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Sectionals • Sofas/Loveseats • Chairs • Occasional Tables • Leather. Bedding • Dining Rooms/Dinettes • Sleep sofas • Bedrooms • Wall units Nominal charge for delivery Phone: 357-7774 © 1987 GORMAN'S 22 FRIDAY, OCT. 16, 1987 OORMIltlt FURNITURE CLEARANCE CENTER OPEN 4 DAYS Thurs. & Fri. Noon-9 p.m. Sat. & Sun. Noon-6 p.m. erusalem — One of this city's most frequented tourist sites is neither an archaeological site nor a religious shrine and is i not even six months old. The Walter and Elise Haas Pro- menade, already fondly called "the promenade," attracts hundreds of visitors every day. Built along a ridge 2.5 miles south of the Old City, the three-block-long walkway, commands a breathtaking view of the Mount of Olives, Mount Scopus, the Old City walls and the modern city. Of course, the view has always existed; drivers on their way to the suburb of East Talpiot would peek at it as they wound their way along the narrow road. Or people walking through the woods on the steep hillside below the United Nations Middle East headquarters could gaze at the historic landscape. But only privileg- ed visitors to the UN building, formerly the residence of the British High Commissioner, could ap- preciate the full majestic view. Now one can stroll along the six-yard-wide promenade, built next to the recently widened and straightened road leading to the UN building and East Talpiot, and see the full east-to-west panorama. The promenade was official- ly opened on Jerusalem Day last May, but rumor of the superb view had spread long before then. On Independence Day, three weeks earlier, groups of Jerusalemites already were gathering there. Built in the form of a viaduct of Jerusalem stone with a Victorian solidity reminiscent of the Thames and Seine embankments, it is rarely empty. Joggers measure out a full kilometer from the convenient parking lot to the end of the pro- menade and back. Elderly gentlemen walk briskly, perhaps at the suggestion of their cardiac specialists. Courting couples sit in the stone alcoves covered with slated wooden roofs. Numerous stone benches line the walkway. At night, when the pro- menade is romantically lit by wrought-iron lanterns, the visitor can appreciate the floodlighting of the Old City walls and can easily spot the bright lights above the Western Wall. Yet, the hour just before sunset is the most popular time at the promenade, when a cool wind blows across the ridge, even at the height of summer. Then the Old City's limestone walls reflect the pink-gold evening light, and the golden dome of the Mos- que of Omar glints in the set- ting sun. The promenade is now a "must" on the itinerary of every tourist. Busloads of visitors spill out onto a semi- circular stone observation platform in the middle of the site. They sit on the wide ter- races of this amphitheater and listen to their guides re- count the story of Jerusalem. It is easier to understand the growth of the original City of David when you can see the hills. On a clear day, you can even see the Hills of Moab in Jor- dan to the east, as well as the arid hills of the Judean Desert leading down to the Dead Sea. The southern wall of the Temple Mount is clear- ly visible, and the keen- sighted visitor can just pick out signs of the ar- chaeological park below. The area around and below the stonework is being planted with gardens, though the planners point out that they are trying to protect the natural fauna of the area, which is a transition zone bet- ween the Mediterranean region to the west and the Ju- dean Desert to the east. The breathtaking view will improve. Jewish Telegraphic Agency '""'l NEWS Romania Denies Waldheim Invite New York (JTA)—The Romanian Ambassador to the United States last week denied that Austrian Presi- dent has received an invita- tion to visit Romania Diplomatically isolated by much of the international community, Waldheim was barred from entering the United States last April following a year-long Justice Department investigation which cited evidence that as a German intelligence officer during World War II "Kurt Waldheim assisted or other- wise participated in the persecution of persons of race, religion, national origin or political opinion."