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| Results 1 - 10 of 17 for 2010 |
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| Student Housing Choices |
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It is estimated that 40,000 students are enrolled in institutions of higher education in Jerusalem, half of them at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
This past April, the Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies was commissioned by the Hebrew University Student Union to conduct a survey among students enrolled in institutions of higher education in Jerusalem who were living in either a rented apartment or in the dorms. |
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| The Jerusalem Biblical Zoo |
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The Jerusalem Biblical Zoo was originally a tiny zoo on Harav Kook street in central Jerusalem, established in 1940 by Prof. Aharon Shulov, a zoologist. The zoo was moved several times until in 1993 it was finally relocated to its current location, at the Manhat (Malcha) area in southwest Jerusalem. Today, the zoo sits on 62 acres and there are plans to expand it by another 37 acres to the West in the near future. |
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| The Ethiopian Community of Israel and Jerusalem |
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In 1984, the first mass immigration wave of Ethiopian Jews to Israel, known as Operation Moses, began, followed ten years later by a second wave – Operation Solomon. By the end of 2008, the Ethiopian-Israeli community numbered 119,300 members and made up about 2% of Israel's Jewish population. Of the community's members, 68% had been born in Ethiopia and 32% were Israeli-born with an Ethiopian-born father. |
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| By Foot, by Car or by Bus? |
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Usage patterns of various means of transportation among a city's population can indicate the city's geographic layout (e.g., whether it is a suburb or a commercial center), how accessible it is or the state of its public infrastructure (e.g., how developed and diverse are its mass transportation systems) as well as other economic indicators such as socioeconomic status, percentage of car owners, commercial development, etc. |
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| Work in the City |
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The vast majority of persons employed in Jerusalem are also residents of Jerusalem. Of the 249,000 people who were employed in Jerusalem in 2008, 75% were also residents of Jerusalem and only 25% were commuting to work from outside of Jerusalem – the lowest percentage among Israel's four metropolitan cities (Tel Aviv, Haifa, Beer Sheva and Jerusalem). |
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| A Master Plan for Jerusalem's Ultra-Orthodox Schools |
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In December 2009, a master plan for Jerusalem's Ultra-Orthodox schools was published. The master plan, which was prepared by KESHET Inc. – Planning Services, was commissioned by the Jerusalem Municipality to assess future needs and to identify buildings and grounds that can be used for classrooms and school facilities so that the city will be able to provide the education needs of its Ultra-Orthodox students by the year 2020. With an already existing shortage of classrooms today, the shortage is expected to increase as the number of students grows. |
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| City Sponsors |
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"The Government will provide for prosperity and development of Jerusalem by allocating special funds, including a special annual grant to the Municipality of Jerusalem (Capital City Grant)." |
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| New Column: It's Wedding Season Again |
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According to Jewish tradition, the seven weeks between Passover and Shavuot (the count of the omer) are a time of mourning during which it is customary not to cut or shave one's hair or perform weddings. Among Mizrahi Jews, it is customary to get married after the 33rd day of the omer, but among the more stringent Ashkenazi communities it is customary to marry only after Shavuot, with the exception of only a few days – the day before the 33rd day of the Omer and the beginnings of the new months during the omer. Consequently, Shavuot marks the beginning of wedding season which lasts until the fall. |
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| Kibbutznikim |
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The first kibbutz to be founded in Israel was Degania, founded in 1910 on the bank of the Kineret. By the end of 1947, there were already 145 kibbutzim in Israel, and in the year 1948 alone, 21 more kibbutzim were founded. |
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