Jerusalem Notebook

Rediscover Jerusalem through a Palestinian lens.

Specialists from four continents convene to consider Jerusalem, past, present, and future.

A loving portrait of a city and its people, mindful of a past that isn’t really past. A book review.

Small peripheral villages, left in limbo for decades, now face all-out expulsion.

Giving tribute to Gaza and Shireen Abu Akleh, the choir sings in hope, pain, and pride.

Jerusalem-based studio Sabreen has been supporting Palestinian musicians since the 1980s.

A humorous play depicts the unhappy result when two adults marry to fulfill their socially assigned roles.

A hoped-for post-pandemic revival slammed into a wall on October 7, 2024

Palestinian Jerusalemites usher in the fall season with a splendid Arabic music festival.

Children find joy, purpose, and belonging in scouting in al-Bustan, Silwan.

Under the theme “Stand Up Jerusalem,” the Jerusalem Music Festival returned for a 26th year featuring six days of music, drama, comedy, and dance.

An African Palestinian basketball player from East Jerusalem finds his creative calling through the love of hip-hop.