Once upon a time, politicians were historians, researchers and authors. The second president of Israel, Izhak Ben-Zvi is a perfect example. How I wish there were statesmen like him today. ...
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Ramparts Walk in the Old City of Jerusalem *
The Walls of the Old City – From Suleiman to the Ramparts Walk When you begin your Ramparts Walk, think about Suleiman the Magnificent who restored the ancient walls of the ...
Read More »Rehavia, Jerusalem *
The Plans for Rehavia Begun in 1922, the Rehavia neighborhood served as a “garden suburb” for Jewish families of Jerusalem who sought to escape the crowded conditions elsewhere in the ...
Read More »The National Institutions Building, Jerusalem*
When I was a new immigrant (Oleh Hadash) I used to walk every day to Hebrew class. I passed the National Institutions Building twice every day. My route began at ...
Read More »Talbiya, Jerusalem *
It is amazing how Arab farmland changed hands through the Greek Orthodox Church, prosperous Christian Arabs, European consulates and Israeli government institutions to become the high class of Jerusalem. Talbiya ...
Read More »Jaffa Gate, Jerusalem
The Jaffa Gate The Jaffa Gate on the western side of the Old City in Jerusalem faces west to the main port of Judaea, Jaffa. The gate that you see ...
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Barclays Bank – New Jerusalem Municipality Adjacent to the Russian Compound Jerusalem’s City Hall is situated directly on the seam that once divided Jerusalem. The entire complex is equally ...
Read More »French Quarter of Jerusalem
Parallel to the awakening Zionist movement and Jewish immigration (Aliyah) to the Holy Land, the world powers:- England, France, Germany, Russia, Italy and America – each endeavoured to expand their ...
Read More »Christ Church – The Church of the Messiah, Jerusalem
Christ Church Christ Church was consecrated on 21 January 1849, originally named the Apostolic Anglican Church, in a small compound just inside the Jaffa Gate opposite the Tower of David. Soon ...
Read More »Highlights of the Old City of Jerusalem
Tatzpit Rehavam Ze’evi A lookout opposite the Seven Arches Hotel on the crest of the Mount of Olives is named Tatzpit Rehavam or Mitzpe Rehavam in memory of the assassinated ...
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