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At the Elon Moreh Heritage Center, a new exhibit\u00a0 offers an intimate, visual journey into Samaria in 1968, the year following its liberation in the Six-Day War. Titled “When Samaria Was Still Wild”, the exhibit presents rare color photographs by Danish-born Israeli artist and Bezalel graduate Adina Sumpolinsky, capturing a time when Jews were returning to ancestral lands unseen for generations.<\/p>\n

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Artist and photographer Adina Sumpolinsky | Courtesy: Elon Moreh Heritage Center<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A Rediscovered National Treasure<\/strong>
\nThe photographs were recently discovered by Sumpolinsky\u2019s granddaughter, Sarah Korlek, one of the curators at the Elon Moreh Heritage Center. The images include key historic and religious sites such as Joseph\u2019s Tomb, the Nablus market, Dothan Valley, and the ruins of Sebastia and the Balata refugee camp.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat you see in these photos is not just art\u2014it\u2019s the emotion of a nation rediscovering its roots,\u201d Korlek said.<\/p>\n

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Old Nablus (Shechem) Market | Photo: Adina Sumpolinsky<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Ancient Samaria ruins, the street of pillars | Photo: Adina Sumpolinsky<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Through the Eyes of an Artist<\/strong>
\nSumpolinsky\u2019s lens captured more than landscapes\u2014it conveyed a feeling of return and renewal. The barren hills and ancient ruins stand in contrast to the vibrant emotional landscape of those first post-war visits.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere was no infrastructure then\u2014no water, no electricity,\u201d Korlek explained. \u201cMy grandmother and mother walked through these places in awe, seeing parts of the land that had been closed off to Jews for decades\u2014perhaps centuries.\u201d<\/p>\n

Her pictures reveal an almost forgotten world – Samaria as a rural, sparse, undeveloped region \u2014 captured through the sensitive gaze of an artist who documented it as if she were a painter.<\/p>\n

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Ruins of King Omri\u2019s city | Photo: Adina Sumpolinsky<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Joseph\u2019s Tomb in ancient Nablus | Photo: Adina Sumpolinskybr \/><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A Historic Document of National Significance<\/strong>
\nSamaria Regional Council Head Yossi Dagan called the exhibit \u201ca national treasure,\u201d adding: \u201cThis is a historic record of the Jewish people returning to its heartland. It\u2019s a deeply emotional, visual celebration of our roots\u2014akin to the liberation of Jerusalem itself.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dagan emphasized that Samaria\u2019s liberation occurred alongside that of Jerusalem in 1967, forming an inseparable historic link.<\/p>\n

Public Opening After Shavuot<\/strong>
\nThe exhibit will officially open to the public following the Shavuot holiday and will be on view at the Elon Moreh Heritage Center, welcoming visitors interested in history, photography, and Jewish heritage.<\/p>\n

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Ancient Sebastia, ruined Jordanian tank 1968 | Photo: Adina Sumpolinsky<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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