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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 ...
- Old City of Jerusalem
The quarter has a rich history, with several long periods of...
- History of Jerusalem
2.1 Hellenistic period. 2.1.1 Ptolemaic and Seleucid...
- Old City of Jerusalem
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.
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- 1981 (5th Session)
- 1982–present
- East Jerusalem
By Nitza Rosovsky. War—or rather two wars—made possible the current golden age of discovery in Jerusalem, at the City of David, at the Temple Mount and in the Old City’s Jewish Quarter. In 1948, during Israel’s War of Independence, the occupants of the Jewish Quarter surrendered to the Arab Legion following a long siege.
2.1 Hellenistic period. 2.1.1 Ptolemaic and Seleucid province. 2.1.2 Hasmonean period. 2.2 Early Roman period. 2.3 Jewish–Roman Wars. 3 Late antiquity. Toggle Late antiquity subsection. 3.1 Late Roman period. 3.2 Byzantine period. 4 Medieval period. Toggle Medieval period subsection. 4.1 Early Muslim period.
Apr 23, 2024 · The Old City of Jerusalem, adorned with its ancient stone structures and garnished with gray and gold-plated domes, is a mosaic of the communities that through history have viewed the city as one of the most sacred meeting points between heaven and earth.
Demographic history of Jerusalem by religion based on available data. Jerusalem's population size and composition has shifted many times over its 5,000-year history. Since the 19th century, the Old City of Jerusalem has been divided into Jewish, Muslim, Christian, and Armenian quarters.
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Christians. Jews. Muslims. Arab and Jew at Arab bazaar, Old City of Jerusalem. Jewish Orthodox children in Jerusalem. Jerusalem's population size and composition has shifted many times over its 5,000 year history.
