History

Photo Scents and Spices

Inside al-‘Attarin Market

Photo The Olive Oil Market of Jerusalem

Oil, fruits, and moreOil, fruits, and more

Photo Album The Enduring Villagers of Beit Safafa: A Life Lived through Division

Beit Safafa’s villagers once lived, loved, and gathered while a border cut through their village.

Photo The Second Arab Exhibition

A display of craftsmanship, unity, and defiance

Journal Article The Arab College in Jerusalem, 1918–48: Recollections

Remembering the Arab College, which graduated educators and had a reputation for excellence throughout the Arab world.

Bio George Antonius

Author, diplomat, and influential historian of Arab nationalism

Journal Article A Palestinian Historian Remembers His Jerusalem Childhood

Historian Nazmi Jubeh recalls growing up in Arab Jerusalem in the 1960s and the changes to the city after 1967.

Albert Aghazarian talks in an interview with C-SPAN on a rooftop near Jerusalem’s Christian Quarter in the Old City of Jerusalem.
Video “My Pulse Beats with the City:” Albert Aghazarian on Jerusalem

Historian Albert Aghazarian reveals a timeless truth: Jerusalem’s strength lies in its diversity, not domination.

Blog Post Jerusalem in the Age of Possibilities

In 1900, Jerusalemites felt they were part of a city whose municipality was improving their quality of life in measurable ways. A book review.