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In 1883, the [[Palestine Exploration Fund]]'s ''Survey of Western Palestine'' described the village as "an ancient site with bell-mouthed cisterns and ruins od modern buildings. To the east is a ''Mukam'' of Neby Toda."<ref name=SWP128>Conder and Kitchener, 1883, p. [http://www.archive.org/stream/surveyofwesternp03conduoft#page/128/mode/1up 128]</ref> |
In 1883, the [[Palestine Exploration Fund]]'s ''Survey of Western Palestine'' described the village as "an ancient site with bell-mouthed cisterns and ruins od modern buildings. To the east is a ''Mukam'' of Neby Toda."<ref name=SWP128>Conder and Kitchener, 1883, p. [http://www.archive.org/stream/surveyofwesternp03conduoft#page/128/mode/1up 128]</ref> |
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In 2005, a minefield on the outskirts of Umm Tuba was cleared of hundreds of Jordanian mines to ready the site for the construction of a new high school.<ref>[http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-115494540.html Minefield cleared for new Arab school, [[Jerusalem Post]]]</ref> |
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The Wingate Charitable Trust has established a joint Jewish-Arab project in which fifth and sixth graders from Umm Tuba and [[Kiryat HaYovel]] study science together. At each meeting the children learn about a scientific concept, while becoming acquainted with each other's language and culture.<ref>[http://www.jerusalemfoundation.org/news_article.aspx?MID=547&CID=558&AID=1610&ID=3964 The Universal Language of Science]</ref>Through the Abraham Project at the [[Bible Lands Museum]] in [[Givat Ram]], fourth graders from Umm Tuba meet with their Jewish peers to learn about their common ancestor, Abraham/Ibrahim.<ref>[http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/insideisrael/2012/September/Abraham-Project-Brings-Jewish-Muslim-Kids-Together/ 'Abraham' Project Brings Jewish, Muslim Kids Together, CBS]</ref>In 2012, Umm Tuba |
The Wingate Charitable Trust has established a joint Jewish-Arab project in which fifth and sixth graders from Umm Tuba and [[Kiryat HaYovel]] study science together. At each meeting the children learn about a scientific concept, while becoming acquainted with each other's language and culture.<ref>[http://www.jerusalemfoundation.org/news_article.aspx?MID=547&CID=558&AID=1610&ID=3964 The Universal Language of Science]</ref>Through the Abraham Project at the [[Bible Lands Museum]] in [[Givat Ram]], fourth graders from Umm Tuba meet with their Jewish peers to learn about their common ancestor, Abraham/Ibrahim.<ref>[http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/insideisrael/2012/September/Abraham-Project-Brings-Jewish-Muslim-Kids-Together/ 'Abraham' Project Brings Jewish, Muslim Kids Together, CBS]</ref>In 2012, Umm Tuba |
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Elementary School took part in an environmental water conservation project financed by the [[Jerusalem Foundation]].<ref>[http://www.jerusalemfoundation.org/uploads/%5CRainwater%20Harvesting.pdf Rainwater Harvesting]</ref> |
Elementary School took part in an environmental water conservation project financed by the [[Jerusalem Foundation]].<ref>[http://www.jerusalemfoundation.org/uploads/%5CRainwater%20Harvesting.pdf Rainwater Harvesting]</ref> |
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Revision as of 17:03, 21 October 2012
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Umm Tuba (Arabic: أم طوبا) is an Arab neighborhood in East Jerusalem near Sur Baher, northeast of Bethlehem, with a population of 4,000. After the 1967 Six-Day War, Umm Tuba was incorporated into the municipal district of Jerusalem.[1] Based on archaeological finds, Umm Tuba was the site of the biblical city of Netophah.
