Category Archives: History

Israel Independence day

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Leen Ritmeyer

Tomorrow is Independence day – Yom Ha’atzmaut in Israel. My suggestion for a great family picnic spot is Ramat haNadiv National Park. After the picnic you could visit the Herodian/Byzantine farm (Mansur el-Aqab) which I reconstructed many years ago. Another … Continue reading →

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Excavating the City of David – Where Jerusalem’s History Began

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Leen Ritmeyer

Recently we returned from a trip to Australia – hence the absence of blogs – and I was excited to receive this long-awaited book in the post. Ronny Reich, Excavating the City of David – Where Jerusalem’s History Began Ronny … Continue reading →

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2nd International Temple Mount Awareness Day

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Leen Ritmeyer

In the Book of Exodus we read about the construction of the Tabernacle. On the first day of the first month (called ‘Rosh Chodesh Nisan’ in Hebrew) of the second year after coming out from Egypt, the Tabernacle was put … Continue reading →

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Jordanians finance restoration work in the Dome of the Rock

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Leen Ritmeyer

See the report here. Reading about the on-going renovations in the Dome of the Rock made us turn to the magisterial work of the recently deceased Oleg Grabar on Early Islamic Jerusalem: “The Shape of the Holy.” Within its pages, … Continue reading →

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Jewish Book Week in London

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Leen Ritmeyer

Beginning next Saturday, February 26th and lasting for 9 days, the JBW2011 has a sparkling programme. There are two talks that I would love to attend: • Jerusalem, the Biography, by Simon Sebag Montefiore (the great-great nephew of the founder … Continue reading →

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Jesus’ Baptismal Site to open to the public

Posted on January 8, 2011 by Leen Ritmeyer

According to this Jerusalem Post report, the site where Jesus was baptised will be opened to the public in 10 days’ time, on January 18, 2011. See also Todd Bolen’s report here. When we tried to visit the site last … Continue reading →

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Building Solomon’s Temple

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Leen Ritmeyer

An exhibition “Building Solomon’s Temple” will be held from January 17 – May 27, 2011, in The Library and Museum of Freemasonry, Freemasons’ Hall, 60 Great Queen Street, London WC2B 5AZ, UK. Hopefully the snow will have disappeared by then. For more than 200 years, … Continue reading →

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Epigraphy and Daily Life – Conference in Memory of Hanan Eshel

Posted on December 19, 2010 by Leen Ritmeyer

From the Agade list: “See, I will bring a scroll recounting what befell me” (Ps 40:8) The Second International Conference of the Jeselsohn Epigraphic Center of Jewish History, Epigraphy and Daily Life – From the Bible to the Talmud, is … Continue reading →

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The Palace of Darius at Susa

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Leen Ritmeyer

For Francophiles and Susaphiles, a lecture will be given by Jean Perrot, one of world’s greatest archeologists, who headed the French teams working in Iran from 1968 to 1978. Now, at 90 years of age, the author of “Le Palais … Continue reading →

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More on Solomon’s Mines

Posted on November 25, 2010 by Leen Ritmeyer

This report was in the San Diego news a couple of days ago: Thomas Levy, a UCSD professor of anthropology and Judaic studies, has pioneered three highly sophisticated digging excavations in an area called Khirbat en-Nahas, located in southern Jordan, … Continue reading →

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