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What to do if you only have one day in Jerusalem--a city holy to three religions, with ancient history and a modern lifestyle.
Judy's guide will give you an overview of the city and let you experience both the ancient and the modern, people, sites and culture all in one day.
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Mount of Olives
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- Mount of Olives Road
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This panorama is best viewed in the morning, as later in the day the sun is in the wrong direction. From the Seven Arches Hotel (a popular snapshot stop-off for coach parties) the gleaming gold roof of the Dome of the Rock lies below in the Temple Mount complex and beyond it, the silver dome of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. As well as the Old City in the foreground, from this raised point it is also possible to see the City of David, the Kidron Valley and the new suburbs of West Jerusalem.
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Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery
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A paved road leads from the top of the Mount of Olives to the back of the Basilica of the Agony at the bottom. Along this route, you may enter various sections of the oldest continuously used Jewish cemetery in the world. An ancient tradition holds that those buried here will be resurrected first when the messiah arrives. Here you will find the grave of the modern mystic, Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook, and other important Jewish religious figures. Here too is buried Menahem Begin, who as Prime Minister initiated peace talks with Egyptian President Anwar Sadat. A guide to the cemetery is essential. The local custom is to place a stone on the cenotaph to indicate a visit.
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Jerusalem Centre for the Performing Arts
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- 20 David Marcus Street
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Located near the corner of Chopin (in the Rechavia District near the president's house), this modern complex opened its doors in 1975 and houses the Jerusalem Theater (Sherover Theater), Henry Crown Auditorium, and the smaller, more intimate Rebecca Crown Hall. Original Israeli plays and Hebrew translations of foreign classics and modern works are performed in the theater's main hall; visiting troupes also use the main hall for performances in foreign languages. The theater also hosts performances of the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra and the Israel Chamber Ensemble; the Israel Philharmonic also performs here. From October through early June, the Henry Crown Auditorium hosts the Etnacha Concert Series, produced by Israel Radio's classics station. The Etnacha performances are free.
- Destination(s): Jerusalem
- Type: Active/Adventure,Arts and Culture,Best of...,First time visit
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