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Extant architecture shows the area's original affluence, wealth, and diversity. These include the three-story residence of Arab Haj
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and land-ownership issues, who arbitrated disputes among Arab landowners in the region and opened sales of the land to Jews. The original building plan called for 24 houses surrounding a central square. The Jewish section of the neighborhood was built with private funding. Most of the original
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knights, drawing a symbolic link between them and the
British soldiers who conquered Jerusalem. The British also built a water tower in Romema, which was the highest point in Jerusalem at the time. Water from an adjacent pool was piped all over the city.
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with a gray breeze-block grille on the facade that became one of
Trostler's stylistic trademarks. When the diamond industry in Jerusalem did not take off as anticipated, the building was renovated for television broadcasting.
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Many of the factory buildings in Romema were designed by Rudolf ("Rudy") Reuven
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in 1920. The inscription around the base reads: "Near this spot, the Holy City was surrendered to the 60th London
Division, 9th December 1917." Etched into the monument are the silhouettes of
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After the establishment of the State of Israel, Romema became a center of light industry for many decades, home to a large number of garages, foundries, carpentry workshops and factories.
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and Muslim Arabs living in the Arab section of Romema as well as the nearby village of Lifta were forced out of their homes due to violence from Jewish paramilitary groups such as the
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In 2007, as businesses closed and properties were bought up by developers, a master plan was commissioned for the neighborhood. Today Romema is
Jerusalem's transportation hub: The
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dairy factory, Amcor refrigerator factory, and Achuza wedding hall. These have been mostly demolished making room for construction of high-rise residential buildings.
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Rabbinical College with a design resembling that of the Second Temple, and the Aleh Center for the rehabilitation of handicapped children and youth.
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Vilnay, Zev, Rachel and Oren: The Vilnay Guide to Israel. A new
Millenium edition, Vol 1: Jerusalem, Beersheba and Southern Israel, Atlit 1999, p. 147,
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at the main entrance to the city. It occupies the highest hill in
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Romema serves as Jerusalem's transportation hub. It is home to the
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Jewish residents. At the beginning of 1948, during the
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The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited
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Villages depopulated during the Arab–Israeli conflict
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at the top of Romema Street, where the Turkish Army
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Romema was founded on a hill outside the village of
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223:From 1950 to 1991, Romema was the home of the
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642:"Israeli Television and the National Agenda"
450:"Romema: Jerusalem's uplifting neighborhood"
254:Monument to British soldiers, Allenby Square
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