Romema
District of Jerusalem
Jerusalem - Israel

Belz (Hasidic dynasty)

Belz is a Hasidic dynasty named for the town of Belz in Western Ukraine, near the Polish border. The town has existed since at least the 10th century, with the Jewish community being established during the 14th century. The town became home to Hasidic Judaism in the early 19th century. At the beginning of World War II, Belz had 6,100 inhabitants, of which 3,600 were Jewish.

Located at 31.797, 35.2075 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Belz (Hasidic dynasty), Jewish Polish history, Judaism in Poland

Jerusalem Central Bus Station

The Jerusalem Central Bus Station is the main bus depot in Jerusalem, Israel and one of the busiest bus stations in the country. Located on Jaffa Road near the entrance to the city, it serves Egged, Superbus and Dan intercity bus routes. City buses pick up and discharge passengers across the street on Jaffa Road and on Zalman Shazar Boulevard, which can be accessed via an underground pedestrian passageway.

Located at 31.789, 35.203 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Bus stations in Israel, Buildings and structures in Jerusalem, Shopping malls in Israel, Transport in Jerusalem

Kiryat Mattersdorf

Kiryat Mattersdorf is a Haredi neighborbood in Jerusalem, Israel. It is located on the northern edge of the mountain plateau on which central Jerusalem lies. It is named after Mattersburg (formerly Mattersdorf), a town in Austria with a long Jewish history. It borders Unsdorf and Romema. The main thoroughfare is Panim Meirot Street.

Located at 31.7958, 35.2019 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods of Jerusalem, Orthodox Jewish communities in Jerusalem

Mercaz HaRav Kook

Mercaz HaRav Kook Hebrew: מרכז הרב קוק‎ (lit. Rabbi Kook Institute), is a national-religious yeshiva in Jerusalem, Israel, founded in 1924 by Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook. It has become the most prominent religious-Zionist yeshiva in the world and synonymous with Kook's teachings. Many Religious Zionist educators and leaders have studied at the Mercaz HaRav Kook.

Located at 31.7879, 35.1967 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Religious Zionist yeshivot, Orthodox yeshivas in Jerusalem, Educational institutions established in 1924, Chardal

Central Zionist Archives

The Central Zionist Archives is the official archives of the institutions of the Zionist Movement: the World Zionist Organization, the Jewish Agency, the Jewish National Fund, and Keren Hayesod/the United Israel Appeal as well as the archives of the World Jewish Congress. The CZA preserves the files created in the course of the activities of these bodies and the secondary bodies created by them.

Located at 31.7869, 35.201 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Jerusalem, Zionism, Archives in Israel

Tiferet Yisrael Synagogue

Tiferet Yisrael Synagogue was one of the most outstanding synagogues in the Old City of Jerusalem in the 19th and 20th centuries. It was destroyed by the Arab Legion during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War and left as ruins by the Israeli government after the recapture of the Old City in Six-Day War. Named after Rabbi Yisroel of Ruzhin, founder of the Ruzhin Hasidic dynasty, it was also known as the Nissan Beck Shul,, after its founder, Rabbi Nissan Beck.

Located at 31.791, 35.2101 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Synagogues in Jerusalem, History of Jerusalem, Former synagogues, Ruzhin (Hasidic dynasty)

Belz Great Synagogue

The Belz Great Synagogue is the largest synagogue in Israel. It was built by the Belz Hasidic community with financial help from its supporters and admirers around the world.

Located at 31.7971, 35.2076 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Belz (Hasidic dynasty), Synagogues in Jerusalem, Orthodox synagogues in Israel

Romema

This article is about the neighborhood in Jerusalem. For the Haifa neighborhood, see Romema (Haifa). Romema (lit. Uplifted) is a neighbourhood in northwest Jerusalem, Israel, just off the Tel Aviv-Jerusalem highway at the main entrance to the city. It occupies the highest hill in Jerusalem. Romema is bordered by Kiryat Mattersdorf and Mekor Baruch.

Located at 31.79, 35.204 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Villages depopulated during the Arab–Israeli conflict, Neighbourhoods of Jerusalem, 1948 Arab–Israeli War, 1948 disestablishments

Jerusalem Chords Bridge

The Jerusalem Chords Bridge or Jerusalem Bridge of Strings, also called the Jerusalem Light Rail Bridge is a cantilever spar cable-stayed bridge at the entrance to the city of Jerusalem, Israel, designed by the Spanish architect and engineer Santiago Calatrava. The bridge is used by Jerusalem Light Rail's Red Line, which began service on August 19, 2011.

