Geula ( lit. ''Redemption'') is a neighborhood in the center of

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, populated mainly by

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 ...

Jews. Geula is bordered by

Zikhron Moshe Zikhron Moshe (, lit. ''Memorial for Moses'') is a Haredi Judaism, Haredi neighborhood in central Jerusalem. The neighborhood is bordered by Geula to the north, Mekor Baruch to the west, David Yellin Street to the south, and Mea Shearim to the eas ...

and

Mekor Baruch Mekor Baruch (, lit., "blessed source" or "fountain of blessing") also spelled Makor Baruch, is a neighborhood in Jerusalem. The neighborhood is bordered by Malkhei Yisrael Street to the north, Sarei Yisrael Street to the west, Jaffa Road to the ...

on the west, the Bukharim neighborhood on the north,

Mea Shearim Mea Shearim (, lit., "hundred gates"; contextually, "a hundred fold", Ashkenazi Hebrew and Yiddish pronunciation: Meye Shorim) is one of the oldest Ashkenazi neighborhoods in Jerusalem outside of the Old City. It is populated by Ashkenazi Hared ...

on the east and the Jerusalem city center on the south.

History

Geula was established in 1927–28. It was originally a mixed neighborhood of secular and religious Jews. The British consul to Jerusalem,

James Finn James Finn (1806–1872) was a British Consul in Jerusalem, in the then Ottoman Empire (1846–1863). Biography James Finn arrived in Palestine 1845 with his wife Elizabeth Anne Finn. Finn was a devout Christian who belonged to the London So ...

, built his home in the area in 1855, employing

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labor. It was the third building constructed outside the walls of the Old City.Jerusalem neighborhoods
, Eiferman Properties Ltd. Geula was developed by banker Avraham Chasidoff (founder of Israel Discount Bank) who named the main street after his eldest daughter, Geul
Interview with Geula
Geula was named for the neighborhood's main street, Geula Street, now

Malkhei Yisrael Street Malkhei Yisrael Street (, ''Rechov Malkhei Yisrael'', lit. "Kings of Israel Street"), also spelled Malchei Yisrael, is an east–west street in the Geula neighborhood of north-central Jerusalem. Its eastern flank, which abuts Mea Shearim Street at ...

. Geula Street was the commercial center for various local communities such as

Kerem Avraham Kerem Avraham, in English Abraham's Vineyard, is a neighbourhood near Geula in central Jerusalem, founded in 1855. It is bounded by Malkhei Yisrael Street, Yechezkel Street, Tzefanya Street, and the Schneller Compound. The 1855 mission house ...

, Yagiya Kapayim,

, Batei Horenstein, and the Achva neighborhood. Today these communities are collectively known as the Geula neighborhood. Malkhei Yisrael Street is lined with dozens of small shops. The neighborhood is home to many

yeshiva A yeshiva (; ; pl. , or ) is a traditional Jewish educational institution focused on the study of Rabbinic literature, primarily the Talmud and halacha (Jewish law), while Torah and Jewish philosophy are studied in parallel. The stu ...

s and

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Landmarks

Kikar HaShabbat is the main intersection. The

Zion Blumenthal Orphanage Zion Blumenthal Orphanage (, Zion Blumenthal Home Jerusalem) is an Orthodox Jewish orphanage and educational institution in Jerusalem. Founded in 1900, it is the oldest active orphanage in Israel. History The orphanage was founded near the Bukh ...

, founded in 1900, and Camp Schneller – formerly the

Schneller Orphanage Schneller Orphanage, also called the Syrian Orphanage, was a German Protestant orphanage that operated in Jerusalem from 1860 to 1940. It was one of the first structures to be built outside the Old City of Jerusalem – the others being Kerem ...

, founded in 1860 – became part of Geula as the neighborhood expanded. The Gur yeshiva, with a

beit midrash A ''beth midrash'' (, "house of learning"; : ''batei midrash''), also ''beis medrash'' or ''beit midrash'', is a hall dedicated for Torah study, often translated as a "study hall". It is distinct from a synagogue (''beth knesseth''), although ...

of 10,000 seats, is also in Geula. The neighborhood is also home to Kretshme, Jerusalem's first Haredi

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Notable residents

Ada Yonath Ada E. Yonath (, ; born 22 June 1939) is an Israeli crystallographer and Nobel laureate in Chemistry, best known for her pioneering work on the structure of ribosomes. She is the current director of the Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Center for B ...

Livia Bitton-Jackson
Israeli women of science
, Jewish Press, 11 November 2009

References

External links

* Yaffi Spodek and Josh Tapper

, ''Journey to Jerusalem'', 24 April 2010. {{coord, 31.78, N, 35.21, E, display=title Neighbourhoods of Jerusalem Orthodox Jewish communities in Jerusalem 1927 establishments in Mandatory Palestine Populated places established in 1927

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