Picture a Day: That German General not only saved the Jews of Ere...

Picture a Day: That German General not only saved the Jews of Ere...: Gaza City in ruins, April 1917, after two battles between the British and the Turks. The spike in the background are the remains of the...

Picture a Day: Did a German Officer Prevent the Massacre of the J...

Picture a Day: Did a German Officer Prevent the Massacre of the J...: German General Falkenhayn on the Temple Mt with Jamal Pasha, Turkish governor of Syria and Palestine, 1916 (Library of Congress collect...

Picture a Day: Are these Photographs of Mark Twain's Companions f...

Picture a Day: Are these Photographs of Mark Twain's Companions f...: " Tourists " outside of Jerusalem's walls (1860-1890) Mark Twain was a relatively unknown writer in 1867 when he visited Palestine in the...

Picture a Day: Another Mystery Photo: The Giants of American Zion...

Picture a Day: Another Mystery Photo: The Giants of American Zion...: Three Zionist leaders  on a boat. From left: Nathan Strauss, Justice  Louis Brandeis and Rabbi Stephen Wise.  Where were they heading? (...

Picture a Day: Re-posting an earlier essay Winston Churchill Vi...

Picture a Day: Re-posting an earlier essay Winston Churchill Vi...: Churchill (right) and Samuel on Mt Scopus. Also pictured with chief rabbis The great British leader Winston Churchill visited Palestine...

Picture a Day: The Massive Graf Zepellin Flew Over Jerusalem in 1...

Picture a Day: The Massive Graf Zepellin Flew Over Jerusalem in 1...: Graf Zeppelin flying over Jerusalem's David's Tower, 1931 The Graf Zeppelin , built in 1928, was huge -- 804 feet (245 meters) long.  Th...

Picture a Day: The Gates of Jerusalem -- Jaffa Gate, Prior to 191...

Picture a Day: The Gates of Jerusalem -- Jaffa Gate, Prior to 191...: Jaffa Gate circa 1890, before construction of a road into the city and a clock tower honoring the Ottoman Sultan The Jaffa Gate of the ...

Picture a Day: That Temporary Market Featured Below? Here's the L...

Picture a Day: That Temporary Market Featured Below? Here's the L...: The building today.  (Zoomap.co.il) The "temporary vegetable market" photographed by the American Colony photographer in the 1930s is on ...