History of Jerusalem's First Train Station, Silo Cafe & Woodstock

Tracey Shipley talks about Jerusalem Woodstock and music as a way to help troubled teens. Nadav, a manager at the Silo Cafe talks about the history of the unique site. The Jerusalem train station was inaugurated in 1892 after much effort by Yosef Navon, a community leader from a prominent Sephardic Jerusalem family. After funding by Jewish investors, the Land of Israel’s first modern train was inaugurated. Eliezer Ben-Yehuda was in attendance and wrote an inspiring poem about the wonders of modern transportation in the ancient city. Get full access to Jewish History Moment podcast with Ben Bresky at benbresky.substack.com/subscribe