Treasure Trove reflects on the history of Jerusalem’s Western Wall
D. Appleton & Co., a publisher based in New York, released Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt in 1882, a series of 40 semi-monthly magazines with a goal was to bring the most complete description of Palestine and its surrounding area. Each issue cost 50 cents (about $15 today) and was richly illustrated with line engravings […]
Treasure Trove: David Matlow tracks down the story of a model of Jerusalem
A scale model of Jerusalem was a featured attraction at the Ottoman Pavilion of the 1873 world’s fair. Held in Vienna, the fair showcased Austro-Hungarian industry and culture and commemorated Franz Joseph I’s 25th year as emperor. The model, which was 4.5 by 5 meters, was created by Stephan Illes, a Hungarian Catholic who arrived in Jerusalem […]
Canadian-Israeli artist Nicole Kornberg Jacobovici combines art and archaeology beneath Jerusalem’s ancient walls
What do art and archeology have in common? Deep beneath the earth, visitors to Jerusalem’s Old City during Sukkot got a taste of the powerful connection between the two, thanks to Canadian-Israeli artist Nicole Kornberg Jacobovici. During a three-day exhibit from Oct. 12 to 14 entitled Arteology: The Power of the Ancients in Contemporary Forms, […]
Open-air markets in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv closed because of coronavirus
Popular open-air markets in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv reportedly were closed by police after the Israeli government decided to tighten the country’s coronavirus lockdown.
Orphaned Israelis celebrate bat mitzvah in Jerusalem
On Feb. 17, Colel Chabad welcomed 42 Israeli girls who had lost a parent to a gala bat mitzvah party in Jerusalem.
Hundreds gather in Jerusalem for solidarity rally with New York’s march against anti-Semitism
Hundreds gathered in Jerusalem for a solidarity rally with the “No Hate. No Fear” march in New York.
