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ISRAEL 8: Jerusalem, 19-20 Oct., 2009

In Jerusalem, I stayed in a boutique hotel between the Ben Yehuda pedestrian street and the restaurants on Yosef Rivlin—a “happening place”. The first 12 photos are the hotel and nearby streets. It's a short 1 km walk SE to the Jaffa Gate to the Old City, and slides 13-54 were taken on that walk. The last nine photos are primarily the interior of the Conegliano Veneto Synagogue, 1701, which was brought to Jerusalem in 1951, but not reassembled until 1989.

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  • 1-Manhole showing Jerusalem City Seal

    1-Manhole showing Jerusalem City Seal

  • 2-Harmony Hotel, frontage on Yoel Moshe Saloman

    2-Harmony Hotel, frontage on Yoel Moshe Saloman

  • 3-Harmony Hotel, rear. My room is one floor below the top floor and at the far left. The window is open (dark square).

    3-Harmony Hotel, rear. My room is one floor below the top floor and at the far left. The window is open (dark square).

  • 4-Looking North on Yoel Moshe Salomon from Yosef Rivlin

    4-Looking North on Yoel Moshe Salomon from Yosef Rivlin

  • Closeup,  Yoel Moshe Salomon Street, 2009

    Closeup, Yoel Moshe Salomon Street, 2009

  • Closeup,  Yoel Moshe Salomon Street, 2017

    Closeup, Yoel Moshe Salomon Street, 2017

    Ella Niv and Linton Atlas

  • 5-Yoel Moshe Salomon Street across from the Harmony Hotel. Turning left at the "Zuni" sign leads to a warren of passageways and to Rivlin Street, thick with restaurants and people.

    5-Yoel Moshe Salomon Street across from the Harmony Hotel. Turning left at the "Zuni" sign leads to a warren of passageways and to Rivlin Street, thick with restaurants and people.

  • 6-Barood Restaurant, in the Jerusalem yard, south side of Jaffa Road. Had two excellent meals here.

    6-Barood Restaurant, in the Jerusalem yard, south side of Jaffa Road. Had two excellent meals here.

  • 7-Top (west end) of Ben Yehuda Mall at King George

    7-Top (west end) of Ben Yehuda Mall at King George

  • 8-Going down (eastward) on Ben Yehuda Mall, designed by San Francisco landscape architect Lawrence Halprin

    8-Going down (eastward) on Ben Yehuda Mall, designed by San Francisco landscape architect Lawrence Halprin

  • 9-Ben Yehuda Mall. See a short video made on Ben Yehuda  a month later (Nov. 20, 2009) at  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULtglogZbR8

    9-Ben Yehuda Mall. See a short video made on Ben Yehuda a month later (Nov. 20, 2009) at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULtglogZbR8

  • 10-Ma'avar Bet HaKnesset ("passage to the synagogue") near the Harmony Hotel

    10-Ma'avar Bet HaKnesset ("passage to the synagogue") near the Harmony Hotel

  • 11-The Schmidt Compound (1886) houses the Museum of Italian Art and a reassembled Italian Synagogue from Venice, 1701.

    11-The Schmidt Compound (1886) houses the Museum of Italian Art and a reassembled Italian Synagogue from Venice, 1701.

  • 12-Cleaning sidewalks on Hillel Street

    12-Cleaning sidewalks on Hillel Street

  • 13-Mamilla Mall. 1/2 kilometer from my hotel to here, and another half kilometer through the mall to Jaffa Gate/Old City

    13-Mamilla Mall. 1/2 kilometer from my hotel to here, and another half kilometer through the mall to Jaffa Gate/Old City

  • 14-Mamilla Mall—designed by Moshe Safdie—and Tower of David

    14-Mamilla Mall—designed by Moshe Safdie—and Tower of David

  • 15-Tower of David from Mamilla Mall

    15-Tower of David from Mamilla Mall

  • 16-Looking north along Jaffa Road from pedestrian bridge from Mamilla Mall to the Old City

    16-Looking north along Jaffa Road from pedestrian bridge from Mamilla Mall to the Old City

  • 17-Inscription at Jaffa Gate

    17-Inscription at Jaffa Gate

  • 18-Omar Ben el-Hatab Street, after entering the Old City at Jaffa Gate

    18-Omar Ben el-Hatab Street, after entering the Old City at Jaffa Gate

  • 19-Tower of David. Reminds me of a teacher I had in  grade school.