Located at 31.789, 35.2 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Santiago Calatrava structures, Buildings and structures in Jerusalem, Bridges in Israel, Cable-stayed bridges, Railway bridges in Israel, Bridges completed in 2008

International Convention Center (Jerusalem)

The International Convention Centre, commonly known as Binyenei HaUma, is a concert hall and conventional center in Giv'at Ram in Jerusalem, Israel. It is the largest convention center in the Middle East.

Located at 31.7862, 35.2027 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Jerusalem, Convention centers, Exhibition centers in Israel, Theatres and concert halls in Israel, Economy of Jerusalem, Visitor attractions in Jerusalem

Jaffa Road

Jaffa Road is one of the longest and oldest major streets in Jerusalem, Israel. crosses the city from east to west, from the Old City walls to downtown Jerusalem, the western portal of Jerusalem and the Jerusalem-Tel Aviv highway. It is lined with shops, businesses and restaurants.

Located at 31.7864, 35.2101 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Streets in Jerusalem, History of Jerusalem

Allenby Square

Allenby Square, a name commemorating Field Marshal Edmund Allenby who commanded the British forces which captured Palestine in the First World War, has been bestowed at different times on two different squares in Jerusalem. This divergent naming was connected both to prestige struggles within the British forces entering Jerusalem in late 1917, leading to what became known as "the multiple surrenders", and to later vicissitudes of the struggle between Israelis and Arabs for control of the city.

Located at 31.7897, 35.2041 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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History of Jerusalem, Squares in Jerusalem

Jerusalem Binyanei HaUma Railway Station

Jerusalem Binyanei HaUma Railway Station is a future railway station on the future high-speed railway to Jerusalem near Binyanei HaUma in Jerusalem, Israel. The station is currently under construction and will be mostly underground, 60–80 m deep. It is located adjacent to the Jerusalem Central Bus Station as well as next to a station of the Jerusalem Light Rail.

Located at 31.7882, 35.2024 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Proposed railway stations in Israel, Railway stations in Israel, Transport in Jerusalem

Diskin Orphanage

The Diskin Orphanage was an orphanage in the Old City of Jerusalem, established in 1881 by Yehoshua Leib Diskin. From the Jewish Quarter, it moved to Street of the Prophets outside the walls of the Old City. In 1927, it moved to a new building in the Kiryat Moshe neighborhood, near the main entrance to the city from the west.

Located at 31.7902, 35.1951 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Orphanages in Israel, Jewish communal organizations, 1881 establishments, Buildings and structures in Jerusalem, Charities based in Israel

Mercaz HaRav massacre

The Mercaz HaRav massacre, also called the Mercaz HaRav shooting, was an attack that occurred on 6 March 2008, in which a lone Palestinian gunman shot multiple students at the Mercaz HaRav yeshiva, a religious school in Jerusalem, Israel, after which the gunman himself was shot dead. Eight students and the perpetrator were killed. Eleven more were wounded, five of them placed in serious to critical condition. The attack began at 8:36 p.m. local time and ended about twenty minutes later.

Located at 31.7878, 35.1968 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Terrorist incidents in Israel in 2008, Islamic terrorism, Massacres in Israel during the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, School killings in Israel, Terrorism in Jerusalem, Terrorist incidents in 2008, History of Jerusalem, School massacres, Spree shootings in Israel, Murdered Israeli children, Mass murder in 2008, Palestinian terrorism, Terrorist attacks attributed to Palestinian militant groups, Massacres in Israel

Yashlatz

Yashlatz - Yeshivat Yerushalayim L’Tzeirim (in Hebrew - Jerusalem Yeshiva for teenagers) - is a National Religious Yeshiva High School in Jerusalem, Israel. It was founded in 1964 by Rabbi Yaakov Filber, one of the foremost students of Rav Tzvi Yehuda HaCohen Kook, to serve as institution of choice for teenage boys of the Mercaz Harav community.

Located at 31.7877, 35.1963 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Orthodox yeshivas in Jerusalem, Religious Zionist yeshivot

Jerusalem bulldozer attack

The Jerusalem bulldozer attack occurred on July 2, 2008, when an Arab resident of east Jerusalem identified as Hussam Taysir Duwait (also referred to as Hussam Duwiyat, Hossam Dawyyat, or erroneously as Jabr Duwait), attacked several cars on Jaffa Road in Jerusalem, Israel using a front-end loader (erroneously referred to as a bulldozer in the media), killing three people and wounding at least thirty other pedestrians, before being shot to death.

