2008  CONVENTION                       ORANGE-CALIFORNIA 
                                    July 31 - Aug 3
         
FUN at the 2008 CONVENTION -
Joan Hazbun

The towering elegant glass foyer of the Hyatt Regency in Garden Grove, Orange County, California, welcomed us on Wednesday July 30 after a long flight from Pennsylvania.  Following dinner at a Persian restaurant, we enjoyed a 
 luxurious night's sleep. 
 On Thursday morning after an early morning swim in the
 rooftop pool, I set off with about a dozen others in a minibus
 for a tour of Newport Beach.  Jessica was our very competent
 driver and Amal Tafesh our lively and capable guide and
 minder. 
                                                                 
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محافظ بيت لحم ومدير الشرطة يتجولون في اسواق المدينة
Wedneday Sept 3, 2008
- نجيب فراج - قام محافظ بيت لحم الوزير صلاح التعمري بتنظيم جولة ميدانية في اسواق مدينة بيت لحم رافقه فيها عدد من المسؤولين ابرزهم مدير عام الشرطة الفلسطينية العقيد داوود ابو غيث ومدير وزارة الاقتصاد الوطني طاهر دن

                                                                                                          

2010 CONVENTION
In SAN FRANCISCO

 

 


         
   Our organization brings together people in North America
   and elsewhere,   whose  family  origin  is from Bethlehem,
   Beit  Sahur,  and Beit Jala  in  the  Holy Land.  They  bring
   with them a rich  Palestinian  heritage  accumulated  over
   the ages since the birth of Christianity in their small home
   towns.  Visit our web pages for news  and information on
   the Association,     its activities,   its members,   upcoming
   events,   what  we  are  doing  to  alleviate   the  present
   desperate situation in the Bethlehem region, and  links to
   other interesting sites.
                                                                
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New Patriarch for Jerusalem Takes Office
6/25/2008

Zenit News Agency (www.zenit.org)

During an enthronement Mass on Sunday, Archbishop Twal, 67, officially succeeded Archbishop Michel Sabbah, who resigned after having reached the 75-year age limit.

JERUSALEM (ZENIT) - Archbishop Fouad Twal took his post as the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, joining with Benedict XVI in thanking his predecessor
                                                         
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The Bethlehem Association © Copy Right 1985-2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Welcome

Bien Venido !

 

Our organization brings together people in North America and elsewhere, whose family origin is from Bethlehem, Beit Sahur, and Beit Jala in the Holy Land.   They bring with them a rich Palestinian heritage accumulated over the ages since the birth of Christianity in their small home towns.  Visit our web pages for news and information on the Association, its activities, its members, upcoming events, what we are doing to alleviate the present desperate situation in the Bethlehem region, and links to other interesting sites.
                                                More about our mission and contact information.


                    STAY TUNED FOR THE REPORT !!
             THE 2008 CONVENTION
                  IN ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
                            July 31 to August 3, 2008
                           CLICK FOR CONVENTION DETAILS

  EVENTS:

NEWS :

Archived News

Holy Land Christians need peace, editor says (CO)

Holy Land journey highlights vital Christian presence (CO)

Catholic bishops’ remarks about Israeli occupation causes furor among Jewish
leaders (CO)

Israel's purging of Palestinian Christians (Electronic Intifada)

Patriarch Sabbah Christmas 2006 message (CO)

‘O Little Town of Bethlehem’–Barrier Wall choking Palestinian community in
birthplace of Christ (CO)

The Palestinian Government promises $50,000 to decorate Bethlehem for Christmas

Holy Land religious leaders state: Oppression, great suffering in place of Jesus’ birth, (CO)

The Pope, Israeli official discuss problems of Christians in Holy Land

West Bank poverty affects Bethlehem Christians

Promoting Bethlehem for tourists: - watch a great video promoting Bethlehem  

In the media : letter to local newspapers in the Bay Area in San Francisco : A letter from
Albert Hazboun urging support to Bethlehemites this Christmas Season

Bethlehem today : A state of emergency

North Bethlehem officially annexed
(Source: Open Bethlehem)
Download Bethlehem Today presentation

Source:Open Bethlehem)



 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Gaza: Refugee camps: The horrible living conditions : watch video

Americans Back Bethlehem - But are not sure where it is !! (Source: Open Bethlehem)

Tale of two girls .. Witnessing an undercover Israeli operation in Ramallah

Bethlehem .. still trying to live .. the Haaretz story

Bethlehem Convention 2006 - Report

Bethlehem Convention 2006 - The Washington Report story - By Matt Horton

Archived News

2006- 07 Scholarship Awards: Twenty seven scholarships granted,
 
for a list of awardees with photos go to
SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS.