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The Jerusalem District is one of six administrative districts of Israel. The district capital is Jerusalem. The Jerusalem District has a land area of 652 km². The population of 1,083,300 is 66.6% Jewish and 31.8% Arab. A fifth of the Arabs in Israel live in the Jerusalem District, which includes both East and West Jerusalem. Israel's annexation of East Jerusalem has not been recognized by the international community.The majority of Arabs in the Jerusalem District are Palestinians, eligible for citizenship under Israeli law, but non-citizens by collective choice. The minority are Israeli Arabs living in Abu Ghosh, Beit Safafa and East Jerusalem, where ...
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Educational Site Attractions In Jerusalem District

  • 1. Jerusalem International YMCA Jerusalem
    Jerusalem International YMCA is a YMCA branch in Jerusalem established in the early twentieth century.
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  • 2. Archaeological Seminars Institute - Dig for a Day Jerusalem
    Archaeological Seminars Institute is a private company based in Jerusalem, Israel that deals with archaeology and tourism. Founded in 1981 by archaeologist Bernie Alpert and his wife, Fran Alpert, as an educational tourist facility and joined in 1985 by archaeologist Dr. Ian Stern. Archaeological Seminars Institute runs the “Dig for a Day” program in Beit Guvrin and hires out licensed tour guides for private walking tours. The company also ran an official English-language tour guide course for ten years. Dig for a Day is a three-hour family activity that includes participating in an official archaeological excavation, licensed by the Israel Antiquities Authority, in one of the thousands of caves in the area of Maresha. Following an introductory explanation that provides context for the...
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  • 3. St. George's Monastery Jerusalem
    St. George Orthodox Monastery, or officially Monastery of Saints George and John Jacob of Choziba is a monastery located in Wadi Qelt, on the Westbank, area C. The sixth-century cliff-hanging complex, with its ancient chapel and gardens, is active and inhabited by Eastern Orthodox monks. It is reached by a pedestrian bridge across Wadi Qelt, which many believe to be Psalm 23's valley of the shadow of death. The valley parallels the old Roman road to Jericho, the backdrop for the parable of the Good Samaritan . The monastery is open to pilgrims and visitors.
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  • 6. Hebrew University - Givat Ram Campus Jerusalem
    The Hebrew University of Jerusalem is Israel's second oldest university, established in 1918, 30 years before the establishment of the State of Israel. The Hebrew University has three campuses in Jerusalem and one in Rehovot. The world's largest Jewish studies library is located on its Edmond J. Safra Givat Ram campus. The university has 5 affiliated teaching hospitals including the Hadassah Medical Center, 7 faculties, more than 100 research centers, and 315 academic departments. As of 2018, a third of all the doctoral candidates in Israel are studying at the Hebrew University. The first Board of Governors included Albert Einstein, Sigmund Freud, Martin Buber, and Chaim Weizmann. Four of Israel's prime ministers are alumni of the Hebrew University. As of 2018, 15 Nobel Prize winners, 2 Fi...
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  • 7. BYU Jerusalem Center Jerusalem
    The Brigham Young University Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies , situated on Mount of Olives in East Jerusalem, is a satellite campus of Brigham Young University , the largest religious university in the United States. Owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , the center provides a curriculum that focuses on Old and New Testament, ancient and modern Near Eastern studies, and language . Classroom study is built around field trips that cover the Holy Land, and the program is open to qualifying full-time undergraduate students at either BYU, BYU-Idaho, or BYU-Hawaii.Plans to build a center for students were announced by LDS Church president Spencer W. Kimball in 1979. By 1984, the church had obtained a 49-year lease on the land and had begun construction. The center's...
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