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Simcha: /* Ma’alot Oleh HaGardom */

2013-02-10T19:24:50Z

Ma’alot Oleh HaGardom

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	{{Safed History}}		{{Safed History}}
		+	{{Safed Tourism}}

	[[Category:Safed]]		[[Category:Safed]]
	[[Category:Jewish History]]		[[Category:Jewish History]]

AvivaSpiegel at 19:00, 22 July 2012

2012-07-22T19:00:37Z

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	== British Rule ==		== British Rule ==
−	[[File:00000122 great staircase safed rainy day.jpg\|thumb\|180px\|~~right~~\|The Staircase on a rainy day.]]After the First World War the [[British Rule of Safed 1918 to 1948\|British]], who had defeated the [[Ottoman Rule of Safed 1760 to 1918\|Ottoman Turks]], accepted responsibility for ruling the area called “Palestine.” The British created a Mandate which declared that they would rule until the local population could govern itself.	+	[[File:00000122 great staircase safed rainy day.jpg\|thumb\|180px\|left\|The Staircase on a rainy day.]]After the First World War the [[British Rule of Safed 1918 to 1948\|British]], who had defeated the [[Ottoman Rule of Safed 1760 to 1918\|Ottoman Turks]], accepted responsibility for ruling the area called “Palestine.” The British created a Mandate which declared that they would rule until the local population could govern itself.

	Many local Jewish residents resented the British rule, especially as time passed and the British policies became openly pro-Arab. The Arabs refused to allow the Jews to arm themselves for self-defense purposes and limited Jewish immigration to Palestine, even in the face of growing anti-semitism in Europe.		Many local Jewish residents resented the British rule, especially as time passed and the British policies became openly pro-Arab. The Arabs refused to allow the Jews to arm themselves for self-defense purposes and limited Jewish immigration to Palestine, even in the face of growing anti-semitism in Europe.

AvivaSpiegel at 18:59, 22 July 2012

2012-07-22T18:59:50Z

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−	[[File:~~00000122 great~~ staircase ~~safed rainy day~~.jpg\|~~thumb~~\|~~180px\|right\|The Staircase on a rainy day.~~]]~~('''~~Hebrew~~'''~~: מעלות עולה הגרדום ~~/ '''Translation''': Stairs of the Ascendants to the Scaffold / '''~~Pronunciation~~'''~~ Ma’al-ot O-leeh Ha’Gar-dom ~~/ '''~~Other Names~~'''~~: Great Stairs, Dividing Stairs~~, / '''Definition'''~~: Historic stairway which divides Tzfat’s Old Jewish Quarter and Artist Quarter named for pre-State martyrs.)	+	{{Infobox
		+	\|title = Great Stairs of Tzfat
		+	\|image = [[File:00000299 big tzfat staircase.jpg\|215px\|alt=Great Stairs of Tzfat]]
		+	\|header1 = Hebrew:
		+	\|data2 = מעלות עולה הגרדום
		+	\|header3 = Pronunciation:
		+	\|data4 = Ma’al-ot O-leeh Ha’Gar-dom
		+	\|header5 = Other Names:
		+	\|data6 = Great Tzfat Stairs, Dividing Safed Stairs
		+	\|header7 = Translation:
		+	\|data8 = Stairs of the Ascendants to the Scaffold
		+	\|header9 = Description:
		+	\|data10 = Historic stairway which divides Tzfat’s Old Jewish Quarter and Artist Quarter named for pre-State martyrs.}}

	Maalot HaGardom Great Staircase of [[Safed]] is a long stairway which consists of several hundred stairs separating the [[Old City Safed\|Old City]] and the [[Artists Quarter Safed\|Artists Quarter]], running through the middle of the city's tourist bus parking lot. Both the stairway and its name are rooted in [[Safed History\|Tzfat history]].		Maalot HaGardom Great Staircase of [[Safed]] is a long stairway which consists of several hundred stairs separating the [[Old City Safed\|Old City]] and the [[Artists Quarter Safed\|Artists Quarter]], running through the middle of the city's tourist bus parking lot. Both the stairway and its name are rooted in [[Safed History\|Tzfat history]].

