn, New York
Cranford, New Jersey
Fares K. Stephen
Helen Kalil Mokarzel
Joseph Sharbel
Lebanon League of Progress
Machghara, Lebanon
Mary Mokarzel
Mokarzel
Naoum Antoun Mokarzel
New Jersey
New Jersey College for Women
New York
Salloum Antoun Mokarzel
Sharbel
The Lebanese American Journal
Yemna Mokarzel
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Ameen Rihani: Arabic Letters
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Rihani, Ameen Fares, 1876-1940
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The Ameen Fares Rihani collection contains the personal correspondence, English and Arabic manuscripts, papers, notebooks, articles, press clippings, and other documents of Ameen Fares Rihani (1876-1940), a formative and influential Arab-American author, poet, political activist, and intellectual who dedicated his life to promoting and advocating for Arab culture and history across the world.
This collection contains 271 letters, written in Arabic, addressed to Ameen Fares Rihani from friends, family, political leaders, and others. The letters were written between 1899-1941.
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1899-1940
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Arabic
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Text
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رسائل امين الريحاني العربية
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Letter from Ameen Rihani to his mother, 1910 December 29
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نسخة رسالة من امين الريحاني الى والدته في 29 كانون الاول 1910. فيها يبعث الريحاني بتحياته الى والدته ويدعوها الى التصبر على احوالهم الحاضرة ومرض اخته سعدا. كما يخبرها بضرورة متابعة قضاياهم في منطقة الشوق من قبل صهرهم يوسف.
A photocopy of a letter from Ameen Rihani to his mother, dated December 29, 1910. Rihani sends his greetings to his mother, and asks her to be patient on thier current conditions and financial situation and to take care of his sick sister, Saada. He also urges her to tell their brother-in-law, Youssef, to follow up on their lawsuits in alShouf region.
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Rihani, Ameen Fares, 1876-1940
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1910
1910-12-29
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امين الريحاني
Ameen F. Rihani
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Holmdel, New Jersey
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Arabic
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Ameen Rihani Organization
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Text
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
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1900's
Family
Freike
Lawsuits & Courts
Lebanon
Mothers
New Jersey
Saada Rihani
Youssef Rihani
الام
العائلة
الفريكة
امين الريحاني
سعدا الريحاني
قضايا ومحاكم
لبنان
نيوجيرسي
يوسف الريحاني
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THE LIGHT OF CHRIST
ILLUMINES
ALL
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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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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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PEACH
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Archpriest, Gabriel As hie
ALMONDINE
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Pastor
ENTERTAINMENT
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YouTH
GROUP ...................
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Joan Allen, Chairperson
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TRIBUTE
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FATHERS
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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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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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Pan-Orthodox
pects
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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
...........
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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
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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,
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POLARIZER
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LifeFieldPolarizer
The Environment
Conditioner
In 1957 a famous scientist,
Dr. Wilhelm Reich, died in prison after years of harassment
by
the FDA. Most of his research
had been delivered to Russia by a trusted associate, and thus. was
lost to this country. Russia has worked diligently in the field pioneered by Dr. Reich for over
twenty years. A good book has been written by David Boadella entitled Wilhelm Reich-The Evolution
of His Work, published by Henry Regnery Company, Chicago. It is interesting to us because it
sheds light on the type of energy employed in our Polarizing System.
Reich believed that the energy with which he was dealing was a primordial,
cosmic energy
which was omnipresent
in the organism, in the atmosphere, in minerals and in space. Whereas
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
many ways his earlier scientific concepts of the 'ether'. The 'ether' concept is that space is filled
with a mass-free
medium. This concept is of great antiquity, being at least as old as the Greeks.
