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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Safra Square
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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
Read More »Russian Orthodox Church of Saint Mary Magdalene in Jerusalem
The construction of a Russian church in the Ottoman Empire was part of the grand strategy of the major European powers in the nineteenth century to “grace” the Holy City with buildings ...
Read More »Hebrew University of Jerusalem Highlights
My Hebrew University Not surprisingly, my alma mater is the Hebrew University of Jerusalem – but not on Mount Scopus. When I was an undergraduate (in Hebrew Hamor Noseh Sefarim ...
Read More »Découvrez le Jerusalem – Visite Rav Dynovisz
Découvrez le Jerusalem – 2eme visite Rav Dynovisz 2ème visite d´une série de 3, en direct de Jerusalem. Visite de la vieille ville, la Synagogue de la Hurva, vue ...
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Photo Tourism – The Colors of Jerusalem Artistic photographs of the colors of Jerusalem following many of the most popular tourist and pilgrim attractions in the Holy City of Jerusalem, Israel. ...
Read More »Paris Square Jerusalem
My Personal Paris Square Why is Paris Square my point of reference in Jerusalem? Let me search my brain for memories while dreaming about a walk clockwise around the square. Maybe ...
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