Eliezer Ben Yehuda, after whom this street was named, was the first individual to compose a dictionary for the Hebrew language. It wouldn't be fair to give him all the credit, because he would not have been able to complete this task without the dedicated assistance of his trusty wife and companion - who actually helped him collate the document.
Hours before the Sabbath arrives in Jerusalem, Ben Yehuda street is a bustling hive of tourists, locals and sooth-sayers. These young yeshiva boys are trying to eek out a living by juggling.
Can't be easy - juggling careers.
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I suppose it beats washing dishes or flipping hamburgers like so many do here and there. It is hard to find work and if you are talented it is even worse as it is often so depressing. So, in the end, it is best to do what you like to do so that it really isn't work, but life.
Enjoy the weekend
These are not yeshiva boys, but secular israeli jews born in Jerusalem, who I happen to know quite well as one of them (with the pink shirt and the moustache a la Chaplin), Itamar Glucksmann, is my son. The other guy name is Aharon Tobias. You can see a nice video of them performing in Ben Yehuda street at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CINqET41sGs
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