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Matar Family from Beit Jala, Palestine. Searching information

Carolina — 11 Jun 2005 9:13:51 GMT

I am searching information about my ancestors that came to the Dominican Republic from a city called Beit Jala in Palestine in the late 1800's....

GHANNAM, Omar 1947-2007

Alan Wildblood — 18 Jul 2008 11:03:52 GMT

Der Tagesspiegel, Berlin, Germany, November 18, 2007
Omar Ghannam
Born 2 January 1947
Died 2 November 2007 following a long illness
Mourned by Palestinian community of Berlin
Buried 11 November 2007 in his homeland, Jaba'a (Jenin), Palestine

Shama (married Rounsley in 1944)

attridgefamily — 13 Jul 2008 4:16:51 GMT

I am trying to locate my father's wife, Ginette ROUNSLEY (nee SHAMA) who was born on 22nd October 1917 in Alexandria, Egypt.
Ginette's son, my half brother Reginald Isaac Rounsley, was born on 16th December 1946 at International Maternity Hospital, Alexandria.
Ginette SHAMA married Frederick Charles ROUNSLEY (an English soldier) in 1944 in Alexandria.
Ginette's father was Ezra SHAMA, a cotton classifier, who had died prior to her marriage.
Ginette was a member of WAAF serving with Middle Eastern Forces during World War II.
A witness to Ginette's marriage was Ida SHAMA.
Any information on Ginette or Reginald would be much appreciated.
Many thanks for reading this entry.

Lama family from Bethlehem, Palestine

George — 28 Jan 2004 8:47:40 GMT

Looking for any information on the Lama family. According to my uncle, our family has been in the region for hundreds of years.

Lama could have been changed from El Ama or El Amma.

Any help is appreciated.

Thank you!

Agha Family >> Tracing Family tree

cartoonbrickwalls — 5 Aug 2006 5:02:24 GMT

i am a palestinian born to a lebanese mother and palestinian father. my grandfather moved to lebanon from palestine in 1948. years later he recieved a letter form his 'ancestors' in turkey saying that they traced their family tree to him. But sadly the letter was lost and the name of the person who contacted grandpa was also lost. now i am trying to trace my family back to the aghas of turkey. can anyone help me here? thank you!

Palestinian living in Honduras looking for relatives in Palestine

Mariela Kawas — 21 Apr 2006 3:59:39 GMT

My name is Mariela Kawas, and I live in Tegucigalpa, Honduras (Central America). I would like to get in touch with some relatives living in Palestine, specially in Bethlehem. If anyone related reads this message, please write to me. My grandparents emigrated from Palestine to Honduras in the late 1920s. They're names where Nicolas Kawas and Rosa Kawas.

Relatives

Rana — 14 Jan 2002 6:25:03 GMT

I am looking for missing relatives who are from the Balboul or Al-Balboul family and came from Palestine. The family's original name used to be Awad and came from a city in Palesine called Sureef near Hebron.

searching for Murra

Murra, Oscar — 22 Apr 2001 9:04:30 GMT

I live in Monterrey, Mexico. I'm very interested to know about my family. My grandparents left Bethlehem in 1908 and never went back. Their names were Abraham Murra and Milade Marcos. Please email me at omurra62@aol.com

Rizkallah Family - Haifa

rizkat — 27 Nov 2006 6:58:36 GMT

Working on a book about my family, trying to set up the family tree in as much detail as possible. They left Haifa in 1946, settled in Beirut (which is where they took the name Rizkallah). Right now, we're scattered all over the place: Israel, Austria, Greece, Brazil, Canada, etc. etc.

The parents were Abido and Bethia Rizkallah. They had six children: Rose, Mary, Wedad, Elias, Rizk, and Yousef. If you remember them or are related, please post!

12th Royal Lancers 1926-1929

paulene_sibley — 7 Mar 2007 5:10:16 GMT

I have just found hub's father's army book, which shows him being in Palestine Dec 26 - Dec 29 then invalided out.
Trying to help hub trace his dad, can anyone direct this 'newbie' please?

Info I have ....
Trooper James Patrick Sibley, 12th Royal Lancers, PoW's

Thank you
Paulene

Tabor , Tabour or Taber

andrea miriam — 8 May 2005 12:14:45 GMT

I am looking to see if any one is familiar with this name or its variant. My grandfather said it was from the MT Tabor mountain. I saw another referance that it was a drum.

El-Ajou family tree

Ahmad — 6 Aug 2006 7:07:06 GMT

Im looking for the proper family tree or family lineage of El-Ajou family from El-Lod/Ramleh area. I heard we are descended for Al-Husseini family line. I would like to know if that is true and Would like to gain more info about my family's past.

Please email me back at aelajou@dal.ca or cougar_rcaf@hotmail.com

Thanks

Ahmad

Jiaraysie family

fayemendes — 1 Jul 2006 9:52:51 GMT

My grandmother Pauline Jiaraysie was born in Haifa, Palestine and married my grandfather Harold Mendes (who was in the Army) in 1947, their first child John Harry was born in 1947 in Haifa, before moving to the Uk in 1948. If anyone has any information on my grandmother I would be really grateful.

