Beautiful little church of the Syrian Christians, Jerusalem, Palestine

The splendid crusaders' chapel over the tomb of St. George, Lydda, Palestine

Crude makers of beautiful goods; making the famous inlaid pearl work, Damascus, Syria

A sword maker of Damascus, whose swords were once considered the finest in the world, Syria

A Syrian home with its guest-chamber, the large upper room

"There's no place like home!"; dwelling and shop of a Gypsy blacksmith, Syria

Beit Jala, Palestine, the Giloh of the Bible (2 Sam. xv, 12)