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A. The Zichron Yaacov Synagogue, Ohel Yaacov
A. The Zichron Yaacov Synagogue, Ohel Yaacov

Anonymous photographer in Land of Israel – part 2

Although we have yet to identify unknown person who documented country in 1930s and 1940s, this week we get to visit Zichron Yaacov, Nazareth, Tiberias, Safed and Jerusalem through his photos

Reuters | Published:  02.07.09, 10:13
This week we bring you another selection of photos from the mysterious albums found in Amos Rosenthal's home. We have yet to locate the anonymous photographer who documented the land of Israel in the 1930s and 1940s of the previous century, but we can continue enjoying his splendid pictures.

 

And this time, we follow the anonymous photographer's visits to Zichron Yaacov, Nazareth, Tiberias, Safed and Jerusalem.

 

1. The road from Zichron Yaacov on the backdrop of Shafia

 

2. The entrance to the Dora Schwartz Sanatorium in Zichron Yaacov

 

3. The garden of the Dora Schwartz Sanatorium in Zichron Yaacov

 

4. A view of Nazareth on the backdrop of the Mount Tabor mountaintop

 

5. The city of Nazareth

 

6. The road leading to Mount Tabor

 

7. The road descending to Tiberias, near a sign stating the see level

 

8. The Tiberias police (the photographer wrote, "The Samuel Garden police station")

 

9. The road passing through the village of Majdal (today's Migdal Haemek)

 

10. The shores of Lake Kinneret, near Tiberias

 

11. The shores of Lake Kinneret, near Tiberias

 

12. A main street in Tiberias

 

13. The Tiberias promenade along the shores of Lake Kinneret

 

14. The Tiberias-Rosh Pina Road along the shores of Lake Kinneret

 

15. The road from Tiberias to Rosh Pina

 

16. Jerusalem, Nablus Gate

 

17. The Jerusalem walls near the Tower of David

 

18. Jerusalem, near Jaffa Gate

 

19. Jerusalem, the entrance to the Tower of David

 

20. The Western Wall

 

  • For all trips to the past – click here

 

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