Thanks

Faye

Al Nammari Family

necebee59 — 30 Oct 2005 12:39:31 GMT

My mother is Fatina Nammari fr: Jerusalem. Her father was Omar, she had 5 bros. 4 sisters. we are travelling to Jordan to visit remaining relatives & I am working on our family history. Brother Osama still in occupied terr. Her father owned a store in the old city. My mother/siblings b. 1927-1945. The occupation has separated many family members. She is going to see one sister for first time since 1948. Please email if you know her or anyone in her family OR god willing, you are related! Peace.
Denise

The Orthodox Convent of Ramleh Jaffa

Elaine Kaye — 8 May 2006 1:36:14 GMT

Does the above convent still exist and if so how can you get copies of Birth/Marriage/Death Registrations?

EDWARD JOSEPH STEINBECK, b. April 1859 Palestine, m. SUSAN FRANCES CLARK, b. March 26, 1858 Tewksbury, MA

Jacqueline4242 — 6 Mar 2006 3:53:36 GMT

zableh family

czableh2 — 20 Dec 2004 1:52:29 GMT

I am looking for members of the zableh family, my grandfather was born in Bethlehem, and he came to Colombia in the 1930's , all of his descendants settled here in Colombia, so I was wondering if there was anybody else with that last name, anywhere in the world

musheinish from ijzim

Dina_0101 — 12 Feb 2006 12:14:53 GMT

hi if anyone knows any musheinish living outside the U.S please respond back

Sapper John Whitmore,486th Field Company 54th division

maureencopping_1 — 20 Feb 2004 4:21:45 GMT

My father write a diary from the holy land & Egypt in 1917
If anyone had a relative in the same company they may find it interesting. I am slowly typing it out as the diary is very small & quite hard to decipher.

Looking for Family from Tyre and Ijzim

Hebatullah — 11 Aug 2005 11:15:49 GMT

My Father's side of the Family is from Ijzim. Because my father's parents died so young and the occupation my father and aunts and uncles know very little about our long lost family. If anyone knows anything about the Issa/Kudsiya family from Ijzim it would be much appreciatted. Also my mother's side of the family keeps in touch more, but we still have family missing. So if anyone knows anything about the Abu-Eissa, Zatout family from Tyre I'd be very thankful. I'm quite determined to track down my family no matter how long it takes I just really hope that someone here might know something.
Thank You

God Bless...And may you all find what you are looking for!

Fattaleh

sindaha — 23 Dec 2003 8:23:44 GMT

My mother name Nina Fattaleh from Jerusalem. I have part of the family tree from my grand father. I need to conect the Fattaleh family in the US (specially in Arizona and Ohaio as I know some immigrated their.

Zaher family

rita796 — 8 Aug 2003 7:16:34 GMT

My grandmother was Chafika Zaher from Nazareth. Are there any relatives out there?

Dayeh/Buri/Susu/Dahdah

ElaineKaye — 18 Oct 2003 4:09:52 GMT

I am looking for any info regarding theabove surnames.

My grandparents where Beshara Saleem Dayeh and Violette Dahdah - Married in Jaffa, Palestine. Their parents where
Salim Ibrahim Dayeh and Rugeeena Susu of Ramleh Palestine and Bundy Dahdah and Alexandria Buri of Jaffa Palestine. Prior to this all I know is that Ibrahim Oumeiha from Sae'ed Egypt (Coptin egyptian) had to leave Egypt and settled in palestine marrying a midwife- Sirrieh Dayeh and changing his name to Ibrahim Dayeh this was in approx the 1850's.
Any info or addresses to contact would be much appreciated.

Certificates from Ramleh / Jaffa Palestine

Elaine Kaye — 12 Jul 2004 10:13:36 GMT

I am trying to locate who I need to write to to obtain Birth/Marriage /Death certificates of relatives in Ramleh & Jaffa

The certificate I do have from Jaffa was issued by the Orthodox Convent

Can any one help with an address.

omran, mathia, or el-hallak

Linda — 23 Mar 2003 4:12:36 GMT

looking to see if anyone finds these names at all familiar?

Nicholas Yako

MichaelBrown505 — 14 May 2004 1:22:40 GMT

Looking for info on my grandfather Nicholas Yako. Mother's birth certificate says he was born in Greece, but papers from cemetery state he was born in Acre, Palestine. Does anybody know where I can write to obtain birth info on him? Thank you.

Sindaha

sindaha — 23 Dec 2003 8:23:44 GMT

I have full information about my family in Jerusalem and Jordan. I found some names in the US as Leslie Sindaha and Ramsey Sindaha are they related to us

chokha family

rita796 — 8 Aug 2003 7:13:55 GMT

My grandfather was Salomon Chokha and I believe he came from Haifa.As my grandparents were separated I have no other information on the family. Can anybody help?

ATIEH Family

lutfeea — 7 Aug 2003 6:50:27 GMT

grandparents grew up in palestine. ATIEH family crest or history info please e mail me at

lutfeea@yahoo.com

Abiad (Abyad)-El or Al Abiad Family from Jaffa

Pascale — 6 Mar 2002 6:36:25 GMT

I am looking for relatives of my husband Imad Adel Salim Abiad, any Abiad from Jaffa....

Khalidiyeh (Al) Bacha

Pascale De Groof — 2 Dec 2002 8:09:47 GMT

My husbands grandmother was called Khalidiyeh Bacha, I only know about her that she married Salim Mohamed Salim El Abiad at the age of 12 in Jaffa Palestine.........anybody who knows more about the (Al) Bacha family?

family information

jshort6 — 27 Aug 2002 2:29:49 GMT

Looking for infomation on info on the family of Sam John Matar. Birthplace Galilee Palestine, parnets John Matar and Nazie Marchy. Born 1.28.1895.. married in 1923, Died 1943. Looking for any info on other family members, as he came to US alone, and is difficult to find any info here...
Thanks