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Built in 1864 with financial help
4 from Edmond de Rothschild, this 6 Built in 1538, this is the main entrance to the
Old City from the west. The mezuzah here is
building was destroyed by the
Jordanian Legion during the War one of the few in the world on a city gate.
of Independence. After the return to the
Old City, it was left in ruins with only one Opened in 1925, this institute This gem of urban nature was created in
arc of its beautiful ceiling reconstructed as 5 was an ‘Israeli island’ in 7 1993, when a new highway was built. The
a reminder that one day it would be rebuilt. Jordanian-controlled territory wildlife was trapped and threatened by
In 2005, reconstruction began and the between 1948-1967. At its feral dogs, jackals and even humans.
building has been restored to its status as founding, Albert Einstein was asked to be Residents organized effective opposition and
an outstanding landmark of the Jewish its President. created a beautiful sanctuary.
Quarter. Some of Israel’s oldest treasures are
8 housed in this unique building. The

building is an iconic part of the
Yerushalayim skyline, but the contents themselves
were not found in Yerushalayim.

9 A ring of satellite communities built after
the Six-Day War to protect the unity of
Yerushalayim. This community to the
northwest is home to the unique
הולחה ךלמ architecture of the “beehive” apartments.

10 Here lies the founder of modern Zionism,
who never lived to see the establishment
ru of the State of Israel. He died and was
s buried in Vienna but in 1949 his remains
yi Tower were brought here.
of David Machane
jaffa Museum This street takes its name from a valley
gate Yehuda 11 connecting Yerushalayim and Beit
Market
Lechem. From here, the Plishtim raided
Yerushalayim in the times of King David (Shmuel II, 5).

12 Although not part of the Old City today,
this is where King David and King Shlomo
built their palaces. King Chizkiah
improved the city infrastructure and today we can
ah splash our way through his monumental construction
m project!
Between 1948 and 1967, this became a

l 13 pilgrimage site. Jews would climb to the
City of top of a building here to strain their necks
David Gazelle for a view and get as close as possible to
Mt. Herzl Park the site of the Beit HaMikdash.

example:
Ye

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