This collection is made up of digitized materials and is open for research. The digital material in this collection is provided on the Khayrallah Center’s Arabic Newspaper Database for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. For any questions regarding the materials, please contact the Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies Archive at kcldsarchive@ncsu.edu.
Materials in this collection are in Arabic.
Al-Jawater, الخواطر [Reflections] was an Arabic newspaper produced in Mexico City, Mexico from 1909 to 1935. The newspaper was created by José Saleh Helú, a Lebanese poet and journalist who wrote in both Arabic and Spanish.
José Helú brought the first Arabic printing press to Mexico and used it to found the country’s first Lebanese periodical. Al-Jawater was published primarily in Arabic until 1927. Under the supervision of José Helú’s son, Antonio Helú (the Mexican screenwriter and film director), Al-Jawater began to be published twice a month in both Spanish and Arabic. The end of the newspaper coincided with José Helú’s death in 1935.
José Saleh Helú was born in 1872 and married Wadiha Atta (1883-1941). The two immigrated to Mexico at the end of the 19th century and eventually settled in Mexico City. In 1922, José Helú founded a literary salon, Lebanese League (Liga Libanesa; later renamed to La Unión Libanesa de México in 1937), which met in the center of the city. José Helú and Wadiha Atta had at least two children, Antonio Helú (1900-1972) and Doña Linda Helú (1902-1984).
Al-Jawater Newspapers collection includes issues dating from April 1917 to June 1935.
This collection is arranged chronologically.
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[Identification of item], Al-Jawater Newspapers, الخواطر, NS 0018, Hoda Z. Nassour and Herbert R. Nassour Jr., MD, Archive of Lebanese Diaspora
Materials provided digitally through a collaboration between the Khayrallah Center and Centro Libanés, 2020 August (Accession No. 2020.002).
Processed by Amanda Forbes, 2021. Finding aid created by Laura Lethers and Sarah Bernstein, 2023 October-November.
This collection is made up of digitized materials and is open for research. The digital material in this collection is provided on the Khayrallah Center’s Arabic Newspaper Database for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. For any questions regarding the materials, please contact the Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies Archive at kcldsarchive@ncsu.edu.
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[Identification of item], Al-Jawater Newspapers, الخواطر, NS 0018, Hoda Z. Nassour and Herbert R. Nassour Jr., MD, Archive of Lebanese Diaspora
The donor retains full ownership of any copyright and rights currently controlled. Nonexclusive right to authorize uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. Usage of the materials for these purposes must be fully credited with the source. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials.
These materials are digital copies of an original resource held by another institution. The KCLDS Archive often works with other institutions to make digital materials available online to the public. KCLDS is not able to grant permission to use or reproduce these materials. The KCLDS Archive strongly encourages users to contact the holding institution for permission to use or reproduce materials from their holdings.