Mea Shearim
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish neighbourhood in Jerusalem
Episodes
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#5494: How Ancient Jerusalem Outgrew Its Own WallsJerusalem's Old City walls are Ottoman, not ancient — and the original city sits outside them. Tracing 4,000 years of expansion and contraction. -
#5530: Jerusalem's Pencil Line: 1948–1967Two commanders drew a ceasefire line in wax pencil in 1948. It became a city's border for nineteen years. -
#5496: Taking Down Jerusalem's 7km Border, Street by StreetBarbed wire, minefields, and a wax-pencil line: how Jerusalem's seven-kilometre border was physically torn down after 1967. -
#5495: Musrara: Growing Up on Jerusalem's Pencil-Drawn BorderHow a border drawn with wax pencils in 1948 split Musrara's homes in two — and shaped the neighborhood that raised the Israeli Black Panthers. -
#5352: What Do You Picture When You Hear "Religious Jew"?Most religious Jews don't wear black hats and side curls. So why is that the image everyone pictures?