George Bato (Al-Syriani) son of the Issa Bato

born on 12.10.1939, one of four sons and a daughter.

George Bato has worked for more than 32 years in the field of the education and theory at 17 schools in different areas of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and in the West Jordan territory, as a teacher, head master, co-ordinator of the observers of the General Secondary Education Certificate Examination and in the evaluation commission of the results of the General Secondary Education Certificate Examination.

More than 15 years he worked as a tutor of the training courses of the teachers. In the year 1988 he retired.

Since 1999 he teaches Arabic at the American primary school in Bethlehem.

His commitment in the Syrian-orthodox-community in Bethlehem:

1962-1965 director of the Syrian-orthodox-club in Bethlehem, which has the tasks of social, cultural, and sports activities.

1965-1988 he was elected as the secretary of the board of the society of st. Afram.

When George Bato was the chairman of the syriac club in Bethlehem bought with the members of the board of the syriac club two bagpipes for the scout group of the syriac club from Lebanon.

In the year 1966 he and the members of st. Afram society bought electrical, time-steered church-bells of a company in Germany from funds of the municipality, and let stairs build, which reach the bell tower of the church.

He was an employee in St. Afram society in the previous board from 1999-2002 not in present time

Some memories of Nawal Bato, the wife of George Bato

Nawal Bato (* 26.11.1946, † 20.10.1999) 7 years - In memory of our dear mother (Arabic) 6 years - In memory of our dear mother (Arabic) 5 years - In memory of our dear mother (English)

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