History of the Tomb

Hebron: From Destruction to Renewal

A tour of the city of the Founding Fathers and Mothers.

Legendary spokesman Noam Arnon takes us through four sites of destruction and rebuilding in Hebron, Israel.
 
 
1. Tomb of the Patriarchs & Matriarchs – the 3,800-year-old burial site of the founders of the Jewish people. For details click here: http://en.hebron.org.il/history/669
 
2. Ancient Hebron cemetery – desecrated by the Jordanians, today restored For details click here: http://en.hebron.org.il/history/465
 
3. Avraham Avinu synagogue – built in 1540, destroyed during the Jordanian occupation and rebuilt as a Jewish spiritual center in 1980. For details click here: http://en.hebron.org.il/history/218
 
4. Beit Hadassah – The first medical clinic in Hebron, later a site of the 1929 anti-Jewish massacre and today a residential center and museum.
 
For details click here: http://en.hebron.org.il/history/217
 
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