Mount of olives

This week in Jewish history: Anne Frank’s first diary entry, Israel bombs Iraqi nuke reactor

A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars – Today in Jewish History.

 Anne Frank diary in Madame Tussauds museum on April 25, 2017 in Amsterdam Netherlands.
 PARATROOPERS SALUTE after placing flags on the graves of fallen soldiers, during preparations for Remembrance Day ceremonies on the Mount of Olives.

Mystery as old as Israel: Who is the little girl buried with Hahagana fighter?

 KING CHARLES III, as the Prince of Wales, meets with Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas in Bethlehem, 2020.

Britain's King Charles III is a problem for the Palestinians - opinion

A camel sits on the Mount of Olives

On the Mount of Olives: ‘End of days is going to happen right here’


Israel freezes plan to expand Jerusalem national park on church land

While the Mount of Olives rising east of the Old City includes sites that are holy to three monotheistic faiths, its slope is especially important for various Christian denominations.

 THE KIDRON Valley showing the Ottoman walls of the Old City.

This week in Jerusalem: Farewell to two giants

Your weekly roundup of city affairs.

 MIRIAM NAOR at the helm of the Meron Disaster Inquiry Committee, in Jerusalem on August 30.

Jerusalem police to step up security on Mount of Olives

Majority of attacks around the cemetery have taken place on its overcrowded, narrow roads. Over the years, attacks have been so striking that many visitors have had to retain security escorts.

Jerusalem police to step up security on Mount of Olives

Nearing an end to my year of kaddish - opinion

My father did not die from complications related to COVID-19, but he may as well have.

Yahrzeit candle

Sheldon Adelson buried in Jerusalem on Friday

Praised by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a "huge Jewish patriot," Adelson died on Monday from cancer.

Miriam Adelson, wife of Sheldon Adelson attends his funeral in a cemetery in Jerusalem, January 15, 2021

Shalom Lerner appointed director of committee protecting Mount of Olives

"The time has come that Har HaZeitim from where Techiyat Hameitim will begin, should receive the attention and resources it deserves," said Lerner.

Stones placed in remembrance lie on grave tablets on the Mount of Olives Jewish cemetary as the sun sets in Jerusalem

Jewish man arrested for setting fire to Roman Catholic church in Jerusalem

The suspect poured flammable liquid inside the Roman Catholic church, and then set it alight before a church guard detained him and police took him for questioning.

The Church of All Nations, also known as the Church or Basilica of the Agony, is a Roman Catholic church located on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem. 20th October 2008

Graves of Rabbi Elazar Abuhatzeira, others desecrated

"In the afternoon, someone was seen walking around the tombs and apparently spray-painted four crosses on some of them."

Stones placed in remembrance lie on grave tablets on the Mount of Olives Jewish cemetary as the sun sets in Jerusalem

Matan holds Mount of Olives virtual tour - Watch

Matan’s two main centers are based in Jerusalem and Ra’anana and the organization – known for groundbreaking work to advance women’s Torah studies – has a total of nine branches.

Shulie Mishkin leading a group of Matan students on a learning tour. She guides hundreds of Matan students every year in her learn and tour course.

At Kidron Valley’s ‘Holy Basin,’ where Palestinians and Israelis cooperate

The sad fact is that the 30-km. basin sitting at the heart of three great world religions has become a conduit for raw sewage.

THE HISTORIC Kidron Valley, as seen from the Haas Promenade

Notes to be removed from Western Wall

The Western Wall Heritage Foundation is getting ready for the annual note-removal before Rosh Hashana.

Slichot at the Western Wall, Jerusalem, September 2018