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Porat Yosef Yeshiva is a Sephardic yeshiva in both the Old City and the Geula neighborhood in Jerusalem. Yeshivat Ohel Moed in Jerusalem in 1904 was the forerunner to Porat Yosef Yeshiva. Harari-Raful opened another yeshiva in 1918 that merged with Porat Yosef in 1923.
In May 1948, shortly after the start of the Israel War of Independence, the yeshiva building was attacked and destroyed by the Arab Legion.
The Hurva Synagogue is a historic synagogue located in the Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem.
Founded in the early 18th century by followers of Judah HeHasid on the ruins of a 15th century synagogue, but was destroyed a few years later in 1720 by Ottoman authorities.
Founded in the early 18th century by followers of Judah HeHasid on the ruins of a 15th century synagogue, but was destroyed a few years later in 1720 by Ottoman authorities.
Hurva became Jerusalem's main Ashkenazic synagogue, until it too was destroyed by the Arab Legion during the fighting in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.
Pictured: Arab Legion soldier posing in the ruins of the Hurva Synagogue, Jerusalem.
Pictured: Arab Legion soldier posing in the ruins of the Hurva Synagogue, Jerusalem.
58 synagogues, some hundreds of years old, were destroyed, their contents looted and desecrated during the capture of Jerusalem in 1948 by the Arab Legion. The Jewish cemetery on the Mount of Olives, where Jews had been burying their dead for over 2500 years, was ransacked.
In direct contravention of the 1949 armistice agreements, Jordan did not permit Jews access to their holy sites or to the Jewish cemetery on the Mount of Olives.
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Christians didn't fair much better. They were allowed access to their holy sites, but subject to restrictions under Jordanian law, including limits on the numbers of Christian pilgrims permitted into the Old City and Bethlehem during Christmas and Easter.
Christian were prohibited from buying real estate in Jerusalem. Schools were subject to strict controls. They were required to teach in Arabic, close on Friday, & teach the Koran. At the same time, they were not allowed to teach Christian religious material to non-Christians.
After Israel captured East Jerusalem, a number of plans were submitted for the design of a new building for Hurva. After years of deliberation and indecision, a commemorative arch was erected instead at the site in 1977, itself becoming a prominent landmark of the Jewish Quarter.
The plan to rebuild the synagogue in its 19th-century style received approval by the Israeli Government in 2000, and the newly rebuilt synagogue was dedicated on March 15, 2010.
As for Porat Yosef, Israeli architect Moshe Safdie designed a new campus on the yeshiva's original site in the Old City.
The new building, based on the original design, blends tradition with modern styling. The stone walls echo the dominant building material of Jerusalem.
The new building, based on the original design, blends tradition with modern styling. The stone walls echo the dominant building material of Jerusalem.
Previous photo is the Geula location. This is the old city location.
The Jewish cemetery on the Mount of Olives is the largest & most important in the world, extending over 250 dunams, constituting in effect a national & religious pantheon for the Jewish people containing the tombs of the illustrious dead of the nation over the course of 3,000 yrs
