Jennifer Jajeh

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birth_place = San Francisco, California
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nationality = Palestinian-American
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education = UCLA, Lee Strasberg Theatre Conservatory
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Biography

Jennifer Jajeh is a Palestinian-American actor and filmmaker whose new one-woman show, "I Heart Hamas: And Other Things I'm Afraid to Tell You," debuted at the New York International Fringe Festival in August 2008.

Jennifer was born in San Francisco within a large Palestinian Christian community from Ramallah. She studied history and philosophy at UCLA before pursuing acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Conservatory in New York City.

Jajeh has also explored filmmaking, with award-winning short films "Fruition" and "In My Own Skin: the Complexity of Living as an Arab in America" to her credit. In My Own Skin was screened at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City and by PBS. Jajeh's art revolves around her Palestinian identity and she has made a point to generate discussion among both Americans and Palestinians through her work.

External Links

* [http://jenniferjajeh.com/ Jennifer Jajeh Actor Site]
* [http://ihearthamas.com/ I Heart Hamas: And Other Things I’m Afraid to Tell You Website]
* [http://imeu.net/news/article0013813.shtml Profile of Jennifer Jajeh at the Institute for Middle East Understanding]