Israel's History - a Picture a Day (Beta) Why the Jerusalem Merchant Closed His Shop when the Emperor Came in 1898

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Why the Jerusalem Merchant Closed His Shop when the Emperor Came in 1898 Posted: 03 Jan 2016  The shuttered shop at Jaffa Gate when the German Emperor arrived in 1918. (Ottoman Imperial Archives) The full picture of the Emperor's arrival The German Emperor's arrival in Jerusalem on October 28, 1898 was a major news item around the world. The Ottoman rulers of Jerusalem and Palestine changed the face of Jerusalem to receive him. Victory arches were built along his route, and the Old City wall was breached to allow passage of his carriage.  And as the picture above shows, one shopkeeper closed his shutters. Why? Enlarged photo of the millinery shop The day was Saturday, and as we discovered in a photograph in the Library of Congress archives, the shop was a Jewish-owned hat store.  We enlarged that picture and discovered the shop and its clientele.  A sign with Hebrew writing hung above the store. (Readers are invited to decipher it.) The owner closed his store for the Sabbath, and the Jews of Jerusalem received the Emperor elsewhere in the city. The Emperor and his wife passing under the Jewish community's arch on Jaffa Road. The photos of the Emperor's visit established the photographers of the American  Colony in the world market. Below is the full Library of Congress picture of Jaffa Gate with the following caption: "Photograph taken before October 1898 visit of Kaiser Wilhelm II to Jerusalem when a breach was made in the wall near the Jaffa Gate. (Source: L. Ben-David, Israel's History - A picture a day.)" Jaffa Gate and the Jewish shop (Library of Congress)

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The Lord protects and preserves them– they are counted among the blessed in the land– he does not give them over to the desire of their foes. PSALMS (41:2)   יְ-הֹוָה יִשְׁמְרֵהוּ וִיחַיֵּהוּ וְאֻשַּׁר כתיב יְאֻשַּׁר בָּאָרֶץ וְאַל תִּתְּנֵהוּ בְּנֶפֶשׁ אֹיְבָיו תהילים מא:ב a-do-nai yish-m'-ray-hu vee-kha-yay-hu v'-u-shar y'-u-shar ba-a-retz v'-al tit-nay-hu b'-ne-fesh oy-vav

Today's Israel Inspiration The Talmud describes that all people are descended from a single person, thus saving a single life is as meritorious as saving an entire world. Few merit to fulfill this belief and save lives (entire worlds!) over and over again. The incredible ZAKA rescue organization, whose volunteers are easily identifiable by their bright yellow vests, are often the first rescue workers to appear at the scene of a terrorist bombing or shooting -- and the last to leave. After rescuing and treating the living, ZAKA is well-known for its sacred work of caring for the dead and collecting human remains to ensure a proper Jewish burial.   Share in the mitzvah of "saving a life and a world" and support ZAKA » "Cry No More" Song Against Israel Terror This video highlights ZAKA's work during the reign of terror in Jerusalem and throughout Israel. It is set to a moving song beseeching the Almighty that we should "Cry No More." Watch here » Tikkun Olam ("Repairing the World") at a Terror Site Dedicated ZAKA volunteers are aware of the gruesome tasks they might face and must have a certain strength of mind to overcome the horrible images they will be exposed to at the scene of a terror attack.   Read more » Sterling Silver Jerusalem Kiddush Cup This marvelous Kiddush cup is made of sterling silver and is set on a smooth spreading foot, leading to the body which is decorated with the scenery of the Holy City – Jerusalem. It is wrapped with a band inscribed twice with the word JERUSALEM – once in Hebrew and once in English on opposing sides of the Kiddush cup. This piece was made in the electroforming method. Marked 925 for sterling silver. Only 2 days left to get 5% off with coupon code "GOODBYE2015" » Today's Israel Photo Flags proudly wave at Jaffa Gate in the Old City of Jerusalem. The Old City's eight gates and walls were built in the early 16th c. by the Turkish Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent. A popular entrance en route to the Western Wall, Jaffa Gate is so named because at one time, pilgrims arrived through this gate from Jaffa Port. See more photos by Sharon Gabay » Yesterday's Photo Trivia Did you guess the Bahai Gardens in Haifa? You got it! The democratic State of Israel is the ONLY country in the Mideast where a Bahai Temple is allowed. Just one more reason that we're proud to support Israel.   Thank You Today's Scenes and Inspiration is sponsored by Thomas Vinit of Papua New Guinea. Todah rabah!   Sponsor a day and receive a free devotional book » “Truly Enjoy What I Have Read Thus Far” It’s great to hear from so many of you - stay in touch and let us know where in the world you are enjoying Israel365!   Stay in Touch » I truly enjoy what I have read thus far. I am from Ohio USA-Jan Tangeman Hi Just want to say Hello from the UK. New to this subscription but hoping to learn so much. I am almost 60 years old but when I was about 8 years old I remember seeing something on TV (black and white), it was to do with the Holocaust ... I am a Christian but have always since that time had a soft spot for Israel and its people. May your land prosper and be in peace and Blessings from me to You and Yours. Steve Beevers Shalom, Rabbi Tuly Weisz RabbiTuly@Israel365.com

