A bas relief Nativity scene made of wood from Lombardy, Italy, by artist Antonio Sandrini, is displayed in the International Nativity Museum, which reopened Dec. 18 in the West Bank town of Bethlehem.

A view of the Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Church's Nativity scene in Bethlehem. This year, it portrays a baby Christ born under rubble and wrapped up in a Palestinian keffiyeh.

The family’s company, the Bethlehem Star Olive Wood Factory, employs 14 carpenters, some of them relatives. “We export 95 percent of what we make, ... This nativity scene, ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank (Reuters) - As Christmas pilgrims pore over the intricately carved Nativity scenes in Bethlehem shop windows, few pause to consider that some of the wood used comes from olive ...

I work with olive wood and I make things especially for Christmas. ... It's a very beautiful feeling that I gave birth to my babies in Bethlehem, close to the Nativity Church.

Vatican City, Dec 13, 2024 / 12:50 pm. A Nativity scene made by artisans from Bethlehem was the source of controversy this week for including a Palestinian keffiyeh with the child Jesus in the ...

Walk Thru Bethlehem is a free Sunday afternoon event at Woodmont Christian Church, where you can experience an ... as she hands out olive wood nativity ornaments to families just before ...

As Christmas pilgrims pore over the intricately carved Nativity scenes in Bethlehem shop windows, few pause to consider that some of the wood used comes from olive trees older than the events of the ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — Jack Giacaman enjoys telling customers that every day is Christmas in his shop, which features hand-crafted olive-wood Nativity scenes, camels and crosses.