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Musrara
Musrara (Arabic: مصرارة, Hebrew: מוסררה, also known by its Hebrew name, Morasha, מורשה) is a formerly Ottoman neighborhood in what is now West Jerusalem. It is bordered by the Israeli neighborhoods of Mea Shearim and Beit Yisrael to the north, by the Russian Compound and Kikar Safra to the west, and by Mamilla mall to the south, and the Old City to the east.
Musrara was founded by upper class Arab Christians residents during the late 19th century, as a part of the "departure from the walls", during which people began living outside the Old City of Jerusalem.
During the 1947–1949 Palestine war, the Arab residents fled during the fighting or were expelled as part of the larger 1948 Palestinian expulsion and flight and not permitted to return to their homes. Musrara remained on the Israeli side of the border between Israel and Jordan.
During the early days of Israeli statehood, there was an extreme shortage of housing for the thousands of Jewish immigrants who flooded to Jerusalem. As a result, the Ministry of Housing decided to populate the Palestinian houses with new immigrants from North African countries.[failed verification][citation needed]
In 1971, young, second-generation Mizrahi Jews from the neighborhood founded the Israeli Black Panthers, a protest movement against the perceived injustice and discrimination by the government against them. The rage quickly spread from Musrara to all areas inhabited by poor Mizrahi Jews, and eventually evolved into a political movement.
Musrara's strategic location between the Haredi and religious neighborhoods to the north and the secular neighborhoods to the west has contributed to its diverse population. Over the last decade some have advocated to prevent the neighborhood from becoming more Hareidi, a process which has since slowed considerably.
Today, Musrara is home to about 4,500 people.
Musrara's built environment is a living testimony to its diversity – and that of Jerusalem in general – over the past 130 years. Examples of the various styles of architecture popular during this period can be found there. They can be divided into three general periods:
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Musrara
Musrara (Arabic: مصرارة, Hebrew: מוסררה, also known by its Hebrew name, Morasha, מורשה) is a formerly Ottoman neighborhood in what is now West Jerusalem. It is bordered by the Israeli neighborhoods of Mea Shearim and Beit Yisrael to the north, by the Russian Compound and Kikar Safra to the west, and by Mamilla mall to the south, and the Old City to the east.
Musrara was founded by upper class Arab Christians residents during the late 19th century, as a part of the "departure from the walls", during which people began living outside the Old City of Jerusalem.
During the 1947–1949 Palestine war, the Arab residents fled during the fighting or were expelled as part of the larger 1948 Palestinian expulsion and flight and not permitted to return to their homes. Musrara remained on the Israeli side of the border between Israel and Jordan.
During the early days of Israeli statehood, there was an extreme shortage of housing for the thousands of Jewish immigrants who flooded to Jerusalem. As a result, the Ministry of Housing decided to populate the Palestinian houses with new immigrants from North African countries.[failed verification][citation needed]
In 1971, young, second-generation Mizrahi Jews from the neighborhood founded the Israeli Black Panthers, a protest movement against the perceived injustice and discrimination by the government against them. The rage quickly spread from Musrara to all areas inhabited by poor Mizrahi Jews, and eventually evolved into a political movement.
Musrara's strategic location between the Haredi and religious neighborhoods to the north and the secular neighborhoods to the west has contributed to its diverse population. Over the last decade some have advocated to prevent the neighborhood from becoming more Hareidi, a process which has since slowed considerably.
Today, Musrara is home to about 4,500 people.
Musrara's built environment is a living testimony to its diversity – and that of Jerusalem in general – over the past 130 years. Examples of the various styles of architecture popular during this period can be found there. They can be divided into three general periods:
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