Sanhedriyya
District of Jerusalem
Jerusalem - Israel

Shmuel HaNavi bus bombing

The Shmuel HaNavi bus bombing was the suicide bombing of a crowded public bus (Egged bus 2) in the Shmuel HaNavi quarter in Jerusalem, Israel, on August 19, 2003. Twenty-four people were killed and over 130 wounded. Many of the victims were children, some of them infants. The Islamist militant group Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack.

Located at 31.7945, 35.2209 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Mass murder in 2003, Hamas, History of Jerusalem, Israeli casualties in the Second Intifada, Terrorism in Jerusalem, Palestinian suicide bomber attacks against buses, Attacks on buses by Palestinian militant groups, Murdered Israeli children, Terrorist incidents in Israel in 2003, Terrorist attacks attributed to Palestinian militant groups, Palestinian terrorism

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

Kerem Avraham

Kerem Avraham (lit. Avraham's Vineyard) is a neighbourhood near Geula in central Jerusalem, Israel, founded in 1855. It is bounded by Malkhei Yisrael Street, Yechezkel Street, Tzefanya Street, and the Schneller Compound.

Located at 31.79, 35.2172 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods of Jerusalem, Orthodox Jewish communities in Jerusalem, History of Israel

Battle of Ammunition Hill

Ammunition Hill was a military post in the northern part of Jordanian controlled East Jerusalem, and the site of one of the fiercest battles of the Six-Day War.

Located at 31.7994, 35.2281 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Six-Day War, History of Jerusalem

Mea Shearim

Mea Shearim is one of the oldest Jewish neighborhoods in Jerusalem, Israel. It is populated mainly by Haredi Jews and was built by the original settlers of the Yishuv haYashan.

Located at 31.7869, 35.2222 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods of Jerusalem, Orthodox Jewish communities in Jerusalem, Jews and Judaism in Palestine

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)

Ramat Eshkol

Ramat Eshkol is a neighborhood in north-eastern Jerusalem. It was built on land captured from Jordan in the Six-Day War and was the first neighborhood built in East Jerusalem after the Six-Day War in 1967. The international community considers Israeli settlements in East Jerusalem illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.

Located at 31.8026, 35.2235 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods of Jerusalem

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

Mir yeshiva (Jerusalem)

The Mir yeshiva, known as the Mirrer Yeshiva or The Mir, is an Orthodox Jewish yeshiva in Jerusalem, Israel. With over 7,500 single and married students, it is the largest yeshiva in Israel. Many of the students are from the United States and Canada. It is also believed to be the largest yeshiva in the world. Rabbi Nosson Tzvi Finkel was the rosh yeshiva of the yeshiva in Jerusalem until his death on November 8, 2011. He is succeeded by his son, Rabbi Eliezer Yehuda Finkel.

Located at 31.7885, 35.2239 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Orthodox yeshivas in Jerusalem, Educational institutions established in 1944

EYAHT

EYAHT, is a full-time college for advanced Jewish learning for women in Jerusalem, Israel. Geared to unaffiliated, college-educated and professional women aged 22-30 from English-speaking countries, EYAHT introduces women to the basics of Torah Judaism and encourages them to integrate Torah values into their lives. Most of its students are inspired to become baalot teshuva ("returnees to the faith"), marry and establish their own Torah-observant homes. EYAHT has over 2,000 alumnae.

Located at 31.7968, 35.2113 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Colleges in Israel, Baalei teshuva institutions, Orthodox Jewish schools for women, Educational institutions established in 1984

Bukharim quarter

The Bukharim quarter (Skhunat HaBukharim) is a neighborhood in the center of Jerusalem, Israel. Many of the residents today are Haredi Jews. The quarter borders Tel Arza on the west, the Shmuel HaNavi neighborhood on the north, Arzei HaBira on the east and Geula on the south.

Located at 31.7929, 35.2187 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods of Jerusalem, Orthodox Jewish communities in Jerusalem

Arzei HaBira

Arzei Habira is a Haredi neighborhood in Jerusalem, Israel. It is bordered by Ma'alot Dafna to the north, Shmuel HaNavi to the west, Beit Yisrael to the south, and Road 1 and Sheikh Jarrah to the east.

Located at 31.7931, 35.2237 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods 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

Zikhron Moshe

Zikhron Moshe is a Haredi neighborhood in the center of Jerusalem, Israel. Zikhron Moshe was founded in 1905. It is located between Meah Shearim and Geula. The first inhabitants were secular teachers. It was one of several neighborhoods in Jerusalem named for Sir Moses Montefiore.

