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ארכיון העיר ירושלים | עיריית ירושלים

Captured 2025-11-22

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ארכיון העיר ירושלים | עיריית ירושלים

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**Jerusalem City Archives: A Comprehensive Municipal Heritage Repository** This webpage provides detailed information about the Jerusalem City Archives (established in 1963), which serves as the official municipal archive and historical repository for Israel's capital city. The archive operates as an integral part of the Jerusalem Municipality with a dual mission: internally managing the retention, preservation, and disposal guidelines for current municipal records, and externally collecting, preserving, cataloging, and providing public access to historical materials related to Jerusalem from various sources including neighborhoods, organizations, and individuals connected to the city. The archive houses an impressive collection totaling approximately 120,000 containers of materials, with 113,000 stored in the main archive facility and 7,000 at the municipality. The repository includes 54,000 permanent containers and 66,000 administrative ones, alongside over 100,000 photographs and negatives, 38,000 posters and advertisements, 7,000 books and periodicals, approximately 5,000 maps, 27,000 municipal publications, complete collections of Jerusalem local newspapers, and newspaper clippings about Jerusalem from 1960-1998. The archive also maintains a reference library with about 7,000 titles (non-lending) and provides historical academic verification services for positions and roles. Access to materials follows specific confidentiality periods: municipal materials require at least 30 years, private institutional materials 30 years, personal private materials 70 years, and photographs 50 years. The archive operates with limited public hours (Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays from 10:00-13:00) and charges fees for certain services. Located at Safra Square 1, the facility serves researchers, students, and citizens interested in Jerusalem's municipal and urban history, while building permits from 1969 onward remain with the Building Licensing Department's archive. The webpage also serves as a valuable resource directory, listing numerous other Jerusalem-based archives including Yad Izhak Ben-Zvi Archive, the Central Zionist Archives, State Archives, Yad Vashem, and the National Library, along with specialized photo archives and map collections. This comprehensive listing makes it an essential reference point for anyone conducting historical research about Jerusalem, reflecting the city's rich documentary heritage and the interconnected nature of its various cultural and academic institutions.

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ארכיון העיר ירושלים | עיריית ירושלים. (2025, 11 22). www.jerusalem.muni.il. https://www.jerusalem.muni.il/he/city/cityarchives/

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Domain www.jerusalem.muni.il
File Size 974 KB
Archived 2025-11-22T01:17:13.668085
Document ID #49
Languages 5 available