Abdel-Rahman al-Haj Ibrahim Diaries, Tulkarm, 1935
Handwritten between 1 January and 31 December 1935, this document shows the diaries of Abdel-Rahman al-Haj Ibrahim for the year 1935, where he detailed his family and social life as the mayor of Tulkarm. According to their subject, the diaries were divided into three sections, where al-Haj Ibrahim recorded the most important activities. For one, he wrote about his ownership of the Faza orchard on the seashore near the city of Tulkarm and the village of Umm Khaled, where he recorded the accounts and expenses of purchasing 400 different trees, notes on the orchard’s production in oranges and grapefruit, vines grafting and planting palm trees. He mentioned that he had bid farewell to the pilgrims before their departure, and wrote notes about his medical trip to the al-Himmah region, and other notes about his trip with his family to Lebanon, which lasted for about a month. In addition to his visit to several cities, including Haifa, Lod, Taiba, Nablus, Tiberias, and Jerusalem. At the top of some pages, al-Haj Ibrahim wrote a description of his health condition, and he made sure to write down the days he went to work in the municipality of Tulkarm, and his attendance at the meetings of the municipal council and the Roads, education, and scouts’ committees. One of the most important remarks was bringing two new teachers to the kindergarten, taking a loan from the bank to start implementing the water project in Tulkarm, constructing a new road in the market, and attending the official celebration of the Prophet's birthday in the municipality's garden.
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Hajj Ibrahim, Abdel-Rahman. "The Abdel-Rahman Hajj Ibrahim Collection". Interview with PMDA Researcher Samar Ozrail. 15 April 2021. The Palestinian Museum Digital Archive. OZrail, Samar. "The Abdel-Rahman Hajj Ibrahim Collection". Archival Inventory. 19 April 2021. The Palestinian Museum Digital Archive.
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