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Wednesday, May 13, 2020
Settlements arrange virtual tours of ancient West Bank sites for Jewish students
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleOn Lag B’Omer Jewish American students were given virtual tours of ancient heritage sites in West Bank settlements, organized by the Yesha Council, which serves as a settlement umbrella group.
The tours were held in ancient Shiloh, Hebron, Sussya and the Patriarchs Path in the Etzion Bloc, and were broadcast to thousands of students in the Consortium of Jewish day Schools
“This unique project is a first of its kind, and created to show our solidarity with the Jewish communities in the Diaspora,” CEO of the Yesha Council Yigal Dilmoni explains. “We stand with our brothers and sisters around the world and pray that they shall all keep healthy and safe. I am so glad we have the ability to share the stories of this beautiful region with the world.”
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