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,
the principles
of Reich apply to what we are doing. The Polarizer is receiving energy from the
ocean of energy which is everywhere, and from a central source of energy which has been accumulated over a period of many years. The Polarizer accumulates or intensifies, and transmits this
energy, polarizing
everything
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
Symposium on Electro-Magnetic
Compatibility in California, many researches
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
coventional electronic
equipment and may have a spectrum of its own. It has many names, such
as a second force of gravity (gravitons), eloptics, hydronics, dowsing, radionics and radiesthesia,
to name a few. A good example is dowsing, whereby radiations from underground water, metals
and other materials
can be detected by individuals sensitive to the energetic effect of the radiation
in their own bodies. The use of this inexplicable effect is now being made respectable by the fact
that American forces in Vietnam are now using it to locate underground tunnels, buried ammunition, etc .... There are many radiation effects and energetic effects which cannot be explained easily
in terms of current physical theory. Nevertheless, they exist and they can be put to practical uses".
ie. The LIFE FIELD POLARIZER.
�Environmental
'PolaritB 'Research
P.O. BOX 22528, SAN DIEGO, CA 92122
(714) 455-5377
WHYPOLARIZE?
Thank you for expressing
your interest
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
consume which are inharmonious
with our electro-vibratory
bodies must be included preservatives,
drugs, pesticides,
herbicides,
medications,
food additives, narcotics and
foods devitalized
by the food processors
all contribute to oscillatory disequilibrium.
All
interfere
with the flow of information
and life force through our bodies, causing loss of
vitality and other malfunction. The good news is that you don't have to let radiational contamination sap your energy. Our Life Field Polarizer cancels out most undesirable vibrations and restores harmony at the vital electro-vibratory
levels where the battle for health
is being waged. BE WISE AND POLARIZE I
(1)
(2)
(3)
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.
�En\,ironmental
'PolaritH 'Research
P.O. BOX 22528, SAN DIEGO, CA 92122
(714) 455-5377
"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
NEW DATA REGARDING LIFE FIELD POLARIZER AND INTERFERING
SECO\U \R)
Flagg
RADIATION
\-R.\DI ·\TIO\ ,O LO:\GER A HAZARD TO PATIE'\TS OF S\ '\ DIEGO UE'.\TIST
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.
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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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post1vely-charge<1 p
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the eiect•on artua, y
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proton
!sot ,pes occur by adding neutrons to
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nucleus A neutron ,s a
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one prri!OI' a"d c 'E
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and
proton
Th11s 1n the case of hydrogen the
add1t1on of one neutron to the atomic
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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POLARIZATION
CORRECTS NOXIOUS RADIATtON!
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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bv che •,ig'>it o:
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we are
now
hid s;,.ee we be?,ong to the Do:y,
iet u.: ..,
-, end p.,t,,,. the t-·rv ,, --p' ,. ; fr•!:h an! ioi•e, and for a helmet
th~ h,rx (I<' ,1, ,•Jat•oY. .t 1' ,;,-,:; f'-l ,,,," a' •.-;.. ·d ,,,: }'nr wrath, but to obtain
sa7.•, lt, m • •, . 'u, ,. h.r r,., .J ••".,
' .,. t, ;,h, 1 • i fnr 1w so that whether we wake
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ser'vtce,
In
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Ri"<n
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bless
you with
many years
in His
I'
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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.·
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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!
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of the
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for
joining
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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
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of our parish
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grea
to occupy
Anthony's
arid you will
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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.
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to exist
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Parish
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Archpriest Gabriel M. Ashie
'/ will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more.·
President
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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
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St. Anthonys 01
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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.'
:Pas/ :Presidenfs
Year
Micah 4.2
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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.
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'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.
<Jhe Jfa6i6
Jfarrief,
Jej/rey,
9eorge
's
�Congratulations
and
Best Wishes!
Best Wishes
Vemas
& Bia Rf os Jam111es
r-z
.,.
71.ie !Jl(arge !family
9eorge
Joanna
Charles
9eorge,
Jr.
�FROM SILVER UNTO GOLD
May Our Lord Bless You Through The Years
As You Witness To Pan-Orthodoxy
In This Changing World
cSI.Bu.he's
Orlhocfox
Church
May the Love of the Lord and
The Spirit of St. Anthony dwell
Forever amoung us and our newly
Born Grandchildren
Garden Grove, California
David and Catherine
9e
Very Rev. Gabriel M. Ashie
Pastor
Right Rev. John F. Matthiesen
Associate
r1e ancl Virginia Jfa.kim
ancl !7ami/y
�Englewood, N. J.
