Abu Tor
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Abu Tor (lit. "Father of the Bull") is a neighborhood in central Jerusalem, located along the pre-1967 border between East and West Jerusalem, just south of the Old City. Abu Tor is bounded by the Valley of Hinnom on the north, Hebron Road and the old Jerusalem railway station to the west, and the Sherover Promenade, Armon Hanatziv and Peace Forest to the south.[1]
Abu Tor is one of the few Jerusalem neighborhoods with a mixed Arab and Jewish population, though there has been tension between them.[2]
[edit] History
From the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948 until 1967, the border between Israel and Jordan ran through Abu Tor. [3]
[edit] Religious Life
While the Jewish section of Abu Tor is predominantly secular, the neighborhood has two synagogues - Har Refaim Synagogue for Ashkenazi Jews on Nachshon Street [4], and Shalom V'Achva Synagogue for Sephardi Jews.
[edit] References
- ^ About Abu Tor - Har Refaim Synagogue, Abu Tor, Jerusalem
- ^ NJ.com: Special Projects
- ^ About Abu Tor - Har Refaim Synagogue, Abu Tor, Jerusalem
- ^ http://www.harrefaim.com Har Refaim Synagogue - Abu Tor, Jerusalem
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