Salloum Mokarzel Explained

Salloum Mokarzel
Birth Date:1881
Birth Place:Freike, Mount Lebanon Mutasarrifate, Ottoman Syria
Death Date:[1]
Death Place:Brooklyn, N.Y
Occupation:journalist, writer
Movement:Mahjar, New York Pen League
Relatives:
  • Antoun Mokarzel (father)
  • Barbara Akl (mother)
  • Naoum Mokarzel (brother)
  • Catherine Mokarzel (sister)
  • Elizabeth Mokarzel (sister)

Salloum Antoun Mokarzel (1881–1952) was an influential Lebanese American intellectual and publisher.[2] He was the younger brother of Naoum Mokarzel who was the founder of Al-Hoda, one of the first Arabic language newspapers published in the United States.[3] Between December 1918 and June 1926, he published and edited "The Syrian-American Commercial Magazine" ("المجلة التجارية السورية الأمريكية"), also known as "The New World" ("العالم الجديد"). In 1926, he founded and published The Syrian World, a magazine that published articles on the history and culture of the region of Syria, which at the time consisted of and referred to the modern day states and territories of Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Palestine.[2] After The Syrian World ceased publication as a magazine in 1932, Salloum converted the publication to a weekly newspaper.[4] After Naoum's death in 1932, Salloum took over Al-Hoda, which passed at his death in 1952 to his daughter Mary.[5] The newspaper closed in 1971.

Notes and References

  1. News: Jan 3, 1952, Page 9 - The Brooklyn Daily Eagle at Newspapers.com . 9 June 2020 . Newspapers.com . The Brooklyn Daily Eagle . The Brooklyn Daily Eagle . Jan 3, 1952 . en.
  2. Web site: The Syrian World. North Carolina State University. Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies. 2 February 2018.
  3. Web site: Mokarzel Family. North Carolina State University. Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies. 2 February 2018.
  4. Book: Kayal . Philip . A community of many worlds : Arab Americans in New York City . June 2002 . Museum of the City of New York . 978-0815607397 . 23 . 1st . 9 June 2020.
  5. Book: Kayal . Philip . A community of many worlds : Arab Americans in New York City . June 2002 . Museum of the City of New York . 978-0815607397 . 23 . 1st . 9 June 2020.