58 E. Palisade Avenue
For The Health
Of My Children
cSahacli
Ghilclren 's 72Jear, 9nc.
Vougfas,
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Valerie, :J?icharcl
and
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Best Wishes
~he cSahacl)'s
7/frecl, :7/fex, Ccfwarcl and Vouqlas
�I
(
Congratulations and Best Wishes
On The
Twenty-Fifth Anniversary
Of The Founding of St. Anthony's The First Pan-Orthodox Church In America.
May The Memories Of This
Momentous Occasion
Be Cherished
For Many Years To Come.
Crnesf & Vivian c:Say.ka.fy
!llronlreaf-
Canada
Congratulations
From
Samara :7Jros., gnc.
��Compliments
of
In Loving Memory
Of
!7/meen and !l?ose !JJ{'a6ard)e
!71/exander and 9eorge
!JJ{'a6ard)e
!J?iz.kalfah and 72Jadia !7/meer
!7/nn and !Jirilcfie/1 2l(oore
John !J?iz.kafla.h !7/meer
Memory Eternal.
!7?amza !7/meer
and
2l(ary 2l(a6ard)e
�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.
.
..
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
Ve !7Jef6sand
Vougfas, 9regory,
:Pamela Y/(afooj
!l?ichard
& Valerie
{f))afson
G.haconas
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Newly Formed Residential Department
Member Multiple Listing Service
We offer highly specialized service to our clients in the
purchase or sale of their home
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pleasanl
ii is when bro/hers
cfwelfin unif_y.l'
(Psalm 133:1)
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on celebrating twenty-five years
of unity m Christ.
�Churchc'Schoo/
'And their eyes were opened, and they knew Him' . . Luke 24:30
:Preocl,ool
4//, Sratle
Takla, Steven
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
Srade
Lomupo, Carrie
Takla,Greg
Hanania,Chris
Eskalis,Irene
Hawthorne,Jennifer
Takla,Chris
Deraney,Danielle
hi
2nd Sra,/e
Shagoury,George
Konnldes,Helen
Pappas,Alexander
3rdSrade
Roumls,Christlanne
Spanakos,Elene
Allen,Joey
Boctor,Nancy
Boctor,Carolyn
.J//, Srade
Rozakis, Nicole
Shagoury, Antoine
Takla, Suzanne
Bennett, Jim
Allen, Phillip
Eskalis, Albert
Milanos, Irene
Hawthorne, Bob
Day, Peter
Deraney, Dawn
6//, Srade
Pallotta, Merry
Arida, Linda
Eliopoulos, Marian
Ghugranis, Anthony
Fardy, Steve
Deraney, Drew
7//, Srade
Takla, Michael
Shagoury, Janine
Baldowski,Karen
Boojamra, Dean
Prios, Jason
Faro, Stefanie
Day,Andrea
Hein,Chip
Srade
Meyer, Doug
Eliopoulos, Chris
Rozakis, George
Kovacevlch, John
Milanos, Kathy
Taylor, Steven
,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
'
�Our Sincerest Congratulations
and
Best Wishes
To St. Anthony's
On This Very Joyous Occasion.
Happy Birthday!
9eorge
Xen
and Ooefyn Vaois
and Chris Vaois
�Josep
)a/em a
JI/ex
Jllexis
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440 W 57th Street
(212) 581-8100
�The Foun
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The Past and
Whose dedicate
The true me
Father Joseph, FatherGa
And all the other ReverendC
BelovedCh
May Almighty God best
Upon All of the Abov,t,
�Compliments and
Best Wishes
Joyce and 9a6e Jfabim
�In
T
ke
C,oss And Fo
s!
niversary.
·p
rsary.
And Thc:.1~
UfeE
�ore years of Health and Well Being
:theParishioners of St. Anthony's
their Twenty-Fifth Anniversary.
Seorge
ancl!llrak.iy
!7recleric.k Xfioury
Never Forgotten
!ferris 9. Xfiour~
Yffilc.he/19. Xfiou
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
The members and friends of
!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
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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
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Celebration.
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and many, many more successful years!
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to a Golden Anniversary.
