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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 422

German Colony

The exterior of the Lev Smadar movie theater in Jerusalem's German Colony, which is threatening to close after 95 years of operation (Courtesy Jerusalem Film Fund)
July 28, 2023, 10:07 am
Doors may close on German Colony’s 95-year cinema Lev Smadar
Jerusalem neighborhood movie theater that opened in the 1920s has battled rental contracts, neighbors and renovations
By Jessica Steinberg
From Hilla Ben-Ari's video 'Seed,' for Videonale #1 in Haifa, through June 2023 (Courtesy Mediterranean Biennale)
June 1, 2023, 1:34 am
Haifa artworks can be seen on the way to work (or school)
Curators launch Videonale, the first video biennale focused on female art
By Jessica Steinberg
Police at the scene of a shooting in Jerusalem, November 14, 2021 (Yonathan Sindel/Flash90)
November 14, 2021, 2:26 pm
1 man shot dead, 1 wounded in Jerusalem’s German Colony; shooter at large
Second man stable after incident in residential neighborhood; police believe killing was premeditated hit, not terror; all involved said to be East Jerusalem Palestinians
By ToI Staff
Adolf Hitler Uunona (Twitter)
December 3, 2020, 8:01 pm
Politician named Adolf Hitler wins local election in Namibia
Adolf Hitler Uunona says his father, who named him, ‘probably did not understand what Adolf Hitler stood for’; he assures his constituents he has no plans for world domination
By ToI Staff
The southeastern view of the planned railway station development project in Jerusalem (Courtesy Jerusalem municipality)
November 11, 2020, 10:50 am
Soho, Jerusalem: Huge plan puts old train station on track to be new city center
Developers of massive project around First Station include Erel Margalit and Rami Levy, each with acres of land to develop apartments, offices, hotels and retail space
By Jessica Steinberg
A glimpse at what Emek Refaim Street in the German Colony neighborhood of Jerusalem might look like with the light rail running through it. (Courtesy Refaim BaMoshavot)
April 21, 2018, 12:24 pm
Local struggle over light rail intensifies in Jerusalem’s German Colony
Two citizen groups go head-to-head on whether or not to a place section of track down Emek Refaim Street, the heart of the upscale neighborhood
By Jessica Steinberg
The rooftop infinity pool at Isrotel's newest hotel, The Orient, in Jerusalem. (Courtesy Ori Akerman)
October 7, 2017, 12:04 pm
Jerusalem’s newest luxury hotel opens with a touch of the ‘Orient’
The Isrotel group’s latest 243-room retreat in the capital’s historic Germany Colony preserves the old with upscale accommodations
By Jessica Steinberg
Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem soccer team fan and social worker Gil Hochstein spoke passionately about what the fan-owned team does for its cadre of owners during a Mekudehshet festival walking tour Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
September 10, 2017, 5:23 am
Seeing another Jerusalem, off the beaten tracks
Dreamers, teachers, carob trees, and community gardens are all part of the five-hour Mekudeshet festival treks through the capital
By Jessica Steinberg
Photo distributed by the Jerusalem City Hall demonstrating how Emek Refaim Street will look with a new planned light rail line. (Jerusalem City Hall)
December 1, 2016, 5:35 pm
Jerusalem City Hall announces light rail line to run on Emek Refaim St.
Mayor tells worried locals Blue Line will improve quality of life, economy, won’t harm character of German Colony neighborhood
By ToI Staff
The exterior of the extensively renovated and restored W Tel Aviv-Jaffa (Courtesy of W Tel Aviv-Jaffa)
December 3, 2015, 1:03 pm
Hotels look to the past for a new take on luxury
Two hotels still under construction, the W Tel Aviv-Jaffa and Isrotel’s Jerusalem Residence, make use of historical buildings as part of their accommodations
By Jessica Steinberg
The extended community of the American Colony posing in the Tombs of the Kings in Jerusalem. The community continued to pose for group photographs, a valuable chronological source for descendants and researchers, documenting the transformative eras of their eccentric communal and personal lives. (photo credit: Courtesy American Colony Archive Collections, reproduction from dry plate glass)
April 23, 2014, 4:24 pm
From commune to oasis: Postcards from the American Colony
The landmark hotel on the ‘seam’ between east and west Jerusalem unveils its archives, illustrating a tumultuous, passionate, and sometimes eccentric history
By Jessica Steinberg
Sandel House (photo credit: Shmuel Bar-Am)
April 6, 2013, 11:12 am
A German colony in Jerusalem
Persecuted and excommunicated, the Templers believed the Day of Judgment was near. Naturally, they headed for the Holy Land
By Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am
From chef Shai Lee (Courtesy Dan Lev Studio)
September 7, 2012, 8:51 am
Tastes on the town
Food-and-art events to sink your teeth into
By Jessica Steinberg
Lori Silberman Brauner
August 27, 2012, 2:51 pm
Lori Silberman Brauner
Jewish women, Arab men
What excuse could there possibly be for beating a person almost to the point of death?
Stephen Kuperberg
July 11, 2012, 11:35 am
Stephen Kuperberg
Keep it complicated, stupid
Good, complicated Israel advocacy should provide an effective kick in the pants
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