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Zion Square, 1950. View of Zion Square through the windows of the Vienna Cafe, 1950. The land on which Zion Square and the Downtown Triangle lies was purchased by the Jewish Colonization Association from the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate, [4] which began selling off some of its holdings in Jerusalem after World War I. [5] Mandate officials developed the field into a triangular district bordered ...
On the northern side of Zion Square stands the Jerusalem Hostel. This lodging opened as the Tel Aviv Hotel in 1926 and later became known as the Ron Hotel. [ 7 ] Menachem Begin stood on one of the hotel's balconies on 3 August 1948, to announce the dissolution of the Irgun and the sign-up of his soldiers with the Israel Defense Forces .
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Christian Quarter: Arched entrance to the Muristan, northern access to Suq Aftimos Map of the Christian Quarter. The Christian Quarter (Hebrew: הרובע הנוצרי, romanized: Ha-Rova ha-Notsri; Arabic: حارة النصارى, romanized: Ḥārat al-Naṣārā) is one of the four quarters of the walled Old City of Jerusalem, the other three being the Jewish Quarter, the Muslim Quarter and ...
Jerusalem mayor at the time Nir Barkat noted that the project is a joint venture between the merchants, the Student Union, and the municipality. Barkat stressed that Mahane Yehuda has become more than a market: it is an important part of the city's public space – and it's a unique part because of the way Jews and Arabs bargain shop side-by ...
Ben Yehuda was already one of Jerusalem's main streets long before the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948. As a busy thoroughfare, it has been a prime target for terrorist bombings between 1948, when the worst atrocity happened, and 2001, during the Second Intifada. [1] In 1983, the street was closed to automobile traffic. [2]
A large number of Armenian monks are recorded to have settled in Jerusalem as early as the 4th century, [17] [18] after the uncovering of Christian holy places in the city. [19] However, the first written records are from the 5th century. [20] Jerusalem is thus considered the oldest living diaspora community outside the Armenian homeland. [21]
The Heritage House is a non-profit youth hostel in the Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem.It offers free or subsidized lodging to Jews from around the world. The hostel provides young Jewish adults with information on touring, studying, intern, and work opportunities in Israel, in addition to providing follow-up connections, especially with the Jewish communities back in their home ...