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Mishkenot Sha'ananim - משכנות שאננים Traditional Cache

Hidden : 7/16/2018
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Mishkenot Sha’ananim (Hebrew: משכנות שאננים‎, lit. Peaceful Habitation) was the first Jewish neighborhood built outside the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem.

Mishkenot Sha'anim was built by British Jewish banker and philanthropist Sir Moses Montefiore in 1860 as an almshouse, paid for by the estate of an American Jewish businessman from New Orleans, Judah Touro.
Since it was outside the walls and open to Bedouin raids, pillage and general banditry rampant in the region at the time, the Jews were reluctant to move in, even though the housing was luxurious compared to the derelict and overcrowded houses in the Old City.
As an incentive, people were even paid to live there, and a stone wall was built around the compound with a heavy door that was locked at night.
In 1973, Mishkenot Sha'ananim was turned into an upscale guesthouse for internationally acclaimed authors, artists and musicians visiting Israel. Apart from guesthouse facilities, it is now a convention center and home of the Jerusalem Music Center. (Wikipedia)
 

משכנות שאננים הייתה אחד ממפעלי הפיתוח הראשונים בעיר החדשה של ירושלים בתקופה העות'מאנית והשכונה היהודית הראשונה שהוקמה בירושלים מחוץ לחומות העיר העתיקה בשנת 1860.

הקמתה, ביוזמתו ובתמיכתו של משה מונטיפיורי, סימלה את תחילת תקופת "היציאה מן החומות" בירושלים.

בתי משכנות שאננים כיום, לאחר שיפוץ ושימור, משמשים כמרכזי כנסים, מרכזי מוזיקה ובתי הארחה.

(ר' בהרחבה בוויקיפדיה)
 

איור מעובד של משכנות שאננים, המאה ה-19

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