having to work hard and long to afford necessities that are often more expensive than anywhere else in the world, everyone I met was living life to the fullest with positivity and a smile."} 5f:{"position":3,"content":"When I had to move to a more central location, Rehavia was the ideal choice. Located in the middle of Jerusalem with a predominantly Anglo population, I thought surely this would be home. I found a great place with a friend from the army but when our landlord raised the rent it became unaffordable, and I was on the move again. Rehavia is beautiful, but us locals complain that the Americans and French buy apartments and only live in them for one or two weeks a year, shooting property prices through the roof. So I moved to a small but nice place in Nahlaot, the central and eclectic neighborhood right next to the Mahane Yehuda market (known as “the shouk”) where I still live today."} 61:T4ca,

Nahlaot is remarkable because of its location and diversity. It is a microcosm for the whole of Israel, bringing together the secular and the religious, hippy and preppy, young and old, Ethiopian, Ashkenazi, Sephardi, Anglo and Russian. One thing’s for sure: Nahlaot isn’t boring. It’s an in-demand neighborhood with construct

No gold in Jerusalem

Many Jerusalemites are willing to live with paltry salaries in order to live in the Holy City.