Around the corner from the spot where Jesus was born in Bethlehem, a Catholic family runs a small workshop carving Nativity scenes out of olive wood. The Zakharia Brothers woodworking factory has ...

A Nativity scene made by ... especially olive wood and mother-of-pearl. The round, almost 10-foot-high installation, the work of over 30 artisans from Bethlehem, also incorporates stone ...

Ayman Oghanna for NPR Jack Giacaman enjoys telling customers that every day is Christmas in his shop, which features hand-crafted olive-wood Nativity scenes ... Square in Bethlehem to the old ...

A Christian businessman from Bethlehem who runs a store that sells hand-carved olive wood Nativity scenes said on a visit ... businesses thrive, such as shops, restaurants, buses, tour guides ...

On Saturday, Pope Francis unveiled a nativity scene ... of olive wood carving is a pillar of the community’s economic and cultural identity dating back to the 4th century. The Star of Bethlehem ...

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. But this year ...

(photo: Vatican Media / VM) Hannah Brockhaus/CNA World December 13, 2024 A Nativity scene made by artisans ... Some evidence shows that the use of olive wood in Bethlehem dates back to the fourth ...