Hillel Street is one of the central streets of Jerusalem. It connects King George Street

King George Street (Jerusalem)

King George Street is a street in central Jerusalem, Israel. It was named for King George V on December 9, 1924.-History:King George Street was dedicated in honor of the seventh anniversary of the British conquest of Jerusalem under General Allenby...

 to the small Ben Sira Street and the Mamilla

Mamilla

Mamilla was an early neighbourhood constructed outside Jerusalem's Old City west from the Jaffa Gate, and now refers to the $400 million commercial and housing district developed in selected parts of the area....

 neighbourhood and is parallel to Ben Yehuda Street

Ben Yehuda Street

Ben Yehuda Street , known as the "Midrachov" is a major street in downtown Jerusalem, Israel. It is now a pedestrian mall and closed to vehicular traffic. The street runs from the intersection of King George Street to Zion Square and Jaffa Road...

. The lower part of the road is between Independence Park

Independence Park

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 and the Nahalat Shiva neighborhood.

The street was named for Hillel the Elder

Hillel the Elder

Hillel was a famous Jewish religious leader, one of the most important figures in Jewish history. He is associated with the development of the Mishnah and the Talmud...

, and a street parallel to it is called Shammai Street (after Shammai the Elder

Shammai

Shammai was a Jewish scholar of the 1st century, and an important figure in Judaism's core work of rabbinic literature, the Mishnah....

). Most of the buildings on the street date from the British Mandate period and follow the architectural style of that time.

It is located in the business district. There are shops, cafes, pubs and office buildings. On the street is the first two original cafés for Aroma Espresso Bar

Aroma Espresso Bar

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 and Cafe Hillel

Café Hillel

Café Hillel is a cafe, espresso bar, and sandwich bar chain in Israel.-History:The first branch opened on Hillel Street in Jerusalem in 1998, which became the source of its name. The chain now has 24 branches all over the country...

 (which got its name from the street).

Among the notable buildings are:

• Hotel Eden, former offices of the Bank of Israel
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   and today the Ministry of Immigrant Absorption
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• Jerusalem Hotel Tower (Migdal Yerushalayim)
• Italian synagogue
• Beit Agron, which houses the offices of the foreign press of the government