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Kanfei Nesharim Street (Hebrew: רחוב כנפי נשרים, lit. 'Wings of Eagles Street') is a major east–west thoroughfare in the Givat Shaul neighborhood of western Jerusalem. Unlike most Jerusalem streets, Kanfei Nesharim is a wide thoroughfare with two traffic lanes in each direction, separated by a median, and spans 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) in a straight line.^[1]^{[needs update?]} It connects the neighborhood of Kiryat Moshe on the east to Har Nof on the west, and includes the modern commercial strip of office buildings, stores and restaurants in what is termed Givat Shaul Bet.

Name

The street was named after the operation to airlift the entire community of more than 40,000 Yemenite Jews to Israel in 1949–1950.^[2] Officially code-named "Wings of Eagles" (though colloquially referred to as "Operation Magic Carpet"), this operation was named after the Biblical description of God taking the Israelites out of Egypt and protecting them through their wanderings in the desert "on eagles' wings" (Exodus 19:4).^[2]

History

The land on which Kanfei Nesharim Street lies was originally a dirt road leading out of Givat Shaul toward a cluster of Arab villages on the western perimeter of Jerusalem. During the Battle for Jerusalem in 1948, when convoys were often attacked on the Tel Aviv–Jerusalem highway, the back roads from Tel Aviv – like the one leading to Givat Shaul – became crucially important. In late 1946, the Haganah straightened and paved the road in order to use it as a landing strip. At the height of the siege, the Haganah flew in supplies, armaments, food and soldiers on this runway.^[1]^[3]

The Kfar Shaul Mental Health Center (left) occupies the remaining buildings of the village of Deir Yassin.

On 3 April 1948, the Haganah launched Operation Nachshon to capture the high ground on both sides of the Tel Aviv-Jerusalem highway. On 9 April it fought to regain Castel (at Latrun); simultaneously, the Irgun and Lehi forces attacked the Deir Yassin village at the western end of Kanfei Nesharim Street. Many of the inhabitants were killed in the attack, now known as the Deir Yassin massacre. The Israelis expelled the surviving residents and repopulated the area with Orthodox Jewish immigrants from Poland, Romania, and Slovakia; the center of the village was renamed Givat Shaul Bet.^[4] Today,^[when?] the remaining buildings of Deir Yassin are part of the Kfar Shaul Mental Health Center at the border between Givat Shaul Bet and Har Nof.^[5]

Commercial development

A spate of building in the 1980s and 1990s brought stylish office buildings, chain stores and restaurants to what until then had been a sparsely populated street. In contrast, Beit Hadfus Street, running roughly parallel and to the south, remained largely industrial with discount supermarkets and outlet stores that attract bargain shoppers.^[6]

The development of Kanfei Nesharim Street also aided the Haredi Jewish residents of Har Nof from a halakhic standpoint: With a contiguous stretch of buildings leading from Har Nof to the Old City, Har Nof could now be halakhically considered "part" of Jerusalem and could observe Shushan Purim on 15 Adar as opposed to Purim on 14 Adar.

Government offices

Kanfei Nesharim Street is home to these government offices:

Directorate of Judicial Courts^[7]
Income Tax Commission^[8]
Israel Anti-Drug Authority^[9]
Israel Ministry of Environmental Protection^[10]
Israel Securities Authority^[11]
Israel Central Bureau of Statistics^[12]
National Authority of Religious Services^[10]

