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Sukkot the perfect time to go with the family to a museum, take a holiday-themed workshop, go to a music concert, or to any of the special events in and around Jerusalem.

A weekly round-up of city affairs.

Candidates for the Jerusalem municipal elections have submitted their applications and are finalizing their lists.

These days, when the title of legal adviser raises the threshold of excitement from all sides of the political map, things are a little more sensitive. 

There have been some posters, some exposure on the media networks, and occasionally a few private salon get-togethers – but the big “action” has not happened yet. 

A weekly round-up of city affairs.

What is on the agenda now is feeling among some of the city’s residents that the ultra-Orthodox representatives are establishing facts on the ground and preparing to deepen their influence.

Jerusalem city councilors Laura Wharton and Yossi Havilio failed to unite their lists and run together, but their platforms are largely similar.

In this story, there is no good, no bad and no ugly. There is a powerful mayor who has managed to keep his 2018 election campaign promises against a simple city resident and activist.

Efforts to increase female representation in the Jerusalem Municipality has now started to generate action on the ground.