1948 War

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

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.

Blog Post Uncovering the Other Jerusalem

A view of Jerusalem, not as a symbol of religiosity and conflict, but rather as a living city. A book review.

Backgrounder Deir Amr: A Haven for Palestinian Orphans That Inspired Awe Near and Far until It Was Forcibly Emptied in 1948

Palestine’s first agricultural school was abloom with promise and potential.

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