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Palestinians of Jerusalem have shaped—and in turn, been shaped by—their city’s rich and diverse culture and heritage over many centuries. Here we explore past and present cultural expressions and outputs of their long-standing presence in Jerusalem.
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Jerusalem-based artists reimagine cultural adornments based on their grandmothers’ memories to preserve traditions.
A shining example of genuine community-based restoration work in the fraught political Jerusalem landscape
Depopulated, but never forgotten
Reviving the straw art of her grandparents’ generation
A journey through time at the Palestine Heritage Museum
The cornerstone of culture and education is fighting to remain.
The Jerusalem Arab Film Festival (JAFF) brings Arab cinema to Jerusalem’s cultural hotspots.
Jerusalem’s Yabous Cultural Centre provides a space for Palestinians to express their creative talents and exhibit their handmade arts and crafts.
Izzeldin Bukhari founded Sacred Cuisine to celebrate Palestinian culinary heritage and his city, Jerusalem, and to express the essence of his Sufi religion, which views feeding others as a form of love.
Young Palestinian Jerusalemite women find their voices in the Banat al-Quds (Daughters of Jerusalem) choir and ensemble.
Under the theme “Stand Up Jerusalem,” the Jerusalem Music Festival returned for a 26th year featuring six days of music, drama, comedy, and dance.
Opening minds and spaces for creativity to take seed and grow
An artist, curator, and cultural institution builder who believes that Jerusalem is more than a symbol of holiness
A space for Palestinian visual art and culture in Jerusalem
How early 20th-century Palestinian childhood was informed by rituals and oral tradition
An epidemiologist, ethnographer, and institution builder who made foundational contributions to medicine and health care in Jerusalem and Palestine
A loving portrait of a city and its people, mindful of a past that isn’t really past. A book review.
A prolific novelist who was exiled from Jerusalem for almost two decades, yet says “Jerusalem is a part of me and I am part of Jerusalem.”
Jerusalem was once a vibrant regional hub with a dynamic civil society, but its natural evolution was abruptly halted by the cataclysm of 1948. A book review.
Local educators, designers, artists, and archaeology researchers highlight the magic in everyday objects.
JAFF2026: A week of Arab cinema in Jerusalem