Children

Short Take Israel’s Knesset Passes Three Laws That Vastly Increase Punitive Measures for Palestinian Citizens and Residents

The space for identifying as Palestinian in the Jewish state just got considerably reduced.

Short Take New Settler Outpost near the Jerusalem Village of Khan al-Ahmar Threatens Schoolchildren

A new Israeli settler outpost near Jerusalem’s Khan al-Ahmar village is harming villagers’ land and threatening children’s access to school.

Roundtable “Between a Rock and a Hard Place”: The Challenge of Educating Palestinian Children in Jerusalem

Educating the next generation: a wide-ranging discussion among diverse stakeholders

Blog Post Pediatrician Adrineh Karakashian: Serving Jerusalem’s Neediest Children for More than Half a Century

A community mourns a beloved pediatrician who treated generations of children.

Blog Post Pediatrician Osama Tanous: How “Unchilding” Helps Us Understand the Health of Palestinian Children in Jerusalem

Health impacts of living “on the frontier”

Blog Post Al-Ma‘mal Foundation for Contemporary Art: A Hub for Palestinian Art and Culture in the Heart of Jerusalem

Opening minds and spaces for creativity to take seed and grow

Blog Post Spafford Children’s Center: A Place of Safety and Healing for Jerusalem Children for Almost a Century

A safe haven for children within the Old City walls

Blog Post Emleson School: Championing Community through Education

This women-initiated community project evolved into a facility that nurtures children from nursery school through grade 8.

Bio Elizabeth Nasir

An educator and social worker who founded a school for destitute girls and was fondly recalled as the “patron of us poor people”