Vincent Lemire, formerly Director of the Centre de Recherche Français à Jérusalem, talks about his work ranging from the hydrohistory of the city to opening the archives of Jerusalem. Lemire tells us about his love affair with the city and its history. Lemire also talks about his works and in particular about his acclaimed book '1900. Jerusalem and the age of possibilities.

http://www.openjerusalem.org/vincent-lemire

Originally published on 06/16/2021

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In today's episode, Silvia Truini opens a series dedicated to archaeology in Jerusalem discussing the question of Silwan and how politics and archaeology impact the local population. Silvia also talks about the question of the Haram al-Sharif and Ir David.

Originally published 06/02/2021

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In this episode Dorit Naaman and Marina Parisinou talk about their works, Jerusalem We Are Here and My Palestinian Story. Both projects are trying to save the memory of a Jerusalem that no longer exists cherishing its life. Jerusalem We Are Here is an interactive documentary that digitally brings Palestinians back into the Jerusalem neighborhoods from which they were expelled in 1948. My Palestinian Story is a blog exploring Marina's family history in Jerusalem.

https://jerusalemwearehere.com/

https://mypalestinianstory.com/

Originally published on 05/26/2021

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Claims about Jerusalem are not just modern but are rooted in the past like the one laid by the Spanish monarchy. Chad Leahy takes us through Jerusalem of the 17th century and how the city was imagined in Spain but more importantly how Jerusalem shaped the emerging Spanish national consciousness. Chad also talks about the Custody of Holy Land and the Obra Pia, two key intuitions in Jerusalem and Spain.

Originally published 05/19/2021

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In this episode Louis Fishman, author of Jews and Palestinians in the Late Ottoman Era, 1908-1914. Claiming the Homeland (University of Edinburgh Press) tells about Jerusalem in the late Ottoman era and he also tells us about the modern connection between Turkey and Jerusalem. Louis then takes us through the story of the 1911 Haram al-Sharif incident and its consequences then to proceed to discuss the understanding of Zionism in late Ottoman Palestine.

Originally published 05/12/2021

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David Neuhaus, served as the superior of the Jesuits in the Holy Land, tells us about his history of conversion from Judaism to Christianity, of his best friend - a Muslim Jerusalemite - and of his discovery of the city. We also have talked about 'melting pot', migrants and 'apartheid'. With his stories about Jerusalem, you will laugh, think, cry and hope.

Originally published on 05/05/2021

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Acclaimed Chef Ezra Kedem talks about his family history in Jerusalem and how he transformed what he learned from his mother into his passion and work in the kitchen. Mixing his Iraqi roots with Ashkenazi traditions, his cuisine has been defined as one that looks at the past, while shaping the future.

Originally published on 04/28/2021

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Dr Yair Wallach, author of 'A City in Fragment' takes us around the city of Jerusalem through urban text like street names and signs, graffiti at the Western Wall and the he also tells us the story of Gad Frumkin who lived in Jerusalem through three different eras.

Originally published on 04/21/2021

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