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Jerusalem New Adventures with Urban Place Opening

March 5, 2019Sharon A

For years in Jerusalem, Israel, small business owners and entrepreneurs met in cafes to work on their laptop computers and meet with clients. With the high cost of Jerusalem rentals, businesses just starting up could not manage the expense of office rentals..

jerusalem Israel sharing work space PICO

The Jerusalem co-sharing work space PICO opened in the Talpiot neighborhood in 2012.

It was a novelty, a new concept in Jerusalem at the time, and acted as a center of the blossoming business start-up, entrepreneurial, and technology culture.

In the meantime, other business hubs have been established, including this one also in Talpiot.

Jerusalem Temech Hub for Jewish business women

Since 2013, the Temech Hub on Jaffa Road, is a center for business and entrepreneurial women.

WeWork Jerusalem King George 20 moved into the renovated building of the old Mashbir Department Store in the center of Jerusalem in October 2018.

Jerusalem Israel Main bus station at night outside on Jaffa Road

Now Urban Place Jerusalem has launched its new co-working space, located on Jaffa Road, on the fourth floor of the Central Bus Station building.

After entering the building, a special set of elevators goes to the floor which has been renovated and decorated with inspirational posters and signs.

There are 91 offices of various sizes, and styles,

People in one lounge area in Jerusalem Urban Place

plus multiple lounge spaces, event spaces, meeting rooms,

and this exercise room.

Opening event at Jerusalem Urban Place cowork space

Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion joined Urban Place initiators for the opening last week.

But you had to come early to get the good food, in only a few minutes all that was left were radishes and some fruit.

Hanan Brand, one of the founders of Made in Jerusalem, also spoke at the festive evening event, which attracted many curious people from outside Jerusalem.

Features of the Urban Place office space include 24/7 access, secured WiFi, socials, coffee, beer and happy hours, and personal AC. An office in the Central Bus Station has convenience to transportation as a business advantage. Also the new Navon fast train station is across the street.

“Adventure begins at the end of the road you know.”

With these and other new sharing work spaces, stay tuned for new adventures happening on the Jerusalem

Jerusalem Israel view toward Jordan from a city office building

Jerusalem: Aventures to the Moon and Back to Earth

February 27, 2019February 27, 2019Sharon A

The Israeli Prime Minister is on his way to Moscow.

The Israeli President hosts visitors from Greece and Cyprus.

The Israeli spacecraft Beresheet is on its seven-week journey to the moon.

Beresheet capsule ready for launch to moon — SpaceIL

The privately-funded Israeli space capsule was launched from Florida.

If successful, Israel will be the fourth country to land on moon.

Back here on earth, in Jerusalem, in Israel, life is a balancing act.

On the one hand, new modern roads stretch for miles over former donkey paths and barren sand.

New lodgings in Jerusalem are too many to list now.

But on the first really cold night in awhile, this homeless man was sleeping in the underground passageway to the new Navon fast train station and Jerusalem Central Bus Station.

At the same time, on the fourth floor of the bus station, Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion was speaking at the launch of Urban Place, a new co-sharing work space for nearly 100 businesses.

Also this week, Lion hosted mayors from around the world at a conference which opened in Kikar Safra, Jerusalem’s City Council Chambers.

Around Jerusalem, construction fences surround building projects, which descend many stories down into the ground, and are covered with graffiti.

It is always exciting to see when these projects finally reach street level.

Nearby a market on Agrippas Street is busy when weather permits.

But rain or shine people come to the city center to shop.

I was on my way to hear about Arab voting patterns in the upcoming elections.

My only comment on elections, these two men from Abraham Initiatives were well prepared and extremely impressive in their presentation in English.

Also that afternoon, Elan Carr, gave his first major address after being appointed the US Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating Antisemitism in Jerusalem.

The Jewish Agency Board of Directors also met in Jerusalem this week.

New head Isaac Herzog also spoke on countering antisemitism.

Meanwhile, a new synagogue building nearby is approaching completion.

When the sun came out after rain, so did the wild flowers in fields of green.

Around Jerusalem, the nature areas are lovely.

But I am not sure these petals will outlast the hard winds blowing up now.

At night for the Shaon Horef I was not sure what this was.

The many new street art installations are better appreciated by day.

Mamilla Mall has some new out-of-the-box, out of this world, art on display.

At least the sculpture figures are still reading books.

Real people seem to interact more with their phones these days.

The world, politics, and weather seem so uncertain one minute to next.

But, on a clear day from Jerusalem, you can see still Jordan not so far away.

I liked this poster at the end of hall of offices at Urban Place.

“Adventure begins at the end of the road you know.”

Beresheet may or not get to the moon.

But it is still a wonder.

With all the problems, from near and far, amazing what tiny Israel has been able accomplish.

Elan Carr gave such a powerful speech, I thought I would share a few minutes of it.

And to end on a high note, these young Israeli dancers with so much energy are hope for good things in the adventures ahead.

Hard to believe, but much more was happening on the Jerusalem streets this week.

Walking and cycling path in Jerusalem Israel

Jerusalem: Walk, Run, Ride, Skate and Eat

February 13, 2019Sharon A

After the winter rains, when the skies clear over Jerusalem, Israel,

open spaces like this one under the Israel Museum turn green.

Instead of driving south to see the kalaniot, the red poppies, popping up,

I love to walk through the paths in the Valley of the Cross,

to see the wonders of nature right here in Jerusalem,

and see those red flowers that open up in the sunshine.

As the wild flowers peek through the rocks and weeds, often I am alone walking up the hill towards the Israel Museum and the Knesset.

However, last Friday morning, nursery children were having a pre-Shabbat party with their parents.

School children were also appreciating the wonders of spring.

Not all were walking, this man was running down the path that leads to

this new walking and cycling path that will lead to the Jerusalem Marathon finish line.

The Jerusalem Winner Marathon to be held on March 15, 2019 was launched last night by new Mayor Moshe Lion.

The full marathon runners, with the Knesset in the not so far distance, at this point will be near the finish line.

The new path is ready for the full Jerusalem Marathon runners before they enter the Gan Sacher, Sacher Park.

There will be many more vantage points this year, as old and burnt areas have been cleared.

New benches have been placed along the cycling, walking and running path for spectators.

After months of work, Gan Sacher looks like it will be ready before the start countdown.

Posted across from Gan Sacher, is this large ad for the ice skating rink and food in Mitchell Park.

The Jerusalem Marathon is in its ninth year, but there is a new location for the ice skating rink.

There have been previous ice skating rinks in Jerusalem, but this one seems to be the largest, with a new concept of ice and eat in Mitchell Park, which is near the Artists’ Colony.

Not many people were eating or skating last night.

No one was smoking last night when we went to check it out.

And finally cycling. GFNY is set for May 3, 2019, and the registration sale ends at the end of February, but these cyclists were out training already. Another chance for amateur cyclists to ride with the pros.

Jerusalem is not usually associated with sports, but walk, run, ride, or skate, or sit and eat.

Always something new happening on these Jerusalem streets.

More photos of marathon launch HERE