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His Beatitude, Patriarch Elias IV
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May The Twenty-Fifth Anniversary
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on their
Twenty-Fifth Anniversary
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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>
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The Light of Christ Illumines All: St. Anthony's Orthodox Church 25
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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.
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1981
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TESTIMONIAL
Jwenlielh
Jjear ...Anniue/'6ar';J
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VERYREVEREND
ECONOMOS
MICHAELG. SIMON
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A59
S5665
1967
OCTOBER1, 1967
�Herltag~ ar\d Leatnir1Q
center Library
Box 307, A.O. 1
Bolivar, PA. 15923
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Ile
Ile
To
To
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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AUG t i988
�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
~~
~ejfimoniaf
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
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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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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.
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1967 October 1
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Th following.with their families, are the first member of
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GEORGE SAADI
MIKE SAADI
AREF SABBAGH
NICHOLAS SEDAWIE
MITRI SMEEN
HABIB SAMRA
ABDO SHAGOORY
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The Veey Reverend Bltu
of the Parish Council and
of St. George Orthodox Cla
With thankfulness
to the Aladgb
occasion of your Seventy-fifth
of St. George Church,
surely,
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.
Seventy-five
years of your parish life hav
have done much in the past, you must
yesterday.
You must do your utmost to
future.
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entirely on your response to these challe
be united with one mind, one heart and o
nothing can stand in your way.
Congratulations
gifts, continue
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75m ANNlvERSARYCELEBRATION
September 14-15, 1996
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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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Chairperson
St. George Little Falls 75th Anniversary Committee
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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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Front Row, (left to right)
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
Zeky Halla!
Philomina Scdawie
Kamel Azar
Fedwa Ameer
front Row, (left to right)
Katherine '\;ak:ash
Souna Nahass
Rumza Hamway
Muncera 1'.ashey
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Juli.1 Sabbagh
Hafeeza \kCaba
Amelia Katrine
Hassebe K.1bbash
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Honorary Chairpersons
Very Reverend Elias & Joanne Bitar
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Reverend Deacon Doug Kevorkian
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Janet Homsey, Chairperson
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
Middle Row
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
Back Row
George Hemsey
Charles Tabeek
Sponsor Recruitment
George Nassor & Alan .Matook
George Tabeek
George Ameer
Anthony Andalfr
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Bob Nahass, George Nahass & Thomas E m
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
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Many years!
Jean Sam
Atlanta, GA
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Joyce & Joseph Cassady
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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
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Marlene,Paul,
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Claire,Edward & MarissaLevash
Joan, Dennis, Laurie & Stephen Davan
Barbara,Randy & Michael Weintraub
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On this most auspicious occasion,
the 7 5th Anniversary of St. George
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church
of Little Falls, New Jersey, and to the
Clergyand Faithful, may God bless you all
with many, many years!
Fromthe Clergy and Faithfulof St. Paul
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church,
"on the road to Emmaus."
Glory to Jesus Christl
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They are like trees planted by streams of water
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past, present and future, His richest blessings and
many, many more years of continued success.
Congratulations!
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Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America Newspaper Collection
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Arabs--United States
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1905-2013
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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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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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St. George Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church (Little Falls, NJ)
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English
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Text
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
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1990s
Antiochian Orthodox Church
Booklets
New Jersey
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The Very Reverend Joseph Allen, Esteemed Members
of the Parish Council and all Faithful Parishioners
of
St. Anthony's Orthodox Church, Bergenfield,
NJ:
Grace and peace to you in the Name of our Lord and Saviour,
Jesus
Christ.
Thirty-five
years
ago, by the grace of God and with the faith and
determination
of your founding fathers,
the small parish in Bergenfield was
established
under the patronage
of St. Anthony the Great. This venerable
monastic of the Orthodox East also established
a small community around
himself,
which in time became hundreds,
if not thousands.
Today, after
thirty-five
years of dedicated service,
your community has also grown and
flourished,
so that you are one of the leading parishes in this Archdiocese.
Your spiritual
father,
the Very Reverend
Joseph Allen and many of the
devoted faithful of your community have been an inspiration
to the growth
and vision of St. Anthony's.
