George Khal

"In 1948, when George Khal was a year old, his family fled their home in Haifa, Palestine. They resettled in Cairo, near his mother’s family, and his father, Baba, a prominent and successful businessman in Palestine, was forced to start over and build a new life for himself and his family. As a child in Cairo, George adored his father and sought his approval at every turn, even as his academic struggles increasingly caused Baba to be critical of...