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- Country of residence: Palestine
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Nasri Al-Jawzi (1908-1996), a Palestinian playwright, was born in Jerusalem. He received his primary education at Bishop St. George School. In 1935, he obtained a diploma in journalism from London. He returned to Jerusalem to work in the teaching profession until 1948. After the Nakba, he immigrated to Damascus, accompanied by his wife and two daughters, and died there on August 17, 1996. He was awarded the Jerusalem Medal for Culture and Arts in 1990.
His working life
Al-Jawzi contributed to many works and was active in establishing clubs and theater groups, including:
He contributed to establishing the Arab Sports Club in Jerusalem
He founded the Arts and Acting Association in 1928.
He founded the Al-Jawzi acting troupe in 1936.
He edited the Syriac Orthodox Patriarchate magazine in Jerusalem, which is a magazine concerned with literature and history.
He was a teacher of Arabic and English in Syrian schools until 1954.
Head of the Translation Department and supervised the publications of the American Information Office during the period (1956 - 1967).
His theatrical works
Al-Jawzi had many theatrical and acting works before the Nakba during the years (1932-1948), which are:
No. Title of the theatrical work No. Title of the theatrical work
1 Jaber removes the pitfalls of honorable people 2 I am not fighting for Omar
3 Mother's Day 4 Party Three
5 Omar bin Al-Khattab and the old man 6 Saladin Al-Ayyubi
7 Al-Talib Al-Najib 8 Fouad and Laila
9 burning candles 10 lovers statues
11 Omar bin Al-Khattab and the conquest of Jerusalem 12 Truth prevails
13 The Ghost of the Free 14 The Intelligence of the Judge
15 I will not sell my land or the heritage of my fathers
As for his theatrical works after the Nakba:
No. Title of the theatrical work No. Title of the theatrical work
1 Evacuation Day 2 Palestine We will not forget you
3 Destroy idols 4 Loyalty to friends
5 Displaced children 6 Five chapters of a play entitled “Short Plays”
He has books and short stories, including:
History of the Palestinian Theater (1918 - 1948), published in 1990.
History of Palestinian Radio (1936 - 1948), issued in 1991.
"The Unsung Hero" is a short story.
"Behind the Door" is a short story.
"The Return of the Expatriate" is a short story
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