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The Jewish Quarter ( Hebrew: הרובע היהודי, HaRova HaYehudi; Arabic: حارة اليهود, Harat al-Yehud) is one of the four traditional quarters of the Old City of Jerusalem. The area lies in the southwestern sector of the walled city, and stretches from the Zion Gate in the south, along the Armenian Quarter on the west, up to the ...
4 days ago · Despite a rapidly changing demography, Jerusalem has retained a diverse and cosmopolitan character, particularly in the walled Old City, with its Armenian, Christian, Jewish, and Muslim quarters: Muslims in traditional and modern attire; Christians, Western and Eastern, in their infinite variety of secular garb and monastic vestments; Jews in ca...
The quarter has a rich history, with several long periods of Jewish presence covering much of the time [dubious – discuss] since the eighth century BCE. In 1948, its population of about 2,000 Jews was besieged, and forced to leave en masse.
The southeast corner of the Old City, the Jewish Quarter occupies about 15 acres (6 ha) and has been inhabited by Jews for centuries. Following the capture of the Old City by the Arabs in 1948, all Jews were expelled and their buildings destroyed. When Israel regained the Old City in 1967, work began to reconstruct the quarter and today ...
Feb 5, 2018 · Abstract: From 1969 to 1982 extensive archaeological excavations were conducted in the Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem under the direction of the late Professor Nahman Avigad on behalf of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the Israel Exploration Society, and the Department of Antiquities (now the Israel Antiquities Authority).
Aug 8, 2011 · The post-1967 Jewish Quarter became a symbol of national renewal and of Jewish control over united Jerusalem.
Aug 23, 2017 · Updated: March 27, 2023 | Original: August 23, 2017. copy page link. Print Page. AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images. Jerusalem is a city located in modern-day Israel and is considered by many to...
