We are privileged that the Deputy Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations addresses the National Arts Club on the occasion of International Archaeology Day, the committee’s most significant annual lecture. Ambassador Miller discusses The Reuben and Edith Hecht Museum, established in 1984 and located at the University of Haifa, whose installations display the archaeological history of this cradle of ancient civilizations. On view is the rich heritage of the Land of Israel, uncovered through excavations deep into many layers of the past which reveal Biblical-era cities, Roman and Byzantine ruins, Crusader fortresses — all replete with Jewish as well as Cypriot, Egyptian, Hellenic, and Islamic artifacts.
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