Etymology
The name of the Arab village, "Umm Tuba," is derived from the Byzantine era name, "Metofa," itself a derivation of the ancient Hebrew name Netofa. Netofa is mentioned in the Bible as the place from which two of King David's heroes originated (2 Samuel 23:28-29).[2]
History
Biblical references
Two of King David's heroes came from Netofa (2 Samuel 23:28-29). Fifty-six men from Netofa are recorded at the census of men of Israel upon return from exile (Ezra 2:22). In (Nehemiah 7:27,) they are counted together with the men of Bethlehem: The men of Bethlehem and Netophah, an hundred fourscore and eight.[citation needed]
Early history
Netofa was a prosperous Judean farming village in the period of the First Temple.[2] An archaeological dig uncovered at least three royal seal impressions dating from the reign of Hezekiah, King of Judah (eighth century BCE). At least two "LMLK" (belonging to the King) impressions and two personal seal impressions were discovered on handles of large jars of the type used to store wine and olive oil.[2] Artifacts dating to the Hasmonean period and remnants of a Byzantine-era monastery have also been found.[2]
Ottoman period
In 1596, Umm Tuba appeared in Ottoman tax registers as being in the Nahiya of Quds of the Liwa of Quds. It had a population of 36 Muslim households and paid taxes on wheat, barley, olives, vines or fruit trees, and goats or beehives.[3]
In 1883, the Palestine Exploration Fund's Survey of Western Palestine described the village as "an ancient site with bell-mouthed cisterns and ruins od modern buildings. To the east is a Mukam of Neby Toda."[4]
Education
In 2005, a minefield on the outskirts of Umm Tuba was cleared of hundreds of Jordanian mines to ready the site for the construction of a new high school.[5] The Wingate Charitable Trust has established a joint Jewish-Arab project in which fifth and sixth graders from Umm Tuba and Kiryat HaYovel study science together. At each meeting the children learn about a scientific concept, while becoming acquainted with each other's language and culture.[6]Through the Abraham Project at the Bible Lands Museum in Givat Ram, fourth graders from Umm Tuba meet with their Jewish peers to learn about their common ancestor, Abraham/Ibrahim.[7]In 2012, Umm Tuba Elementary School took part in an environmental water conservation project financed by the Jerusalem Foundation.[8]
Demography
In 2008, Prof. Tamar Rapoport and Afnan Masarwah of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem presented their research on changing perspectives of motherhood, children and family relationships among women in Umm Tuba.[9]
Notable residents
References
- ^ WAC at Separation Wall in Jerusalem
- ^ a b c d Royal seal impressions from the First Temple period discovered south of Jerusalem, 23 Feb 2009 [1]
- ^ Wolf-Dieter Hütteroth and Kamal Abdulfattah (1977). Historical Geography of Palestine, Transjordan and Southern Syria in the Late 16th Century. Erlanger Geographische Arbeiten, Sonderband 5. Erlangen, Germany: Vorstand der Fränkischen Geographischen Gesellschaft. p. 117.
- ^ Conder and Kitchener, 1883, p. 128
- ^ Minefield cleared for new Arab school, Jerusalem Post
- ^ The Universal Language of Science
- ^ 'Abraham' Project Brings Jewish, Muslim Kids Together, CBS
- ^ Rainwater Harvesting
- ^ NCJW Research Institute for Innovation in Education
- ^ Hamas' hair apparent, Haaretz
Bibliography
- Conder, Claude Reignier; Kitchener, Herbert H. (1883). The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology. Vol. 3. London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
- Claudine Dauphin (1998). La Palestine byzantine, Peuplement et Populations, Vol. III : Catalogue. BAR International Series 726. Oxford: Archeopress.
- Hadawi, Sami (1970), Village Statistics of 1945: A Classification of Land and Area ownership in Palestine, Palestine Liberation Organization Research Center
- Hütteroth, Wolf-Dieter; Abdulfattah, Kamal (1977). Historical Geography of Palestine, Transjordan and Southern Syria in the Late 16th Century. Erlanger Geographische Arbeiten, Sonderband 5. Erlangen, Germany: Vorstand der Fränkischen Geographischen Gesellschaft.
- E. Mills, ed. (1932). Census of Palestine 1931. Population of Villages, Towns and Administrative Areas (PDF). Jerusalem: Government of Palestine.
- Palmer, E. H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Arabic and English Name Lists Collected During the Survey by Lieutenants Conder and Kitchener, R. E. Transliterated and Explained by E.H. Palmer. Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.