Created 18-Mar-24
A Jordanian soldier opened fire this morning on a group of Israeli schoolgirls visiting a shared patch of land in the Jordan Valley known as the Island of Peace, killing seven of the girls and wounding six others before his rifle jammed and he was seized.
NY Times 14 March 1997
https://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/14/world/jordanian-soldier-kills-7-israeli-schoolgirls.html .
The photos in this collection are of the striking, larger-than-life metal sculpture overlooking a large park in Beit Shemesh, Israel.
The sculptor of this metal memorial was Pnina Elyakim who lived in Beit Shemesh herself where she was an art student. Not an easy subject to tackle.
Would you agree she created an appropriate, beautifully executed work?
NY Times 14 March 1997
https://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/14/world/jordanian-soldier-kills-7-israeli-schoolgirls.html .
The photos in this collection are of the striking, larger-than-life metal sculpture overlooking a large park in Beit Shemesh, Israel.
The sculptor of this metal memorial was Pnina Elyakim who lived in Beit Shemesh herself where she was an art student. Not an easy subject to tackle.
Would you agree she created an appropriate, beautifully executed work?
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