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House of Lebanon E-Newsletter December, 2009 | |
Beyond Borders
House of Lebanon Artist Group
Prepare for 2010 Art Exhibition
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We're Moving
The
current House of Lebanon office in Los Angeles is being relocated to Studio City effective
January 1, 2010. Our mail and phone numbers will be forwarded to our
new location for the first three months of the year. All new contact
information can be found on our website at www.HouseofLebanon.com Lebanese American Foundation, Inc. 12198 Ventura Boulevard Suite 207 Studio City, CA
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2009 - 2010 House of Lebanon
Events
2009
Saturday,
December 12th
HOL Social Holiday Dinner
Location -
Mirage Restaurant
Encino, California
7:00 PM
2010
Friday, February 12th
HOL Social Valentine's Dinner
Location - TBD
8:00 PM
Friday, April 16th
HOL Social Dinner
Location - TBD
8:00 PM
Monday, May 24th
3rd Annual
House of Lebanon
Golf Classic
Braemar Country Club
Tarzana, CA
9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Sunday, June 6th
Annual House of Lebanon
Picnic
Location - University of California @ IRVINE
12 noon - 6:00 PM
Friday, September 17th
HOL Social Dinner
Location - TBD
8:00 PM
October
Pride of Heritage Banquet
Friday, December 10th
HOL Social Holiday Dinner
Location - TBD
8:00 PM
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HOL Artists' Exhibitions & Performances
Doris Bitar
"Aftermath"
Doris Bitar will be participating in the 25th Alexandria Biennial, representing Lebanon.
The theme of this 25th Biennial
is called "Aftermath." The opening is
on December 17
and runs to January 31, 2010.
Information on the Biennial
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Dear Friends of the House of Lebanon,
Change is taking place at the House of Lebanon. Change is a challenge and an opportunity and we have a new opportunity ahead of us.
The HOL Artists' Group, established in 2006 and consisting of 44 members, will soon see their dream realized and shall hold their first major group art exhibition on October 9th and 10th, 2009. Their show, Beyond Borders, will feature the fine artworks of American Lebanese, Middle Eastern and American Artists from the House of Lebanon.
This show will be free to the public, but our costs for this show will be almost $10,000. Would you help sponsor this show? We are hoping that you will join our family of supporters today with a generous, tax deductible gift of $25, $50, $75 or more for the Beyond Borders Art Exhibition. If you wish to help, please go to our website for donation information.
http://www.houseoflebanon.com/news_events/artists1.html
If you have any information you would like us to share with the House of Lebanon community, please email us at editor@HouseofLebanon.com.
Best Wishes from Our House to Yours,
Karen Srour
LAF Executive Director
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The
Lebanese American Foundation
House of Lebanon
and the
House of Lebanon Artists' Group
Presents
Beyond Borders
Art Exhibit
Featuring Fine Artwork of American Lebanese, Middle Eastern and American Artists
Saturday, October 9th and 10th, 2010
2nd City Council Art Gallery
Long Beach, California
An educational mosaic Lebanese Flag Art Workshop for children under 18 years of age will be held on Sunday, October 10, 2010
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House of Lebanon Director Profile
Wafa J. Hoballah, Esq., LL.M.
Wafa J. Hoballah, attorney at
law is admitted to practice law in the States of New York and Lebanon. She is a
registered special legal consultant on the laws of Lebanon and the Middle East
with The District of Columbia Bar.
Born in Dakar, Senegal, she
was raised in Lebanon, and encouraged by her mother and family to value higher
education. She is a graduate of the
University of The Pacific's McGeorge School of Law, California, University of
Salzburg, Austria, the Lebanese University, Faculty of Law, and the American
University of Beirut, Lebanon.
Ms. Hoballah's International
law practice specializes in business, commercial and corporate law in and
between the United States, the Middle East and West Africa. Her National practice focuses on assisting
Lebanese nationals with family, probate & estate matters particularly as it
relates to Religious & Civil laws and its compatibility with local United
State laws. Ms. Hoballah is an expert on
U.S. Lebanese Comparative laws including religious laws as applied by the
Lebanese courts.
Another area of Ms.
Hoballah's practice concentrates on U.S. Immigration and Nationality Law. Combining her personal & legal
experience with her cultural backgrounds, Ms. Hoballah provides legal services
sensitive to the ethnic, business and cultural needs of the community including
Political Asylum and Violence Against Women Act petitions.
Ms. Hoballah's mother was a
pioneer in the field of non-profits in Lebanon.
With her mother as a positive role model, Ms. Hoballah's spirit and
passion to help people, is something she is most committed to. As a Human Rights Activist, she spends many
pro bono hours helping combat human trafficking here in Los Angeles County and
is committed to ending this brutal force of modern day slavery for many young
women and girls.
Ms. Hoballah's philanthropic
interests extend beyond the field of law.
She is the vice president and a founding member of the Los
Angeles-Beirut Sister Cities Organization, a chartering board member of the Lebanese
American Foundation and the immediate past Chair of the Board of the
International Visitors Council of Los Angeles.
Ms. Hoballah is true professional with a big heart for life!
