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| May 2, 2016
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19th century photo collection of Holy Land sells for record $1.4 million

The $1.4 million collection, of over 1,000 black & white photos, includes pictures of Jerusalem and the Galilee, some of which date back to 1840.

Ynet Correspondents

 

A collection of pictures of Jerusalem and other places in Israel from the 19th century has been sold for $1.4 million the British newspaper The Daily Mail reports. 

The collection consists of over 1,000 black and white photos, the earliest of which are from 1840. 

The photo set includes pictures of Mt. Zion, al-Aqsa Mosqe, and the Jewish cemetery on the Mount of Olives. The photos are amongst the oldest photos of Jerusalem ever captured. Continue Reading »

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| February 25, 2016
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February 25, 1799: Napoleon Entered the Holy Land Promising to Reconstitute Jewish Homeland

 

view videoOn this day 217 years ago: Napoleon entered the Holy Land,  promising that all Jews would be able to return to their homeland, in the ancient territory of the Israelites.

By BENJAMIN GLATT

 

February 25, 1799, French leader Napoleon Bonaparte captured Gaza, subsequently moving north along the coastal plain and defeating Ottoman governor Jazzar Pasha’s troops at Jaffa and Haifa, before retreating back to Egypt after the siege on Acre.

An 1806 French print depicts Napoleon Bonaparte emancipating the Jews. – Photo: Wikimedia Commons

The online Jewish Virtual Library wrote that following the campaign in the Ottoman-ruled territory, the official newspaper of the French government “Le Moniteur Universel” published a manifesto declaring that Napoleon had promised that all Jews would be able to return to their homeland, in the ancient territory of the Israelites. Continue Reading »

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