8 Gates: Portraits from Jerusalem's Old City

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Through eight gates and within the ancient white walls of Jerusalem's Old City, these are stories of celebration, prayer and conflict

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Photographs, over a century

Elia Kahvedjian's iconic (but once forgotten) photos of Jerusalem captured the city at a different time but the art of photographing the city and its people has survived a turbulent century. 8 Gates is a podcast about the stories of celebration, prayer and conflict within Jerusalem's ancient white walls.

Aug 20, 2017•12 min

The Temple Mount mission

Why do some young American Jews see going to one of Jerusalem's most important holy sites (Al-Aqsa to Muslims, the Temple Mount to Jews) as a mission? Shaina Shealy took a journey to try and explore why people with a similar background to her own get so absorbed by such a contentious topic. 8 Gates is a podcast about the stories of celebration, prayer and conflict within Jerusalem's ancient white walls

Aug 08, 2017•25 min

Between two bloody Fridays

It's been a week that sums up Jerusalem. An attack and consequent changes at a holy site expose the city's cleavages. A new, non-violent movement's born but death isn't far away. 8 Gates is a podcast about the stories of celebration, prayer and conflict within Jerusalem's ancient white walls.

Jul 22, 2017•8 min

The Story of Aseel

"If you just move...then bye bye" The story of a young Palestinian woman navigating friendships and checkpoints within the Old City she lives and grew up in. 8 Gates is a podcast about the stories of celebration, prayer and conflict within Jerusalem's ancient white walls.

Jul 11, 2017•13 min

A Ramadan peace, shattered

A diary of Ramadan, the month that transforms Jerusalem's Old City from a tense, uneasy place into one filled with life and lights - until that all falls apart. 8 Gates is a podcast about the stories of celebration, prayer and conflict within Jerusalem's ancient white walls.

Jun 23, 2017•13 min

Old City, New Images (of war)

50 years ago today, Israel took control of Jerusalem's Old City from Jordan, setting the city onto a new path it remains on today. These are the stories of the new realities it created for people living in and around the Old City.

Jun 07, 2017•11 min

Introduction: portraits of Jerusalem

Few places guard as many untold stories as the walls of Jerusalem's Old City. 8 Gates is a podcast about those stories and the people telling them.

Jun 05, 2017•1 min

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