10 Fun Facts About Jerusalem

In honor of Jerusalem Day, which celebrates the unification of the city in 1967, here are some fun facts about this wonderful city!

1. Jerusalem boasts an abundance of donut shops and bakeries!

Photo: Marzipan Bakery מאפיית מרציפן Facebook

2. Jerusalem was the political capital AND official worship center during the time of Kind David.

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Photo: Flickr/couturiere7

3. Albert Einstein and Sigmund Freud were members of Jerusalem’s Hebrew University’s first Board of Governors.

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4. Jerusalem knows how to have a good time!

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From barbeques to bar mitzvahs, street festivals to night life, the people of Jerusalem know how to get down.

5. The Old City of Jerusalem has been turned into a LEGO masterpiece

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6. The Jerusalem light rail is 8.6 miles long.

The light rail brings the old and new aspects of the city together. Parts of the route even run through the middle of Old City streets.

7. Jerusalem means “founded on peace” in Hebrew

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Photo: Flickr- James Emery

8. The Kippa Man.

If you want to wear your favorite logo, you can find it on a kippa at this store called The Kippa Man on Ben Yehuda Street.

Photo: Flickr/Amanda

9. Jerusalem has 1,578 public gardens and parks.

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10. The length of the Western Wall is 1,600 feet.

1,050 feet of that length runs beneath the streets and houses of the Old City of Jerusalem.

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