Welcome To Lifta - لفتا (ליפתא)

Status of The Village Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
Most of the houses remaining on the site are deserted, although some have been restored for the use of Jewish families. A basin that had been built around the spring in Wadi al-Shami lies in ruins. The mosque and the village club are still visible, north of the spring. Adjacent to the mosque, on the western side, is a cemetery covered with bushes and wild grass

Bibliography and References

• Aerial view before Nakba, Matson Collection
  
  

• Nakba Oral History Podcast: Interview with Yousra Ismael Shanak



Name Yusra Shanak Year of Birth 1929 Interviewer 1  Duration 45+ min Interview Date June 19, 2003 Episodes 2

• Nakba Oral History Podcast: Interview with Muhammad 'Adawiyyeh



Name Muhammad 'Adawiyyeh Year of Birth 1932 Interviewer 3  Duration 259+ min Interview Date April 3, 2005 Episodes 8

During the interview, a collection of more Lifta pictures and its family trees were scanned and photographed, click here for details.

• Nakba Oral History Podcast: Interview with Muhammad Shihadih



Name Muhammad Shihadih Year of Birth 1930 Interviewer 1  Duration 200+ min Interview Date Match 27, 2005 Episodes 7