Through her inspirational poetry, photography and stories of encounters with Jews, Moslems and Christians, Ruth Fogelman takes you on a journey through Jerusalem's Old City and its Jewish Quarter.
Many of the poems, stories and the profiles on these pages, and in all of Ruth Fogelman's books, display a strong awareness of the Muslim and Christian as well as the Jewish within Jerusalem – the call of the muezzin and the church bells, the black-robed priests and the Muslim sitting at a market-corner in prayer as part of the city’s fabric – both on the physical and spiritual planes. To quote Prof. Harold Fisch, the particular and the universal in Judaism are intertwined.
Through Ruth's poetry and stories, you will see that peaceful co-existence between Jew and non-Jew is a reality today. Touring her photo gallery, you will find the beauty of life - and still-life - with the Old City Walls.
Through Ruth's poetry and stories, you will see that peaceful co-existence between Jew and non-Jew is a reality today. Touring her photo gallery, you will find the beauty of life - and still-life - with the Old City Walls.
POEM OF THE MONTH
After Summer
The wind returns
after scorching days of motionless air –
a freshness of spirit
in the stifled City,
a new spirit will rain down,
drench the parched earth,
and bring back the soul –
a spirit that answers,
opens
and answers.
The wind returns
after scorching days of motionless air –
a freshness of spirit
in the stifled City,
a new spirit will rain down,
drench the parched earth,
and bring back the soul –
a spirit that answers,
opens
and answers.
from Jerusalem Awaking
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