Arch of Titus, Rome, 1948 Jews marching underneath the arch with signs in support for the new State of Israel. Taken from the Israeli National Library website.

The Arch of Titus, which celebrates all this, is a big tourist attraction in Rome. It’s also an important part of Rome’s history. Jews, understandably, did not celebrate the monument.

Like the original Arch of Titus, it was built around 82 C.E. by Domitian, the younger brother and successor to Titus as the leader of the Roman empire. The second arch was located less than a mile ...

The Arch of Titus, in the city’s historic center, was built nearly 2,000 years ago to celebrate the eponymous Roman general’s conquering of Jerusalem and destruction of its Holy Temple.

The Arch of Titus was a testament to massacre, pillage and destruction — the bas-relief was a celebration of sacrilege and enslavement — of my people! How could this thing grace our premises?

The Arch of Titus, in the city’s historic center, was built nearly 2,000 years ago to celebrate the eponymous Roman general’s conquering of Jerusalem and destruction of its Holy Temple.

For Jews, the Arch of Titus was a place of humiliation. Stephen Fine, in his excellent book “The Menorah,” mentions a Papal ritual that lasted until the 1500’s.

The arch was built to commemorate the Roman emperor Titus Caesar Augustus, who had been the military commander responsible for the siege.

The arch, the biggest of Rome's ancient arches - the others are the Arch of Titus (AD 81)and the Arch of Septimius Severus (203-5) - was built in 315 CE to commemorate Constantine's victory over ...