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Voices of Jerusalem: A Writer Inspired by the Absent Temple

Jerusalem-born author Ruby Namdar has written about the impact of the destruction of the Second Temple by the Romans in 70 C.E.
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Jerusalem-born author Ruby Namdar has written about the impact of the destruction of the Second Temple by the Romans in 70 C.E.

Produced in association with Jerusalem 1000–1400: Every People Under Heaven, on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art from September 26, 2016, through January 8, 2017.

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