Jewelry

The Israel Museum, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and...Tlingit Indians?

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August 21st 2010
21 August 2010 1940 (GMT +3) Jerusalem, Israel Shabbat Shalom. Just because it is Saturday, it doesn’t mean that you cannot get out and do something. True, busses do not run on Shabbat, and most restaurants and shops are closed, but there are several things that remain open. Today I visited the Israel Museum in west Jerusalem, which houses Israel’s largest collection of art, antiqui ... read more

Middle East » Israel

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Following World War II, the British withdrew from their mandate of Palestine, and the UN partitioned the area into Arab and Jewish states, an arrangement rejected by the Arabs. Subsequently, the Israelis defeated the Arabs in a series of wars without... ... read more