Massad family
The Massad family, a Christian family whose ancestral home is the village of Jdeideh Marjayoun located in southern Lebanon with some emigration to South America and to the United States especially to Oklahoma during late 1800s and early 1900s, due to Muslim Turkish Ottoman Empire religious oppression.
Surnames
- Massad, Massaad, or Mas'ad (Arabic: مَسعد ) and pronounced /ˈmæsˈæd/
Notable People
- Anthony M. Massad (b. 1928), American politician
- Ernest L. Massad (b. 1908), known as "Iron Mike" Massad, U.S. Army Major General
- Rev. Father George Massad, (1930's - 1950's) Antiochian Orthodox Christian Priest at St. Elijah in OKC.
- Joseph Massad (b. 1963), Associate Professor of Modern Arab Politics and Intellectual History at Columbia University
- Paul Peter Massad (b. 1806), Maronite Christian Patriarch of Antioch
- Timothy Massad (b. 1956), Lawyer and US Treasury Department official
See also
External links
- Marjeyoun Heritage Preservation Program (MHPP)
- marjeyoun.net -Unofficial Website
- Information about Marjayoun, Lebanon
Photo galleries
Videos
- (MHPP) Jdeidet Marjeyoun 1,000 Year History (English Version)
- Tour of Jdeidet Marjeyoun, Lebanon
- (MHPP) Road Trip To Jdeidet Marjeyoun
- Easter 2014 in Jdeidet Marjeyoun
- (MHPP) Jdeida Lives Now and Then
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