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The Jewish Quarter in Jerusalem, Jerusalem District, Israel — The Middle East (West Asia)
 

Moshe Rusnak Plaza

21 May 1924 - 17 July 2006

 
 
Moshe Rusnak Plaza Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 12, 2023
1. Moshe Rusnak Plaza Marker
Inscription. Commander of the Jewish Quarter in Israel's War of Independence in 1948 and named "Worthy of Jerusalem." The City of Jerusalem and his comrades in arms have chosen this site to commemorate their commander Moshe Rusnak.
Who with wisdom and faith, courage and exemplary leadership, was directly responsible for saving the lives of 1,800 residents of the Jewish Quarter and its defenders.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 31° 46.506′ N, 35° 13.863′ E. Memorial is in Jerusalem, Jerusalem District. It is in The Jewish Quarter. It is on Ha-Yehudim Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Ha-Yehudim St 124, Jerusalem, Jerusalem District, Israel. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Asia, specifically in West Asia, in the Middle East, in The Levant, on the Red Sea, in a coastal Mediterranean country, and in the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Byzantine Empire, the Ottoman Empire, a British Mandate, and the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Jerusalem's Architectural Tradition (here, next to this marker); Architectural elements from the Jewish Quarter (here, next to this marker); Western Cardo (a few steps from this marker); Architectural elements of public buildings (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Western Cardo (within shouting distance of this marker); Maimaran Brothers (within shouting distance of this marker);
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The Hurva Synagogue (within shouting distance of this marker); Memorial Room Commemorating the Victims of the Jewish Quarter (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jerusalem.
 
Moshe Rusnak Plaza Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 12, 2023
2. Moshe Rusnak Plaza Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 18, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 9, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 618 times since then and 65 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 9, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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