Romema
Romema (
Name
The name of the neighborhood is based on Psalms 118:16: "The Lord's right hand is lifted high (romem)".[1][3]
History
British Mandate
Romema was founded on a hill outside the historical city of
Extant architecture shows the area's original affluence, wealth, and diversity. These include the three-story residence of Arab Haj Muhammad, who owned quarries in nearby Lifta and was a judge in the city's Muslim courts; the elegant home of Jewish hotelier and businessman Yehiel Amdurski, and the home of Rabbi Yehuda Fishman-Maimon.[1]
By 1948, the population was diverse, with Arab,
State of Israel
After the establishment of the State of Israel, Romema became a center of light industry for many decades, home to a large number of garages, foundries, carpentry workshops and factories.[5]
From 1950 to 1991, Romema was the home of the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo, after access to the zoo on Mount Scopus was blocked in 1949.[6]
In 2007, as businesses closed and properties were bought up by developers, a master plan was commissioned for the neighborhood.
Landmarks
A 3-meter high monument commemorating the British soldiers who fell in the battle for Palestine stands at
The Jerusalem branch of the Magen David Adom ambulance service is located in Romema.[8]
Other landmarks include the Israel Television building, Jerusalem Gate Hotel, Center One shopping mall, Belz Great Synagogue and Rabbinical College with a design resembling that of the Second Temple, and the Aleh Center for the rehabilitation of handicapped children and youth.
Former landmarks included offices of The Jerusalem Post and Haaretz, the Tnuva dairy factory, Amcor refrigerator factory, and Achuza wedding hall. These have been mostly demolished making room for construction of high-rise residential buildings.
Architecture
Many of the factory buildings in Romema were designed by Rudolf ("Rudy") Reuven Trostler, a pioneer of industrial architecture in Israel.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Bar-Am, Aviva (10 April 2008). "Walking Tour: Authentic Romema". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
- ^ ISBN 0814329098.
- ISBN 965-90269-0-0
- ISBN 0521009677.
- ^ Krieger, Matthew (17 September 2007). "'Jerusalem Post' to be razed for residential housing". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ^ Greenbaum, Avraham (August 2006). "The Jerusalem Biblical Zoo". Society of Biblical Literature. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
- ^ Romema changes with the times
- ^ "Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, With His Sister Marjorie Riven, Dedicates MDA Facility in Memory of Their Father". Magen David Adom. 23 October 2011. Archived from the original on 16 June 2007. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ^ a b "A Concrete Life". Haaretz. Archived from the original on 20 October 2008.
- ^ Elizer, Yuval (2012). "Israeli Television and the National Agenda". Jewish Virtual Library. Retrieved 6 August 2012.