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Jerusalem is renewed: The municipal naming committee decided yesterday (Wednesday) on 23 streets to be named after the city. The committee selected a number of cultural and spiritual figures, who left their mark on Israeli society. The committee’s decision requires the approval of the council.
Among the names are Ephraim Kishon, the well-known playwright, writer and screenwriter, Tzipi Malkov, the mythological journalist from Yedioth Jerusalem who knew every nook and cranny in the city, and Eli Wiesel, Holocaust writer and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. Of all the 23 new names, we found only three women, and one couple Of man and woman. Righteous Among the Nations.
Among the new names will be not only personalities, but also a street named after the Tamon Cafe, a cultural-social meeting place that has become a Jerusalem symbol, and even a street named after the “Black Panthers” protest movement that operated in the Musrara neighborhood for social justice. Another street will be named after Rabbi Eliyahu Avihail, a writer and educator, Yakir Yerushalayim, who worked for Kibbutz Nedhi Yisrael and their absorption – like the Bnei Menashe tribe.
In addition, the committee decided to go ahead with a process to rename Shaarei Mishpat Street leading to the Supreme Court, with the aim of naming the street after Justice Meir Shamgar, former President of the Supreme Court, one of the builders of the judiciary and its democratic values. He will also be commemorated to Mukhtar Dawad Avisa – Mukhtar of Kfar Jabal Mukaber for 40 years.
Other prominent figures who will be commemorated on the city streets are: Shlomit Kantor – pioneers of the nursing profession in Israel and principal of the Hadassah School of Nursing, Rabbi Mordechai Firon – former Chief Rabbi of the IDF, Rabbi Shlomo Wolba – rabbi and educator, Yitzhak Karton – pioneers of Hebrew public transportation and founders of cooperatives “The Linker”, as well as other personalities.
Full list:
Rabbi Ovadia Sforno: An Italian Jewish biblical commentator, rabbi and physician. The 15th and 16th century AD was born in Cesena, Italy. Sforno studied religious studies as well as general studies, including philosophy, mathematics, linguistics and medicine. He was fluent in Latin and Arabic but most of his interest was in Hebrew for which he authored a grammar book. In Bologna he founded a Hebrew printing house and served as a physician. There he also reached the height of his fame and answered questions from sages from all over Italy, his name reaching as far as the court of Henri II, King of France, to whom he dedicated his philosophical book “Or Peoples” and sent him his commentary on the book “Ecclesiastes”.
Meir Shamgar: President of the Supreme Court, the builders of the justice system and its democratic values. Shamgar’s tenure as president of the Supreme Court was the longest (11 years and 295 days).
Former President of the Supreme Court, the late Justice Meir Shamgar (Yossi Zamir / Flash 90)
Rabbi Eliyahu Avihail
Writer and educator, Yakir Yerushalayim, worked for Kibbutz Nedchi Yisrael and their absorption (1902-1956). Rabbi Avihail wrote books on Jewish thought, educated and taught generations of teachers and students, served as rabbi of the Hebrew University and worked hard to bring hearts together and deepen Israeli identity. He traveled the world and researched tribes and ethnic groups that preserve Jewish tradition, including the Patan tribes, Spanish martyrs, Bnei Menashe, India, China, Afghanistan, Mexico and more. He was a darling of Jerusalem.
Prof. Moshe Piamenta:
One of the leaders of scholars and scholars in the Arabic language and culture (1901-1972), winner of the Israel Prize, a darling of the city of Jerusalem and winner of the “Jerusalem Prize for the Cultivation of the Heritage of Testimony.”
The Black Panthers: A protest and social justice movement was established in Musrara in 1971 and worked to change the social order in Jerusalem, with an emphasis on the issue of discrimination against members of the Eastern community. Has become a status symbol for fighting for the values of justice and equality. In the Musrara neighborhood are two unofficially named alleys, named after the Panthers.
Ephraim Kishon: A playwright, writer and filmmaker, one of the greatest and pioneers of Israeli humor and satire. Was one of the most contributing Hebrew writers in the world, his books and plays have been translated into more than 40 languages.
Ephraim Kishon, was twice nominated for the award (Photo: Moshe Shai, Flash 90)
Shlomit Kantor: Pioneers of the nursing profession in Israel and principal of the Hadassah School of Nursing. Born in 1894 in Beirut. In 1948, with the establishment of the state, Kantor established the nursing department in the Ministry of Health and managed the department until 1955. After that, she returned to Hadassah where she taught nursing courses and for many years, continued to serve as a consultant in establishing hospitals and nursing schools. She took an important part in establishing nursing as a profession in the Land of Israel.
Avraham Verdiger: MK, Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Jerusalem Affairs, President of the Ego Poalei Movement. Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Jerusalem Affairs. He initiated the “Jerusalem Convention”, a historical document that expresses the special status of Jerusalem and the deep connection that the people of Israel have with the Holy City, and also received the title “Dear Jerusalem”.
To Mukhtar David Avisa: Mukhtar of the village of Jabal Mukaber for 40 years. Was one of the dignitaries of the village and one of the sellers in Jerusalem. In addition to being Mukhtar of the village, Avisa engaged in arbitration to resolve disputes and in addition contributed to the establishment of a school in the village. He had ties to the Jordanian government that ruled Jerusalem before 1967, as the village’s representative.