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Israel's History - a Picture a Day (Beta) Jerusalem Was Captured by the British 98 Years Ago. New Photos from the Ottoman Archives

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Jerusalem Was Captured by the British 98 Years Ago. New Photos from the Ottoman Archives Posted: 14 Dec 2015  "The End of Ottoman Rule in Jerusalem, December 9, 1917." Two cavalrymen from  the British forces hoisting a Turkish flag on their bayonets.  (Ottoman Imperial Archives) The latest batch of photographs released this week by the Ottoman Imperial Archives includes several treasures showing historical sites and events in Palestine. The picture above shows two cavalrymen from the British forces hoisting a Turkish flag on their bayonets.  The sergeants accepting the surrender of Jerusalem December 9, 1917 (Library of Congress) In the past, we featured several pictures found in the Library of Congress (LOC) and Monash University (Australia) archives showing the surrender of Jerusalem to the British forces in December 1917.  The LOC picture of two British sergeants accepting the surrender flag from Jerusalem officials (not Turkish officers) is one of the most iconic photographs of World War I in Palestine. The picture was taken by a photographer from the American Colony Photo Department; the flag was a sheet taken from an American Colony bed. The Monash archives provided a picture of Turkish soldiers hurrying into  the Jaffa Gate of Jerusalem's Old City on December 9, 1917, "driven from the outlying hills by our men," the caption reads.  From the Old City they continued their retreat toward the Dead Sea.  But the photo was not very clear.  The Ottoman Archives photo below is so clear that viewers can see the writing on the building on the left, "Bezalel" in Hebrew and English. The Bezalel pavilion was built outside of the Jaffa Gate in 1912 to sell souvenirs and crafts made at the Bezalel Academy of Arts.  The structure was demolished in 1918 by the British. Turkish retreat from the Jerusalem hillsides on December 9, 1917. The Bezalel Pavilion is on the left.  (Ottoman Imperial Archives)

Israel's History - a Picture a Day - Why Was a Nazi Flag Flying from a Jerusalem Hotel in the 1930s?

