Interview with ‘Alī Muḥammad al-Najjār
Biography: | The interview was recorded on July 17, 1997 with ‘Alī Muḥammad al-Najjār, male, born in 1913 in Safad, Palestine and resides in Nahr al-Bārid Palestinian Refugee Camp, Lebanon. He was a carpenter. |
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Interviewer: | ‘Awaḍ, Walīd Jum‘ah, Muḥammad |
Interviewee: | al-Najjār, ‘Alī Muḥammad |
Place of Origin: | Safad |
In Collection: | POHA, Al-Jana, Nakba Collection |
Interview Audio/Video: | |
Format: | audio |
Duration: | 01:32:24 |
Language: | Arabic |
Interview Date: | 1997-07-17 |
Permanent Link: | https://n2t.net/ark:/86073/b38g8r |
Subjects: | |
Significant Figures: | Qaddūrah, Zakī (Municipal council); al-Ḥāj Khalīl, Aḥmad (Shaykh); Mir‘bī, Muṣṭafá (Governor); ʻArābī, Muṣṭafá (School principal); Shamar, ‘Alī (Coffeehouse owner); ‘Asqūl, ʻAlī (Public servant); al-Saʻīd, Maḥmūd (Village leader); Qaddūrah, Walīd (Martyr); Ṭāfish, Aḥmad (Trader). |
Families: | Khaḍrā; Qaddūrah. |
Landmarks-Public Institutions: | Haifa port (Port). |
Landmarks-Cultural and Touristic Institutions: | Ḥisbat Safad (Market). |
Table of Contents: |
Political conditions in the city before Nakba. (@ 00:00:02) Memories of life in Palestine and Lebanon. (@ 00:07:43) Community life in the city. (@ 00:19:31) Socio-political dynamics before Nakba. (@ 00:31:29) War time, city occupation and the expulsion. (@ 00:44:24) Refugee life in Lebanon. (@ 01:01:49) |