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Curator or Creator? – Holy Sites

Doron Bar

After the Old City of Jerusalem fell to the Jordanians, Dr. Shmuel Zanwil Kahane took charge of Israel’s few remaining holy sites. Pitching new pilgrimage destinations with boundless creativity and more than a little nerve,...

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Voices of the Past | Shmuel Zanwil Kahane

Shmuel Zanwil Kahane

S. Z. Kahane possessed a keen sense of history. Enormous changes had overtaken the Jewish people, demanding a narrative beyond the dry and factual. Drawing on the wellsprings of classic Jewish exegetical literature, Kahane penned...

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The Shrine on the Mountain – Herzl’s Tomb

Ophir Yarden

Herzl’s tomb and the nearby military cemetery have become central locations in the celebration of Israel’s national holidays. Why did this hill in modern Jerusalem supersede more traditional sites? And what does that choice reveal...

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Picture of the Month | Planting Seedlings

Yisrael Goldman

Yisrael Goldman Tu Bishvat, the new year for trees in the Jewish calendar, has gained significantly in popularity over the generations. From a date of mainly fiscal significance for calculating agricultural tithes, it was expanded...

ColumnsIssue 9 | February 2012JerusalemPre-state of IsraelTu BishvatZionism

New Life Among The Ruins – Jewish Quarter

Barak Brenner

With the reunification of Jerusalem, Jews could once again dwell in the Old City. But Jordanian occupation had destroyed the Jewish Quarter, and rebuilding required funding and organization on a national scale. A group of...

ArticlesIsrael's warsIssue 39 | September 2017JerusalemJerusalem DayPioneersPost-1948Zionism

Portrait of a People | Painter of Jerusalem

Naomi Samuel

Naomi Samuel Jerusalem in SnowOil on canvas, 192741 x 61 cmPrivate collection Ludwig Blum1891-1974 Impressionism Often an artist is more popular with the public than with critics and peers. Ludwig Blum was one such....

ColumnsImpressionismIssue 39 | September 2017JerusalemPre-state of Israel

History Live | Through Lions’ Gate

Tehila Bigman

Uzi Eilam’s rich and fascinating military career peaked when he commanded his paratrooper unit to retake the Old City of Jerusalem Tehila Bigman Courtesy of the Eilam family Reserve General Uzi Eilam 1934 Born on...

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Paving the Past – Second Temple Floor

Assaf Avraham

If Jewish sources are anything to go by, Herod’s Temple in Jerusalem was one of the most magnificent edifices ever built. After years of painstaking archaeological research, sifting through rubble illegally removed from the Temple...

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The Kaiser’s Cap – Tiferet Israel

Tamar HaYardeni

Fact and fiction intertwine in the tale of Jerusalem’s historic Tiferet Israel Synagogue, which tipped its hat to Austria’s Kaiser Franz Joseph Tamar HaYardeni For the Middle East, 1869 was a critical year: after much...

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Jerusalem

Curator or Creator? – Holy Sites

Voices of the Past | Shmuel Zanwil Kahane

The Shrine on the Mountain – Herzl’s Tomb

Picture of the Month | Planting Seedlings

New Life Among The Ruins – Jewish Quarter

Portrait of a People | Painter of Jerusalem

History Live | Through Lions’ Gate

Paving the Past – Second Temple Floor

The Kaiser’s Cap – Tiferet Israel

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Jerusalem

Curator or Creator? – Holy Sites

Voices of the Past | Shmuel Zanwil Kahane

The Shrine on the Mountain – Herzl’s Tomb

Picture of the Month | Planting Seedlings

New Life Among The Ruins – Jewish Quarter

Portrait of a People | Painter of Jerusalem

History Live | Through Lions’ Gate

Paving the Past – Second Temple Floor

The Kaiser’s Cap – Tiferet Israel

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