We are indeed proud of your accomplishments
and your leadership
in this Archdiocese
and the community at large. We
pray that God will enable you to maintain that vision by which you have
lived these thirty five years. Your children and their children will bless all
your efforts
to keep your church a living community in the Lord Jesus
Christ.
As the neighbors
that you are, you are very dear to me. So with the
Apostle Paul, I will say to you: "My brethern
• • • be of good comfort, be of
one min , live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.
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V. Rev. Joseph Allen, Pastor, 350 Grant Ave.,
Pastor's Office (201) 567-0091
Dear Friends of St. Anthony:
February 3, 1991
St. Anthony was formed through •ne 111sion
and needs of
seven familes to becomeone of the first Pan Orthodox parishes
In the United States. Today, thirty-five years later, we are much
larger In size and greater in diversity. Yet through the years, we
havekeptour true family unity, and preserved our ethnic
rustoms and rultural heritage, whether it be Russian, Greek,
Arabic,Serbian or Ukrainian. We have become an example of a
suocesstuf,Orthodox parish in America, with a blending of
backgrounds,
with a single, most important purpose - to gather
for the worship of Christ, our Lord.
Allrllxleenyearsas parishioners of St. Anthony, my family and I have many fond memories.
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beenlie casewilhso manyfamiles, when we were welcomed to become a part of St. Anthony,
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lOOII becamea panof us. We grew with St. Anthony, found many deep and lasting
flllldll• andfounda place wecould call 11ome·in the worship of Our Lord. It is on this occasion, the
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We would like to acknowlad~e the hard
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chairpersons and th~ir respective ~~:iy wek:omethe many
an auspicious occasion, and we co I . in us for our 35th
gue~s from all over t~e cou~tiat:it;e ~tropolitan PHILIP
Anniversary: We espeaf~!IYcon:ecration 25 years ago, who
on the Anniversary O is co
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given us
together with our Beloved Father Josep • as
inspirational leadership through the years.
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of all the pansh1onersw ose .
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385 Ivy Lane, Bergenfield, N.J. 07621 (201) 568-8840
v. Rev. Joseph Allen, Pastor, 350 Grant
Pastor's Office (201) 567-0091
, Cresskill, N.J. 07626
February
DNr FelDwPll1shlonffland Friendsof St. Anthony's,
Nelle andIn honoredat having been selected as honorary chairperson
Annlvefllryof St. Ar1honyOrthodox Church as a parish.
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our memory of the beglmlngs of our parish extend back to that age when a few dedicated
twlel envlllonedthegloriousfuliDment of a living Orthodox community and a Pan-Orthodox parish.
Suellan llmolpherewouldalso open the door to many non-Orthodox families. The truth is, though, that
onlya fewbeleved that we wouldbe successful in achieving this dream. And yet here we are 35 years
Iller, a maturegrowingOrthodox community celebrating the faith, hope and love which we have !or each
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Ourtngour 35 years,we have been led by two great hierarchs, Metropor. an AN O Y of Blessed
Memofy,andour presert Metropolitan PHILIP, a truly great leader. Under such leadership, St Anthony's
hasbecomea modeltor all such Pan-Orthodoxcomroonlties in North America. Moreover, w , the
parllhiorllfs of St Ar1hony'ahave been blessedwhen under the brilliant leadership ol our pres nt
PrlrlWI, MelropoltanPHILIP. our beloved pastor, Father Joe was appointed Vicar General of the
ArdlcloclN andNationalChaplain of the Order of St. Ignatius of Antioch. He holds such esteem d
polillorll II al tht
le he continues to be a leacing parish priest in North America.
WIiisuchan honorbestowedupon Nele and me, we wish the wondertul parishioners a
lllendl of SI Anlhony'a
God'splentiful blessings for many more years as an Orthodox parish.
Ted and Nellie Mackoul
Antlodll
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PARISH COUNCIL
Ed Asslle. Peter Docales. John Ziemba. Father Joe. John Banu. Jim 8ogrtl
John Gakos. Adeeb Roumle. Jim Bach. Don DINovl. Reta Zouzoulol. Stello Voglol.
Stephanie Mehler. Tessie Block and Thelma Docales
amRandolph.
