Mount Scopus
Mount Scopus is a mountain in North East Jerusalem in the wake of the 1948 arab-israeli war. Mount Scopus became a UN protected Israeli exclave within Jordanian administered territory until the six-day war in 1967 today. Mount Scopus lies within the municipal boundaries of the city of Jerusalem named the ridge of hills east of ancient as well as modern Jerusalem offers the best views of the city which dominates since the main part of the ridge bears the name Mount of Olives. The name lookout was reserved for this peak to the northeast of the ancient city. Its name in many languages. Means lookout. Scopus is a late anization of the greek word for watcher scopus. The same as in telescope adding to the multi-layered meaning of the name it is also said that in times in which Jews were not allowed to enter Jerusalem by the city's Roman or Christian authorities. They used to come and look at their former capital from this vantage point history. Antiquity overlooking Jerusalem. Mount scopus has been strategically important as a base from which to attack the city since antiquity the 12th Roman legion camped there in AD 66 in AD 70 at the conclusion of the same war that led to the destruction of the Jewish Temple. Mount Scopus was used as a base to carry out the final siege of the city by the same 12th Legion plus the 15th and 5th legions while the 10th Legion was positioned on the continuation of the same Ridge known as the Mount of Olives the Crusaders used it as a base in 1099 modern era the exact location of the mountain known in the ancient sources as Mount Scopus is not known it is described as being in the northeastern part of the ridge that prominently includes the Mount of Olives which dominates Jerusalem from the east as the Zionist organizations decided to build a new Jewish institution of higher learning in Jerusalem which eventually came the Hebrew University. They decided that it was unwise to try and ask for donations for a project designed to be built on the Mount of Olives.
A location with mainly christian connotations. The site chosen for the university did correspond approximately to the description of the ancient mount scopus and so it was decided to name that particular peak. Mount Scopus the name became widely used and few Jerusalemites would nowadays know about this rebranding story of an old name. The ancient mount scopus cannot be far though from the modern one in 1948 as the British began letting go of their security responsibilities the Jewish Enclave on Mount Scopus became increasingly cut off from the main sections of Jewish Jerusalem access to hospital and university campus was through a narrow road a mile and a half long passing through the Arab neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah Arab sniper fire on vehicles moving along the access route became a regular occurrence and Road. Mines were laid when food and supplies at. The hospital began to dwindle a large convoy carrying doctors and supply set out for the besieged hospital leading to an attack that became known as the Hadassah Medical convoy massacre 78 Jewish doctors nurses students patients faculty members and hagan are fighters and one British soldier were killed in the attack after the ceasefire agreement of November 30th 1948 which established the division of Eastern West Jerusalem Israel controlled the western part of the city while Jordan controlled the East several demilitarized no man's land zones were established along the border one of the Mount Scopus fortnightly convoys carrying supplies to the University in hospital located in the Israeli part of the Demilitarized Zone on Mount Scopus were periodically held up by Jordanian troops article 8 of the 1949 armistice agreement signed by Israel and Jordan in April 90 49 called for a resumption of the normal functioning of their cultural and humanitarian institutions on Mount Scopus and free access thereto free access to the holy places and cultural institutions and use of the cemetery on the Mount of Olives resumption of operation of the Letran pumping station provision of electricity for the old city and resumption of operation of the rail road to Jerusalem in January 1958 Francis arusha a representative of the UN secretary-general tried to persuade Jordan to abide by article 8 but without success in May 1958 Jordanian soldiers fired on Israeli patrols killing a UN officer and four israeli police men ralph bunche assistant to un secretary-general died commercial visited Jerusalem and a man to find a solution followed by hamish old himself again run successfully the Mount Scopus agreement signed on July seventh 1948 regulated the demilitarized zone around Mount Scopus and authorized the United Nations preuss supervision organization to settle disputes between the Israelis and Jordanians to jewish-owned plots in Alice aurea known as Gansu amatil Solomon's garden were purchased by mrs.
