Arab Occupied Old City (1956)

What NY Jewish Education Taught
by Joachim Martillo (ThorsProvoni@aol.com)

From:

Reader in Modern Hebrew Literature
Edited by Simha Rubinstein and Benjamin Benari
Published by The Board of Jewish Education of Greater New York
Copyright 1956 by The Board of Jewish Education, Inc.
426 West 58th StreetNew York, N. Y. 10019
(Formerly known as Jewish Education Committee)

On page 189-190 there is a brief discussion of the 18th selection.

Before the Western Wall by Josef Arikha

The Wailing Wall is the most sacred relic of ancient Jewish civilization. For centuries, this shrine has attracted numerous Jewish pilgrims from all corners of the world. Though it is, at the present time, in the Arab occupied Old City of Jerusalem, it still retains a central place in Jewish consciousness.

The lore of the Jewish People is rich in story and legend connected with the Wailing Wall.

In this story, the modern Israeli writer, Joseph Aricha, describes a personal incident at the Wailing Wall which is related to the illness an miraculous recovery of his little son.

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