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The Bright Side: Oldest organ, brought from France to Jerusalem during Crusades, rings again

For 800 years, the oldest organ in Christendom, which was brought from France to Jerusalem during the Crusades, was silent. The 11th century organ was excavated in 1906 and more than a century later, a careful restoration has enabled the ancient instrument to be played again in a Jerusalem church. 

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