BF Salomon's in 1934 and soul to the ganges loma company limited in 1937 this land was surrounded by a fence but clashes erupted when Arabs living on the other side of the fence sought to cultivate land pick olives and carry out repairs on homes close to the fence the Arabs were requested not to work closer than 50 meters from the fence unless prior permission was granted by the Israeli police there were two versions of the demilitarized agreement one was initialed by Franklin M Begley a UN official the local Jordanian commander and the Israeli local commander while the other was not initialed by the Israeli local commander having two versions of the map was the cause of many incidents within the Mount Scopus area landmarks hebrew university of jerusalem construction of the mount scopus campus of the hebrew university began in nineteen eighteen on land purchase from the gray hill estate the dedication ceremony was held in 1925 in the presence of many dignitaries a design for the university campus by Sir Patrick Geddes positioned the university buildings on the slopes of the Mount bellow a domed hexagonal Great Hall recalling the Star of David as a counterpoint to the octagonal dome of the rock in the old city this plan was never implemented but Geddes designed the university library today the Hebrew University Faculty of Law on Mount Scopus by 1947 the university was a solid research and teaching institution with humanities science medicine education and Agriculture Department's a national library university press in an Adult Education Centre.
The university had a student population of over 1,200 faculty members hex synagogue. Hebrew University hecht synagogue this massive building which looks more like a fort than a place of worship and prayer was erected by the family of Mayor Jacob chic effect a Republican united states. Senator from nevada and US ambassador to the bahamas it is noted for the unique arrangement of the tour arc and the panoramic view of the old city from a huge window as arnel Academy of Art and Design bezalel academy of arts and design is israel's national school of art founded in 1906 by boris Schatz it is named for the biblical figure Bezalel San Avari who was appointed by Moses to oversee the design and construction of the tabernacle national botanical garden of Israel the national botanic garden of Israel in the Hebrew University on Mount Scopus was founded by botanist Alexander EIG in 1931 this garden contain one of the largest collections of Israeli uncultivated plants this was the first home of Jerusalem's biblical zoo a cave in the garden has been identified as the tomb of Nicanor of Alexandria who donated one of the gates of Herod's temple jerusalem british war cemetery the british cemetery in jerusalem is a military cemetery for fallen soldiers of the british empire later known as the British Commonwealth of Nations in world war one in Palestine. The cemetery is located on the neck land on the north end of the Mount of Olives and west of Mount Scopus 2515 ver buried in the cemetery. Fallen soldiers of 2449 war dead including 2218.
British casualties a total 100 fallen soldiers are unidentified a memorial was placed in the cemetery to 3300 service personnel killed in operations in Palestine and Egypt who have no known grave in all commemorated in this cemetery a 5815 service personnel of World War one no casualties buried in the cemetery died after the war Hadassah Hospital in 1939 the Hadassah women's organization opened a teaching hospital on Mount Scopus in a building designed by architect Herrick mandelson in 1948 when the Jordanians occupied East Jerusalem and blockaded the road to Mount Scopus the hospital could no longer function in 1960 after running clinics in various locations. The organization opened a medical center on the other side of the city in. Jerusalem's ein Karem neighborhood on April 13 1948 a civilian convoy bringing medical supplies and personnel to a dasa hospital on. Mount Scopus was attacked by Arab forces. 78 Jews mainly doctors and nurses were killed in the ambush Jerusalem American colony Cemetery the Jerusalem American colony cemetry is a main cemetery of the Jerusalem American colony located next to the Hebrew University in the tobacco garden. Then which cemetery is a small cemetery beside the Jerusalem American colony cemetery in tobacco garden the cemetery is dedicated to Herbert bentwich and his family in the tobacco garden kirat Menachem. Begin coyot Menachem. Begin named after former Israeli Prime Minister Menachem. Begin and also known as Korea tamam shala is a complex of government buildings in East Jerusalem located between Sheikh Jarrah in the north adjacent to Mount Scopus in the east and ammunition Hill. In the west. It serves as home to several government offices along with the main government complex in give a tram. It also includes the national headquarters of the Israel police cave of Nicanor the cave of nick and norah's in ancient burial cave located on Mount Scopus in Jerusalem Israel excavations in the cave discovered a naughty referring to Nicanor the door maker.
