We Pray
Jamil Bermans Iskandar
(1929-2008)


God grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change.
The Courage to change the things I can.
And the Wisdom to know the Difference.


  • Born: July 12, 1929
  • Died: December 8, 2008
  • Married: to Mona Maurice Gemayyel.
  • Children: 3 (two sons and one daughter) Bermans M.D., Maurice and Laudy
  • Jamil CV
  • Photos of Jamil
  • A Poem which Jamil carried in his wallet uploaded Dec. 24, 2008

    In Memorium:
  • "The Obituary"
  • A Poem Read by Maurice
  • A letter to my brother by Joseph, uploaded Dec. 10, 2008
  • "Al-Nahar" by Rajih El-Khoury
  • "Al-Nahar" by Khalil Nahhas
  • Condolences
  • I Remember by Joseph, uploaded Dec. 27, 2008
  • A Message to My Uncle uploaded Dec. 30, 2008
  • Requiem by Father Semaan Bou Abdo, uploaded Jan 08, 2009
  • Condolences by Elias Matar uploaded 01/11/2009
  • Sami Abu-Jawdi uploaded April 11, 2009
  • A word about Jamil by "Mona Kanaan" uploaded May 25, 2009
  • Swimming Tournament in Memory of Jamil August 27, 2009 uploaded August 10, 2009
  • Memorial Mass at St. Antoine de Padua uploaded December 8, 2009
  • LAU Dedication Ceremony Last upload January 03, 2010
  • First Anniversary mass at "Saidet el Beer church" uploaded December 18, 2009
  • LAU Magazine "Dedication Ceremony" uploaded December 26, 2009
  • Sami Abu-Jawdi wrote in "AlBayrak" uploaded February 21, 2010
  • A word about Jamil by "Sousou" uploaded July 26, 2011
  • League of Lebanon Latin Meeting uploaded Dec 09, 2011
  • Dinner at the Riviera Hotel uploaded Dec 09, 2011
  • A letter from a friend uploaded January 15, 2012

    What is written about Death:
  • This is Death uploaded Dec. 28, 2008
  • Death by Joyce Grenfell, uploaded Jan 01, 2009
  • Weep Not for Me by Constance Jenkins, uploaded Jan 04, 2009
  • Death From Gideon by Russell Andrews , uploaded Jan 10, 2009
  • What They Wrote about Death uploaded Jan 14, 2009
  • A Poem Sent by Maurice Iskandar, uploaded Jan 19, 2009
  • Death is Nothing by Henry Scott Holland, uploaded Jan 21, 2009

    A book written by Amine Jules Iskandar and dedicated to the memory of his uncle
  • Book signing of Amine Jules Iskandar, By Fr. "Walid Mousa", uploaded May, 25, 2009

    Letters from those who miss Jamil:
  • Easter 2009 uploaded April 11, 2009
  • A Poem by Renée Saab uploaded October 29, 2009
    • He is Gone
    "You can shed tears that he is gone,
    Or you can smile because he has lived.

    You can close your eyes and pray that he will come back,
    Or you can open your eyes and see all that he has left.

    Your heart can be empty because you can't see him,
    Or you can be full of the love that you shared.

    You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday,
    Or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday.

    You can remember him and only that he is gone,
    Or you can cherish his memory and let it live on.

    You can cry and close your mind, be empty and turn your back,
    Or you can do what he would want: smile, open your eyes, love and go on."
    David Harkins