References

^ ^a ^b Pinner, Daniel (March 1999). "On Eagles' Wings". Your Jerusalem. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
^ ^a ^b Eisenberg, Ronald L. (2006). The Streets of Jerusalem: Who, What, Why. Devora Publishing Company. p. 216. ISBN 1-932687-54-8.
^ "Jerusalem Corner". Beit Knesset Mitzpe Ramot. 3 April 2009. Archived from the original on 15 May 2010. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
^ "Deir Yassin Remembered". deiryassin.org. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
^ Milstein, Uri [1987] (1998). History of the War of Independence IV: Out of Crisis Came Decision (in Hebrew, English version translated and edited by Alan Sacks). Lanhan, Maryland: University Press of America, Inc. ISBN 0-7618-1489-2. : Chapter 16: Deir Yassin, Section 12: The Massacre
^ "The Givat Shaul Neighborhood in Jerusalem". gojerusalem.com. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
^ "The Judiciary: The Court System". Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2008. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
^ "Ministry of Finance Annual Report". Israel Ministry of Finance. 2001–2002. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
^ "Home page (English)". antidrugs.gov.il. 2008. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Addresses, Telephone and Fax Numbers of Government Ministries". Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2008.
^ "Israel Securities Authority". Israel Securities Authority. Archived from the original on 12 November 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
^ "Central Bureau of Statistics Offices". Israel Government Portal. 2002. Retrieved 7 June 2010.

External links

Map of Jerusalem's streets

[your-1] Pinner, Daniel (March 1999). "On Eagles' Wings". Your Jerusalem. Retrieved 7 June 2010.

[Eisenberg-2] Eisenberg, Ronald L. (2006). The Streets of Jerusalem: Who, What, Why. Devora Publishing Company. p. 216. ISBN 1-932687-54-8.

[3] "Jerusalem Corner". Beit Knesset Mitzpe Ramot. 3 April 2009. Archived from the original on 15 May 2010. Retrieved 14 June 2010.

[4] "Deir Yassin Remembered". deiryassin.org. Retrieved 7 June 2010.

[5] Milstein, Uri [1987] (1998). History of the War of Independence IV: Out of Crisis Came Decision (in Hebrew, English version translated and edited by Alan Sacks). Lanhan, Maryland: University Press of America, Inc. ISBN 0-7618-1489-2. : Chapter 16: Deir Yassin, Section 12: The Massacre

[6] "The Givat Shaul Neighborhood in Jerusalem". gojerusalem.com. Retrieved 6 September 2010.

[7] "The Judiciary: The Court System". Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2008. Retrieved 10 June 2010.

[8] "Ministry of Finance Annual Report". Israel Ministry of Finance. 2001–2002. Retrieved 7 June 2010.

[9] "Home page (English)". antidrugs.gov.il. 2008. Retrieved 10 June 2010.

[mfa-10] "Addresses, Telephone and Fax Numbers of Government Ministries". Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2008.

[11] "Israel Securities Authority". Israel Securities Authority. Archived from the original on 12 November 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2010.

[12] "Central Bureau of Statistics Offices". Israel Government Portal. 2002. Retrieved 7 June 2010.

