Shopping: Design in the City 
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Jerusalem is about many things, from hallowed sites and sacred streets to complicated politics and angst-ridden religion. But it’s also a place that wants to redefine itself at this point in time, becoming a city that is current, significant and of interest to its residents, preferably young ones who will choose to live in this complicated place. (more…)
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