Best Jerusalem Travel Guides

Superb photographs of specific garments, with many close-up details, are juxtaposed with rare contextual photographs from the Israel Museum’s archives to create a tapestry of a people revealed through textiles, costume, and images. Daisy Raccah-Djivre is curator of the Jewish Wardrobe project and chief curator of Jewish Art and Life at the Israel Museum.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"The show at the Jewish Museum in New York city was beautiful."
"What a beautifully presented book."
"Cultural and textile history in words and wonderful pictures."
"ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS BOOK!"
"Really is a stunning book."
"A book that combines extraordinary photographs of items of dress and jewelry with reproductions of period photographs of men and women wearing these items, plus thoughtful in-depth text and, later, additional commentaries on selected items."

The updated and revised third edition of The Illustrated Atlas of Jerusalem, now entitled The Carta Jerusalem Atlas, takes this standard reference to a new level with an expanded size..
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Find Best Price at Amazon"This is an awesome atlas of Jerusalem."
"If you love Jerusalem, you'll love this atlas."
"In every Bible student’s library there should be at least one volume that explains the city in terms of Biblical history, significant events, and geography. He begins by sharing the topography of Jerusalem as it surely played a factor in many events. Then he reviews basic archaeological elements before launching into its historical beginning, at least in terms of importance, with the Time of David, or the First Temple Period. The overlapping over the map of the current city makes this an exceptional resource if you are planning a serious trip there."

It s hard not to feel the depth of history and atmosphere of the Holy Land in this concentrated labyrinth of tiny alleyways and small streets crowded with residents, merchants, tourists and pilgrims from around the world, same as it has been for thousands of years. A special inset map of the Old City enables you to discover that all the religious sites you visit are not just displays of antiquity, but rather still serve the same higher purpose they have for centuries. In the 1970 s, Brown traveled extensively throughout Africa, India, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Brown would take a large paper map, cut out the city center, folded it up and slip it into his pocket, thus preventing him from looking like a tourist in areas where discretion is the better part of travel. After many years on the road, Brown settled back in New York and decided to start his own business, based on the adaptations he had made to maps in his travels. Brown sold the maps during the day, zipping around Manhattan making deliveries on his Harley Davidson. STREETWISE® is one of the only, if not THE only map company that conducts research by walking or driving an area to ensure accuracy. This lengthy fact checking results in superior accuracy; in effect, we ve done the work, now you have the adventure.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Having lived in Israel for 6 months I found this map invaluable."
"The map is decent for general use but does not show the entire greater Jerusalem area."
"The Biblical Zoo, for instance, was too far south to be on my larger map but it's on this one."
"Handy accordian-style folding map; readable map scale 1:17,00; useful Old City section, scale 1:7,000; pleasant map coloring of green and gray shading; readable text font; extensive index of streets and various categories of sites (e.g. religious sites, cultural sites, etc."
"Just can't figure out why it is so far overboard expensive."
"Unfortunately, had to return as did not reflect all those tiny streets in Jerusalem for which I bought it."
"The street names on the map for the old city are the English sound a like transliterations of the Hebrew names. For example: Via Dolorosa (English name on the street signs) leading to the Lion's gate is listed on this map as "Sha'ar Ha'arayot" (that is actually the Hebrew name for Lion's Gate)."
Best General Israel Travel Guides

This atlas focuses on people not regions -- and how the geography affected their lives and decisions. This best-selling Bible atlas was authored by Dr. Paul H. Wright, president of Jerusalem University College (Institute of Holy Land Studies). Over the years Dr. Wright has led thousands of university students and adults on field studies throughout Israel, the Palestinian territories, Jordan, Egypt and the Sinai, many to out-of-the-way places not normally seen by students of the Bible. Know how David's clever understanding of geography and politics led to his marriage with Ahinoam of Jezreel. Discover why Naomi, in the Book of Ruth, couldn't just move back to Bethlehem after her husband's death and use his land again. Find out why Moses and the Children of Israel took the long southern trek from Egypt to the Promised Land, rather than the direct route. This atlas gives you incredible insights into your favorite Bible stories. "In this integration of biography, history and geography, Paul Wright applies his considerable knowledge of the land to the life and times of people in both the Old and New Testaments. Beyond the expected features of any atlas clear, visually compelling maps, timelines, and site photos Wright s work displays a number of key strengths that flow from the unique combination of his educational background and his years of living in the land. Second, the work with its deep academic underpinnings in the modern study of history and culture, also displays a remarkably adept handling of the theological significance of the land in general and the setting of particular stories, as well as the literary use of geographical features in the various narratives of both the Old and New Testaments. This is a book that I would highly recommend for anyone looking for help understanding the role of the physical setting of the Bible, the cultural milieu across the centuries it covers, and the unique literary usage of place in the narratives of the both the Old and New Testament.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"The only reason I gave it four stars, instead of five, is just the feeling that it could have been even better -- but I couldn't tell you exactly how."
"This book is educational and instructive."
"Own a LARGE collection of Rose Publishing books and fast-glance pamphlets - all have excellent photos, clear writing and organization - have also bought many duplicates to give as gifts."
"I will enjoy for a long time."
"Very good, but we expected more map overlays."
"One of my favorite books."
"It helps to better understand time lines and ancient biblical history."