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Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Book of Ruth Comes Alive in Antique Photos Taken 100 Years Ago
Posted: 13 May 2013 11:55 PM PDT
The reading of the Book of Ruth is one of the traditions of the holiday. Ruth, a Moabite and widow of a Jewish man (and a princess according to commentators), gave up her life in Moab to join her Jewish mother-in-law, Naomi, in the Land of Israel. She insisted on adopting Naomi's God, Torah and religion.
We present a few of thedozens of "Ruth" photographs found in the Library of Congress' American Colony collection.
See more of the pictures here. Unfortunately, we don't know when the "Ruth and Boaz series" was photographed, but we estimate approximately 100 years ago. Click on the caption to view the original.
Full article: Picture A Day: Book of Ruth
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