St. George's College chapel, Jerusalem

sabbatical 2019 - Jerusalem DAY 1

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June 13th 2019
Toured the multicultural city of Jerusalem today. Dome of the Rock - moslem, Christian Church St. Anne's in honor of the mother of Jesus, and heard a Jewish call for evening prayer. A 4th quadrant of the city is Armenian. And yet they all walk through eachothers' quadrants. We were mostly in the moslem quadrant today and yet saw an orhodox jew and a catholic nun walking through. I felt remar ... read more

Middle East » Israel » Jerusalem District

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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