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Why Was a Nazi Flag Flying from a Jerusalem Hotel in the 1930s? Posted: 30 Aug 2015  We recently published pictures from the British Library's Endangered Archives Program, including this incredible picture of Jaffa Gate of Jerusalem's Old City which we have dated to the mid-1890s. Only in 1898 was the wall near Jaffa Gate breached so that carriages could drive into the city. Jaffa Gate and A(braham) Fast's restaurant.  (Debbas Collection, British Library) We wanted to know more about the store on the left with the sign "A Fast. Restauranteur."  Was this a tourist establishment of Abraham Fast, who in 1907 took over a large hotel several hundred meters to the west of the building pictured above and renamed it "Hotel Fast?" German troops marching in Jerusalem on Good Friday,  April 6, 1917. The building on the left is the Fast Hotel. (Imperial War Museum, UK) It was a leading hotel with 100 rooms, built around a court yard with Ionic, Corinthian and Doric columns. Hotel Fast and its kosher restaurant was a well-known establishment in Jerusalem for decades, and was probably considered by many to be a Jewish-owned establishment because of its Jewish clientele. Nothing could be further from the truth.  The Fasts were German Templers. The German consulate in the Fast Hotel, 1933.  (Wikimedia, Tamar Hayardeni) They lived in Jerusalem's German Colony and were exiled by the British after World War I and during World War II because of their support for Germany. We recently uncovered pictures of German troops marching in Jerusalem streets on Good Friday 1917. Readers were able to identify the building on the left as the Fast Hotel. Our biggest surprise was finding this picture of the German consulate in the Hotel Fast with the German Swastika flag flying from the building. During World War II, the hotel was taken over by the British army command and turned into the Australian army club. The Hotel Fast housed Australian soldiers in World War II.  Here they are greeting the Australian  Prime Minister Robert Menzies and the commander of the Australian troops in Australia,  Lt. Gen. Thomas Blamey in February 1941. The Matson Photo Service, shown on the ground  floor, was run by Eric Matson, originally from the American Colony Photographic Department.   Matson left Palestine in 1946 for the United States.  His collection of photos were  bequeathed to the Library of Congress where many of the pictures in this  website were found.  (Library of Congress)  The Hotel Fast building was abandoned in 1967 and torn down in 1976 to make way for the Dan Pearl Hotel.

Israel's History - a Picture a Day - Maison Bonfils' photographs

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A Major 19th Century Photo Collection Rescued and Digitized by the British Library's Endangered Archives Program Posted: 24 Aug 2015 A preview of Bonfils' photographs Three thousand pictures taken by the Maison Bonfils photographers of Beirut from 1867 to the 1910s are part of the private Fouad Debbas collection in Beirut. Last year, the collection was digitized and posted online by the British Library's Endangered Archives Program.   We have posted several Bonfils' photographs in the past from the Library of Congress, Getty, and New York Public Library collections. But nowhere in the world has such an extensive collection of Bonfils' photographs been collected and made public.  We thank the Debbas family and Ms. Jody Butterworth, the curator of the British Library's Endangered Archives Programme, for their efforts.  We present here just a preview of this very important collection:  Jews praying at the "Wailing Wall" (Debbas Collection, British Library) Rachel's Tomb on the way to Bethlehem (Debbas Collection, British Library) Rachel's Tomb, not the village of Sanur Elsewhere in the Debbas Collection this picture is captioned "Village of Sanur in the modern-day West Bank." Obviously, it is another Bonfils photo of Rachel's Tomb.  The bustling Jaffa Gate outside of Jerusalem's Old City. The Hotel Fast was built in 1891. The photo was taken prior to 1898 when a breach was made in the wall for the German Emperor's carriages. (Debbas Collection, British Library) We plan to present more of the collection in coming weeks accompanied by our historical essays. Click on pictures to enlarge. Click on caption link to view the original.

