JCC on the Palisades

Waltuch Gallery

DURING THE MONTH OF JULY/ AUG1999

Photographs by Duby Tal & Moni Haramati

Jerusalem- a holy city--The Old City- a General View. the Old City is the ancient core of today's Jerusalem.Since the time King David made Jerusalem his capital some 3,000 years ago, it has been the Holy City of the Jewish People.

	Church of the Holy Sepulchre and Church of the Redeemer and the Western Wall. Many sites sacred to three of the world's great monotheistic faiths are located in the Old City.
	The Jewish Quarter and Western Wall, located in the SE corner of the Old City, has been a site of Jewish settlement for over 2,500 years. Here a view with snow cover an unusual happening for the Holy City in January 1992.
	The Russian Compound and City Hall. The Church of the Holy Trinity built outside the Old City walls in the 19th century as a center for religious pilgrims. Nearby, the three buildings of the City Hall compound house almost all municipal offices in one centralized location.
	Yemin Moshe Quarter and Montifiore's Windmill. The Windmill was built in 1860 to provide a livelihood to residents of the quarter named to honor British Jewish Philanthropist, Sir Moses Montefiore.
	Nachla'ot and the City Center. The neighborhood of Nachla'ot, undergoing gentrification, is located in convenient proximity to the downtown area, of modern high-rise commercial centers and hotels, shops and cafes.
	Ramot Heights in the Suburbs. The northern community built in 1970's recently has added some of the most innovative architecture in the city, designed by architect Zvi Hecker.
	The Cinematheque, Valley of Hinnom. A central location for the performing arts overlooks the valley, historically linked with pagan rites, now connects to Jerusalem's Cultural Mile.
	The Sherover Promenade. Comprised of a network of paved walkways, observation terraces, innovative playgrounds and picnic facilities, built into a hillside it commands a panoramic view of the Mt. of Olives and the Judean Desert.
	Valley of the Destroyed Communities at Yad Vashem. This latest addition built in 1993, consists of a maze of courtyards on whose walls are inscribed names of cities and towns where the Jewish community flourished before the Nazi regime. It is shaped to approximate the shape of Europe.
	The Knesset and Wohl Rose Garden. Housing Isreal's 120-member unicameral parliament, built in 1966, of a design by Larwein & Karmi. Many art works decorate the building and grounds and nearby are the Wohl Rose Gardens used for official ceremonies.
	The Supreme Court. The new Supreme Court building, designed by siblings, Karmi & Melamede, built in 1992, as a gift of the Rothschild family to the State of Isreal. The design concept reflects desert and sea; history and culture; and justice, truth, mercy and compassion.

The Exhibition "Jerusalem from the Air" was produced by the Public Affairs Division of the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The photographs are the work of two former Israeli Air force pilots who run the Albatross Aerial Photography company.

Duby Tal, a landscape photographer, has in recent years concentrated on photography from the air. His work has appeared in magazines, books and exhibitions, both in Israel and abroad.

Moni Haramati specializes in flying for aerial photography, and piloted the Robinson helicopter from which these photographs were taken.

they have published two books - "Skyline - Israel From Above" in 1990 and "Skyline - - Jerusalem from Above" in 1993 - which were well received. They are currently collaborating on two new projects.

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