Jiryes Farhat to Suleiman Farhat, 25 March 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, pleads with his son Suleiman to return from America to the family farm in Ramallah, Palestine. Jiryes writes about Katrina Sa'ade and her family who he describes as greedy and of a low class. He references the 1927 earthquake in Palestine which hit Katrina's family home. Jiryes originally describes the earthquake in his 13 July 1927 letter: see 'relation.' At this stage Suleiman and Katrina Sa'ade were living in California, US with their children. Issa Farhat scribes and adds a note requesting both a Parker pen and a watch, criticising the quality of pens sent previously.<br>These images exist as part of the Katrina Sa'ade Letters collection within the Katrina Sa'ade project of the Planet Bethlehem Archive.

本批图像为凯西·萨阿德·肯尼（Kathy Sa'ade Kenny）捐赠的一封手写信件及其配套译稿的数字复制品。在这封信中，吉里耶斯·法哈特（Jiryes Farhat）恳请其子苏莱曼（Suleiman）从美国返回巴勒斯坦拉马拉的家族农场。吉里耶斯在信中提及卡特里娜·萨阿德（Katrina Sa'ade）及其家人，并将其描述为贪婪且出身低下之人。他还提及1927年发生在巴勒斯坦的地震，该地震波及了卡特里娜的家族住宅。吉里耶斯最初在1927年7月13日的信件中对此次地震进行了描述，详见「关联档案」。彼时，苏莱曼与卡特里娜·萨阿德正带着他们的孩子居住在美国加利福尼亚州。伊萨·法哈特（Issa Farhat）负责代笔，并在信中附加了一则留言：索要一支派克（Parker）钢笔与一块手表，同时批评此前寄送的钢笔质量不佳。本批图像隶属于「伯利恒星球档案馆」（Planet Bethlehem Archive）旗下卡特里娜·萨阿德项目中的「卡特里娜·萨阿德信件」馆藏系列。