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Jay Talking with Arabs

Creator
Cobb, John Candler, II, 1919-2016
Creation Date
1942/11
Who
WWII driver
When
WWII
Where
Middle East
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Photo: John C. Cobb, courtesy AFS Archives, NY.

With a few words of Arabic and lots of gestures, we could have surprisingly good conversations. Everyone had plenty of time to sit in the sun and have an unhurried talk. It was not like New York City, which we had left only two months ago.

Location: Tel El Toot, Syria.