Emek Refaim

‘Jerusalem of Gold’ exhibit brings five Israeli artists to the capital’s theater

Jerusalem of Gold, a group exhibition featuring five Israeli artists, is open now and will be on display at the Jerusalem Theatre’s Salon Gallery until the end of September.

LEFT: AARON KRAUS, ‘Standing Prayer (Amidah).’ RIGHT: MIRIAM  JASKIEROWICZ ARMAN, ‘Begetting Life.’
‘The Last Moon’ (see Saturday).

Jerusalem highlights: August 21-27

Jerusalem's Orient Hotel

Grapevine: Cultural, social, diplomatic – oh my!

A person takes a photo of a memorial sign showing the image of Shira Banki, an Israeli teenager who was stabbed during the 2015 Jerusalem Pride Parade, during the 21st annual Jerusalem Pride Parade in Jerusalem on June 1, 2023.

Grapevine: Shira Banki's Way


Summer in the city: Jerusalem’s Theatron Hotel offers a relaxing stay in stressful times

Opposite the Jerusalem Theater stands the Theatron Hotel, a new hotel where guests can take the time out of their busy lives and unwind and de-stress.

THE THEATRON Hotel in the heart of one of Jerusalem’s most beautiful neighborhoods.

Grapevine: Hello, Americans

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 Pisgat Ze'ev Center Mall and light rail station.

Jerusalem mikveh revamped, commemorates terror victim

Revamped Katamon ‘mikveh’ bears the name of Naava Applebaum, who used it shortly before her death in a terror attack in 2003.

 DEDICATION PLAQUE outside the ‘mikve’ on Hamatzor Street in the Katamon neighborhood.

Have Emek Refaim residents given up fighting the new light rail?

The feeling is that the opportunity to avert the decree has passed, although there remains a hard nucleus of opponents who are not ready to give up.

 IN THE German Colony: The struggle is changing course.

US ambassador moving into new Jerusalem residence

The new US ambassador's residence is off of Jerusalem’s Emek Refaim Street. Previous ambassadors lived in a large home in Herzliya.

 The new US Ambassador's residence on Emek Refaim

Jerusalem businesses reopening face eager clientele and uncertain future

Along Bethlehem Road, on Emek Refaim, at the First Station, in the city center and of course at Mahaneh Yehuda, Sunday morning was a glorious day for coffee shops and restaurants.

PACKED WITH patrons in Mahaneh Yehuda.

Jerusalem affairs: Peggy Cidor’s round-up

Mayor Moshe Lion himself gave the green light for the American Embassy compound earlier this week, following a meeting he had with representatives of the US State Department.

Moshe Lion, 2019.

Going abroad without leaving Jerusalem

Just walking into the lobby of the Isrotel Orient Jerusalem hotel on Emek Refaim Street, you feel your blood pressure come down.

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Jerusalem by rail: What’s the latest on the capital’s light rail lines?

Last week in a dramatic move, CityPass announced its decision to not only not submit to the tender for the Blue and the Green lines, but to completely quit the entire project and leave Jerusalem.

THE RED Line is undergoing two extensions – with one to Neve Yaakov and the other to Hadassa University Medical Center in Ein Kerem.

Passover interview with Jerusalem Mayor, Moshe Lion

What would happen if you’re invited to a bat mitzvah that takes place in the “egalitarian” area? First I’d say no, but then I would check the case. Progressive Jewry is not a problem in Jerusalem.

Moshe Lion, 2019.