A preparatory session on Biblical and Rabbinic views of Cities of Refuge has guided our imagination. Although the relics are more delicate, a staff from the University of Michigan and University of Minnesota headed by Dr. Sharon Herbert and Dr. Andrea Berlin have made revolutionary discoveries at Hellenistic Kedesh. See their website . The most dramatic visual effect is of the Roman Temple, built in the 3rd century C.E. and still impressive today. A staff from Tel Aviv University including Dr. Asher Ovadiah excavated the temple between 1980 and 1983.
Continued excavation followed by restoration waits a sponsor.
Although the Shalom al Yisrael synagogue was dismantled for souvenirs and building stones towards the beginning of the century, the Bar'am Synagogue has remained well-preserved over the millenia. It was respected by the recent Arab villagers as well - side by side with their church. Consider the Bar'am Synagogue as an option for your Bar or Bat Mitzvah . Elias Chacour was born in Bar'am, as was Elias Suleiman. Both were evacuated by the nascent I.D.F. in 1948 together with all the the inhabitants.