Mamilla

Press Release – Minister Zeév Elkin cancelled Emek Shaveh’s participation in the “Open House” Festival

Over the past week, members of the Israeli Right had approached Minister for Jerusalem Affairs, Zeév Elkin, in a bid to cancel Emek Shaveh’s tours of the Muslim Cemetery in...

A Short film about an Excavation and an Exhibition

A community excavation in collaboration with the Experimental School in Jerusalem and as part of a project by Friends of the Earth.  Students from the junior high school excavated an...

Community excavation: Mamilla

A community excavation is an excavation in which professional archaeologists excavate an ancient site together with local residents. Its goal is to empower the community through the experience of researching the past, and...

The Mamilla Cemetery in West Jerusalem: A Heritage Site at the Crossroads of Politics and Real Estate

Location and Significance The Mamilla neighborhood is situated west of the Old City of Jerusalem, across from the Jaffa Gate/Bab Al-Kahlil.  It was built along one of the tributaries of...