Jerusalem Municipality

Art for hope’s sake: the Manofim Jerusalem Contemporary Art Festival

The 16th edition of the Manofim arts festival spreads its soothing arms far and wide.

06/07/2024

With prizes totaling NIS 130,000, the Jerusalem Grand Chess Championship to kick off in September

The event will be concluded by a massive simultaneous chess event, where 1,000 players of all ages will compete at the same time. 

For Jerusalem to flourish, both secular and traditional Jews must stay

To ensure that Jerusalem does not continue to weaken, it must not only provide ways for some of its residents to be buried well, but it must also assure that all those who live here, can live well.

By TOVA HERZL
04/06/2024

Wheeling and dealing: Bicycle activism in Jerusalem

Oren Lotan is the projects manager for the Jerusalem Transportation Master Plan Team (JTMPT), working to improve transportation in Jerusalem.

28/04/2024

Nicky Cregor: A British olah with a profound impact on Israel

Nicky Cregor made aliyah at 19 and went on to receive a degree in social work from the University of Haifa. Now, she's assumed a new administrative post at the Jerusalem Municipality.

By LEAH HAKIMIAN
14/04/2024

Second round of municipal election held in 35 cities

Haifa was the biggest city to be holding a second round. Other cities include Ariel, Beit Shemesh, Harish, Rehovot, Ramle, Kiryat Gat, Pardes Hannah–Karkur, Nes Tziyona, and Binyamina-Givat Ada.

What the key players think of Jerusalem's municipal elections

The post of mayor and 30 city council seats were at stake in determining Jerusalem’s future.

09/03/2024

Jerusalem municipal elections: Who won? What happens next?

Jerusalem barely turned out to the polls for the municipal elections. What happens next?

02/03/2024

De-meow-crat-ya: Taking my cat to vote in municipal elections

I decided to take my cat Medici – full name: HaRav Medici di Cuddlebutt Reich, a staunch supporter of Shas – to vote in the Jerusalem municipal elections.

02/03/2024

Lion victorious in Jerusalem in landslide victory; Huldai wins in Tel Aviv

With the majority of ballots counted, the incumbents of Israel's two largest cities cling to victory and are set to serve for another five years.

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