El-Issa family

El-Issa Family
Current region	Jerusalem, Palestine
Place of origin	Jaffa, Palestine
Members	Issa El-Issa, Raja El-Issa, Yousef El-Issa, Daoud El-Issa and Georgette El-Issa

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]}

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^{[citation needed]}
• 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)

References

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2. "حين أصبحت فلسطين وسادة للغرباء - ديوان العرب". Diwanalarab.com. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
3. "هوية - صفحة عائلة العيسى - يافا". Howiyya.com. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
4. "وفاة الكاتب الصحفي رجا العيسى". Gerasanews.com. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
5. "شبكة أخبار البلد :: عيسى داود العيسى". Akhbarelbalad.net. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
6. جان داية. "فلسطين - جان داية: يوسف العيسى الفلسطيني و"ألف باء" الدمشقية :: الثقافة". Palestine.assafir.com. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
7. المجموعة: المكتبة (1938-09-21). "مدار - تحت عين الرقيب: دراسة تاريخية لد. مصطفى كبها حول الصحافة الفلسطينية ودورها الوطني". Madarcenter.org. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
8. The Palestinian People: Seeking Sovereignty and State
9. Salim Tamari. "Issa al Issa's Unorthodox Orthodoxy: Banned in Jerusalem, Permitted in Jaffa | مؤسسة الدراسات الفلسطينية" (in Arabic). Palestine-studies.org. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
10. "هوية - تاريخ وروايات". Howiyya.com. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
11. "Georgette Rizek (1925–2018)". Jerusalem Story. July 16, 2021. Archived from the original on May 23, 2024. Retrieved May 23, 2024.