New mural

Past the top of the steps to Shiloh Street you can see a new mural by Mayan Fogel. I picture the artist as one of the many American students, with long hair and long skirts, who live along the old alleys. The artist has pictured a woman wearing a shvis (a tied-back scarf, which tells us she is married, Jewish, observant, and probably Misrkhi), a long jacket and skirt, and sneakers. She is reaching for two birds perched just out of her reach. The strange perspective, muted colors, and signature say, "I'm not graffiti."

In the shouk (market), within the appendix between Mahaneh Yehuda Way and Hafetz Hayyim (near the Jaffa Road end), new benches provide a welcome amenity. Near them a man sells food grinders. Does he make a living from that?

Copyright 2011 Jane S. Fox