Abigail Jacobson
Biographic Data
| ID | 3787230 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Abigail Jacobson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Abigail |
| FAMILY NAME | Jacobson |
| SIGNATURE | JACOBSON A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4305-639X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 42 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Trapped Neighborhoods, Trapped Identities: Wadi Salib and Musrara Compared, 1949-1967
Using the concept of “trapped neighborhoods,” this paper focuses on two impoverished neighborhoods between the years 1949 and 1967 that were a symbol of Mizraḥi protest in Israel: Wadi Salib in Haifa and Musrara in Jerusalem. We consider their residents as not only people living in the margins of the city but also as communities that were trapped within the cultural, social and geographical margins on the border of the Arab existence and recent p…
Between the Border of Despair and the "Circle of Tears": Musrara on the Margins of Jewish-Arab Existence in Jerusalem
This article focuses on Jerusalem's Musrara—a neighborhood trapped between borders—between 1948 and 1967. Barbed wire running along the eastern side of the neighborhood divided the city of Jerusalem between 1948 and 1967. Musrara's western border separated it from West Jerusalem, thus enhancing the division between its residents—new immigrants of Middle Eastern descent—and the mainly Ashkenazi population of the western part of Jerusalem. Our anal…
Citizenship and Loyalty in Times of War: The Ottomanization Movement in Palestine during World War I
This article examines debates regarding citizenship and loyalty to the empire that arose during the Ottomanization campaign that took place in Palestine during World War I. These discussions in Palestine took place in the context of an evolving national conflict with its differing visions for Palestine. World War I and changing political conditions steered political and legal debates concerning citizenship and nationality in various imperial cont…
The orphan, the donor and the photograph: Humanitarianism and photography in post-First World War Jerusalem
This article uncovers the short history of the American Colony Christian Herald Orphanage, operating in Jerusalem following the First World War. Hosting around 36 Christian and Muslim girls, the orphanage relied on the financial support of the American-based Christian Herald newspaper. Through the close analysis of this institution, and the comparison with a Jewish orphanage in Jerusalem, the article will critically discuss the links between huma…
Interview with Abigail Jacobson
Roberto: The first question that I would like to ask is about a general assessment of the British mandate for Palestine. You have worked on the transition from the Ottoman to the British in Jerusal
Between ideology and practice, national conflict and anti‐imperialist struggle: The National Liberation League in Palestine
This paper focuses on the National Liberation League (NLL), a Palestinian Arab communist movement which operated in Palestine between the years 1943–1948. The paper examines its short‐lived history in light of the relevant three contexts in which it operated: the local Palestinian national context; the regional context of communist activity in the Middle East and the external‐internationalist context of the Soviet Union. The paper further discuss…
Land of Progress: Palestine in the Age of Colonial Development, 1905–1948, by Jacob Norris
In this fascinating and well-researched book, Jacob Norris takes the reader on a journey into the history of the colonial development of Palestine in the first part of the twentieth century. In a very original study, he looks at the history of Palestine between the years 1905 and 1948 not through the more familar lens of the Zionist–Arab conflict, but by shedding light on the way in which British colonial development in the region (including vari…
Oriental Neighbors: Middle Eastern Jews and Arabs in Mandatory Palestine
A Land of Aching Hearts: The Middle East in the Great War
The centennial of World War I saw an abundance of books, articles, monographs, and conferences dealing with the history of the Great War, its memory and legacy, in its different fronts. The scholarship on the European experience of the war traditionally discussed both the “war front” and the “home front” of the war, while making the connection between the two “fronts” and the combined political, diplomatic, cultural, and social histories of this …
American “Welfare Politics”: American Involvement in Jerusalem During World War I
This article discusses American involvement in Jerusalem during WW I, focusing on two American institutions active in the country and city at the time: the U.S. consulate and Consul Dr. Otis Glazebrook, and the American Colony in Jerusalem, an unofficial but important American institution. By examining these official and unofficial American “agents”, this paper argues that the American involvement in the city can shed light on America’s “welfare …
From Empire to Empire: Jerusalem Between Ottoman and British Rule
The history of Jerusalem as traditionally depicted is the quintessential history of conflict and strife, of ethnic tension, and of incompatible national narratives and visions. It is also a history of dramatic changes and moments, one of the most radical ones being the replacement of the Ottoman regime with British rule in December 1917. From Empire to Empire challenges these two major dichotomies, ethnic and temporal, which shaped the history of…
A City Living through Crisis: Jerusalem during World War I
This article aims to contribute to the literature on World War I in Palestine while studying the experience of the inhabitants of Jerusalem during the war. By focusing on a city and its residents, this article offers an analysis of the war from a dimension and lens yet to be explored in the history of Palestine. More specifically, the article will use relief networks in order to analyze not only the ways people experienced the war, but also as a …
