Sunday, January 31, 2010

From an Orthodox Jewish Neighbourhood of Jerusalem.

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A Church from the Christian Quarter, Old City-Jerusalem.

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From the Old City of Jerusalem.




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Orthodox Jewish Celebrations@Jewish Quarter. Old City, Jerusalem.



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Orthodox Jewish Celebrations@Jewish Quarter Contd. Old City, Jerusalem.



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Orthodox Jewish Celebrations@Jewish Quarter Contd. Old City, Jerusalem.




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Hurva Square, Jewish Quarter-Old City, Jerusalem.

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From the Compound of Ramban Synagogue (built by Nahmanides in 1261), Jewish Quarter, Jerusalem-the oldest active Synagogue in Old City of Jerusalem.


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CARDO, Jewish Quarter: the Byzantine (6th Century AD) Jerusalem's Super Highway (Equivalent to a four-lane highway today). Measures 70ft breadth.



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The Broad Wall (by King Hezekiah in 8th C. BC; Nehemiah 3:8), Jewish Quarter-Jerusalem. One of the fewest '1st Jerusalem Temple' structures discovered

The wall measures 23 feet width, 23 feet depth and 215 ft length.
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Foundations of Second Jerusalem Temple's (516 BC to 70 AD) Street in the Hurva Square, Jewish Quarter, Old City, Jerusalem.


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Remains of Tiferet Israel Synagogue (built 1871), Jewish Quarter, Old City-Jerusalem. The Synagogue was destroyed by Jordanians in 1948.

1P: Tiferet Israel Street, Jewish Quarter-Jerusalem.


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From the Alleys of Jewish Quarter, Old City, Jerusalem.






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A Hanukkiyah (8-branched candelabrum used for hanukkah celebrations) from the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem.

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From the Western Wall of Jerusalem-the most sacred site of Judaism. Pictures from the 6th Day of Hanukkah Celebrations.



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