Encyclopedia Titanica

Syrian Passengers

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ALIEN PASSENGERS: SYRIANS ABOARD THE TITANIC
Titanica!
Leila Salloum Elias
The neglected story of the Syrian Titanic passengers
Journal of Linguistic Anthropology
Jess Bier
This article explores the physical afterlife of Syrian American businessman Niqula Nasrallah, whose remains would widely be identified as those of multimillionaire John Jacob Astor.
Arab Studies Quarterly
Leila Salloum Elias
This article explores how the Syrian community in New York reacted to the Titanic disaster.
MRS. CELINEY DECKER, 69, SURVIVOR OF LINER 'TITANIC'
Virginia Pilot11th March 1966
Newlywed to Anthony Yesbak, she had started a journey to this country with 18 friends and relatives from Lebanon when disaster struck.

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