Book description
The memoirs of Wasif Jawhariyyeh are a remarkable treasure trove of writings on the life, culture, music, and history of Jerusalem. Spanning over four decades, from 1904 to 1948, they cover a period of enormous and turbulent change in Jerusalem's history, but change lived and recalled from the daily vantage…
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Wasif Jawhariyyeh was a musician and composer belonging to the Greek
Orthodox community of Jerusalem who lived in the city during the late
Ottoman and Mandatory eras.
He was acquainted with many of the
ruling families in the city and worked within the British
administration. This book chronicles his life and provides a vivid
depiction of the city throughout the Ottoman and Mandate periods until
1948 when he went into exile.
The book offers a captivating
perspective on the lives of the city's inhabitants during those times
and the amalgamation of diverse populations. Jawhariyyeh occasionally
reminisces through a nostalgic lens,…
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