Nakba

Bio Mahera Dajani

An educator who has been leading Dar Al-Tifel for over 30 years

Bio Musa Alami

A legal expert and statesman, developer, reformer, and critical thinker

Journal Article Musrara, the Center of the World

How the first mixed district to develop outside the Old City was emptied, divided, and used to warehouse Mizrahi immigrants

Blog Post An “Ecumenical” Friendship in Mandate Palestine, Ruptured by Politics

A fascinating biographical account of an intimate interfaith friendship among five young adults in Mandate Palestine. A book review.

Photo Essay The Said Family of Jerusalem: Denied Return to Their Home in Talbiyya, Perpetual Trauma in Exile

One Jerusalem family’s story: The Nakba and its aftermath

Jerusalemite siblings Teddy and Nadia Theodorie in the library in their Bethlehem home
Video On a Winter’s Night

While looking at family photos, siblings Teddy and Nadia Theodorie recall their displacement from Talbiyya in 1948.

Blog Post Born in Jerusalem, Born Palestinian: A Memoir

A Palestinian who remained in West Jerusalem in 1948 recalls life there before and after the war. A book review.

Screenshot from the YouTube video, “What’s The Story? Yacoub Ahmad Odeh in Lifta”
Video What’s the Story? Yacoub Ahmad Odeh in Lifta

“We lived here like kings”: Yacoub Ahmad Odeh fights Israeli plans to turn the depopulated village of Lifta into a new Jewish settlement.

Journal Article Remembering Lifta: One Family’s Experience of Repeated Displacements, Imprisonment, and Resilience

A woman recalls her family leaving Lifta in 1948 in search of safety. But there was none to be had.