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The Arch of Titus, along with the Colosseum, is one of the great ruins of the Roman empire that still stand in the Italian capital. Considering these sites from a Jewish perspective, Asaf Peled writes:
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The Arch of Titus, the Colosseum, and Jewish history.
The world of Irving Howe’s fathers.
The Arch of Titus, along with the Colosseum, is one of the great ruins of the Roman empire that still stand in the Italian capital. Considering these sites from a Jewish perspective, Asaf Peled writes:
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