Jerusalem Views

Congratulations to Alan Behr on a wry, thoughtful and well-written article (“Journeys of Faith,” April 4). He has unintentionally captured the reasons why people travel to distant lands to experience the wisdom and knowledge gained by studying other cultures.

While his article ends on the note of the conflicts in Jerusalem’s population, I was heartened by Israel’s reaction to the sudden expulsion of the Albanian population from Kosovo: Without debate, a shipment of humanitarian aid was quietly and immediately sent to the refugees.

STEPHEN A. MILLS

Burbank

Having visited Jerusalem three times since 1990, I enjoyed Behr’s article very much. It’s too bad he didn’t write more about his tour of Arab architecture. The 13th to 15th century Mameluke buildings near and on Temple Mount are some of the most interesting in the Old City. I’ve also spent many hours in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher and found it to be a most fascinating place.

JIM LANCASTER

Tustin