The year is 1792. Yehuda Gabar is born in Tehran, Persia. His future wife, Esther, is born 13 years later in Dammascus, Syria. Their descendants and story through time spans every country in the middle east around and including the Holy Land and Israel. One day I'll put the entire story on line. In the meantime, here's the family tree that leads all the way from late 18 century to present days. If you are not a member of this family, you're likely to find this information rather meaningless.