Banksy, “The Scar of Bethlehem” (2019) (photo courtesy Bisher Qassis) Last Christmas, the Vatican displayed more than 100 crèches, including a scene by a Ukrainian artist with bomb shrapnel ...
But as Bethlehem prepares to mark its second Christmas under the shadow of the war in Gaza, there are almost no tourists, leaving the Nativity Store and other businesses unsure of how much longer ...
Nearly 300 years later, Moravians continue celebrating their Christmas season traditions in Bethlehem. They include the “putz,” a Nativity scene that tells the story of Christ’s birth with ...