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To see Jerusalem as the sun is setung is to understand why the city has been referred to throughout the mullen- nia as the \golden city on the full.\ Virtually all the buildings are constructed from a pale yellow stone that is found in local quarnes, and as the rays of the descend- ing sun light up the towers and the walls, the crty is turned to shimmering gold. It is an awesome place, this center of the world's three great monotheistic religions. this soul of Israel How many pilgrims of all faiths had come to pay homage at their sacred shrines over the centuries, I won- dered. How can I adequately describe what it feels like to walk on the stones of the narrow. crooked streets where David, Solomon, Jesus, Mary and Mohammed walked? Religion, archaeology, history and legend all merge in this one mystical yet modern place Jerusalem is about 45 minutes inland from Tel Aviv and the Mediterranean and is improbably accessed along a clhmbing, four-lane highway that swept us to the door of our hotel. \'That building sticking up is the King David Hotel and behind it is the wall of the Old City and the Jaffa Gate.\ pointed out our beliman matter-of-factly. The King David Hotel is where the heads of state have stayed over the last century. The Old City was, until 1860, the only city Rebuilt by Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent in the 16th century. it 1s surrounded by huge stone walls with entrances through eight gates. Divided in four parts, the Armenian Quarter, the Jewish Quarter, the Moslem Quarter and the Christian Quarter, the city is the home of some of the world's most sacred icons. And these are not necessarily where you might expect to find them. The Western Wall, more than 2,000 years old and the last remnant of the Second Temple, which was destroyed by the Romans in 70 A.D., is the holiest site for the Jews and is located adjacent to the Temple Mount with its golden Dome of the Rock, from which Mohammed ascended to heaven on his white horse. Both are in the Moslem Quarter. The Via Dolorosa, along with the Stations of the Cross marking the route which Christ walked on the day of his Crucifixion, winds up countless stairs through the Moslem quarter and ultimately ends in the fourth centu- ry Church of the Holy Sepulchre. in the Christian The soul of Israel: Jerusalem Between It is an awesome you and me place, this center ‘ . of the world's three great monotheistic religions, this soul of Israel. How many pilgrims of all faiths had come to pay homage ... over the centuries? BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF Quarter. where Chnst died Then there is Mount Zion. the traditional site of King David's tomb and the Last Supper,. in the Armemian Quarter As for the Jewish Quarter. which was virtually destroyed by the Jordanians in the 20 years before the won Jerusalem in the 1967 Six-Day War. and is now faithfully restored, the noteworthy location is the Cardo, which 1s a reconstructed Roman road That is how physically and symbolically intertwined the religions, their 1cons and lustomes are in Jerusalem's Old City. And everywhere are Arabs and Orthodox Jews in traditional dress, an occasional camel or Mercedes. sidewalk cafes with dark, sweet Arabic coffee. and fresh orange jurce stands with all manner of luscious fruit. A sprinkling of tourists wander in and out of shops. espe- cially in the densely populated Moslem Quarter, whose owners complain bitterly about how bad business has been since the start of the latest round of terrorism. Themodcmmoflhcuty with its shops, parks and newer residential areas, is West Jerusalem. Here also are two of the \must visit\ sights: the Israel Museum and Yad Vashem. Yad Vashem, newly renovated, is the memorial to the vicums of the Hotuocaust and a cetetratiomn oft those who saved a handful of Jews trom near certain death As one enters the main hallway. there is a kaleidoscope of moton pixture images playing across the w all, a renunder of a lost time betore the horror The nse of Hitler to power and the expansion of the Nazi state are detailed in a matter-of-fact attempt to explain how such atrocities could have occurred As one progresses, the hallway narrows and darkens. symbolizing how the victims were trapped hy the dia bolwally evil events, unti at the end the hallway opens into almost-blinding daylight and the view of Jerusalem spread across the Judean hills As Jerusalem is the soul of Israel, Yad Vashem reminds the visitor of the unspeakable horror perpetrat- ed by mankind over the mullennia that torment that soul Next week: Dead Sea and Negev, Gahlee and (olan Heights Continued LINSHA Continued from page A! has been responsible for making appointments to the commission. \The commission did not want to go before the town supervisors before everything is just right,\ Rocchio added. \This {management plan] is still a work in progress. When we are ready, we plan to go before the town supervisor's association.