Menachem Mendel

One place that I don’t miss visiting is Megiddo Prison. I had a number of stints of miluim (reserve duty) there and it was far from a pleasant place. Jeffrey Goldberg got a book from his prison guard stint and all I got was…the oldest Christian house of worship ever discovered! To be honest, while I was there I never saw an ancient mosaic, only lots of security prisoners and very large rats. You can read here and here for reports and discussions about the discovery. According to Haaretz they are thinking of turning the prison into a tourist site.

Behind the prison walls, the remains of the oldest Christian house of worship ever discovered were unearthed four years ago in the course of prison renovations. The plans that are coming together call for the relocation of the prison to a site a short distance away so that the archaeological site can be opened to the public.

Where can I get a ticket?

Posted on December 7th, 2009 under archeology, Israel • RSS 2.0 feed • Both comments and pings are currently closed