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Jerusalem - Israel

Yad Vashem

Yad Vashem is Israel's official memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust, established in 1953 through the Yad Vashem Law passed by the Knesset, Israel's parliament. Yad Vashem is located on the western slope of Mount Herzl on the Mount of Remembrance in Jerusalem, 804 meters above sea level and adjacent to the Jerusalem Forest.

Located at 31.7742, 35.1756 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Organizations established in 1953, Holocaust museums, Israel Prize recipients that are organizations, Israel Prize for special contribution to society and the State recipients, Israel Prize for lifetime achievement & special contribution to society recipients, Monuments and memorials in Israel, Museums in Jerusalem, Hebrew words and phrases, History museums in Israel, Moshe Safdie buildings

Ze'ev Jabotinsky

Ze'ev Jabotinsky MBE, born Vladimir Yevgenyevich Zhabotinsky (Russian: Влади́мир Евге́ньевич Жаботи́нский) (18 October 1880 – 4 August 1940), was a Revisionist Zionist (nationalist) leader, author, orator, soldier, and founder of the Jewish Self-Defense Organization in Odessa. Along with Joseph Trumpeldor he was a founder of the Jewish Legion of the British army in World War I as well as number of Jewish organizations such as Irgun, Beitar, Hatzohar.

Located at 31.7739, 35.1806 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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1880 births, 1940 deaths, People from Odessa, Imperial Russian Jews, Anti-communists, Burials in New York, Zionists, Royal Fusiliers officers, British Army personnel of World War I, Writers on Zionism, History of Zionism, Jewish National Council members, Members of the Assembly of Representatives (Mandatory Palestine), Irgun members, Members of the Order of the British Empire, Ze'ev Jabotinsky, Revisionist Zionism, Burials at Mount Herzl, Jewish atheists

Kol Torah

Kol Torah is a yeshiva in the Bayit Vegan area of Jerusalem, Israel founded in 1939. It is famous for its high standards in Talmudic teaching and quality of students, who are recognised as being some of the foremost Talmudists in the world.

Located at 31.7669, 35.1827 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Haredi Judaism in Israel, Educational institutions established in 1939, Orthodox yeshivas in Jerusalem

Jerusalem College of Technology

The Jerusalem College of Technology (JCT),, is an Orthodox Jewish college. JCT's main campuses ('Lev' and 'Neveh' institutes) are situated in the Givat Mordechai neighbourhood of Jerusalem. Other branches are located in the Givat Shaul neighborhood ('Machon Tal') of Jerusalem and Ramat Gan('Machon Lustig'). JCT offers bachelor's degrees and master's degrees in several fields of study combined with intensive Jewish studies.

Located at 31.7642, 35.1919 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Jerusalem College of Technology, Colleges in Israel, Universities and colleges in Jerusalem, Educational institutions established in 1969, Judaism and science

Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance

The Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance, is a school for the music and the performing arts in Jerusalem, Israel. It is located on the Givat Ram campus of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Located at 31.7767, 35.1949 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Music schools in Israel, Educational institutions established in 1958, Israeli culture

Bayit VeGan

Bayit VeGan is a neighborhood in southwest Jerusalem, Israel. Bayit VeGan is located to the east of Mount Herzl and borders the neighborhoods of Kiryat Hayovel and Givat Mordechai.

Located at 31.7683, 35.1836 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods of Jerusalem, Orthodox Jewish communities in Jerusalem

Beit HaKerem, Jerusalem

Beit HaKerem is a largely secular upscale neighborhood in southwest Jerusalem, Israel. It is located between Kiryat Moshe to the northwest and Bayit VeGan to the south. Beit HaKerem has a population of 15,000.

Located at 31.7789, 35.19 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods of Jerusalem, Archaeological sites in Israel

Yeshivat Torat Shraga

Yeshivat Torat Shraga (or Yeshivas Toras Shraga) is a post-high school yeshiva in Bayit Vegan, Jerusalem, Israel. Rabbi Avishai David is the rosh yeshiva. It is located on the Yeshiva University Israel campus and conducts its Torah study in the Beis Medrash with the Yeshiva University Gruss Kollel.

