1948 War

A Palestinian man, Mohammed Saleh, from al-Maliha near Jerusalem shares his Nakba testimony, 2016.
Video Mohammed Saleh: “I Feel like a Stranger in My Own Country”

Mohammed Saleh recalls his life in al-Maliha before 1948.

Audio Jerusalem as an Arab Metropolis: The Airport Years (1948–67)

A counternarrative of a city in transition after a catastrophic division, revealing empowered agency and cosmopolitanism

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.

Journal Article Memories of Communal Relations in Jerusalem prior to 1948

Three Palestinians remember their childhoods in cosmopolitan Jerusalem prior to 1948

Graphic Kamal Boullata’s Deir Yassin—1948

Commemorating a tragic anniversary

Bio Mahera Dajani

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

Blog Post “My Destiny to Live in Jerusalem Was a Great Privilege”: John Rose and the Armenians of Jerusalem

British Palestinian Armenian John Rose recounts his long history in Jerusalem in a memoir. A book review.

Blog Post The Looting of Palestinian Jerusalem in 1948

A thorough historical study based on meticulous archival research debunks founding myths. A book review.