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“Boardwalk Empire:” Satellite Communities of the New York Syrian Colony

“Boardwalk Empire:” Satellite Communities of the New York Syrian Colony

by Linda K. Jacobs | Nov 5, 2015 | Uncategorized

The New York Syrian colony of the nineteenth century was centered on Washington Street on the lower west side of Manhattan and later in Brooklyn. But in reality, the New York community included a number of satellite towns in which Syrians lived, which were closely...
“If You Are Wearing Pearls, Wear Nothing but Pearls”:  Marie El-Khoury,  Jeweler to New York Society

“If You Are Wearing Pearls, Wear Nothing but Pearls”: Marie El-Khoury, Jeweler to New York Society

by Linda K. Jacobs | Aug 24, 2015 | Uncategorized

Even today, successful women entrepreneurs are as rare as hen’s teeth. Imagine what it took for a nineteenth century woman from a conservative Arab immigrant community to become one of the premier jewelers in New York. Marie El-Khoury was that woman. The Azeez Family...

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  • Selling Orientalism at the Chicago Fair: the Middle Eastern Presence May 31, 2016
  • Repudiated by their Peers March 6, 2016

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