Biblical Tour: Jerusalem from Destruction Through this Century

Jerusalem from Destruction Through this Century

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The Hurva Synagogue (named for Rabbi Judah HaChassid) before the Jordanian occupation.

The Hurva Synagogue after the Jordanian occupation.

The Medeba Map: A mosaic floor found in Medeba Trans Jordan. The map dates from the 6th century. A birds-eye view of Jerusalem can bee seen.

Close up on the Jerusalem section of the Medeba map. The Cardo runs north-south with Damascus gate on the left.

Jerusalem 1854: View from the Mamilla pool; a closed Jaffa gate.

Kaiser Wilhelm's camp outside the Jaffa gate, 1898. The 19th century was drawing to a close, and Jerusalem's standing as an international city was rapidly increasing, to the extent that foreign emmisaries and diplomats were based there. Furthermore, the Jewish population in Jerusalem was constantly increasing - in 1874 there were 20,000 Jewish residents in the city. By 1912 the Jewish population had increased to 45,000.

	The Hurva Synagogue (named for Rabbi Judah HaChassid) before the Jordanian occupation.
	The Hurva Synagogue after the Jordanian occupation.
	The Medeba Map: A mosaic floor found in Medeba Trans Jordan. The map dates from the 6th century. A birds-eye view of Jerusalem can bee seen.
	Close up on the Jerusalem section of the Medeba map. The Cardo runs north-south with Damascus gate on the left.
	Jerusalem 1854: View from the Mamilla pool; a closed Jaffa gate.
	Kaiser Wilhelm's camp outside the Jaffa gate, 1898. The 19th century was drawing to a close, and Jerusalem's standing as an international city was rapidly increasing, to the extent that foreign emmisaries and diplomats were based there. Furthermore, the Jewish population in Jerusalem was constantly increasing - in 1874 there were 20,000 Jewish residents in the city. By 1912 the Jewish population had increased to 45,000.