Jennifer Jajeh

Jennifer Jajeh
OccupationsActor, writer

Jennifer Jajeh is a Palestinian-American actress and writer. She was born in Ramallah, before moving to San Francisco at a young age.

Career

Jajeh started performing after studying at the Lee Strasberg Institute in New York City. In 2008, Jajeh wrote a solo performance, I Heart Hamas: And Other Things I'm Afraid to Tell You, where she explored her identity as a Palestinian-American.

Jajeh has written screenplays for the short films Fruition and In My Own Skin, with the latter screening at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City and on PBS. Her work as a producer includes documentaries, narrative film, and video projects.

References

  1. ↑ "Jennifer Jajeh". Center for Palestine Studies | Columbia University. September 25, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
  2. 1 2 Lenika, Cruz (June 26, 2011). "Alumna Jennifer Jajeh receives critical acclaim for solo theater show 'I Heart Hamas: And Other Things I'm Afraid to Tell You'". Daily Bruin.
  3. ↑ Cainkar, Louise; Vinson, Pauline Homsi; Jarmakani, Amira (August 4, 2022). Sajjilu Arab American: A Reader in SWANA Studies. Syracuse University Press. p. 330. ISBN 978-0-8156-5522-0.
  4. ↑ Kritzer, Amelia Howe (2010). "Enough! Women Playwrights Confront the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict". Theatre Journal. 62 (4): 611–626. doi:10.1353/tj.2010.a413934. ISSN 0192-2882. JSTOR 41000803.
  5. ↑ Brendan, Mark (February 17, 2010). ""I Heart Hamas" explores identity". The Minnesota Daily. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Ethnically Ambiguous: We Are Jennifer Jajeh on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  7. ↑ "For UCLA alumna Jennifer Jajeh, working in entertainment offers way to create meaning, explore people's lives". Daily Bruin.
  8. ↑ "Palestinian-American Comedian Takes Show on Identity to Beirut - Al-Monitor: Independent, trusted coverage of the Middle East". www.al-monitor.com. December 10, 2012. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  9. ↑ Murphy, Maureen Clare (March 2, 2010). "Pushing the boundaries of identity: an interview with Jennifer Jajeh". The Electronic Intifada. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  10. ↑ Abney, Andrea (September 17, 2009). "'I Heart Hamas': Palestinian immigrant's story". SFGATE. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  11. ↑ Elshair, Sarah (April 29, 2017). "These Middle Eastern comedians most definitely make America LOL". StepFeed. Retrieved May 24, 2023.