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Detail from Pensive David Looking Out On His City scene in new Tower of David King David Night Experience, March 2018 (Naftali Hilger)
March 12, 2018, 2:52 pm
In Jerusalem’s Old City, futuristic hi-tech illuminates ancient biblical past
Tower of David Museum aims to conquer interfaith audiences with artistic ‘King David’ Night Experience, opening April 1
By Renee Ghert-Zand
In a humorous moment during the centennial reenactment of General Allenby's proclamation, actor playing General Allenby announces he is "returning the key to Jerusalem" to the city's current mayor, Nir Barkat, December 11, 2017 (Ricky Rackman)
December 12, 2017, 6:29 am
History repeats itself as Lord Allenby captures Jerusalem’s Old City, again
At festive, costumed centennial event Monday, the general’s great-great nephew reads out his ancestor’s declaration from the steps of the Tower of David
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Viscount Allenby of Megiddo and Felixstowe at The Tower of David Museum, December 10, 2017 (Ricky Rachman)
December 11, 2017, 9:38 am
100 years later, Allenby returns to Jerusalem
The Old City’s Tower of David Museum launches an exhibit in honor of the centennial of the capture of the Holy City from the Ottoman Turks by British forces
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Former military compound and prison, the Kishle, accessibly only via organized tours. (Noam Chen)
November 16, 2017, 3:36 pm
Hidden gems of Jerusalem
A mission to reveal treasures that are inaccessible to the general public, and others that are just out of sight
By Noam Chen
A man takes a look through Augmented Reality glasses at the Innovation Lab event at the Tower of David Museum in Jerusalem's Old City, October 17, 2017. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
October 18, 2017, 3:17 pm
Museum meets virtual reality at Tower of David’s new Innovation Lab
Old City of Jerusalem institution expands role with aim of hosting ‘startup ecosystem’
By TOI staff
Dr. Neta Bodner. (Courtesy)
April 25, 2017, 6:42 am
Check out Jerusalem’s medieval restaurant lane, and other Crusader history
The Tower of David Museum takes you back in time with specialized tours in English
By Matthew Kalman
The visage of Antiochus on the observe of a bronze coin found at the Tower of David Citadel courtyard (Courtesy Tower of David)
December 20, 2016, 4:26 pm
Coin struck by vilified king from Hanukkah story found in Jerusalem
Conservator stumbles upon bronze penny bearing face of Antiochus IV Epiphanes during routine cleaning at Tower of David
By Ilan Ben Zion
Jaffa street in Jerusalems city center. (Shmuel Bar-Am)
July 23, 2016, 3:13 pm
When Herzl wooed the emperor of Germany
Follow in the footsteps of Kaiser Wilhem II, whose 1898 visit to Jerusalem didn’t turn out as well as the father of Zionism had hoped
By Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am
Robby Berman
June 2, 2016, 2:36 pm
Robby Berman
Where’s wall? Doh! Mystery solved
How did the high, thick wall at Jaffa Gate pose a formidable defense if invaders could simply walk around it?
Israeli and American soldiers participate in a joint earthquake drill in Holon on October 21, 2012. (photo credit: Yossi Zeliger/Flash90)
January 21, 2014, 10:09 am
With quake fears looming, Israel races to protect ancient sites
Experts jittery, but efforts hampered by politics, officials’ reluctance to publicly declare structures vulnerable
By Daniel Estrin
The Tower of David. (Photo credit: Shmuel Bar-Am)
August 24, 2012, 2:08 pm
At the Tower of David, a glimpse into a citadel touched by everyone but the legendary king
Likely built by Maccabees about a millennium after King David’s death, the site contains traces of everyone from Herod to the Jordanians
By Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am
Benjamin Netanyahu's masterpiece. (photo credit: Avi Ohayon/GPO/Flash90)
May 20, 2012, 11:45 am
The great Persian inversion
Israeli papers go gaga over a report that a deal with Iran on uranium enrichment could be in the offing
By Joshua Davidovich
The Tower of David (photo credit: Courtesy Tower of David/Facebook)
April 5, 2012, 1:00 pm
Facebook’s oldest member
Tower of David was erected 2,000 years ago, renovated in 1532, and joined Facebook in 2011
By Aaron Kalman
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