Neve Granot Explained

Neve Granot is a neighborhood in Jerusalem located behind the Israel Museum, overlooking the Monastery of the Cross.

Neve Granot is named for Avraham Granot, a Zionist activist and signatory of the Israeli Declaration of Independence who went on to become head of the Jewish National Fund.[1] The Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies in Neve Granot built its new campus there, designed by Israeli architect Ada Carmi.[2]

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31.7697°N 35.2044°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www.jerusalem.muni.il/jer_sys/pro/rehovot/rehovot.asp?STREET_KOD=1111 Information on street names in Jerusalem
  2. http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/793446.html The Israeli architectural genome