Jiryes Farhat to Suleiman Farhat, 27 July 1932

The images are a digital reproduction of a handwritten letter and accompanying translation donated by Kathy Sa'ade Kenny. <br>In this letter Jiryes Farhat, writes to his son Suleiman pleading with him to return from California to the family farm in Ramallah, Palestine, with Katrina and the children. Jiryes outlines the rich agricultural production of the land and how hard he must work to keep it in good health. He states that they do not need money, they just want to spend time with him and the children as he has been gone for so long and they are getting old. He says that 400 people have recently returned from America to the homeland.<br>These images exist as part of the Katrina Sa'ade Letters collection within the Katrina Sa'ade project of the Planet Bethlehem Archive.

这些图片是Kathy Sa'ade Kenny捐赠的手写信件及其附随翻译的数字复制品。<br>在这封信中，Jiryes Farhat致信其子Suleiman，恳请他携Katrina与孩子们从加利福尼亚返回巴勒斯坦拉马拉的家族农场。Jiryes详述了这片土地丰富的农业产出，以及他为维持土地的良好状态所付出的艰辛劳作。他表示，家人并不需要金钱，只是希望能与他和孩子们共度时光——毕竟他已离开太久，而他们也日渐年迈。他提到，近期已有400人从美国返回故土。<br>这些图片是Planet Bethlehem Archive（伯利恒星球档案馆）Katrina Sa'ade项目下Katrina Sa'ade信件集的一部分。