Yitzhak Navon
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Yitzhak Rachamim Navon was an Israeli politician, diplomat, playwright, and author. He served as the fifth President of Israel between 1978 and 1983 as a member of the centre-left Alignment party. He was the first Israeli president born in Jerusalem and the first Sephardi Jew to serve in that office.
Yitzhak Navon (left) and his brother Victor in Jerusalem, 1929
Yitzhak Navon with his family, 1934
Navon with his wife Ofira and David Ben-Gurion
Nachlaot
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Nachlaot is a cluster of 23 courtyard neighborhoods in central Jerusalem surrounding the Mahane Yehuda Market. It is known for its narrow, winding lanes, old-style housing, hidden courtyards and many small synagogues.
Nachlaot neighborhoods south of Bezalel Street
Nachlaot neighborhoods north of Bezalel Street
Children playing in the streets of Nachlaot during the 1948 siege of Jerusalem