Thousands of children from all over the world have sent in drawings as part of the international children’s exhibition on Jerusalem on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the city’s reunification. The drawings, gathered at the government information center here, depict Jerusalem as seen in the minds of children who have never been here nor even viewed a photograph of the city.
One nine-year-old boy from Burma drew Jerusalem as a city where children walk with flowers in their hands among Far East-style pagodas. A 13-year-old girl from Norway saw Jerusalem as a city of beautiful churches decorated with menorahs and Stars of David. A group of first grade school children in a small West German village sent a joint drawing with an explanation stating: “We imagine the city of peace as a place where people walk with flowers, where there are no fights and nobody kills animals.” Most of the young artists are not Jewish.
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