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Out of the ashes ... Hurva

By

Lynn B.

on March 16, 2010 6:21 PM | Permalink

A ruin no longer.

It was previously burnt to the ground in an Arab riot in 1721. And rebuilt.

The Hurva synagogue in the Jewish Quarter of the Old City, Jerusalem, around 1920

Then, again.

hurva destroyed.jpg

Once the Jordanians got done with it

Then the hope, the promise.

hurva arch.jpg

The arch.

And now, finally.

hurva july 2009.jpg

Last summer

And now, rebuilt, rededicated. Hurva is again a house of prayer.

And the Arabs are rioting again.