The Western The Western Wall is the only Wall is the only remaining part of the remaining part of the Holy Temple .It is the Holy Temple .It is the holiest place in the holiest place in the world for Jews. When world for Jews. When visiting the Western visiting the Western Wall, some pray, Wall, some pray, some cry, and others some cry, and others leave notes in the leave notes in the cracks of the wall.cracks of the wall.

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In Hebrew the Western In Hebrew the Western Wall translates to Ha-Wall translates to Ha-Kotel Ha- Ma’aravi.Kotel Ha- Ma’aravi.

Jerusalem is also a Jerusalem is also a very holy place for very holy place for Muslims. They have two Muslims. They have two very beautiful mosques very beautiful mosques there. One is the Dome of there. One is the Dome of the Rock, which is located the Rock, which is located on Temple Mount. It was on Temple Mount. It was built in the seventh built in the seventh century when the Islamic century when the Islamic king Abd al-Malik king Abd al-Malik conquered Jerusalem.conquered Jerusalem.

The Jerusalem The Jerusalem Biblical Zoo is a major Biblical Zoo is a major tourist attraction in tourist attraction in Israel. The Biblical Zoo Israel. The Biblical Zoo is located in the new is located in the new city of Jerusalem. The city of Jerusalem. The zoo has all of the zoo has all of the animals in the Bible, animals in the Bible, including turtles, including turtles, flamingos, and parrots.flamingos, and parrots.

Since Since the zoo is the zoo is strictly strictly kosher, the kosher, the flamingos are flamingos are not fed not fed shrimp. shrimp. Instead, they Instead, they drink pink drink pink water. This is water. This is in order to in order to obtain the obtain the pink color of pink color of their feathers.their feathers.

This is This is Arava, a ten Arava, a ten year old turtle year old turtle with a disability with a disability in her hind legs. in her hind legs. She has been She has been put on a metal put on a metal board with board with wheels, so she wheels, so she can now move can now move around easily.around easily.

Yad Vashem is a Yad Vashem is a Holocaust museum. The Holocaust museum. The Historical Museum is Historical Museum is the centerpiece of Yad the centerpiece of Yad Vashem. It document’s Vashem. It document’s Jewish life in Europe Jewish life in Europe before and throughout before and throughout the Holocaust. In the the Holocaust. In the background you see background you see the Yad Vashem Hall of the Yad Vashem Hall of Names. In here the Names. In here the names of the 6 million names of the 6 million Jews who died in the Jews who died in the Holocaust are being Holocaust are being located.located.

1.5 million 1.5 million Jewish children were Jewish children were murdered by Nazis murdered by Nazis during the Holocaust. during the Holocaust. The small Children’s The small Children’s Memorial at Yad Memorial at Yad Vashem is dedicated to Vashem is dedicated to them. them.

The Tower of The Tower of David is a museum David is a museum that tells about the that tells about the history of Jerusalem. history of Jerusalem. The beautiful museum The beautiful museum stands in the heart of stands in the heart of Jerusalem, where the Jerusalem, where the new city and the old new city and the old city meet. The Tower city meet. The Tower of David Museum takes of David Museum takes you back four you back four thousand years thousand years showing you showing you everything of the city’s everything of the city’s history.history.

Mahane Mahane Yehuda is the Yehuda is the largest shuk in largest shuk in Jerusalem. Because Jerusalem. Because of this it is called of this it is called The Shuk. It is The Shuk. It is filled with produce, filled with produce, meat, fish, and meat, fish, and much more. The much more. The Shuk is so so large Shuk is so so large it takes up a whole it takes up a whole small neighborhood small neighborhood located between located between Yaffo and Aggripas.Yaffo and Aggripas.

The Israel The Israel Museum was Museum was founded in 1965. founded in 1965. The museum is filled The museum is filled with art, with art, archaeology, and archaeology, and Judaica. The Dead Judaica. The Dead Sea Scrolls are Sea Scrolls are located in this located in this exceptional exceptional museum. museum.

The open air Billy The open air Billy Rose Sculpture Garden was Rose Sculpture Garden was designed by the landscape designed by the landscape architect Isamu Noguchi. It architect Isamu Noguchi. It has sculptures by Picasso, has sculptures by Picasso, Daumier, Rodin, and more.Daumier, Rodin, and more.

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The Arab The Arab market in market in Jerusalem is in the Jerusalem is in the Arab Quarter of the Arab Quarter of the old city. A lot of old city. A lot of bargaining is done bargaining is done here. Here every here. Here every street is named street is named after what is sold after what is sold there. Suq Aftimon there. Suq Aftimon is a delightful is a delightful street to visit. It street to visit. It means street of means street of spices. It is filled spices. It is filled with every kind of with every kind of spice imaginable spice imaginable and it smells great. and it smells great.

Mount Herzl is a Mount Herzl is a cemetery in memory cemetery in memory of Theodore Herzl. of Theodore Herzl. He predicted the He predicted the founding of Israel founding of Israel and worked for it and worked for it until his death in until his death in 1904. Theodore Herzl 1904. Theodore Herzl is buried there, is buried there, along with his wife along with his wife and parents. On and parents. On Herzl’s grave his last Herzl’s grave his last name is written in name is written in Hebrew. Hebrew.

In the Mount of Olives you can find six churches and In the Mount of Olives you can find six churches and one of the oldest Jewish cemeteries in the world. In the one of the oldest Jewish cemeteries in the world. In the twentieth century, it was this cemetery that religious Jews twentieth century, it was this cemetery that religious Jews hoped to be buried in when they died. If you take the path to hoped to be buried in when they died. If you take the path to the right you will find the Tombs of the Prophets. It is the right you will find the Tombs of the Prophets. It is believed to be where the prophets Haggai, Malachi, and believed to be where the prophets Haggai, Malachi, and Zechariah are buried. Jews have believed that the route to Zechariah are buried. Jews have believed that the route to heaven is shortest from the Mount of Olives since G-d is heaven is shortest from the Mount of Olives since G-d is always watching over Jerusalem.always watching over Jerusalem.