Rome and Jerusalem Western Civilization is beautiful, but we Jews have a special place. by Aaron B. Cohen on December 26, 2007 Share Tweet Pin it Email. The weather in Rome over Chanukah was mixed: ...

The Roman empire, by contrast, is no longer around –even though it has shaped, and continues to influence, Western civilization. This civilization rests upon two pillars: Rome and Jerusalem.

Jerusalem, Athens, Rome. ... When Brague speaks of Europe, he is analysing the origins of Western civilization. Athens and Jerusalem are symbols, for him, of cultural heritage.

When he spoke last week in the ICC Jerusalem, it was the greatness of Athens and Jerusalem meeting in defense of all that is good and great. ... Israel is the soft underbelly of Western civilization.

Beyond the Prism: Günter Grass and the pillars of Western civilization Having sharply criticized Israel, in a subsequent political poem, Günter Grass attacks Europe By TOMMY BERZI JUNE 21, 2012 ...

Jerusalem’s Western Wall is the holiest site where Jews are allowed to pray; millions of worshipers and tourists visit it each year.But to get to the site from the adjacent Jewish Quarter ...