Jerusalem Unplugged Podcast

In this episode the co-editor of the Jerusalem Quarterly Alex Winder tells us about the history of this very important publication, a mix of essays and scholarly written articles about Jerusalem that…

Jalal Abukhater is a young Palestinian journalist, storyteller and runner, reporting from Jerusalem on life as witnessed and lived. With Jalal we talked about what it means to be a reporter from Jeru…

In this honest and hard episode of Jerusalem Unplugged, Prof. Nazmi al-Jubeh takes us through his personal journey as a Jerusalemite born in the Old City in 1955. His experience is the same of many P…

Falestin Naili, historian associated with the *Institut français du Proche-Orient* (Ifpo) in Amman, specializes in the social history of the late Ottoman and Mandate Palestine and Jordan and has focu…

In the opening episode of season 2 of Jerusalem Unplugged, Prof. Mick Dumper tell us about the complexities and nuances of the politics of Jerusalem since 1967. As Prof. Dumper contributed to the eme…

In this bonus episode I spoke to George Tsourous, anthropologist, currently conducting research for the International Community of the Holy Sepulchre (ICoHS) on the importance of Christianity in the …

In this season finale Michelle Campos tells about late Ottoman Jerusalem, its composition and how a new GIS study of the Old City reveals its unmixed complexities. Our guest tells us how she came to …

In this episode Gabriel Polley, the Dakkak Award of the Jerusalem Quarterly, talks about the British Evangelicals and their relationship with and understanding of Jerusalem in the 19th and 20th centu…

Who are the Armenians of Jerusalem? What's the history of the Armenian Quarter? What are the challenges of this community? Bedross Der Matossian, an Armenian historian from Jerusalem, answers these a…

Stories from Palestine (one of the top 20 about Palestine) Kristel. We talked about living in Beit Safafa, podcasting from Jerusalem, getting ready to become a tourist guide and indeed we discussed S…

This is a special episode with no guest. You will be sitting next to while driving from Beersheva to Jerusalem and I will tell you the history of the places we will be passing by. Buckle up and enjoy…

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…

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 talk…

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 exi…

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 imagine…

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 …

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 d…

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 Ashk…

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 o…

In this episode Dr Eldad Brin talks about the history of the Jerusalem Airport and then, as a professional tourist guide, Eldad talks about his work in the city.

Originally published on 04/14/2021

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