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The Western Wall--Judaism's holiest site--occupies a prominent position in contemporary Jewish and Israeli discourse, current events, and local politics. In
The Western Wall: The Dispute over Israel's Holiest Jewish Site, 1967-2000, Kobi Cohen-Hattab and Doron Bar offer a detailed exploration of the Western Wall plaza's evolution in the late twentieth century. The examination covers the role of archaeology in defining the space, the Western Wall's transformation as an Israeli and Jewish symbol, and the movement to open it to a variety of Jewish denominations. The book studies the central processes and shifts that took place at the Western Wall during the three decades that followed the Six-Day War--a relatively short yet crucial chapter in Jerusalem's extensive history.
About the author
Kobi Cohen-Hattab, Ph. D. (2001), Bar-Ilan University, is an Associate Professor of Land of Israel Studies at that university. He has published articles and books on the historical-geography of the Holy Land during the modern time, including
Zionism's Maritime Revolution: The Yishuv's Hold on the Land of Israel's Sea and Shores, 1917-1948 (De Gruyter, 2019).
Doron Bar, Ph.D. (2002), Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies, is an Associate Professor of Land of Israel Studies at this institute. He has published books and articles on popular and national holy sites in Israel, including
Landscape and Ideology in the Reinterment of Renowned Jews in The Land of Israel (De Gruyter, 2016).
