In 1882, a wave of Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe began arriving in Ottoman Palestine, part of the First Aliyah. This episode focuses on how these newcomers transformed Jerusalem's landscape, building new neighborhoods like Mea Shearim, Nahalat Shiv'a, and Yemin Moshe outside the Old City walls. Lucas and Luna explore the motivations of the Biluim and Hovevei Zion, the challenges they faced with Ottoman land restrictions, and the support from figures like Sir Moses Montefiore and Baron Edmond de Rothschild. They discuss the tension between religious and secular Zionists, the Arabic-speaking Jewish communities they encountered, and how these settlements set the stage for future waves of immigration. The conversation also touches on the reaction of the local Arab population and the Ottoman authorities, and how these early neighborhoods still define Jerusalem's character today.
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