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BELOVED LAND Hebrew papercut
This papercut puts together harmoniously elements of architecture, history, flora and fauna and symbols of Israel. At top right, a mountain-goat stands on an ancient wall. A palm tree grows to its left and just below it, a branch from a pomegranate tree, as it appears on a Shekel coin circa 66-70 CE. Palm and pomegranate are among the Seven Species that characterize the local landscape. A golden painted harp, an instruments played by King David and the Levites at the Temple, plays gently in the breeze and to its right, stands the well known Menorah. The Hebrew words on the top frame, highlighted by a gold background, read: "Beautiful land, delight of the world, city of kings". Thus opens the poem "In Remembrance of Jerusalem" written by the great philosopher and Poet, Rabbi Yehuda HaLevi (1075-1141). His name appears on the bottom frame.
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