Arzei Habira () is a

Haredi Haredi Judaism (, ) is a branch of Orthodox Judaism that is characterized by its strict interpretation of religious sources and its accepted (Jewish law) and traditions, in opposition to more accommodating values and practices. Its members are ...

neighborhood in

Jerusalem Jerusalem is a city in the Southern Levant, on a plateau in the Judaean Mountains between the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean and the Dead Sea. It is one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest cities in the world, and ...

. It is bordered by Ma'alot Dafna to the north, Shmuel HaNavi to the west,

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to the south, and Road 1 and

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to the east.

Etymology

Arzei Habira literally means "Cedars of the Capital", referring to Jerusalem.

History

Arzei Habira was established after the 1967

Six-Day War The Six-Day War, also known as the June War, 1967 Arab–Israeli War or Third Arab–Israeli War, was fought between Israel and a coalition of Arab world, Arab states, primarily United Arab Republic, Egypt, Syria, and Jordan from 5 to 10June ...

in an area which had previously been classified as no-man's land bordering

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. It was originally considered a sub-neighborhood of Ma'alot Dafna, which was developed around the same time, although it developed its own character and is now known as a separate neighborhood. It is a densely developed area of high quality apartment housing situated around a large, central grass park. It is home to more than 200 families.

Archaeology

In 2012, construction work revealed the façade of a previously undiscovered burial cave. While excavation inside was not feasible, the intricate style of the facade, likely designed in the

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, indicates its probable association with a larger group of elaborate Jewish burial caves dating back to the late Second Temple period.

Notable residents

*Mordechai Shakovitsky was the rabbi of Arzei Habira as well as the

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for neighboring Yeshivat Ohr Somayach from 1977 until his death in 1998. *

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, aide to Rabbi

Yosef Shalom Eliashiv Yosef Shalom Elyashiv (; 10 April 1910 – 18 July 2012) was a Haredi rabbi and ''posek'' (arbiter of Jewish law) who lived in Jerusalem. Until his death at the age of 102, Rav Elyashiv was the paramount leader of both Israel and the Diaspora ...

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, rosh yeshiva,

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, rosh yeshiva, Yeshiva Aderes HaTorah *

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References

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