TIMES OF ISRAEL
Mamilla, the Jerusalem border neighborhood that rose from the rubble
by Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am
November 21, 2015

…Mamilla was a tiny neighborhood located on the seam that connects Old and New Jerusalem. Its incredible story of destruction, division, unification and renewal begins at Jaffa Gate where, in the early 1900’s, dozens of shops, consulates, banks and guesthouses completely covered the area from just outside the gate to today’s IDF Square…Most of the original structures in Mamilla were built in the mid 1880’s by both Jews and Arabs as houses, shops and offices that served as an extension of the crowded commercial center next to Jaffa Gate…shots fired in the air by members of the Hagana caused them [rioting Arabs] to halt – and to move backwards into Mamilla. Screaming slogans and armed with knives and iron bars, they began looting and ransacking Jewish shops. Then they set them on fire. In the violence that continued for two more days, Mamilla was almost completely demolished…READ MORE

Mamilla Hotel is close by three other 5 star hotels, King David, Waldorf Astoria and David Citadel.