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Ben Yehuda Street was a main street in Jerusalem even before the founding of the state. As a busy thoroughfare, it has been a prime target for [[Ben Yehuda Street bombings|terrorist bombings]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/features/a-short-history-of-terror-1.76345 |title=A short history of terror |last=Sheleg |first=Yair |date=2001-12-03 |accessdate=2010-06-08 |publisher=[[Haaretz]]}}</ref> |
Ben Yehuda Street was a main street in Jerusalem even before the founding of the state. As a busy thoroughfare, it has been a prime target for [[Ben Yehuda Street bombings|terrorist bombings]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/features/a-short-history-of-terror-1.76345 |title=A short history of terror |last=Sheleg |first=Yair |date=2001-12-03 |accessdate=2010-06-08 |publisher=[[Haaretz]]}}</ref> |
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The comedy club [[Off the Wall Comedy Empire]] (also known as Off the Wall Comedy Basement) is located in the basement at 34 Ben Yehuda Street.<ref>[http://www.israelcomedy.com/]</ref> |
The comedy club [[Off the Wall Comedy Empire]] (also known as Off the Wall Comedy Basement) is located in the basement at 34 Ben Yehuda Street.<ref>[http://www.israelcomedy.com/]</ref> |
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Revision as of 00:46, 25 November 2013
Ben Yehuda Street (Hebrew: רחוב בן יהודה), known as the "Midrachov" (Hebrew: מדרחוב) 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 street is named after the founder of Modern Hebrew, Eliezer Ben-Yehuda.
History
Ben Yehuda Street was a main street in Jerusalem even before the founding of the state. As a busy thoroughfare, it has been a prime target for terrorist bombings.[1]
In 1983, the street was closed to automobile traffic.[2] In Hebrew it is called a midrachov (pedestrian mall – a Hebrew neologism formed from the words "midracha" [sidewalk] and "rechov" [street].[3] Many of the businesses cater to tourists. The street is lined with souvenir and Judaica shops and sidewalk cafes, and street musicians play there throughout the day.[4] It was long considered the "secular heart of Jerusalem," but since the 2000s, disaffected Orthodox Jewish youth have joined the mix of tourists and locals.[5]
The comedy club Off the Wall Comedy Empire (also known as Off the Wall Comedy Basement) is located in the basement at 34 Ben Yehuda Street.[6]
References
- ^ Sheleg, Yair (3 December 2001). "A short history of terror". Haaretz. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
- ^ "מדרחוב בן יהודה (Hebrew)". greenmap.org. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
- ^ "Ben-Yehuda Street". Fodor's. 2010. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
- ^ "Ben Yehuda Street". gojerusalem.com. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
- ^ Consumption and Market Society in Israel. Berg Publishers. 24 April 2004.
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