Emanuel Hausman passed away in Jerusalem on January 18, 2022, two weeks before his 99th birthday. Although many BAR readers may not be familiar with his name, they doubtless are the beneficiaries of his life’s work through the publishing house Carta Jerusalem. Hausman was a pioneer in the historical cartography of the land of Israel. In 1958, Hausman and his late partner Amnon Superman founded the Carta Company, which provided mapping services to various institutions. In 1960, an innovative idea matured in the mind of Hausman: to map the land of Israel, its sites, settlements, and roads, and to […]
