Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/11/18

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: The Western Wall at night
From: pklein at threshinc.com (Peter Klein)
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2010 12:48:56 -0800

Sorry, Nathan, I missed it.  Perhaps when you go back you can find mine.  :-)

Thanks for the replies, everyone. Ted, I knew you were there in '67, and I
thought of you during the trip, thinking about what you must have seen.
Douglas, a good joke, unfortunate that it is both funny and true.

--Peter

I posted:
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/israel/L1007775-w.jpg.html>

Nathan wrote:
> Lovely, Peter. Did you find the paper I put there in 2002?

Ted wrote:
> Somethings never change! ;-) The wall looks just the same as it did on
> Day 6 of the 6 DAY WAR 1967 when I was photographing Israelis' and
> soldiers praying on this very spot. The first time to see it,
> particularly on such an incredible day was quite moving!

> Although not of the Jewish faith, I too stood there and said a prayer
> thanking the Great Spirt for keeping me safe while covering my first
> real shooting war! It was a great day to be alive!

Douglas wrote:
> The old man looks at him sadly. "Like I'm talking to a wall."




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