Witnesses to the locust invasion that befell Jerusalem and the nearby Syrian region in 1915 agreed that they had seen nothing to equal it in their life-times. It was truly a natural disaster of biblical proportions. Members and employees of the American Colony were active in complying with official eradication efforts during the plague. They [...]

Witnesses to the locust invasion that befell Jerusalem and the nearby Syrian region in 1915 agreed that they had seen nothing to equal it in their life-times. It was truly a natural disaster of biblical proportions. Members and employees of the American Colony were active in complying with official eradication efforts during the plague. They [...]