The cave is located in the botanical gardens on the grounds of the mount scopus campus of the hebrew university of jerusalem the cave. Nicanor plan to organize a national pantheon of the zionist movement. But due to circumstances this project was not implemented in the cave. Nicanor buried only two of the Zionist leaders Leon Pinsker and monogamous ashkan after 1948 the National Pantheon was created in Mount Herzl tabac Nick garden to back. Nick garden is a national garden located in the southern downs of Mount Scopus in Jerusalem next to the Hebrew University the garden is preserved some Jewish burial caves from the Second Temple period and two smaller cemeteries in the garden. Also two points of views one to the Dead Sea and the Judy and Dez oh and the other to the Temple. Mount ammunition hill ammunition hill was a fortified Jordanian military post in the northwest side of Mount Scopus in Jerusalem that was in the north and part of Jordanian occupied East Jerusalem. It was the site of one of the fiercest battles of the six-day war gallery the national botanic garden of israel hecht synagogue jerusalem british war cemetry cave of Nicanor national headquarters of the Israel police Hadassah Hospital Mount Scopus bezalel academy of art and design Jerusalem American colony cemetery then search cemetery ammunition Hill.
A location with mainly christian connotations. The site chosen for the university did correspond approximately to the description of the ancient mount scopus and so it was decided to name that particular peak. Mount Scopus the name became widely used and few Jerusalemites would nowadays know about this rebranding story of an old name. The ancient mount scopus cannot be far though from the modern one in 1948 as the British began letting go of their security responsibilities the Jewish Enclave on Mount Scopus became increasingly cut off from the main sections of Jewish Jerusalem access to hospital and university campus was through a narrow road a mile and a half long passing through the Arab neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah Arab sniper fire on vehicles moving along the access route became a regular occurrence and Road. Mines were laid when food and supplies at. The hospital began to dwindle a large convoy carrying doctors and supply set out for the besieged hospital leading to an attack that became known as the Hadassah Medical convoy massacre 78 Jewish doctors nurses students patients faculty members and hagan are fighters and one British soldier were killed in the attack after the ceasefire agreement of November 30th 1948 which established the division of Eastern West Jerusalem Israel controlled the western part of the city while Jordan controlled the East several demilitarized no man's land zones were established along the border one of the Mount Scopus fortnightly convoys carrying supplies to the University in hospital located in the Israeli part of the Demilitarized Zone on Mount Scopus were periodically held up by Jordanian troops article 8 of the 1949 armistice agreement signed by Israel and Jordan in April 90 49 called for a resumption of the normal functioning of their cultural and humanitarian institutions on Mount Scopus and free access thereto free access to the holy places and cultural institutions and use of the cemetery on the Mount of Olives resumption of operation of the Letran pumping station provision of electricity for the old city and resumption of operation of the rail road to Jerusalem in January 1958 Francis arusha a representative of the UN secretary-general tried to persuade Jordan to abide by article 8 but without success in May 1958 Jordanian soldiers fired on Israeli patrols killing a UN officer and four israeli police men ralph bunche assistant to un secretary-general died commercial visited Jerusalem and a man to find a solution followed by hamish old himself again run successfully the Mount Scopus agreement signed on July seventh 1948 regulated the demilitarized zone around Mount Scopus and authorized the United Nations preuss supervision organization to settle disputes between the Israelis and Jordanians to jewish-owned plots in Alice aurea known as Gansu amatil Solomon's garden were purchased by mrs.
BF Salomon's in 1934 and soul to the ganges loma company limited in 1937 this land was surrounded by a fence but clashes erupted when Arabs living on the other side of the fence sought to cultivate land pick olives and carry out repairs on homes close to the fence the Arabs were requested not to work closer than 50 meters from the fence unless prior permission was granted by the Israeli police there were two versions of the demilitarized agreement one was initialed by Franklin M Begley a UN official the local Jordanian commander and the Israeli local commander while the other was not initialed by the Israeli local commander having two versions of the map was the cause of many incidents within the Mount Scopus area landmarks hebrew university of jerusalem construction of the mount scopus campus of the hebrew university began in nineteen eighteen on land purchase from the gray hill estate the dedication ceremony was held in 1925 in the presence of many dignitaries a design for the university campus by Sir Patrick Geddes positioned the university buildings on the slopes of the Mount bellow a domed hexagonal Great Hall recalling the Star of David as a counterpoint to the octagonal dome of the rock in the old city this plan was never implemented but Geddes designed the university library today the Hebrew University Faculty of Law on Mount Scopus by 1947 the university was a solid research and teaching institution with humanities science medicine education and Agriculture Department's a national library university press in an Adult Education Centre.
