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Emek Refaim
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “main street in the german colony neighborhood in west jerusalem”. Today it says “german colony”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Emek Refaim street, Jerusalem Historic Templer house on Emek Refaim Inscription: Eben-Ezer on the Matthäus Frank House Arabic inscription on lintel dated to 1925/1344 A.H Emek Refaim ( Hebrew : עמק רפאים , English : Valley of Ghosts ) is the German Colony , a neighborhood in Jerusalem , as well as its main street. It takes its name from the biblical Valley of Rephaim which began its descent from Jerusalem here.
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “main street in the german colony neighborhood in west jerusalem”. Today it says “german colony”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
main street in the german colony neighborhood in west jerusalem
Now
german colony
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