The Palestinian Museum permanent collection

The Official Statistics Bulletin

The Official Statistics Bulletin for Population Numbers, Births, Deaths, and Census Data for the Gaza Strip. It was issued by the Statistics Administration and printed in separate issues by Al-Alami Press in Gaza. The 14th issue was printed in the year 1953 while issues numbered 30 to 39 were printed in the year 1954. All of them were compiled into a single bulletin. The bulletin is 134 pages long.

The Israeli Worker

"The Israeli Worker: Achievements, Attitudes, and Aspirations," written by Dr Ferdynand Zweig, a visiting Professor of Labour Relations at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. The book is printed by Herzl Press and Sharon Books in New York in 1959. It is 305 pages long and dedicated to the author's wife, Dora.

Of Life and Manners

"Of Life and Manners," written by Salemeh Moussa, the owner and the editor of "Al Jadeeda Magazine". The book was published by the magazine in 1930 and is a compilation of short essays that Moussa had earlier published in a weekly magazine issued in Cairo. The book is 190 pages long.

You can view the book through this link

Braided Egyptian bracelet

A broad handcrafted bracelet of high-calibre silver consisting of five parts, including two unengraved edges and three braided middle sections, two thin and one thick. The bracelet bears a stamp that determines the quality of silver. It was widespread in the Naqab desert, and its design was influenced by European bracelets.

Qladat hijab necklace

A hijab necklace comprised of a thick chain, carrying a decorated cylindrical amulet handcrafted of silver and intertwined with four small dangling silver spheres. Inside the amulet would be placed a piece of paper typically inscribed with prayers or Quranic verses.