Stories from Jerusalem / Al Quds
As a tour guide in Jerusalem, I have developed many tours with different themes, that take you all around the city and sometimes we travel further out to other interesting historical places.
If you have an interest in the history of Jerusalem, then you should definitely enjoy these stories and hopefully you will join one or more tours with me in the future!
E-mail: kristelguide@gmail.com
Podcasting since 2020 • 124 episodes
Stories from Jerusalem / Al Quds
Latest Episodes
Nine Quarters of Jerusalem
Based on Matthew Teller's book "Nine Quarters of Jerusalem" I developed a tour in the old city of Jerusalem that introduces the visitor to the different cultural, social and religious communities that are part of the social fabric of the city. ...
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Season 10
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Episode 3
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2:03:28
Ceremony of the Holy Fire in the Holy Sepulcher church in Jerusalem
Every year the Greek-Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem enters Christ's tomb in the Holy Sepulcher church in Jerusalem with no way to start a fire, prays, and fire miraculously appears which is then distributed to the faithful. For a brief time th...
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Season 10
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Episode 2
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28:34
Women of Jerusalem
For International Women's Day, today on the 8th of March, I prepared a tour in the old city of Jerusalem, that takes you through the history of Jerusalem with women as the main characters! Unfortunately the old city is closed to vis...
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Season 10
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Episode 1
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41:26
Introduction to Stories from Jerusalem
My name is Kristel, I studied history and tour guiding in the Netherlands and I have a tour guide license from the Israeli Ministry of Tourism and from the Palestinian Ministry of Tourism. During the Covid pandemic I created the podcast Stories...
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Thob and tatreez, the Palestinian traditional heritage dress
A couple of years ago I received three pieces of embroidery that used to be the chest pieces of Palestinian dresses. The Palestinian dress is called a 'thob' in Arabic. The person who gave them to me said she had received them from an Israeli w...
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Season 9
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Episode 2
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50:04
