Bios

A Palestinian educator, researcher, and community leader who left a lasting imprint on the field of education in Jerusalem and Ramallah

A foremost authority on Palestinian land ownership before 1948 who provided future generations with crucial documentation on the Nakba and Palestinian refugees

A Palestinian Russian woman who worked for the British and Jordanian authorities, demanded political change, and established workshops for destitute women

A pioneering artist of landscape watercolors whose life spanned most of the 20th century and whose work explored “the vision of Jerusalem”

A pioneer of abstract painting whose art has been exhibited in museums, galleries, and art fairs throughout the world

Despite great censorship, Hanania launched Palestine’s first privately owned Arabic newspaper, Al-Quds.

A Palestinian historian and researcher who vividly documented the atrocities of the Sabra and Shatila massacre of 1982

A founder of the Palestinian nationalist movement; a devout, diplomatic, and popular leader who spent much of his career in exile

A professor of Islamic literature who returned to his birthplace, Jerusalem, after 25 years of exile to serve as the first president of Al-Quds University

A formidable figure who dedicated her life to the care of orphans, education of girls and women, preservation of Palestinian culture, and social service

A Jerusalem artist in exile whose predominant themes revolved around depicting the city of her birth

Musa Kazim al-Husseini, the “undisputed leader of the Palestinian Arabs,” held important political positions in Jerusalem until his death at age 81