Interview with George Bāsīl Farrāj مقابلة مع جورج باسيل فراج

American University of Beirut Palestinian Oral History Archives
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00:00:00 - Childhood memories in Jerusalem

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Partial Transcript: Significant Figures: Ḥarāmī, Shukrī (Teacher).

Families: Ghunaym, Ṭannūs; al-Jūrī.

Sābā; Dabbāḥ.

Landmarks- Private Institutions: al-Madrasah al-Waṭaniyyah al-Urthūduksiyyah (School); Madrasat al-Muṭrān (School); Madrasat al-Ummah (School); Saint George's School (School); Bishop Gobat School (School); Terra Santa School (School).

Landmarks, Cultural and Touristic Institutions: King David Hotel (Hotel).

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Keywords: Children's games; Churches; Coexistance; Education; Entertainment; Family structure; Football; Prayers; Private schools; Sports; Strikes; Students

00:07:52 - Socio-economic and political conditions before Nakba

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Partial Transcript: Significant Figures: Farrāj, ʻĪsá (Martyr).

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Keywords: British high commissioner; Conspiracy; Guards; Haganah; King David Hotel bombing, 1946; Leaders; Martyrs; Military strategy; Patriotism; Pistols; Resistance movements; Semiramis Hotel Bombing, 1948; Terrorism; Young Men's Christian Association

00:14:02 - Children's activities in Palestine

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Partial Transcript: Families: Mushabbak.

Significant Figures: al-Ṭubbī, Michel (Mayor); Abū Shanab, Maḥfūẓ (Club director); Daʻdis, Shafīq (Club director).

Landmarks-Places of Worship: al-Qiyāmah (Church); Mār Yaʻqūb (Church); Mār Jirjis (Church).

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Keywords: Carpenters; Churches; Cities and towns; Entertainment; Family structure; Fathers; Football; Friendship; Hunting; Jerusalem (Palestine); Nādī Frīdīs; Nādī al-Dājānī; Professions; Psychological warfare; Rumors; Sports; Swimming; Young Men's Christian Association

00:22:17 - Political conditions in Palestine during the British rule

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Partial Transcript: Significant Figures: Ḥarāmī, Shukrī (Teacher).

Landmarks- Private Institutions: Madrasat al-Muṭrān (School).

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Keywords: Arab Revolt, 1936-1939; British Mandate of Palestine, 1922-1948; British-Jewish relations; Guards; Revolutionaries; Schools; Strikes; Zionist colonization

00:27:19 - Community celebrations and customs

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Partial Transcript: Landmarks- Private Institutions: Madrasat Ṣahyūn (School).

Landmarks- Monuments: al-Sahyūn (Graveyard).

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Keywords: Ashkenazi Jews; British Army; Building practices; Churches; Coexistance; Convents; Customs and traditions; Death; Dwellings; Easter; Football; Jewish national home; Land sale; Mourning; Protests against settlements; Religious diversity; Religious practices; Return; Revolutionary songs; Settler colonialism; Urban life; Young Men's Christian Association; ʻĪd celebrations