El-Issa family explained

El-Issa Family
Members:	Issa El-Issa, Raja El-Issa, Yousef El-Issa, Daoud El-Issa and Georgette El-Issa
Origin:	Jaffa, Palestine
Region:	Jerusalem, Palestine

The El-Issa Family is an Arab Christian family that emerged from Jaffa, Palestine in the 20th century.^{[1] [2] [3]} The family is known for its "intellect, politics and literature",^[4] its members Issa El-Issa and his cousin Yousef El-Issa were among the first who warned about the Zionist movement in Mandatory Palestine. They were also among the first to promote Palestinian nationalism through their family's numerous newspapers and journals, most notably Falastin which was established in 1909. Other examples include Al-Asma'i, Alif Bā’ and Al-Bilād. ^{[5] [6] [7] [8] [9]} The family now resides in Jerusalem; however, many family members are living in the diaspora, mainly in the surrounding Levantine countries and Western countries such as the United States, and Chile.

Notable members

• Hanna El-Issa: one of the first journalists in Palestine who established Al-Asma'i magazine in 1908
• Jeries El-Issa: a poet who is considered to be one of Palestine's first intellectuals
• Suleiman El-Issa: Jeries's son who is also a famous poet
• Issa El-Issa

the founder of Falastin in Jaffa, Palestine, in 1909

• Yousef El-Issa, Issa's cousin who also founded Falastin in 1909, he also established Alif Bā’ in Damascus, Syria
• Raja El-Issa

Issa's son, who took manager position of the newspaper after his father's death, he was also the first chairman of the Jordan Press Association in Amman, Jordan, in 1956

• Daoud El-Issa

Issa's nephew who also had the manager position of the newspaper, established Al-Bilād in Jerusalem in 1956 and became a member of Jordan Press Association in 1976^[10]

• Georgette El-Issa

Palestinian philanthropist and activist.^[11]

See also

• Al-Asma'i magazine (1908-1909)
• Falastin newspaper (1911-1967)
• Alif Ba newspaper (1930-1958)
• Issa (name)

Notes and References

1. Web site: نادي الجسرة الثقافي الاجتماعي . Aljasraculture.com . 2014-10-07 . 2015-10-15.
2. Web site: حين أصبحت فلسطين وسادة للغرباء - ديوان العرب . Diwanalarab.com . 2015-10-15.
3. Web site: هوية - صفحة عائلة العيسى - يافا . Howiyya.com . 2015-10-15.
4. Web site: وفاة الكاتب الصحفي رجا العيسى . Gerasanews.com . 2015-10-15.
5. Web site: شبكة أخبار البلد :: عيسى داود العيسى . Akhbarelbalad.net . 2015-10-15.
6. Web site: جان داية . فلسطين - جان داية: يوسف العيسى الفلسطيني و"ألف باء" الدمشقية :: الثقافة . Palestine.assafir.com . 2015-10-15.
7. Web site: المجموعة: المكتبة . مدار - تحت عين الرقيب: دراسة تاريخية لد. مصطفى كبها حول الصحافة الفلسطينية ودورها الوطني . Madarcenter.org . 1938-09-21 . 2015-10-15.
8. https://www.rienner.com/uploads/5253231615868.pdf The Palestinian People: Seeking Sovereignty and State
9. Web site: Salim Tamari . Issa al Issa’s Unorthodox Orthodoxy: Banned in Jerusalem, Permitted in Jaffa | مؤسسة الدراسات الفلسطينية . ar . Palestine-studies.org . 2015-10-15.
10. Web site: هوية - تاريخ وروايات . Howiyya.com . 2015-10-15.
11. Web site: Georgette Rizek (1925–2018). July 16, 2021. May 23, 2024. Jerusalem Story. en. May 23, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240523160329/https://www.jerusalemstory.com/en/bio/georgette-rizek.