Emile Toma
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Emile Toma was a political historian and philosopher and thinker.
Emile was born in Haifa
to an Arab Orthodox
family in 1919. He studied in the Orthodox School in Haifa
then he went to Jerusalem to the Zion College
to complete his high school studies.
He joined the Cambridge University and left it in 1939 when the World War II
started. In that year he joined the Palestinian communists. In 1944 Tuma, Fuad Nassar and Emile Habibi
established a new newspaper, Al-Ittihad
, which published its first edition on 14 May 1944.
He was arrested in Lebanon in 1948 and in 1949 he went back to Haifa
and continued working as the editor of the Al-Ittihad newspaper. In 1965 he joined the eastrization foundation in Moscow
where he got his PhD for his book "مسيرة الشعوب العربية ومشاكل الوحدة العربية"("The March of the Arab Peoples and the Problems of Arab Unity.")
In 1942, along with Dr. Haidar Abdel-Shafi
, and the late Mukhlis Amer, Habibi and Mufid Nashashibi
, Toma was a founder of the Palestinian National Liberation League
.
Emile wrote 15 books and hundreds of articles about politics, history and culture.
The Emil Touma Institute for Palestinian and Israeli Studies, establishmed in 1986, is named after him.
Emile was born in Haifa
Haifa
Haifa is the largest city in northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country, with a population of over 268,000. Another 300,000 people live in towns directly adjacent to the city including the cities of the Krayot, as well as, Tirat Carmel, Daliyat al-Karmel and Nesher...
to an Arab Orthodox
Arab Orthodox
The Arab Orthodox are Arab Greek Orthodox Christian communities which have existed in Greater Syria since the early years of Christianity. During the Palestine Mandate they were prominent in many of the major cities including Jaffa, Nazareth, Haifa and Jerusalem and also formed the majority of...
family in 1919. He studied in the Orthodox School in Haifa
Haifa
Haifa is the largest city in northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country, with a population of over 268,000. Another 300,000 people live in towns directly adjacent to the city including the cities of the Krayot, as well as, Tirat Carmel, Daliyat al-Karmel and Nesher...
then he went to Jerusalem to the Zion College
Zion College
Zion College was a Bible institute in Chattanooga, Tennessee. It was founded in 1949 by Highland Park Baptist Church to train African American ministers and church workers.In 1964, the Zion College was renamed Chattanooga City College...
to complete his high school studies.
He joined the Cambridge University and left it in 1939 when the World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
started. In that year he joined the Palestinian communists. In 1944 Tuma, Fuad Nassar and Emile Habibi
Emile Habibi
Imil Shukri Habibi was an Israeli-Palestinian writer of Arabic expression and a communist politician, son of a Christian family.In 2005, he was voted the 143rd-greatest Israeli of all time, in a poll by the Israeli news website Ynet to determine whom the general public considered the 200 Greatest...
established a new newspaper, Al-Ittihad
Al-Ittihad (Israeli newspaper)
Al-Ittihad is an Israeli Arabic language daily newspaper based in Haifa. Once considered the most important Arab media outlet in Israel, it is owned by Maki, the Israeli Communist Party, and was edited by a former Maki/Hadash Knesset member, Ahmad Sa'd until his death on 20 April 2010.-History:The...
, which published its first edition on 14 May 1944.
He was arrested in Lebanon in 1948 and in 1949 he went back to Haifa
Haifa
Haifa is the largest city in northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country, with a population of over 268,000. Another 300,000 people live in towns directly adjacent to the city including the cities of the Krayot, as well as, Tirat Carmel, Daliyat al-Karmel and Nesher...
and continued working as the editor of the Al-Ittihad newspaper. In 1965 he joined the eastrization foundation in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
where he got his PhD for his book "مسيرة الشعوب العربية ومشاكل الوحدة العربية"("The March of the Arab Peoples and the Problems of Arab Unity.")
In 1942, along with Dr. Haidar Abdel-Shafi
Haidar Abdel-Shafi
Haidar Abdel-Shafi was a Palestinian physician, community leader and political leader who was the head of the Palestinian delegation to the Madrid Conference of 1991.- Background :...
, and the late Mukhlis Amer, Habibi and Mufid Nashashibi
Mufid Nashashibi
Mufid Said Ahmad Nashashibi was, in 1942, was one of the founders of the Palestinian National Liberation League .Born in Jerusalem, Nashashibi was educated at St. George's School in Jerusalem, the American University in Cairo and Robert College in Istanbul...
, Toma was a founder of the Palestinian National Liberation League
Palestinian National Liberation League
The National Liberation League in Palestine was a political party in Palestine, founded in early 1944 by Arab members of the Palestine Communist Party , Bulus Farah and his followers, and "other radical intellectuals and trade unionists." The founders included Haidar Abdel-Shafi, Mukhlis Amer,...
.
Emile wrote 15 books and hundreds of articles about politics, history and culture.
The Emil Touma Institute for Palestinian and Israeli Studies, establishmed in 1986, is named after him.