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-'''Kanfei Nesharim Street''' ({{lang-he|רחוב כנפי נשרים}}, literally, "Wings of Eagles Street") is a major east-west thoroughfare in the [[Givat Shaul]] neighborhood of western [[Jerusalem]]. Unlike most Jerusalem streets, Kanfei Nesharim is a wide thoroughfare with two traffic lanes in each direction, separated by a [[median]], and spans three kilometers in a straight line.<ref name="your">{{cite web |url=http://yourjerusalem.org/2010/02/on-eagles-wings/ |title=On Eagles' Wings |last=Pinner |first=Daniel |date=March 1999 |accessdate=2010–06–07 |publisher=Your Jerusalem}}</ref> It connects the neighborhood of [[Kiryat Moshe]] on the east to [[Har Nof]] on the west, and includes the modern commercial strip of office buildings, stores and restaurants in what is termed Givat Shaul Bet.
+{{coordinates|31.7876|35.1895|display=title}}
+[[File:Kanfei Nesharim Street.jpg|thumb|275px|Kanfei Nesharim Street, looking east toward the [[Jerusalem Chords Bridge]].]]
+'''Kanfei Nesharim Street''' ({{langx|he|רחוב כנפי נשרים|lit=Wings of Eagles Street}}) is a major east–west thoroughfare in the [[Givat Shaul]] neighborhood of western [[Jerusalem]]. Unlike most Jerusalem streets, Kanfei Nesharim is a wide thoroughfare with two traffic lanes in each direction, separated by a [[Median strip|median]], and spans {{convert|3|km}} in a straight line.<ref name="your">{{cite web |url=http://yourjerusalem.org/2010/02/on-eagles-wings/ |title=On Eagles' Wings |last=Pinner |first=Daniel |date=March 1999 |access-date=2010-06-07 |publisher=Your Jerusalem}}</ref>{{Update inline|?=yes|date=July 2021|reason=Seems shorter than that on Google Maps/OpenStreetMap}} It connects the neighborhood of [[Kiryat Moshe]] on the east to [[Har Nof]] on the west, and includes the modern commercial strip of office buildings, stores and restaurants in what is termed Givat Shaul Bet.
 ==Name==
-The street was named after the [[Operation Magic Carpet (Yemen)|operation]] to airlift the entire community of more than 40,000 [[Yemenite Jews]] to Israel in 1949-1950.<ref name="Eisenberg">{{cite book | last = Eisenberg | first = Ronald L. | title ='The Streets of Jerusalem: Who, What, Why | publisher = Devora Publishing Company | date = 2006 | pages = 216 | isbn = 1-932687-54-8}}</ref> Officially code-named "Wings of Eagles" (though colloquially referred to as "Operation Magic Carpet"), this operation was named after the Biblical description of [[Names of God|God]] taking the [[Israelites]] out of [[Ancient Egypt|Egypt]] and protecting them through their wanderings in the desert "on eagles' wings" ([[Book of Exodus|Exodus]] 19:4).<ref name="Eisenberg"></ref>
+The street was named after [[Operation Magic Carpet (Yemen)|the operation]] to airlift the entire community of more than 40,000 [[Yemenite Jews]] to Israel in 1949–1950.<ref name="Eisenberg">{{cite book | last = Eisenberg | first = Ronald L. | title = The Streets of Jerusalem: Who, What, Why | publisher = Devora Publishing Company | year = 2006 | pages = 216 | isbn = 1-932687-54-8}}</ref> Officially code-named "Wings of Eagles" (though colloquially referred to as "Operation Magic Carpet"), this operation was named after the Biblical description of [[Names of God|God]] taking the [[Israelites]] out of [[Ancient Egypt|Egypt]] and protecting them through their wanderings in the desert "on eagles' wings" ([[Book of Exodus|Exodus]] 19:4).<ref name="Eisenberg" />
 ==History==
-The land on which Kanfei Nesharim Street lies was originally a dirt road leading out of Givat Shaul toward a cluster of Arab villages on the western perimeter of Jerusalem. During the [[Siege of Jerusalem (1948)|Arab siege of Jerusalem]], when convoys were often attacked on the [[Highway 1 (Israel)|Tel Aviv-Jerusalem highway]], the back roads from Tel Aviv &mdash; like the one leading to Givat Shaul &mdash; became crucially important. In late 1946, the [[Haganah]] straightened and paved the road in order to use it as a [[runway|landing strip]]. At the height of the siege, the Haganah flew in supplies, armaments, food and even soldiers on this runway.<ref name="your"></ref>
