Nakba

Blog Post Sundos al-Rajabi Uses Art to Eternalize Jerusalem’s Depopulated Palestinian Villages

Depopulated, but never forgotten

Journal Article Childhood Memories of Jerusalem and Ramallah

A Jerusalem novelist recalls his childhood in Jerusalem and Ramallah

Personal Story My Family Home in Qatamon: Past and Present

The author recalls his father’s memories of his longed-for Qatamon home.

Blog Post A Testament to a City Lost and a Time Erased: A Syrian Woman Remembers the Jerusalem of Her Childhood

A Syrian woman recalls her Jerusalem childhood during the last years of the Colonial British Mandate. A book review.

Bio Abd al-Qader al-Husseini

A leader in the Great Palestinian Revolt who was killed defending his city of Jerusalem on the eve of the 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.