During three weeks of classes you get a lot of lunch breaks and I thought I would share some more pictures from our lunch breaks. One day I ran over to Mahaneh Yehuda with some friends. For those of you who have not been here this market is an integral part of Israeli culture and history.
Mahaneh Yehuda dates back to the end of the 19th century, when it was established on an empty lot owned by the Sephardi Valero family. Arab merchants sold goods to residents outside the Old City, saving them the long walk to the Old City food markets. Eventually, Jewish merchants opened stalls there. In the 1920s and 30s, the market was turned into a permanent facility by the British mandatory government. Today the market is still going strong and many people do the majority of their food shopping there as it is much less expensive than the supermarket.
Blog Activity: Do the pictures of Mahane Yehuda remind you of anything in our area? What would you buy if you were shopping at Mahane Yehuda?
Bonus Question-Can you guess what was used to make those towers?
So what was used to make those towers? I want to say pomegranates but it doesn't seem possible.
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