Ahmad Sohrab
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<table><tr><td>When he first arrived in Washington, D.C. he was a cook and errand boy for Abdul Fazl, while Ali Kuli Khan served as interpreter. In the summer they went to Green Acre, Maine, where he met many of the initial pioneers of the Baha'i Faith in America ([http://www.h-net.org/~bahai/diglib/books/P-T/S/sohrab/MBP069.gif ''My Baha'i Pilgrimage'', page 69]). He names some of these in his Autobiography on page 70 ([http://www.h-net.org/~bahai/diglib/books/P-T/S/sohrab/MBP070.gif ''My Baha'i Pilgrimage'', page 70]). After three years in America, Abdul Fazl was requested to come back to Haifa by Abdul Baha, but Abdul Baha privately told Sohrab to stay in America if possible. ([http://www.h-net.org/~bahai/diglib/books/P-T/S/sohrab/MBP072.gif ''My Baha'i Pilgrimage'', page 72]) He lived in New York City for three months, cleaning rooms in a boarding house, followed by a term of homelessness, and then a job as a busboy for about nine more months. It was at the end of this time, that he met the new Persian Minister and was offered a position with him. ([http://www.h-net.org/~bahai/diglib/books/P-T/S/sohrab/MBP077.gif ''My Baha'i Pilgrimage'', page 77])</td><td>http://freepages.religions.rootsweb.com/~wjhonson/sohrab2.JPG</td></tr></table> | <table><tr><td>When he first arrived in Washington, D.C. he was a cook and errand boy for Abdul Fazl, while Ali Kuli Khan served as interpreter. In the summer they went to Green Acre, Maine, where he met many of the initial pioneers of the Baha'i Faith in America ([http://www.h-net.org/~bahai/diglib/books/P-T/S/sohrab/MBP069.gif ''My Baha'i Pilgrimage'', page 69]). He names some of these in his Autobiography on page 70 ([http://www.h-net.org/~bahai/diglib/books/P-T/S/sohrab/MBP070.gif ''My Baha'i Pilgrimage'', page 70]). After three years in America, Abdul Fazl was requested to come back to Haifa by Abdul Baha, but Abdul Baha privately told Sohrab to stay in America if possible. ([http://www.h-net.org/~bahai/diglib/books/P-T/S/sohrab/MBP072.gif ''My Baha'i Pilgrimage'', page 72]) He lived in New York City for three months, cleaning rooms in a boarding house, followed by a term of homelessness, and then a job as a busboy for about nine more months. It was at the end of this time, that he met the new Persian Minister and was offered a position with him. ([http://www.h-net.org/~bahai/diglib/books/P-T/S/sohrab/MBP077.gif ''My Baha'i Pilgrimage'', page 77])</td><td>http://freepages.religions.rootsweb.com/~wjhonson/sohrab2.JPG</td></tr></table> | ||
| − | <table><tr><td>By 1911, he had founded an organization called the [[Persian-American Educational Society]]. Later that year he sailed to Europe "in the interests of his work". (''[[The Washington Post]]'', [[Nov 13]] [[1911]], p.4). Sohrab was secretary and interpreter to [[Abdu'l-Baha]] from 1912 to 1919. Abdul Baha went on a speaking tour of the United States, and it was while on this embassy, about 1912 or 1913, that Ahmad briefly met and began wooing Juanita Marie Storch, when she was brought by her father to meetings with Abdul Baha in Oakland and San Francisco in 1912.</td><td>http:// | + | <table><tr><td>By 1911, he had founded an organization called the [[Persian-American Educational Society]]. Later that year he sailed to Europe "in the interests of his work". (''[[The Washington Post]]'', [[Nov 13]] [[1911]], p.4). Sohrab was secretary and interpreter to [[Abdu'l-Baha]] from 1912 to 1919. Abdul Baha went on a speaking tour of the United States, and it was while on this embassy, about 1912 or 1913, that Ahmad briefly met and began wooing Juanita Marie Storch, when she was brought by her father to meetings with Abdul Baha in Oakland and San Francisco in 1912.</td><td>http://freepages.religions.rootsweb.com/~wjhonson/Sohrab3.jpg</td></tr></table> |
Juanita was the daughter of Hugo William Storch (1873-1917), an architect, and his wife Johanna Thee. Hugo had been born in Mexico of Bohemian immigrants, while Johanna was born in Germany. The family at that time was living in Oakland, Alameda County, California. Since Sohrab returned to Palestine, the wooing took place long-distance by means of "five hundred letters". The coming of World War I, put a temporary halt to the letters as they were apparently being confiscated or at least not allowed through the lines, but at the end of the war, the lovers re-made their acquaintance (see [http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=view&dbid=8049&iid=NEWS-CA-OA_TR.1919_12_26_0018&rc=2758,1021,2891,1054;2910,1021,3043,1054;2942,1413,3071,1446;3412,800,3528,833;3671,1054,3810,1087;3416,1579,3530,1612&fn=&ln=Record+Juanita+Storch&st=d&ssrc=&pid=482240530 Oakland Tribune, 26 Dec 1919]). | Juanita was the daughter of Hugo William Storch (1873-1917), an architect, and his wife Johanna Thee. Hugo had been born in Mexico of Bohemian immigrants, while Johanna was born in Germany. The family at that time was living in Oakland, Alameda County, California. Since Sohrab returned to Palestine, the wooing took place long-distance by means of "five hundred letters". The coming of World War I, put a temporary halt to the letters as they were apparently being confiscated or at least not allowed through the lines, but at the end of the war, the lovers re-made their acquaintance (see [http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=view&dbid=8049&iid=NEWS-CA-OA_TR.1919_12_26_0018&rc=2758,1021,2891,1054;2910,1021,3043,1054;2942,1413,3071,1446;3412,800,3528,833;3671,1054,3810,1087;3416,1579,3530,1612&fn=&ln=Record+Juanita+Storch&st=d&ssrc=&pid=482240530 Oakland Tribune, 26 Dec 1919]). | ||
