Family

My mother was Badrieh Saydjari, daughter of Sheikh Saleh Sejari (or Saydjari as it is spelled on our side of the family). Her mother passed away… Read More »Our Beloved Aunt Farida

Mohammed Farid Saydjari or just Uncle Farid to my brothers and me. Farid went by his middle name. He was born in Jisr al-Shughur in Syria in… Read More »Uncle Farid – Man of the World

Senator John F. Kennedy‘s invaluable assistance in returning his wife after the deportation event and his further help in setting both of them on the… Read More »The Kennedy Affair – Part 2

Our family’s connection to John F. Kennedy is deeper than most and for a good reason. The details are a longer story than a blog… Read More »The Kennedy Affair – Part 1

Syria, using the term in its old, geographical sense, occupies a unique place in the annals of the world. Especially because of the inclusion of… Read More »The Book of Contemplation

As part of this family legacy project, my brothers and I all decided to have their DNA analyzed. Despite significant differences in our physical appearances,… Read More »The Skinny on Genes

Well, maybe not a bottle but there are a couple of spreadsheet Timelines, and a video timeline covering the Saydjari Family history from ancient times… Read More »Time in a Bottle

Razi’s recalls being tasked by our father with a hairraising drive of a dilapidated ambulance down to docks in New York

Here is a piece of Razi’s dream-like recollection of his childhood at our home in Barron, Wisconsin.

Razi had the mature perspective of the eldest brother. He wrote of the peace and serenity to be found at my father’s dream house in… Read More »El Gato’s Alhambra – Castles in the Air