Letter: Holy site has many claims on it
Simon Schama at Temple Mount, Jerusalem, on PBS' "The Story of the Jews With Simon Schama." Credit: Oxford Film & Television / Tim Kirby
Captioning the photo of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem as the third-holiest site in Islam rather than the holiest site in Judaism -- so holy that many Jews believe one should not walk there for fear of walking on the area known as the Holy of Holies -- is like the sports section during the Olympics telling us about the bronze medal winners and not the gold ["Holy, treasured," Travel, March 16]!
The Western Wall where Jews pray is, as the story mentions, a retaining wall of the Temple Mount, and the closest Jews can be to the site of the First and Second Temples.
Alison Bermant, East Norwich
Editor's note: The writer is general manager of The Best of Israel Travel in Syosset.
