What's inside

Finds

A market's history survives in scraps, scattered across the world. Here is some of what has been gathered so far: photographs, maps, government files, press clippings, and census pages, each one a real trace of Mahane Yehuda.

The Edison, in the quarter — The Edison, in the quarterPhotograph, 1951Photograph

The market, 1979 — The market, 1979Photograph, G. LaronPhotograph

A vendor's corner, 1979 — A vendor's corner, 1979Photograph, G. LaronPhotograph

Survey of Palestine, Jerusalem — Survey of Palestine, Jerusalem1:10,000 sheet, Mandate eraMap

Jerusalem town survey — Jerusalem town survey1:20,000, 1945Map

Jerusalem town-planning scheme — Jerusalem town-planning schemeMcLean, 1918Map

The city zoning system — The city zoning systemAshbee, 1922Map

Levi and Hamawi, a market shop — Levi & Hamawi, a market shopIsrael State Archives fileDocument

Dvash brothers, coffee roasters — Dvash brothers, coffee roastersIsrael State Archives fileDocument

A coroner's inquest — A coroner's inquestIsrael State Archives, criminal fileDocument

Vegetable merchants' petition — Vegetable merchants' petitionGovernment of PalestineDocument

A chalukah charity ledger — A chalukah charity ledgerKollel recordDocument

The Palestine Blue Book — The Palestine Blue BookGovernment yearbook, 1938Document

Mahane Yehuda, the Jerusalem market — Mahane Yehuda, the Jerusalem marketha-Tsofeh, 1968Press

Vaad Ha'ir on Mahane Yehuda — Vaad Ha'ir on Mahane YehudaPalestine Bulletin, 1927Press

Small commerce in Mahane Yehuda — Small commerce in Mahane YehudaDavar, 1930Press

The Hebrew daily press — The Hebrew daily pressHaaretz, 1947Press

The municipality versus the vendors — The municipality vs. the vendorsPalestine Bulletin, 1927Press

The 1947 residents census — The 1947 residents censusOne page of thousandsCensus

The 1916 population census — The 1916 population censusOttoman-era countCensus

This is a selection, not the whole archive. Behind these lie thousands more records tied to the market. If you have something of your own, a photograph, a paper, a story, I'd love to see it.