In Haifa and Tel Aviv, the major movie theaters were half empty. Throughout Israel, hundreds of thousands of Jews sat listening by their radios, many with Bible in hand. Jerusalem's big Convention Hall was jammed to its 3,000-seat capacity and, said an official, "We could have sold out the hall five times over." It was time for the third International Bible Quiz, a triennial event that has become an international institution in the land of Benjamin and Ben-Gurion.
Bookkeeper & Glassblower. This year, 20 contestants were in Jerusalem for the finals, each a winner of competitions in his homeland....
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