10.25377/sussex.7262984.v1
Freja Howat-Maxted
Freja
Howat-Maxted
Leila Sansour
Leila
Sansour
Jacob Norris
Jacob
Norris
Hilweh Farhat to Suleiman Farhat, 16 August 1930
University of Sussex
2020
Katrina Sa'ade Letters collection
Bethlehemites in the US
Olive trees
Middle Eastern and African History
Middle Eastern and North African history
2020-03-27 14:54:18
Dataset
https://sussex.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Hilweh_Farhat_to_Suleiman_Farhat_16_August_1930/7262984
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 Hilweh Farhat's thanks Suleiman Farhat for the money he has sent to the Farhat family in Ramallah. She explains that Jiryes Farhat, their father, has been ill but that their land and the olive trees are flourishing. She also notes the political situation in Palestine at the time describing the wrecked economy, growing tensions, the rebellion as well as recent Jewish attacks on Palestinian crops. Suleiman, Katrina and their children were living in California at the time. Issa Farhat scribes.</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>