This event has long been marked by Jews all over the world, who fast and sit on the floor while reading the Book of Lamentations and other poetry describing the profound loss Jews have felt throughout the centuries.
A painting by David Roberts, 1850, titled ‘The Siege and Destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans Under the Command of Titus, AD 70.’(photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)ByAHARON E. WEXLER
