Picture a Day: The Prisoners of War in Palestine, 1917 British, ...

Picture a Day: The Prisoners of War in Palestine, 1917 British, ...: Captured German officers leading other prisoners captured near Jericho, July 1918. Guarded by Australian cavalrymen See also here As n...

Picture a Day: Sukkot (Tabernacles) Holiday in Jerusalem 100 Year...

Picture a Day: Sukkot (Tabernacles) Holiday in Jerusalem 100 Year...: r> Bukharan family in their sukka (circa 1900). Note the man on the right holding the citron and palm branch  As soon as the Yom Kipp...

Picture a Day: Where Is "Tell Pioth?"

Picture a Day: Where Is "Tell Pioth?": Tell Pioth (1925) is known as the Jerusalem neighborhood of Talpiot  today  This pastoral picture from the Library of Congress collect...

Picture a Day: Jews Pray on their Holiest Day of the Year at thei...

Picture a Day: Jews Pray on their Holiest Day of the Year at thei...: Jews at the Kotel on Yom Kippur (circa 1904) See analysis of the grafitti on the wall for dating this picture. This week Jews around ...

Picture a Day: Phenomenal 1918 Film Clip of Jerusalem

Picture a Day: Phenomenal 1918 Film Clip of Jerusalem: A screen capture from the 1918 film (YouTube) In honor of Yom Kippur, we break away from our normal presentation of Library of Congress ...

Picture a Day: The Gates of Jerusalem, Part IV: The Golden Gate ...

Picture a Day: The Gates of Jerusalem, Part IV: The Golden Gate ...: Exterior of the sealed Golden Gate . (circa 1860) The Golden Gate ( Sha'ar Harachamim, Gate of Mercy) of Jerusalem's Old City wall has sp...

Picture a Day: A Picture a Day -- The Western Wall on Yom Kippur ...

Picture a Day: A Picture a Day -- The Western Wall on Yom Kippur ...: Prayers at the Kotel The Library of Congress Matson collection labels this picture as "Atonement Day crowd. Closer view at the Wailing ...