Institute for Historical Justice and Reconciliation

The IHJR seeks to dispel public myths about historic legacies
in societies divided by ethnic conflict

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Palestinian Refugees of 1948

The IHJR has worked with a team of Israeli and Palestinian scholars with the goal of exploring the role of memory and remembrance in Israeli and Palestinian communities in regard to the Palestinian refugees of 1948. Framed during three meetings in the first half of 2010, the project was constructed around a selection of pictures taken from Israeli archives concerning the events of 1948. Between October and December, Israeli and Palestinian third generation students from universities in Israel, the West Bank and the Netherlands were asked to comment on these photos. Six Israeli and Palestinian scholars then used the reactions of these students as the basis for their essays in the publication “Zoom In, Palestinian Refugees of 1948, Remembrances”.

Meetings

February 2010 Salzburg

July 2010 Putten

December 2010 Rome

January 2011 Oxford

April 2011 book launch Zoom In, Jerusalem