Hillel Street ( he, רחוב הלל, ''Rehov Hillel'') is one of the central streets of

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. It connects King George Street to the small Ben Sira Street and the

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neighbourhood and is parallel to Ben Yehuda Street. The lower part of the road is between

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The Rough Guide to Jerusalem (1999)
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neighborhood. The street was named for

Hillel the Elder Hillel ( he, הִלֵּל ''Hīllēl''; variously called ''Hillel HaGadol'', ''Hillel HaZaken'', ''Hillel HaBavli'' or ''HaBavli'', was born according to tradition in Babylon c. 110 BCE, died 10 CE in Jerusalem) was a Jewish religious leader, sag ...

, and a street parallel to it is called Shammai Street (after Shammai the Elder). Most of the buildings on the street date from the British Mandate period and follow the architectural style of that time. It is located in the business district. There are shops, cafes, pubs and office buildings. On the street is the first two original cafés for

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and Cafe Hillel (which got its name from the street). Among the notable buildings are: *

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, former offices of the

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and today the

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* Jerusalem Hotel Tower (Migdal Yerushalayim) * Italian Synagogue and the Umberto Nahon Museum of Italian Jewish Art * Beit Agron,Foreign News By Ulf Hannerz, Anthont T. Carter
/ref> which houses the offices of the foreign press of the government

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