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|data2 = רח’ יוסף קארו / רח’ אלקבץ צפת | |data2 = רח’ יוסף קארו / רח’ אלקבץ צפת | ||
|header5 = Other Names: | |header5 = Other Names: | ||
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|header7 = Description: | |header7 = Description: | ||
|data8 = Commercial Street for Tzfat’s Art and Crafts where tourists often shop for Judaica and other artwork. | |data8 = Commercial Street for Tzfat’s Art and Crafts where tourists often shop for Judaica and other artwork. | ||
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− | The | + | The Art Gallery Street of [[Safed|Tzfat]], Yosef Caro/Alkabetz Street, is one of the most popular sites for [[Safed-Tourism|tourists]] who can combine their exploration of Tzfat’s [[Safed-History|historical]] sites with some great shopping. |
== History == | == History == | ||
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== Street Name == | == Street Name == | ||
− | The street runs for approximately 500 meters | + | The street runs for approximately 500 meters, from Rehov HaAri -- HaAri Street -- at its northern tip towards [[Ashtam Building Safed| the Ashtam Building at its southern edge.The street is formally named “Rehov Alkabetz” -- Alkabetz Street -- along its northern half and “Rehov Yosef Caro” along its southern half. There is no marker that delineates the point where the name changes. |
== Renovations == | == Renovations == | ||
− | Until the | + | Until the 1980s the street was comprised of mostly-abandoned homes and buildings. However, in the late 1980s gallery and art shops began to open along the road as artists and gallery owners realized that tourists wanted spend their time in the area where they could visit the city’s historical and religious sites. A cycle was created whereby the increasing popularity of the shops brought in more tourists which resulted in new shops being opened. |
== Popular Art Center == | == Popular Art Center == | ||
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=== Kabbalah Art === | === Kabbalah Art === | ||
The worldwide interest in Kabbalah study has created a market for Kabbalah art. Tzfat galleries exhibit many different types of Kabbalah-themed paintings, jewelry and Judaica. Some of these works come from Safed artists who combine their studies of Kabbalah with their art while others are created by artists who live outside of Tzfat and sold in Tzfat. | The worldwide interest in Kabbalah study has created a market for Kabbalah art. Tzfat galleries exhibit many different types of Kabbalah-themed paintings, jewelry and Judaica. Some of these works come from Safed artists who combine their studies of Kabbalah with their art while others are created by artists who live outside of Tzfat and sold in Tzfat. | ||
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[[Category:Safed]] | [[Category:Safed]] | ||
[[Category:Jewish Art]] | [[Category:Jewish Art]] |