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New World Cultural Heritage Approval -Necropolis of Beth She’arim (Israel) 

Posted on Aug, 10, 2015
Contributed to WCHV by WCHV

The World Heritage Committee, during it’s 39th session on June 28, 2015-July 8, 2015 approved the inscription of a cultural site in Israel for inclusion on the World Heritage List.

israelNecropolis of Beth She’arim—a Landmark of Jewish Revival (Israel)– Consisting of a series of catacombs, the necropolis developed from the 2nd century BCE as the primary Jewish burial place outside Jerusalem following the failure of the second Jewish revolt against Roman rule. Located southeast of the city of Haifa, these catacombs are a treasury of artworks and inscriptions in Greek, Aramaic and Hebrew. Beth She’arim bears unique testimony to ancient Judaism under the leadership of Rabbi Judah the Patriarch, who is credited with Jewish renewal after 135 CE.

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