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A Garden of Delights:
Liberty Bell Garden

RUTH ROVNER SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS

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et between two stone pil-
It's also an ideal spot for
lars, surrounded by lush tourists. During the day, it offers
greenery, the bell is a dis- a tranquil change of pace from
tinctive sight in the hectic sightseeing. Evenings
Jerusalem sunlight.
bring a wide array of outdoor per-
It stands in the center of a sev- formances, especially in warm
en-acre park named in its honor. weather. In any season, this is
For American visitors to Liberty the place to see a wide-cross sec-
Bell Garden, it's almost a famil- tion of Jerusalemites.
iar sight because this bell is an
Young and old, Arabs and
exact replica of the original Lib- Jews, sports enthusiasts and mu-
erty Bell in Philadelphia.
sic lovers — all come to the pop-

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But the original bell is housed ular park at the foot of King
in a glass pavilion; and when vis- David Street.
itors look at it, they keep their
Visiting Jerusalem recently,
distance. In contrast the bell in I too, found it to be a virtual gar-
Jerusalem is out in the open and den of delights. Entering the
very accessible to onlookers, in- park, I enjoyed the view of the
cluding children who walk right long walkway lined with trees
up and touch it.
and graceful stone columns and
Appealing as it is, the bell is adorned with overhanging arch-
just one of the many attractions es of greenery.
of Liberty Bell Garden.
Strolling down this scenic
Sculptures, an outdoor theater,
open-air library, roller skating promenade, I stopped to admire
rink, soccer fields — all these and the individual garden squares,
more make the city's largest park each with its own foliage and
a popular site for all the city's res- sculpture. Mil Square, for in-
stance, was dominated by three.
idents.