Award-winning architect David Kroyanker talks about his new book Jerusalem That Once Was: A Personal Perspective and discusses the historic gems that once stood in Israel’s capital city. Learn how he helped save the iconic clock tower of the Talitha Kumi orphanage which stood from 1873 until it was demolished in 1980 to build a department store.

And what does this author of over 30 books on architecture think of modern Jerusalem? The new high-rise towers? The light-rail construction? The Zionist pioneers who built the suburbs? Did David Ben-Gurion really want the Old City walls torn down after the Six Day War? Find out as this 86-year-old Jerusalem native talks about the city he loves.

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* David Kroyanker, Jerusalem Architecture official website

* Jerusalem That Once Was by David Kroyanker (Porat Books)

* 'Jerusalem That Once Was': An architect's look at the history of Israel's capital - review - Jerusalem Post

* David Kroyanker books on Amazon.com

* Talitha Kumi monument serves as warning against demolition of historical buildings

* Jerusalem Post interview with David Kroyanker on Architecture of the State in the Making

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