The Six-Day War and the Return to Jerusalem's Jewish Quarter

The Six-Day War transformed the Middle East in just six days.But for many Jewish families, its most meaningful legacy was not military victory.It was the opportunity to return home.In this episode, Avi Kaner explores the often-forgotten story of Jerusalem's Jewish Quarter, its fall in 1948, the expulsion of its Jewish residents, and the dramatic return of Jewish families following Israel's victory in the Six-Day War.Topics include:• The centuries-old Jewish presence in Jerusalem's Old City• The siege and fall of the Jewish Quarter in 1948• The expulsion of the Quarter's Jewish residents by Jordan's Arab Legion• The destruction and desecration of synagogues, homes, and religious institutions• The denial of Jewish access to the Western Wall and other holy sites between 1948 and 1967• The broken promises of the 1949 Armistice Agreements regarding access to holy places• Israel's reunification of Jerusalem during the Six-Day War• The emotional return of Jewish families to neighborhoods from which they had been expelled• The rebuilding of the Jewish Quarter and restoration of historic synagogues such as the Hurva• Why the history of the Jewish Quarter remains relevant in modern debates over JerusalemA powerful story of exile, return, memory, and one of the most significant homecomings in modern Jewish history.