Rabbi Avraham Zaken: Authorized by the rabbi of the Kurdish community in the city, Yakir Jerusalem. When he was only 19 years old, he was ordained rabbi of the city of Zachu in northern Iraq and served as a mohel, butcher, marriage counselor, author of Torah scrolls, mezuzahs and other sacred matters. He served as the rabbi and leader of the Kurdish community in the city, contributed greatly to the new immigrants in the field and was a bridge for many of them in front of the Israeli establishment and its representative.
Eli Wiesel: Holocaust author, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, honorary citizen of the city of Jerusalem. He worked to instill the memory of the Holocaust and its lessons for the whole world and its leaders for human rights and the prevention of murders, and for the fight against anti-Semitism. Wiesel became the most central and well-known figure in the United States in this field. Wiesel encouraged other Holocaust survivors to tell their stories, and published more than 40 books himself. He has won many literary awards. In 1986, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Eli Wiesel (Photo: Miriam Elster / Flash 90)
Isaac Cardboard: The pioneers of Hebrew transportation in Jerusalem and one of the founders of Cooperative and the Maksher neighborhood. When he immigrated to Israel from the Soviet Union in 1925, he began working in the field of public transportation, when he purchased the first bus in Jerusalem, which began to carry passengers on the Mahane Yehuda-Jaffa Gate line. In June 1931 it united all the bus owners in the city under one roof and thus founded the “linking” cooperative.
Rabbi Elazar Gelbstein: Seventh generation in Jerusalem, restoring the cemetery on the Mount of Olives and developing it (1948). Initiated and assisted in the establishment of the first rescue organization. In 1989 he founded the Charity of Truth, for the treatment of victims of terrorist attacks, and dealt with it with dedication.
Rabbi Mordechai Firon: Chief Rabbi of the IDF, Rabbi of the Zurich Congregation and Dear Jerusalem. He studied at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem for ten years, during which time he was ordained a rabbi by Rabbi Harlap and Rabbi Herzog (Chief Rabbi of Israel). Bread for Jerusalem in the ranks of the Haganah organization. In 1971, he was awarded the rank of Colonel and appointed Deputy Rabbi Goren. Upon his retirement from Rabbi Goren’s IDF in June 1971, he was awarded the rank of Brigadier General and was appointed the second Chief Military Rabbi. For about six years as the Chief Rabbi of the IDF and was one of the founders of the National Security College.
Tzipi Malchov: A journalist who lived and breathed Jerusalem and fought for its residents. For more than 25 years, she worked as a journalist for the local newspaper Yedioth Jerusalem of the Yedioth Communication network.
She came to the city following her love for the late Molly Malchov, a member of one of the oldest families in Jerusalem. Molly was an instructor at the Zionist Youth Farm, and together they were among the first settlers in the Old City after the Six Day War. The city soon became the most senior and experienced documentary of life in Jerusalem. Without fear and without prejudice, when her name precedes her as the second voice of the inhabitants.
The nostalgic Tamon Cafe (Photo: Flash 90)
Julia and Roman Shpanyuk: Righteous Among the Nations. Lived in the town of Boryslav in Ukraine. Following Germany’s invasion of the Soviet Union, Julia and Roman sheltered the Weiss family during the Aktions, rescuing them time and time again. The Sheppniuk family rescued about 8 Jews, among the survivors: Shevach Weiss, former Speaker of the Knesset. On March 5, 1984, Yad Vashem recognized Julia and Roman Sheppniuk as Righteous Among the Nations.
Elia Khaojian: Armenian Holocaust survivor, photographer, lover of Jerusalem.
Sage Yitzhak Amidi: Rabbi and educator, one of the leaders of the Kurdish community in Jerusalem and the instigator of its heritage.
Tamon Square: Named after Cafe Tamon, a Jerusalem cultural-social meeting place run by Mordechai Koop. Cope was born in Jerusalem, the seventh generation of the city’s natives. He was awarded the title of Beloved of Jerusalem for his many years of social activity in the cafe that was a symbol of Jerusalem.
Joseph Gutfreund: International wrestling referee, murdered at the Munich Olympics. In September 1972, terrorists broke into the building where members of the Israeli delegation to the Munich Olympics lived. They knocked on the door, Gutfreund awoke from his sleep, opened the door and immediately recognized that it was terrorists, his heroism and courage, leaned his body against the door and shouted: “Guys, terrorists are on the run!” And so the two members of the delegation who heard his cries and managed to escape from the window survived. Thus, in front of a gang of bloodthirsty terrorists armed with submachine guns and grenades, Gottfreund was unable to arrest the terrorists in person and they broke into the room where the Israeli athletes were staying and took them hostage, demanding that the Israeli government release hundreds of terrorists. After failing to comply with their demands, they cold-bloodedly murdered all the hostages, including Gutfreund.
Zvi Ben Yosef: Composer and poet, killed in battles on Gush Etzion during the War of Independence. According to the story, before he died he whispered an excerpt from his last poem, “Force to Death”: Ben Yosef died childless.
Rabbi Shlomo Wolba: One of the greatest educators of the last generation and author of books of thought and thought.
Rebbetzin Chaya Moshka: Daughter of Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson, and wife of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson. Chaya Moshka was at the head of her father’s activities to save him from death and release him. She and her husband ran the Chabad dynasty and Chabad emissaries around the world. Rebbetzin Chaya Moshka, who was a wise and educated woman, with a vast knowledge of sacred and secular matters, was fluent in seven languages with clear and cohesive opinions on every subject, would dismiss her opinion and completely accept the Rebbe’s opinion. The Rebbe called her the mother of all Chabad emissaries in the world.
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