DSC02667 Nachlaot
In this paper I learned to research the history of the neighborhood of Nachlaot. I found a lot of material that was geared for people taking walking tours through its alleys and streets. The material was too historical, detailed and not all of it was relevant. As I worked, I learned that Nachlaot had developed in stages. First, it was considered a new neighborhood which offered shelter for Jews fleeing the overcrowding in the old city. As newer immigrants arrived in Israel Nachlaot swelled into a crowded, neglected slum. So, people chose to move away, leaving the elderly and the poor behind. Each time there was a new wave of immigration the cycle repeated itself, with the poor choosing to live in Nachlaot, while the others chose better options wherever they could afford to buy. Not until the late nineties did the municipality decide to renovate the area. This caused new problems. How do they plan to build newer structures without damaging the old historic monuments such as synagogues? How do you bring in a better population to live and enrich the neighborhood? The tension between the old and the new, the antique and modern, the rich and poor is the beauty of Nachlaot today. Maybe these opposites are what makes Nachlaot so interesting.
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