The "Old City " is the nickname of the Ottoman Beersheba, the only city planned and established at the start of the 20th century by the Ottoman Turks during their rule in what is now Israel. The city was built to serve as an administrative center by the Ottoman administration for the benefit of the Bedouin at the outset of the 20th century and was given the name of Bir al-Sabi (Well of the Seven).
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The city of Jaffa in the 1930s **
The city of Jaffa in the 1930s – مدينة يافا في ثلاثينيات القرن الماضي העיר יפו בשנות השלושים Note the export of oranges in Jaffa Port. The British Mandate of Palestine ...
Read More »Jaffa, Nazareth, and Jerusalem in Palestine 1932 **
Jaffa, Nazareth, and Jerusalem in Palestine 1932 ** A rare and wonderful video showing Palestine 1932 life and commercial and scientific activity in Jaffa, Acre, Safed, Nazareth and Jerusalem in 1932. The ...
Read More »Galilee 1928 about a century ago / il y a environ un siècle **
Galilee 1928 about a century ago/il y a environ un siècle Palestine seen as a mainly Bedouin area in this early film, issued in this version c. 1928, but probably ...
Read More »A Holiday In Israel in 1932 **
A Holiday In Israel in 1932 – Astounding (previously unpublished) Historical Film Footage from Palestine 1932 (now Israel) This film was made by Christadelphian Brother Harry Hay (Newark) in 1932. ...
Read More »Yad Ben-Zvi – The Ben-Zvi Institute, Jerusalem *
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. ...
Read More »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 ...
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