YMCA

Photo Essay King David Hotel, a Focal Point in British Mandate Jerusalem Whose Bombing Was a Pivotal Turning Point

For Palestinian Jerusalemites, the city’s first luxury hotel will always be linked to a terrorist act that signaled the end of their lives in Jerusalem.

Bio Nahil Bishara

One of the few female artists who depicted Jerusalem in the mid-20th century

Bio Salvador ‘Arnita

A leading Jerusalemite musician and composer whose output in Palestine and Lebanon includes at least 200 compositions—symphonies, concerts, orchestra works, and anthems

Photo Essay The YMCA: A Cherished Social Hub during the Mandate Years

The Jerusalem YMCA was the social, athletic, and cultural hub for Jerusalemites during the British Mandate years.

Photo Boys Troop from the Jerusalem New City YMCA, 1938

A glimpse back in time to life and boyhood in pre-Nakba Jerusalem

Bio Amin Majaj

A Palestinian physician and public servant who was the “father of pediatrics in Jerusalem”