Jaffa

Collection title

Lights from Carmel

ID

PBC00242

Source

PBC (PS)

First broadcast date

12/01/2011

Production year

2011

Abstract

This episode is about Jaffa, its vestiges and its history. The film shows views of the sea mosque located on the beach of Jaffa. A tour in the ancient city of Jaffa and interviews with: - Ramy who talks about historical sites in Jaffa. - Yakoub speaks about his beginnings in fishing, a job he had inherited from his father. - Michel speaks about his idea to combine a book shop and a restaurant; he opened a shop he called " café and books". - Fakhri speaks about his job as a pharmacist, a job he inherited from his ancestors. - Youcef, the pharmacists' son, mentioned that they did not alter the shape of the pharmacy to preserve its history.

Type

video

Production companies

• PBC - Own production

Broadcaster

PBC - Palestine T.V.

Audiovisual form

Magazine

Personalities

• Essabegh Ramy
• Wakila Yakoub
• Monk Michel
• Djeddai Fakhri
• Bedai Youcef

Primary theme

Tourism and cultural sites

Secondary themes

• Tourism and cultural sites / Archaeological sites
• Tourism and cultural sites / Eco-tourism development
• Tourism and cultural sites / Tourist sites
• Economy / Markets and crafts

Credits / Cast

• Sheikh Ahmed Bissane - Speaker

Period of events

• 2010

Map locations

• Israël - Centre - Jaffa

Original language

Arabic

Media running time

34m18

Additional information

- Ramy Essayagh: tourist guide - Yakoub Wakila: fisherman - The monk Michel: owner of the library of Jaffa - Fakhri Djeddai: owner of the oldest pharmacy - Youcef Bedai: pharmacy owner's son