A complex tapestry: Jerusalem of Heaven and Earth

The people of Jerusalem comprise a complex and varied spectrum of races, cultures, personalities, and temperaments. From old Russian grandmothers breaking out in song while riding the public buses, to young orthodox Jewish kids with flowing Payyot (sidelocks), to throughly secular, tanned and muscular men and women striding the streets proclaiming their physical vitality. From the Arab members of our community, with whom I rarely manage to engage in conversation, to the panopoly of tourists and pilgrims who are critical to the city's economy but who also bring patronizing smiles to the faces of the merchants who depend on them. This and much more give shape and form to our daily lives here.

Riding the "Egged #7 Aleph" which is frequented

by many Russian Israelis heading home to Talpiot.
(Canon A80 4MP)

Heading into the city center.
(Canon A80 4MP)

Kavanah (focus and concentration) at the Kotel, 2009.
Canon EOS 50D 15.2 MP)

A moment of devotion on Temple Mount (Haram es-Sharif), 1973.
(Nikon FTN 35mm)

A citizen of Jerusalem, 1972.
(Nikon FTN 35mm)

A citizen of Jerusalem, 2008.
(Canon A80 4MP)

Our sons and daughters, along the Old City walls, 1976.
(Nikon FTN 35mm)