\ The LINSHA commission was developed in conjunc- tion with the North Shore Heritage Bill and signed by Governor George Pataki five years ago. The bill now des- ignates 521 square miles of Long Island's North Shore as a \heritage area\ encompassing historic, natural and cul- tural resources and activities. The arca includes commu- nities from Great Neck to Orient Point, from Route 25 or Route 495 (whichever is further south) north to the bor- der of Connecticut in the Long Island Sound. It includes part or all of all eight towns in Nassau and Suffolk coun- ties: North Hempstead, Oyster Bay, Huntington, Smithtown, Brookhaven, Riverhead, Southold and the city of Glen Cove. Under an adopted management plan, state funding in the form of grants will be available to those municipalities that adopt its parameters and will gwe those towns an extra level of protection in preserv- ing their heritage. Commission member Ira Costel] said he believes very few property owners have preservation as a top priority and LINSHA will help cach town establish priorities for TIMES BEACON RECORD NEWSPAPERS We welcome letiers, comments and story ideas. photographs, Send your items 20 PO Box 707. Setauket, NY 11733 or email to vbr@tbrnewspapers.com. Or drop by our news office at 185 Route25A, Setauket. Times Beacon Record are published every Thursday. Address: PO Box 707. MNYH‘IBB-Teleplm mum-7744 web-Wm mmmm The public is welcome to attend the planning commission's next meeting at Huntington Town Hall on August 19 at 10 am. presewahon \For instance,. Setauket needs a shot in the arm.\ Costell said. \It's not the same village it was 20 years ago. We are hoping to guide development in a certain direction.\ Costel} added, \We have toiled in anonymity for a while and will take the opportunity to tell people who we are and why we exist. and why we matter. I live in Port Jefferson. I love this area and hope to be a facilitator for the North Shore of Long Island. That can occur with the allowance to enjoy resources and to preserve them. Heritage tourism is a thriving industry.\ Gifford did not, however, agree with Costell, Castro or Rocchio's assessments of LINSHA's imponancc to the North Shore. \We enjoy where we live,\ she said. \We're not stupid, but are at a loss of what you are trying to con- nect. Tourism is not the way to go. What are you trying to do? Make us another Port Jefferson?\ Commission member Jeanne Garant, former mayor of Port Jefferson, spoke out in defense of tourism and its role in the village. \We have cxcrylhmg everyone is afraid of, including our economic engine, the ferry,\ Garant said. \People love Port Jefferson. and it's a blueprint to be inspired by. We have walking tours. and mantime history. We are trying to say welcome to hister ry through the commussion ~ On Gifford's charge that Levy is unaware of LIN: SHA. a spokesperson said the county executive was aware of what LINSHA 1s trying to accomplish and has indeed appointed several members to the commission Meanwhile, other elected officials like Councilman said they are fully briefed on LINSHA's goals and abjec tives He called the commussion a \think tank\ and described LINSHA's management plan as a master plan that lays out conceptually what each municipality needs to preserve. ''The members {of the commission] ask the question about what 1s so magical on the North Shore and how do we preserve it,\ Fiore-Rosenfeld said. \Once the comm» ston has gotten its approvals, it will need to re-educate the public. explain what it [LINSHA] means and why each municipality should adopt its plan for the North Shore. \\The North Shore of Long Island is certainly unique and rich in culture, history and natural beauty,\ Levy said Tuesday. \The work that LINSHA is doing towards establishing a North Shore Heritage Area will help future generations come to know, enjoy and appreciate the North Shore as we have known it.\ The public is welcome to attend the planning com- mission's next meeting at Huntington Town Hall on August 19 at 10 am. EDITOR EXECUTIVE EDITOR ADVERTISIWNG AND PUBLISHER Marie Murtagh DIRECTOR Leah S. Dunaief EDITOR Kathryn Mandracchia GENERAL MANAGER Patricia Proven ART, PRODUCTION Johness Kuizsel DIRECTOR David R. Leaman
