by Linda K. Jacobs | Jan 21, 2016
Ijsberg Magazine feature by Wilson Fache An article about the drive to save the last three buildings in the lower west side Syrian colony, and the lives of the people who lived there. Read the full...
by Linda K. Jacobs | Dec 30, 2015
Saving Little Syria: A push to preserve last remnants of Downtown’s Arab quarter By Yannic Rack The Downtown Express features Linda Jacobs and the research she did on NYC’s “Little Syria” colony for her book Strangers in the West. Read the full...
by Linda K. Jacobs | Dec 29, 2015
New York’s Forgotten Mosque By Wilson Fache Evidence showing the existence of a century-old mosque in the heart of New York is a reminder that Muslims have long been part of US history . . . Read the full...
by Linda K. Jacobs | Dec 28, 2015
Little Syria: New York preservationists fight for remains of historic cultural hub By Ellen Brait & Mahita Gajanan As political debate rages over immigration and Syrian refugees, little is left to remind today’s visitors of a neighborhood which thrived as a home...
by adriane | Dec 11, 2015
New York Bound Books features “Strangers in the West,” by Linda K. Jacobs. “Strangers in the West: The Syrian Colony of New York City, 1880-1900” tells the never-before-told story of the first Arab immigrants who came to New York...
