The last potter: A Palestinian family's 300-year-old legacy

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This Palestinian is the last potter in his family's 300-year legacy

Location: Jenin, West Bank

Jamal al-Fakhoury creates handmade pottery

such as clay kettles, water flasks and other utensils

Al-Fakhoury says he wants to preserve his business and family name

Fakhoury means 'potter' in Arabic

(Arabic) POTTER IN JENIN AREA, JAMAL AL-FAKHOURY, SAYING:"We are the Fakhoury family, named after our skill of making pottery, like many other Palestinian families where their family name is a reference to their occupation."

"I liked this and learned it at a young age, and haven't worked in anything else throughout my life."