Jewish Quarter Of The Old City Of Jerusalem
31 46'34 "N 35 13'56" E / 31.77611, 35.23222
The Jewish Quarter is one of the four traditional quarters of the Old City of Jerusalem. It is in the southeastern part of the city walls and extends from the Zion Gate to the south and along the Armenian Quarter to the west to the Cardo in the north and to the Western Wall and Temple Mount to the east.
The area had a rich history of a continuous Jewish presence since Roman times. In 1948 , its population of 2,000 Jews was besieged and forced the mass start. The neighborhood remained dominated Transjordan until its conquest by the paratroopers Israel during the Six Day War in 1967. The district was found ransacked and old synagogues had been destroyed there. The area was restored. Its population is now more than 5000 persons and institutions for education include them installed.
Summary |
The essential site of the district is the "Wailing Wall" before which is a large empty plaza, which serves as a synagogue in the open, facing south, crushed sun, where no tree is found, not every square inch shade. It is customary to write a prayer on a slip of paper and slip it between the stones. Monday and Thursday mornings are held ceremonies Bar Mitzvah and installs there for the occasion with large umbrellas. Some religious Jews leave the plaza backwards not to turn back to the shrine. To access the Kotel, it must pass under a gantry as security at the airport. Friday night reigns a great animation, students yeshivas down together at the Kotel singing. There are also prayers in the middle of the night (Tikkun Chatzot: lamenting the destruction of the temple).
Overlooking the Western Wall on the path of 'Hourba, a showcase home to a menorah , a replica of the one that adorned the Temple.
The 'Hourba ( = ruin)
The large stone arch of the 'Hourba, built after the Six Day War of 1967, was for decades one of the emblematic places of the district. But it no longer exists. It was dismantled in the mid-2000s to allow the reconstruction of the 'synagogue' Hourba "destroyed under Jordanian occupation and rinaugure March 15, 2010.
 Synagogue 'Hourba before 1948 |  the ark of the synagogue 'Hourba (built in 1977) |  removal of the ark (January 6, 2006) |  the synagogue under reconstruction (summer 2008) |
Miscellaneous
Right next to the 'Hurva, below, is located Ramban Synagogue. There is other synagogues in the neighborhood, especially the group of four Sephardic synagogues it is possible to visit (entrance fee). Are exposed in a showcase a shophar and a flask of oil to be used at the coming of the Messiah.
Also found in this neighborhood yeshivas , as well as archaeological remains, such as the Cardo Maximus, which was the main north-south street in Roman times, or "wall off" a remnant of the walls of successive of the city, and small museums. On the square Batei Mahase ( he: = hospices), before the arches of the House of Rothschild (1871), we can see the remains of columns monumental indeterminate origin dating back to Roman times, which has been calculated that were about 10 meters high, and the entries therein show that they were part of a colonnade at least four columns Trails The visit of the major sites of the neighborhood can be done easily by following the arrows marked "" (meaning "visit the neighborhood"). each step a plate (These ceramic plates were made by Israeli artist Lorna Sakalovsky): left on the front of the 4 Sephardic synagogues, plate "2 Sephardi Synagogues" right of the door plate "12 Karait SYNAGOGUE" right of the door plate "12 Karait SYNAGOGUE" 
References
See also
Jewish Quarter 
Jewish Muslim Quarter Christian Quarter Armenian Quarter Temple Mount Doors
(Designated by numbers on map)
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