John Ermer
@jtermer.bsky.social
Educator, Historian of Syrian and Lebanese Cuba. Co-Editor of Triscornia Migratory Camp. Born in Hialeah...not sure what I'm doing here.
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.
December 31, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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.
Alberto Korda, Don Quixote of the streetlamp, Plaza de la Revolución, Havana, Cuba, 1959
December 31, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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
December 31, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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
Reposted by John Ermer
New book, edited by Ahmed Correa Alvarez and @jtermer.bsky.social, about Triscornia Migratory Camp. Triscornia opened in 1900, during US occupation in Cuba, modeled on Ellis Island, and became a jail during the Revolution.
Chs. by @ruthbehar.bsky.social and others
I wrote the conclusion.
Chs. by @ruthbehar.bsky.social and others
I wrote the conclusion.
December 7, 2024 at 7:01 PM
New book, edited by Ahmed Correa Alvarez and @jtermer.bsky.social, about Triscornia Migratory Camp. Triscornia opened in 1900, during US occupation in Cuba, modeled on Ellis Island, and became a jail during the Revolution.
Chs. by @ruthbehar.bsky.social and others
I wrote the conclusion.
Chs. by @ruthbehar.bsky.social and others
I wrote the conclusion.