��ST. ANTHONY TEEN SOYO
President- Gregory Tokio • Vice President-Melissa Zaros • Treasurer- Nicole Boojamra
Recording Secretory-Mellssa Dedes • Corresponding
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Lay AdV/sors-Claudla and Jim Bogris
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ALTAR BOY CAPTAINS
JOhn Bloc • Emil Sammon
Chr ophor To la. Gregory Tokio
35th ANNIVERSARY COMMITTEE
Ed Tokio. BIii Baclle, Ed Deeb, BIii Colman, Peter Dacales, Alex SahadL Zeran MIikovich.
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�ST. ANTHONY TEEN SOYO
President- Gregory Tokio • Vice President-Melissa Zeros • Treasurer- Nicole BooJamro
Recording Secretory-Melissa Dedes • Corresponding
Secretary-Pauline
Roumle
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ALTAR BOY CAPTAINS
John Block • Emil Sammon
Christopher To la • Gregory Tokio
35th ANNIVERSARY COMMITTEE
Ed Tokio. Bil Baclle, Ed Deeb. BIii Colman, Peter Docales. Alex Sohadl. Zoran Milkovich.
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Parish Council
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Past Cliairmen
Year
1956-57 ....................................................................................
Mit Moore
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1960...........................................................................................
John Litsios
1961..........................................................................................
Ted Mackoul
1962 ............................................................................................
Alex Glines
1963..........................................................................................
Nick Nahas*
1964 ........................................................................................
George Davis
1965.....................................................................................
Zeran Milkovich
1966.............................................................................................
Jeff Habib*
1967 .......................................................................................
George Hakim
1968 ..................................................................................... Dimitry Pogojeff
1969 ........................................................................................ John Shefchik
1970 ......................................................................................
Gus Paspalas*
1971 ..................................................................................... George Milanes
1972 ................................................................................................
Ed Deeb
1973 ••..........................................................................................
Bill Colman
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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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Our Love and Best Wishes
on your 35th Anniversary
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George
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Christopher
Vicky
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Happy 35th Anniversdary
CONGRATULATIONS
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�LET us GIVE THANKS TO THE LORD
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May you continue to grow in Christ's teachings and
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In Memory
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CONGRATULATIONS
& BESTWISHES !
GEORGE MATOOK
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John
John
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St. Anthony family for 20 of its 35 years.
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We pray for God's Blessingupon the best Parish
in the Archdiocese forever.
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Much Love
IN BLESSED
AND ETERNAL
MEMORY
of our deceased relatives
ROMAN - HUDAKFAMILY
offered by
Joseph Margaret
Daniel Elba Lisa Tina -In Loving Memory of
Dad, we missyou
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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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in the Formative Years of St. Anthony's Parish,
The Magic of the Buildingof St. Anthony's Church in Bergenfield,
and the Continuationof St. Anthony's Unique Potential
Through the Present Generationsand on the Future.
Happy Anniversary
too
Loving Parish
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God's blessing and best wishes to
St. Anthony's
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Suzanne & Stratos
Give ear, O Lord, unto my prayer and
attend to the voice of my supplications.
TrustIn the Lord
with all thine heart ...
Proverbs
3: 5
In Loving Memory of our Parents
Wasyl & Anna Chimel
Wasyl & Helen Lestishock
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'n the day of my trouble I will call
upon thee, for Thou will answer me.
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Johanna
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of
Happy 35th Anniversary
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We are Proud and Honored
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Occasion with our wonderful Friends
at St. Anthony's!
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St. Anthony's Church
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Dublin Core
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Title
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Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America Newspaper Collection
Subject
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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
Publisher
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Date
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1905-2013
Language
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Arabic
English
Identifier
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NS 0021
Coverage
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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>
Dublin Core
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Identifier
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ns0021_parishcommemmorative15
Title
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St. Anthony Orthodox Church 35th Anniversary Program Booklet
Description
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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.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1991
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
St. Anthony's Orthodox Church (Bergenfield, NJ)
Language
A language of the resource
English
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Text
Format
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Text/pdf
Source
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Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
Publisher
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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.
Rights Holder
A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource.
Antiochian Heritage Library and Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
1990s
Antiochian Orthodox Church
Booklets
Events
New Jersey
Programs