	== British Rule ==		== British Rule ==
−	After the First World War the [[British Rule of Safed 1918 to 1948\|British]], who had defeated the [[Ottoman Rule of Safed 1760 to 1918\|Ottoman Turks]], accepted responsibility for ruling the area called “Palestine.” The British created a Mandate which declared that they would rule until the local population could govern itself.	+	[[File:00000122 great staircase safed rainy day.jpg\|thumb\|180px\|right\|The Staircase on a rainy day.]]After the First World War the [[British Rule of Safed 1918 to 1948\|British]], who had defeated the [[Ottoman Rule of Safed 1760 to 1918\|Ottoman Turks]], accepted responsibility for ruling the area called “Palestine.” The British created a Mandate which declared that they would rule until the local population could govern itself.

	Many local Jewish residents resented the British rule, especially as time passed and the British policies became openly pro-Arab. The Arabs refused to allow the Jews to arm themselves for self-defense purposes and limited Jewish immigration to Palestine, even in the face of growing anti-semitism in Europe.		Many local Jewish residents resented the British rule, especially as time passed and the British policies became openly pro-Arab. The Arabs refused to allow the Jews to arm themselves for self-defense purposes and limited Jewish immigration to Palestine, even in the face of growing anti-semitism in Europe.

Simcha: /* Ma’alot Oleh HaGardom */

2012-03-15T20:47:18Z

Ma’alot Oleh HaGardom

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	== Ma’alot Oleh HaGardom ==		== Ma’alot Oleh HaGardom ==
	Following the [[Safed War of Independence\|War of Independence]] the city administration of Tzfat renamed the stairway the “Ma’alot Oleh HaGardom” in memory of the men who were hung by the British for their struggles in the name of Jewish independence.		Following the [[Safed War of Independence\|War of Independence]] the city administration of Tzfat renamed the stairway the “Ma’alot Oleh HaGardom” in memory of the men who were hung by the British for their struggles in the name of Jewish independence.
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		+	{{Safed History}}

	[[Category:Safed]]		[[Category:Safed]]
	[[Category:Jewish History]]		[[Category:Jewish History]]

Simcha at 20:40, 22 January 2012

2012-01-22T20:40:52Z

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	[[File:00000122 great staircase safed rainy day.jpg\|thumb\|180px\|right\|The Staircase on a rainy day.]]('''Hebrew''': מעלות עולה הגרדום / '''Translation''': Stairs of the Ascendants to the Scaffold / '''Pronunciation''' Ma’al-ot O-leeh Ha’Gar-dom / '''Other Names''': Great Stairs, Dividing Stairs, / '''Definition''': Historic stairway which divides Tzfat’s Old Jewish Quarter and Artist Quarter named for pre-State martyrs.)		[[File:00000122 great staircase safed rainy day.jpg\|thumb\|180px\|right\|The Staircase on a rainy day.]]('''Hebrew''': מעלות עולה הגרדום / '''Translation''': Stairs of the Ascendants to the Scaffold / '''Pronunciation''' Ma’al-ot O-leeh Ha’Gar-dom / '''Other Names''': Great Stairs, Dividing Stairs, / '''Definition''': Historic stairway which divides Tzfat’s Old Jewish Quarter and Artist Quarter named for pre-State martyrs.)

−	Maalot HaGardom Great Staircase of [[Safed]] is a long stairway which consists of several hundred stairs separating the [[Old City Safed\|Old City]] and the Artists Quarter, running through the middle of the city's tourist bus parking lot. Both the stairway and its name are rooted in [[Safed History\|Tzfat history]].	+	Maalot HaGardom Great Staircase of [[Safed]] is a long stairway which consists of several hundred stairs separating the [[Old City Safed\|Old City]] and the [[Artists Quarter Safed\|Artists Quarter]], running through the middle of the city's tourist bus parking lot. Both the stairway and its name are rooted in [[Safed History\|Tzfat history]].

	== British Rule ==		== British Rule ==

Simcha: /* Location */

2012-01-19T20:43:32Z

Location

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	=== Location ===		=== Location ===
−	The stairs run from Jerusalem Street, the main commercial street above the Old City and Artists Quarter, down to Keren HaYesod Street which runs above the Tzfat cemetery. There are over 300 stairs on the stairway.	+	The stairs run from [[Jerusalem Street Safed\|Jerusalem Street]], the main commercial street above the Old City and Artists Quarter, down to Keren HaYesod Street which runs above the Tzfat cemetery. There are over 300 stairs on the stairway.

