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JUDGMENT PLACES, PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE

The minaret rises above the site of Pilate's Judgment Hall. Under the dome at the left, the Supreme Moslem Council pronounces judgment on contemporary policy. From the arcade in the foreground will be suspended the scales in which, according to Moslem faith, the souls of saints and sinners are to be weighed on Judgment Day.

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AN EIGHTEEN-YEAR-OLD MOSLEM GIRL OF BETHLEHEM

Clad in bright robes, and with her face attractively tattooed, this young woman thinks it immodest to show her perfect teeth to the camera. Almost solid embroidery covers the front of her dress, but her head shawl is the plain white worn by unmarried women.

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Lumière by Maynard Williams IN THE HEART OF THE JEWISH QUARTER IN JERUSALEM Shadowy passageways lead to this bright courtyard of a tiny synagogue where the Jews congregate for devotional services.

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National Geographic Society Lumière by Maynard Williams A BOKHARAN JEWESS REPAIRING A COAT OF MANY COLORS To the colorful complex of Jerusalem the Jews from all parts of the world contribute their full share of vivid hues.

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THREE MEN OF THE EAST

National Geographic Society In chests to which they clung during months of flight from Bokhara and Samarkand, many Jews living in Jerusalem have kept such rich robes.

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