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Street-by-Street: Yemin Moshe
Sir Moses Montefiore, a rich British Jewish philanthropist
was so shocked by the living conditions in the squalid
Old City that he decided to improve the Jews' lot by
building new homes outside the walls. The first project
was Mishkenot Shaananim (“Dwellings of Tranquillity”),
a communal block of 16 apartment
Initially, people were afraid to mov
of the walls because of bandits, but by the end of the
century a small community called Y
been established nearby and was th
this core, the vast spread of modern
has grown. Yemin
these buried cubes are found
Y Moshe survives
beautifully renovated historic heart
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both inside and
King David H
Still the premier hotel in Jerusa
and all Israel, the King David has
been hosting royalty, politicians
international celebrities since i
opened its doors in the 1930s
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Herod
The splendour of this
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that of Herod's family.
The
suppose
Herodion
(see p192).
STAR SIGHTS
. YMCA
.
Yemin Moshe
.
Montefiore's
Windmill
For hotels and restaurants in this area see pp25
