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Once Upon a Time in Jerusalem

שישי של פעם.

Maayan Shtub- 1941.

Once upon a time in Jerusalem – And this time – Maayan Shtub- 1941.   Maayan Shtub is an old store in Jerusalem that was founded in 1940. The store was located on the corner of Jaffa and King George streets, which later will also

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Beit Yalin in Motza, 1895.

Another ” Once upon a time in Jerusalem”, and this time – Beit Yalin in Motza, 1895. Beit Yalin is the first house built by Jews in the Valley out of Jerusalem, which later will be called Emek Motza. The house is located on the

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The Anglo-Palestine Bank building, Jaffa Street, 1940

Another “Once Upon a Time in Jerusalem”,   And this time – the Anglo-Palestine Bank building, Jaffa Street, 1940.   The Anglo-Palestine Bank, called Bank Ape”k until 1931, was the central financial institution of the Jewish community in Eretz Israel, from the period of Ottoman

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The first bus in the Talpiot neighborhood, 1925.

Another “Once upon a time in Jerusalem”, and this time – The first bus in the Talpiot neighborhood, 1925. In 1911, Yitzhak Levi, the manager of the Anglo-Palestine Bank, which was the central financial institution of the Jewish community during the Ottoman rule, turned to

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The Central Prison of Jerusalem

Another “Once Upon a Time in Jerusalem”, and this time – the Central Prison of Jerusalem. The Jerusalem Prison operated during the British Mandate In the country. The building was erected in the mid-1860’s as part of the Russian Compound complex built to serve the

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The Jerusalem Airport

  Another “Once Upon a Time in Jerusalem”, and this time – the Jerusalem Airport. After conquering the land, the British decided to build an airport in the Jerusalem area. Several options were considered, including a field in Allenby Camp in Talpiot. The residents of

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The events of 1929

Another “Once Upon A time in Jerusalem”, and this time – the events of 1929, known as the 1929 Palestine riots. The 1929 Palestine riots occurred between August 23 and 29, 1929, during the British Mandate in the region. At that time, the British High

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Sderot Herzl corner Sderot Shazar, 1963.

יOnce upon a time in Jerusalem, And this time, Sderot Herzl corner Sderot Shazar, 1963. On the top left are the Nation Buildings, and the road to its left is Sderot Shazar and the entrance to the city from Tel Aviv under today’s string bridge,

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The central station in Romema, the mid-1980s.

שישי של פעם התחנה המרכזית   Once upon a time in Jerusalem, And this time – the central station in Romema, the mid-1980s. The central station in Romema was for years the only terminal for departure by public transport outside the city. A crowded and

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The German colony neighborhood in Jerusalem

Once upon a time in Jerusalem, And this time – the German colony. In the photo – farmers in the fields of Emek Refaim and behind them the houses of the German colony. The German colony was built by the Templars in 1873. The Templars

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Tisha B’Av, 2023.

Once upon a time in Jerusalem, Tisha B’Av, 2023. In the photo, the Western Wall plaza, Tisha B’Av 1937. Tisha B’av is a day of fasting for the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple because of free hatred. Tisha B’av ends the three weeks that

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Tzahal Square, 1940.

Once upon a time in Jerusalem, And this time – Tzahal Square, 1940.   Tzahal Square is located at Jaffa and Shlomo the King Streets near the Jaffa Gate and the New Gate.   The square developed as part of the process of leaving the

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Yom Kippur in Jerusalem

Once upon a time in Jerusalem, and this time Yom Kippur in Jerusalem.   The unique atmosphere of Yom Kippur was preceded by the build-up that started even before Rosh Hashanah with the beginning of forgiveness.   During the night shift, groups marched to the

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Carvel ice cream, near the old Mashbir.

Once upon a time in Jerusalem, And this time – Carvel ice cream, near the old Mashbir. The summer in Jerusalem was unbearably hot in the 1970s and 1980s. No one had air conditioning at home. The Jerusalemites had not yet heard of the invention

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Saidoff buildings in a photo from 1971.

Once upon a time in Jerusalem, And this time, Saidoff buildings in a photo from 1971.   The Saidoff buildings were built by Yitzhak Saidoff at the beginning of the last century in 1911, on today’s Jaffa Street, near and to the west of Machane

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Israel Television and Broadcasting Authority building, Romema

More from Friday of old Jerusalem, And today – Israel Television and Broadcasting Authority building, Romema. The television and broadcasting channel building in Romema was originally built as the diamond polishing center of Jerusalem to provide work for the city’s residents. The building was built

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The Clal Center is under construction, in 1970

Once upon a time in Jerusalem, And this time – The Clal Center is under construction, in 1970. The Clal Center is located at the top of the hill at the intersection of Agrippa and Ki’ach Streets, near Mahane Yehuda Market, and was built as

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the House of National Institutions in Jerusalem

Once upon a time in Jerusalem, And this time the House of National Institutions in Jerusalem – Rehavia neighborhood, King George Street, corner of the Keren Kayemet Street, in a photo from the mid-1930s. The National Institutions House was built by Richard Kaufman, a Rehavia

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The Scottish Church, the year 1940

And this time – the Scottish Church, the year 1940.The Scottish church in the center of the picture, which is the white building with the tower and the dome, was established in 1930 as a memorial building to commemorate the Scottish soldiers who served in

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The War of Liberation of Jerusalem

The War of Liberation of JerusalemOn the eve of the War of Independence, approximately 100,000 Jewish residents lived in Jerusalem, compared to around 65,000 Arab residents. The Jewish residents mainly lived in the northwest of the city and in the Jewish quarter within the walls,

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Baka Jerusalem

Baka Jerusalem – Baka neighborhood, Derech Beit Lehem, corner of Yiftach Street, 1948.The Baka neighborhood in southern Jerusalem was established at the end of the 19th century near the Jerusalem train station which is located on David Ramez Street, in front of today’s Khan Theater.The

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Hadassah Ein Kerem hospital complex in 1958

Friday of old Jerusalem, Hadassah Ein Kerem hospital complex in 1958. Jerusalem of the country’s early days needed a hospital in addition to the exciting one. The chosen location was near the settlement of Ein Kerem in the Jerusalem mountains and covered an area of 1,200.

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The government offices in Jerusalem

This time – the government offices in Jerusalem, early 1950s.The declaration of the establishment of the State of Israel, in a document known as the Declaration of Independence, was read by David Ben-Gurion at the old Tel Aviv Museum on Rothschild Boulevard.Shortly after the establishment

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Azura

This post honors the memory of Azura, the place and the man who passed away. Every Friday, I post about places, memories, buildings, and symbols of Old Jerusalem from the last centuries. Jerusalem does not only mean stones, but above all, it is the people

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The siege on Jerusalem

The siege on Jerusalem, in 1948. The city’s residents are waiting for the water trucks from the lowlands. One of the most trivial things nowadays, running water, was a treat and a dream in Jerusalem before the War of Independence. Jerusalem was surrounded from all

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