Located at 31.7636, 35.1918 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Orthodox yeshivas in Jerusalem

Theodor Herzl

Theodor Herzl, born Benjamin Ze’ev Herzl was an Austro-Hungarian journalist and writer. He is the father of modern political Zionism and in effect the foundation of the State of Israel.

Located at 31.7739, 35.1806 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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1860 births, 1904 deaths, Austro-Hungarian Jews, Austrian Jews, Austrian journalists, Austrian lawyers, Austrian socialists, Austrian Zionists, Burials in Austria, Burials at Mount Herzl, German-language writers, History of Israel, History of Zionism, Hungarian Jews, Hungarian journalists, Hungarian lawyers, Hungarian political writers, Hungarian socialists, Jewish socialists, Jewish writers, People associated with the Dreyfus Affair, People from Pest, Hungary, People from Vienna, Serbian Jews, University of Vienna alumni, Utopists, Writers on Zionism, Zionism

Shaare Zedek Medical Center

The Shaare Zedek Medical Center (lit. "Gates of Justice") is a major hospital in Jerusalem, Israel.

Located at 31.7731, 35.185 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Hospitals in Jerusalem, Hospitals established in 1902

Jerusalem College of Engineering

This article is about the college in Jerusalem, Israel. For the college in India, see Jerusalem College of Engineering, Chennai Jerusalem College of Engineering המכללה האקדמית להנדסה ירושלים {{#invoke:InfoboxImage|InfoboxImage|image=JCE_lgo. jpg|size=|sizedefault=frameless|alt=}}Established 2000Type Public CollegePresident Uzi WexlerLocation Jerusalem, IsraelCampus UrbanWebsite english. jce. ac. il The Jerusalem College of Engineering (JCE) is an Israeli academic college that trains engineers.

Located at 31.7688, 35.1938 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Colleges in Israel, Universities and colleges in Jerusalem, Educational institutions established in 2000, Engineering universities and colleges in Israel

Givat Mordechai

Givat Mordechai, is a Jewish neighborhood in southwest-central Jerusalem, Israel, midway between the neighborhoods of Nayot and Malcha. The neighborhood was named after an American philanthropist, Maxwell (Mordechai) Abbell of Chicago.

Located at 31.765, 35.1972 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods of Jerusalem, Orthodox Jewish communities in Jerusalem

Ramat Sharett

Ramat Sharett (lit. "Sharett Heights") is a neighbourhood in southwest Jerusalem, Israel, located between Ramat Denya and Beit VeGan. The neighborhood was established in 1974 and named for Moshe Sharett, Prime Minister of Israel in 1953-1955. Ramat Sharett sits 860 meters above sea level.

Located at 31.7612, 35.1871 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Ramat Denya

Ramat Denya (lit. "Denya Heights") is a neighborhood in southwest Jerusalem, Israel. It was established in 1970 between Kiryat Hayovel and Bayit Vegan, 780 meters above sea level. Denya was the name of the development company that built the first apartment buildings.

Located at 31.7611, 35.1806 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Schlesinger Institute

The Schlesinger Institute for Medical-Halachic Research was founded in 1966 under the auspices of Shaare Zedek Medical Center, imbuing its professional pursuits with the spirit of Torah. This was the philosophy of the hospital's second director-general, after whom the Institute is named, and it remains the Institute's guiding principle. The Schlesinger Institute is dedicated to the halachic approach of medical ethics.

Located at 31.7731, 35.185 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Jewish medical ethics, Jewish law, Medical ethics, Jewish ethics, Bioethics

Yefeh Nof

Yefeh Nof is a neighborhood in west Jerusalem, founded in 1929. Together with Ramat Beit HaKerem and Givat Beit HaKerem, it is part of the larger Beit HaKerem neighborhood. Its name is one of the seventy poetic names the Hebrew Bible uses for Jerusalem, and literally means "a place with a beautiful view".

Located at 31.7793, 35.1863 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Ramat Beit HaKerem

Ramat Beit HaKerem (lit. Beit HaKerem Heights) is a Jewish neighborhood in Jerusalem, Israel. It was established in 1991 on a hill between Beit HaKerem to the north, the Givat Ram campus of the Hebrew University to the east and Bayit VeGan to the southwest.

