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Join us for a conversation with Nakba survivor Nina Bazouzi Cullers talking about her memoir.

Living Through the Nakba

By Nina Bazouzi Cullers

“My family and I experienced the terror that caused the Nakba of 1948 firsthand. I was born in West Jerusalem in Katamon, during the period of the British Mandate. The comfort, beauty and peacefulness of my early life was shattered by the Nakba, the disaster that terrorized us and 750,000 other Palestinians and caused us to leave our ancestral homeland. This was the first phase that pushed us from 80% of the country of Palestine to make room for the European Jews fleeing Eastern Europe.

Nina Bazouzi Cullers

My family, like many others, left our homes, possessions, and everything behind. We settled in Bethlehem, struggling to make ends meet. Through the sacrifice and hard effort of my parents, we received a good education. After graduation, I was able to teach at Refugee Camps that were supported by UNRWA. Doors, then, were opened for me and I was able to obtain a scholarship that took me to the Beirut College for Women, where I received a Bachelor's degree, graduating in June of 1967 at the time of the Nakssa-the 6 Day War which separated me from my family.

The memoir recounts the struggles my family experienced and the sacrifices my parents made to enable us to go to schools that required tuition, as well as best as possible to live a normal life. My memoir is a 355 page engaging book about an extraordinary life living through the historical period of the Nakba in Palestine. A must read for all who enjoy historical narratives; Middle Eastern Studies; Women's Studies; or a captivating and intimate tale of growing up in a foreign land biblically important to Christianity, Islam, and Judaism.”