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APPENDIX NATIONALLY-KNOWN PERSONALITIES OF ARABIC ANCESTRY Robert Abboud - First National Chicago - International banker listed in 200 Americans for 2000 AD James Abdnor - House of Representatives - South Dakota James Abourezk - Senator from South Dakota Paul Anka - Singer and Composer Michael Ansara - Movie Star William Peter Blatty - Author of "The Exorcist" George Bowab - New York producer of "Sweet Charity" Lois and Selma De Bakey - Professors in scientific communitcation Baylor - Med. - Specialize in simplifying medical jargon Michael De Bakey - Heart Surgeon - Baylor University - Texas George Doumani - Geologist - Oceanographer - Explorer of Antartica Dr. Farouk El-Baz - Space age geologist - Directed Ronald Evans Appollo 17 on moon Halim El-Dabh - Ethnomusicalogist - Composer - Son et Lumiere at Pyramid and Sphinx - Presently teaching at Kent State University Rosalind Elias - Metrop. Opera Farah Brothers - manufacturers of trousers and jeans Philip Gabriel - Author - "Tomorrow" "The Executive" "Citizen from Lebanon" "I Found America" Abe Gibran - Formerly with Cleveland Browns J. M. Haggar - Dallas, Texas, Manufacturer of Haggar slacks and jeans Najeeb Halaby ("Jeep") - Former chairman of Pan Am World Airways - Father of Queen Noor of Jordan Ramzi Hanna - Hanna Barbara Productions - Cartoonist and artist -Designed new currency for Egyptian treasury Dr. George Hatem - "Dr. Ma Hai Teh" (Virtuous One from Overseas) -Dermatology - eradicated VD in Peoples Republic of China Away from U.S. since 1929 - still retains his passport -Marched with Mao in Long March in 1935 Philip Hitti - noted historian "History of the Arabs" et al. - Princeton University, deceased
Colonel James Jabara - First jet ace George Kassem - California House of Representatives Abraham Kazan, Jr. - House of Representatives Emile Kuri - Motion picture set decorator - 1949 Oscar for "The Heiress" Toby Moffett - House of Representatives George Nader - Movie Star Laura Nader - Anthopologist - Berkeley, California Ralph Nader - Consumer Advocate Nafey Brothers - Movie magnets Michael Nafey - Chairman of Board United Artists Mary Rose Oakar - House of Representatives Nick Rahall - House of Representatives Joe Robbie - Owner of Miami Dolphins Major General Walter Safi on Pattons staff A. Saidy - Producer "Finians Rainbow" Lt. Commander John Shaheen - Naval hero participated in surrender of Italian fleet - World War II and Korea Donna Shalala - Undersecretary HUD Joseph Sheban * - Biographer of Kahlil Gibran - Auther and lecturer Frank Skaff - Former manager Detroit Tigers Brig. Gen. Elias Stevens - First Arab American grad of West Point -Staff officer for Gen. Eisenhower Danny Thomas - TV and movies (Amos Jacobs) Helen Thomas - Senior UPI corres. While House - Auther of "Dateline -White House"
* Deceased, 1979
Meet Helen Thomas: "First Lady" of White House Correspondents
SOME 1970 DEMOGRAPHIC DATA ON ARAB AMERICANS This data was compiled from general surveys. Census Bureau data, and the U.S. Almanac on Arab Americans. Total number of Arab Americans: 1,662,000 since 1970, numbers increased but there is no reliable information on percentage increases. Largest concentration of Arab Americans is in the state of California with 258,000. The state of Ohio has 117,000 Arab Americans with heavier concentration in the larger cities: Cleveland Columbus, Cincinnati, and Youngstown. The Arab American community of greater Cleveland has a total population ranging between 20,000 to 25,000 people.
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Director: |
Dr. Emile N. Habiby |
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Juliet Deir |
Reema Habiby (substitute) |
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History: The Institute was incorporated in April, 1974, and an adult program in spoken and in modern standard Arabic was begun in June of the same year. Lack of suitable curriculum materials and trained teachers delayed starting a class for children until September, 1975. The children's class was started with an equal mix of monolingual and bilingual students. Another beginners' class was added in 1976. The quality of teaching and of the curriculum improved through 1976-1977 as a result of the teachers' participation in the EHALS training and exchange project. By the end of the school year a steady enrollment was reached, with students reflecting the motivating influence of program and teaching developments. Current Program. The Arabic school will continue to provide learning opportunities in the Arabic language to bilingual children and to some adults. A shift to monolingual children is expected. New well-conceived curriculum materials, utilizing audio-visual media will be introduced in September, 1977. Thanks to the financial support of the community, the school will be able to purchase and use modern teaching aids and develop its own model programs. Beginning monolingual children at age six and older will be trained in speaking a vernacular Arabic, covering simple home and school
situations. They will learn to associate sounds with Arabic letter-pictures. New consonants that tax their speech organs will be intro�duced with tutorial and card reader help to those who have difficulties. Word power will be developed by association with pictures, while con�versation will follow patterns learned illustrations and from sound and slide programs. The use of songs, puppets and action games motivate the students to learn and wish to return for more. Second and third year students will continue in the same learning pattern, but will add reading and writing of modern standard Arabic to their skills. They will also learn to relate the spoken to the written language. Departing students will have learned enough Arabic to be able to enhance their skills by associating with other Arabic speakers. Specialized history and culture courses should eventually find their place in the program. An additional four grades will be introduced in later years.
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 Miss Juliet Deir teaches "conversational Arabic" to "monolingual" first year students. |
 Reem Hamadan, 7, studies Arabic in a class at the Islamic Center, 9400 Detroit Avenue, N.W. (The Plain Dealer, Sunday Magazine, 8/10/75) |
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 Dr. Emile N. Habiby uses this chart to teach the alphabet sounds of the Arabic language while his son, Najib looks on. (Cleveland Press, 8/17/77) |
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Suhait Banister |
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Teachers: | Taha Al-Doss |
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History: Even though the school was operating informally for a number of years, it was formally structured in September, 1979. Students are meeting on Sundays from 9:30 to 12:30. Classes are divided into three levels. Level one includes children between the ages of 5 and 7, the second level has classes for children who are between the ages of 8 and 12, and level three is for teenagers and older. Current Program: The Islamic Weekend Madrassa teaches children Arabic with special emphasis on the Qur-an, fundamentals of Islamic beliefs and worships, and various aspects of the Islamic history and geography of the world. At the present time, there are 50 students enrolled. However, the Islamic Weekend Madrassa will be expanding to teaching on Saturdays in the near future. Another classroom wilt be added to accommodate more people. Most of the students are American born, therefore, bilingual. In addition, there are some youngsters whose parents immigrated during the recent years. The school is financially supported by the Islamic Center.
Some Clevelanders of Arab American Descent prominent in business and professions in the Greater Cleveland area: |
SINGERS: |
Marilyn Anter Cardello - concert |
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THE ARTS: |
Dennis Nahat - dancer and choreographer, Cleveland Ballet |
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TV-RADIO |
Larry Morrow - talk show and music |
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BUSINESS: |
Anter Bros. Wholesale |
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RELIGIOUS: |
Sister Judith A. Karam, C.S.A., Pharmacist and administrator |
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POLITICS |
Richard Anter - Mayor of Fairview Park |
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EDUCATION: |
George Khoury - Cleveland Board of Education |
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ATTORNEYS: | Fred F. Hillow |
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ARCHITECTS: |
Louis J. Kourey |
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PHYSICIANS | Bolivar Albainy |
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PHYSICIANS |
Benjamin Farah |
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DENTISTS: | Hafiz Abood |