	=== Separation ===		=== Separation ===

Simcha at 21:52, 17 January 2012

2012-01-17T21:52:33Z

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	[[File:00000122 great staircase safed rainy day.jpg\|thumb\|180px\|right\|The Staircase on a rainy day.]]('''Hebrew''': מעלות עולה הגרדום / '''Translation''': Stairs of the Ascendants to the Scaffold / '''Pronunciation''' Ma’al-ot O-leeh Ha’Gar-dom / '''Other Names''': Great Stairs, Dividing Stairs, / '''Definition''': Historic stairway which divides Tzfat’s Old Jewish Quarter and Artist Quarter named for pre-State martyrs.)		[[File:00000122 great staircase safed rainy day.jpg\|thumb\|180px\|right\|The Staircase on a rainy day.]]('''Hebrew''': מעלות עולה הגרדום / '''Translation''': Stairs of the Ascendants to the Scaffold / '''Pronunciation''' Ma’al-ot O-leeh Ha’Gar-dom / '''Other Names''': Great Stairs, Dividing Stairs, / '''Definition''': Historic stairway which divides Tzfat’s Old Jewish Quarter and Artist Quarter named for pre-State martyrs.)

−	Maalot HaGardom Great Staircase of [[Safed]] is a long stairway which consists of several hundred stairs separating the ~~Jewish Quarter~~ and the Artists Quarter, running through the middle of the city's tourist bus parking lot. Both the stairway and its name are rooted in [[Safed History\|Tzfat history]].	+	Maalot HaGardom Great Staircase of [[Safed]] is a long stairway which consists of several hundred stairs separating the [[Old City Safed\|Old City]] and the Artists Quarter, running through the middle of the city's tourist bus parking lot. Both the stairway and its name are rooted in [[Safed History\|Tzfat history]].

	== British Rule ==		== British Rule ==
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	== Stairs ==		== Stairs ==
−	The stairway, which divides the Jewish Quarter and the Artist Quarter of Tzfat, was built after the [[Tarpat 1929 Arab Riots in Safed\|1929 Arab riots]] when Arabs from Tzfat’s Arab Quarter invaded the Jewish Quarter and killed, wounded and pillaged the Jews living in the quarter. The ruling British forces built the stairway and trained spotlights on the stairs to prevent further incursions and mayhem.	+	The stairway, which divides the [[Old City Safed\|Jewish Quarter]] and the Artist Quarter of Tzfat, was built after the [[Tarpat 1929 Arab Riots in Safed\|1929 Arab riots]] when Arabs from Tzfat’s Arab Quarter invaded the Jewish Quarter and killed, wounded and pillaged the Jews living in the quarter. The ruling British forces built the stairway and trained spotlights on the stairs to prevent further incursions and mayhem.

	=== Location ===		=== Location ===
−	The stairs run from Jerusalem Street, the main commercial street above the Old ~~Jewish Quarter~~ and Artists Quarter, down to Keren HaYesod Street which runs above the Tzfat cemetery. There are over 300 stairs on the stairway.	+	The stairs run from Jerusalem Street, the main commercial street above the Old City and Artists Quarter, down to Keren HaYesod Street which runs above the Tzfat cemetery. There are over 300 stairs on the stairway.

	=== Separation ===		=== Separation ===

Dun at 18:11, 31 December 2011

2011-12-31T18:11:26Z

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−	[[File:00000122 great staircase safed rainy day.jpg\|thumb\|180px\|right\|The Staircase of a rainy day.]]('''Hebrew''': מעלות עולה הגרדום / '''Translation''': Stairs of the Ascendants to the Scaffold / '''Pronunciation''' Ma’al-ot O-leeh Ha’Gar-dom / '''Other Names''': Great Stairs, Dividing Stairs, / '''Definition''': Historic stairway which divides Tzfat’s Old Jewish Quarter and Artist Quarter named for pre-State martyrs.)	+	[[File:00000122 great staircase safed rainy day.jpg\|thumb\|180px\|right\|The Staircase on a rainy day.]]('''Hebrew''': מעלות עולה הגרדום / '''Translation''': Stairs of the Ascendants to the Scaffold / '''Pronunciation''' Ma’al-ot O-leeh Ha’Gar-dom / '''Other Names''': Great Stairs, Dividing Stairs, / '''Definition''': Historic stairway which divides Tzfat’s Old Jewish Quarter and Artist Quarter named for pre-State martyrs.)

