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Old City

NPR

Published December 25, 1996 at 12:00 AM EST

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NPR's Eric Weiner reports on some of the less-than-classic items for sale in the marketplaces of Jerusalem. Tourists can buy Jesus pens, Jesus key chains, even a glow-in-the-dark Jesus. Those who want to take a bit of Jerusalem home with them can buy a Holy Kit, complete with such items as olive oil supposedly taken from the Church of the Sepulchre.