"The Droughts of Summer" ✡ Summer Fun in Jerusalem

Praiseworthy is he whose transgression is forgiven... For day and night Your hand is heavy upon me; my freshness was transformed as in the droughts of summer, forever. PSALMS (32:1,4) אַשְׁרֵי נְשׂוּי פֶּשַׁע...כִּי יוֹמָם וָלַיְלָה תִּכְבַּד עָלַי יָדֶךָ נֶהְפַּךְ לְשַׁדִּי בְּחַרְבֹנֵי קַיִץסֶלָה תהילים לב:א,ד ash-ray n'-soy pe-sha ... kee yo-mam va-lai-la tikh-bad a-lai ya-de-kha ne-h'-pakh l'-sa-dee b'-khar-vo-nay kai-yitz se-la

Today's Israel Inspiration The word 'ashrei,' fortunate, which begins today's Psalm, speaks of the fortunate person who veers away from sin and chooses the Godly path. The Psalmist uses a metaphor of a hot summer drought in the Land of Israel to describe how his strength was almost sapped because of his sins. Later on (verse 6), he describes repentance, symbolized by the refreshing waters of the rainy winter season. How true that the seasons can play a part in our frame of mind! During Israel's long and hot summer days, Meir Panim runs wonderful camps for underpriviledged kids, providing a safe and nurturing experience to renew and reenergize their spirits. Last chance to give a child a summer of hope in the Land of Israel » Summer in Jerusalem: Must-See Water Show Just outside the Old City walls, Jerusalem's Teddy Park offers an incredible water, light and music show. Visitors share what makes this attraction so special. Watch here » From a Prayer and a Miracle to Feeding Thousands An incredible story of a couple who prayed twenty years for a child, and took upon themselves extra good deeds to open the doors of heavenly mercy. Watch here » Adina: My Design Sketchbook Adina: My Design Sketchbook is a fun, empowering workbook for fashion designers of all ages who love modern AND modest fashion. It provides the skills to create real illustrations and designs. Using step-by-step tutorials, stickers, suggestions, and encouragement, Adina’s Designs inspire creativity and self-expression, without compromising on dignity and self-respect. Get this Great Deal » Today's Israel Photo This great photo by Daniel Malkiel features Teddy Park's sound and light fountain at the foot of the Old City walls, across the street from Jaffa Gate. The park is named for past Jerusalem mayor, Teddy Kollek, obm, who was legendary for building up modern Jerusalem. See more photos by Daniel Malkiel » Thank You Today's Scenes and Inspiration is sponsored by Janie Barnett of Warsaw, Illinois in honor of Pat Vickers. Toda raba! Sponsor a day in honor of a loved one » “Thank You for Sharing So Much of Israel” It’s great to hear from so many of you - stay in touch and let us know where in the world you are enjoying Israel365! Stay in Touch » Thank you for sharing so much of Israel. I pray for peace in Israel every night... God Bless and Save Israel.-John Rees Shalom, I am Esther from Germany. I am pleased with the photos and news from Israel, especially Jerusalem. I love the Jewish people and Israel and pray daily for it. I was already very often in Israel and am right back there. Shabbat Shalom, Esther Kluge Shalom, Rabbi Tuly Weisz RabbiTuly@Israel365.com

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Israel's History - a Picture a Day "WWI: The Soldiers of Australia Meet the Jews of Jerusalem, 1918"

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WWI: The Soldiers of Australia Meet the Jews of Jerusalem, 1918 Posted: 07 Aug 2015 As the British-commanded ANZAC troops moved north after the battle of Be'er Sheva they were greeted as liberators by the Jews of Palestine. New Zealanders were hosted by the Jews of Rishon LeZion, and Australians entered Jerusalem with General Allenby at the end of December 1917. The picture to the left was taken by Bugler J. F. Smith of the 7th Light Horse. "Enlisted 11 October, 1914. Home on ANZAC Furlough in October, 1918." Australian soldiers at the Western Wall These pictures of Jews of Jaffa and holy sites were taken by "R. F. Ingham, 1st L." Jewish Children at Simon's Well in Jaffa  (Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales) Jewish School in Jaffa  (Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales) Rachel's Tomb near Bethlehem (Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales) The Armenian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. In the background is the Jewish Quarter with the prominent domes of the Tiferet Yisrael and the Hurva synagogues (Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales) The Jaffa Gate of the Old City and the Turkish clock tower.  Who are the group of men in front?  (New South Wales Museum)