Picture a Day: The Return of the Palace Hotel to Jerusalem

Picture a Day: The Return of the Palace Hotel to Jerusalem: Palace Hotel in the Mamilla section of Jerusalem (circa 1930) When the Mufti of Jerusalem Haj Amin el Husseini built the Palace Hotel i...

Picture a Day: What Is Behind the Mysterious Sealed Gates of Jeru...

Picture a Day: What Is Behind the Mysterious Sealed Gates of Jeru...: "Hulda Gates" on the southern side of Jerusalem's Old City. The picture shows the sealed " Triple Gate " (circa 1900) This summer the Y...

Picture a Day: Yom Kippur 100 Years Ago -- Or More: Photographic...

Picture a Day: Yom Kippur 100 Years Ago -- Or More: Photographic...: Jews at the Kotel on Yom Kippur (circa 1904) See analysis of  the graffiti on the wall for dating this picture. The graffiti on the Wa...

Picture a Day: Beneath the Old City of Jerusalem Lies a Huge Cave...

Picture a Day: Beneath the Old City of Jerusalem Lies a Huge Cave...:  Five men in " Solomon's Quarry ," circa 1910. Another picture of the group can be found  here Beneath the Old City of Jerusalem, not f...

Picture a Day: Blowing the Shofar on the New Year 80 Years Ago --...

Picture a Day: Blowing the Shofar on the New Year 80 Years Ago --...:  Yemenite Jew blowing the shofar (circa 1935)  "Blow the Shofar at the New Moon...Because It Is a Decree for Israel, a Judgment Day...

Picture a Day: Special Rosh Hashanna feature: Treasures from the...

Picture a Day: Special Rosh Hashanna feature: Treasures from the...: Tashlich prayer on the Brooklyn Bridge, 1919. The Near Year prayer is traditionally said at a body of water where the worshipper "casts...

Picture a Day: EArtHqUAkE! in the Holy Land in 1927. New picture...

Picture a Day: EArtHqUAkE! in the Holy Land in 1927. New picture...: The earthquake of July 11, 1927. Partial collapse of mosque and minaret on Mt. of Olives  85 years ago a powerful earthquake struc...

Picture a Day: Who Is Colonel Coventry? Mystery Pictures of Brit...

Picture a Day: Who Is Colonel Coventry? Mystery Pictures of Brit...: " Col. Coventry driving into Jerusalem from railroad station" 1916 Here is a series of pictures of a Colonel Coventry entering Jerusale...

Picture a Day: British Mandate's 1938 Annual Report Details the A...

Picture a Day: British Mandate's 1938 Annual Report Details the A...: British military raid for arms at Jaffa Gate, Jerusalem, July 1938  The Arab Revolt in Palestine (1936-1939) was a full scale attack...

Picture a Day: Why Did These British Forces Look So Bewildered?

Picture a Day: Why Did These British Forces Look So Bewildered?:  Library of Congress caption : "Haifa, result of terrorist acts and government measures. H.M.S. British marines and police in control ...

Picture a Day: What History Lies behind the Facade of the Mt. Zio...

Picture a Day: What History Lies behind the Facade of the Mt. Zio...: The Mt Zion Hotel in Jerusalem today ( photo: Ron Peled ) The Mt. Zion Hotel is situated on the historic Hebron Road not far from Jerusa...

Picture a Day: The Hebron Massacre, August 24, 1929. Re-Posting...

Picture a Day: The Hebron Massacre, August 24, 1929. Re-Posting...: The destruction of the Avraham Avinu Synagogue in Hebron in 1929     On the eve of the anniversary of the Hebron massacre on August 24...

Picture a Day: The Cliffs in Judea Overlooking Solomon's Pools --...

Picture a Day: The Cliffs in Judea Overlooking Solomon's Pools --...:  Solomon's Pools . The photo is dated between 1860 and 1880. No name is attributed to the photo. The photo and handwritten caption are...

Picture a Day: Jewish Shopkeepers in Jerusalem's Old City -- More...

Picture a Day: Jewish Shopkeepers in Jerusalem's Old City -- More...: The Getty Research Institute labels this picture as a " Jeblanier jeuf  à  J é r usalem, " taken in 1890 (sic). The Jewish merchant's ...

Picture a Day: The Jerusalem Windmill Will Soon Turn and Mill Aga...

Picture a Day: The Jerusalem Windmill Will Soon Turn and Mill Aga...: "View of building and windmill built by Sir Moses Montefiore."  The negative was probably made by British Sergeant Henry Phillips in Ma...

Picture a Day: This Is What Abraham Lincoln Would Have Seen. Ra...

Picture a Day: This Is What Abraham Lincoln Would Have Seen. Ra...: "He said he wanted to visit the Holy Land and see those places hallowed by the footprints of the Saviour. He was saying there was no city ...

Picture a Day: Zion Gate in Jerusalem -- More Pictures Uncovered ...

Picture a Day: Zion Gate in Jerusalem -- More Pictures Uncovered ...: Zion Gate (circa 1898)  The photo was captioned "Jerusalem" with no further detail. The American Colony photographic collection in the...

Picture a Day: The Hardships of Aliya (Immigration) to the Land o...

Picture a Day: The Hardships of Aliya (Immigration) to the Land o...: Ferry boat brings Har Zion passengers into Tel Aviv port.  The ship is identified in the caption as a "Jewish Agency ship." The Arab ...

Picture a Day: In the Face of Assad's Rabid Rampage -- What Ale...

Picture a Day: In the Face of Assad's Rabid Rampage -- What Ale...: The Aleppo Citadel (circa 1870) by French photographer  Félix Bonfils (1831-1885) The city of Aleppo is one of the oldest in the Middl...

Picture a Day: Old Jewish Men in the Old City An incredible pho...

Picture a Day: Old Jewish Men in the Old City An incredible pho...: Jewish Quarter Street  (1934-1939)  Pre-Tisha B'Av feature  We found this picture to be an incredibly engaging portrait of an old Jew...