PhotoBooks Israel

Like Rizzoli's Views of Rome, Views of Jerusalem and the Holy Land juxtaposes contemporary photographs with engraving and watercolors of corresponding earlier views, extending the tradition of the vedutisti to accommodate the qualities of the photographers art-and creating a provocative dialogue between past and present.Elegant monochromes depict some of the region's most famous holy places, including the Western Wall, the Damascus Gate, the Ecce Homo Arch on the Via Dolorosa, the Dome of the Rock, the Church of St. John the Baptist, the tomb of the Virgin Mary, and the room of the Last Supper.

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The history of Israel is as ancient as the history of humanity. From the desert sands to the shadowy depths of the caves overlooking the Dead Sea to the buried cities whose splendor has been dimmed by the centuries, it is truly a cradle of civilization and a setting of incomparable beauty. This spectacular book journeys along the valley of the River Jordan and among the hills of Galilee, from the shores of the Mediterranean to the sands of the Negev. Some of the finest photographs ever taken of Israel are brought together for the first time: stunning aerial views of the land; treasures from Israel's museums and archaeological sites; portraits and scenes of everyday life; the walls, gates, and buildings of the Old City of Jerusalem. An informative and wide-ranging text comments on the images and provides a wealth of historical detail on a land that has endured for millennia.

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Magnum, the international documentary photographers' cooperative, was established in 1947, just one year before the founding of Israel. Two of the most famous Magnum originators, Robert Capa and David Seymour, were Jewish American émigrés from Central Europe; they took a special interest in the new state. This anniversary volume, organized by decade and interspersed with written observations by the photographers who were there, is an unflinching record of Israel's first 50 years. The pictures are truly historic: Menachem Begin in 1948, making a passionate speech, is caught with his fist in the air by Capa; in 1951 a baby named Miriam, the first child of a new Jewish settler, is depicted in her Italian baptismal robe; pools of blood congeal in a Jewish classroom; terrified Arab waifs cringe at the approach of Israeli troops; and a beautiful bride marrying a man with a furrowed brow is captured on film by the mischievous Elliott Erwitt in 1962. These are but five of the terribly moving pictures of "the hardest place one can live," as Seymour wrote in 1948. But, he added, "the young sing at night, and even the old ones talk about the future."

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A color picture album containing 200 beautiful photographs of holy sites in the Holy Land, 100 exciting stories from pilgrims who visited the Holy Land in the years 330-1880, and 50 quotations from the New Testament. Also in the album are geographical maps of Israel showing all the tourist sites and city maps of: Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Nazareth, Tiberias, Tel Aviv and Haifa. The album has been translated to several languages.

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Fifty years of building a state of wars and songs and everything in between. In 50 Faces of Israel, award-winning photographer David Katz delves into the harsh contrasts and bright colors of Israel and emerges with a superb collection of subtly moving pictures.

Divided into chapters such as City Life, The Wall, Life in Uniform and Israel at Play, this collection of photographs about people like the Ethiopian soldier ready to fight for Israel, the Hasidic family rafting on the Jordan River or the Jewish cowboy in the Golan Heights. With over 140 pages of color photos, and a unique introduction by Israels President, Ezer Weizman, 50 Faces of Israel makes a wonderful gift, while it reminds us why 50 years of statehood is worth celebrating.

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