Thursday, October 13, 2005

CARLA SULZBACH e-mails:
Last March and April you reported on the condition of the Shalom al-Yisrael synagogue in Jericho (thru Arutz 7), the first a worrisome account indicating the place might have been destroyed, the second more hopeful, that a) it had not been totally destroyed and b) that Jews were allowed back for prayers.

My questions are: a) What is the current situation; b) What is the condition of the mosaic floor (is it even there?); c) Would you know of any photographs of the actual remains of the original Byzantine era building? If you do not have any of this info handy (I do realize you are very busy), would you know who best to approach with this?

I've heard no more about it, but with Carla's permission, I am posting her query. Please let me know if you have more recent information.

UPDATE (14 October): Readers Menachem Brody and David Maltsberger point to additional Arutz Sheva articles on the synagogue here and here.

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