Chanukah in Mamilla

The Mamilla Mall opened its indoor section and for Hanukah holiday they filled it up with artistic (and even musical) Chanukiahs (Menorah).








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In Mamilla

Went to the Mamilla outdoor shopping arcade today. It's much better than when it first opened. More stores have opened, the indoor mall is starting to shape up. A lot of people are walking around.

The Steimetzky's has a great childrens section.



The only thing missing is a meat restaurant!


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Jerusalem Day

The Jerusalem Day parade was yesterday, but today is actually Jerusalem Day - the celebrations are moved a day earlier so that the Parade doesn't happen on Friday (right before the Sabbath).

The Parade began on King George Street and ended at the Kotel by way of Agron Street.

All these pictures are from Agron Street.

I don't know how many people marched, but the parade took nearly 2 hours for everyone to walk on by. The entire road was packed from top to bottom (and on King George, Mamilla, all the way to the Kotel).

Many of the marchers in the parade held up signs supporting a united Jerusalem (and against a 2-State solution) as they passed the American Consulate on Agron Street.

The US Consulate, at the start of the parade

The bottom of Agron, where it intersects with Mamilla

The bottom of Agron, looking up to King George Street

Dancing during the Parade

A policeman breaking open and checking a suspicious vehicle alongside the parade route

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Lighting Up in the Old City

While there were signs up everywhere that the Old City would be closed and to use the free, public transportation to get there during the Passover holiday, the municipality forgot to mention that the roads around the Old City would be, for the most part, closed too, and just to avoid those areas if you were going out.

After some fancy maneuvering, we parked under Kikar Safra.

Every night, the city offered a spectacular lights and fireworks display all evening along the walls near Jaffa Gate (Sh'ar Yafo). People filled up the entire area to watch.



Even the tunnel alongside the Old City (between Mamilla and Jaffa Gate) was closed up and filled to capacity with people watching the extravaganza.




And of course, here is our regular update on the progress of the rebuilding of the Hurva synagogue.

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On Exits

There's still plenty more to see in the Old City, and we'll be revisiting there in the future to photograph more streets and track the progress of the reconstruction of the Hurva Synagogue.

In the meantime, here is (temporarily) one last picture of Jaffa Gate (Sha'ar Yafo) and the Old City walls at night (with Mamilla village at the bottom).

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Finishing Up Sukkot in Mamilla

This (or maybe one more post) will finish up our Sukkot round-up for this year.

As always, you can send us an email if there is a specific Jerusalem street you'd like to see pictures of.


Here are 2 Sukkas in the new Mamilla shopping mall (which by the way, just opened a new section up that happens to have a great store for kids educational toys).


You should see the views from their Sukkahs.




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The Sounds and Lights of Jerusalem

The Tower of David has a tone of its own, flowing out of its ancient stones, beauty and history. It is an extraordinary blend of modernity and antiquity.

The tones of this fortress continuously change with the lighting, time and seasons, allowing us to make a new acquaintance with this ancient fortress and always treating us with brand new perspective.

I was there the other day with a friend. We started with parking the car at the shiny new parking lot at the new Mamila shopping center.

As we stepped out of the elevator on the shopping floor, we felt this special vibe and saw this incredible view of the old and new City of Jerusalem.

We walked into the Tower of David, and entered an amazing world of sounds and light; and a special special feeling of Jerusalem which cannot be explained, only experienced.

Article by Sara Black. Pictures by Na'amit Leavitt

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The Mamilla Promenade

We just spent the afternoon in the new Mamilla shopping center.

Just opposite the Jaffa Gate and the exclusive neighborhood of Ir David, at the corner of King David Street a new shopping center has opened.

For the moment, parking in the clean, expansive, and well-lit garage is free and hopefully will continue to stay that way. The roof arcade is all that is open so far, and it is already filled halfway with clothing stores, cafes and restaurants. The layout of the mall itself is well done with an eye towards creating panoramic observations points all along the path between the stores – and even in the stores and shops themselves.

What was truly exciting was walking to the Jaffa Gate promenade and looking around at the view. What was once a dingy crossroad has turned in an elegant and attractive combination of beautiful buildings and green areas all directed towards and flowing nicely alongside the walls of the Old City.

There are even rumors that French investors are planning to take it further and turn Agron Street into an Israeli Champs Elysees.

While living in this particular neighborhood may be beyond the means of the average person (Israeli or tourist), the view and amenities are open to all to enjoy and appreciate.

I definitely recommend stopping here on your way to the Kotel.

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