The Storyteller of Jerusalem: The Life and Times of Wasif Jawhariyyeh, 1904-1948Interlink Publishing, 01/10/2013 - 384 من الصفحات 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 point of the street storyteller. Oud player, music lover and ethnographer, poet, collector, partygoer, satirist, civil servant, local historian, devoted son, husband, father, and person of faith, Wasif viewed the life of his city through multiple roles and lenses. The result is a vibrant, unpredictable, sprawling collection of anecdotes, observations, and yearnings as varied as the city itself. Reflecting the times of Ottoman rule, the British mandate, and the run-up to the founding of the state of Israel, The Storyteller of Jerusalem offers intimate glimpses of people and events, and of forces promoting confined, divisive ethnic and sectarian identities. Yet, through his passionate immersion in the life of the city, Wasif reveals the communitarian ethos that runs so powerfully through Jerusalem’s past. And that offers perhaps the best hope for its future. |
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al-Jawhariyyeh al-Khalidi al-Nashashibi al-Sakakini appointed Arabic music army Badi'a became Beirut Beit Beit Jala bless his soul British Mandate brother Khalil building café celebrations Christian church civil servants Costandi Damascus Gate darbuka Deir Amr Department Effendi al-Husseini Egyptian Fakhri famous father governor of Jerusalem Greek Orthodox Hajj Hajj Salim Holy Sepulchre Hotel Hussein Effendi Ibrahim Jaffa Gate Jaffa Road Jamal Jawhariyyeh Collection Jericho Jewish Jews Khalil al-Sakakini known Lachmann late listen located Mahallat mandate government maqam mayor of Jerusalem memoirs military Mitri Monastery Muhammad municipality Musa Kazem Pasha musicians Muslim muwashahat Nablus neighborhood neighbors Nicoforia night oud player Palestine Palestinian Palestinian pounds particularly party play the oud Quarter Ragheb Bey Ramallah Ronald Storrs rooftop Saadiyeh Saint Sami sang Saraya School Sheikh Sheikh Jarrah singer singing song Street tanboor tarbush thanks Turkish Turks Uncle Abu Victoria village voice Wasif Jawhariyyeh Zionist