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'''Ramat Beit Hakerem''' ({{lang-he|רמת בית הכרם}}) (lit. "Beit Hakerem Heights") is a [[Jewish]] [[neighborhood]] in west [[Jerusalem]], [[Israel]], established in 1991, on a tall [[hill]], between [[Beit HaKerem, Jerusalem|Beit Hakerem]] to its north, the [[Hebrew University of Jerusalem#Givat Ram|Givat Ram campus of the Hebrew University]] to its east and [[Bayit VeGan]] to its southwest. |
'''Ramat Beit Hakerem''' ({{lang-he|רמת בית הכרם}}) (lit. "Beit Hakerem Heights") is a [[Jewish]] [[neighborhood]] in west [[Jerusalem]], [[Israel]], established in 1991, on a tall [[hill]], between [[Beit HaKerem, Jerusalem|Beit Hakerem]] to its north, the [[Hebrew University of Jerusalem#Givat Ram|Givat Ram campus of the Hebrew University]] to its east and [[Bayit VeGan]] to its southwest. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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In 1951, [[Israel Military Industries]] built a factory on some of the |
In 1951, [[Israel Military Industries]] built a munitions factory on some of the land that became Ramat Beit HaKerem. It closed down in 1997,<ref>[http://www.sviva.gov.il/Enviroment/bin/en.jsp?enPage=BlankPage&enDisplay=view&enDispWhat=object&enDispWho=arowndYou^l420&enZone=hamas_jer&enVersion=0& תע"ש טיפול בזיהום הקרקע ממפעל תע"ש בית הכרם בירושלים]</ref> but environmental groups say the ground is polluted with toxic chemicals despite clean up attempts. <ref>[http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/beit-hakerem-riddled-with-highly-toxic-pollutants-1.37094 1Beit Hakerem riddled with highly toxic pollutants]</ref>Ramat Beit Hakerem, Beit Hakerem, [[Givat Beit HaKerem]], and [[Yefeh Nof]] neighborhoods are sometimes considered one “ultra neighborhood” called “Beit Hakerem Rabati” (lit: Greater Beit Hakerem).<ref>[http://www.jerusalem.muni.il/revaha/old/ravaha3.htm The City of Jerusalem, Senior Citizen Support]</ref>The master plan for the neighborhood includes 2,500 apartments.<ref>[http://www.jerusalem.muni.il/jer_sys/picture/atarim/site_form_atar_eng.asp?site_id=2239&pic_cat=4&icon_cat=6&york_cat=9&type_id=197 Jerusalem Neighborhoods]</ref> |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 09:46, 22 March 2012
Ramat Beit Hakerem (Hebrew: רמת בית הכרם) (lit. "Beit Hakerem Heights") is a Jewish neighborhood in west Jerusalem, Israel, established in 1991, on a tall hill, between Beit Hakerem to its north, the Givat Ram campus of the Hebrew University to its east and Bayit VeGan to its southwest.
History
In 1951, Israel Military Industries built a munitions factory on some of the land that became Ramat Beit HaKerem. It closed down in 1997,[1] but environmental groups say the ground is polluted with toxic chemicals despite clean up attempts. [2]Ramat Beit Hakerem, Beit Hakerem, Givat Beit HaKerem, and Yefeh Nof neighborhoods are sometimes considered one “ultra neighborhood” called “Beit Hakerem Rabati” (lit: Greater Beit Hakerem).[3]The master plan for the neighborhood includes 2,500 apartments.[4]