The Object of Memory: Arab and Jew Narrate the Palestinian Village

by Susan Slyomovics

Book Overview

There was a village in Palestine called Ein Houd, whose people traced their ancestry back to one of Saladin's generals who was granted the territory as a reward for his prowess in battle. By the end of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, all the inhabitants of Ein Houd had been dispersed or exiled or had gone into hiding, although their old stone homes were not destroyed.

In 1953 the Israeli government established an artists' cooperative community...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812215257
• ISBN13: 9780812215250
• Release Date: June 1998
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Excellent book, but lacking some

This is a very thorough and well-written book about the Palestinians of what used to be Ein Houd. It has one big weakness-- the title is misleading. It is about Palestinians working to keep the memory of their old village alive, not Jews. There isn't a whole lot about the Jews who now live in Ein Houd (now called Ein Hod), which is a problem. Also, you should know before buying this book that it's not about the Israeli Palestinian conflict, it's just a case study of one village. Having said that, though, the research is amazing. It covers the history, politics, literature, art, customs, and the new homes of Ein Houd's Palestinians. If you already know a lot about the conflict and aren't looking for a general overview but for a detailed example, this is definitely the book for you.