'A minority within a minority': Artist tells the story of the Palestinian Christians

Photos: 'A minority within a minority'

Remembering 'a minority within a minority' – "Samira in her wedding gown, the first Christian Palestinian wedding in Lod after 1948," by Dor Guez. Guez's work makes use of scanned archival images, which he calls "scanograms," to tell the story of the Palestinian Christian community.

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Photos: 'A minority within a minority'

Remembering 'a minority within a minority' – Dor Guez's grandfather, Jacob Monayer, in a still taken from "Watermelons under the bed." In the video, Guez's grandfather and his uncle, Samih Monayer, relate how members of the family had to adapt to the founding of Israel in1948: "He grew up with it, he evolved within it. If he wanted to survive and make a living, he had to adjust to the new situation, he had to keep going."

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Photos: 'A minority within a minority'

Remembering 'a minority within a minority' – A damaged grave in a Christian cemetery in the town of Lod, Israel, depicted by Dor Guez. Guez says the city has been home to a Christian community since the 4th century, but after the town was claimed by Israel in 1948, all but about 1,000 Palestinians were expelled.

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