+The land on which Kanfei Nesharim Street lies was originally a dirt road leading out of Givat Shaul toward a cluster of Arab villages on the western perimeter of Jerusalem. During the [[Battle for Jerusalem]] in 1948, when convoys were often attacked on the [[Highway 1 (Israel–Palestine)|Tel Aviv–Jerusalem highway]], the back roads from Tel Aviv{{snd}}like the one leading to Givat Shaul{{snd}}became crucially important. In late 1946, the [[Haganah]] straightened and paved the road in order to use it as a [[runway|landing strip]]. At the height of the siege, the Haganah flew in supplies, armaments, food and soldiers on this runway.<ref name="your" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://mitzperamot.org/?p=99 |title=Jerusalem Corner |date=2009-04-03 |access-date=2010-06-14 |publisher=Beit Knesset Mitzpe Ramot |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100515084217/http://mitzperamot.org/?m=200904 |archive-date=15 May 2010 }}</ref>
-[[File:KfarShaulInJerusalem.JPG|225px|right|thumb|The [[Kfar Shaul Mental Health Center]] (left) occupies the remaining buildings of the village of [[Deir Yassin]].]]
+[[File:KfarShaulInJerusalem.JPG|250px|right|thumb|The [[Kfar Shaul Mental Health Center]] (left) occupies the remaining buildings of the village of [[Deir Yassin]].]]
-On 3 April 1948, the Haganah launched [[Operation Nachshon]] to capture the high ground on both sides of the Tel Aviv-Jerusalem highway. On 9 April it fought to regain Castel (at [[Latrun]]); simultaneously, the [[Irgun]] and [[Lehi (group)|Lehi]] forces attacked the [[Deir Yassin]] village at the western end of Kanfei Nesharim Street. Many of the inhabitants were killed in the attack, now known as the [[Deir Yassin massacre]]. The Israelis expelled the surviving residents and repopulated the area with [[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox Jewish]] immigrants from Poland, Rumania, and Slovakia; the center of the village was renamed Givat Shaul Bet.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.deiryassin.org/mas.html |title=Deir Yassin Remembered |accessdate=2010-06-07 |publisher=deiryassin.org}}</ref> Today, the remaining buildings of Deir Yassin are part of the [[Kfar Shaul Mental Health Center]] at the border between Givat Shaul Bet and Har Nof.<ref>Milstein, Uri [1987] (1998). History of the War of Independence IV: Out of Crisis Came Decision (in Hebrew, English version translated and edited by Alan Sacks). Lanhan, Maryland: University Press of America, Inc. ISBN 0-7618-1489-2. : Chapter 16: Deir Yassin, Section 12: The Massacre</ref>
+On 3 April 1948, the Haganah launched [[Operation Nachshon]] to capture the high ground on both sides of the Tel Aviv-Jerusalem highway. On 9 April it fought to regain Castel (at [[Latrun]]); simultaneously, the [[Irgun]] and [[Lehi (group)|Lehi]] forces attacked the [[Deir Yassin]] village at the western end of Kanfei Nesharim Street. Many of the inhabitants were killed in the attack, now known as the [[Deir Yassin massacre]]. The Israelis expelled the surviving residents and repopulated the area with [[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox Jewish]] immigrants from Poland, Romania, and Slovakia; the center of the village was renamed Givat Shaul Bet.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.deiryassin.org/mas.html |title=Deir Yassin Remembered |access-date=2010-06-07 |publisher=deiryassin.org}}</ref> Today,{{when|date=July 2021}}<!--Specify since what year--> the remaining buildings of Deir Yassin are part of the [[Kfar Shaul Mental Health Center]] at the border between Givat Shaul Bet and Har Nof.<ref>Milstein, Uri [1987] (1998). History of the War of Independence IV: Out of Crisis Came Decision (in Hebrew, English version translated and edited by Alan Sacks). Lanhan, Maryland: University Press of America, Inc. {{ISBN|0-7618-1489-2}}. : Chapter 16: Deir Yassin, Section 12: The Massacre</ref>
 ==Commercial development==
-A spate of building in the 1990s and 2000s brought large office complexes, flagship stores and restaurants to what until then had been a sparsely populated street.
+A spate of building in the 1980s and 1990s brought stylish office buildings, chain stores and restaurants to what until then had been a sparsely populated street. In contrast, [[Beit Hadfus Street]], running roughly parallel and to the south, remained largely industrial with discount supermarkets and outlet stores that attract bargain shoppers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gojerusalem.com/discover/article_778/The-Givat-Shaul-Neighborhood-in-Jerusalem |title=The Givat Shaul Neighborhood in Jerusalem |access-date=2010-09-06 |publisher=gojerusalem.com}}</ref>
