Welcome To Saffuriyya - صفورية (צפוריה)

Status of The Village Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
Only a few houses remain on the site, including those of 'Abd al-Majid Sulayman and 'Ali Mawjuda. Otherwise the site is covered by a pine forest planted by the Jewish National Fund to commemorate a number of persons and occasions (such as Guatemala's independence day). Zahir al-'Umar's fortress still stands atop the hill, though some of its walls have collapsed. It is ringed by excavation sites. On the northern side of the village the monastery of Saint Anna still remains and serves as an orphanage for Palestinian children. There is also a Roman Orthodox church. Along the southern road to the village there is a synagogue that was originally a Muslim shrine. Next to it lies a recent Israeli cemetery

Bibliography and References

• Oral History: Interview with 'Ali Muhamad al-Hasan Nijim (Abu 'Ali)



Name 'Ali Nijim Year of Birth 1918 Interviewer 1  Duration 160+ min Interview Date June 4th, 2004 Episodes 4

• Video Nakba Oral History Podcast: Interview with Rajih al-Ja'fari



Name Rajih al-Ja'fari Year of Birth 1926 Interviewer Said 'Ajjawi  Duration 177 min Interview Date Dec. 17, 2006 Episodes 5

• Video Nakba Oral History Podcast: Interview with Salim Abdil Majeed



Name Salim Abdil Majeed Year of Birth 1933 Interviewer Said 'Ajjawi  Duration 194 min Interview Date June 4, 2007 Episodes 2

• Video Nakba Oral History: Interview with Abdulmajeed Kana'an



Nakba Oral History Interview from Abu al-Sous on Vimeo.

Nakba Oral History Interview from Abu al-Sous on Vimeo.

Name Abdulmajeed Kana'an Year of Birth 1929 Interviewer Rakan Mahmoud  Duration 590 min Interview Date Feb. 17, 2009 Episodes 9

click here to view the 3rd part of this interview.