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Ben C. Solomon

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81 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

The Journal.
A Syrian Father’s Journey to Find His Son

So when we first met him, he was just very kind, very gentle, and really just soft-spoken. It was clear that he didn't come from a lot of money, that he was a working-class guy, and that he just didn't know really where to turn. He didn't know how to approach this search, but he was going to do whatever he could.

The Journal.
A Syrian Father’s Journey to Find His Son

So when we first met him, he was just very kind, very gentle, and really just soft-spoken. It was clear that he didn't come from a lot of money, that he was a working-class guy, and that he just didn't know really where to turn. He didn't know how to approach this search, but he was going to do whatever he could.

The Journal.
A Syrian Father’s Journey to Find His Son

So when we first met him, he was just very kind, very gentle, and really just soft-spoken. It was clear that he didn't come from a lot of money, that he was a working-class guy, and that he just didn't know really where to turn. He didn't know how to approach this search, but he was going to do whatever he could.

The Journal.
A Syrian Father’s Journey to Find His Son

It was like, oh, this is, I mean, I immediately thought, wow, this is going to end with a happy ending. Like, he's going to find his son. We've got to follow this guy. When I went to Syria, I knew I wanted to find someone like him. I knew I wanted to find somebody that was actively looking for the family because there was hundreds of thousands of people that were missing.

The Journal.
A Syrian Father’s Journey to Find His Son

It was like, oh, this is, I mean, I immediately thought, wow, this is going to end with a happy ending. Like, he's going to find his son. We've got to follow this guy. When I went to Syria, I knew I wanted to find someone like him. I knew I wanted to find somebody that was actively looking for the family because there was hundreds of thousands of people that were missing.

The Journal.
A Syrian Father’s Journey to Find His Son

It was like, oh, this is, I mean, I immediately thought, wow, this is going to end with a happy ending. Like, he's going to find his son. We've got to follow this guy. When I went to Syria, I knew I wanted to find someone like him. I knew I wanted to find somebody that was actively looking for the family because there was hundreds of thousands of people that were missing.

The Journal.
A Syrian Father’s Journey to Find His Son

So we decided to start following him. And what we found was a much more complicated and much more powerful and also sad, but also hopeful story that spoke to the country at large and not just his case.

The Journal.
A Syrian Father’s Journey to Find His Son

So we decided to start following him. And what we found was a much more complicated and much more powerful and also sad, but also hopeful story that spoke to the country at large and not just his case.

The Journal.
A Syrian Father’s Journey to Find His Son

So we decided to start following him. And what we found was a much more complicated and much more powerful and also sad, but also hopeful story that spoke to the country at large and not just his case.

The Journal.
A Syrian Father’s Journey to Find His Son

So Suleiman told us that the last day that he saw his son, the son was trying to go out, trying to work. And Suleiman was like, just don't go to Damascus. Don't go to the city. Don't cause any problems. Don't, like, test it. Just stay home. He took the car keys away and hid them so his son wouldn't sneak off.

The Journal.
A Syrian Father’s Journey to Find His Son

So Suleiman told us that the last day that he saw his son, the son was trying to go out, trying to work. And Suleiman was like, just don't go to Damascus. Don't go to the city. Don't cause any problems. Don't, like, test it. Just stay home. He took the car keys away and hid them so his son wouldn't sneak off.

The Journal.
A Syrian Father’s Journey to Find His Son

So Suleiman told us that the last day that he saw his son, the son was trying to go out, trying to work. And Suleiman was like, just don't go to Damascus. Don't go to the city. Don't cause any problems. Don't, like, test it. Just stay home. He took the car keys away and hid them so his son wouldn't sneak off.

The Journal.
A Syrian Father’s Journey to Find His Son

This is a really poor family that was just trying to do whatever they could to make money. And so he and his wife were telling their son all the time, lay low, don't make a fuss, don't get in trouble, because they were just arresting any military-age man around that area. And then not long after the fighting started, his son went out, and then he just never came home.

The Journal.
A Syrian Father’s Journey to Find His Son

This is a really poor family that was just trying to do whatever they could to make money. And so he and his wife were telling their son all the time, lay low, don't make a fuss, don't get in trouble, because they were just arresting any military-age man around that area. And then not long after the fighting started, his son went out, and then he just never came home.

The Journal.
A Syrian Father’s Journey to Find His Son

This is a really poor family that was just trying to do whatever they could to make money. And so he and his wife were telling their son all the time, lay low, don't make a fuss, don't get in trouble, because they were just arresting any military-age man around that area. And then not long after the fighting started, his son went out, and then he just never came home.

The Journal.
A Syrian Father’s Journey to Find His Son

So for a long time, Suleiman told us they just didn't know. It could be any number of things. His son could have been killed. He could have been shot in some of the crossfire because there was a lot of active fighting all around that area back then. You know, they don't know. And for the longest time, he just like searched wherever he could.

The Journal.
A Syrian Father’s Journey to Find His Son

So for a long time, Suleiman told us they just didn't know. It could be any number of things. His son could have been killed. He could have been shot in some of the crossfire because there was a lot of active fighting all around that area back then. You know, they don't know. And for the longest time, he just like searched wherever he could.

The Journal.
A Syrian Father’s Journey to Find His Son

So for a long time, Suleiman told us they just didn't know. It could be any number of things. His son could have been killed. He could have been shot in some of the crossfire because there was a lot of active fighting all around that area back then. You know, they don't know. And for the longest time, he just like searched wherever he could.

The Journal.
A Syrian Father’s Journey to Find His Son

And Suleiman told me that they were always thinking of him. We were always thinking of him. We always, on any occasion, would think of him. We would cry and wish that he was there with us. He would have gotten married by now. He would have had kids. He would have had grandchildren. So we didn't forget him one bit. Not one bit. And there was always hope that we would find him.

The Journal.
A Syrian Father’s Journey to Find His Son

And Suleiman told me that they were always thinking of him. We were always thinking of him. We always, on any occasion, would think of him. We would cry and wish that he was there with us. He would have gotten married by now. He would have had kids. He would have had grandchildren. So we didn't forget him one bit. Not one bit. And there was always hope that we would find him.

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