Israel’s 9th UNESCO Heritage site

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization has declared a 2nd century CE Jewish burial complex at Beit She’arim in northern Israel a World Heritage Site. The necropolis contains the tomb of Judah the Prince, who documented the Mishna, the Jewish Oral Law.

http://www.timesofisrael.com/ancient-jewish-necropolis-named-world-heritage-site/

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