b'IN HONOUR OFDr. Refaat AlareerPoet, writer, and professor of literature at theIslamic University of Gaza, assassinated in an Israeli airstrike.Doaa Al-MasriLibrarian at the Edward Said Library, killed alongwith her parents and siblings.Iman Abu SaeedOral historian at the Tamer Institute forCommunity Education, killed with her children and husband .Abdul Karim HashashWriter and dedicated advocate forPalestinian heritage, collector of rare Palestinian books. Killed onOctober 23, 2023, along with many family members.Bilal JadallahDirector of Press House Palestine, an institutiondedicated to journalistic freedom and cultural documentation, killedon November 19, 2023.Dr. Jihad Suleiman Al-MasriHistorian and Director of Al-QudsOpen University (Khan Younis Branch).And the countless many martyrs and steadfast survivors.(Librarians and Archivists with Palestine, 2024)This library is my whole life. I was shocked when the Israelioccupation decided to bomb the building. It felt like I myself hadbeen destroyed. (Mansour as cited in Amer, 2021)When I saw thousands of books destroyed and lying on theground, I felt that my own heart had been destroyed. (Omar ascited in Amer, 2021)Thanks to Cindy, Clara, Jordgie, Judy, MD, Moyo, Nadia, Riad, TalaCreated in 2025 by Abandoned Affair [dot com]'