In the Shadow of the Wall: The Life and Death of Jerusalem's Maghrebi Quarter, 1187-1967

by Vincent Lemire

Book Overview

The Maghrebi Quarter of Jerusalem long sat in the shadow of the Western Wall, the last vestige of the Second Temple. Three days after the June '67 War, Israeli forces razed the Quarter, its narrow alleys widened and homes removed, to create the Western Wall Plaza. With this book, Vincent Lemire offers the first history of the Maghrebi Quarter-spanning 800 years from its founding by Saladin in 1187 to house North African Muslim pilgrims through...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1503634205
• ISBN13: 9781503634206
• Release Date: April 2023
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"