Yerushalayim…In one of his first meetings with any group as Mayor of Yerushalayim, Moshe Lion promised that “the security and development of Har Hazeisim will be a major priority of my administration.” The Mayor…
Yerushalayim…The Knesset yesterday approved an additional allocation of NIS 900,000 for security on Har Hazeisim. The appropriation accedes to the requests of MK Moshe Gafni (Yahadut Hatorah), chairman of the Knesset Finance Committee. The…
Yerushalayim…Police officials promised additional security measures to further safeguard the 3000-year old Har Hazeisim cemetery. In an unprecedented reception by leading police officials for the leadership of the International Committee for Har Hazeisim (ICHH) earlier…
The Cohen family of France was in Israel for the visit of Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, who visited Har Hazeisim to pay homage to his great grandmother, Princess Alice of Battenberg. The connection…
Criticizes UNESCO for Refusing to See Historic Jewish Cemetery for Themselves “The UK is correct to call Har Hazeisim “occupied” but not in the sense that they meant it,” said Avrohom Lubinsky, chairman of…
Rabbi Yitzchok Hunter 1906 – 1980 Rav Hutner was a founder and Rosh Yeshiva of Pachad Yitzchok in Har Nof Jerusalem, Mesivta Rabbi Chaim Berlin and Kollel Gur Aryeh which have produced thousands of disciples.…
Eliezer Ben-Yehuda 1858- December 16, 1922 Eliezer Ben-Yehuda is known as the father of modern Hebrew. He was one of the earliest supporters of Zionism, and it due primarily to his initiative that Hebrew was…
Rabbi Shmuel Salant January 2, 1816 – August 16, 1909 Shmuel Salant served as the Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem for almost 70 years. He was a renowned Talmudist and Torah scholar. Salant was born…