Once Upon a Time in Jerusalem

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

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

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

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

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

  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

Once Upon a Time in Jerusalem And today – The house at Ben Maimon 1st Street- the evolution of a building. In the picture – the house on Ben Maimon Street 1, at the corner of A’zza Street, in a photo from 1930. The building

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

Once upon a time in Jerusalem, And this time – the Strawberry Garden, Ohel Moshe neighborhood, Nachlaot, late sixties.   The Strawberry Garden was built at the end of the 19th century as the center of the Ohel Moshe neighborhood – one of the first

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,

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

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

  Once upon a time in Jerusalem, And this time – the house of Talitha Komi, 1890, King George Street and today’s Mashbir Square. The Talitha Komi House was established as an orphanage for Christian girls that was established at the end of the world

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

Once upon a time in Jerusalem, And this time – Mahane Yehuda market, on the occasion of the market’s 100th-anniversary celebrations that took place this week in Jerusalem. Mahane Yehuda Market began its journey at the end of the 19th century, Long before he knew

Once upon a time in Jerusalem, And this time, the intersection of the Xs during the time of the British mandate. The Xs intersection is the intersection of Jaffa, King George Streets and Strauss Street.   The British policeman, who looks reddish from the Mediterranean

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

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

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

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

Once upon a time in Jerusalem, And this time, the construction of the railway housing in Kiryat Moshe, the beginning of today’s Kanfei Nesharim Street. Kiryat Moshe was established in 1925 with the help of the “Moshe Montefiore Memorial Fund”, hence its name. Before the

More from Friday of old Jerusalem, And today – “books ladies and gentlemen books”, Children of the Ein Kerem neighborhood wait in line for a mobile city library, 1963. In the first years of the small state of Israel, which had just been established, the

More form Friday of old Jerusalem, And today, The construction of the Hilton Hotel at the entrance to the city, 1974. The Jerusalem Hilton Hotel was a groundbreaking building in the city, a 21-story tower that rose to a height of 91 square meters. The

Once upon a time in Jerusalem, Second edition in honor of Beitar Jerusalem which won the state cup after 14 years of drought, And this time – the YMCA field, the first football match, the final of the 1933 British Mandate Police Cup. The construction

More from Friday of old Jerusalem, And today – A swastika flag on the Fast Hotel, (the pearl of today’s Jerusalem), 1933. Dedicated to International Holocaust Remembrance Day commemorated last week. Fast Hotel was established in 1891 on the lands of the Armenian patriarchy and

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

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

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

Once upon a time in Jerusalem, Especially for Jerusalem Day this week. In the photo – the buffer zone on King David Street in the mid-1950s. In the background is the YMCA tower, and in front of it is the building on the corner of

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

Once upon a time in Jerusalem,And this time – the British Commissioner’s Palace, near the neighborhood of the Commissioner’s Palace and Shruber Promenade.In the photo – the palace towards the end of the construction stages, early 1930.The Commissioner’s Palace is a building intended to serve

Once upon a time in Jerusalem,And this time, British anemones in front of the mythical Cafe Hermon at 10 Keren Kayemet St.After the British occupation and the end of the period of Turkish rule in the country, Jerusalem awoke as a noble princess from centuries

The outskirts of the Kiryat Yuval neighborhood and the road going down to the Ein Kerem neighborhood, the year 1965.Kiryat Yuval was established in the early 1950s in the southwest of the city.The neighborhood was built on the ruins of Beit Mazmil, which some people

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,

Once upon a time in Jerusalem –In honor of Holocaust Day and the unknown heroes who fought to free the road to Jerusalem and were forgotten from the pages of history.In the photo, Gahal fighters, 1948.Gahal fighters – foreign conscription to Israel, were Jewish Holocaust

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

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.

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

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

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