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Aug 24, 2011
From Egypt to Jerusalem in 1930 by train. Holy sites. (video)
From Egypt to Jerusalem in 1930 by train. Holy sites
From the description on Youtube:
A train trip by an American couple from Assyut in Egypt to Jerusalem - unthinkable nowadays. Visit to the holy places. Mark the lack of tourists then. Even the wailing wall was hardly visited apparently.
Really fascinating. Even powerful stirring the soul and longings for those seemingly simpler times. Tho, this was filmed shortly after the massacre in Hebron, so life may not have been so tranquil as appears here. Also, you see very Jews in the film; the guys in the Fezs I doubt are Jews. It is an important piece of the historical record.
Really fascinating. Even powerful stirring the soul and longings for those seemingly simpler times. Tho, this was filmed shortly after the massacre in Hebron, so life may not have been so tranquil as appears here. Also, you see very Jews in the film; the guys in the Fezs I doubt are Jews. It is an important piece of the historical record.
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