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The German Colony or Hamoshava Hagermanit in hebrew neighbourhood in Jerusalem
The historical German Colony is located in southern Jerusalem and expands from both sides of Emek Refaim street. Map of German Colony. Emek Refaim (Valley of Refaim) is mentioned in the Book of Joshua and Samuel II. The name is derived from a legendary race of giants who lived in this region in biblical times.
The German Colony
"Jerusalem, all of gold; Jerusalem, bronze and light. Within my heart, I shall treasure your song and sight."
"Yerushalayim Shel Zahav" (Jerusalem of Gold) by Naomi Shemer
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German Colony Streets:
Emek Refaim
Gedaliah Alon
Graetz
Hamagid
Hamelitz
HaRakevet
Hildesheimer
Lloyd George
Masrik
Rachel Imenu
Tel Chai
Uziah
Yehoshafat
Yehoshua Bin Nun
Yotam
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My place in Jerusalem is the German Colony, perhaps because it is the most "non-Jerusalem" place. There is a feeling of another place, such as Paris or another big city. You are in the heart of the the Middle East conflict, but the German Colony, with its cafes and with a normal movie theater, is an island of sanity in the complex Jerusalem reality.
Moshe Shlonsky, journalist