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I love Jerusalem, where my father and ancestors were born. I love to return there and document the experiences to share with others. I hope you enjoy these videos that I have created.

-- Ray Hanania

Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives

Uncle Yousef Hanania who drowned in the Jerusalem Quarry in 1926 when no one would help him

VIDEO FEATURES ON JERUSALEM

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The Art of the Sale in the Souq of the Old City of East Jerusalem
June 2007

(29 minutes) Features an actual sale negotiated between a shop keeper, Said Talhami, and two of my friends, Aaron Freeman and Sharon Rosenzweig during a June trip we made to perform standup comedy as a part of the Israeli-Palestinian Comedy Tour. Afterwards, I take the camera through the Souq to view different scenes.


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A Walk through the Souq beginning at Damascus Gate
April 2007

(31 minutes -- video begins 2 minutes into reel) Tour the Souq of the Old City of East Jerusalem. A more casual walk through the narrow alleyways and streets and the narrow marketplace.


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Life in the Souq of the Old City of East Jerusalem
March 2007

(30 Minutes). A short tour from Damascus Gate with interviews of two shopkeepers in the Souq, store owner Yasir, and restaurant employee Ibrahim.


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A Tour through Jewish Jerusalem
West Jerusalem April 2007

(29 Minutes) Walking Tour from Ben Yehuda Street down King George Street through West Jerusalem towards the Jaffa Gate.


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Jaffa Gate and a Camel Ride
June 15, 2007

(2 1/2 Minutes) A video of fun. Ray Hanania rides a camel outside of the Jaffa Gate of the Old City of East Jerusalem, set to music. Enjoy and I wish you could enjoy the fun of riding a camel at least once in your life.


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Video Tours of Jerusalem

A video series of short documentaries & photographs

(Photographs and documentaries by Ray Hanania. Copyright 2007 Ray Hanania. All Rights Reserved. No image or documentary can be reproduced or rebroadcast without the written permission of the owner. Email rayhanania@comcast.net for information.)

Dome of the Rock from a Jerusalem Souq street

Damscus Gate

Muslim Quarter Souq entrance to Dome of the Rock

Dome of the Rock through the doorway of the Muslim Quarter Souq

Typical souq shop

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