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Jerusalem in the American consciousness

For many years, only a few Jews lived in Jerusalem. But as the American newspapers reported, “Jerusalem would be revived only by the Jews.”

Two receipts for contributions by Rabbi Tuvia Geffen of Atlanta, January 1911: From Torat Chayim Yeshiva in Jerusalem’s Old City, founded in 1887. The document was written by a scribe
Two receipts for contributions by Rabbi Tuvia Geffen of Atlanta, January 1911: From Torat Chayim Yeshiva in Jerusalem’s Old City, founded in 1887. The document was written by a scribe
(photo credit: COURTESY AVIE GEFFEN)
ByDAVID GEFFEN
MAY 9, 2018 18:02
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