Beginning ~ in ancient times

Introduction

"In ancient times, Jerusalem was often portrayed as the center of the world.  After all, it is a city with holy places for the three major Western religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.  Many of the events that took place there are recorded in the Bible, especially in stories about King David and King Solomon."

Next Year in Jerusalem: 3000 Years of Jewish Stories ~ by Howard Schwartz, illustrated by Neil Waldman, 1996, short stories, 64 pages

Celebrating the three-thousandth anniversary of the founding of Jerusalem, eleven folktales, fairy tales, and legends depict a city in which the ancient and modern worlds exist side by side.  Jerusalem is a city that captures the imagination.  It is a city with a vibrant and often violent history, a city where the ancient and the modern exist side by side, and the subject of many timeless stories that evoke its unique spirit.  From the back cover:  "Some of the best of these Jewish folktales, fairy tales, and Rabbinic and Hasidic legends are gathered together here in a celebration of the city in which everything is holy, even the dust under one's feet."

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