An iconic figure in Palestinian music whose work expressed the cultural and political experiences of Palestinians under occupation
A venerated Palestinian journalist who reported from the field in the occupied territories for a quarter of a century until she was murdered while on assignment.
A leader, activist, and diplomat affectionately referred to by his community as the Lion of Jerusalem
A Palestinian physician and public servant who was the “father of pediatrics in Jerusalem”
A nurse from Lebanon who married a Jerusalemite and moved to the city right before the Nakba and embraced the responsibilities thrust upon her for caring for the sick, wounded, and disabled of the city over decades
Composer, oud player, and founder of the band Sabreen, which revolutionized Arab music and the Jerusalem music scene