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Part V: Jerusalem - A Capital Once Again
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| The Menorah - the Symbol of the State of Israel. Situated opposite the entrance to the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament, the menorah was sculpted by Beno Elkan as a present from the Government of Great Britain. Four meters wide and five meters high, the menorah is ornamented with 29 pictures depicting scenes of the history of the Jewish people. Among them: the Ten Commandments, Ruth the Moabite, the Maccabees, Bar Kochba, Spanish Jewry, the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, and the establishment of the State of Israel.
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| The Knesset, the Israeli Parliament, is situated together with the Government offices in Givat Ram. The building was donated by the Rothschild family, and opened on August 8, 1966. The red limestone building was designed by the architect Y. Kellerwein, and the entrance gate was designed by sculptor David Palombo.
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PANORAMIC VIEW OF JERUSALEM | |
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| A panoramic view of Jerusalem from Armon Hanatziv in the south. In the center is the City of David, which King David captured 3000 years ago from the Jebusites and established as the capital of Israel.
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| Later, the village of Silwan was built on this site. Behind the City of David is the Dome of the Rock where King Solomon built the First Temple. In the background one can see the Hebrew University campus on Mount Scopus.
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| The windmill, constructed in 1857 by Moses Montefiore, was built as part of Mishkenot Shaananim, the first Jewish neighborhood outside the walls of the Old City. Later, the neighborhood of Yemin Moshe was built (1892). Today, due in part to the breathtaking view of the Old City, the area has become an exclusive neighborhood in which many artists reside.
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| Following the reunification of the city in 1967, neighborhoods were built around the outskirts of Jerusalem. One of the larger neighborhoods is Gilo, located in Jerusalem's southern section. Architects planning the new neighborhood incorporated traditional Jerusalem motifs such as arches and open courtyards.
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CORNER OF JAFFA AND KING GEORGE | |
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| This junction together with the main square on Ben Yehuda Street form the triangular center of Jerusalem. in this busy area of downtown Jerusalem, one can feel the heart of the city.
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| The neighborhood of Nahalat Shiva was built in 1869 by seven Jews from the Old City, as the third neighborhood established outside of the city walls. In recent years the area has undergone extensive renovation and is now renowned for its coffee houses which line the streets.
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FORMER MAYOR OF JERUSALEM, TEDDY KOLLEK | |
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| Teddy Kollek began his career as mayor of Jerusalem before the 1967 Six-Day War and continued to serve as mayor until 1994. He has played a central role in the rebuilding of the city and his unique talent of maintaining the delicate balance between the various communities in Jerusalem has been widely acclaimed.
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PRESENT MAYOR OF JERUSALEM, EHUD OLMERT | |
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| Mayor of Jerusalem Ehud Olmert, seen here at Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) Celebrations at the Western Wall, is continuing Israel's tradition of protecting religious freedoms for all of the cities diverse communities.
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| This building was erected during the Mandate period and until recently served as the home of the Municipality of Jerusalem. Bullet holes visible on the walls give testimony to the battles which divided the city from 1948 to 1967. Future plans for the area include a commercial complex which will house all the municipal buildings of the city and a town square.
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| "Ten measures of beauty were bestowed upon the world; nine were taken by Jerusalem and one by the rest of the world." (Babylonian Talmud, Tractate Kidushin 49:2)
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