Ida Audeh is an editor who lives in Virginia. Her review of Anan Ameri’s The Wandering Palestinian: A Memoir was published in Journal of Palestine Studies 50, no. 3 (2021).
Documents setting up a 16th-century public kitchen in Jerusalem reveal much about the city’s social and economic conditions at the time. A book review.
British Palestinian Armenian John Rose recounts his long history in Jerusalem in a memoir. A book review.
A thorough historical study based on meticulous archival research debunks founding myths. A book review.
A view of Jerusalem, not as a symbol of religiosity and conflict, but rather as a living city. A book review.
A fascinating biographical account of an intimate interfaith friendship among five young adults in Mandate Palestine. A book review.
What do Jerusalemites who were forced to leave their homes in 1948 tell their descendants about the place they lost?
A Palestinian “Pasha’s Palace” became a haven for traumatized evangelical Christians who served the community for decades and founded a storied hotel.
A Palestinian who remained in West Jerusalem in 1948 recalls life there before and after the war. A book review.
This scholarly yet accessible biography describes Jerusalem’s rise to an eternal symbol for the three Abrahamic religions. A book review.