tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30984739.post4206782089240856979..comments2023-10-01T14:37:09.159+01:00Comments on Maysaloon - ميسلون: The family history...Maysaloonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06826378383173206624noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30984739.post-28517599267042055912008-06-18T17:41:00.000+01:002008-06-18T17:41:00.000+01:00It's probably worth adding that I don't know much ...It's probably worth adding that I don't know much because the spelling of her family name was changed when they arrived in the States.Jillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01792137126898623243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30984739.post-37160649393588729812008-06-18T17:39:00.000+01:002008-06-18T17:39:00.000+01:00You are lucky to know so much! Of my father's sid...You are lucky to know so much! Of my father's side, which goes back over four hundred years in the U.S., I know a lot. There are streets named for his family all over my home state. But my mother is of a much newer generation to the U.S. and I sadly don't know much about her family at all.Jillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01792137126898623243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30984739.post-85871814586969673992008-06-10T13:46:00.000+01:002008-06-10T13:46:00.000+01:00wassimit is telling that you can only see an israe...wassim<BR/><BR/>it is telling that you can only see an israeli when i write.. that when convenient you call me a jewish arab.. other times im a european colonialist and today im plainly israeli..<BR/><BR/>in your eyes i will never be me.. just a dart board for your poisonous hatred to whatever you have been brainwashed to hate..<BR/><BR/>doesnt bother me ya habibi.. :)Lirunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16165940866092660086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30984739.post-19999861380087581792008-06-09T23:29:00.000+01:002008-06-09T23:29:00.000+01:00an excellent post, Wassim. Really fascinating. You...an excellent post, Wassim. Really fascinating. You should find out more and one day write us an even more detailed installment.qunfuzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07381648516025592849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30984739.post-16633839163080029312008-06-09T11:50:00.000+01:002008-06-09T11:50:00.000+01:00Lirun,It is telling perhaps that you, as an Israel...Lirun,<BR/>It is telling perhaps that you, as an Israeli, can only understand this post in terms of settlement and colonialism. Truly, you can judge a tree by its fruit.Maysaloonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826378383173206624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30984739.post-68409083686847017642008-06-09T11:41:00.000+01:002008-06-09T11:41:00.000+01:00so u are settlers?so u are settlers?Lirunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16165940866092660086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30984739.post-22464365510831969552008-06-08T11:37:00.000+01:002008-06-08T11:37:00.000+01:00Absolutely fascinating story... I don't think I ha...Absolutely fascinating story... I don't think I have that much drama and excitement in my own family history but I have to admit I never really searched the matter.<BR/>I think there is the potential for a good book!<BR/>Has the idea of a book ever tempted you Wassim?Hishamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07303451078690636594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30984739.post-12810270546911055812008-06-07T09:41:00.000+01:002008-06-07T09:41:00.000+01:00Thanks guys! It is amazing the richness of the sto...Thanks guys! It is amazing the richness of the stories we all carry inside us. I always enjoy people telling me things that happened a long time ago in their families. It brings to life something which happened long ago and fascinates me.Maysaloonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826378383173206624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30984739.post-30158823275085869212008-06-07T02:00:00.000+01:002008-06-07T02:00:00.000+01:00Wassim,yes it was enjoyable :) And as IBJ said, yo...Wassim,<BR/><BR/>yes it was enjoyable :) And as IBJ said, you are indeed quite diverse in your roots and that's very enriching. Unlike you, my paternal origins are from a Greek Orthodox village in Mount Lebanon, although I've never been there ever. My mother's parents are from the mountain villages of North Lebanon, also Greek Orthodox. Mind you, I am very secular. This whole religious thing is very cultural for me. If I had to associate myself with any religion, I'd say I am an amalgam of my own version of Greek Orthodoxy and my own modest understanding of Islam.<BR/><BR/>Okay that's about it. I'm not sure if you really wanted to know all this...poshlemonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02646938223102683769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30984739.post-13368182406941744162008-06-07T00:43:00.000+01:002008-06-07T00:43:00.000+01:00i truly enjoyed reading it... you truly are divers...i truly enjoyed reading it... you truly are diverse in your roots.. as opposed to me, who is 7/8 bint jbeili and 1/8 persian, but all 8/8 of my great grandparents lived in bint jbeil. ha ha! i guess they didn't like to travel much out of their little village back then.Ibn Bint Jbeilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15126724993250342515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30984739.post-34001150621370936392008-06-06T17:48:00.000+01:002008-06-06T17:48:00.000+01:00You bet!! It's fascinating - I am always very fond...You bet!! It's fascinating - I am always very fond of tracking down one's roots! <BR/><BR/>Personally I am not THAT lucky though concerning the details. My paternal side is deeply rooted in Munich, Germany - at least for three generations, maybe more, I don't know. Needless to say I consider myself a patriotic Bavarian ...<BR/><BR/>My dad passed away 10 years ago.<BR/><BR/>My maternal side is more complex. Born some 300 km north of Munich not far from the former tschechoslivakian boarder, my mom came to Munich in 1950 ... and stayed there ever since. I dont know much about her family.<BR/><BR/>She's going on 85 now, sharp like a whistle, interested in politics and everything else going on around her and in the world ... and up and around as well as downtown every single day! She's fantastic and I am VERY VERY PROUD of her!!<BR/><BR/>Im a native of Munich ... and so is my sister.<BR/><BR/>That's it - in a nutshell!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for a GREAT post! :-)Karinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01834225120243982983noreply@blogger.com