Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #7 in Jerusalem, Israel

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Number of sights 9 sights
Distance 5.5 km
Ascend 154 m
Descend 105 m

Experience Jerusalem in Israel in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in JerusalemIndividual Sights in Jerusalem

Sight 1: Tomb of Simeon the Just

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Tomb of Simeon the Justhe:משתמש: סול במול (Transfered by מתניה/Original uploaded by סול במול) / GFDL

The Tomb of Simeon the Just or Simeon the Righteous is an ancient tomb in Jerusalem. According to scholarly consensus, based on an in situ inscription, it is the 2nd-century CE burial site of a Roman matron named Julia Sabina. However, according to a medieval Jewish tradition, is believed to be the burial place of Simeon the Just and his students. It is located adjacent to the Cave of the Minor Sanhedrin in the Shimon HaTzadik settlement within the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood.

Wikipedia: Tomb of Simeon the Just (EN)

680 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 2: Palestinian national theater / Al-Hakawati

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The Palestinian National Theatre or El-Hakawati Theatre is a Palestinian-owned theatre in Jerusalem's American Colony neighbourhood, near New Orient House. The theatre has been serving to actively encourage and promote Palestinian artistic and cultural activities and collaborates with the Palestinian ministry of culture, several United Nations organisations, and a wide range of local and international NGOs.

Wikipedia: Palestinian National Theatre (EN)

866 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 3: חוט של חסד

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Hotet Shel Chesed Institutions is an organization that manages a number of Breslavic yeshivas for the repentant in Jerusalem, as well as projects to disseminate the teachings of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov, and to organize trips to the graves of the righteous in Israel and Eastern Europe.

Wikipedia: מוסדות חוט של חסד (HE)

510 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 4: שטיבלך מאה שערים

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שטיבלך מאה שעריםמשתמש:כיכר השבת ויקיפדיה / שימוש חופשי

Stieblech Mea Shearim is a Stieblach prayer house complex located in the heart of the market in the Mea Shearim neighborhood of Jerusalem.

Wikipedia: שטיבלך מאה שערים (HE)

165 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: תולדות אברהם יצחק

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Toldos Avrohom Yitzchok is a Hasidic group located in Jerusalem's Mea Shearim neighborhood. It is an offshoot of the Hasidic group Toldos Aharon, which is in turn an offshoot of Shomer Emunim. It is led by its Rebbe, Rabbi Shmuel Yaakov Kohn.

Wikipedia: Toldos Avrohom Yitzchok (EN)

740 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 6: Ticho House

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Ticho House

Ticho House is a historical home in Jerusalem, now a memorial house administered as part of the Israel Museum and also hosting temporary exhibitions, which also houses an Italian café. It was one of the first homes built outside the Old City walls in the 19th century.

Wikipedia: Ticho House (EN), Website

754 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 7: שטיבלאך זכרון משה

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The Memorial Moshe Synagogue, or that Moash Moisha is the common nickname of the Central Synagogue "Ahli Yaakov" in the Zichron Moshe neighborhood of Jerusalem.

Wikipedia: בית הכנסת זיכרון משה (HE)

1006 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 8: Ades Synagogue

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Ades Synagogue

The Ades Synagogue, also known as the Great Synagogue Ades of the Glorious Aleppo Community, located in Jerusalem's Nachlaot neighborhood, was established by Syrian immigrants in 1901. It is considered to be the center of Syrian Hazzanut in Israel.

Wikipedia: Ades Synagogue (EN)

786 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 9: אנדרטת נר הזיכרון (ירושלים)

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The Memorial Candle Monument is a monument to the defenders of Leningrad during the siege of Leningrad, which is located in Sacher Park in Jerusalem

Wikipedia: אנדרטת נר הזיכרון (ירושלים) (HE)

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