Beth El Programs NEW

Presentation by Andrew Lawler, Under Jerusalem: The Buried History of the World’s Most Contested City


In person or on Zoom


Register here: https://betheldurham.shulcloud.com/form/book-presentation-Dec-2022

Presented by Jewish for Good, Beth El, and Judea Reform.
We offer these events as a gift to the community, but we are open to donations to offset the costs of the event (suggested donation is $18). 

Jerusalem is a city of endless beauty and fascination for residents, visitors, and historians. It is also a political tinderbox with conflicting ethnic, religious, and societal claims to its many glories. Archaeology has been a focal point of Jerusalem study as layer after layer of its history is revealed, adding fact, nuance, detail, and drama to its story. Those who study Jerusalem and its unique history, which ranges from pre-Biblical times until the present day, are at the heart of a tempest of claims, counterclaims, and contentious political theater that seems never to wane. Under Jerusalem by Andrew Lawler is an intriguing resource for those interested in learning what lies beneath the modern city and how those findings affect today’s political and social landscape.

Andrew Lawler is author of the best­selling The Secret Token and the acclaimed Why Did the Chick­en Cross the World?. His work has appeared in The New York Times, Wash­ing­ton Post, Nation­al Geo­graph­ic, Smith­son­ian, and Best of Sci­ence and Nature Writ­ing. He is a con­tribut­ing writer for Sci­ence and a con­tribut­ing edi­tor for Archae­ol­o­gy.