0290.02.0126
A Letter from Elyas Kusa to the Jerusalem Post Editor, 1950

Printed in English, this document shows a letter from Elyas Kusa to the Jerusalem Post Editor about a piece published in the Newspaper on 6 August 1950 that includes an appeal to foreign animal welfare associations to pressure the Jordanian government to allow food to the zoo in the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem. Simultaneously in al-Ittihad Newspaper, a piece was published on the death of a child from Tamra because the Military Governor denied her father a travel permit. He concluded the letter by pointing out the need to reject brutality towards humans and animals alike. 

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August 6 1950

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Mansour, Johnny. "The Elias Koussa Collection". Interview with PMDA Researcher Lama Ghosheh. October 2018. The Palestinian Museum Digital Archive.

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0290.02.0126
A Letter from Elyas Kusa to the Jerusalem Post Editor, 1950

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