“The shuk is one of the symbols of Jerusalem,” said Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion. “There’s no tourist who comes to Jerusalem and doesn’t visit the shuk as well.”
Mahaneh Yehuda market in Jerusalem recently celebrated its 100th anniversary with festivity, facing challenges in maintaining its traditional identity amid rapid modernization.
Jerusalem Affairs: Mahaneh Yehuda was originally registered with the British Mandate authorities in June 1922, meaning the 100th birthday celebrations are delayed.
When I was doing the walks in Mahaneh Yehuda, the vendors started calling me “The shuk lady,” so I have on my computer my unfinished cookbook titled The Shuk Lady Cooks.
Some of the movers and shakers who lived in Israel's capital city.
In advance of Jerusalem Day, marking 56 years since the city’s unification, the Magazine brings you a tapestry of 10 of Jerusalem’s iconic places and people, in alphabetical order.
The terrorist was Hatem Abu Nijmeh, an east Jerusalem resident who was unknown to security forces but has a history of mental illness.
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