HEBRON, West Bank — “We export these goods to the whole world with a label that reads ‘Made in Hebron.’ Each item tells a story that dates back to hundreds of years.” With these words, Al-Hajj Abdul Jawad Abdul-Hamid al-Natsheh, 86, described the goods crafted by artisans in his factory, which was established in Hebron more than 150 years ago.

Although the West Bank city of Hebron is famous for crafts, which led it to win the World Crafts City award for the year 2016, the Natsheh factory, known as the Hebron Glass and Ceramics Factory, is one of the few factories that continue to work on ceramics and glass.

Natsheh, who started to work in the factory with his father when he was 12 years old, told Al-Monitor, “This industry defines the city, and we are keen to maintain it as a family legacy transferred from generation to generation over hundreds of years.”

The Natsheh factory is one of the factories that fortunately managed to face all of the hardships caused by the occupation of the city in 1967, and it continues to work similarly to how it once worked in the family's house.