Jerusalem neighborhoods

Stone, arches and memory: Jerusalem's enduring Mediterranean architecture survives

Inside Jerusalem’s Arab houses, where architecture outlives empires and residents

|ByJAY GARFINKEL
Bisharat House, with its triple-arched veranda, is a feature of Jerusalem’s Mediterranean villa style.
Aeriel view of Givat Mordechai. The neighborhood founded by a Chicago pioneer has evolved into a modern mix of Religious Zionists, haredi, and secular residents.

Givat Mordechai: Where students, scholars, and history meet

A neighborhood in southwest Jerusalem that has evolved from a Mizrachi pioneer project into a hub for young families, students, and one of the haredi world’s most prestigious yeshivot.

|ByALEX WINSTON
The Talbiyeh neighborhood of Jerusalem.

Open House: A behind-the-scenes look at Jerusalem

There are 164 tours to prominent buildings, public institutions, private homes, and quaint hideaways nestled in obscure spots around town unbeknownst to the majority of us.

|ByBARRY DAVIS
Har Homa in Jerusalem.

Har Homa: Jerusalem’s southeastern gateway

Today, nearly 25,000 people call this hilltop home, living in what has evolved from one of Israel’s most controversial construction projects into a thriving residential community.

|ByALEX WINSTON

Jerusalem Foundation trains new generation of civic leaders

Members of the Jerusalem Leadership Fellows Program attend seminars led by experts in public leadership and are each assigned a mentor to provide guidance.

NOVEMBER 18, 2020ByALAN ROSENBAUM
GEORGE PINTO Jerusalem Leadership Fellows with Jerusalem Foundation leadership.

Woman of Jerusalem: Dr. Shula Mula

A spirited conversation with the education activist

NOVEMBER 5, 2020ByPEGGY CIDOR
SHULA MULA reached Israel from Ethiopia via Sudan.

Jerusalem's planned cable car to the Old City is becoming a burden

A public statement against the plan was published by 70 architects, archaeologists, historians and intellectuals – among them, four Israel Prize recipients.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020ByPEGGY CIDOR

This week in Jerusalem - A round-up of city affairs

What has been going on in Israel's capital this week?

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020ByPEGGY CIDOR
A CLINICIAN and medical clown pose at Shaare Zedek, 2017. The medical center’s emergency rooms are set for an expansion.

Why is Jerusalem planning a cable car at a holy site?

The cable car project was proposed by the Jerusalem Development Authority on behalf of the Tourism Ministry.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020ByMORDECHAI BECK
An artist’s simulation of the planned cable car to Jerusalem’s Old City. The King David Hotel can be seen on the left

Jerusalem to get a lake and a massive new park

The plan for the new park in Kiryat Hayovel includes an artificial lake, game facilities, bicycle trails and many green spaces.

JUNE 9, 2020ByZEV STUB
Plans for the new park in Jerusalem's Kiryat Hayovel neighborhood.

‘Lion of Judah’ donated by evangelical leaders finds a home in Jerusalem

It took some years to find an appropriate location before it was finally installed in the Bloomfield Gardens.

MAY 5, 2020ByROSSELLA TERCATIN
The bronze statue “The Lion of Judah” is placed in Jerusalem's Bloomfield Garden May 5, 2020

Bringing Herzl home

A salute to Chaplain Rabbi Oscar Mike Lifshutz who arranged Zionist visionary Theodor Herzl's re-burial in Jerusalem's Mount Herzl in August 1949.

AUGUST 15, 2019ByDAVID GEFFEN
Theodor Herzl leaning over the balcony of the Hotel Les Trois Rois in Basel, Switzerland, probably during the Sixth Zionist Conference there in 1903

Goodbye organic garbage...

Over the past decade, an increasing number of composters have been springing up in public parks, building courtyards, and private homes in Jerusalem.

FEBRUARY 28, 2018ByLIOR REGEV
Compost heap (INGIMAGE)

Smotrich to ‘Post’: Elkin’s plan is one step before dividing Jerusalem

The plan now faces hurdles in light of changes to Basic Law: Jerusalem.

JANUARY 12, 2018ByUDI SHAHAM
A view of Kafr Akab, one of the neighborhoods behind the security barrier that would be affected by Elkin's plan. (Udi Shaham)