Lubavitcher Photographer Documents Historic Jewish Site

Lubavitcher photographer Mordechai Lubecki visited the ruins of Qumran, the site of an ancient city during the times of Bayis Sheini and near the caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls were hidden.

Lubavitcher photographer Mordechai Lubecki visited the ruins of Qumran where he captured the unique site.

The ruins of Qumran is an archaeological site in the West Bank overlooking the Dead Sea, and is best known as the settlement nearest to the Qumran Caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls were hidden.

The unearthed city was inhabited by a Jewish sect at the end of Bayis Sheini until it was destroyed by the Romans around the year 70.

Photos by Mordehai Lubecki

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