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Jerusalem Day 2017 marks fifty years since the reunification of Jerusalem in 1967, allowing worshipers of all religions to freely worship and pray in their holy places for the first time in hundreds of years. In honor of this great anniversary, this unique photo essay brings together the thoughts and reminiscences of those who love the holy city. MY JERUSALEM features a unique collection of photos by one of Israel’s most recognized photographers, Ziv Koren. Here are the people of Jerusalem: the real, everyday people who live in Jerusalem; those who work in Jerusalem; those who worship in Jerusalem; and those who exercise their freedom to demonstrate in Jerusalem. This stunning book is a must-have for everyone whose heart beats to the rhythm of the world’s holiest city. Contributors: Prof. Yisrael Aumann Ziv Aviram Mayor Nir Barkat Minister Naftali Bennett Kevin Bermeister Tal Brody Matthew Bronfman Kristina Reiko Cooper Prof. Alan M. Dershowitz MK Yuli Yoel Edelstein Abraham H. Foxman Dore Gold Margo Gold Blu Greenberg Pastor John Hagee. David Harris Ellen Hershkin MK Isaac Herzog Rabbi Marvin Hier Gal Hirsch Malcolm Hoenlein Gov. Mike Huckabee Rabbi Rick Jacobs, Mayor Teddy Kollek MK Yair Lapid Ronald S. Lauder Isi Leibler Prof. Deborah Lipstadt Tzipi Livni Rep. Nita M. Lowey PM Benjamin Netanyahu Pres. Shimon Peres PM Yitzhak Rabin Pres. Reuven (Ruvi) Rivlin Rev. Samuel Rodriguez Rep. 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Israel calls its soldiers our sons and daughters – they protect us, and in return, they deserve our protection and support. In fact, the IDF is what enables Israel to be a sane, prosperous society. In a stormy, unstable region, in the face of rapidly intensifying threats, the IDF permits Israelis to live in the Middle East, but to feel like they’re in Europe. Without the stable security that the IDF achieves through its daily, Sisyphean efforts, today’s Israel would look very different – bloodier, more frightened, less secure. Snapshot is a unique project that offers us a rare glimpse into the inner workings of the IDF and the other security forces, as they have never been viewed before. Commentator Yoav Limor and photographer Ziv Koren were given exclusive access, allowing them to bring us an unfiltered view of Israel’s real war over our homeland – from covert attacks in Syria and the battle against terror to defending the borders. Their work also reveals the real war of daily struggles – for the advancement of women in the military, to integrate the ultra-Orthodox, to absorb immigrants and disadvantaged youth. It documents the IDF’s humanitarian aid missions to disaster sites around the world, and the technological breakthroughs that have transformed Israel into the start-up nation. Snapshot presents an unprecedented, insider’s view of some of the most exclusive and secretive IDF units: Sayeret Matkal and Shaldag (general staff and air force commando units), technology units of the intelligence division, and the Shabak (Israel Security Agency). The book also offers previously unpublished stories and photos from the war on terror, and border operations against Hezbollah, Hamas, and ISIS. Yoav Limor is a veteran journalist who has covered Israel’s defense establishment for the last 30 years. He previously served as writer and defense analyst for Ma’ariv daily newspaper and as its London bureau chief. He was a commentator on military affairs for Channel 1 and in recent years has written for Yisrael Hayom daily. Recently he served as the host for the Channel 2 morning show. Today he appears on Keshet as host of the morning show and documentary presenter. He authored the best-seller Captives in Lebanon (with Ofer Shelach), and is a regular lecturer in many forums in Israel and around the world. Ziv Koren is Israel’s premier photo journalist. Previously he worked as a photographer for Yediot Aharonot, and recently he has photographed for Yisrael Hayom and leading global media outlets. He is also Israel representative for the Polaris photo agency. Koren has published 17 books and displayed his work in dozens of exhibitions. His photos are regularly featured on the covers of major magazines in Israel and abroad, and have won many international prizes. Koren is a popular lecturer on photography in Israel and around the world. 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It’s the financial and start-up center of Israel and is often referred to as “Silicon Wadi,” a reference to it being the technology hub of Israel. It also happens to be filled with some of the world’s greatest architecture, ranging from its UNESCO-protected “White City,” featuring the world’s largest and best concentration of Bauhaus and International Style architecture, to masterpieces by I M Pei and Preston Scott Cohen. It’s also one of the world’s youngest cities, one that didn’t organically evolve upon millennia of history— it was purposefully and thoughtfully founded in 1909. A city looking toward the future. A city of modernity and culture in the midst of an ancient land and ancient peoples. Yet, when walking the streets of this incomparable city, you are cordially invited to a history lesson provided at every street corner with questions posed by its street names. Named after Tel Aviv’s greatest literary and political figures, these nods at Tel Aviv’s and Israel’s history beg the question, “Who was this person and what did they have to do with this city’s formation?” Those named after great philanthropists, statesmen, and scientists invite you to ponder the present-day results of their foresight, bravery, and vision. 