Thousands visit Western Wall to mark Tisha B’Av

Thousands of people visited the Western Wall tonight to mark Tisha B’Av and the destruction of the ancient Jewish Temples.

Traditionally, on the eve of Tisha B’Av, Jews around the world read the Book of Lamentations, a collection of poems mourning the destruction.

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