'The Flapping of the Eternal's Wings': A Tour of Yaakov Orland's Ethiopian Quarter Alley

Guide: Orly Ben Moshe

This tour is part of a series and cannot be purchased separately.

This course is part of the series: Between Two Cities – Literary Tours in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem

Information about the tour

“Ethiopian Jew Alley. There I would walk in my childhood…”—thus Yaakov Orland began the Jerusalem maqama he wrote about a unique, beautiful, and historic street in the heart of Jerusalem.

We will walk among the places Orland described in his work, from a personal and intimate perspective, and also hear about the people who accompanied the poet’s life and are mentioned in it, from a personal perspective. We will also discuss the circumstances of his immigration to Israel and his arrival in Jerusalem during the Third Aliyah.

Meeting point: Safra Square (Jerusalem City Hall), by the stage, Jerusalem – 1 Jaffa Street, Safra Square, Jerusalem

Recommended parking: Safra Square parking lot (paid)

Accessible tour – includes motorized wheelchairs

Low difficulty level: The tour will include visits to sites and short walks in urban areas and in nature.