This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Multicultural family balances prudence and paranoia in New Jersey
In Clifton New Jersey the Dworak family a multi ethnic clan weighs safety and acceptance as Roxanne and Mohammed El Filali a Moroccan Muslim and their daughter Sakeena live upstairs with Roxanne parents Jozef and Elsie each side navigating fear prejudice and evolving beliefs after 9 11. The couple who married in 1992 embraced Islam together and face neighborhood scrutiny while the parents remain protective and wary. The home becomes a microcosm of national tension over religion ethnicity and loyalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton
N.J
Jozef
Elsie Dworak
Belgium
Jozef Dworak
Mohammed el Fijali
Dworaks
Roxanne Dworak-El Filali
Mohammed
Elsie
el Filalis
Dvoraks
New Jersey
Roxanne
Manhattan
Elsie Aid
Sakeena
Paterson
Israel
Jerusalem
Abraham
FBI
Roxanne Dworak
el Filali
Mohammed el Filali
Roxanne Dvorak-El Filali