Jerusalem Unplugged Podcast

Author, critic, screenwriter and former Bethlehem resident, Nicholas Blincoe takes us through an amazing journey in history and sport. In the first part of the episode Nicholas laid out for us a short history of football in Palestine and how both Palestinians and Zionists understood sport as part of the emerging national conflict, particularly under British rule. Jumping d...

In this third episode dedicated to a day trip from Jerusalem, Jacob Norris takes us to Bethlehem. The city at the very center of the story of Christmas has been a center attracting pilgrims from all around the world, but more importantly began to export religious items made in Bethlehem in every corner of the planet. In his recent work Jacob has traced the global network o...

In this second episode dedicated to a day trip from Jerusalem, Prof. Leena Dallasheh takes us to Nazareth. This very important Palestinian center, mostly known for its connection with the story of Jesus, has been for some time considered as the Arab capital of Israel, at least until the early 2000s. Nazareth found itself in Israeli territory in 1948 and Leena gave us some...

In this first episode dedicated to a day-trip outside Jerusalem, Dotan Halevy takes to late-Ottoman Gaza. While today Gaza can be certainly considered the largest open air jail, or at least most securitized location in the world, Dotan tells of a forgotten past when Gaza was integrated into a maritime system and at the same served as a regional hub of the trade of agricult...

In the second episode dedicated to the pre-Ottoman history of Jerusalem, Merav Mack, Jerusalemite and scholar, takes us through the street of medieval Jerusalem, discussing the libraries and the books preserved in the Old City. With Merav we talked how she moved from working on Genoa in the Middle Ages to Jerusalem showing how cities throughout the Mediterranean were conne...

In this first episode dedicated to the early history of Jerusalem, Prof. Adrian Boas takes us back the Crusader era when Jerusalem fell in the hands of the Crusaders in 1099. Adrian tells about the legacy of the Crusaders in Jerusalem, he will take you through a sort of guided tour discovering the signs of that long gone era. Adrian also told us about the people living in ...

Acclaimed scholar and Jerusalemite Hillel Cohen shared with us the stories of his childhood in Jerusalem, how he became interested in the history of the city and particular in establishing a personal relation with the Palestinians of Jerusalem after 1967. This is the moment Hillel became also interested in Jewish-Arab relations, how they developed and have been shaped by h...

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 cover various disciplines and historical periods. The conversation moved then to discuss police and policing in British Mandatory Jerusalem. With Alex we traced the work of th...

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 Jerusalem and how people from abroad see the city. Jalal remembers his time in Scotland and what it means to be a Jerusalemite abroad; from here we talked about current politics in...

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 Palestinian Jerusalemites who struggle every day. Th"&"e stories of Lifta, Sheik Jarrah and Silwan instead of being the background of his story, they become the main stage o...

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 focused much of her recent research on local governance and politics, particularly in Jerusalem. Through her interest in collective memory and oral history she often reaches presen...

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 emerging peace process in the 1990s he brings us firsthand accounts of the position of Jerusalem in the process. Prof. Dumper reminds us that religion is extremely important when...

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 Holy Land, tells us about the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and the complex and vast "&"net of intercommunal and international  relations that unfold every day within the church....

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 study Jerusalem and also who she discovered importa"&"nt material written in Ladino. Campos tells us about how the history of the late Ottoman Jerusalem has changed in the last&...

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 century. Polley tells us of the deep relationship betwee"&"n religion and colonialism and how the British relied on religious ideas in order to establish their rule in the holy...

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 and more questions about one of the most fascinating"&" and complex histories of the city. Originally published on 06/30/2021 Welcome to Jerusalem Unplugged Podcast. This is the new l...

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 Stories from Palestine. Originally published on 06/23/2021 Welcome to Jerusalem Unplugged Podcast. This is the new link and home of Jerusalem Unplugged, all old and new interviews will be...

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 the trip! Welcome to Jerusalem Unplugged Podcast. This is the new link and home of Jerusalem Unplugged, all old and new interviews will be published through the new link. Hosted on Acast. Se...

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...

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 Welcome to Jerusalem Unplugged Podcast. This is the new link and home of Jerusalem Unplugged, al...

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 expel...

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 intui...

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 t...

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...

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 Welcome to Jerusalem Unplugged Podcast. Th...