Tag Archives: Jerusalem

West Jerusalem Pocket Garden

Posted on July 31, 2013 by zjb

This neat little garden was put together on an out of the way bit of urban dead space as a part of a private-civic initiative on Rechov Brodie, which is not really a street, but rather a little pedestrian walk. … Continue reading →

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God’s Eye Techno View (Hecht Synagoue) (Mt. Scopus)

Posted on July 30, 2013 by zjb

The bunker like Mt. Scopus campus of Hebrew University, designed by Moshe Safdie is widely recognized as an architectural disaster. But the Hecht Synagogues is a little gem. To be sure, it too looks hardened and militarized.  In the inside, … Continue reading →

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Martin Buber Lived Here (Arab Houses) (Talbiya)

Posted on July 29, 2013 by zjb

Martin Buber lived here on Rechov Chovevi Tzion 3 in Talbiyah. One often thinks this not to be the case, but large parts or bits of Palestine are very modern, as modern as modern Israel. Green, swank, tiled, and with … Continue reading →

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Sheer Mass Site (Herod Temple Mount Tunnel) (“Means” “Nothing)

Posted on July 27, 2013 by zjb

From eye-level, the Western Wall is pretty small fish. Only deep underground in the tunnels do you see the huge dimensions defining Herod’s 2nd Temple reconstruction project, the long western retaining wall of the immense raised Temple Mount platform built … Continue reading →

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Al-Aksa Ramadan (Jerusalem)

Posted on July 24, 2013 by zjb

I made it up to the Noble Sanctuary-Temple Mount for Ramadan the other day with about a half an hour to spare before non-Muslims had to decamp. With it’s huge surface open to the sky, the Temple Mount-Noble Sanctuary was … Continue reading →

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Old City Walk (Jerusalem)

Posted on July 22, 2013 by zjb

All the elements that compose an Old City walk in Jerusalem are tightly packed in together. So much of the mix remains explosive. I’m unable to think this place without just a little Deleuze. A hyper-stratified place. I find it … Continue reading →

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Al Aksa Mosque (Jerusalem)

Posted on July 17, 2013 by zjb

The Al-Aksa Mosque is actually the holier of the two mosques on the Temple Mount-Noble Sanctuary. I like the way these shots came out, framed by the minaret. As always, the closer the shot, the better the picture, more abstract. … Continue reading →

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Tisha B’Av Jerusalem View

Posted on July 16, 2013 by zjb

Spent the fast reading Peter Hallward’s book on Deleuze, Out of This World. The bright burning light in Israel intensifies the look of Tisha B’Av.  

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Irregular Surfaces (In Jerusalem) Tisha B’Av (At the Wall)

Posted on July 15, 2013 by zjb

  Is this really Israel? Last year I posted a post, “I like Tisha B’Av.” This year, in Jerusalem at the Jewish Quarter and Western Wall, not so much. Not just right wing and orthodox, but stone-like and hermetically sealed. … Continue reading →

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