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A symbol of a lost homeland

The story of one protective amulet from Palestine reveals a complex tale. Encompassing the personal history of an influential doctor and collector, it provides a window onto dispossession and exile, and the painful repercussions that are still felt today.

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In the tracks of Derek Jarman’s tears

Researcher E K Myerson shares her moving encounters with the personal papers of artist and filmmaker Derek Jarman.

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Communities of cross-feeders

A desire to help leads some women to “cross-feed” – breastfeed other parents’ babies for free. Alev Scott delves into the emotions behind this altruistic act.

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Race, religion and the Black Madonna

Mystery and controversy surround the dark-skinned religious icon who represents the Virgin Mary throughout the Catholic world.

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  • Telegram from Johnston-Saint, Jerusalem..
  • The invasion of Jerusalem; Hezekiah's prayer for Jerusalem's deliverance is answered. Mezzotint by G. Sanders, 1845, after E. Taylor.
  • The Pool of Bethesda, Jerusalem, Israel. Coloured lithograph.
  • A map of Jerusalem with its gates. Woodcut.
  • A Jewish funeral outside the ancient Jerusalem. Etching.
  • The fountain of Siloam near Jerusalem. Coloured aquatint.
  • Wellcome ephemera; telegrams from Jerusalem and Paris 1929-30
  • Jerusalem. Chromolithograph by H. Clerget after François Edmond Pâris, 1862.
  • Fountain of Siloam, Jerusalem, Israel. Coloured aquatint by L. Mayer.
  • Pool of Bethesda, Jerusalem, Israel. Coloured aquatint by L. Mayer, 1804.
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