Negotiating Ottomanism in Times of War: Jerusalem During World War I Through the Eyes of a Local Muslim Resident
In August 1915, in the midst of World War I, a young Muslim resident of Jerusalem wrote the following in his diary: Will I go to protect my country [ waṭanī ]? I am not an Ottoman, only in name, but a citizen of the world [ muwaṭani al-ʿālam ] . . . Had the state [ dawla ] treated me as part of it, it would have been worthwhile for me to give my life to it. However, since the country does not treat me in such way, it is not worthwhile for me to g…
The Nation and Its “New” Women: The Palestinian Women's Movement 1920-1948
Book Review| May 01 2004 The Nation and Its “New” Women: The Palestinian Women's Movement 1920-1948 Ellen L. Fleischmann. Berkcley: University of California Press,2003. Pp. 335. Abigail Jacobson Abigail Jacobson Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East (2004) 24 (1): 281–283. https://doi.org/10.1215/1089201X-24-1-281 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables …
Sephardim, Ashkenazim and the 'Arab Question' in pre-First World War Palestine: A Reading of Three Zionist Newspapers
(2003). Sephardim, Ashkenazim and the 'Arab Question' in pre-First World War Palestine: A Reading of Three Zionist Newspapers. Middle Eastern Studies: Vol. 39, No. 2, pp. 105-130
Oriental Neighbors: Middle Eastern Jews and Arabs in Mandatory Palestine
Sephardim, Ashkenazim and the 'Arab Question' in pre-First World War Palestine: A Reading of Three Zionist Newspapers
(2003). Sephardim, Ashkenazim and the 'Arab Question' in pre-First World War Palestine: A Reading of Three Zionist Newspapers. Middle Eastern Studies: Vol. 39, No. 2, pp. 105-130
A City Living through Crisis: Jerusalem during World War I
This article aims to contribute to the literature on World War I in Palestine while studying the experience of the inhabitants of Jerusalem during the war. By focusing on a city and its residents, this article offers an analysis of the war from a dimension and lens yet to be explored in the history of Palestine. More specifically, the article will use relief networks in order to analyze not only the ways people experienced the war, but also as a …
Negotiating Ottomanism in Times of War: Jerusalem During World War I Through the Eyes of a Local Muslim Resident
In August 1915, in the midst of World War I, a young Muslim resident of Jerusalem wrote the following in his diary: Will I go to protect my country [ waṭanī ]? I am not an Ottoman, only in name, but a citizen of the world [ muwaṭani al-ʿālam ] . . . Had the state [ dawla ] treated me as part of it, it would have been worthwhile for me to give my life to it. However, since the country does not treat me in such way, it is not worthwhile for me to g…
The Nation and Its “New” Women: The Palestinian Women's Movement 1920-1948
Book Review| May 01 2004 The Nation and Its “New” Women: The Palestinian Women's Movement 1920-1948 Ellen L. Fleischmann. Berkcley: University of California Press,2003. Pp. 335. Abigail Jacobson Abigail Jacobson Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East (2004) 24 (1): 281–283. https://doi.org/10.1215/1089201X-24-1-281 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables …
The orphan, the donor and the photograph: Humanitarianism and photography in post-First World War Jerusalem
This article uncovers the short history of the American Colony Christian Herald Orphanage, operating in Jerusalem following the First World War. Hosting around 36 Christian and Muslim girls, the orphanage relied on the financial support of the American-based Christian Herald newspaper. Through the close analysis of this institution, and the comparison with a Jewish orphanage in Jerusalem, the article will critically discuss the links between huma…
Between ideology and practice, national conflict and anti‐imperialist struggle: The National Liberation League in Palestine
This paper focuses on the National Liberation League (NLL), a Palestinian Arab communist movement which operated in Palestine between the years 1943–1948. The paper examines its short‐lived history in light of the relevant three contexts in which it operated: the local Palestinian national context; the regional context of communist activity in the Middle East and the external‐internationalist context of the Soviet Union. The paper further discuss…
American “Welfare Politics”: American Involvement in Jerusalem During World War I
This article discusses American involvement in Jerusalem during WW I, focusing on two American institutions active in the country and city at the time: the U.S. consulate and Consul Dr. Otis Glazebrook, and the American Colony in Jerusalem, an unofficial but important American institution. By examining these official and unofficial American “agents”, this paper argues that the American involvement in the city can shed light on America’s “welfare …
Sephardim, Ashkenazim and the 'Arab Question' in pre-First World War Palestine: A Reading of Three Zionist Newspapers
(2003). Sephardim, Ashkenazim and the 'Arab Question' in pre-First World War Palestine: A Reading of Three Zionist Newspapers. Middle Eastern Studies: Vol. 39, No. 2, pp. 105-130
The Nation and Its “New” Women: The Palestinian Women's Movement 1920-1948
Book Review| May 01 2004 The Nation and Its “New” Women: The Palestinian Women's Movement 1920-1948 Ellen L. Fleischmann. Berkcley: University of California Press,2003. Pp. 335. Abigail Jacobson Abigail Jacobson Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East (2004) 24 (1): 281–283. https://doi.org/10.1215/1089201X-24-1-281 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables …
Negotiating Ottomanism in Times of War: Jerusalem During World War I Through the Eyes of a Local Muslim Resident