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House of Lebanon Director Profile
George H. Schwary
George Schwary was born in Whittier California, and is a first generation Lebanese American. His father, Harry Schwary, came to the United States in 1919 from Zahle, Lebanon.
Attending the University of Southern California, he majored in Foreign Trade. After graduation, he went into the Retail Home Appliance and Television business for 35 years, retiring in 1987. Tired of playing golf and loafing, he started HMG, Inc. a property management company which bought and sold property along with imagining.
In 2002, needing yet another new challenge, George went into the Thoroughbred Horse Racing Business. He now has a stable of race horses, brood mares and horses in training. His most successful "claim to fame" is a horse named Georgie Boy. He bred, raised him and watched him win a total of six graded stakes races, including winning the Sunshine Millions Sprint and San Carlos Handicap at Santa Anita. This month, watch for some of George's other horses who will be racing-- Miss Georgie Girl, Phoenician Star and Rhetorically. George is one of the most successful horse owners in Southern California.
As George so aptly says, "so with the Horses and USC football I am enjoying life. With hope for the future, I would like to see Our House of Lebanon a reality!"
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HOL Young Professional Spotlight
Dr. George Batta
George Batta was born and raised in Los Angeles and
serves as the House of Lebanon Young Professional Society's Treasurer. He received his A.B. in political economy
from the University of California at Berkeley and his Doctor of Business
Administration (D.B.A) degree from Harvard University. He currently is an assistant professor of
economics-accounting at Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, California,
where he teaches courses in financial statement analysis and introductory
accounting. He previously taught at the
University of Southern California.
Prior to graduate school, George served as a financial
auditor with Ernst & Young in Los Angeles and worked as a tax consultant
for a firm in Sydney, Australia. After graduate school, he worked as an
economics consultant in New York City, where he helped manage teams providing
quantitative analysis in securities litigation cases.
Dr. Batta is presently involved in several research
projects spanning the areas of accounting, financial economics, and development
economics. The projects involve
investigating the role and value of financial statement analysis in investment
evaluation; assessing the optimal mix of information for predicting corporate
bankruptcies; and examining the importance of political risk in explaining
corporate and investor behavior in the developing world.
In his free time, George enjoys film, literature,
cooking, and the company of friends. He
joined the Young Professionals Society board to develop a deeper connection
with the local community and to assist in the development of younger Lebanese-American
professionals. His experience as a board
member has been personally enriching, and he in particular has enjoyed
community-service oriented activities the Young Professionals Society has
helped organize.
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House of Lebanon Holiday Dinner
Come Say Good Bye to Departing
Consul General Houssam Diab
Entertainment by
The
Acclaimed Singer Eileen Khatchadourian
In
LA to Accept the Armenian Music Award for the Best Rock Album at the Nokia
Theater
Eileen's Website
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The World of Art
Reverend Farid Shoucair 
It is with sadness that we announce the passing of HOL Artists' Group Chairman, Carole Choucair Oueijan's father, Rev. Farid Shoucair who died of a heart attack last month, on
the morning of the 21st of October in Lebanon. His departure was a shock
to everyone as he was a healthy man at age 70.
He started his career as an accountant and worked for 25 years as a CPA. He was
married to Therese Barakat and raised three kids, Eliane, Carole and Fady.
His love for nature and his passion to work with the younger generation
inspired him to become the leader of several Boy Scouts organizations and
other national and international groups. In 1970 he founded the Scout National Orthodox,
SNO. We were all involved in this
organization, my mother leading his side, and our weekends and summers
were dedicated to camping, hiking, meetings and other youth activities.
In 1975 he became a priest in Deir Mar Elias in Dhour El-Shweir after several
years of studies in convents and in Balamand University. After the death of my
mother, he was sent to Greece by his Bishop to learn the art of
mosaic iconography.
In his lifetime, he restored 3 churches and built 3 other churches like Saint
Nicholas Cathedral in Ballouneh, Keserwan, where he served it for 25 years.
He
was an active member in the HOL Artists' Group. Artist Reem Hammad took the
last photograph of him when she visited lebanon last month. She
was surprised to see him in Mar Elias convent. (Photos attached)
His passing is an enormous loss to everyone who knew him. The love of his
family, parish and friends is indescribable. After visiting Lebanon
last week, I see how many lives he has enriched and he will
never be forgotten.
When we heard the news of this passing, my 16 year-old son, Nicolas, held my
hands and said, "Jiddo Abouna was a good man, and he prayed all his life
to be closer to God, and now he's in His arms".
Artist Sam Hassan
Please
welcome to the HOL Artists' Group a new member, artist Sam Hassan.
Sam is a visual artist from Syria. He earned an associate of Art degree at Los
Angeles Trade-Tech college in 2008. You can see his beautiful work attached and
by visiting his website.
Name: Sam
Hassan
Visual Artist
Medium: Mixed Media on
wood
Address: 504 El Centro
Street, South Pasadena, 91030
Phone:(626)
646-4105
Email: sam@samhassanart.com
Website: www.samhassanart.com
Artist Zareh writes Kanan Hamzeh, LAF President about his recent art success on the web! You can see his work at www.bluecanvas.com/gallery.php?sort=highest_ranked_month
Enjoy his other website at www.artistzareh.com for all this recent paintings and drawings
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