In 1700, 2 brothers left Turkey for Gaza, then 1 went on to Eygpt. Over the years, the families lost touch.
Forever.

In 1992, a young family went to a church picnic. The pastor had lived in Egypt and introduced the young couple to another family.
"John and Jennifer Major..." https://twitter.com/lifesafeast/status/1387117957550071813
"This is Elias and Elizabeth Zarifeh."
Jennifer looked at the man and gasped "No way."
The man, rightfully offended at her reaction, said "You have a problem with my name?"
She said "No! Zarifeh is my maiden name!"
Elias blinked and said, "No way!"
He and his wife were from...
Alexandria.
That night, Jennifer phoned her father and told him about this Elias person.
Long story short, when her father and Elias finally met, they each unraveled detailed family trees, side by side and put 300 years of lost family, back together again.
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