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Friday, May 1st, 2026 6:00 PM The Jerusalem Fund2425 Virginia Ave NWWashington, DC 20037 An evening of Palestinian cinema followed by an intern-led discussion on memory, identity, displacement, and storytelling.. The Jerusalem Fund presents a screening of All That’s Left of You, an award-winning film by Cherien Dabis. A deeply moving, multigenerational drama, All That’s Left of … Read more
Friday, April 24, 20266:00 PM The Jerusalem Fund2425 Virginia Ave NWWashington, DC 20037 Dr. Adnan al-Bursh was one of Gaza’s best-known orthopedic surgeons, head of orthopedics at al-Shifa Hospital, a teacher of medicine, and a doctor who kept treating patients as Gaza’s hospitals came under attack. He was arrested after the raid on al-Awda Hospital … Read more
The Jerusalem Fund for Education and Community DevelopmentWashington, D.C. | Full-time, On-site About The Jerusalem Fund Established in 1977 by Dr. Hisham Sharabi and colleagues, The Jerusalem Fund for Education and Community Development is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Washington, DC. Through its three core programs—The Palestine Center (policy and public education), The Humanitarian Link (humanitarian and … Read more
“A woman tells him a pen is a sword. What’s a pen to a rifle?” (34) Mohammed El-Kurd’s Rifqa is a collection of poems that exemplify Palestinian diasporic particularities, detailing the author’s lived experiences while refusing to reduce its content to the portrayal of an entire group of people as nothing more than victims. El-Kurd’s … Read more
The Jerusalem Fund for Education and Community DevelopmentWashington, D.C. | June 1, 2026 – August 14, 2026 | 30 hours per week About The Jerusalem Fund The Jerusalem Fund for Education and Community Development is an independent, registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Washington, D.C. Our mission is to foster greater awareness about Palestine—both in the … Read more
Just after 9/11, Benjamin Netanyahu warned American audiences on CNBC that, unless the United States and the West cracked down on terrorists, they would “destroy our civilization, our freedoms, our democracy that they hate so much.” Such grandiose justifications for the War on Terror are perhaps cliche by now, and any mention of “democracy” from … Read more
Spring 2026 Intern Conference: Narrating Palestine Friday, April 3rd | 6:30pm 2425 Virginia Ave. NW Washington DC Join The Jerusalem Fund for a special evening of student research, reflection, and public engagement at our Spring 2026 Interns’ Conference. RSVP Here. Over the course of the semester, our interns have developed original projects exploring Palestine through … Read more
The following transcription of interview with Dr. Nader Hashemi discusses Iran’s relationship with Palestine, the Arab world’s role in the Palestinian struggle, and broader geopolitical dynamics in the Middle East and Global South. P: Hello everyone, I’d like to welcome Dr. Nader Hashemi. Dr. Hashemi is the director of the Al-Walid Center for Muslim Christian … Read more
Augusta Victoria Hospital, Mount of Olives, Jerusalem Dr. Khilfeh graduated from medical school in Iraq in June, 1964, and returned to her home city of Nablus in the West Bank, then under Jordanian rule, to begin practicing medicine. She started at the Augusta Victoria Hospital in Jerusalem, situated on the Mount of Olives, where she … Read more
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