Patricia Solveson

This week in Israel … May 26/17

U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump lay a wreath during a visit to Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Centre, on May 23. (photo from IGPO via Ashernet)

photo - On May 21, Israel celebrated 50 years since the reunification of Jerusalem. The images projected on the Old City Wall were part of the festivities — On May 21, Israel celebrated 50 years since the reunification of Jerusalem. The images projected on the Old City Wall were part of the festivities. (photo from Ashernet)

photo - A mural by Patricia Solveson depicting the Garden of Eden adorns the wall of the Alliance Church International Cemetery in Jerusalem’s Emek Refaim neighbourhood, also known as the German Colony because, in the latter part of the 19th century, many German Templers lived in this part of the city — A mural by Patricia Solveson depicting the Garden of Eden adorns the wall of the Alliance Church International Cemetery in Jerusalem’s Emek Refaim neighbourhood, also known as the German Colony because, in the latter part of the 19th century, many German Templers lived in this part of the city. (photo from Ashernet)