Sacher Park

This guide to Sacher Park in Jerusalem starts in the spring of 1967, when rabbis consecrated rows of graves cut into this open valley as Israel braced for a war many feared would be long and bloody. It follows how fast the Six-Day War actually went, and how the trenches meant for the dead were filled back in before they were ever needed. You'll also hear about the British donor whose name the park still carries, and the landscaping that turned this ground into an English-style park.