Neve Granot
Neve Granot is a neighborhood in Jerusalem located behind the Israel Museum, overlooking the Monastery of the Cross.
Neve Granot is named for Avraham Granot, a Zionist activist and signatory of the Israeli Declaration of Independence who went on to become head of the Jewish National Fund.[1] The Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies in Neve Granot is building a new campus, designed by Israeli architect Ada Carmi.[2]
References
- ^ Information on street names in Jerusalem Archived 2008-12-24 at the Wayback Machine Jerusalem Municipal Council website (in Hebrew)
- ^ The Israeli architectural genome, Haaretz