Macabean Coins

From the time of Alexander the Great Hellenistic culture had affected the
Jewish People in the Land of Israel, squeezing them between the forces of
Greek empires, and later Rome, until finally the complete destruction of
their independent national existence was destroyed with the Jewish-Roman
wars that ended with the Roman destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem,
and the forced exiled the Jewish Nation which continues until today.
Jewish independence in their land was violently and repeatedly suppressed
in ever century, until in the late 19th Century the Zionist Movement lead
a popular movement towards resettlement and armed resistance against any
forced that would block the Jewish National inspiration. Although not the
only Jewish movement to desire the resettlement and freedom of the Jewish
nation, secular and socialist Zionists lead the way for renewed Jewish
existence in the Land of Israel, abet not the entire land of Israel had
been settled. Other mainstream Jewish groups followed up. Jewish national
aspirations in the land of their fathers has been a core value for nearly
2000 years. Jews have struggled to regain their national heritage
continually, always to face extermination in the attempt to repopulate
and settle as a nation in their land.

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These pictures would be sharper if you got a macro lens for your
camera, or learned the minimum focusing distance of the lens you
are using. It may seem counterintuitive, but you might actually
get a more detailed image if you backed away a little so that the
camera could focus better. Many economical point-and-shoot cameras
have macro functions, but you may have to explicitly select them.
What type of camera are you using?

Of course, Mr. Benveniste can give much better photography advice
than I can.

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