Located at 31.7883, 35.2064 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Murder in 2008, Terrorist incidents in Israel in 2008, Filmed deaths, Islamic terrorism, Terrorism in Jerusalem, Terrorist attacks attributed to Palestinian militant groups, Homicides by motor vehicle, History of Jerusalem

Mekor Baruch

Mekor Baruch also spelled Makor Baruch, is a neighborhood in Jerusalem, Israel. The neighborhood is bordered by Malkhei Yisrael Street to the north, Sarei Yisrael Street to the west, Jaffa Road to the south, and the Zikhron Moshe neighborhood to the east.

Located at 31.7886, 35.2106 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods of Jerusalem

Unsdorf

Unsdorf is a Haredi Jewish neighborhood in Jerusalem, Israel. It is located on the northern edge of the mountain plateau on which central Jerusalem lies. Unsdorf is bordered by Kiryat Sanz, Kiryat Belz, and Kiryat Mattersdorf. The main thoroughfare is Sorotzkin Street, named after Rabbi Zalman Sorotzkin.

Located at 31.7949, 35.2044 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods of Jerusalem, Orthodox Jewish communities in Jerusalem

Israel Postal Company

Israel Postal Company, formerly the Israel Postal Authority, is a government-owned corporation that handles postal services in Israel. The Israel Postal Company has 7,000 employees, among them 1,650 mail delivery staff and 2,000 postal clerks manning 700 post office branches around the country. It has a network of 4,262 mail boxes and 1,000 mail trucks. Some 2.5 million postal items are sorted every day.

Located at 31.7883, 35.2011 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Postal organisations, Communications in Israel

Schneller Orphanage

This article is about the Jerusalem orphanage that became known as Camp Schneller; for other uses, see Schneller Schneller Orphanage, also called the Syrian Orphanage, was a German Protestant orphanage that operated in Jerusalem from 1860 to 1940. It was one of the first structures to be built outside the Old City of Jerusalem and paved the way for the expansion of Jerusalem in the 19th century.

Located at 31.7908, 35.2127 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Orphanages in Israel, Buildings and structures in Jerusalem, Educational institutions established in 1860, British Army bases, Military installations of Israel

Jerusalem Gate Hotel

The Jerusalem Gate Hotel is a hotel located at the western entrance to Jerusalem, Israel. The hotel is attached to the shopping mall, Centre One. The hotel was constructed in 1988 by Heftsiba. In April 2006, the hotel was bought by American investor Morris Wilner. The hotel focuses on the Haredi, and Orthodox Jewish demographic. To this end the hotel has a mikvah on site.

Located at 31.7899, 35.201 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Hotels in Jerusalem, Buildings and structures in Jerusalem

2011 Jerusalem bus stop bombing

The 2011 Jerusalem bus bombing was a bomb attack carried out in a bus station in downtown Jerusalem, near the Jerusalem International Convention Center compound on 23 March 2011 at 15:00. The bomb was placed near a bus stop, and detonated when Egged bus No.74 passed the station. The explosion killed a British national: 59-year-old Mary Jean Gardner, a Scottish Christian Bible translator who was studying Hebrew at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem's Rothberg International School.

Located at 31.7878, 35.2031 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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History of Jerusalem, Murder in 2011, Terrorism in Jerusalem, Terrorist incidents in Israel in 2011

Kiryat HaLeom

Kiryat HaLeom, also known as Kiryat HaUma and referred to in English as the National Quarter, is the official label of a complex in central Jerusalem that includes Kiryat HaMemshala, the Knesset, Sacher Park, the Menorah garden, Wohl Rose Park and Binyanei HaUma. It was traditionally considered to be the northern part of the Givat Ram Neighborhood. The project was started in the 1990s and the compound is planned to include all government institutions of the State of Israel.

Located at 31.784, 35.2005 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Jerusalem, Buildings and structures in Jerusalem, Jerusalem District, Jerusalem Governorate

Rova Mevo Ha'ir

Rova Mevo Ha'ir, is a project establishing the main entrance to Jerusalem from road 1 is supposed to also connect to the Jerusalem Central Bus Station, and the railway station behind, and the Jerusalem Light Rail with Jerusalem Chords Bridge in which a central entrance to Jerusalem. The program is designed to further the establishment of many towers for commercial and residential, including construction of two towers to expand International Convention Center.

Located at 31.7884, 35.2007 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Jerusalem