	Maalot HaGardom Great Staircase of [[Safed]] is a long stairway which consists of several hundred stairs separating the Jewish Quarter and the Artists Quarter, running through the middle of the city's tourist bus parking lot. Both the stairway and its name are rooted in [[Safed History\|Tzfat history]].		Maalot HaGardom Great Staircase of [[Safed]] is a long stairway which consists of several hundred stairs separating the Jewish Quarter and the Artists Quarter, running through the middle of the city's tourist bus parking lot. Both the stairway and its name are rooted in [[Safed History\|Tzfat history]].

Dun at 18:10, 31 December 2011

2011-12-31T18:10:52Z

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−	('''Hebrew''': מעלות עולה הגרדום / '''Translation''': Stairs of the Ascendants to the Scaffold / '''Pronunciation''' Ma’al-ot O-leeh Ha’Gar-dom / '''Other Names''': Great Stairs, Dividing Stairs, / '''Definition''': Historic stairway which divides Tzfat’s Old Jewish Quarter and Artist Quarter named for pre-State martyrs.)	+	[[File:00000122 great staircase safed rainy day.jpg\|thumb\|180px\|right\|The Staircase of a rainy day.]]('''Hebrew''': מעלות עולה הגרדום / '''Translation''': Stairs of the Ascendants to the Scaffold / '''Pronunciation''' Ma’al-ot O-leeh Ha’Gar-dom / '''Other Names''': Great Stairs, Dividing Stairs, / '''Definition''': Historic stairway which divides Tzfat’s Old Jewish Quarter and Artist Quarter named for pre-State martyrs.)

	Maalot HaGardom Great Staircase of [[Safed]] is a long stairway which consists of several hundred stairs separating the Jewish Quarter and the Artists Quarter, running through the middle of the city's tourist bus parking lot. Both the stairway and its name are rooted in [[Safed History\|Tzfat history]].		Maalot HaGardom Great Staircase of [[Safed]] is a long stairway which consists of several hundred stairs separating the Jewish Quarter and the Artists Quarter, running through the middle of the city's tourist bus parking lot. Both the stairway and its name are rooted in [[Safed History\|Tzfat history]].

Simcha at 20:12, 28 December 2011

2011-12-28T20:12:35Z

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−	('''Hebrew''': מעלות עולה הגרדום / '''Translation''': Stairs of the Ascendants to the Scaffold / '''Pronunciation''' Ma’al-ot O-leeh Ha’Gar-dom /'''Other Names''': Great Stairs, Dividing Stairs, / '''Definition''': Historic stairway which divides Tzfat’s Old Jewish Quarter and Artist Quarter named for pre-State martyrs.)	+	('''Hebrew''': מעלות עולה הגרדום / '''Translation''': Stairs of the Ascendants to the Scaffold / '''Pronunciation''' Ma’al-ot O-leeh Ha’Gar-dom / '''Other Names''': Great Stairs, Dividing Stairs, / '''Definition''': Historic stairway which divides Tzfat’s Old Jewish Quarter and Artist Quarter named for pre-State martyrs.)

	Maalot HaGardom Great Staircase of [[Safed]] is a long stairway which consists of several hundred stairs separating the Jewish Quarter and the Artists Quarter, running through the middle of the city's tourist bus parking lot. Both the stairway and its name are rooted in [[Safed History\|Tzfat history]].		Maalot HaGardom Great Staircase of [[Safed]] is a long stairway which consists of several hundred stairs separating the Jewish Quarter and the Artists Quarter, running through the middle of the city's tourist bus parking lot. Both the stairway and its name are rooted in [[Safed History\|Tzfat history]].