Why Normalization between Israel and Saudi Arabia Is Possible—and What’s Slowing It Down
A question of when, not if.
May 2, 2023
The Artwork of One of the World’s Oldest Synagogues
Dura-Europos.
In ancient times, the city of Dura-Europos, located on the Euphrates River in modern-day Syria, was an important stop for Mesopotamian Jewish pilgrims making their way to Jerusalem. Thus this Roman frontier city was home to a magnificent 3rd-century synagogue, most of which is now preserved in a museum in Damascus. The archaeologists who discovered it, fortunately, brought a careful catalogue of their findings back to the U.S. Lawrence Schiffman describes this lost place of prayer:
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Whatever a British Cartoonist Had in Mind, His Latest Work Was Anti-Semitic
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The Artwork of One of the World’s Oldest Synagogues
Dura-Europos.
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