Jerusalem 1882: The First Aliyah and the New Jewish Neighborhoods

In 1882, a wave of Jewish immigrants known as the Biluim arrived in Ottoman Palestine, fleeing pogroms in Eastern Europe and inspired by the rising Hovevei Zion movement. They built new neighborhoods outside Jerusalem's Old City walls, like Mea Shearim, Nahalat Shiv'a, and Yemin Moshe, with support from Sir Moses Montefiore and Baron Edmond de Rothschild. This episode explores how these communities transformed Jerusalem's demographics and urban landscape, the tensions with the Old Yishuv, and the Ottoman land laws that shaped the First Aliyah. Lucas and Luna discuss the challenges these pioneers faced, from malaria to Turkish bureaucracy, and how their vision of a 'New Yishuv' laid the groundwork for modern Jerusalem.

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