The agoranomos.
American society faces a deep crisis of meaning to which the city, and the idea, of Jerusalem has an answer. It is needed by Jews, and as much or more by Christians.
Helena and Izates of Adiabene.
The coins are the clue.
A synagogue twice destroyed.
The New York Times decries attempts to “Judaize” Jerusalem.
The Old City, Hebrew University, and the Western Wall.
Cisterns and the Sea of Solomon.
Along with a rare piece of gold jewelry.
That sentiment, held by British officials in Mandate Palestine, was the origin of the idea that the city should instead be internationalized.
Who remembers the Free State of Danzig?
A reminder of the murderous conquest of the city.
The ethnic cleansing of a village founded by Yemenite Jews.