    19-Tower of David. Reminds me of a teacher I had in grade school.

  • 20-I walked the Old City wall ramparts, going south from the Tower of David at Jaffa Gate, then eastward along the south wall, heading for the Western Wall of the Temple Mount.

    20-I walked the Old City wall ramparts, going south from the Tower of David at Jaffa Gate, then eastward along the south wall, heading for the Western Wall of the Temple Mount.

  • 21-On the ramparts, looking back (to the north) at the Tower of David

    21-On the ramparts, looking back (to the north) at the Tower of David

  • 22-Looking north along the Old City walls, from the SW corner

    22-Looking north along the Old City walls, from the SW corner

  • 23-Can you see the photographer (center foreground) and the pedestrian bridge over the roadway?

    23-Can you see the photographer (center foreground) and the pedestrian bridge over the roadway?

  • 24-King David Hotel (top left) and Hebrew Union College, seen from the Old City ramparts

    24-King David Hotel (top left) and Hebrew Union College, seen from the Old City ramparts

  • 25-Hebrew Union College seen from Mamila Center

    25-Hebrew Union College seen from Mamila Center

  • 26-Yemin Moshe-Montefiore settlement

    26-Yemin Moshe-Montefiore settlement

  • 27-Looking west, Yemin Moshe and Montefiore Windmill

    27-Looking west, Yemin Moshe and Montefiore Windmill

  • 28-Looking south, Dormition Abbey and SW corner of City walls

    28-Looking south, Dormition Abbey and SW corner of City walls

  • 29-Dormition Abbey belltower. Built in praise to Kaiser Wilhelm. The top is supposed to look like the Kaiser: spiked helmet, eyes, nose, mustache.

    29-Dormition Abbey belltower. Built in praise to Kaiser Wilhelm. The top is supposed to look like the Kaiser: spiked helmet, eyes, nose, mustache.

  • 30-Street of The Armenian Patriarchate, looking north from the south city wall. Armenian Quarter is to the right.

    30-Street of The Armenian Patriarchate, looking north from the south city wall. Armenian Quarter is to the right.

  • 31-Church of the Dormition on Mount Zion and adjacent belltower, built in 2nd half of 19th century by German Benedictines. Church marks traditional site where the Virgin Mary fell into a deep sleep (dormition).

    31-Church of the Dormition on Mount Zion and adjacent belltower, built in 2nd half of 19th century by German Benedictines. Church marks traditional site where the Virgin Mary fell into a deep sleep (dormition).

  • 32-South City Wall, looking east to Zion Gate

    32-South City Wall, looking east to Zion Gate

  • 33-South City Wall, looking east to Mount of Olives and Zion Gate

    33-South City Wall, looking east to Mount of Olives and Zion Gate

  • 34-Habad Street, looking east

    34-Habad Street, looking east

  • 35-Looking back (westward) on Habad St. and Zion Gate

    35-Looking back (westward) on Habad St. and Zion Gate

  • 36-Habad Street

    36-Habad Street

  • 37-Al Aksa Mosque at left, Mount of Olives at right

    37-Al Aksa Mosque at left, Mount of Olives at right

  • 38- HaTkuma Garden (left); Mount of Olives; Silwan

    38- HaTkuma Garden (left); Mount of Olives; Silwan

  • 39-Silwan (Arab neighborhood)

    39-Silwan (Arab neighborhood)

  • 40-Dormition Abbey, Dung Gate

    40-Dormition Abbey, Dung Gate

  • 41-Temple Mount, Al Aksa Mosque

    41-Temple Mount, Al Aksa Mosque

  • 42-Al Aksa Mosque

    42-Al Aksa Mosque

  • 43-Along the south city wall, looking from the west to Al Aksa Mosque and Mount of Olives

    43-Along the south city wall, looking from the west to Al Aksa Mosque and Mount of Olives

  • 44-Looking east, Dome of the rock, first view

    44-Looking east, Dome of the rock, first view

  • 45-Dome of the Rock left, Al Aksa Mosque right

    45-Dome of the Rock left, Al Aksa Mosque right

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    1-Manhole showing Jerusalem City Seal
    2-Harmony Hotel, frontage on Yoel Moshe Saloman
    3-Harmony Hotel, rear. My room is one floor below the top floor and at the far left. The window is open (dark square).