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Title: Advisory Council on Church and Society statement on Israel and Palestine, 1974.
Description: The 183rd United Presbyterian Church General Assembly (1971) recommended that the Council on Church and Society prepare background material and recommendations on the Middle East question for consideration at the 184th General Assembly (1972). The Council subsequently created a Middle East Task Force to undertake the study and provide the Council a report that was to include a quality background paper that reviews the history of the conflict, clearly delineates the positions of the parties, highlights realistic possibilities for a durable settlement, and provides a Christian theological frame of reference. Includes correspondence from Dean H. Lewis, Director of the Advisory Council on Church and Society to Ben Weir about the report.
Creator Name(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Advisory Council on Church and Society. (author)
Date Created: 1974
Name Subject(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Advisory Council on Church and Society., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Syria Mission., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Program Agency., Weir, Ben, 1923-2016.
Topical Subject(s): Arab-Israeli conflict., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Syria., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Lebanon., Missionaries--Syria., Missionaries--Lebanon.
Geographic subjects: Palestine., Israel., Asia--Palestine, Asia--Israel
Physical Location: RG 492, Box 3, Folder 5; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Syria-Lebanon Mission Records, 1822-1984.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-492
Identifier (local): rg492_b3_f5
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:138147

Title: Hostage Benjamin Weir tells of his 16 month ordeal in Lebanon, 1985.
Description: Ben and Carol Weir interviewed on the Today show by Jane Pauley, September 20, 1985.
Creator Name(s): Weir, Ben, 1923-2016. (interviewee), Weir, Carol. (interviewee), Pauley, Jane, 1950- (interviewer)
Date Created: 1985, September 20, 1985, September 20, 1985
Topical Subject(s): Missionaries--Lebanon., Hostages--Lebanon.
Geographic subjects: Lebanon., North and Central America--United States, Lebanon., Lebanon.
Physical Location: MOTIONPIC (VIDEO) E8; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Hostage Benjamin Weir tells of his 16 month ordeal in Lebanon [videorecording].--https://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=1345
Identifier (local): VideoE8_BenWeirInterview_1985_HQ
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:101258

Title: "Dear Friends" letter by Edwin and Arpine Hanna, December 5, 1982.
Description: "Dear Friends" letter by Edwin and Arpine Hanna written on December 5, 1982 in Beirut, Lebanon. The letter details the summer 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon and includes photographs of building damage and Palestinian refugee children.
Creator Name(s): Hanna, Edwin Bell, 1926-2012. (author), Hanna, Arpiné Yenovkian, 1924-2010. (author)
Date Created: 1982, December 5, 1982, December 5, 1982
Topical Subject(s): Lebanon--History--Israeli intervention, 1982-1985., Missions--Lebanon--Beirut., Buildings--War damage--Lebanon--Beirut., Refugees, Palestinian Arab--Lebanon--Beirut.
Geographic subjects: Beirut (Lebanon), Asia--Lebanon--Beyrouth--Beirut
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 18-0126, SPP 130; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Ed and Arpiné Hanna papers, 1951-1984.--https://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=107941
Identifier (local): spp130_18-0126
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:116018

Title: Happy homecoming.
Description: Mounted newspaper article from the San Francisco Examiner, Sunday, November 3, 1985. "Happy homecoming: The Rev. Ben Weir, left, got a warm welcome from his friend Aahmes Overton, pastor of Hayward Presbyterian Church, as he arrived yesterday at San Francisco International Airport. Weir, who was kidnapped by Beirut terrorists and held hostage for 16 months, told his Bay Area well-wishers that he felt "like Rip Van Winkle come home."
Creator Name(s): San Francisco Examiner. (publisher), Raddatz, Katy. (photographer)
Date Created: 1985, November 3, 1985, November 3, 1985
Name Subject(s): Weir, Ben, 1923-2016., Overton, Aahmes E., 1941-
Topical Subject(s): Missionaries--Lebanon--Beirut--20th century.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States--California--San Francisco--San Francisco
Physical Location: MUSEUM 1163; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Happy homecoming.
Identifier (local): ds5050
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:10149

Title: Ben Weir (1985)
Description: "For 16 months, the Rev. Benjamin Weir was in captivity as a hostage in Lebanon; and in a sense his family also was held hostage. In their own words, family members tell of their private ordeal and the great release they themselves experienced when husband and father Ben was unexpectedly set free. The program features excerpts from Ben Weir's September 24, 1985 homecoming press conference at the National Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C., plus exclusive interviews with Ben Weir, Carol Weir, and other Weir family members."
Creator Name(s): Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Support Agency. Communications Unit. Video One (creator)
Date Created: 1985, November 1985, November 1985
Name Subject(s): Weir, Ben, 1923-2016., Weir, Carol, 1924-
Topical Subject(s): Missionaries--Lebanon--Beirut--20th century.
Geographic subjects: Lebanon, Beirut, 20th century., Lebanon, 20th century., North and Central America--United States
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 00-0225d; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Electronic Program Resources Records, 1983-1987.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MjcyNw==
Identifier (local): 00-0225d_Ben_Weir_November_1985
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:10182

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