A Blog by the Editor of The Middle East Journal

Putting Middle Eastern Events in Cultural and Historical Context

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

First Surviving Film Footage of Jerusalem: 1896

 A YouTube video (with a modern narrator) of the oldest video of Jerusalem, taken in 1896:

1 comment:

David Mack said...

David Mack said...
Thanks. I've forwarded this post to a number of people. Have also appreciated all the Christmas coverage. Nice to realize there is more to the Middle East than what one sees in main stream media.
Wednesday, January 4, 2012 6:30:00 PM EST