John Ermer
Educator, Historian of Syrian and Lebanese Cuba. Co-Editor of Triscornia Migratory Camp. Born in Hialeah...not sure what I'm doing here.
- U.S. Historians of Bluesky, any recommendations for a student interested in the economic reforms of the Progressive Era?
- Sunday Turndown Service youtu.be/sA4_97zXBYk?...
- Some grabs of correspondence between the Archbishop of #Havana and the Maronite Patriarch in Beirut (1899) over the disputed commission of a Maronite missionary priest sent to #Cuba to minister Cuba's growing #Maronite community. The archbishop wasn't keen, passive aggressive shade thrown both ways.
- Saturday Groove youtu.be/C3lWwBslWqg?...
- Friday Turn Up (a day late) youtu.be/5BzkbSq7pww?...
- Sunday Turndown Service: “A Veces” by Al2 El Aldeano youtu.be/LQYOZFO5aB4?...
- Saturday Groove. “Usted Abusó” by Celia Cruz and Willie Colón youtu.be/iB4j-sh1Nno?...
- Sunday Turndown Service: The New Basement Tapes was a “supergroup” that performed renditions of “lost” Bob Dylan songs. Enjoy. youtu.be/6_dRNAPxohM?...
- Saturday Groove: Betty Wright released “Clean Up Woman” in 1972. Produced at Criteria Studios in Miami, this is a good example of the “Miami Sound” that emerged at Criteria in the 1970s. youtu.be/XFQXMc60kc0?...
- Wait…what happened to ending wars and regime change being bad? 2016 Donald would like a word…
- Friday Tune In and Turn Up: I’ve played around with an idea to post music to this page on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. Fridays are for party songs to celebrate a new weekend. This week, I give you a Miami party classic. Enjoy. youtu.be/i6Ocf_FdA4w?.... #Miami #Bass #ItWasTheNineties
- Former home of Almacenes El Líbano, a department store run by Jorge Dergan and his sons, Elias, Manolo, and Camilo. Esquina Monte y San Nicholás, La Habana. Active in the Sociedad Lebanese de La Habana, Jorge founded the Comté Pro Defensa de la Independnecia del Líbano.
- One of the most impressive images to emerge from the '59 Revolution.
- Felipe Elias Thuma fought in Cuba's war for independence and stood out as just one of the many Cubans of Lebanese and Syrian descent who contributed to the cause of Cuba Libre. #Cuba #CubaLibre #Mambi
