Samira Jubran and Deeyar Jubran

Recorded October 14, 2023 Archived October 14, 2023 32:15 minutes

Id: atd002079

Samira Jubran (60) and her daughter Deeyar Jubran (31) talk about their family in Palestine and the ways that Palestinian identity has shaped them.

SJ talks about being born in Jerusalem, and her family's home while growing up.

SJ talks about how her father was removed from his home in Haifa in 1948.

SJ talks about the Nakba and her grandfather's death.

SJ talks about coming to the United States for an education at age 18.

SJ talks about how she was supposed to visit her mother for her 82nd birthday, but was unable to because they closed the airport in Tel Aviv.

SJ talks about life under Israeli occupation.

They remember the years of DJ's childhood when they lived in Palestine.

They talk about the Germantown International Festival.

SJ talks about the Second Intifada and the difficulty of returning to live in Memphis in June of 2001.

SJ talks about what spurred her to start the International Festival.

SJ talks about what being Palestinian means and what she hopes for future generations.

They talk about DJ's name.

SJ talks about her work as an Arabic interpreter and translating the Itsy Bitsy Spider song into Arabic.