A Jewish woman, who was found last week living as an Arab in a refugee camp near Ramallah, was reunited today with her half-brother at the Ramallah police station. Esther Shihrour embraced and kissed Joseph Assor of Haifa, after verification of their family ties.
Kidnapped 26 years ago by an Arab in Haifa, she was taken to Jaffa. Twice married, she had three children by her second husband, who has since returned to Jordan. She said she planned to return to Haifa and declare her return to the Jewish faith. Two of her three children will go with her to Haifa. She was found by Rabbi Hannaia Derii, who locates Jewish children abducted in the pre-State period.
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