Dan Farah coming to America

The story of my dad and how he came to America and started a life from almost nothing

Survival

My grandfathers father and mother were Jews in Palestine when the British were in charge and were able to stay this way and stay a Jewish family through multiple struggles.

Dan Palmer and his grandmother Nazar Awwad talk about her life.

In this interview, conducted November 24, 2017 in Albany, NY, Dan Palmer (16) interviews his bilingual (in Arabic and English) Grandmother, Nazar Awwad (73), about her life in America as well as in the Middle East. Nazar shares some of...

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Brigid Murphy and Rhea Lieber

Rhea Lieber (18) and friend Brigid Murphy (18) talk about their big change coming up: graduation, their experiences at Hands of Peace and their thoughts on what the impact their camp dialogues will have on the "conflict" between Israel and...

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Mike Alewitz and Guido Garaycochea

Friends Mike Alewitz (70) and Guido Garaycochea (59) discuss Mike’s position as a censored artist, what it has been like to paint murals around the world and see them destroyed, all while conveying the message of workers' struggles.

Madj’s story

Her story of what it was like where she was growing up. When she came to US, what it was like.

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Susan Kelley and Grace Kelley

Susan Kelley (57) sits down with her mother, Grace Kelley (89), to talk about her experience immigrating to the United States from Palestine, to discuss her passions for nursing and music, and to remember members of their family who have...

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Janet AlJunaidi and Norah AlJunaidi

Janet AlJunaidi (59) shares a conversation with her daughter Norah AlJunaidi (24) as they reflect on their service trip to Palestine and the way the Pandemic has impacted their life.

Eva Perlman & Annette Weinberg

Eva was eight months old when Hitler come to power. Her father was part of the resistance and fled with her and her brothers to Marseille, France then on to Lyon where he continued to fight for the resistance. Her...

Atah Awwad

In this interview, conducted in November 2018 in Chantilly, Virginia, Yara Alsakbani (15) interviews her Grandpa, Atah Awwad (61) about his childhood in Palestine, and his life afterwards in Syria. In addition to his childhood, Atah talks about his life...

Caroline Weingarten & Annette Weinberg

Caroline, 98, sat down with Annette to share her story about surviving the Holocaust. She was 13 when Hitler came into power. Looking for a way out, she was one of 300 who were allowed to go to Palestine, because...

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Jeremy Wood and Gregg Towery

One Small Step conversation partners Jeremy Wood (35) and Gregg Towery (72) talk about their work with incarcerated youth, how police violence has impacted their lives, and their faith journeys and how it guides the values they believe in.

My Father’s Story

Giselle Mustafa (17) interviews her father, Khalid Mustafa (59) to know more about his life as a Palestinian living in Chicago in the 1960s-1970s, his life moving to a whole new country, and his life now.

The Thanksgiving Family

Crystal Lamb: 2020-11-27 02:28:57 Crystal and Nicholas Lamb tell the story of how they were accepted into a group of unrelated families from across the country who have camped together for 40 years over Thanksgiving. It took COVID & a...

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Ann Norman and Norman Jones

Ann Norman [no age given] speaks with her friend and mentor Norman "Norm" Jones [no age given] about their shared love of history and religious studies.

Interview with My Tata

Renee Jubran tells us what it was like getting forced out of her home in Palestine and moving to America. Renee and her husband started a successful restaurant called the Falafel Hut in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Gratitude

The hardship people had to go through just to survive.