Jerusalem neighborhoods

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

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

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

The Talbiyeh neighborhood of Jerusalem.

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

Har Homa in Jerusalem.

Har Homa: Jerusalem’s southeastern gateway


Building a community café

Income from the coffee shop will go toward community activities, prices will be reasonable, without compromising the quality of food.

Prior to the coffee shop’s official opening, Habutke’s outdoor space was used for a range of community activities

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Peggy Cidor’s round-up of city affairs.

Muslims making their way to the mosque for Ramadan at the Lions’ Gate in the Old City

Inside Gilo: Who pays for that?

The neighborhood’s housing shortage is increasing as many families seek to move to Gilo, for reasons such as good educational institutions, relatively low housing prices and public transportation.

Inside Gilo, a neighborhood of some 27,000 residents

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Shopping center and residential towers in Gilo

A walk around lovely and diverse Ein Kerem

Wander through narrow, picturesque residential lanes and pop into unique workshops and studios, a stunningly restored boutique hotel, and the gallery/home of the neighborhood’s biggest fan.

Dwellings of stone – and a doll – on Ha’ahayot Street.

THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT

The Jerusalem Post

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The Israel Museum

Romema changes with the times

Romema is fast shedding the commercial/ light industry attributes that characterized it after the War of Independence.

Construction in Romema

An east Jerusalem neighborhood: A-Tur

A-Tur is considered one of east Jerusalem’s major neighborhoods by virtue of its population.

The average monthly per capita income (nis)

Modi’in: Judean midway

Modi’in is popular with Anglos for cultural and geographic reasons - the large number of English speakers generates a cultural gravitational pull.

Modi’in.