The Ramparts Walk

Teddy Kollek

Shulamith Eisner

1990

Next on our list of “things-to-do-today” was the Ramparts Walk to enable people to walk atop almost the entire circumference of the wall, excepting the area of the Temple Mount and the mosques. This idea also followed that of Sir Ronald Storrs, who envisioned a Ramparts Walk.

One step taken by the British was the dismantling of a clock tower, which…

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Teddy Kollek

1911–2007

Teddy Kollek was born in Hungary, grew up in Vienna, and came to Palestine in 1935. After serving in a number of international and governmental positions, Kollek was mayor of Jerusalem from 1965 to 1993, encompassing the time of the city’s unification in 1967. In 1988, Kollek was awarded the Israel Prize.

Shulamith Eisner

1945–2005

Shulamith Eisner, a resident of Jerusalem, held positions at the Israel Museum, for which she was awarded an honorary fellowship. She also served as administrative director of the Steinhardt Family Foundation.

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