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The Meah Shearim neighborhood gets its name from the Torah reading of the week the building society was established, Toledot in Genesis. "And Yitzhak sowed in that land and found in the same year, (meah shearim) a hundred-fold. Low payments spread over a long period enabled anyone who wanted, to build a home for himself on easy terms. The original members of the society were mostly Old City residents living on charity. They had virtually no means at their disposal. By pooling their resources, everyone, over time could benefit. By 1874, ten homes had been completed. By 1882, the society had finished building all the houses of the neighborhood, 140. The founder's created a list of regulations in an attempt to ensure cleanliness and hygiene as well as preserve a religious atmosphere. It was originally designed as a "garden" neighborhood, with lots of open space and trees. Today, though the religious character of Meah Shearim has been preserved, the large, open inner courtyards are full of buildings, leaving only small alleyways and marketplaces.

The City of David
Area G
Warren's Shaft
Gihon Spring
Hezekiah's Tunnel

THE CITY BEYOND THE WALLS

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Yemin Moshe

JERUSALEM HIGHLIGHTS

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