by Abigail Klein Leichman
Mark Zomick never did locate the tombstones of his great-great-grandparents on the Mount of Olives. The president of Young Israel of Teaneck toured the ancient Jerusalem cemetery late last month, led by an international committee advocating greater security and upkeep at the ancient site.
In the wake of serious vandalism and violence in the famous and ancient Jewish cemetery at Jerusalem’s Mount of Olives, a group of leaders and activists have teamed up to protect and refurbish the heritage…
Acquiescence in the dereliction of a landmark of such central emotive importance to Jews blemishes Israel’s honor. It’s a sad testament to an even sadder state of affairs that Diaspora Jews are feeling obliged to…
Knesset agrees to restore 7,000 graves per year, install 200 security cameras Prominent Jewish leaders around the world have joined forces to create an international- watch committee to clean up the Mount of Olives cemetery. The…
The Legal Forum for the Land of Israel has filed a complaint with the Jerusalem District Police regarding recent violent attacks towards Jews on the Mount of Olives.
In a letter written on October 3, Legal Forum attorney Hila Cohen told Jerusalem District Police Commander Aharon Franco of some of the recent attacks on Jews in the Mount of Olives area. These include a stoning incident in June, two separate attacks on Jewish vehicles, as well as the stabbing of an Israeli who came to take part in a funeral at the large cemetery on the mountain, all on September 22.
Meir Indor asks how there were no police in the area when he and his wife were attacked by rock-throwers.
The head of an organization that aids terror victims found himself and his wife in a terrifying lynch situation on Wednesday afternoon on the Mount of Olives, Almagor Terror Victims Association director Meir Indor told The Jerusalem Post on Thursday.
He and his wife, Batsheva, were leaving the Mount of Olives cemetery after Hoshana Raba prayers when they encountered a traffic jam about 500 meters from the exit, on the main street of the Arab neighborhood next to the cemetery.
Refurbishment and construction work was deemed “urgent” in 2006, but the project has moved very slowly since then. It may be the most storied Jewish burial ground in the world, but – according to the state…
