by Linda K. Jacobs | Aug 16, 2015 | Uncategorized
The friends eventually went their separate ways. In early 1894, Haddad went to Europe to participate in the Antwerp fair and then returned to Syria, while Kheiralla decided to settle down in Chicago and become a “spiritual healer” as a way to make a living. His...
by Linda K. Jacobs | Aug 8, 2015 | Uncategorized
Most early Syrian immigrants to the United States led relatively straightforward lives: they followed a limited number of occupations, practiced the faith of their fathers, married within the community, and had children. Those who strayed from the path make for...