Located at 31.7704, 35.1917 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Givat Beit HaKerem

Givat Beit HaKerem is a Jewish neighborhood in Jerusalem, "built 1963". It is located in the west part of Jerusalem. The neighborhood is bordered by the neighborhoods Beit HaKerem, Ramat Beit HaKerem, Givat Ram campus of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Bayit VeGan. Some authorities regard Givat Beit Hakerem, Ramat Beit Hakerem, Beit Hakerem and Yefeh Nof neighborhoods as one “ultra neighborhood” called “Beit Hakerem Rabaty” .

Located at 31.7735, 35.1904 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Garden of the Missing Soldiers

The Garden of the Missing Soldiers is an unknown soldier memorial and commemorative garden on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem. The garden memorializes soldiers of the Israel Defense Forces and pre-state MIAs from 1914 until today whose resting place is unknown. The garden was inaugurated in February 2004 in a ceremony attended by army chiefs, the Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz, and members of the Jerusalem Municipality.

Located at 31.7758, 35.1812 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Military monuments and memorials, Cemeteries in Jerusalem, Jewish cemeteries in Jerusalem, Cemeteries in Israel, Jewish cemeteries, 2004 establishments in Israel

Victims of Acts of Terror Memorial

The Victims of Acts of Terror Memorial is a monument on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem to all victims of terrorism in modern Israel and the pre-state Land of Israel, from 1851 until the present. The memorial was established in 1998, and the Israeli remembrance day was officially renamed the Remembrance Day for Fallen Soldiers and the Victims of Terror.

Located at 31.7766, 35.1784 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Monuments and memorials in Israel, Terrorism victims, Terrorism in Israel, Israeli terrorism victims, Military monuments and memorials, Cemeteries in Jerusalem, Jewish cemeteries in Jerusalem, Cemeteries in Israel, Jewish cemeteries, 1998 establishments in Israel

Kiryat HaYovel supermarket bombing

The Kiryat HaYovel supermarket bombing was a suicide bombing which occurred on March 29, 2002 in which Ayat al-Akhras, an 18-year-old Palestinian female suicide bomber, blew herself up at the entrance of the main supermarket in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Kiryat HaYovel, killing two people and injuring 28. Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack.

Located at 31.7617, 35.175 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Murder in 2002, Suicide bombing in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, Terrorist incidents in Israel in 2002, History of Jerusalem, Terrorist attacks attributed to Palestinian militant groups, Terrorism in Jerusalem

Herzl Museum

The Herzl Museum is a museum in Jerusalem, which deals with activities and vision of Theodor Herzl. The museum is located at the main entrance plaza to Mount Herzl.

Located at 31.7725, 35.1815 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Biographical museums in Israel, Museums in Jerusalem

Rabbi Dr. I. Goldstein Synagogue

The Rabbi Dr. I. Goldstein Synagogue is a synagogue on the Edmond J. Safra Givat Ram campus of the Hebrew University in Israel named in honor of Rabbi Israel Goldstein, an American-born Israeli rabbi, author, and Zionist leader. Designed by two Israeli architects--the German-born Heinrich Heinz Rau and the Brazilian-born David Resnick--it has been listed as one of the "ten most beautiful synagogues in Israel," and called "without a doubt, a landmark in local architecture.

Located at 31.77, 35.1977 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Synagogues in Jerusalem, Buildings and structures in Israel, Religious buildings completed in 1957, 20th-century synagogues, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Garden of the Righteous Among the Nations

The Garden of the Righteous among the Nations is part of the much larger Yad Vashem complex located on the Mount of Remembrance in Jerusalem, the capital of Israel. Along with some two dozen different structures which comprise the Yad Vashem memorial – the second most-visited destination in the country after the Western Wall – the Garden of the Righteous is meant to honor those non-Jews who during the Holocaust risked their lives to save Jews.

Located at 31.7734, 35.1722 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Holocaust museums, Monuments and memorials in Israel, Museums in Jerusalem, History museums in Israel, Gardens in Israel

Jerusalem Road 16

Jerusalem Road 16, is a planned road to alleviate the traffic congestion at the Ben Gurion Boulevard/Jaffa Road western entrance to Jerusalem and provide direct access to the south and central sections of the city from the west. The project will cost approximately NIS 1.5 billion and is expected to be completed by the end of 2018.

Located at 31.7789, 35.1808 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Streets in Jerusalem, Roads in Israel, Limited-access roads in Israel