Located at 31.7874, 35.2167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods of Jerusalem

Sanhedria Murhevet

Sanhedria HaMurhevet is a Haredi neighborhood in Jerusalem, Israel. Its name translates as "expanded Sanhedria". The neighborhood was founded in 1970 as a northern expansion of Sanhedria. The neighborhood is horseshoe-shaped. As of 2007 it has 784 residences. The neighborhood is closed to automobile traffic on Shabbat and Jewish holidays. Sanhedria Murhevet is home to Yeshivat Tiferet Zvi, Yeshiva Toras Moshe, Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim, the Jerusalem Kollel, and Kollel Meshech Chochma.

Located at 31.802, 35.218 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods of Jerusalem

Sanhedria

Sanhedria is a Haredi neighborhood in northern Jerusalem, Israel. It lies east of Golda Meir Street and adjacent to Ramat Eshkol, Shmuel HaNavi, Maalot Dafna and the Sanhedria Cemetery. The neighborhood is named after the Tombs of the Sanhedrin, an elaborate underground complex of rock-cut tombs constructed in the 1st century and thought to be the burial place of the members of the Sanhedrin.

Located at 31.7984, 35.2208 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods of Jerusalem

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

Kikar HaShabbat

Kikar HaShabbat, sometimes known in the Haredi community as Kikar Shabbos, is a major intersection joining five streets in Jerusalem, Israel, between the Haredi neighborhoods of Meah Shearim and Geula. These are: Yehezkel Street from the north, Malkhei Yisrael Street from the west, Mea Shearim Street from the east, Straus Street from the southeast, and Yisha'ayahu Street from the southwest.

Located at 31.7883, 35.2186 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Squares in Jerusalem

Beit Yisrael

Beit Yisrael is a predominantly Haredi neighborhood in central Jerusalem, Israel. It is located just north of Mea Shearim. The name Beit Yisrael is taken from the verse in Ezekiel 36:10, in which Ezekiel prophesies to the hills and mountains of Israel, "I shall make numerous on you the people, the entire House of Israel; the cities will be reinhabited and the ruins will be rebuilt.

Located at 31.7889, 35.2228 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Orthodox Jewish communities in Jerusalem

Ezrat Torah

Ezrat Torah is a Haredi neighborhood in northern Jerusalem. It is bordered by Kiryat Sanz on the west, Golda Meir Blvd. on the north and east, and Tel Arza on the south.

Located at 31.7972, 35.2136 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods of Jerusalem

Tel Arza

Tel Arza is a Hareidi neighborhood in northern Jerusalem. It is bordered by Ezrat Torah on the north and west, Golda Meir Blvd. on the East, and Bar Ilan St. and Yirmiyahu St. on the South. Tel Arza was established in 1931, as part of the expansion experienced in the Old Yishuv while recovering from the 1929 Palestine riots. Its name is taken from the Mishna, where it is described as a place where Jews were murdered.

Located at 31.795, 35.2153 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods of Jerusalem

Ma'alot Dafna

Ma’alot Dafna is a Jewish neighborhood in northern Jerusalem. It borders the neighborhood of Shmuel HaNavi to the west, Ammunition Hill to the east, Ramat Eshkol to the north and Arzei HaBira to the south.

Located at 31.7962, 35.2257 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods of Jerusalem

Kiryat Sanz, Jerusalem

Kiryat Sanz is a Haredi Jewish neighborhood in Jerusalem, Israel. It is located in the northwestern part of Jerusalem. The neighborhood was established in 1965 by Jewish immigrants from Sanz in Galicia, largely as a center for their followers. The neighborhood is bordered by the neighborhoods Kiryat Belz and Ezrat Torah.

Located at 31.798, 35.211 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods of Jerusalem

Bar-Ilan Street

Bar-Ilan Street is a section of Route 417 between Yirmiyahu Street and Hativat HarEl Street in northern Jerusalem, Israel. It is a major artery that runs through a heavily Ultra-Orthodox neighborhood. Bar-Ilan Street has become a symbol of the battle between secular Jews and Haredi residents of the neighborhood who want the street closed to vehicular traffic on Shabbat.

Located at 31.7942, 35.2164 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Streets in Jerusalem

Sanhedria Cemetery

Not to be confused with the Tombs of the Sanhedrin. Sanhedria Cemetery is a 27-dunam Jewish burial ground in the Sanhedria neighborhood of Jerusalem, adjacent to the intersection of Levi Eshkol Boulevard, Shmuel HaNavi Street, and Bar-Ilan Street. Unlike the Mount of Olives and Har HaMenuchot cemeteries that are located on the outer edges of the city, Sanhedria Cemetery is situated in the heart of western Jerusalem, in close proximity to residential housing.

Located at 31.797, 35.221 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Jewish cemeteries in Jerusalem, 1948 establishments in Israel