Jews prepare for Sukkot holiday in Jerusalem

STORY: Jews prepare for Sukkot holiday in Jerusalem DATELINE: Sept. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:03 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of people preparing for Sukkot holiday STORYLINE: Jews in Jerusalem begin to prepare for the weeklong celebration for the upcoming Jewish festival of Sukkot starting on Friday sunset. During the holiday, some Jews live in a type of temporary dwelling called "sukkah," a walled structure covered with plant materials such as palm leaves. The palm leave stalk, citrus, myrtle and willow branches are used by Jews during the celebration of Sukkot. Ultra-Orthodox Jews prepare for Sukkot holiday in Jerusalem ahead of the holiday. They visit the four-species market in Mea Shearim neighborhood which offers the agricultural items associated with the holiday - the "etrog" (citrus), "lulav" (palm branch), "hadas" (myrtle), and "arava" (willow). Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Jerusalem. (XHTV)

Israel discovers 1,300-year-old colored silk fabrics from China

STORY: Israel discovers 1,300-year-old colored silk fabrics from China DATELINE: Jan. 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:49 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the entrance to the University of Haifa-Archaeology department 2. various of Israeli archaeologists showing and explaining about hundreds of 1,300-year-old imported colorful fabrics in the lab 3. close of the 1,300-year-old imported colorful fabrics. 4. various of the exit to the lab to the University of Haifa-Archaeology department STORYLINE: Israeli archaeologists have discovered hundreds of 1,300-year-old imported colorful fabrics, the University of Haifa (UH) said in a statement on Tuesday. The findings include silk fabrics originating in China, as well as cotton fabrics imported from India, Iran and Sudan, all found in excavations carried out in the southeastern Arava valley by UH, together with the Israel Antiquities Authority and other universities. "The findings indicate that there was a previously unknown Israeli silk