How Large Is The Jewish Quarter?
Since 1967, there has been an ongoing concretization of the current quarter system in Jerusalem. Official maps can be found across the Old City showing an official delineation between the “four quarters.” Of course this bolsters the false notion that the current size of the Jewish Quarter is historically accurate. It is not. Up until […]
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Understanding How To Stop The Next Old City Attack
On August 14th a lone gun man shot 8 pedestrians just outside of Jerusalem’s Old City and then fled into the Shiloach neighborhood (aka Silwan) of Jerusalem. This neighborhood sits opposite of the City of David on the Eastern side of the Kidron Valley. While at one time Shiloach was a majority Jewish neighborhood, the […]
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Strategic Shiloach Heights Park Unveiled
After nearly 11 months of planning and execution, the Shiloach Heights Garden and Park has been unveiled. Ever since the acquisition of three large buildings on the top of the Shiloach, the neighborhood has seen a radical change. A large green space existed for the first time, buttressed to the top and below by Jewish […]
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Enough is enough! Attacks by Arabs on Jews in the Shiloach (or anywhere) is UNACCEPTABLE
A few years ago, I was on a plane and sitting next to me was a girl from Alabama who had never met a Jew in her life. I of course had plenty to say as we flew from New York to Miami. While talking about the Oslo nightmare “so called peace accords”, I mentioned to […]
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The Shiloah Faces Its Day In Court
After numerous court appearances and rulings against the illegal Arab squatters, the lawyers representing the squatters are now trying to claim – “statute of limitations” in order to try and keep Arab squatters from being evicted from old Jewish Yemenite properties.The Supreme court of Israel heard arguments on both sides and seemed to challenge the Arab lawyer on many […]
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AFSI returns “HOME” – first to break Corona blockade
Americans For A Safe Israel (AFSI) led today by Judy Kalish (daughter of Helen Freedman zl) is the first group in over 2 years to come into Israel and to tour once again with Ateret Cohanim. This wonderful group full of vibrant ideological activists (referred to as the American “Women in Green” by Daniel Luria) have been regulars in […]
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Hachnasat Sefer Torah in Shiloach – TORAH AND JEWISH LIFE ARE ALIVE AND WELL – thanks to the Bergers
In August of 1938 during the Arab pogroms in Jerusalem, the Yemenite Synagogue complex in the Shiloach was desecrated, looted, ransacked and Torah scrolls were burnt and torn. The shocking picture was forever etched in our memories by the famous picture of Shlomo Zeevi (Father of Rechavam Zeevi’s h”yd) who visited the site with British police protection, […]
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Cleaning Up Beit Prachim – What’s Next?
Beit Prachim is one of the few properties under the auspices of Ateret Cohanim with a sizable courtyard. More than that, it is one of the few places in the Old City where one can feel as if they are sitting in the middle of a wooded park, yet still in the middle of a […]
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From the Shiloach to Damascus Gate, The Ramadan Riots Are Here
The ongoing rioting in many areas of eastern Jerusalem, especially in the Shiloach (Silwan) and the Damascus Gate area by Arabs during Ramadan reached its height over Shabbat. With constant attacks on Jewish pedestrians, along with molotov cocktails and rock throwing, Arab mobs have been hard to hold back after a full day of instigation […]
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JERUSALEM UPDATE: 15 Families Move Into Three New Buildings
In the early morning hours on Thursday, 15 Jewish families moved into three new buildings located in the strategic Shiloach (Jewish Silwan or Yemenite Village) neighborhood. The entry operation to the three buildings had to be carried out during the night in order to limit the danger from neighborhood Arabs who have been known to […]
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