Mishkenot Sha'ananim

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Historical view with nave and windmill 1880
Teddy Park, in the background the city walls of the old town and the Citadel of David
Blumfield Garden
House Zionist Foundation (cultural center)

Mishkenot Sha'ananim (Hebrew משכנות שאננים, lit. Peaceful Abode) is a neighborhood in the Israeli city of Jerusalem . Mishkenot Sha'ananim is the site of the first settlement of Jerusalem outside the Old City.

location

Mishkenot Sha'ananim is located on a hill between Mount Zion and the Old City of Jerusalem to the east, and the West Jerusalem New City to the west.

Green spaces

Today, in addition to residential buildings and public facilities, there are also many extensive parks such as Mitchell Garden , Zurich Garden and Gan HaPa'amon in the district .

Monuments

In the parks of Mishkenot Sha'ananim there are numerous works of art and monuments. The sculpture Jerusalem as the center of the world is located in Teddy Park , directly below the David Citadel . In the Blumfield Garden is the Etzioni Flame monument and the Montefiore windmill .

  • Etzioni Flame

  • Montefiore Windmill

  • Ha-takhana

  • Jerusalem as the center of the world

history

Ottoman occupation

Mishkenot Sha'anim was first built as a poor house by Sir Moses Montefiore in 1860. The financial means for this came from the Jewish American Judah Touro (1775-1854), for whom the residents had to pray daily for it. The name of the neighborhood was taken from the book of the Bible Isaiah 32:18, which reads: “My people will dwell in peaceful meadows, in safe dwellings and in proud rest.” It grew into the first Jewish quarter of present-day Jerusalem , outside the Walls of the old city of Jerusalem had been built, which is why it is also called " New Yishuv ".

Palestine War

After the 1948 Palestinian War, Mishkenot Sha'ananim became a no man's land due to its proximity to the armistice line with Jordan . Only the poorest residents stayed in slums.

Six Day War

In the Six Day War the old city of Jerusalem and all areas to the west of it, including Mishkenot Sha'ananim, were conquered by Israel. After the Six Day War , Mishkenot Sha'ananim was restored in 1973. In addition to a guest house, a congress center and the Jerusalem Music Center, which was inaugurated by Pablo Casals shortly before his death, have now been added.

Web link

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Alon Zakaim: David Breuer-Weil's 'The Center of the World' unveiled
  2. ↑ Mishkenot Sha'ananim, jewishvirtuallibrary.org

Coordinates: 31 ° 46 ′ 17 ″  N , 35 ° 13 ′ 28 ″  E