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Special: 150 Years at the Western Wall

How did the Western Wall look before its liberation in ’67? What did it look like 100 years ago? And 150 years ago?

The National Library of Israel | 25.11.17

In Color: Amazing Photos of Jews and Muslims in the Holy Land From 1900

The then-revolutionary photochrom method gave the world its first color pictures — based on the imagination of the employee working the printing plates.

Chen Malul | 12.11.17

Rare Photos Taken Right After the Unification of Jerusalem

In the Six Day War of 1967, the entire city of Jerusalem came under Israel’s control, including the Old City and the Western Wall. These pictures captured the emotions of the days which immediately followed…

The National Library of Israel | 06.11.17

Historic Aerial Shots of Land of Israel Revealed

It was 1937 and publisher Salman Schocken was looking for an original gift for his friends. The result: 40 spectacular photographs capturing the cities and landscapes from the skies.

Gil Weissblei | 06.11.17

The First Person to Photograph the Land of Israel from the Air

Fritz Groll was a German officer sent to Ottoman Palestine at the height of World War I in order to assist Ottoman forces. Along the way, he photographed the country’s landscapes, cities and sites, from the ground and the air

Amit Naor | 26.02.17

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