Jerusalem Notebook

Rediscover Jerusalem through a Palestinian lens.

Culture, Art, and Heritage My Grandmother and Her Adornments: An Art Exhibition of Palestinian Jewelry

Jerusalem-based artists reimagine cultural adornments based on their grandmothers’ memories to preserve traditions.

Jerusalem’s Cafés, Sanctuary for Centuries, Buzz with Worries of an Explosion

Jerusalem’s physical appearance is changing every day, but Palestinians remain sanguine about their attempted erasure.

Culture, Art, and Heritage Nawal Amer: A Jerusalemite Artist Who Gives Life to Glass

A visit to the studio of the first Palestinian Jerusalemite female glass artist

Blog Posts

Culture, Art, and Heritage Creating a Jaow: The Jerusalem Troupe’s Zaffeh Vibe

Keeping the Palestinian Jerusalemite jaow (vibe) alive: music, zaffeh, and community

Culture, Art, and Heritage Storyteller Majeda Subhi Captivates Audience at Khazaaen, Sharing Memories and Traditional Folktales

Every bundle Palestinian women carry tells a story.

Culture, Art, and Heritage Housing a Nation’s Memory: The Story of the Palestine Heritage Museum in Jerusalem

A journey through time at the Palestine Heritage Museum

Culture, Art, and Heritage Imad Muna: “When Cultural Activity Disappears, the Pulse of Daily Life Recedes and the Space for Expression Narrows”

Cultural institutions in Jerusalem need to be saved.

Culture, Art, and Heritage Jerusalem’s El-Hakawati Theatre Scales Up Fundraising to Avoid Potential Closure

Amer Hlehel calls for financial support for El-Hakawati.

Surveillance and Detention Palestinian Jerusalemite Children Are Deprived of “Dreams under the Olive Tree”

Are children’s dreams a threat to the state?

Education Dar Al-Tifel Al-Arabi: Jerusalem’s Cornerstone of Culture and Education Endures despite Challenges

The cornerstone of culture and education is fighting to remain.

Who Are the Palestinians of Jerusalem? Jerusalem’s Sunday Special: Soup with a 500-Year-Old Recipe

The heart of Jerusalem sustains a community.