Thursday 5 June - Friday 25 July 2008

This photographic exhibition will illustrate both the mundane aspects of everyday life as well as the important changes that occurred under British rule both for the Jewish and Arab population.

Photos of iconic buildings, street scenes, the British military at work and at play will try to evoke what life was like.

These were monumental years for the area, and the repercussions are still very evident today.

A Panoramic Photographic View of that sensitive period by one of the most prolific and famous news photographers of Israel + lectures, films and events. Curated by Miriam Blum.

In 1919 the League of Nations granted a mandate to Great Britain to govern the former Ottoman province of Palestine. This involved great changes to the political, geographic and economic infrastructure. The architecture of Jerusalem was achieved enhanced by the British ruling that no material other than Jerusalem stones would be permitted for building. Names of streets still bear witness to the Mandate years.

Special lectures by James Barker of the Imperial War Museum and the screening of unique film footage from 1917 until 1948 will be given on the following dates:

Sunday 29 June, 7.30pm

Thursday 3 July, 7.30pm

Thursday 10 July, 7.30pm

Sunday 13 July, 7.30pm

On these dates the exhibition will be opened prior to the programme at 6:00 pm.

The exhibition will also be open on weekdays between 10.00am and 5.00 pm and every Sunday from 12:00 to 5:00 pm. On the Sundays there will also be a lecture and film screening (see left for dates and times).

Wednesday 23 July, at 7.30pm – The Haifa Model – a successful co-existence in peace between Jews and Arabs during the Mandate period 1920-1948 by Prof. Daphna Sharfman (Haifa University).

Please make your reservations (as space is limited). Group bookings can be made for which a special lecture and film screening can be arranged.