Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
THE JEWISH QUARTER
I
n Herodian times this area abutted
a strong tradition. After the destruc-
tion wrought in the 1948 War and the
bsequent years of Jordanian
occupation, the Jewish Quarter
was taken by Israeli troops in
1967, and reconstruction work
began soon afterwards. A great
many ruins from ancient periods
were uncovered below more
recent buildings. These remains
were made accessible to the
public, so that the Jewish
Quarter of today stands as a
fascinating, living mix of more than
2,000 years of Jerusalem Jewry.
the Temple enclosure
(see pp44-5)
and was occupied by t
priestly elite. In the late Roman
period, Jews were forbidden
from living in Jerusalem, but
under the more tolerant Arab
rule a small community was re-
established here. The district
became prevalently Jewish dur-
ing Ottoman rule, when it
acquired its present name. By
the 16th century, pilgrimage to
the Western Wall - the only surviving
remnant of the Temple - had become
Ark in a Jewish
Quarter synagogue
SIGHTS AT A GLANCE
Archaeological Sites
The Broad Wall
2
The Cardo
1
Israelite Tower
0
Jerusalem Archaeological
Park
t
St Mary of the Germans
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Holy Places
Dung Gate
r
Ramban Synagogue
4
The Sephardic Synagogues
8
The Western Wall
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Streets and Squares
Batei Makhase Square
7
Hurva Square
Tiferet Yisrael
Street
5
Museums
Ariel Centre for Jerusalem in
the First Temple Period
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The Burnt House
w
Old Yishuv Court Museum
9
Wohl Archaeological
Museum
6
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KEY
Street-by-Street map
See pp78-9
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GETTING THERE
The Jewish Quarter is most easily reached on
foot via Jaffa Gate and the Armenian Quarter.
Buses No. 1 and 2 stop at Western Wall Plaza.
Drivers can enter the Old City by Jaffa, Zion or
Dung gates and park at the bottom of Khabad St.
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Orthodox Jews praying at the Western Wall