Moments from Palestine across generations and communities
(1) A Bedouin woman smiles in Jerusalem (1898-1914)
(2) Asma Aranki Holding a Child from Her Family at Their House, Birzeit (1948)
(3) Bedouin girls in Jericho (1918)
(4) An extended Palestinian family gathers in front of their house in the village of Beit Sahur, near Bethlehem (1918–35)
(5) From the Mount of Olives, a young woman looks out over eastern Jerusalem (1929)
(6) Ruth Raad, daughter of photographer Khalil Raad, in the traditional costume of Ramallah (1939)
(7) Standing in his neatly ironed shirt and shorts, George Sawabin poses for a studio photo (1942)
(8) Katingo Hanania Deeb, prepares to demonstrate in the 1936-1939 Arab Revolt -- which was a nationalist uprising by Palestinian Arabs against British colonial rule in relation to Palestinian independence and the land acquisition and pushout as a result of the mass Jewish immigration (1936)
(9) Young children walking home from school Beit Deqqo Village, the Occupied Palestinian West Bank, 1987
(10) Four young girls decorating vases in a ceramic workshop in Nablus (1920)
(11) A young Palestinian girl squints and smiles as she holds a jar on her head (1920-1950)
(12) The ancient craft of a Palestinian potter (1918-35)
(13) The mothers of Palestinian detainees' protest in Jerusalem (1987)
Source(s): The British Mandate Jerusalemites (BMJ) Photo Library, Palestinian Museum Digital Archives, The Jerusalem Story + Khalil Raad
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