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Site Name
Monument to the Defenders of the Jewish Quarter


Period

The War of Independance
Description
A memorial site dedicated to Jewish Quarter casualties in the War of Independence. There were 69 casualties in total, of which 39 were defenders, the remainder civillians. A flow chart of the battle for the Quarter is exhibited at the site
Address
Ha-Yehudim Street
Telephone
02-6265900 Ext 102
Entrance Fee (NIS)
Free
Visiting Hours
Sunday – Thursday: 9 AM – 6 PM
Handicapped Access
Reasonable
How to reach the site
Parking: Mount Zion car park, the Jewish Quarter car park, the Karta (Mamila) car park adjacent to the Jaffa Gate. Public Transport: Egged bus lines: 38 (minibus) to the Jewish Quarter car park, or line 1,2 to the Western Wall
The Site List
The Western Wall
The ‘Hurva’ Synagogue
The Herodian Quarter Museum
The ‘Burnt House’ - Katros’ House
The City of David
The Israelite Tower
 
“Ariel” – The Center of the History of the First Temple
The Broad Wall
The Cardo
The Temple Institute
 
Museum of the Old Yishuv Courtyard
The Ophal
The Monument – Communal grave of the defenders of the Jewish Quarter
The Ramban Synagogue
Tifereth Yisrael Synagogue
 
The Four Sephardic Synagogues
The Keraite Synagogue
The Garden of Resurrection
The Memorial to the Defenders of the Jewish Quarter
Batei Mahse
The Nea Church