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Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Hanukkah history in Jerusalem

FOR HANUKKAH: Festival of archaeology? Five ways to explore Hanukkah history in Jerusalem. From the arrowheads used by a Greek army to menorahs, the city offers antiquities enthusiasts many opportunities to celebrate (Rossella Tercatin, Times of Israel).
For more on the Hasmonean wall section near the Tower of David, see here. And on those arrowheads, see here. For more on the Schottenstein National Campus for the Archeology of Israel, see here and links. And for more on the Hasmonean aqueduct segment in Jerusalem's Armon Hanatziv neighborhood, see here.

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