Guest: Dr. Eilat Mazar It has recently come to light that the Second Temple period remains that were uncovered in the excavations at the foot of the Temple Mount walls are, in fact, large crossroads that led directly to the Temple and to the Royal Stoa on the Temple Mount. Dr. Eilat Mazar, from …
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“The Pirate captain Toledano” Award-winning Short Film about Jewish Pirates in the Caribbean
BY GUEST: ARNON SHORR About the Production Several years ago, filmmaker Arnon Shorr was introduced to a history book with an eye-catching title: “Jewish Pirates of the Caribbean”. The subject-matter, Jewish piracy in the wake of the Inquisition, fascinated Arnon, who is a filmmaker in Los Angeles. “The way the book presents it, Jewish pirates were motivated …
My Own Story by Dr. Eilat Mazar
By Guest: Dr. Eilat Mazar Taken from The Discovery of the Menorah Treasure at the Foot of the Temple Mount. Eilat Mazar Almost every Jew has some personal connection with the seven-branched menorah. -My personal story is bound up with my family. Prof. Nachum Slouschz, from whom I am descended on my grand-mother’s side, discovered …