Jiryes Farhat to Suleiman Farhat, 12 February 1934

Title: Jiryes Farhat to Suleiman Farhat, 12 February 1934
Description: The images are a digital reproduction of a handwritten letter and accompanying translation donated by Kathy Sa'ade Kenny. In this letter Jiryes Farhat informs his son Suleiman that his wife, Katrina Saade, has left from Palestine. Suleiman was living in California at the time. The letter describes the dramatic turn of events in which Katrina left the Farhat family home in Ramallah, taking their child Fred with her to seek refuge with her family in Bethlehem before organising her passage to the US. See 'relation' for a receipt of Katrina's telegram telling her husband she was coming home to the US. Issa Farhat scribes.
Identifier: pb_ks_ksl_7263107
Subject: Bethlehem; Palestine; Palestinian Diaspora; Katrina Sa'ade Letters collection; Gender relations; Bethlehemites in the US; Bethelehem children
License: CC BY 4.0
Creator: Issa Farhat; Jiryes Farhat
Contributor: Kathy Sa'ade Kenny; Salim Tamari; Fred Bisharat
Date: 2/12/1934
Type: Digital reproduction of handwritten letter and accompanying translation.
Source: Kathy Sa'ade Kenny
Language: Arabic, English
Spatial Coverage: 31.908863/ 35.204510
Rights Holder: Kathy Sa'ade Kenny