10.25377/sussex.7262975.v1
Freja Howat-Maxted
Freja
Howat-Maxted
Leila Sansour
Leila
Sansour
Jacob Norris
Jacob
Norris
Jiryes Farhat to Suleiman Farhat, 13 July 1927
University of Sussex
2020
Katrina Sa'ade Letters collection
1927 Earthquake
Bethlehemites in the US
Middle Eastern and African History
Middle Eastern and North African history
2020-03-27 14:53:30
Dataset
https://sussex.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Jiryes_Farhat_to_Suleiman_Farhat_13_July_1927/7262975
The images are a digital reproduction of a handwritten letter and accompanying translation donated by Kathy Sa'ade Kenny. <div><br></div><div>In this letter Jiryes Farhat writes to his son, Suleiman Farhat, describing the earthquake that hit Palestine in July 1927. Jiryes asks Suleiman to send money to repair their house and to pay for the land deeds to be passed into Suleiman's name. At this stage Suleiman and Katrina Sa'ade were married and living in California, US. </div><div><br></div><div>These images exist as part of the Katrina Sa'ade Letters collection within the Katrina Sa'ade project of the Planet Bethlehem Archive.</div>