British Mandate

Bio Anwar Nusseibeh

A prominent politician and lawyer from a notable Jerusalem family who served his city under three occupiers

Photo Sounds of Jerusalem

Arabic Music at the Palestine Broadcasting Service during the British Mandate

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 Ibrahim Tuqan

An eloquent poet and Arabist whose verses inspired millions across the Arab world

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.

Bio Musa Alami

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

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.

Photo Jerusalemite Youth

Boy Scouts in Jerusalem during the early 1900s