Wasif Jawhariyyeh was a Palestinian composer, oud player, poet and chronicler. He is known for his memoirs, The Diaries of Wasif Jawhariyyeh, that spans over six decades from 1904 to 1968, covering Jerusalem's turbulent modern history, including four regimes and five wars.
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Wasif Jawhariyyeh and his father Jiryis Jawhariyyeh in a studio photograph circa 1900. The photograph was preserved in the Jawhariyyeh Collection and published by the Institute for Palestine Studies.![Palestinian oud performer in Jerusalem, 1859.[5]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Mode_of_playing_the_%C2%B4Ood%2C_p._578_in_Thomson%2C_1859.jpg/500px-Mode_of_playing_the_%C2%B4Ood%2C_p._578_in_Thomson%2C_1859.jpg)
Palestinian oud performer in Jerusalem, 1859.[5]
Cover of The Storyteller of Jerusalem, the English translation of The Diaries of Wasif JawhariyyehWriters from Turkey 6
About this person
Wasif Jawhariyyeh was a Palestinian composer, oud player, poet and chronicler. He is known for his memoirs, The Diaries of Wasif Jawhariyyeh, that spans over six decades from 1904 to 1968, covering Jerusalem's turbulent modern history, including four regimes and five wars. British Member of Parliament Layla Moran is his great-granddaughter.
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Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1897 to 1972 · aged 75
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6 languages
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