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Givat Mordechai Hebrew:גבעת מרדכי | |
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Neighborhood ofJerusalem | |
 Statue of theLadder of Jacob | |
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| Country |  Israel |
| District | Jerusalem District |
| City | Jerusalem |
Givat Mordechai (Hebrew:גבעת מרדכי,trans:Mordechai's Hill) is a Jewish neighborhood in southwest-centralJerusalem, midway between the neighborhoods of Nayot andMalcha. The neighborhood was named after an American philanthropist,Maxwell (Mordechai) Abbell ofChicago.[1]
Givat Mordechai was established in 1955 by members ofHapoel Hamizrachi, the forerunner of theNational Religious Party, known in Hebrew asMafdal. Most of the streets are named after leaders of Hapoel Hamizrachi. Shahal Street, for example, is a Hebrewacronym for the religious Zionist leader Rabbi Shmuel Chaim Landau. The population is largelymodern Orthodox, with some secular Jews. There are many synagogues and educational institutions in Givat Mordechai. The main campus of theJerusalem College of Technology is located there, as is theHebron yeshiva.[2]
The Jerusalem Fire Brigade is headquartered in Givat Mordechai.[3]
Ezra Orion's outdoor sculpture "Stairway" (1979-1980) is located at the entrance to Givat Mordechai in the Elsie Bernadette Garden. It is widely known as "Sulam Yaakov," or "Jacob's Ladder", referencing the story inBook of Genesis (28:11–19). The steps face down so as to discourage the unwise from climbing it.
Givat Mordechai abuts the Pri-Har valley (Gazelle Valley), a large expanse of open fields that is home to a herd of mountain gazelles and other wildlife.[4] Plans to build residential towers here triggered an outcry from environmentalists and local residents, who managed to block the project. Instead, the area is slated to become a park and a nature reserve.[5]
TheHebron Yeshiva, as well as theJerusalem College of Technology andYeshivat Eretz Hatzvi are located in the neighbourhood.
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