Bukharim
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Bukharim is a neighborhood in the center of Jerusalem, Israel
. Many of the residents of Shkhunat HaBukharim (Bukharan Neighborhood), as it is known, are Haredi
Jews. The quarter borders Tel Arza
on the west, the Shmuel HaNavi
neighborhood on the north, Arzei HaBira
on the east and Geula
on the south.
community in Palestine
formed the Hovevei Zion society and built the Bukharim quarter. In 1905-1908, a dairy was opened and cotton fields were planted. A high school, later known as Gymnasia Rehavia
, was established. Yitzhak Ben-Zvi
, who went on to become President of Israel
, taught there with his wife. In 1920, a factory for weaving Persian carpets opened, providing employment for 80 women.
In 1890–1891, Isha Haim Hefetz and Elisha Yehudayoff built the Armon (lit. "palace") using local limestone and Italian marble with Italian-baroque ornaments. The "Armon" hosted many of the leading figures of the time. During World War I, the Turkish army had its headquarters there.
When the British conquered Jerusalem in 1917, a celebratory reception was held in the Armon. 200 Jewish soldiers serving in the British army attended a Passover Seder
there. In 1921, the founding convention of the Chief Rabbinate took place at the "Armon", at which Rabbis HaCohen Kook and Y. Meir were elected. At the end of the British Mandate the "Armon" served as a meeting place for the Irgun
.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. Many of the residents of Shkhunat HaBukharim (Bukharan Neighborhood), as it is known, are Haredi
Haredi Judaism
Haredi or Charedi/Chareidi Judaism is the most conservative form of Orthodox Judaism, often referred to as ultra-Orthodox. A follower of Haredi Judaism is called a Haredi ....
Jews. The quarter borders Tel Arza
Tel Arza
Tel Arza is a Hareidi neighborhood in northern Jerusalem. It is bordered by Ezrat Torah on the north and west, Golda Meir Blvd. on the East, and Bar Ilan St. and Yirmiyahu St...
on the west, the Shmuel HaNavi
Shmuel HaNavi (neighborhood)
Shmuel HaNavi is a neighborhood in Jerusalem, Israel. It is located in the north of the city bordering Ramat Eshkol, Maalot Dafna and Sanhedria....
neighborhood on the north, Arzei HaBira
Arzei HaBira
Arzei Habira is a Haredi neighborhood in Jerusalem, Israel. It is bordered by Ma'alot Dafna to the north, the Shmuel Hanavi quarter to the west, Beit Yisrael to the south, and Road 1 and Sheikh Jarrah to the east.-Name:...
on the east and Geula
Geula
Geula is a neighborhood in the center of Jerusalem, Israel populated mainly by Haredi Jews. Geula is bordered by Zikhron Moshe and Mekor Baruch on the west, the Bukharim neighborhood on the north, Meah Shearim on the east and the Jerusalem city center on the south.-History:Geula was established in...
on the south.
History
In 1890, seven members of the Bukharan JewishBukharan Jews
Bukharan Jews, also Bukharian Jews or Bukhari Jews, or яҳудиёни Бухоро Yahūdieni Bukhoro , Bukhori Hebrew Script: יהודיאני בוכאראי and יהודיאני בוכארי), also called the Binai Israel, are Jews from Central Asia who speak Bukhori, a dialect of the Tajik-Persian language...
community in Palestine
Palestine
Palestine is a conventional name, among others, used to describe the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, and various adjoining lands....
formed the Hovevei Zion society and built the Bukharim quarter. In 1905-1908, a dairy was opened and cotton fields were planted. A high school, later known as Gymnasia Rehavia
Gymnasia Rehavia
Gymnasia Rehavia is a high school in the Rehavia neighborhood in Jerusalem, Israel.-History:Gymnasia Rehavia was the country’s second modern high school, after Gymnasia Herzliya in Tel Aviv. The school was first established in Jerusalem's Bukharan Quarter in 1909. The building on Keren Kayemet...
, was established. Yitzhak Ben-Zvi
Yitzhak Ben-Zvi
Yitzhak Ben-Zvi was a historian, Labor Zionist leader, the second and longest-serving President of Israel.-Biography:...
, who went on to become President of Israel
President of Israel
The President of the State of Israel is the head of state of Israel. The position is largely an apolitical ceremonial figurehead role, with the real executive power lying in the hands of the Prime Minister. The current president is Shimon Peres who took office on 15 July 2007...
, taught there with his wife. In 1920, a factory for weaving Persian carpets opened, providing employment for 80 women.
In 1890–1891, Isha Haim Hefetz and Elisha Yehudayoff built the Armon (lit. "palace") using local limestone and Italian marble with Italian-baroque ornaments. The "Armon" hosted many of the leading figures of the time. During World War I, the Turkish army had its headquarters there.
When the British conquered Jerusalem in 1917, a celebratory reception was held in the Armon. 200 Jewish soldiers serving in the British army attended a Passover Seder
Passover Seder
The Passover Seder is a Jewish ritual feast that marks the beginning of the Jewish holiday of Passover. It is conducted on the evenings of the 14th day of Nisan in the Hebrew calendar, and on the 15th by traditionally observant Jews living outside Israel. This corresponds to late March or April in...
there. In 1921, the founding convention of the Chief Rabbinate took place at the "Armon", at which Rabbis HaCohen Kook and Y. Meir were elected. At the end of the British Mandate the "Armon" served as a meeting place for the Irgun
Irgun
The Irgun , or Irgun Zevai Leumi to give it its full title , was a Zionist paramilitary group that operated in Mandate Palestine between 1931 and 1948. It was an offshoot of the earlier and larger Jewish paramilitary organization haHaganah...
.