Jack Giacaman (gray sweatshirt) and employees of the My Christmas House souvenir shop in Bethlehem working inside the production area of Giacaman's family-owned store.
A. Giacaman (preferred name) producing wooden figurines at his workbench. The majority of the souvenirs sold at Jack Giacaman's store are hand-carved and themed around Christianity.
A. Giacaman using a grinder to shape a figurine made from olive wood. There are two My Christmas House souvenir shop locations in Bethlehem. One next door to Jack Giacaman's workshop on Milk Grotto Street, and another in Manger Square across from th
A. Giacaman looking out a window by his workstation lined with Christian figurines carved from wood.
The outside of the My Christmas House workshop and storefront located on Milk Grotto Street in Bethlehem.
Jack Giacaman sitting at his desk in the souvenir shop section of his store. In addition to the financial stress stemming from the Israel-Hamas war, Giacaman said there's a constant fear of being evicted. "A lot of Israeli ministers say they want to
Jack Giacaman using a sander inside his workshop to shape a wooden spoon.
M. Giacaman (preferred name) carrying a crate of figurines through the back end of the My Christmas House workshop.
M. Giacaman collecting olive wood beads and carvings from a tumbler used to dry the wood-stained souvenirs.
A. Giacaman inspecting animal figurines to be sold in the My Christmas House souvenir shop. Jack Giacaman said that, following the beginning of the Israel-Hamas war, one of the hardest things for him and other Palestinian Christians has been Israel
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