In August 1915, in the midst of World War I, a young Muslim resident of Jerusalem wrote the following in his diary: Will I go to protect my country [ waṭanī ]? I am not an Ottoman, only in name, but a citizen of the world [ muwaṭani al-ʿālam ] . . . Had the state [ dawla ] treated me as part of it, it would have been worthwhile for me to give my life to it. However, since the country does not treat me in such way, it is not worthwhile for me to g…
A City Living through Crisis: Jerusalem during World War I
This article aims to contribute to the literature on World War I in Palestine while studying the experience of the inhabitants of Jerusalem during the war. By focusing on a city and its residents, this article offers an analysis of the war from a dimension and lens yet to be explored in the history of Palestine. More specifically, the article will use relief networks in order to analyze not only the ways people experienced the war, but also as a …
From Empire to Empire: Jerusalem Between Ottoman and British Rule
The history of Jerusalem as traditionally depicted is the quintessential history of conflict and strife, of ethnic tension, and of incompatible national narratives and visions. It is also a history of dramatic changes and moments, one of the most radical ones being the replacement of the Ottoman regime with British rule in December 1917. From Empire to Empire challenges these two major dichotomies, ethnic and temporal, which shaped the history of…
American “Welfare Politics”: American Involvement in Jerusalem During World War I
This article discusses American involvement in Jerusalem during WW I, focusing on two American institutions active in the country and city at the time: the U.S. consulate and Consul Dr. Otis Glazebrook, and the American Colony in Jerusalem, an unofficial but important American institution. By examining these official and unofficial American “agents”, this paper argues that the American involvement in the city can shed light on America’s “welfare …
A Land of Aching Hearts: The Middle East in the Great War
The centennial of World War I saw an abundance of books, articles, monographs, and conferences dealing with the history of the Great War, its memory and legacy, in its different fronts. The scholarship on the European experience of the war traditionally discussed both the “war front” and the “home front” of the war, while making the connection between the two “fronts” and the combined political, diplomatic, cultural, and social histories of this …
Land of Progress: Palestine in the Age of Colonial Development, 1905–1948, by Jacob Norris
In this fascinating and well-researched book, Jacob Norris takes the reader on a journey into the history of the colonial development of Palestine in the first part of the twentieth century. In a very original study, he looks at the history of Palestine between the years 1905 and 1948 not through the more familar lens of the Zionist–Arab conflict, but by shedding light on the way in which British colonial development in the region (including vari…
Oriental Neighbors: Middle Eastern Jews and Arabs in Mandatory Palestine
Interview with Abigail Jacobson
Roberto: The first question that I would like to ask is about a general assessment of the British mandate for Palestine. You have worked on the transition from the Ottoman to the British in Jerusal
Between ideology and practice, national conflict and anti‐imperialist struggle: The National Liberation League in Palestine
This paper focuses on the National Liberation League (NLL), a Palestinian Arab communist movement which operated in Palestine between the years 1943–1948. The paper examines its short‐lived history in light of the relevant three contexts in which it operated: the local Palestinian national context; the regional context of communist activity in the Middle East and the external‐internationalist context of the Soviet Union. The paper further discuss…
The orphan, the donor and the photograph: Humanitarianism and photography in post-First World War Jerusalem
This article uncovers the short history of the American Colony Christian Herald Orphanage, operating in Jerusalem following the First World War. Hosting around 36 Christian and Muslim girls, the orphanage relied on the financial support of the American-based Christian Herald newspaper. Through the close analysis of this institution, and the comparison with a Jewish orphanage in Jerusalem, the article will critically discuss the links between huma…
Citizenship and Loyalty in Times of War: The Ottomanization Movement in Palestine during World War I
This article examines debates regarding citizenship and loyalty to the empire that arose during the Ottomanization campaign that took place in Palestine during World War I. These discussions in Palestine took place in the context of an evolving national conflict with its differing visions for Palestine. World War I and changing political conditions steered political and legal debates concerning citizenship and nationality in various imperial cont…
Between the Border of Despair and the "Circle of Tears": Musrara on the Margins of Jewish-Arab Existence in Jerusalem
This article focuses on Jerusalem's Musrara—a neighborhood trapped between borders—between 1948 and 1967. Barbed wire running along the eastern side of the neighborhood divided the city of Jerusalem between 1948 and 1967. Musrara's western border separated it from West Jerusalem, thus enhancing the division between its residents—new immigrants of Middle Eastern descent—and the mainly Ashkenazi population of the western part of Jerusalem. Our anal…
Trapped Neighborhoods, Trapped Identities: Wadi Salib and Musrara Compared, 1949-1967
Using the concept of “trapped neighborhoods,” this paper focuses on two impoverished neighborhoods between the years 1949 and 1967 that were a symbol of Mizraḥi protest in Israel: Wadi Salib in Haifa and Musrara in Jerusalem. We consider their residents as not only people living in the margins of the city but also as communities that were trapped within the cultural, social and geographical margins on the border of the Arab existence and recent p…
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