Memoirs of Childhood and Youth in America (1945-1962) by Maryam Jameelah

She became interested in the Arab world in the late 1940s during the creation of the state of Israel. She was sent to religious instruction at a liberal Reform synagogue and at the Westchester Ethical Culture Society in New Rochelle between 1943-1949. She attended public schools, joined the Girl Scouts, studied music, art, modern and social dancing, and attended summer camp each summer between 1940-1947. Maryam Jameelah (b.1934) was born Margaret Marcus, the younger of two daughters of German-Jewish parents, in New Rochelle, New York. Later essays include book reviews of other Islamic authors and essays discussing Islamic life and culture. Her correspondence and writings tell of her troubled youth, her interest in Palestinian life and literature, her sympathy for displaced Palestinians after the formation of modern Israel, her correspondence with Pakistani mentor Maulana Sayyid Abul Ala Maudoodi, her conversion to Islam, and her subsequent emigration and life in Pakistan. The Maryam Jameelah Papers include the correspondence, fiction, and academic writings of Maryam Jameelah, (nee Margaret Marcus), an American Jew who, after her conversion to Islam, emigrated to Pakistan and resides there still. Repository Manuscripts and Archives Division Access to materials Request an in-person research appointment. Maryam Jameelah Papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations. Creator Maryam Jameelah, 1934- Call number MssCol 1545 Physical description 2.1 linear feet (8 containers) Language Letters from Maudoodi in Arabic with English translations Preferred Citation

Memoirs of Childhood and Youth in America (1945-1962) by Maryam Jameelah