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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1981
Page
7
Samuel A. Cothran reflects on Jerusalem as a symbol of faith for Christians Jews and Muslims while noting its troubled history and enduring beauty. He describes pilgrimage sites such as the Garden Tomb and Calvary near Damascus Gate and observes the bustling streets and mixed reactions of visitors including Americans.
The article introduces a four part series on the Holy Land describing its biblical history and its history of warfare spanning more than a thousand years. It frames the region as the cradle of mankind and the land where Moses and Jesus lived and died.
The piece reflects on Jerusalem's deep significance attracting visitors and the difficulty of seeing key sites due to crowds. It notes constant throngs at places of significance and a surge of peddlers selling postcards beads and carvings, which can irritate travelers.
Memorial Day weekend traffic accidents killed at least 346 people nationwide, down from 411 last year and below the National Safety Council's estimate. The toll covers deaths from 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Monday across the country.
A compact history tracing Jerusalem from its Jebusite dawn through biblical events and capital role under David, to destructions by Nebuchadnezzar, Roman and Bar Kochba periods, Byzantine, Islamic conquests, Crusaders, Ottoman rule, British mandate, 1948 partition, and 1967 reunification under Israeli control.
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