Israel NOWlej
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Safed צפת

Places

Hill city in the Upper Galilee. In the 16th century it became the center of Kabbalahand of Jewish scholarship, and the first printing press in the land opened there in 1577.

Illustration from the book. Photographs, where shown, are from Wikimedia Commons, with author and license beside each. Click a photograph to enlarge it.

Sources

  • The book Israel NOWlej by Richard J. Koret, glossary, page 202.