 The development of Kanfei Nesharim Street also aided the [[Haredi Judaism|Haredi]] Jewish residents of Har Nof from a [[halakha|halakhic]] standpoint: With a contiguous stretch of buildings leading from Har Nof to the [[Old City (Jerusalem)|Old City]], Har Nof could now be halakhically considered "part" of Jerusalem and could observe [[Shushan Purim]] on 15 [[Adar]] as opposed to [[Purim]] on 14 [[Adar]].
 ===Government offices===
-[[Image:Israel Central Bureau of Statistics.JPG|thumb|175|The [[Israel Central Bureau of Statistics]] building on Kanfei Nesharim Street.]]
+[[File:Israel Central Bureau of Statistics.JPG|thumb|250px|The [[Israel Central Bureau of Statistics]] building on Kanfei Nesharim Street.]]
 Kanfei Nesharim Street is home to these government offices:
-*Directorate of Judicial Courts<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Government/Branches%20of%20Government/Judicial/The%20Judiciary-%20The%20Court%20System |title=The Judiciary: The Court System |date=2008 |accessdate=2010-06-10 |publisher=Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs}}</ref>
+*Directorate of Judicial Courts<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Government/Branches%20of%20Government/Judicial/The%20Judiciary-%20The%20Court%20System |title=The Judiciary: The Court System |year=2008 |access-date=2010-06-10 |publisher=Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs}}</ref>
-*Income Tax Commission<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.finance.gov.il/year2002.htm |title=Ministry of Finance Annual Report |date=2001-2002 |accessdate=2010-06-07 |publisher=Israel Ministry of Finance}}</ref>
+*Income Tax Commission<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.finance.gov.il/year2002.htm |title=Ministry of Finance Annual Report |date=2001–2002 |access-date=2010-06-07 |publisher=Israel Ministry of Finance}}</ref>
-*Israel Anti-Drug Authority<ref>{{cite web |url=http://antidrugs.gov.il/default_e.asp |title=Home page (English) |date=2008 |accessdate=2010-06-10 |publisher=antidrugs.gov.il}}</ref>
+*[[Israel Anti-Drug Authority]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://antidrugs.gov.il/default_e.asp |title=Home page (English) |year=2008 |access-date=2010-06-10 |publisher=antidrugs.gov.il}}</ref>
 *[[Ministry of the Environment (Israel)|Israel Ministry of Environmental Protection]]<ref name="mfa">{{cite web |url=http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Government/Current+Government+of+Israel/Addresses-+Telephone+and+Fax+Numbers+of+Government.htm |title=Addresses, Telephone and Fax Numbers of Government Ministries
- |date=2008 |publisher=Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs}}</ref>
+ |year=2008 |publisher=Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs}}</ref>
-*[[Israel Securities Authority]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.isa.gov.il/Default.aspx?Site=ENGLISH |title=Israel Securities Authority |accessdate=2010-06-07 |publisher=Israel Securities Authority}}</ref>
+*[[Israel Securities Authority]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.isa.gov.il/Default.aspx?Site=ENGLISH |title=Israel Securities Authority |access-date=2010-06-07 |publisher=Israel Securities Authority |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101112075128/http://www.isa.gov.il/Default.aspx?Site=ENGLISH |archive-date=12 November 2010 }}</ref>
-*[[Israel Central Bureau of Statistics]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cbs.gov.il/engoffic.htm |title= Central Bureau Of Statistics Offices | accessdate=2010-06-07 |date=2002 |publisher=Israel Government Portal}}</ref>
+*[[Israel Central Bureau of Statistics]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cbs.gov.il/engoffic.htm |title= Central Bureau of Statistics Offices | access-date=2010-06-07 |year=2002 |publisher=Israel Government Portal}}</ref>
-*National Authority of Religious Services<ref name="mfa"></ref>
+*National Authority of Religious Services<ref name="mfa" />
-The New York State Department of Economic Development also maintains its office here.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.amcham.co.il/spages/US-State-Offices-in-Israel.htm |title=U.S. State Offices in Israel |date=2008 |accessdate=2010–06–07 |publisher=Israel-America Chamber of Commerce & Industry}}</ref>
 ==References==
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 [[Category:Streets in Jerusalem]]
-[[Category:History of Jerusalem]]
+[[he:גבעת שאול#רחוב כנפי נשרים]]