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Jerusalem Related Links
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The Knesset
The house of representatives of the State of Israel. It is uni-cameral and has 120 Members representing numerous lists that are elected in general, country-wide, proportional elections once every four years |
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The New Jerusalem Foundation
A non-profit organization, dedicated to raising funds and resources to help meet the growing needs of Jerusalem's residents. Working closely with the Municipality of Jerusalem, the foundation, its Board of Directors
headed by Adv. Yehudah Raveh, its chairman Mayor Uri Lupolianski, and its Director General Zvi Raviv, strives to enhance the quality of life for Jerusalemites.
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Yad Sarah
Yad Sarah, the largest voluntary organization in Israel, provides a spectrum of free or nominal cost services designed to make life easier for sick, disabled and elderly people and their families. |
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The Hebrew University
The dream of establishing a "University of the Jewish People" in the Land of Israel formed an integral part of the early Zionist vision. With the acquisition of the Gray Hill estate atop Mount Scopus, and the laying of the cornerstone for the university-to-be in 1918, the realization of the dream was on its way
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The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Originally founded as a safe haven for the great European
Jewish virtuosos and one of the best symphonic orchestras in the world today. Producing innovative and exciting concert-
seasons, strengthening its ties with the community and expanding its activities for musical
education.
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The Israel Museum
Founded in 1965, the Israel Museum today has achieved world
class status with collections ranging from prehistoric archaeology through contemporary art
and with a dynamic roster of temporary exhibitions, publications, and educational activities.
It is the leading cultural institution in Israel and is one of the largest encyclopedic museums
in the world. |
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The Western Wall Live Webcam
In 1988, the government of Israel established the Western Wall Heritage Foundation. The Foundation's objective is to convey to all segments of the Jewish people the values inherent in the heritage of the Western Wall, to preserve and develop the Western Wall and its Tunnels, and to develop educational frameworks that make Jews everywhere feel closer to Jerusalem. |
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Liberation of Temple Mount and Western Wall
Historic Live Broadcast on Voice of Israel Radio, June 7th, 1967. Re-broadcasted by IsraCast on Jerusalem-Day, June 2005. Hear the sounds of gunfire, the footsteps of Israeli soldiers as they draw closer and closer and as General Uzi Narkiss instructs them and asks to be shown where the Western Wall stands. Hear a triumphant Brigadier General Shlomo Goren, later to become the Chief Rabbi of Israel, as he recites the memorial prayer and sound the shofar, as Israeli soldiers weep with sorrow over their comrades killed in combat. |
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General Uzi Narkiss
A historic radio interview with General Uzi Narkiss taken on June 7th - one day after the Six-Day War, describing the battle for Jerusalem. |
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Yad Vashem
Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority, is Israel’s national Holocaust memorial. It was established in 1953 by an act of the Israeli Knesset. Yad Vashem is a vast complex of museums, unique outdoor monuments, exhibition halls along with a major archives, library and other resource centers extending over 45 acres. |
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Tower of David
One of the most beautiful and original locations for a museum anywhere in the world and the best introduction to 4,000 years of Jerusalem's rich and colorful history.
Located in the magnificently restored citadel, the museum stands in the heart of Jerusalem at a point where the city's ancient history to the east meets the blossoming new city of Jerusalem to the west.
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