The university had a student population of over 1,200 faculty members hex synagogue. Hebrew University hecht synagogue this massive building which looks more like a fort than a place of worship and prayer was erected by the family of Mayor Jacob chic effect a Republican united states. Senator from nevada and US ambassador to the bahamas it is noted for the unique arrangement of the tour arc and the panoramic view of the old city from a huge window as arnel Academy of Art and Design bezalel academy of arts and design is israel's national school of art founded in 1906 by boris Schatz it is named for the biblical figure Bezalel San Avari who was appointed by Moses to oversee the design and construction of the tabernacle national botanical garden of Israel the national botanic garden of Israel in the Hebrew University on Mount Scopus was founded by botanist Alexander EIG in 1931 this garden contain one of the largest collections of Israeli uncultivated plants this was the first home of Jerusalem's biblical zoo a cave in the garden has been identified as the tomb of Nicanor of Alexandria who donated one of the gates of Herod's temple jerusalem british war cemetery the british cemetery in jerusalem is a military cemetery for fallen soldiers of the british empire later known as the British Commonwealth of Nations in world war one in Palestine. The cemetery is located on the neck land on the north end of the Mount of Olives and west of Mount Scopus 2515 ver buried in the cemetery. Fallen soldiers of 2449 war dead including 2218.
British casualties a total 100 fallen soldiers are unidentified a memorial was placed in the cemetery to 3300 service personnel killed in operations in Palestine and Egypt who have no known grave in all commemorated in this cemetery a 5815 service personnel of World War one no casualties buried in the cemetery died after the war Hadassah Hospital in 1939 the Hadassah women's organization opened a teaching hospital on Mount Scopus in a building designed by architect Herrick mandelson in 1948 when the Jordanians occupied East Jerusalem and blockaded the road to Mount Scopus the hospital could no longer function in 1960 after running clinics in various locations. The organization opened a medical center on the other side of the city in. Jerusalem's ein Karem neighborhood on April 13 1948 a civilian convoy bringing medical supplies and personnel to a dasa hospital on. Mount Scopus was attacked by Arab forces. 78 Jews mainly doctors and nurses were killed in the ambush Jerusalem American colony Cemetery the Jerusalem American colony cemetry is a main cemetery of the Jerusalem American colony located next to the Hebrew University in the tobacco garden. Then which cemetery is a small cemetery beside the Jerusalem American colony cemetery in tobacco garden the cemetery is dedicated to Herbert bentwich and his family in the tobacco garden kirat Menachem. Begin coyot Menachem. Begin named after former Israeli Prime Minister Menachem. Begin and also known as Korea tamam shala is a complex of government buildings in East Jerusalem located between Sheikh Jarrah in the north adjacent to Mount Scopus in the east and ammunition Hill. In the west. It serves as home to several government offices along with the main government complex in give a tram. It also includes the national headquarters of the Israel police cave of Nicanor the cave of nick and norah's in ancient burial cave located on Mount Scopus in Jerusalem Israel excavations in the cave discovered a naughty referring to Nicanor the door maker.
The cave is located in the botanical gardens on the grounds of the mount scopus campus of the hebrew university of jerusalem the cave. Nicanor plan to organize a national pantheon of the zionist movement. But due to circumstances this project was not implemented in the cave. Nicanor buried only two of the Zionist leaders Leon Pinsker and monogamous ashkan after 1948 the National Pantheon was created in Mount Herzl tabac Nick garden to back. Nick garden is a national garden located in the southern downs of Mount Scopus in Jerusalem next to the Hebrew University the garden is preserved some Jewish burial caves from the Second Temple period and two smaller cemeteries in the garden. Also two points of views one to the Dead Sea and the Judy and Dez oh and the other to the Temple. Mount ammunition hill ammunition hill was a fortified Jordanian military post in the northwest side of Mount Scopus in Jerusalem that was in the north and part of Jordanian occupied East Jerusalem. It was the site of one of the fiercest battles of the six-day war gallery the national botanic garden of israel hecht synagogue jerusalem british war cemetry cave of Nicanor national headquarters of the Israel police Hadassah Hospital Mount Scopus bezalel academy of art and design Jerusalem American colony cemetery then search cemetery ammunition Hill.