Lebanese abroad the TITANIC
It was reported that there were 154 Lebanese passengers on the Titanic and only
29 survived.
Several books were written about the Titanic, about those who perished on that
ill fated day and those who survived. Among the survivors were Anna Thomas
(Touma) and her son Georges. A book has recently been written by Joseph
Thomas, one of Anna’s grandchildren. The book is entitled ‘Grandma Survived
the Titanic’. Anna with tears in her eyes reported to her grandson that “there
were a dozen families from her tiny village that accompanied them on this trip to
America and who drowned on the Titanic, since they were locked in steerage.”
When the ship hit the iceberg, Anna was asked to pray by two Lebanese males
who reported the fact to her; her response was “I will do so but I feel better find
out what I have to pray about.”
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