50 of Tel Aviv’s Most Intriguing Streets: The Lives Behind the Names is posed to answer just those questions. Including more than 300 color photographs by acclaimed Israeli photographer, Ziv Koren, and iconic, historic photographs (many of them showing “then\/now” comparisons, expressing the lightning speed at which this city moves forward in time) celebrate the visual evolution of this “City that Never Sleeps.” Insightful essays by Israeli\/American writer and Professor of English Literature at Haifa University, Miryam Sivan, guide you through a brief, yet concise history of the person for whom these specific streets in Tel Aviv have been deservedly named. The photos and essays have been carefully curated by Ellin Yassky, a veteran art book editor and producer, ensuring you a unique visual and literary experience as you virtually walk along these selected streets of Tel Aviv. This is a book that invites you to pause and marvel at the amalgamation of physical and personal strength, bravery, foresight, and belief in the destiny of a modern Jewish people as they distinguish themselves as players in the world arena of arts, politics, science, and culture. It beckons you to learn about and enjoy this city on a deeper level of understanding. Through the pages of this beautifully illustrated book, walk the streets through Tel Aviv’s history and learn how the city unfolded from Yafo (Jaffa) to the now trendy and picturesque Neve Tzedek quarter, through the explosion of Bauhaus apartments and, wide, tree-lined boulevards, and stretching to the hi-tech campuses of state-of-the-art science and medical research, and finally the new northern residential neighborhoods that constantly push the geographic boundaries of this uncompromising, incomparable, and captivating city. 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From that terrible morning until now, with the war still raging, I’ve been taking pictures day after day, some might say obsessively, out of a deep sense of mission – a combination of journalistic drive, historical perspective, and love for the country. I document what is happening with the understanding that this is different from anything I have photographed before; that this is one of the most difficult, complex, and emotional periods we have experienced since the establishment of the state; and that it is imperative to tell this extreme story as accurately and reliably as possible. It is no coincidence that the phrase “I’d rather be honest than impressive” is tattooed on my arm. We live in an era in which the use of editing software and artificial intelligence capabilities allows for easy manipulation and engineering of consciousness, causing people to lose the ability to distinguish between reality and illusion. In such a world, the importance of objective and reliable journalistic documentation committed to ethics, history, and truth is paramount. This mission is exhausting, not only because of the need to be wherever needed – even under fire and in life-threatening situations – but because after five months of war, I, too, am scarred by what I have experienced. On a personal level, I lost 15 friends and children of friends that cursed Saturday. I’ve documented atrocities in the Gaza Envelope communities, and I’ve interviewed warriors, wounded soldiers, survivors of the Nova festival, and rescue forces – all of them seared by trauma. I’ve seen tragedy before. I photographed mass graves in Bucha, Ukraine; in Haiti, Nepal, and Turkey, I documented the horrors of earthquakes. But here, in Beeri and Nachal Oz, in Kfar Aza, and at the site of the Nova music festival, the images I captured are more than just destruction; they are the embodiment of horror. Over and over again, I collected evidence of unimaginable cruelty and the pure evil of human monsters – a clash of civilizations in every sense of the word. Yet during these months, I have also experienced quite a few moving – even thrilling – moments. I’ve had the privilege of meeting with many of our wonderful soldiers who are bravely risking their lives and with civilian heroes who have faced incredible hardships: the courageous Mia Shem, who returned from Hamas captivity; Gali Segal and Ben Binyamin, an engaged couple who both lost their right legs at the Nova festival; Dr. Elai Hogeg Golan, who together with her husband Ariel saved their daughter Yael at the cost of severe burns. I’ve been privileged to tell so many stories. And yet, in this horrific cataclysm that began on October 7 and is still ongoing, so many stories have still not been told. Indeed, some will never be told. We live in such a visually documented age that it is easy to mistakenly think that what was not photographed did not happen. The events of October 7 are a national nightmare, parts of which will remain a kind of black hole. So many stories, tragedies, and human dramas occurred simultaneously on that dark day and were not photographed. The 400 photos chosen for the book out of the hundreds of thousands I took during these months are the “presence” that represents the “absence,” a reflection of the inherent failure to be everywhere at the same time, to document everything at every moment. That’s why I’ve made the unusual choice to dedicate space to those photographs that no one captured. To pay respect to some of those thousands of fateful moments that went undocumented and to the heroes of those moments. “The Photos Not Taken,” which concludes the book, is the monument I wish to erect in honor of those who were there and in memory of those who are no longer with us. 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