Beyond what we see in ruins and texts, ancient Jerusalem was alive with sound — from temple chants and crowded markets to the ...

A common whiff in the Roman city would have come from the animals and the waste they created. Roman bakeries frequently used ...

French pop historian Vincent Lemire's illustrated tome makes some loaded choices in depicting the Jewish parts of history.

We can probably safely assume Rome, in many areas, was likely pretty dirty and rank-smelling. That said, there's evidence of ...

Steve Rubin, director of Tourism in the Jerusalem Development Authority, tells JNS about the city's summer campaign to attract visitors.The post ‘This is the best time to come to Jerusalem’ ...

Another apartment, Villa Avraham, is a two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment. Its 2,500-year-old living room is in what used to ...

St John’s Jerusalem is approached by a long driveway winding through a former deer park, currently used to keep horses. Its ...

These gorgeous churches feel like they've pressed pause on history, holding centuries of stories inside their ancient walls.

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This city once nurtured towering Jewish thinkers like Rabbi Judah Loew ben Bezalel — known as the Maharal — a spiritual ...